KR100808413B1 - Character input method for mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention enables to input a character (Korean, English, symbols) directly from the standby screen, and by canceling the character input mode by a single key input to switch to the phone number input mode, in a short time The present invention relates to a character input method of a mobile communication terminal that can improve user convenience by enabling character input or telephone number input. The key input on a standby screen can be processed by telephone number or character input. Adding a mode setting menu for setting the menu, and setting the standby screen to the character input mode by the menu setting, when an arbitrary key is inputted, immediately switches to the text editing screen and receives the corresponding character set in the key; Designate a predetermined key button for releasing the character input mode, and press the key button to input the character. It can be achieved by including the step of switching the output mode to the telephone number input mode immediately, to receive the corresponding number set in the key.

Description

Character input method of mobile communication terminal {CHARACTER INPUT METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

1 is a screen example showing a character input mode setting process in the standby screen according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exemplary screen showing a process for inputting a memo directly on the standby screen according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary screen showing a process of transmitting a short message directly from the idle screen according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary screen showing a process of inputting a phone number by switching the standby screen set in the text input mode to the phone number input mode according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a character input method of a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, a character (Korean, English, symbols) can be input directly from the standby screen, and the character input mode is canceled by one key input and the telephone number is entered. The present invention relates to a text input method of a mobile communication terminal, which enables the user to switch to an input mode, thereby enabling a user to perform a text input or a phone number input in a short time, thereby improving user convenience.

In general, a mobile communication terminal has various additional functions such as a short message transmission in addition to a voice call function, and in particular, an additional function using a character such as SMS transmission or a memo is one of functions that are used as much as a voice call.

However, in order to use an additional function, the user must call a menu screen and select a desired function from the menu screen. In order to make a voice call, the user needs to press a call button after inputting a phone number on the standby screen.

That is, in the conventional case, characters (Korean, English, symbols) cannot be input from the standby screen, and only a number such as a phone number can be input.

Therefore, even if the terminal is equipped with various additional functions for inputting texts, such as a notepad or SMS transmission function, in order to use this, the user must first go through several menu selection processes before moving to the corresponding menu. Since it is possible to input, there is a hassle and inconvenience to delay a lot of menu movement.

Therefore, the present invention has been created to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the mobile communication to enter a text (Korean, English, symbols) directly on the standby screen, so that it can be stored as a short message (SMS) transmission or memo It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for inputting a character in a terminal.                         

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mode setting menu for selecting and processing a key input on a standby screen by telephone number or character input, and sets the standby screen to a character input mode by setting the menu. In the case of setting, when an arbitrary key is inputted, the user immediately switches to the text editing screen to receive the corresponding character set in the key, designates a predetermined key button to cancel the text input mode, and presses the key button. According to the present invention, the character input mode is immediately switched to the telephone number input mode, and the step of receiving a corresponding number set in a key is characterized in that the made.

The present invention enables to input a character (Korean, English, symbols) directly from the standby screen, and by canceling the character input mode by a single key input to switch to the phone number input mode, in a short time There is a feature that allows you to enter text or phone number.

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

First, FIG. 1 is an exemplary screen illustrating a text input mode setting process on a standby screen according to the present invention, and selects whether to process a key input on a standby screen as a phone number or a character.

That is, in the related art, the menu related to the standby screen is very limited so as to select a picture to be displayed as the standby screen. However, in the present invention, whether the key input from the standby screen is to be recognized as a letter or a number is to be recognized. The process of adding a choice is added.

If the input mode on the standby screen is set to the character input mode, the character can be immediately inputted. If the user wants to terminate the character input mode quickly, the user can press the 'call' button once. That is, when the input mode on the standby screen is the character input mode, pressing the 'call' button once cancels the character input mode and immediately switches to the phone number input mode, thereby allowing the user to directly input a telephone number.

Next, a specific embodiment thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a process for directly inputting a memo from the standby screen according to the present invention. When an arbitrary button is pressed in the standby screen state, the screen is directly switched to a character input screen and a character set to the corresponding button can be input. If you press the 'Save' button after entering text, it will be automatically saved as a memo file and then back to the standby screen.

In addition, when the user closes the folder without pressing the 'Save' button, it is possible to automatically save the characters entered.

Next, Figure 3 is an exemplary screen showing a process of transmitting a short message directly from the standby screen according to the present invention, if any button is pressed in the standby screen state as in the memo input process, it immediately switches to the character input screen After inputting the letters, press the 'Menu' button to call the menu list.

For example, the menu list related to the text input includes 'write a note', a previously stored 'load memo', or 'sms transmission'.

Therefore, when the 'SMS transmission' menu is selected from the displayed menu list, a process required for short message transmission such as 'incoming telephone number' input is performed after the 'SMS transmission' procedure. In this embodiment, description of the procedure thereof is omitted.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of improving convenience for the user by first inputting a character and then automatically causing menus related thereto to be automatically called, so that additional functions related to the character input can be quickly used.

However, as described above, the function of directly inputting a character on the standby screen may be an inconvenience in the case of a user who mainly uses a phone number input rather than a character input, and thus may quickly switch to a phone number input mode. In order to solve this problem, the present invention allows the user to switch to the telephone number input mode by pressing the 'call' button on the standby screen. Of course, depending on the terminal manufacturer, it may be possible to switch modes using other predetermined buttons.

Next, Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing a process of inputting a phone number by switching the standby screen set to the character input mode to the phone number input mode according to the present invention, the 'call' button set as the mode switch button in the standby screen state Press to switch to the phone number input mode, from which point you can enter the number set for the button.

In other words, when using a cordless phone in a home / wireless phone used in a general home, the call is first pressed to switch to a call waiting state and then a process of inputting a phone number is performed in the present invention. First, press the 'call' button to switch to the phone number input mode, and then enter the phone number to make a call.

Of course, if you press the 'call' button once again after entering the phone number will be made.

As described above, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention enables a character (Korean, English, symbol) to be directly input from the standby screen, and terminates the character input mode by a single key input. By switching to the number input mode, it is possible to perform character input or phone number input in a short time, thereby improving the user's convenience.

Claims (4)

Adds a mode setting menu to select and process key input from the standby screen as a phone number or text input. When the standby screen is set to the character input mode by the menu setting, when an arbitrary key is input, the screen is immediately switched to the text editing screen to receive the corresponding character set in the key; Designating a predetermined key button for releasing the character input mode, and immediately switching the character input mode to a telephone number input mode in response to pressing the key button to receive a corresponding number set in a key; Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined key button for canceling the text input mode is a 'call' button. The method of claim 1, wherein in the standby screen set to the text input mode, when a character input is completed in a text editing screen switched by pressing any key, when the 'save' button is pressed or the folder is closed, the input is performed during the process. Character input method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the automatically stored in the memo file. According to claim 1, In the standby screen state set to the text input mode, pressing the 'menu' button after the completion of the text input menu list related to the text input, such as 'SMS transmission' or 'write a note' is called, Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to perform a procedure related to the menu by selecting a menu.

Images