KR101134829B1 - Mobile terminal having a message searching function and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal capable of searching a message transmitted and received using sender information and receiver information and a method thereof. To this end, the present invention is a wireless communication unit for processing transmission and reception messages; A keypad with keys for entering numeric and text information and function keys for message retrieval; A memory for storing messages transmitted and received with programs according to the message search mode; A control unit controlling an overall operation according to a search of a transmission / reception message to be searched by the message search mode; And a display unit for displaying screen data according to the message search mode.

Description

Mobile terminal capable of message retrieval and its method {MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A MESSAGE SEARCHING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF}

1A-1I are exemplary views showing screen data according to a message search according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message searching method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

21: wireless communication unit 22: audio processing unit

23: keypad 24: memory

25: control unit 26: display unit

ANT: antenna MIC: microphone

SPK: Speaker

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal capable of searching a message transmitted and received using sender information and receiver information and a method thereof.

In general, the portable terminal services to enable mutual communication through a text message or a multimedia message service in addition to a simple voice call function.

However, in order to check a message received from a specific person, a conventional portable terminal has to search for a message through a cumbersome search process in which a user moves to a receiving message menu and checks contents of a received message or sender information through a predetermined key input. There was a problem. In addition, in order to check a specific received message, a predetermined number of key buttons are input to sequentially search for a message, which leads to a problem in that a lot of searching time is required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of retrieving a message transmitted and received by using sender information and receiver information, and a method thereof, which are created to solve the above problems. .

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal and a method capable of retrieving a message that allows a reply to the sender side during a check of a received message searched using the sender information that sent the message.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of retrieving a message for transmitting the contents of a received message to another portable terminal using sender information that has sent the message, and a method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of retrieving a message for transmitting a retrieved transmission message using recipient information and transmitting the same, and a method thereof.

The present invention for achieving the above object, and a wireless communication unit for processing transmission and reception messages;

A keypad with keys for entering numeric and text information and function keys for message retrieval;

A memory for storing messages transmitted and received with programs according to the message search mode;

A control unit controlling an overall operation according to a search of a transmission / reception message to be searched by the message search mode;

And a display unit for displaying screen data according to the message search mode.

In addition, the present invention and the wireless communication unit for processing the transmission and reception messages to achieve the above object;

A keypad with keys for entering numeric and text information and function keys for message retrieval;

A memory for storing programs according to a message retrieval mode and a message and a telephone directory transmitted and received by the wireless communication unit;

A controller for detecting a telephone number according to the position of the cursor and searching for and displaying a transmission / reception message matching the detected telephone number when executing the message search mode on the telephone directory menu;

And a display unit for displaying a transmission or reception message according to the search result.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for retrieving a received message of a specific sender of the received message received by the portable terminal to achieve the above object,

Receiving a sender's or receiver's information to be searched in a transmission / reception message in the message search mode;

The method may include searching for and displaying a transmission or reception message corresponding to the sender or receiver information among the transmission and reception messages.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for retrieving a received message of a specific sender of the received message received by the portable terminal to achieve the above object,

In the message retrieval mode, a telephone number is detected according to the position of the cursor, and a transmission / reception message corresponding to the detected telephone number is searched to display a transmission or reception message.

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

It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

In the following description, specific details of the portable terminal capable of retrieving the message of the present invention and a method thereof are shown to provide a more general understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, a message registered in the phone book is displayed by executing the message search mode on the phone book menu, and when the cursor is moved to the registered name, the message received from the phone number of the name or the corresponding name. Search for the message sent to the phone number of and display the latest message. In this case, the message may be a text message or a multimedia message.

Therefore, while the message of the searched result is displayed, it is possible to reply to the telephone number of the corresponding name, and to transmit the same contents as the received or sent message to another third party.

In addition, it is proposed to display a message received from the name where the cursor is located or a message sent to the phone number of the corresponding name together with a phone number, photo information, and personal information of the name where the cursor is positioned according to a key input.

In the present invention to be described later, the search results for the received message are described, but it is obvious that the transmission message is also possible.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A-1I are exemplary views showing screen data according to a message search according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 1I, first, as shown in FIG. 1A, reference numeral 11 displays a name registered in a phone book, reference numeral 12 displays an avatar or photo information registered according to the name, and reference numeral 13 In addition to the phone number information, the phone number type information (cell phone number, home phone number, office phone number, etc.) is displayed together.

That is, when the current cursor is located at "Kim Tae Hee" among names registered in the phone book at 11 as shown in FIG. 1B, the photo information of the Kim Tae Hee is displayed at 12 and at the same time, the phone number information is indicated at 13. , And "01012345678", the information indicating that the telephone number is a mobile number is indicated by an icon. In an embodiment of the present invention, the telephone number list as shown in FIG. 1B may be configured.

Subsequently, when the message search mode is executed in a situation where the cursor is located at the name of "Kim Tae-Hee", the latest message received from the Kim Tae-Hee ("Think of you ~") is displayed in the area where the photo information of Kim Tae-Hee is displayed as shown in FIG. 1C. Vigorous day ... ") is displayed.

On the other hand, if the message search mode is not executed, only the name, phone number information and phone number type information are provided by the general phone book menu as shown in FIG. 1D.

When the direction keys (▲, ▼) are input on the screen as shown in FIG. 1C, the cursor located at the name of "Kim Tae Hee" moves up or down, and the reception received from the telephone number of the name where the cursor is located. Display a message. In this case, when the reception message received from the telephone number of the above-mentioned name does not exist, a guide message indicating that the received message does not exist is displayed.

That is, FIG. 1E illustrates a case where the cursor located at "Kim Tae Hee" moves downward, and there is no received message received from "Kim Cheol Soo".

Meanwhile, when a specific key (for example, a confirmation key) is input on the screen as shown in FIG. 1C, a phone number, a received message, and personal information are displayed in page units. At this time, the page changes according to the input of direction keys (▲, ▼) and displays the phone number, received message and personal information. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1F-1H.

That is, when the direction key (▼) is input in a situation in which registered personal information (telephone number, birthday, group, etc.) of "Kim Tae Hee" is displayed as shown in FIG. 1F, a recent message ("You Thinking ~ Strong Days ... ”) is displayed. When the direction key (▼) is input on the screen of FIG. 1G, as shown in FIG. 1H, the next received message ("Let's go to Lotte World?-Anywhere ...") next to the message shown in FIG. Is displayed.

Meanwhile, when a side key is input on the screen as shown in FIG. 1C, the previous or next message received from the name where the cursor is located is sequentially displayed.

That is, when the side key is input while the latest message of "Kim Tae Hee" ("Think about you ~ strong day ...") is displayed as shown in FIG. 1C, the next time in time as shown in FIG. You will see a recent message ("Let's go to Lotte World? ~ I want to go anywhere ...").

The operation of the portable terminal for displaying the screen data of the searched received message described above will be described.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless communication unit 21 processes a voice signal and a transmission / reception message for an incoming / outgoing call. The wireless communication unit 21 is an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal, and encoding and modulating the transmitted signal. And a codec for demodulating and decoding the signal. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice.

The audio processor 22 reproduces the received audio signal output from the wireless communication unit 21 and outputs it to the speaker SPK or transmits the transmission audio signal generated from the microphone MIC to the wireless communication unit 21. Do this. In addition, the audio processor 22 outputs a notification sound to the speaker SPK according to the execution of the message search mode.

The keypad 23 is provided with keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the keypad 23 may include a function key according to a message search mode.

The memory 24 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal and programs according to a message search mode. In addition, the data memory stores messages transmitted and received with the phone book. In addition, the data memory temporarily stores data generated during the execution of the programs.

The controller 25 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the controller 25 controls the overall operation of searching for and displaying a received or transmitted message to be searched by the message search mode.

The display unit 26 displays messages generated during program execution under the control of the control unit 25. In addition, the display unit 26 displays screen data according to the message search mode. In addition, the display unit 26 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented in a touch screen manner, the keypad 23 and the LCD may be input units.

Referring to FIG. 2, an operation of a portable terminal capable of searching for a message, the controller 25 stores a message transmitted and received through the wireless communication unit 21 in the memory 24. Subsequently, the controller 25 executes the phone book menu according to the key operation of the keypad 23, and when the message search mode supported by the phone book menu is executed, the display unit 26 displays screen data according to the phone book. Display. The controller 25 reads the corresponding transmission or reception message according to the name or telephone number of the telephone directory where the cursor is currently located from the memory 24 and displays the transmission or reception message retrieved on the display unit 26.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message searching method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 301, the controller 25 executes the phone book menu. In step 303, the controller 25 determines whether the message search mode is executed.

If the message search mode is not executed as a result of the determination, in step 305, the controller 25 displays the telephone number according to the cursor position.

However, when the message search mode is executed, in step 307, the controller 25 detects a phone number corresponding to the name where the current cursor is located in the phone number list, and proceeds to step 309.

In step 309, the controller 25 searches for a recent received or transmitted message that matches the detected telephone number.

In step 311, the controller 25 determines whether a search result of a recent received or transmitted message that matches the detected telephone number exists.

If the search result does not exist, in step 313, the controller 25 displays a guide message indicating that there is no message matching the detected phone number.

However, if the search result exists, the controller 25 displays the searched message on the screen in step 315.

In step 317, the controller 25 determines whether a key input is generated and controls to perform an operation according to the key input.

That is, when the direction key is input through the key input, the searched message is displayed by performing steps 319 to 323. When the confirmation key (view key) is input by the key input, the searched message is displayed by performing steps 325 to 227. When the side key is input by the key input, steps 329 to 331 are performed.

Next, steps 319 to 323 performed according to the input of the direction key will be described.

In step 319, the controller 25 detects a phone number corresponding to the previous or next cursor name according to the input of the direction key, and proceeds to step 321 to search for a recent message that matches the detected phone number.

In step 323, the controller 25 displays the searched message after the font size is resized according to a specific part of the screen.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, a phone number corresponding to the name is detected according to the position of the movable cursor in the phone number list, and a message corresponding to the phone number is searched. You can also search for messages. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention enables the user to search for a message sent or received based on the sender information or the receiver information so that the user can search for a message more conveniently and quickly, thereby increasing user convenience.

Claims (11)

A wireless communication unit for processing transmission and reception messages; A keypad with keys for entering numeric and text information and function keys for message retrieval; A memory for storing messages transmitted and received with programs according to the message search mode; A control unit for detecting a telephone number according to the position of the cursor under the message searching mode and searching for a message matching the detected telephone number; And a display unit for displaying the retrieved message. delete The memory of claim 1, wherein the memory includes: A portable terminal capable of retrieving a message, characterized in that a telephone directory including a telephone number and name information is stored. The method of claim 1, wherein the keypad And a side key for retrieving a previous or next message and a direction key for moving the position of the cursor. A wireless communication unit for processing transmission and reception messages; A keypad with keys for entering numeric and text information and function keys for message retrieval; A memory for storing programs according to a message retrieval mode and a message and a telephone directory transmitted and received by the wireless communication unit; A controller for detecting a telephone number according to the position of the cursor and searching for and displaying a transmission / reception message matching the detected telephone number when executing the message search mode on the telephone directory menu; And a display unit for displaying a transmission or reception message according to the search result. A method for retrieving a received message of a specific sender from among received messages received by a portable terminal, Executing a message retrieval mode under the phone book menu; Displaying a list of telephone numbers registered in the telephone book in the message retrieval mode; Receiving caller or receiver information on which the cursor is located as the cursor moves in the telephone number list; And searching for and displaying a transmission or reception message corresponding to the sender or receiver information among transmission and reception messages. delete The method of claim 6, wherein searching for and displaying the sent or received message comprises: Detecting a telephone number corresponding to the previous or next cursor name upon inputting a direction key, searching for and displaying a recent message corresponding to the detected telephone number; Detecting a telephone number, a message, and personal information corresponding to a name at which the cursor is located, and displaying the detected telephone number, message, and personal information in units of pages; And searching for and displaying the previous or next message of the transmitted or received message from the telephone number corresponding to the name where the cursor is located when the side key is input. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the searched transmission or reception messages are displayed in order of recently transmitted or received messages in time. The method of claim 6, wherein searching for and displaying the sent or received message comprises: Detecting a telephone number of the caller or receiver by the input caller or receiver information; Retrieving a message that matches the detected telephone number; Determining whether the search result transmission or reception message exists; And if the transmission or reception message exists as a result of the determination, displaying the corresponding transmission or reception message. A method for retrieving a received message of a specific sender from among received messages received by a portable terminal, In the message retrieval mode, a method for retrieving a telephone number according to the position of a cursor, and searching for a transmission / reception message corresponding to the detected telephone number to display a transmission or reception message.

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