KR101405942B1 - A mobile telecommunication device and a method of message display using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal capable of displaying identification information stored in a telephone directory when a message list is displayed, and a message display method using the same.

The identification information displayed in the message list makes it easy to identify the sender or recipient, and the urgent message information can be easily identified by changing the blinking or the font.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a message display method using the mobile communication terminal,

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying identification information stored in a telephone directory when a message list is displayed, and a message display method using the same.

The mobile communication terminal has a short message transmission / reception function. Accordingly, the information of the transmitted message and the information of the received message are stored in the memory. The stored information is displayed by the user's operation. For example, when the user confirms the received message, the message content is displayed together with the message confirmation as shown in FIG. The message text also has the same color as the same font. In the message inbox, the distinction is not clear for each caller and there is no way to set an icon or font for a specific person. Therefore, it is necessary to read the reception contents to recognize the caller, so that an important message may be overlooked.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying a message list provided in a form capable of identifying a message sender or a receiver and a message display method using the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying a message list indicating that a user can easily recognize importance of a message, and a message display method using the same.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention displays a message list including a sender or a receiver identification information.

A detailed configuration of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is characterized by including a communication unit for transmitting and receiving an SMS message with an external device, a storage unit for storing a telephone directory including identification information, a short message list including the identification information, And a control unit for reading identification information corresponding to a sender or a receiver of a short message sent and received through the communication unit from the storage unit and displaying the read identification information on the display unit.

Another characteristic of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the identification information is an icon, an avatar, a photo, a text color of a text message, or a text font of a text message .

Another feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that different identification information can be set for each group or individual stored in the telephone directory.

Another feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the identification information is blinking when a priority message is received.

The mobile communication terminal and the message display method using the same according to the present invention can be expected to have the following effects.

First, it is easy to identify the sender or receiver through the identification information displayed in the message list.

Second, urgent message information can be easily identified by changing blinking or font.

Third, it is possible to change the identification information to an icon representing a specific person.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, an operation unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an A / V (Audio / Video) 150, a storage unit 160, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190. It should be noted that when the components are implemented in a practical application, two or more components may be merged into one component, or one component may be subdivided into two or more components as necessary.

The components will be discussed in turn.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114 and a GPS module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information generated by the broadcast server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast- The broadcast-related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network, in which case it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

Broadcast-related information can exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

  The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) ), Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all the broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the storage unit 160.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology. In addition, the GPS (Global Positioning System) module 115 can accurately calculate the current position according to the triangulation method by measuring the precise time and distance from three or more satellites. Currently, it is widely used to obtain distance and time information from three satellites and to correct the error with one satellite. In particular, the GPS module 115 can obtain not only the position of latitude, longitude, and altitude from the position information received from the satellites, but also accurate time together with three-dimensional velocity information.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera module 121 and a microphone module 122. The camera module 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151.

The image frame processed by the camera module 121 may be stored in the storage unit 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera module 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone module 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone module 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The operation unit 130 generates key input data that the user inputs for controlling the operation of the terminal. The operation unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile communication terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile communication terminal 100, the position of the mobile communication terminal 100, And a sensing signal for controlling the sensor. For example, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile communication terminal 100. For example, it may be a wired / wireless headset, an external charger, a wired / wireless data port, a card socket (e.g. a memory card, a SIM / UIM card), an audio I / I / O (input / output) terminals, and earphones. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile communication terminal 100 or transmits data in the mobile communication terminal 100 to an external device.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. The identification device may be connected to the terminal 100 through a port.

The A / V (Audio / Video) output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a display module 151 and an audio output module 152.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed in the mobile communication terminal 100. For example, when the mobile communication terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call is displayed. When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the displayed image or the UI or GUI is displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 13 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). There may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile communication terminal 100. For example, the mobile communication terminal 100 may include an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the storage unit 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, and the like) performed in the mobile communication terminal 100. The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

Meanwhile, although not shown, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a vibration output unit that outputs a signal in the form of vibration using a motor.

The storage unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store temporary data of input / output data (e.g., a phonebook, a message, a still image, And may perform functions for storage. In particular, the phonebook includes individual or group identification information set by the user. The identification information may be in various forms. The user can set the color, font, etc. of the icon, avatar or message text. For example, the group members of the fishing meeting are set such that the group identification information has a crucifix icon as shown in FIG. 3A. FIG. 3B shows an example in which an avatar is used for identification information, and a group member of a fishing meeting is stored using an avatar in the form of fishing. As shown in FIG. 3C,

The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) A RAM, and a ROM. Also, the mobile communication terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia playback module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia playback module 181 may be configured in hardware in the controller 180 or separately from software in the controller 180. [

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

In the foregoing, the mobile communication terminal related to the present invention has been described in terms of components according to functions. Hereinafter, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, from the viewpoint of the components according to the outward form. Hereinafter, for simplicity of explanation, a slider type mobile communication terminal will be described as an example among various types of mobile communication terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to a slider type mobile communication terminal, but can be applied to all types of mobile communication terminals including the above-mentioned types.

3 is a perspective view of an example of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. The state in which the first body 100A is disposed so as to overlap with the second body 100B may be referred to as a closed state and at least a portion of the second body 100B may be exposed One state can be called an open state.

The mobile communication terminal mainly operates in the standby mode in the closed state, but the standby mode is also released by the user's operation. The mobile communication terminal operates mainly in a communication mode in an open state, but is also switched to a standby mode by a user's operation or a predetermined period of time.

The casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) constituting the outer appearance of the first body 100A is formed by the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2. Various electronic components are embedded in the space formed by the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2.

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display module 151, the first sound output module 152-1, the first camera module 121-1, or the first operation unit (not shown) is connected to the first body 100A, specifically, the first front case 100A- 130-1 may be disposed.

The display module 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes), and the like that visually express information.

The display module 151 overlaps the touch pad in a layer structure so that the display module 151 operates as a touch screen to enable information input by a user's touch.

The first sound output module 152-1 may be implemented in the form of a speaker or the like.

The first camera module 121-1 may be adapted to capture an image or a moving image of a user or the like.

The first operation unit 130-1 receives an operation signal according to a user's intention to control the operation of the mobile communication terminal.

Like the first body 100A, the case constituting the outer appearance of the second body 100B is formed by the second front case 100B-1 and the second rear case 100B-2.

The second operation unit 130-2 may be disposed on the front face of the second body 100B, specifically, the second front case 100B-1.

The third operating unit 130-3, the microphone module 122, and the interface unit 170 may be disposed on at least one of the second front case 100B-1 and the second rear case 100B-2.

The first to third operating portions 130-1, 130-2 and 130-3 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion 130. If the operating portions 130-1, 130-2 and 130-3 are operated in a tactile manner Any way can be employed.

For example, the operation unit may be embodied by a dome switch or a touch pad capable of receiving a command or information by a push or touch operation of the user, or may be implemented by a wheel, a jog system, a joystick, or the like .

In terms of functions, the first operation unit 130-1 is for inputting commands such as start, end, and scroll, and the second operation unit 130-2 is for inputting numbers, characters, symbols, will be.

Also, the third operating unit 130-3 can operate as a hot-key for activating a special function in the portable terminal.

The microphone module 122 may be implemented in a form suitable for receiving voice, sound, etc. of the user.

The interface unit 170 is a channel through which the mobile communication terminal of the present invention can exchange data with an external device. For example, the interface unit 170 may be a wired or wireless connection terminal for connecting to an earphone, a port for short-range communication, for example, an IrDA port, a Bluetooth port, and a power supply terminal for supplying power to a wireless LAN port or the like.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile communication terminal is mounted on the second rear case 100B-2.

The power supply unit 190 may be detachably coupled to a rechargeable battery, for example, for charging.

4 is a rear perspective view of the mobile communication terminal of FIG.

The second camera module 121-2 may be further mounted on the rear surface of the second rear case 100B-2 of the second body 100B. The second camera module 121-2 has a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the first camera module 121-1 (see Fig. 2), and may have different pixels from the first camera module 121-1 (see Fig. 2).

For example, the first camera module 121-1 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and transmit the face to the other party, and the second camera module 121-2 has a general object It is often desirable to have a high pixel.

A flash 121-3 and a mirror 121-4 may be further disposed adjacent to the second camera module 121-2. The flash 121-3 illuminates the subject toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the second camera module 121-2. The mirror 121-4 allows the user to illuminate the user's face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the second camera module 121-2.

The second sound output module 152-2 may be additionally disposed in the second rear case 100B-2.

The second sound output module 152-2 may implement the stereo function together with the first sound output section 152-1 (see FIG. 3), and may be used for talking in the speakerphone mode.

On one side of the second rear case 100B-2, a broadcast signal reception antenna 111-1 may be arranged in addition to an antenna for communication. The antenna 111-1 can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the second body 100B.

A part of the slide module 100C that slidably connects the first body 100A and the second body 100B is disposed on the first rear case 100A-2 side of the first body 100A.

The other part of the slide module 100C may be disposed on the second front case 100B-1 side of the second body 100B and may not be exposed to the outside as in this figure.

In the above description, the second camera module 121-2 and the like are disposed on the second body 100B, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, at least two of the configurations 111-1, 121-2 to 121-3, and 152-2 described as being arranged in the second rear case 100B-2, such as the second camera module 121-2, It is also possible that at least one is mounted on the first body 100A, mainly the first rear case 100A-2. In such a case, there is an advantage that the structures disposed in the first rear case 100A-2 in the closed state are protected by the second body 100B. Further, even if the second camera module 121-2 is not separately provided, the first camera module 121-1 is rotatably formed so that the second camera module 121-2 can be photographed up to the photographing direction of the second camera module 121-2 It is possible.

In particular, the phonebook includes individual or group identification information set by the user. The identification information may be in various forms. The user can set the color, font, etc. of the icon, avatar or message text. For example, the group members of a fishing meeting are set to have group identification information as shown in FIG. 5A. In the case of discriminating individuals or groups by differentiating icons, an appropriate icon is selected from among a plurality of icons displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 5B. Of course, the icon data may be provided at the time of production, and may be provided from an external device via infrared communication, a method of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, or wireless Internet.

When an individual or a group is identified as an avatar, it can be set as shown in FIG. 5C. Of course, in order to select an avatar, a screen as shown in FIG. 5D must be provided, and the data may be stored in the terminal or provided from the outside as in the case of the icon.

As another example, the identification item can be set by changing the color or font of the text displayed in the message list. That is, as shown in FIG. 5E, the color of the text may be set in the identification item, or the font of the text may be set in various forms by individual or group as shown in FIG. 5F.

On the other hand, the priority of the message can be set. This is to prevent missed important messages from occurring. That is, as shown in FIG. 5G, the priority order is set in the order of upper, middle, and lower, so that a message having a higher priority can be identified.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of received messages according to an embodiment of the present invention. The features of the present invention for identifying a caller through a message list are well illustrated. That is, an icon set for each caller or a group to which the caller belongs is displayed together with a part of the message content as shown in the message list.

On the other hand, when the priority is set as described with reference to FIG. 5G, the identification item may be blinking as shown in FIG. That is, in the case of a message having a high priority, it blinks conspicuously so as to show a difference from other messages. Such a function can be useful when it is necessary to receive an important message from a group member to which it belongs.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of received messages according to another embodiment of the present invention. And the message contents are displayed using different fonts. That is, a message list in the case where the members of the group "A" are set to be displayed by using different fonts, such as "Newspaper" for the group "B", "Crawler" for the group members of the group "B" Lt; / RTI >

Although not shown, the case where the "avatar" is set as the identification item is similar to the example of FIG. 6, and the case where the color of "text" is set as the identification item will be displayed in a form similar to the example of FIG. That is, an avatar corresponding to the sender or recipient of each message is displayed in the message list, or the color of the message is displayed according to the information set for each individual or group.

Identification items may be set redundantly as needed. For example, the identification items of the "alphabet" group and the "abc" amount belonging to the same group may be represented differently. That is, a color or a font of a text may be mixed with an icon or an avatar, or a color and a font of a text may be mixed. If the "abc" and "abc" quantities belong to the group "A", the avatars set in the group "A" are displayed the same and the message text colors may be displayed differently or displayed in different fonts have. Even if you do not use icons or avatars, you may use the same font but display different colors of text. As described above, the identification items may be set individually or in combination for each group or each individual.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a message according to the present invention. The user confirms a text message sending box or a receiving box stored in the terminal as needed. For example, if you select Inbox to view messages stored in the Inbox, information about the currently received message is displayed. For example, the number of received characters, the number of received voice, the number of received shot mail, and the like are displayed. Since the form varies depending on the type of terminal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted from the description of the present invention (S910).

If the portion indicated by the received character item is selected, the control unit first reads the short message list information stored in the memory (S920).

Next, the identification information set in the sender of the message received from the telephone directory stored in the memory is read (S930).

The message list including the identification information of the sender of the received short message is displayed on the screen as illustrated in FIGS. Accordingly, the user can easily recognize the sender of each message through the message list, and the message having priority can be prevented by blinking (S940).

1 is an illustration of a message receiving list according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an external perspective view of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 3. FIG.

5A to 5G are exemplary diagrams showing telephone directory settings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of received messages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of received messages according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a list of received messages according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a message according to the present invention.

Claims (9)

A communication unit for transmitting and receiving an SMS message with an external device; A storage unit in which a telephone directory containing identification information is stored; A display unit for displaying a list of short messages including the identification information on a screen; And The control unit controls the display unit to read identification information corresponding to a sender or a receiver of a short message sent and received through the communication unit from the storage unit and to display the identification information of the short message including the priority information among the short messages in the list And a control unit for controlling the information to be displayed by blinking the information. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information is one of an icon, an avatar, a photo, a text color of a text message, or a text font of a text message. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information can be set as different identification information for each group stored in the telephone directory. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information can be set to different identification information for each individual stored in the phone book. delete delete Reading short message list information from a memory; Reading identification information set in a telephone number from a memory; Displaying a list of short messages containing identification information of a sender or a receiver of the transmitted or received short message on a screen; And And blinking identification information of a short message including priority information among the short messages in the list and displaying the blinking message. delete delete

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