KR101262247B1 - Method for saving received message in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for storing a received message in a mobile communication terminal. Generating a new message box by receiving a number and whether a predetermined function is set; checking whether there is a message received from the specific calling number; and receiving a message from the specific calling number if the message is received from the specific calling number. It characterized in that it comprises a process of storing in the storage box, it is possible to more easily store and manage the message received from a specific number, there is an advantage that can set the lock function only for a specific text message.

Terminal, message, inbox, storage box, lock function

Description

How to save incoming messages on mobile terminal {METHOD FOR SAVING RECEIVED MESSAGE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for generating and storing a message box in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a message retrieval procedure in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for storing a received message.

The mobile communication terminals are rapidly spreading due to the convenience of portability, and thus service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more convenient functions to secure a large number of users.

E.g. The mobile communication terminal provides various additional functions such as a phone book, a game, a short message, the Internet, an e-mail, and a morning call.

In particular, the most commonly used additional function in a mobile communication terminal is a "short message", and in recent years, the "short message" is more inclined to prefer the "short message". In addition, SMS (Short Message Service), which is a transmission / reception function of the short message, has been developed in a number of ways, and now it is possible to transmit not only pictures, pictures, melodies but also videos.

The mobile communication terminal according to the related art stores the received message in a general inbox. The maximum number of messages that can be stored is limited to the general inbox. Therefore, when the number of received messages exceeds the maximum number of messages that can be stored, a first received message may be deleted. Therefore, when there is a message to be stored and stored separately, the user enters a general inbox in which the message is stored, searches for the message, and stores the message again in another message storage box.

However, when all messages received from a specific number are to be stored in a different storage box separate from the general inbox, the user may be inconvenient to store the specific message storage box each time the message is received. For example, financial and payment services are examples. That is, it is inconvenient to find and manage a message from the specific number of all the messages one by one. In addition, in the case of an important message that should not be exposed to other people, the user may have the inconvenience of finding the important message one by one and setting a lock or setting a lock on all message related menus before receiving the message.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for storing a received message in a mobile communication terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically storing a message received from a specific number in a specific storage box in a mobile communication terminal and managing the message differently according to importance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, a method for storing a received message in a mobile communication terminal, the process of checking whether there is a key input for generating a new message storage box, and the input of the message storage box generation key is detected Receiving a name of the storage box, a corresponding calling number, and whether a predetermined function is set; creating a new message box; checking whether there is a message received from the specific calling number; and receiving a message from the specific calling number. If so, characterized in that it comprises the step of storing the received message in the message storage box.

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 the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of storing a received message in a mobile communication terminal will be described. In the following description, the message includes a short message service (SMS) message, an e-mail, a multimedia message system (MMS) message, an enhanced message service (EMS) message, and the like.

1 illustrates a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, the mobile communication terminal is a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal digital assistant (PDA), an IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000) terminal, or the like. It is meant to include all, the following description will be described with a general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, a controller (MPU: Micro-Processor Unit) 101 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice communication and data communication, and automatically stores a message received from a specific number in a corresponding storage box according to the present invention, in addition to the usual functions, and manages the message differently according to importance. Process the function to Therefore, in the following description, description regarding the processing and control of the normal control unit 101 is omitted.

The ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 stores the microcode of the program and various reference data for processing and control of the controller 101. In particular, according to the present invention, a message received from a specific number is automatically stored in a corresponding storage box, and a program for managing the message differently according to importance is stored. A random access memory (RAM) 105 is a working memory of the controller 101 and stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs. The flash ROM 107 stores various updatable storage data. In accordance with the present invention stores messages received from a particular number.

Key pad 109 is a numeric key buttons of 0-9, menu button (menu), cancel button (clear), confirmation button, call button (TALK), end button (END), Internet access button, A plurality of function keys such as navigation key (or direction key) buttons (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶) are provided, and key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user is provided to the controller 101. In particular, when the key is pressed according to the present invention generates an electrical signal for identifying the position of the key to provide to the controller 101. The display 111 displays status information generated during the operation of the portable terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 111 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The codec (Coder-Decoder) 113 connected to the control unit 101 and the speaker 117 and the microphone 115 connected to the codec 113 are voice input / output blocks used for telephony communication and voice recording. . The codec 113 converts the digital data provided from the control unit 101 into an analog voice signal and transmits it through the speaker 117, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 115 into digital data. It provides to the control unit 101.

In addition, the radio frequency unit (RF) 121 lowers the frequency of the radio frequency signal received through the antenna 123 to the baseband processor 119 and provides the baseband signal from the baseband processor 119. The frequency is raised and transmitted through the antenna 123. The baseband processor 119 processes a baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF unit 121 and the controller 101. For example, in the case of transmission, the channel coding and spreading of data to be transmitted are performed, and in the case of reception, the function of de-spreading and channel decoding of the received signal is performed. To perform.

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for creating a storage box for a specific calling number in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention and storing a message received from the specific calling number in the storing box.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 201, the controller 101 checks whether there is an input of a key for generating a new message storage box. If there is an input of a key for generating a new message box, the controller 101 proceeds to step 203 and enters an input window for inputting a name and one or more specific numbers of a message box distinguished from a general message box. It is displayed on the display 111. In this case, a function for managing the message storage box may be set. Here, the function for managing the message box includes a message content display function, a lock function, and the like on a liquid crystal display (LCD) upon receiving a text. When the lock function is set, a user can cancel the lock function. Can be set. Thereafter, the controller 101 proceeds to step 205 and checks whether an input completion key is input. If the input of the input completion key is detected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 207 to generate a corresponding message storage box. As a result, a message storage box for the specific calling number can be generated, and then a message received from the calling number can be stored and managed separately from the general message.

In step 209, the controller 101 determines whether a message is received, and determines whether the message is a message received from the specific caller ID. If the message is not received from the specific calling number, the controller 101 of the terminal performs the corresponding function. If the message is received from the specific calling number, the controller 101 proceeds to step 211. The message is stored in the message storage box generated by the specific caller ID.

In operation 213, the controller 101 checks whether the message storage box storing the message received from the specific caller number is a preset storage box to display the content of the received message on the display 111. If the storage box is not a predetermined storage box to display the contents of the message, the controller 101 proceeds to step 217 and displays only the reception of the message on the display 111. Here, when an icon is set on the display unit 111 to indicate reception of a message, the reception indication of a message received from the specific caller number may use a specific icon different from the general message.

If the bin is a preset bin to display the contents of the message, the controller 101 proceeds to step 215 and displays the reception of the message by using an icon or the like on the display unit 111 and the message. Display the contents. Then, when it is detected that the user confirms the message, the controller 101 changes the message into a stored message and removes the display of the reception display icon. Thereafter, the controller 101 ends the algorithm according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for searching for a message received in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 101 checks whether a user's key input is performed to search for a message in step 301. If there is a key input for the message search, the controller 101 proceeds to step 303 and displays a message storage list on the display 111. Here, the message storage box containing the new message among the message storage boxes displayed on the display 111 may be displayed in a different color from the other text boxes, and the user may select the message storage box to check the new message.

In step 305, the controller 101 checks whether there is a key input for selecting one of the displayed message boxes. If there is an input of a key for selecting one message box, the controller 101 proceeds to step 307 and checks whether the selected message box is a storage box that supports a lock function. In this case, when the selected message storage box is not a storage box configured to support the lock function, the controller 101 proceeds to step 317 and displays the message list of the storage box on the display 111. If the selected message storage box is set to support the lock function, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 309 and displays a password input window for inputting a password for releasing the lock function by the user. (111). Thereafter, the controller 101 checks whether the input of the password is completed in step 311. If the completion of the password input is detected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 313 and the password and user set in the specific message storage box. Check if the password entered is correct.

If the two passwords do not match, the controller 101 proceeds to step 315 and displays the pop-up window for a predetermined time on the display 111 to input again since the password input is incorrect, and returns to step 309 to display the password input window. Display. If the two passwords match, the controller 101 proceeds to step 317 and displays the message list of the message storage box selected by the user on the display 111. In step 319, the controller 101 determines whether a message to be searched is selected by a user's key manipulation. When the message to be searched is selected, the controller 101 proceeds to step 321 to display the content of the selected message on the display 111 and then ends the algorithm according to the present invention.

Here, when it is detected that the user confirms a new message, the controller 101 changes the new message into a stored message and removes the display of the message receiving icon from the display 111. Here, when a general message (referring to all messages entering a general inbox) and a message from a specific number entering a specific message box are simultaneously received, the controller 101 gives priority to a message entering the specific message box higher than a general message. If it is determined that the user has assigned the rank and the user confirms the message of the specific message storage box, the specific message reception indication icon may be changed to a general message reception indication icon.

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, the present invention generates a specific message storage box for storing and managing a message received from a specific number in the mobile communication system, thereby more conveniently storing and managing a message received from the specific number, There is an advantage to being able to set the lock only. That is, when there is a message that you want to manage in particular, there is an advantage in that it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to find and manage the message that you want to manage.
In addition, the present invention allows a user to quickly check a message received from a specific caller number specified by the user, and manages the message identified by the user separately from other messages, so that the message received from the caller number of high importance Efficient management can be achieved for.

Claims (7)

A method for receiving a message from a specific calling number in a mobile communication terminal, Checking for keystrokes to create a new message box, Generating a new message storage box by inputting a name of the message storage box, a calling number corresponding to the name of the message storage box, and whether or not to set a received message display function and a lock function; Checking whether there is a message received from the calling number; When the message is received from the caller ID, if the received message display function is set in the message storage box corresponding to the caller ID, after displaying the receipt of the message and the contents of the message, the user displays the message. If a confirmation is detected, the reception indication of the message is removed, and the received message is stored in the generated message storage box. If the locking function is set in the message storage box when retrieving the message, the lock function is released. Displaying a password input window for the method. delete The method of claim 1, And the receiving message displaying function displays on the display unit the contents of the received message along with an icon indicating receipt of the message. delete The method of claim 1, The lock function assigns a password to the message box, allows the user to input a password, and displays a message content of the message box on a display unit when the specified password matches the password input by the user. Method characterized by that. The method of claim 1, Displaying a list of message storage boxes when an input of a message search key is detected; Checking whether a password of the selected message box is set among the displayed message boxes; When a password is set in the selected storage box, receiving a password and comparing the password with the password of the storage box; And if the two passwords match, displaying the list of stored messages. The method of claim 1, The message may be a short message service (SMS) message, an e-mail, a multimedia message system (MMS) message, or an enhanced message service (EMS) message.

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