KR101216680B1 - Apparatus and method for display of events in portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method for displaying an event in a portable terminal, the process of checking the event list display time, and when the confirmed event list display time, the process of displaying a unified list of unconfirmed events Including, by integrating the various events occurring in the portable terminal to display as a list, it is possible to conveniently check the events that the user did not check on a single screen.

Handheld terminal, event, integrated list, event confirmation

Description

Apparatus and method for displaying events on a mobile device {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF EVENTS IN PORTABLE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for setting an event display in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for displaying an event in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting and executing an event in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for displaying an event occurring in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for integrating and displaying different types of events in the portable terminal. Here, the event indicates a change in the operating state of the portable terminal.

In the modern society, the portable terminal has rapidly increased due to convenience and necessity, and is now becoming a necessity of modern man. Accordingly, service providers (terminal manufacturers) provide many additional functions to further utilize the portable terminal. For example, the portable terminal may include a phone book, a short message service, a voice message service, a multimedia message service, a broadcast message service, Provides additional functions such as Internet Service, E-mail, Morning Call, MP3 (MPEG Layer 3), Digital Camera, Game, and Scheduler Doing.

Various events occur in the process of using the additional functions provided by the portable terminal. For example, events such as receiving a call, receiving a text and voice message, receiving a multimedia message, receiving an e-mail, and an alarm occur. When the event occurs, the user can confirm the occurrence of the event through a notification sound or a message displayed on the screen of the portable terminal. However, if the user does not confirm this at the time of occurrence of the event, the portable terminal records it and informs the user that there is an unconfirmed event.

According to the related art, when the events are not confirmed by the user at the time of occurrence, the portable terminal displays a notification window on the screen or displays an icon of a corresponding service. Therefore, the user can know that there is an event which is not confirmed through the notification window or the icon.

However, the notification window or icon simply allows the user to confirm that there is an unconfirmed event. That is, the user may not know the detailed information such as the occurrence time of the event, the content of the event, and the sender information through the notification window or the icon. Furthermore, when the user displays the unconfirmed event with the icon, the user may not know the total number of the unconfirmed event.

Therefore, in order to obtain detailed information on the unconfirmed event, the user must check and move the portable terminal to a mode in which the event is performed. For example, if a notification window notifying you of a missed call is displayed, you should go to the phone inbox and check the sender information and the time of occurrence. In addition, if an icon indicating an unconfirmed text message is displayed, the user should go to the message inbox and check the sender information, the occurrence time, and the content of the message.

As described above, in order to identify many events occurring in the portable terminal, the user has to operate the portable terminal several times to move to each mode.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for displaying an event in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for integrating and displaying various events in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for displaying an event in a portable terminal, the process of checking the event list display time point, and when the confirmed event list display time point, the unconfirmed event Characterized in that it comprises a process of displaying a unified list of them.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the portable terminal device, the storage unit for storing the unconfirmed events, and the control unit for controlling to display the event integration list when the event integration list display time It is characterized by including.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 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.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a technique for integrating and displaying various events occurring in a portable terminal. Here, the event indicates a change in the operating state of the portable terminal. For example, the event may include receiving a call, receiving a text and voice message, receiving a multimedia message, receiving an e-mail, an alarm, and the like.

In the following description, the portable terminal will be described as an example of a portable terminal having a slide type, and may also operate in the flip type, bar type, and folder type portable terminals. have.

1 shows a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, the portable terminal includes both a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. Meaning, it will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a control unit 101, a display unit 103, an input unit 105, a codec 107, a communication unit 107, and a memory 111.

The controller 101 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication, and controls a function for displaying on the display unit 103 by incorporating events not confirmed by the user according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions. .

The display unit 103 displays state information, numbers, letters, and images generated during the operation of the portable terminal. In particular, according to the present invention, the integrated list of events not confirmed through the control of the controller 101 is displayed.

The input unit 105 includes a keypad of the portable terminal and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 101.

The codec (Coder: Decoder) 107 converts the PCM data provided from the control unit 101 into an analog voice signal and outputs it through a speaker, and converts the analog voice signal input through the microphone into PCM data. Output to the control unit 101. The communication unit 109 processes a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted and received through an antenna.

The memory 111 stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal, temporary data generated during the operation of the portable terminal, system parameters, and other storage data. In particular, it stores events that the user has not acknowledged in accordance with the present invention.

2 illustrates a procedure for setting an event display in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the controller 101 proceeds to step 201 to determine whether the event integration list setting mode is selected by a user's key manipulation. If the event integration list is not selected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 203 to perform a corresponding mode (eg, standby mode).

On the other hand, when the event integration list setting mode is selected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 205 and displays a screen for selecting the event integration list display time point, and then displays the event integration list by the user's key manipulation. Make sure the time point is selected. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, a list of selectable events such as turning on a mobile phone, opening a slide in a vibration mode, opening a slide in a silent mode, opening a slide in a sleep mode, and opening a slide in all modes The display time points are displayed, and it is checked whether the event integration list display time point is selected by the user's key manipulation.

In step 207, the controller 101 displays an event type selection screen to be displayed on the event integration list, and then checks whether the event type is selected by the user's key operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, a list of selectable events such as missed calls, text messages, voice messages, color mails, e-mails, alarms, wake-up calls, power on / off, vibration mode settings, and icons of the corresponding events. And display whether the event type is selected by the user's key operation. Thereafter, the controller 101 ends this procedure.

3 illustrates a procedure for displaying an event in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 301 and checks whether it is time to display the event integration list. Here, the event integrated list display time can be checked according to whether the portable terminal is operated by the user with reference to the set display time (for example, when the mobile phone is turned on or when the slide is opened in the vibration mode).

If the event integration list display time is reached, the controller 101 proceeds to step 303 and displays unconfirmed events in the order of occurrence. For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, an event occurrence date and time, an icon of a corresponding event, and sender information are displayed in order of occurrence. Here, the event unified list, when an unconfirmed event occurs, stores the unconfirmed event in the storage unit 111, and when the event unified list display time comes, an event corresponding to a preset event type. Are displayed on the display unit 103 in the order of their occurrence time.

In operation 305, the controller 101 determines whether a specific event is selected by a user's key manipulation on the displayed screen as illustrated in FIG. 4C.

If the specific event is selected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 307 and displays a screen for confirming the selected event as shown in FIG. 4D. For example, when the second recorded text message reception event is selected on the screen as shown in FIG. 4C, as shown in FIG. 4D, a screen including a reception date, a sender, a brief content, and a menu is displayed. do. Here, the menu includes replying, resending, deleting, storing numbers, and moving a text box.

After displaying the screen for confirming the event, the controller 101 proceeds to step 309 and checks whether the management screen display menu of the selected event is selected by the user's key manipulation. For example, if the selected event is a text message reception, it is checked whether the move to the text inbox is selected.

If the management screen display menu of the selected event is selected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 311 to display the management screen of the selected event and then ends this procedure.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, by integrating and displaying various events occurring in the portable terminal, it is possible to conveniently check the events which the user does not check in one integrated list without moving to the mode of the corresponding event.

Claims (15)

In the method for displaying an event in a portable terminal, Checking when the event list is displayed, And displaying the event integrated list when the event integrated list display time arrives. And the event coalescing list includes at least one unconfirmed event. The method of claim 1, The event integrated list display time point is fixed or set by a user. The method of claim 1, The process of displaying the integrated event list, Checking an event type for displaying in the event integrated list; And displaying at least one event belonging to the event type among the at least one unconfirmed event in the order of occurrence. The method of claim 3, The event type for displaying in the event integration list is fixed or set by a user. The method of claim 1, The event, Missed call, Text message received, Voice message received, Color mail, E-mail, Alarm, Wake-up call, Power on / off, Vibrate mode on / off, Silent mode on / off and Sleep mode on / off A method comprising one. The method of claim 1, The event integrated list display, And displaying at least one of an event occurrence date, an event occurrence time, an icon of the corresponding event, and sender information. The method of claim 1, Displaying the event integration list and checking whether a specific event is selected in the event integration list; And displaying the details of the selected event. 8. The method of claim 7, The details of the event, And at least one of an occurrence date, occurrence time, sender information, title, and message content of the event. 8. The method of claim 7, Checking whether an event management screen display menu is selected while displaying contents of the selected event; If the event management screen display menu is selected, further comprising displaying a management screen of the event. In a portable terminal device, A storage unit for storing event integration list display point information and unconfirmed events; When the event integration list display time arrives, and includes a control unit for controlling to display the event integration list, And the event coalescing list includes at least one unconfirmed event. The method of claim 10, The storage unit, And display the event integrated list display time point information, an event type for displaying in the event integrated list, and the at least one unconfirmed event. The method of claim 10, The control unit, When the event integration list display time arrives, the event type for displaying on the event integration list is checked, And control to display at least one event belonging to the event type among the at least one unconfirmed event in the order of occurrence. The method of claim 10, The event, Missed call, Text message received, Voice message received, Color mail, E-mail, Alarm, Wake-up call, Power on / off, Vibrate mode on / off, Silent mode on / off and Sleep mode on / off Apparatus comprising one. The method of claim 10, And a display unit configured to display the event integrated list under the control of the controller. 15. The method of claim 14, The event integrated list display, And displaying at least one of an event occurrence date, an event occurrence time, an icon of the corresponding event, and sender information.

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