KR100752865B1 - Process method and method for short message - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a text message processing method and apparatus for processing text messages on a user basis.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a text message processing method includes receiving a search condition of a text message; Searching for text messages corresponding to the search condition; And converting the displayed text messages into a screen, and displaying the converted text messages.

Terminal, text message, display

Description

Processing method and apparatus for text message {Process method and method for short message}

1 is a block diagram showing a text message display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of received text messages.

3 to 5 are diagrams showing an example of searching for a text message group by a sender name according to the present invention.

6 and 7 illustrate an example of searching a text message group based on a date.

8 is a block diagram showing a text message processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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101 ... message receiver 102 ... key input

103 ... text message search section 104 ... text message storage section

105 ... text message format storage unit ... 106 display unit

Message Transmitter ...

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a text message, in particular, for processing text messages on a user basis.

In addition to image capturing and storing functions, mobile terminals have been added with various functions such as music playback. As a means of contacting a mobile terminal user who uses these additional functions, the mobile terminal and another user, there is a method using a call or a text message.

The main use of text messages in mobile terminals is mainly used for private communication between friends, family, women and meetings or membership management. The increasing frequency of text messaging is due to the convenience of text messages, the economics of charges, the attractiveness of indirect face-to-face contact in case of difficult phone calls, the expectation of an immediate response, the ease of use as a means of greeting in a long time. It is used for a wide range of reasons, including fun and interest, and the ease of meaning transfer that has letters and symbols.

In recent years, the market for text messaging has surpassed the voice market, and text messages have been used more frequently in actual use.

However, the reality is that text message usage is used by both sender and recipient as one-time data. Of course, as the memory of the mobile terminal is increased, the number of text messages that can be stored has increased, but there is a need for reprocessing and application of sent and received text.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a text message processing method and apparatus for processing and providing a text message on a user basis.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a text message processing method and apparatus for sorting text messages into groups based on a user's request, and displaying the group text messages in a slide form.

Text message processing method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the step of receiving a search condition of the text message; Searching for text messages corresponding to the search condition; And screen-displaying the searched text messages.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a text message processing method comprising: checking a capacity of a text message to be created; Inserting delimiter information for distinguishing between the created text messages and time interval information to be continuously displayed when the size exceeds the creation capacity and is output to a plurality of screens; Transmitting the written text message; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Preferably, receiving and storing the transmitted text message; Extracting delimiter information and time interval information from the stored text message; And screen-changing and outputting the received text message using the delimiter information and the time interval information.

A text message processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention, receiving and storing a plurality of text messages; Confirming whether the plurality of text messages are the same message; Setting delimiter information and time interval information to be displayed between a plurality of text messages if the same message; Sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of text messages using the delimiter information and the time interval information; Characterized in that it comprises a.

An apparatus for processing text messages according to the present invention comprises: means for receiving and storing text messages; Means for receiving a search condition of a text message; Means for retrieving text messages that meet the search conditions; And control means for switching and displaying the searched text messages.

Preferably, the search condition is characterized in that it is possible to specify at least one or more of individual, group, date, weekly, monthly.

And text message format storage means for storing the address of the retrieved text messages, the delimiter information for distinguishing between the addresses, and time interval information indicating a screen switching time of the text messages.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 is a block diagram showing a text message processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a message receiving unit 101 for receiving a text message (SMS), a key input unit 102 for creating and searching a message, and a search for a text message according to a search request input to the key input unit are provided. A text message search unit 103, a text message storage unit 104 for storing text messages, a text message format storage unit 105 for storing display information for the searched text message group, and the search group And a display unit 106 for displaying each text message designated at a predetermined period, a text message transmitter 107 for transmitting the text message, and a controller 108 for controlling each unit.

The control unit 108 displays the searched text message groups while automatically changing screens in order based on the display information stored in the text message format storage unit 105.

The text message processing apparatus and method according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal of the present invention is a terminal capable of transmitting / receiving a text message as well as a call, and may be configured as a complex terminal including a camera, a music playing function, and the like.

In order to transmit / receive text messages in such a terminal, a text message may be transmitted to the mobile terminal from an Internet user, a terminal, or the like connected to the mobile communication system.

1 is a block diagram showing a text message processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the text message receiving unit 101 receives a short message service (SMS) transmitted from a counterpart through a text message server (SMS server) of a mobile communication system. In this case, the text message server transmits the text message to the receiving terminal together with information such as the caller's telephone number and date time after confirming the recipient. Therefore, the text message receiving unit 101 of the receiving terminal receives the transmitted text message. Done. The other party may be an internet user or a mobile communication terminal user.

The text message transmitter 107 transmits the text message or the stored text message created by the user on the terminal to the other party.

Here, the text message to be transmitted and received is basically transmitted and received including the body and recipient information corresponding to the content of the text message, the text message received by the terminal includes the sender information, date, time (hours, minutes).

The text message received in this way is stored in the text message storage unit 104. In this case, the stored criterion stores the most recently received message so that it can be viewed as the highest so that the user can easily view the recently received message or the unacknowledged message. In this case, each of the received text messages is assigned an address.

The key input unit 102 mainly uses a keypad of a terminal as a means for inputting a key. By using the key input unit 102, a user may input a text to be written, and may create a text message or retrieve a stored text message. In addition, it is possible to use other services using various key signals.

The key input unit 102 allows the user to search for a text message. At this time, as a search criterion, arbitrary conditions such as a sender criterion (by name and group) and a time interval information criterion can be input. Such a search condition may be searched by matching the condition provided in the text message with the phone book stored in the terminal. That is, the search condition may specify conditions by individual, group, date, weekly, and monthly.

In addition, the key input unit 102 may be provided as a user interface, and may input at least one condition or set time interval information to be displayed through the user interface.

Then, the text message search unit 103 checks whether the text message search is a simple text message search or a search using a specific condition using the key input unit 102. In the case of a simple text message search, a text message reception list is provided to be displayed on the display unit 106 as before. In addition, in the case of searching for a specific condition, text messages corresponding to the specific condition are extracted from the text messages stored in the text message storage unit 104.

The text message search unit 103 may extract a sender or a reception date of the text message according to a search result of the user, and extract only a text message corresponding to a condition among the text messages.

The text messages corresponding to the extracted search condition are stored in the text message format storage unit 105. In this case, the text message format storage unit 105 stores the text message corresponding to the search condition in an animation format. The text message format storage unit 105 stores the display information so that the text message of the searched condition is displayed in the form of animation to the user.

In other words, when the text message search unit 103 searches for a text message corresponding to a specific condition, the text message format storage unit 105 stores display information of the searched text messages. In this case, when storing the display information of the text message, each address area of the searched text messages, a delimiter (tag) between each address, and time interval information indicating a display interval. Such display information may be stored in a file or stored in internal memory.

The controller 108 automatically converts the text message groups sequentially and sequentially on the display unit 106 based on the display information stored in the text message format storage unit 105. In this case, the display order is output according to the address information, and the screen is switched according to the time interval information.

Here, the animation refers to a text message stored in the text message storage unit 104 of the terminal in a meaningful unit, that is, by name, group, time, etc. It means to be able to show. The current text messages are stored one by one in the order in which they are received and are provided to the user only in the order in which the text messages are received, which causes inconvenience when a user wants to see a text message of a specific person or a specific time zone. Accordingly, the above inconveniences can be solved by being displayed in the animation format.

For example, if four text messages 110 are stored as shown in FIG. 2, when a user searches for 'Lee Young Ae' 112 as a sender as a search condition, the text messages corresponding to 'Lee Young Ae' are in an animation form. As shown in FIG. 3, the extracted text messages are extracted in a group unit 121-124, and the extracted text messages are continuously displayed at a predetermined period from the first text message. It may also search by phone number 113, date 114 shown in the text message.

Here, the criterion for grouping the message of the sender condition may be the entire message or the predetermined number (for example, 4, 5, etc.) satisfying the condition in case of the received message of the specific sender, and the time information (date, week, etc.) Even when searching with, it can be limited to the whole message or a certain number that meets the conditions.

The controller 108 continuously displays text messages to be displayed on the display 106 according to display information stored in the text message format storage 105 at predetermined time intervals. For example, after the first text message is displayed, the second text message is displayed after a certain time (eg, 3 seconds, 10 seconds, etc.). Here, the time at which the text message is displayed is a period set by the user and stored in the system by default. At this time, the continuously displayed text message is actually shown as a slide show, and the slide show may be processed using a fade technique (eg, Gaussian Blur processing).

4 is an example in which the text message group 130 (131-134) is extracted on the basis of a lover in the present invention. Each text message 131 includes sender information 136 and 137 and date information 138. 5 is an example of extracting the text message group 140 (141-144) as the brother criterion 146. 6 illustrates an example in which text message groups 150 and 151-154 are extracted on a date-by-date basis (20051006), and FIG. 7 illustrates text message groups 160 and 161-163 in a weekly basis (20051010). Yes. These text messages include sender names 156 and 166, sender phone numbers 157 and 167, and date information 158 and 168. The text messages are displayed in sequence in the order of the extracted text messages.

The display unit 106 displays a text message in an animation form, and the text messages are sequentially displayed according to a time period from one screen to the next screen. That is, several text messages are periodically switched and output through the display unit 106.

At this time, the text message displayed on the automated screen is displayed by the user's key signal (for example, the stop key), and the current text message is stopped, and the play key switches the screen from the current text message to the next text message. The screen switching time at this time may be the same as, or shorter or longer than, the time interval information.

In addition, the controller 108 controls each unit, and controls the transmission / reception of text messages, storage control of display text messages, and display control. When the capacity of the text message stored in the text message storage unit 104 exceeds a predetermined range, the text message storage unit 104 controls the storage of the text message. In this case, the sender group may be moved or the text message received the longest time is moved.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a text message processing method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a text message is received and stored (S101). Thereafter, when the user inputs a condition to search for a text message (S103), a text message meeting the search condition is searched (S105), and the searched text messages are grouped (S107). In this case, after storing the group text messages in an animation format (S109), the text messages to be displayed are periodically switched and displayed on the screen (S111).

However, if there is no condition input, the received text message list is extracted in the general text message processing flow (S113), the extracted text message list is displayed on the screen, and one of the text message lists is selected (S115). The message is displayed on the screen (S117).

In addition, the text message displayed as an animation can be configured into one transmission message, which can be sent to another user or uploaded on the Internet (eg, a web blog). In this case, the delimiter information of the text message and time interval information for screen switching are included and transmitted.

In the present invention, when sending a text message, if the written text message is too long, a separator (tag) is inserted between one text message and the next subsequent text message, and a time interval corresponding to the output time interval of the two text messages. By inserting and transmitting the information, the receiving side receives two or more text messages, and the next text message is automatically displayed after a certain time of confirmation of the first text message received. Since the current text message is fixed at 80 bytes, it is sent as two text messages when 100 bytes are to be sent. When sending two text messages, a separator and a time interval information set in the system are inserted between the text messages. By sending them, two text messages are displayed in succession over a period of time.

The delimiter and time interval information between such text messages may be set at the receiving side. That is, the separator is set using the addresses of two text messages that are continuously received within a predetermined time, and the preset time interval information is set so that the display is continuously performed according to the time period when the user confirms. Here, the continuous reception criterion may be time or use time and sender information.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the search condition between the stored text messages, and by setting the separator information and the time interval information between each text message, when the user confirms the text message, the time interval information in order from the first text message It is displayed while switching screen accordingly.

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains to the detailed description of the present invention and other forms of embodiments within the essential technical scope of the present invention. Could be implemented. Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and all differences within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

According to the method and apparatus for processing a text message according to the present invention, the text message stored in the terminal can be reprocessed and displayed on a user basis, thereby providing convenience to the user.

In addition, by processing the text message in the form of an animation, it is possible to effectively overcome the constraints of the display window of the terminal, there is an effect that can provide a user's text message search and text message confirmation more conveniently.

Claims (13)

Receiving a search condition of a text message; Searching for text messages corresponding to the search condition; Storing display information of the retrieved text messages; And And converting and displaying the searched text messages on the basis of the display information. The method of claim 1, The search condition is a text message processing method, characterized in that at least one of the condition information of the individual, group, date, weekly, monthly. The method of claim 1, The text message processing method characterized in that the screen is switched over a predetermined period. The method of claim 1, A text message processing method is provided to a user interface for inputting the search condition, and a screen switching cycle is set through the user interface. The method of claim 1, And storing the screen change period of the text messages and the delimiter information for distinguishing between the searched text messages for the screen switching. Checking the capacity of the text message being created; Inserting delimiter information for distinguishing between the created text messages and time interval information to be continuously displayed when the size exceeds the creation capacity and is output to a plurality of screens; Transmitting the written text message; Text message processing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, Receiving and storing the transmitted text message; Extracting delimiter information and time interval information from the stored text message; And converting the received text message into a screen by using the delimiter information and the time interval information. Receiving and storing a plurality of text messages; Confirming whether the plurality of text messages are the same message; Setting delimiter information and time interval information to be displayed between a plurality of text messages if the same message; Sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of text messages using the delimiter information and the time interval information; Text message processing method comprising a. Means for receiving and storing text messages; Means for receiving a search condition of a text message; Means for retrieving text messages that meet the search conditions; A text message format storage unit for storing display information of the text message retrieved by the search unit; Control means for screen-changing and displaying the found text messages based on the display information; Text message processing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 9, And the search condition uses information included in the text message and information stored in the phone book. The method of claim 9, And the search condition may specify at least one of individual, group, date, week, and monthly. The method of claim 9, The display information stored in the text message format storage means includes addresses of text messages retrieved by the search means, delimiter information for distinguishing between the addresses, and time interval information indicating a screen switching time of the text messages. Text message processing device, characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The input means includes a user interface, And a search condition and / or screen change time interval information of a text message are input through the user interface.

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