KR101011438B1 - method for using History menu - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of using a shortcut menu, in particular, when executing or exiting a particular menu or function, saves them as a recently used menu or function and uses a menu recently used by key operation in a shortcut menu supported by a mobile phone. It is about how to use the history menu to execute a function immediately.

The constituent means constituting the method of using the history menu according to the present invention proposed as described above includes a step 1 in which a history module is executed at the same time when a currently executing menu or function is terminated in the shortcut menu setting method. ; Determining, by the history module, that the menu or functions stored in the shortcut menu are overlapped with each other by comparing the terminated menu or functions; Terminating the history module in case of overlapping as a result of the determination, and automatically registering the history module in the case of not overlapping; After the step 3, the user selects a shortcut menu and checks whether a recently used menu or function is stored; Executing the menu or function when a recently used menu or function is stored in the shortcut menu as a result of the checking, and switching to a history menu when the menu or function is not stored; And selecting and executing a menu or function that the user wants to execute from among recently used menus or functions in the history menu. In step 5, switching to the history menu includes a pop-up window by a keypad. It floats and is characterized by switching.

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How to use the History menu on a mobile phone {method for using History menu}

1 is an exemplary view of a method of using a conventional shortcut menu.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile phone for using a history menu.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a history menu in the present invention mobile phone.

The present invention relates to a method of using a shortcut menu, in particular, when executing or exiting a particular menu or function, saves them as a recently used menu or function and uses a menu recently used by key operation in a shortcut menu supported by a mobile phone. It is about how to use the history menu on a mobile phone that allows the function to be executed immediately.

In the related art, a mobile phone user moves and executes a desired menu or function through several steps according to the menu structure. This method of moving a menu allows a user to select a menu several times, and also to use the menu only when the contents of the menu are known.

In order to improve the menu selection method of the various steps as described above, a shortcut menu is provided to the mobile phone. The most familiar method is the shortcut menu called Favorites. This allows you to save frequently used menus or functions in the Favorites menu belonging to the shortcut menu and use them as shortcuts.

Referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 3C, when a menu or a function frequently executed by a mobile phone user is “Anniversary” in FIG. 1A, a button for selecting a favorite is selected. When pressed, the "anniversary day" is registered and stored in the favorites menu as shown in FIG. In this case, when the mobile phone user selects an anniversary to execute a menu or a function called "anniversary", the menu or function called "anniversary" is executed to display the stored contents as shown in FIG.

However, even in the case of the conventional technology, in the case of a menu which is usually used occasionally, one finds the menu and performs the desired menu or function through several steps, and then performs the same menu or function as above. There is a problem in that a menu or a function must be executed again through several steps.

That is, a menu or a function registered in a shortcut menu is only relatively frequently used by a user, and in some cases, even a menu that is often used in everyday situations may be frequently used during a temporary period. This problem cannot be solved and still takes time and effort for the user.

In addition, it is relatively unnecessary to temporarily register a menu or a function that is used occasionally, in a shortcut menu that registers and stores a frequently used menu or function, and the memory allocated to the shortcut menu is depleted due to a menu or function having a low value. Will occur.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and registers and stores recently used menus or functions in the history menu so that they are frequently used for a temporary period even if the menus or functions are infrequently used. If so, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of using a history menu in a mobile phone that can be executed immediately without going through a number of steps when the menu or function is to be used again.

In order to solve the technical problem as described above, the configuration means for forming a method of using a history menu in a mobile phone of the present invention,

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A step 1 of executing a history module at the same time when a menu or function currently executed in the mobile phone is terminated;

Determining whether the history module is overlapped by comparing menus or functions stored in the shortcut menu with menus or functions terminated in the first step;

Terminating the history module if it is determined to be a duplicate as a result of the determination in step 2, and automatically registering a history menu if it is determined that the duplication does not occur;

 After step 3, the mobile phone user selects a shortcut menu and checks whether recently used menus or functions are stored;

If it is determined that the recently used menu or function is stored in the shortcut menu as a result of the check in step 4, the menu or function is executed if the recently used menu or function is not stored. Wow;

And selecting and executing a menu or function to be executed by the mobile phone user among recently used menus or functions in the history menu.

Switching to the history menu in step 5 is characterized in that the pop-up window to open by the keypad to switch.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration means. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile phone for using a history menu, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a history menu according to the present invention.

An internal configuration of the mobile phone for implementing the present invention is made of a control unit, a keypad unit, a display unit, a memory, an audio converter, a wireless circuit unit. Referring to the operation of the mobile phone having such a structure as follows.

The controller 1 controls all functions of the mobile phone. In the present invention, the history module is executed in particular when the currently used menu or function is terminated. The history module program executes such a history module program. In charge of.

The keypad 2 includes a key button for executing a shortcut menu of a mobile phone and a key button for switching from the shortcut menu to a history menu, and serves as a medium for transmitting a mobile phone user's instruction to the controller. do.

The display unit 3 displays a screen for the user to use the shortcut menu and a pop-up window when the user switches to the history menu by a function button in the shortcut menu.

The memory 4 stores a program related to a shortcut menu, a program related to a history module, and a predetermined program for realizing user convenience and basic functions.

The audio converter 5 processes the voice transmitted through the microphone as data and transmits it to the controller, or processes the data received from the outside and outputs the analog voice through the speaker.

The radio circuit unit 6 is responsible for receiving a telephone call sent by an external telephone through an antenna and transmitting it to the controller, or transmitting a telephone call to another telephone through the antenna.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a method of using a history menu in a mobile phone according to the present invention.

First, the history menu is defined and explained. The history menu refers to a menu or a function that stores the menu or function when the user of the mobile phone uses and exits a menu or function.

That is, if up to 10 menus or functions are stored in the history menu, the most recently executed menu or function is stored in No. 1 of the history menu, and the second most recently executed menu or function is stored in the history menu. It is stored in 2. After this, all 10 items are saved. After that, if a new menu or function is executed again, the menu or function stored at 10 is deleted and the menu or function at 9 is moved to 10. It is stored one by one in a way.

The mobile phone user activates a specific menu or function. Then, the menu or function currently running is terminated. At this time, the history module stored in the memory is executed at the same time (S10). The history module is a program stored in the memory and simply compared. Such a comparison program may be variously coded.

When the history module is executed, the history module determines whether the menu or functions stored in the terminated menu or functions and the shortcut menu overlap with each other (S20). The menus or functions stored in the shortcut menu are shortcut menus supported by a general mobile phone, and the favorites menu described above may be representative. This is because if the duplicate menu is already stored in the shortcut menu, it is necessary to select and execute the menu or function to be executed directly from the shortcut menu without having to save it in the history menu.

 As a result, it is determined whether the data is duplicated. As a result, if the data is duplicated, the history module is terminated (S30). If the data is not duplicated, the terminated menu or functions are automatically stored and registered in the history menu (S40). At this time, the storage registration is stored in order in the memory allocated for the history menu.

After the user is automatically saved and registered in the history menu as described above, when the user wants to execute the recently executed menu or functions again, the user selects a shortcut menu (favorite menu, etc.) supported by the conventional mobile phone and reduces the shortcut. Check whether the recently used menu or function is stored in the menu (S50 ~ S60).

If the recently used menu or function is stored in the shortcut menu as a result of the check, the corresponding menu or functions are executed in the shortcut menu (S70), and if not, it is switched to the history menu (S80).

In this case, in order to switch to the history menu, the function keys provided by the keypad of the mobile phone can be used for switching, and pressing a function key brings up a pop-up window on the display window. This popup window stores the most recently executed menus or functions in the order they were executed.

In the history menu shown in the pop-up window, the user selects and executes a menu or function to be executed by the user from a recently used menu or function (S90).

As described above, the user can register the mobile phone menu or functions that are frequently used frequently in the shortcut menu so that they can be executed quickly when needed, and the frequency of use is relatively higher than the menus or functions stored in the shortcut menu. In order to re-use a menu or functions that are frequently used for a small period of time, the recently used menus or functions may be automatically registered in the history menu, and may be quickly executed when the user wants to execute them again.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration means and embodiments, menus or functions having a relatively high frequency of use are usually performed by a shortcut menu, whereas menus that are frequently used during a temporary period are low in frequency of use. Or, if you want to automatically save and register functions in the history menu and execute them again, you can run them easily and quickly.

Claims (2)

A step 1 of executing a history module at the same time when a menu or function currently executed in the mobile phone is terminated; Determining whether the history module is overlapped by comparing menus or functions stored in the shortcut menu with menus or functions terminated in the first step; Terminating the history module if it is determined to be a duplicate as a result of the determination in step 2, and automatically registering a history menu if it is determined that the duplication does not occur;  After step 3, the mobile phone user selects a shortcut menu and checks whether recently used menus or functions are stored; If it is determined that the recently used menu or function is stored in the shortcut menu as a result of the check in step 4, the menu or function is executed if the recently used menu or function is not stored. Wow; And a step (6) of selecting a menu or a function to be executed by the mobile phone user from among the recently used menus or functions in the history menu. The method according to claim 1, The method of using the history menu in the mobile phone is characterized in that the switching to the history menu in step 5, by opening a pop-up window by the keypad.

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