KR100830802B1 - Method for transmission using shortened key in mobile communocation terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for transmitting a text message using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal that can perform a text message using a shortcut key, input a phone number of a receiver, and send a text message at a time. After assigning a shortcut number to a phone number stored in the phone book of the mobile communication terminal, assigning a shortcut number to a sentence commonly used among the sentences used for text message transmission, registering it in the sentence storage box, and then saving the first shortcut with the first special key. When the key and the second shortcut key are input, the phone book and the text box corresponding to the shortcut numbers of the first shortcut key and the second shortcut key are read from the phone book and the sentence storage box. Send a text message to the phone number. By shortening all the steps necessary for sending a text message to the first step using a shortcut key, a text message can be sent by simply pressing a shortcut key, thereby reducing the time required to send a text message and reducing the user's inconvenience. Can be.

Mobile terminal, text message transmission, text box, phone book, hot key, special key

Description

METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION USING SHORTENED KEY IN MOBILE COMMUNOCATION TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

 2 is a flowchart illustrating a text message transmission method using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a first special key and a first shortcut key are continuously input in a mobile communication terminal.

4 is an exemplary embodiment illustrating a screen in which a second shortcut key is continuously input.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a first special key is continuously input.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a message transmission is completed in a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention relates to a text message transmission method using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, in a mobile communication terminal that can perform a text message, a phone number input of a receiver, and a text message transmission using a shortcut key at once. A text message transmission method using a shortcut key.

With the development of communication technology, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, WAP phones, PDAs, web pads, etc. have become popular, and their functions have also changed in various ways. That is, in addition to a simple communication function, the mobile communication terminal has added various additional functions such as Internet search, various information transmission, a phone book, a speed dial designation function, and a lock function.

Among them, as the short message service (SMS) has gradually increased in usage, various technical ideas have emerged to reduce the time required for composing and sending a message.

In general, a text message transmission method of a mobile terminal is displayed when the user selects a text message from a menu item and selects an outgoing message box, and a message editing screen is displayed. Then press the send key to send a text message.

As described above, the conventional text message transmission method of the mobile terminal has a user has to perform several steps in order to send a text message to the other party.

If you send the same message repeatedly to another recipient, you must rewrite the message if you did not save it before sending it to the other party. There is a problem that the steps must be sent and the time required for the message creation and sending is long.

In order to reduce the time required to write a text message, a text message transmission method of a conventional mobile communication terminal is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0015832 ("Method for setting a boilerplate text in a mobile communication terminal and a text message transmission method using the same). ), There is a method of registering a boilerplate disclosed in a specific number and sending a desired message conveniently by using a special button and a digit button whenever necessary.

In this case, the special button and the digit button can be pressed to compose a message in a short time by calling up the boilerplate, but after editing or confirming the written message, it is necessary to perform the process of inputting the other party's phone number to send it to the other party.

As a result, the text message transmission method is integrated by using the shortcut button only to select the text message item from the menu item and enter the outgoing message box to compose the message. The next step is to edit or confirm the message, input the phone number of the other party, Since the steps of entering the transmission key must be executed by the user, it takes a long time and is cumbersome to send a text message.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting a text message using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal in which various steps required for text message transmission are integrated into one using a shortcut key so that the text message is immediately transmitted.

In the mobile communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the first object of the present invention, a text message transmission method using a shortcut key, assigning a shortcut number to a phone number stored in the phone book of the mobile communication terminal, Registering a punctuation number in a sentence storage box that is commonly used among sentences used in text message transmission, and when the first shortcut key and the second shortcut key are input together with the first special key, the phone book and the sentence storage box are stored. Reading a recipient's phone number and a commercial sentence corresponding to a shortcut number of the first shortcut key and the second shortcut key, and writing a text message and inputting the recipient's phone number through the step, And if the special key is input, sending the text message to the recipient's telephone number.

In the step, at least one of a method of sequentially displaying the receiver's telephone number and the commercial sentence in accordance with the input order of the shortcut key, and a method of simultaneously displaying the receiver's telephone number and the commercial sentence in accordance with the input order of the shortcut key. Can be displayed.

In this step, the first special key, the first shortcut key, and the second shortcut key are sequentially input, the first shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the recipient's telephone number, and the second shortcut key is the commercial key. It may correspond to a shortened number of sentences.

Alternatively, the first special key, the first shortcut key, and the second shortcut key are sequentially input, the first shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the commercial sentence, and the second shortcut key is the recipient's telephone number. It may correspond to a shortcut number of.

In this step, the first special key and the second special key indicating the start and end of the sending of the text message may use any one of a method using the same key or a different key.

In this step, when a second special key is input instead of the first shortcut key corresponding to the shortcut number of the recipient telephone number, the telephone number recorded in the recent call list may be used as the recipient's telephone number.

In this step, when a second special key is input instead of the second shortcut key, a message editing screen may be displayed to create a new sentence instead of a sentence stored in the sentence storage box.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

The present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like, and are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar components.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a keypad 10, a controller 30, a memory 40, a display 50, and a transceiver 60. The camera unit 20 may be installed.

The keypad 10 has various function keys such as 0-9 numeric keys, special keys (#, *), call keys, call termination keys, menu keys, and the like. Here, the display function can be switched by the user's manipulation so that the numeric keys can also be displayed in English or characters.

The camera unit 20 photographs a subject, processes the image, and transmits a digital image signal.

The controller 30 performs various control operations for performing communication and applications, recognizes a user command input through the keypad 10, performs an operation corresponding to the user command, and displays the operation processing result. .

The controller 30 includes a memory 40 to store various information such as a phone book and a sentence box.

The display unit 50 displays various operation process results under the control of the controller 30.

The transceiver 60 transmits a text message or a call signal provided by the controller 30 to the mobile communication network through an antenna, and transmits and receives a radio frequency signal from the mobile communication network to the controller 30.

The text message transmission method using the shortcut key in the mobile communication terminal configured as described above is as follows.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a text message transmission method using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in a method of transmitting a text message using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user first registers commercial sentences frequently used in a sentence storage box and designates a shortcut number for each sentence. The user may register a specific message as a commercial sentence when sending or receiving a text message, or may register and register a commercial sentence on the message editing screen (step S1).

For example, the sentence storage box stores commercial sentences in which a shortcut number is set as follows.

1: "I'm leaving now."

2: "I'm in a meeting now."

3: "See you at 7pm."

N: "I'll call you later."

In addition, since the mobile communication terminal has a speed dialing function, a speed dial number is assigned to a phone number stored in the phone book.

Although the above operations may be performed separately for text message transmission using a shortcut key according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may set a shortcut number in a new sentence or telephone number whenever necessary while using the mobile communication terminal. .

When the user continuously inputs the first special key (#) and the numeric key using the keypad 10 in the idle state of the mobile communication terminal, the controller 30 recognizes that the text message is started using the shortcut key. The recipient phone number of the speed dial number corresponding to the numeric keys is retrieved from the phone book stored in the memory 40 and displayed. In this case, the first special key may use "*". (S3 ~ S5 steps)

If the second special key (*) is input instead of the numeric key corresponding to the speed dial number of the receiver's telephone number, the controller 30 uses the telephone number recorded in the recent call list as the receiver's telephone number. When the second numeric key is continuously input, the controller 30 retrieves and displays a commercial sentence of a shortcut number corresponding to the numeric key from the sentence storage box (step S6).

In this case, when the second special key (*) is input instead of the numeric key corresponding to the shortcut number of the commercial sentence, the controller 30 displays a message editing screen to create a new sentence instead of a sentence stored in the sentence storage box. Display the newly created sentence.

In the above, after the first special key is input, the recipient's telephone number and the shortcut number assigned to the commercial sentence are respectively input, which can be changed in order according to the designer's or user's selection. For example, a first special key, a numeric key indicating a shortcut number assigned to a commercial sentence, and a numeric key indicating a shortcut number assigned to a telephone number of a receiver may be continuously input.

After that, when the user presses the second special key (*) for a predetermined time or longer, the controller 30 recognizes that the text message is completed and transmits a commercial sentence to the called user's telephone number. Here, the second special key * may use the first special key #. (S7 ~ S8 step)

In this case, the controller 30 displays the message transmission complete message when the text message is successfully transmitted to the receiver.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a first special key and a first shortcut key are continuously input in a mobile communication terminal, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a second shortcut key is continuously input, and FIG. Thus, an embodiment showing a screen on which a first special key is input, and FIG. 6 is an embodiment showing a screen on which a message transmission is completed in a mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the user presses the '#' key and the '1' number key ('# 1'), the screen displayed is assigned to the speed dial '1' in the phone book. 123-4567) is displayed.

After pressing the '#' key and before pressing the speed dial number, other registered recipient phone numbers and the speed dial number can be displayed, and the user can view the speed dial number and input the speed dial number.

When the '1' number key is pressed in succession ('# 11'), the displayed screen displays the commercial sentence "I'm leaving now" set to the speed dial number '1' in the text box. (See Fig. 4). )

After pressing the '#' key and then pressing the first speed dial number and before pressing the second speed dial number, other messages and the second speed dial number can be displayed so that the user can view the message and select the speed dial number to enter the speed dial number.

If the '#' key has been pressed for more than a certain period of time ('# 11 #'), the displayed screen indicates that the message "I'm leaving now" is being sent to the recipient's phone number in Hong Gil-dong (see Figure 5). If the message transmission is successfully completed, the message transmission completion is indicated (see FIG. 6).

In this case, if the message transmission fails, the mobile communication terminal checks whether to retransmit the message in the same manner as the general text message transmission method, or to store the message in the outbox message box and try to retransmit it later.

In the above, the mobile communication terminal sequentially displays the recipient's telephone number and the commercial sentence in the order of the shortcut key input. However, since the commercial sentence is more likely to be a short message, both the recipient's telephone number and the commercial sentence are displayed on one screen. It can also be displayed.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal does not display the receiver's telephone number and the commercial sentence when it is determined that the user memorizes both the recipient's telephone number and the commercial sentence short number, or if it is determined that the user does not need to check or edit the receiver's telephone number and the commercial sentence. You can also send short messages right away.

For example, if a user is in a meeting and a call is received or if the meeting is extended at a fixed time, pressing the '# 22 #' key on the keypad without interrupting the meeting will send the recipient to the address number '2' in the phonebook. The message "in the meeting" assigned to the speed dial '2' in the dropbox can be sent immediately.

At this time, in the case of a frequently used phone number or a commercial sentence, a shortcut key can be input even if the speed dial number is not checked. Therefore, the user inputs only the corresponding key on the keypad while not viewing the screen of the mobile terminal. You can send a message.

Therefore, even during the meeting, it is possible to promptly send a text message without interrupting the progress of the meeting, so that the current situation can be notified to the other party involved in the next schedule, appointment or work even during the meeting or the meeting is extended.

As described above, the method for transmitting a text message using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the first step of selecting a text message from a menu item, the second step of composing a message on a message editing screen, and the telephone number of a receiver. The text message transmission process, which consists of three steps of inputting and four steps of sending a message, can be integrated into one step by using a shortcut key.

According to the method for transmitting a text message using a shortcut key in the mobile communication terminal as described above, the text message can be simply transmitted by pressing a shortcut key by reducing all processes necessary for the transmission of the text message to one step using the shortcut key. This reduces the time required to send text messages and reduces the user's hassle.

Although described with reference to the embodiments above, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be.

Claims (8)

a) assigning a speed dial number to a phone number stored in a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and assigning a speed dial number to a sentence commonly used among sentences used in text message transmission and registering the speed dial number in a sentence storage box; b) when the first shortcut key and the second shortcut key are input together with the first special key, the recipient phone number and the commercial sentence corresponding to the shortcut number of the first shortcut key and the second shortcut key in the phone book and the sentence storage box. Reading and displaying the receiver's telephone number and a commercial sentence sequentially according to the input order of the shortcut keys; And c) shortening at the mobile communication terminal comprising the step of performing a text message to the receiver's telephone number when the text message is written and the receiver's telephone number input is completed and the second special key is continuously input through the step b); How to send a text message using a key. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the step b) includes the first special key, the first shortcut key, and the second shortcut key being sequentially input, and the first shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the called party's telephone number. And the second shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the commercial sentence. The method of claim 1, wherein the step b) includes sequentially inputting the first special key, the first shortcut key, and the second shortcut key, wherein the first shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the common sentence. And a second shortcut key corresponds to a shortcut number of the called party's telephone number. The method of claim 1, wherein the step c) comprises pressing the second special key for a predetermined time or more. The method of claim 1, The steps b) and c) may be one of a method using the same key or a method using different keys for the first special key and the second special key indicating the start and end of sending the text message. A text message transmission method using a shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that used. The method of claim 1, In step b), when the second special key is input instead of the first shortcut key corresponding to the shortcut number of the recipient's phone number, the telephone number recorded in the recent call list is used as the recipient's phone number. A text message transmission method using a shortcut key in a communication terminal. The method of claim 1, In the step b), when a second special key is input instead of the second shortcut key, a message editing screen is displayed to create a new sentence instead of a sentence stored in the sentence storage box. How to send a text message.

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