KR100866228B1 - Registering Method of Menu Folder in Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a user interface of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of collecting a menu frequently used by a user of a mobile communication terminal so that a user can conveniently use a service that is frequently used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for registering a service menu folder in one folder regardless of the location of a service tree in the mobile communication terminal. A first step of receiving a selection of a service from which a user wants to register in a "my menu"; A second step of receiving a key set for registering the “my menu” with respect to the selected service; A third step of confirming whether or not to register the "my menu" by outputting a message asking whether to register the "my menu" with respect to the input of the second step; And a fourth step of designating a storage location of the "My Menu" folder and storing it in a designated location if the user wants to register it in the "My Menu" as a result of the checking of the third step.

Service tree, your own menu folder, ASCII code, menu registration

Description

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1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal as an example of a general mobile communication terminal.

2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a tree structure of a menu provided to an existing mobile communication terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary operation of a conventional menu registration process.

Figure 4 is an embodiment explanatory diagram of a tree structure of my own menu folder according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary data structure of a mobile communication service menu folder for registering a menu folder of my own according to the present invention;

6A to 6B are diagrams illustrating screens when registering my own menu folder according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a method for registering a menu folder of my own according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to a user interface of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of collecting a menu frequently used by a user of a mobile communication terminal so that a user can use a service that is frequently used.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal as an example of a general mobile communication terminal. Referring to FIG. 1, a portable terminal 100 processes and controls various functions including menu editing as well as telephone calls and wireless Internet access. The memory 102 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and control of the controller 100, and a RAM provided as a working memory of the controller 100. Random Access Memory) and a flash RAM for providing an area for storing various updatable storage data including multimedia data. The voice processing unit 104 connected to the control unit 100 processes a phone call, a voice recording, an incoming call alert sound output through a microphone MIC and a speaker SPK, and the display unit 106 receives the received signal from the control unit 100. Display data or the information you want to display. The key input unit 108 includes numeric keys 1 to 0 and a plurality of function keys such as menu, call, erase, end, *, #, and volume, and controls key input data corresponding to a key pressed by a user ( 100). The wireless unit 110 transmits and receives a radio signal with a base station of a mobile communication network through an antenna.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tree structure of a menu provided to an existing mobile communication terminal, in which menus A, B, and C are submenus (or submenus) of menu entries, and menus A1, A2 and A3 are submenus of the A menu item, and menus A11 and A12 are submenus of the A1 menu item. Further, menus B1, B2, and B3 are submenus of the B menu item, and menus C1 and C2 are submenus of the C menu item.

As the menu is configured in such a tree structure, in order to perform the function of the menu A11 in the menu entry, for example, the menu must pass through menus A and A1, which are upper menus of the menu A11, and in the middle of A to A11. Selecting menu C1 requires returning to the menu entry again and entering additional keys to select menu C.

However, since the frequency of use of each menu item related to the environment is different for each user, and the criteria for the classification system of menus are also different, the menu system and classification criteria uniformly provided by the manufacturer as described above may cause inconvenience to users. May result.

That is, in the existing mobile communication terminal provided with a fixed menu system, when a particular user uses the C1 menu more frequently than A1, A2, or A3, the C1 menu is placed as an upper menu that is easy to use and is not used or frequently used. Deleting or sub-menuing very low menus is an effective interface for the user, but the frequency of use for each menu varies between users, making it impossible to reflect them individually in the existing terminal manufacturing process. Users are forced to follow the fixed menu system provided by the manufacturer unilaterally at the expense of inconvenience.

On the other hand, in order to register the menu shown in FIG. 2, the conventional menu registration process shown in FIG. In this case, when the user of the mobile communication terminal wants to edit the menu, the user enters the menu, registers the menu at a desired address in the start menu registration via the mobile phone menu.

First, after selecting a menu of the mobile communication terminal (301), selecting Start Menu Registration (302) and checking whether the address of the menu to be registered is currently used (303), and registering the menu at the corresponding address (304). ).

If the address of the menu to be registered is currently being used (303), if it is in use, it is checked whether or not to replace the currently used menu with the menu to be registered (305). Delete and save the current menu to register (306), if not replaced to select a different address (307).

At this time, the address that can be registered can be registered in 12 addresses from "1" to "#" on the KEY PAD. Not only one menu can be registered in each address but also basically Since only the folder provided as a user can be registered, the start menu could not be registered in a form including a basically provided folder and a submenu under it.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and a method of registering a frequently used service menu folder in one folder regardless of the location of the service tree structure in the mobile communication terminal of the service menu folder. The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of registering a service menu of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: a first step in which the mobile communication terminal receives a selection for a service that a user wants to register in a "my menu"; A second step of receiving a key set for registering the “my menu” with respect to the selected service; A third step of confirming whether or not to register the "my menu" by outputting a message asking whether to register the "my menu" with respect to the input of the second step; And a fourth step of receiving a designated location of a folder of a "my menu" and storing the same in a designated location if the user wants to register in the "my menu" as a result of the checking of the third step.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a tree structure of a personal menu folder according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the personal menu folder according to the present invention includes not only a basic folder such as menu A, but also folders such as B1 and A11, which are folder configurations below.

To this end, a tree-type folder structure in FIG. 2 should be newly organized in a folder called a menu folder of my own. For this purpose, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the general folder data structure includes a 1-bit bit of a menu folder flag field and a 4-bit to 8-bit folder location field indicating whether a menu is unique to the user. Do it. In general, the data structure of a folder is composed of a folder address field of the upper tree, an address field of a subfolder, and a "Payload" field containing the contents of the corresponding folder. Include a field to indicate whether or not the menu folder in.

In other words, if it is displayed as "10010" (a 4-bit folder location field), the first 1 in "10010" is the own menu folder flag field, and the value is "1". "0010" indicates a position in a menu folder of my own, and in the present embodiment, it is a third position (since 0, 1, 2, ...) in the menu folder of my own.

Through this, unlike the conventional start menu registration, it is possible to easily register my own menu for a desired service during use of the mobile communication terminal. In other words, when you register a service called "Message Confirmation" in your own menu folder, you do not go through the process of "Menu", "My Phone", "Start Menu Registration" like the Start Menu, and your Menu Folder in that location. Check the registration and register.

6A to 6B are diagrams illustrating screens when registering a menu folder of my own according to the present invention. After selecting the service of the mobile communication terminal as shown in Figure 6a, a key set for registration of the menu according to the present invention in the mobile communication terminal, such as a "menu" key (key, in the example of the present invention uses a "menu" key. 6), the user's own menu confirmation window as shown in FIG. 6b is activated, and when the user selects his menu, the "my menu folder flag" field is "1" in the data structure of the service menu folder shown in FIG. It will be registered at the specified location within your own menu folder. The key set for registering my menu according to the present invention may be implemented using an ASCII code value which is not currently used in the mobile communication terminal.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for registering a menu folder of my own according to the present invention.

First, the user selects a service desired to be registered in his or her own menu in the mobile communication terminal (701). In operation 702, a key set for registering a menu of my own is input. The control unit of the mobile communication terminal outputs a message asking whether to register a menu of its own, and confirms whether or not to register the menu of its own (703). Output (704) and store in the selected location (705). As a result of the confirmation 703, if the user does not want to register, the whole operation is canceled (706).                     

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, by presenting a new service data structure and a new registration process, unlike the conventional method has the effect that can be registered in your own menu folder irrespective of the hierarchy of the tree structure of the service menu folder.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving the convenience of the user by tying services frequently used by the user into one.

Claims (4)

In the service menu registration method of the mobile communication terminal, A first step in which the mobile communication terminal receives a selection of a service that a user wants to register in a "my menu" from a user; A second step of receiving a key set for registering the “my menu” with respect to the selected service; A third step of confirming whether or not to register the "my menu" by outputting a message asking whether to register the "my menu" with respect to the input of the second step; And And a fourth step of designating a storage location of a folder of a " my menu " if the user wants to register in the " my own menu " as a result of the checking of the third step. The method of claim 1, And a fifth step of canceling the processes of the first to third steps if it is not desired to register in the " my own menu " as a result of the checking of the third step. The method of claim 1, Adding a data field for registering "your own menu folder" to the data structure of the service menu folder of the mobile terminal, so that the value of the data field is applied to the subtree of "your own menu folder". A method of registering a menu folder of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein The data field is a menu folder registration method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it consists of a one-bit (Bit) own menu folder flag field and a folder location field having a predetermined bit.

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