KR101608668B1 - Method and apparatus for inputting of receiver information of character message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a recipient information input method and apparatus for inputting recipient information intuitively and conveniently to a recipient information by automatically inputting recipient information in response to selection of an item when transmitting a text message in a portable terminal, A method of inputting a recipient information when transmitting a text message comprises the steps of extracting and displaying a set number of items in response to a recipient information input request and calling recipient information linked to an item selected from the items, , And inputting the called recipient information into the recipient information input field.

Text message, recipient information, phone number, phone book, item

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inputting a recipient information of a text message,

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting a text message, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for inputting a recipient information of a text message in order to intuitively and conveniently input information of a receiver in transmitting a text message in a portable terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone has a function of transmitting and receiving a text message in addition to a voice communication function as a basic communication function. The text message transmission / reception function is known as a message service because it can exchange short and long sentences between portable terminals without additional equipment. The message service includes a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an e-mail service.

Recently, as the spread of mobile terminals has spread rapidly, the number of users using message service has been rapidly increasing. The message service can be used repeatedly to transmit messages even if the use of the service is simple, the delivery of the contents is quick, and the voice communication is impossible. Thus, the message service is firmly established as one of the communication means that is comparable to the current voice communication.

On the other hand, when the user wants to transmit a text message to at least one other party, the user directly inputs the recipient name or the group name stored in the phone book on the recipient telephone number input screen, or selects the recipient by searching, The recipient information of the other party to be transmitted can be set.

However, the majority of the users of the portable terminal often use the specific recipient information. Therefore, since the desired recipient information is input each time when the recipient information of the text message is inputted, or the recipient is selected by the search, there are inconveniences that the user has to go through various steps of the input procedure. In particular, in the case of inputting the recipient information by search, it is necessary to check detailed information one by one because the storage number or information of the phone numbers stored in the phone book can not be confirmed at one time, or it is troublesome to select after checking by using the direction key Follow.

Also, when a text message is transmitted to the other party having the recent call history, the user must input the receiver information for the corresponding party or search for the recipient information of the other party as described above. This has a problem in that a lot of time is wasted in inputting recipient information.

Accordingly, a method for inputting recipient information of a text message more intuitively and conveniently and a user interface (UI) for this purpose are required.

 It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved user interface for inputting recipient information of a text message in a portable terminal.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for enabling recipient information to be input more easily and intuitively in a mobile terminal when transmitting a text message.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing upper information corresponding to a set number of recent call history information when a text message is transmitted and for easily inputting the receiver information by selecting the upper information .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing a predetermined number of items preset by a user when transmitting a text message, And to provide a method and apparatus for inputting recipient information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for inputting a recipient information when a text message is transmitted, the method comprising the steps of: extracting and displaying a set number of items in response to a recipient information input request; Calling recipient information linked to an item selected from among the items, and inputting the called recipient information into a recipient information input field.

In order to achieve the above objects, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays a screen according to a text message creation mode in an idle state, and when a recipient information input request occurs, an item having a predetermined number of items A display unit for displaying a receiver information input window composed of a display field and a receiver information input field to which receiver information is inputted; a display unit for storing setting information related to inputting receiver information according to item selection, A memory unit for storing a book, a recipient information corresponding to a selected item among a predetermined number of items of the item display field from the phonebook, and inputting the called recipient information into the recipient information input window And a control unit.

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for inputting recipient information of a text message proposed in the present invention, it is possible to intuitively and easily input recipient information to be input when transmitting a text message.

In addition, according to the present invention, a user can easily input recipient information frequently used in transmitting a text message through item selection provided in a recipient information input window without a separate search or selection procedure. In addition, according to the present invention, recipient information according to recent call history can be easily input through item selection provided in a recipient information input window without a separate search or selection procedure when a text message is transmitted.

According to the present invention, recipient information inputted when transmitting a text message can be inputted directly by a procedure of selecting an intuitive item. Accordingly, the convenience of the user in accordance with the input of the recipient information of the text message can be increased.

It goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to all fields for inputting recipient information such as data transmission as well as a text message. Accordingly, in the process of searching for another initial portable terminal such as short-distance wireless communication and establishing a connection, information of other portable terminals may be provided as an item according to the application of the present invention, and connection with a specific portable terminal may be easily performed It is possible to apply it to various application fields.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

The present invention relates to an improved user interface (UI) for inputting recipient information of a text message in a portable terminal, and a method and apparatus for inputting recipient information of a text message using the UI. Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, an item which can directly call recipient information registered in a phone book is provided to a recipient information input window. The recipient information is information registered in advance in the phone book, and can be registered by user setting.

The item provides a function to call recipient information linked to the item from the phonebook and automatically input the recipient information into the recipient information input field. The recipient information may include at least one telephone number for the recipient corresponding to the item, an electronic mail address for the recipient, and the like.

When the item is selected by the user, the portable terminal retrieves and calls at least one recipient information linked to the item, and automatically registers the called recipient information in the recipient information input field. The item may be configured according to the user setting among the information according to the recipient information or the recent call history frequently used by the user.

That is, the present invention can be defined as a function for enabling a text message to be directly transmitted to recipient information corresponding to an item selected by a user. In order to implement the function of the present invention, the user sets an item extraction method to be described later, and if the item extraction method is a designation mode described later, the phone book can set an item to be displayed in the designation mode in advance.

According to the function of the present invention, the user can more intuitively and easily input recipient information frequently used in text message transmission or recipient information in recent call history.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a text message can be exchanged between at least one other portable terminal and a short message / long message, and corresponds to a general message service. The message service applied in the present invention includes a message service such as SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), and E-mail. That is, the mobile terminal may include all types of message services available in the mobile terminal. In the embodiment of the present invention, the recipient information may indicate at least one of the telephone number of the receiving portable terminal and the recipient's e-mail address.

Hereinafter, the user interface provided in the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding screen embodiment, and the detailed operation performed by the portable terminal will be described. It should be noted, however, that the present invention is not limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

1 is a diagram illustrating a text message transmission operation performed in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal can provide a text message creation mode in response to a user request (step 101). In the text message creation mode, the user can create a text message such as inputting a text message content, attaching a file in a text message, or the like. Then, when the text message is completed, the user can input recipient information to receive the text message to be created.

Accordingly, when the portable terminal senses a request for inputting the receiver information of the user in the text message creation mode (Operation 103), the portable terminal provides a receiver information input window for inputting receiver information (operation 105). At this time, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the portable terminal can display a predetermined number of items according to the setting method in the receiver information input window.

Here, the item calls the recipient information set by the user among the information stored in the phone book of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, and displays the corresponding recipient information to be called in the recipient information input field It indicates an icon of function that can be used. That is, recipient information corresponding to a corresponding item of information stored in the phonebook may be linked to the item. The item is provided at a position where the user can easily recognize in the receiver information input window, and the user can intuitively and easily input the receiver information through the item selection. A detailed description and a screen example of the item will be described later.

Next, the portable terminal can check whether a specific item or a general input method is selected by the user among a predetermined number of the items displayed in the recipient information input window (steps 107 and 117). At this time, when a specific item is selected by the user in step 107, the portable terminal can call recipient information linked to the selected item from the phonebook and display it in the recipient information input field.

Here, the selection indicates a state in which the specific item is focused corresponding to the user's input, and when the specific item is focused, the receiver information corresponding to the specific item is displayed in the receiver information input field. Accordingly, when the focus is moved to another item, the recipient information displayed in the recipient information input field may also be changed and displayed corresponding to the focused item. Then, the recipient information of the focused item (recipient information displayed in the recipient information input field) is finally input according to the final selection input of the user with respect to the recipient information displayed in the recipient information input field. The specific operation will be described with reference to the following exemplary screens.

Next, in step 111, the portable terminal may finally input the recipient information into the recipient information input field in response to a final input request for the received personal information to be displayed in the recipient information input field.

That is, the recipient information displayed in step 109 represents recipient information corresponding to the item selected by the user in a state before the last input, and when canceling the selection of the item and selecting another item, It is also changed corresponding to the item to be changed. On the other hand, the recipient information inputted by the final input request of the user is designated by the user as the recipient and finally inputted. Even if the selection of the item is changed, the recipient information inputted in the recipient information input field is not changed Do not. At this time, when the selection of the item is changed, information on the changed item may be displayed in the next recipient information input field.

Therefore, the portable terminal can display the receiver information display in a light color in an inactive state in step 109, and the receiver information display finally input in step 111 can display an active state in a deep color.

1, if the transmission of the text message to be created is requested from the user in a state in which deactivation is performed before the receiver information is finally input, the mobile terminal transmits the text message to the receiver information To another portable terminal.

Next, the mobile terminal determines whether to request additional input of recipient information (step 113). If there is an additional input request, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 107 and performs the above-described process. The portable terminal can transmit the text message based on the recipient information inputted when the above-mentioned procedure is completed, that is, when transmission of the text message to be created is requested without further request for further input ).

Meanwhile, when a general input method is selected by the user in step 117, the portable terminal inputs recipient information by a general method (step 119), and further proceeds to step 113, have. Here, the general input method is a method in which a user places a cursor in a recipient information input field and inputs a name or a telephone number of the recipient information, or inputs the desired recipient information by calling the telephone book And so on. Such an embodiment will be described later.

In the above description, the recipient information addition input is performed after the final input of the recipient information, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can change the selected specific item to a final input state when a recipient information addition input is requested after selecting a specific item.

In the above description, the operation of inputting recipient information using an item according to an embodiment of the present invention when writing a text message in a portable terminal has been described. Hereinafter, the operation will be described in detail through screen examples corresponding to the operation of the present invention as illustrated in FIG.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating an example of a screen for inputting recipient information in a portable terminal using a button-type keypad according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B, the mobile terminal activates a text message creation mode in response to a user request, and can provide a text message input window such as a reference numeral 201.

In the screen example of the reference numeral 201, reference numeral 210 denotes a character input window for inputting contents of a text message, 220 denotes a menu soft key for selecting various options according to text message creation Reference numeral 230 denotes a confirmation soft key for entering the next step when the user inputs the contents of the text message. Reference numeral 240 denotes a button for selecting a type of a character to be input when contents of the text message are inputted Character soft key. The character type can be divided into national language, English lowercase letters, English uppercase letters, special characters, numbers, etc., and the corresponding character type can be switched by selecting the character soft key. However, the screen according to the text message creation mode of the present invention and its configuration are not necessarily limited to the above configuration.

Next, when a predetermined character is input by the user in the same state as the reference numeral 201, the portable terminal senses an input signal according to the user's character input, and in response thereto, Can be displayed on the input window 210.

Next, when the user completes the character input and selects the confirmation soft key 230 in the same state as the reference numeral 203, the mobile terminal senses the input signal of the confirmation soft key 230, It is possible to switch and provide the receiver information input window such as the code 205.

In the screen example of the reference numeral 205, reference numeral 250 denotes a caller information input field capable of inputting caller information, and reference numeral 260 denotes an item indicating an item capable of directly calling the receiver information registered in the phone book A reference numeral 265 denotes a directional soft key (e.g., an arrow) for indicating that more items are not displayed in the item display field, a reference numeral 270 denotes recipient information or user input And a recipient information input field 280 for inputting recipient information according to a search. Reference numeral 280 denotes a transmission soft key for transmitting a text message to be created, which can be generated upon switching of the recipient information input window.

When the recipient information input window is provided in response to a recipient information input request of the user, the portable terminal displays a predetermined number of items for the function of the present invention in the item display field 260, Lt; / RTI > The number of items provided through the item display field 260 may be determined according to user settings. The item display field 260 may output only a part of the items set as frequently used contacts because of the size restriction. For example, the portable terminal can display only three items out of the ten items in the item display field 260. At this time, the user can change the item displayed in the item display field 260 by inputting the left direction key signal while selecting the leftmost item, similarly, when the rightmost item is selected, You can change the item by entering a signal. The direction softkey 265 may generate an item change signal to be displayed on the left and right sides of the item indicator 260 and display other items that are not displayed in the item display field, . Also, if there is no item in the direction of movement of at least one of the left and right sides, the direction softkey 265 located in the corresponding direction may be inactivated to be dimmed or not displayed. A detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to the reference numerals 208 and 210.

In addition, although reference numeral 205 in the embodiment of the present invention has three item providing and one row of item display fields 260 as examples, it is also possible to display three or more items in two or more columns in the item display field 260 Of course). In the embodiment of the present invention, three items are displayed in the item display field 260 as a representative example.

The item provided in the item display field 260 may be provided in one of two modes according to a setting method. The two modes include a call history mode in which the latest upper information among the information transmitted or received by referring to the recent call details is extracted and provided corresponding to the number of items to be set, And designation mode to designate.

In the call history mode, the mobile terminal searches for a call history in which communication has recently been performed at the time of providing the receiver information input window. And extracts information corresponding to the latest upper part of the call history and generates and provides an item in which a link for calling recipient information corresponding to information to be extracted is set. At this time, when the portable terminal extracts information corresponding to the latest upper level, the portable terminal can extract information corresponding to the set number of items from the information existing at the highest level. If one recipient information is repeated in the recent call history list, only one of the repeated recipient information can be extracted, and the next higher receiver information can be extracted and provided. That is, different recipient information is extracted from the top in correspondence with the item set number.

Here, the item may be provided in the form of an icon. The icon may be an icon using the image of the recipient registered in the recipient information. Or if there is no image registered in the recipient information, the name (or nickname) of the recipient registered in the recipient information may be an icon for generating an icon form.

Meanwhile, the call history mode may be subdivided into a calling mode, a calling mode, a receiving mode, and a message mode. The calling mode is a mode for searching for a call log of all communications recently performed in the mobile terminal and extracting upper receiver information. In the calling mode, the call log of an outgoing communication recently performed by the mobile terminal is searched for, Wherein the receiving mode is a mode for extracting higher-order recipient information by performing a limited retrieval of a call record of a recent communication carried out in the portable terminal, and the message mode is a mode for extracting recipient information of The mode is a mode for retrieving the upper receiver information by performing a limited search on the message record in which the transmission / reception has been performed recently. At this time, it is also possible to set the above-mentioned mode by distinguishing the received message record from the outgoing message record in the message mode.

The number of recipient information extracted in each mode corresponds to the number of items to be set. That is, the receiver information can be extracted corresponding to the number of items sequentially set from the highest-ranked recipient information among the recipient information.

Here, when providing a recipient information input window such as the reference numeral 205, the first field of the recipient information input field 270 is activated (cursor position, etc.) so that recipient information can be input. However, when the recipient information input window is provided according to the setting method, a specific item of the item display field 260 is differentiated (highlighted by highlighting or the like), and the recipient information corresponding to the specific item is displayed And may be displayed in the field 270. That is, the portable terminal can display a receiver information input window such as reference numeral 207 when the confirmation soft key 230 is selected at 203.

Next, in the same state as the reference numeral 205, the user can change the activation state from the recipient information input field 270 to the item display field 260 by operating an arrow key or the like. That is, when the portable terminal senses an activation movement instruction to the item display field 260 in the recipient information input field 270, the portable terminal displays the item display field 260 in response to the movement instruction, The presently selected item can be differentiated and displayed. The selection of the item may be preferentially designated to the first item of the items in the item display field 260 in response to the movement instruction, and differentiating and displaying the activation of the item according to the item designation .

In addition, the portable terminal may display recipient information corresponding to the selected item in the recipient information input field 270. [ At this time, the portable terminal can call recipient information corresponding to the selected item from a phonebook registered in advance in the storage unit, and display the recipient information in the recipient information input field 270.

Also, when the specific item in the item display field 260 is designated according to the user's selection, the portable terminal displays the specific item And may adaptively display the recipient information in the recipient information input field 270. [ That is, when the right direction key signal is input in the same state as the reference numeral 207, the portable terminal moves the highlight of the item display field 260 to the right item (Kim, Sam-sung) as indicated by reference numeral 209, And display the recipient information in the recipient information input field 270. At this time, the portable terminal can display the receiver information in a deactivated state (blurred).

Meanwhile, when a signal for moving the highlight to the left is input as indicated by reference numerals 208 and 210 in a state where the leftmost item is selected as indicated by reference numeral 207, the mobile terminal displays the item display field 260, Can be changed. At this time, the portable terminal may change the items one by one like the reference numeral 208 or change the items by the screen units (for example, three) as indicated by the reference numeral 210. At this time, recipient information is changed and displayed in the recipient information input field 270 corresponding to the item movement. Similarly, the portable terminal can change and display the item when the right direction key signal is input while the rightmost item is highlighted. At this time, at least one of the directional soft keys 265 located on the left and right sides of the item display field 260 may be inactivated (light color) if the item is not present in the moving direction, and may be displayed or removed.

Next, the mobile terminal can transmit a previously generated text message using the selected recipient information, such as 207 to 210, when the transmission soft key 280 is input. That is, if there is an input of the transmission soft key 280 requesting transmission of a text message while the receiver information is displayed in the deactivated state before the receiver information is finally input, the portable terminal transmits a text message based on the receiver information .

Also, as indicated by reference numeral 207 and indicated by reference numeral 211, when there is a final selection input for the currently activated item in the item display field 260, the portable terminal displays the recipient information input field 270 ) Of the recipient information. At this time, the final selection input of the user can be performed through soft key input such as reference numeral 290 in the screen example of the reference numeral 207. That is, the reference numeral 290 may be generated when a focus item is selected for a specific item in the item display field 260 in the recipient information input window, and the receiver information corresponding to the item to be focused And a number input soft key 290 for final input. In FIG. 2, the number input soft key 290 performs only a final input function, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the number input soft key 290 according to the present invention may further include a recipient addition input function. In other words, when the number input soft key 290 is input, the portable terminal displays the receiver information displayed in the inactive state (light color) in an activated state (dark color) to perform a final input function, And then perform a recipient addition function for moving the cursor to the next row.

The portable terminal can display the receiver information display for the corresponding item focused by the user, such as reference numerals 207 and 209, in a deactivated state with a light color, The recipient information display for the corresponding item can be displayed in the activated state with a deep color. The recipient information displayed in the light color may be changed according to movement between items in the item display field 260. When the cursor is moved from the item display field 260 to the recipient information input field 270, Recipient information displayed in light color in the information input field 270 can be removed.

On the other hand, the receiver information displayed in the dark color by the final input selection by the user does not change with respect to the movement between the items in the item display field 260, and the receiver information corresponding to the item selected in accordance with the movement between items May be displayed in the next column of the recipient information input field 270. For example, after the final input of the receiver information "sister" of the specific item designated by reference numeral 207 and reference numeral 211, as indicated by reference numeral 213, When the focus is designated, the portable terminal maintains the receiver information of the "sister" as it is, and calls the recipient information corresponding to the other item in the second column of the receiver information input field 270 to indicate it.

When the focus is moved from the item display field 260 to the recipient information input field 270, the portable terminal moves the cursor to the first column of the recipient information input field 270 to which the recipient information corresponding to the item is finally input The cursor can be moved to the second column of the recipient information input field 270 without moving the cursor. An example of this is shown at 215. Alternatively, the portable terminal of the present invention moves the cursor to the first column as indicated by reference numeral 214 when the focus is moved from the item display field 260 to the receiver information input field 270, and when the lower direction key signal is input again, The cursor can be moved to the second row as shown in FIG. This is to allow the last entered recipient information (sister) to be deleted or changed. That is, in a state where the cursor is positioned in the first column, the receiver information finally input in the first column can be changed or deleted using a cancel key or the like.

Meanwhile, if there is an input of a transmission soft key 280 requesting transmission of a text message while the receiver information is finally input and displayed as indicated by reference numeral 211, The text message can be transmitted based on the recipient information. Also, if there is an input of the transmission soft key 280 for requesting the transmission of a text message in a state where the receiver information (sister-in-law) and the inactivated recipient information It is possible to broadcast a text message to the receiver of "sister" and "Kim Sam-sung"

Next, in the present invention, recipient information may be input by item selection as described above, and recipient information may be designated by general search or direct input. An example of this is shown at reference numeral 215 and reference numeral 217.

That is, in the state of the reference numeral 211 or the reference numeral 213, the user can transmit a movement command for activating the recipient information input field 270 in the item display field 260 through manipulation of a direction key or the like. In response, the portable terminal maintains the first column of the recipient information input field 270 in which the receiver information "sister" of the finally input item is entered, as indicated by reference numeral 215, The corresponding cursor can be positioned to activate the recipient information input field 270. At this time, the character soft key 240 which can select the character type by omitting the display of the number input soft key 290 can be alternatively displayed. Then, as indicated by reference numeral 217, receiver information "Hong Kil Dong" input corresponding to the user's search or direct input may be displayed in the second column. At this time, the portable terminal outputs a third column for inputting new receiver information, such as 219, when the downward direction key signal is inputted at 217, and moves the cursor to the third column. When the recipient information is added as described above, the size of the recipient information input field is reduced at 219, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention maintains the size of the recipient information input field and scrolls the recipient information input field corresponding to the addition of the recipient information. That is, the first column can be removed from the display, and only the second column and the third column can be output.

On the other hand, if there is an input of the transmission soft key 280 requesting transmission of a text message while the receiver information (sister who entered last) 217 and the retrieved / directly inputted recipient information The portable terminal can broadcast a text message to the receiver of "sister" and "Hong Kil-dong" based on the receiver information.

As described above, the recipient information input of the present invention can be input by item selection as described above. Also, a plurality of receiver information can be inputted by selecting a plurality of items when broadcasting. In addition, the recipient information can be input by the input by the item selection and by the user's search or direct input. In this case, an example in which a plurality of recipient information is inputted by inputting the recipient information by item selection or by direct input has been described.

However, it is needless to say that it is possible to input at least one recipient information by search or direct input, or to input recipient information by selecting an item again after inputting recipient information by the search or direct input. Such an example is shown at reference numeral 205, reference numeral 221, reference numeral 223, and reference numeral 225. Reference numeral 205 and reference numerals 221 to 225 correspond to the recipient information input operation described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The operation of inputting the receiver information in the portable terminal using the button-type keypad has been described above. Hereinafter, an operation of inputting recipient information in a portable terminal using a touch will be described.

2C and 2D are diagrams illustrating exemplary screen operations for entering recipient information in a mobile terminal including a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2C and 2D, the mobile terminal activates a text message creation mode in response to a user request, and can provide a text message input window, such as 231. FIG.

Reference numeral 210 denotes a character input window for inputting the contents of the text message. Reference numeral 230 denotes a confirmation window for entering the next step when the user inputs the contents of the text message. Soft key. However, the screen according to the text message creating mode of the present invention and its configuration are not necessarily limited to the above-mentioned reference numeral 231. [

Next, when a touch event occurs in the character input window 210 by the user in the same state as the reference numeral 231, the portable terminal outputs a virtual keypad for inputting a character of the user as indicated by reference numeral 233, A character can be displayed on the character input window 210 according to an input signal of the character input window 210. [ The virtual keypad may be a variety of methods such as a qwerty method, a skypeed method, a handwriting input method, and the like.

Next, in the same state as the reference numeral 233, when the user completes the character input and touches the confirmation soft key 230, the portable terminal can display a receiver information input window such as reference numeral 235. [

In the screen example of the reference numeral 235, reference numeral 250 denotes a caller information input field for inputting caller information, and reference numeral 260 denotes an item for displaying an item capable of directly calling the receiver information registered in the phone book A reference numeral 265 denotes a direction soft key to which an item that is not displayed in the item display field is present and to which a function for moving the item is linked and a reference numeral 270 denotes a recipient information Or a recipient information input field for inputting recipient information according to user input / search, reference numeral 272 denotes a recipient information input field, located at the right of the recipient information input field, and sets recipient information through a general search in the recipient information input field And a reference numeral 280 denotes a search menu soft key for switching the recipient information input window switching It can be generated, and shows a transfer software key for transmitting a text message writing.

As described above, the item display field 260 can output only a part of predetermined items due to the size restriction of the display unit. For example, the portable terminal can display only three items among the preset 10 items in the item display field 260. [ At this time, the user can select the items displayed on the left and right sides of the item display field 260 Directional softkey 265 to change the item displayed in the item display field 260. [0053] FIG. In the example of FIG. 235, three items are displayed in one line in the item display field 260. However, the item display field 260 may include a plurality of items in two or more columns . In the embodiment of the present invention, three items are displayed in the item display field 260 as a representative example.

The mobile terminal can change an item displayed in the item display field 260 when the direction soft key 265 located on the left or right side is touched. At this time, the mobile terminal may move the item one by one as shown by reference numeral 243, or may move an item on a screen unit (for example, three) as shown by reference numeral 245 to change an item displayed in the item display field 260. At this time, recipient information is changed and displayed in the recipient information input field 270 corresponding to the item movement. Reference numerals 241 to 245 illustrate examples in which the direction soft key 265 located on the left side is touched. Meanwhile, the direction soft key 265 may deactivate or remove the direction direction soft key 265 when there is no item in the moving direction of at least one of the left and right sides.

In the above description, the items of the item display field 260 are moved or changed in units of one screen when the direction soft key 265 is touched. However, the present invention is not limited thereto . That is, the item display field 260 displays the currently selected item at a center, displays the previous and next items on the left and right sides of the selected current item smaller than the current item, And may be provided in the form of a user interface that allows a previous item, a present item, and a next item to be rotated to change a center item.

When the user touches the specific item in the state of 235, the mobile terminal can display recipient information corresponding to the touched item in the reception field 231. [ To this end, the portable terminal can call recipient information corresponding to the selected item from a phone book registered in advance in the storage unit. An example of this is shown at 237. That is, when the user touches the 'sister' item in the item display field 260 as indicated by reference numeral 237, a sister is displayed in the first column (hereinafter referred to as the first receiver information input field) of the receiver information input field 270 . After inputting the recipient information, the portable terminal can generate and output a second column (hereinafter referred to as a second recipient information input field) for inputting other recipient information in the recipient information input field 270. At this time, a search menu soft key 272 located on the right side of the first recipient information input field and activating a general search menu includes a delete menu soft key for deleting the recipient information input in the first recipient information input field 273). A detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to reference numerals 261 and 263.

Also, when the user touches another item in the item display field 260 as indicated by reference numeral 237 in the same state as the reference numeral 237, the portable terminal calls recipient information corresponding to the item, 2 receiver information input field. As described above, the mobile terminal can generate and output a third column (hereinafter referred to as a third receiver information input field) for inputting another receiver information. In this manner, the user can add the recipient information input field 270 in a horizontal direction when a message is to be transmitted to a plurality of recipients. At this time, if the mobile terminal can not display all of the recipients in the recipient information input field, the mobile terminal can move the upper recipient information to the upper part so as not to be displayed on the screen. At this time, the upper receiver information is not actually removed but is removed only on the screen.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, recipient information may be input by item selection as described above, and recipient information may be designated by general search or direct input. These examples are shown at 251 to 253. That is, when the user touches the third receiver information input field as indicated by reference numeral 251 in the state of the reference numeral 239, the portable terminal uses the virtual keypad to transmit the receiver information to the user You can output a screen that you can input directly. Thereafter, as indicated by reference numeral 255, receiver information "jane" input corresponding to the direct input of the user may be input to the third receiver information input field. At this time, the portable terminal may further output a fourth column for inputting new recipient information to the recipient information input field 270, and position the cursor in the fourth column. Meanwhile, although not shown in FIGs. 2C and 2D, the search menu soft key 272 located on the right side of the recipient information input field 270 may be touched to add recipient information by general search. That is, the user can touch the search menu soft key 272 to input recipient information using a general search method such as a call record, a message transmission / reception record, and the like. Meanwhile, in the state 239, when the user touches the delete menu soft key 273 displayed on the right side of the second receiver information input field, the portable terminal enters the second receiver information input field It is possible to delete the inputted recipient information and display only one recipient information as indicated by reference numeral 263. [ Then, when the user touches the transmission soft key 280 after completing the recipient setting using the above-described various methods, the portable terminal can transmit the pre-written character to at least one recipient input in the recipient information input field 270 .

In the above description, the user touches the item to input recipient information, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can input recipient information by dragging and dropping a specific item located in the item display field into the recipient information input field. Alternatively, the present invention can input a plurality of recipient information at a time by simultaneously touching a plurality of items. Alternatively, in the case where the item display field is composed of a plurality of rows and columns, when the user draws a closed curve, an item included in the closed curve is checked, and an item included in the closed curve is input to the recipient information input field 270 .

In the above description, the operation of inputting recipient information using an item according to an embodiment of the present invention when writing a text message in a portable terminal has been described. Next, a detailed control operation of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 1 to 2D will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed operation of inputting recipient information of a text message in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the portable terminal can provide a text message creation mode in response to a user request (step 301). Then, when the text message is completed, the user can input recipient information to receive the text message to be created.

Accordingly, when the portable terminal senses a user's request to input recipient information in the text message creation mode (step 303), the portable terminal provides a recipient information input window for inputting recipient information. At this time, the portable terminal can determine the setting method according to the item display (step 305). That is, the portable terminal can determine whether or not there is an item preset by the user.

As a result of the determination, if the set item exists, that is, if the setting method is the designated mode, the portable terminal extracts an item preset by the user and displays the extracted item in the item display field. As a result of the determination, if the set item does not exist, that is, if the setting mode is the call history mode, the portable terminal retrieves the call history and extracts the latest recipient information (step 309). Then, the portable terminal generates an item based on the extracted recipient information, and displays some items in an item display field (step 311).

Next, in step 313, the portable terminal can check the user's receiver information input after displaying the item according to the setting method. That is, the portable terminal can confirm whether a specific item is selected by the user.

At this time, if the user senses the selection of a specific item, the portable terminal calls the recipient information of the selected specific item and displays the called recipient information to be called in the recipient information input field in step 315. Then, the portable terminal can determine whether there is a final input request of recipient information to be displayed in the recipient information input field (step 317).

When there is a final input request for the recipient information of the specific item to be selected, the portable terminal finally inputs the recipient information into the recipient information input field in step 319. If it is determined in step 315 that a request to move to a different item from the specific item is detected in step 319, the portable terminal moves the focus of the specific item to the other item in response to the user's movement signal, The other item is selected and activated (step 331). Then, the portable terminal calls recipient information corresponding to the other item, displays corresponding recipient information to be called in the recipient information input field (step 315), and performs the above-described process.

Next, in step 321, the portable terminal can confirm whether or not further input of other recipient information is performed after the recipient information is finally input. At this time, if there is an additional input for the other recipient information, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 331 and can perform the recipient information input procedure according to the item selection described above. At this time, the mobile terminal may move the cursor to the next column of the receiver information input field to display the receiver information added to the next column to input the receiver information to be added.

Next, in step 323, the portable terminal can determine whether there is a transmission request for a text message that is completed by inputting the recipient information. At this time, if the mobile terminal detects a request to transmit a text message, the mobile terminal can transmit the text message based on at least one recipient information input in the above-described procedure (step 325). The text message transmission may be either transmission by one recipient information or broadcast transmission by a plurality of recipient information.

On the other hand, if the user does not select a specific item in step 313, the mobile terminal can perform a corresponding operation according to a user request (step 327). Here, the corresponding operation may be performed by inputting recipient information by a direct input method of a user or inputting recipient information by a phone book searching method.

In step 323, if there is no request for transmitting the text message, the portable terminal can perform a corresponding operation according to a user request (step 327). Here, the corresponding operation may be performed by terminating the recipient information input procedure as described above and performing a corresponding operation such as modification of a text message, termination of text message creation, provisional storage, or setting various options for transmission of a text message .

In the foregoing, the receiver information input operation according to the text message transmission according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, an operation of registering an item for inputting recipient information of the present invention will be described.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for setting an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, FIG. 4 illustrates an editing procedure for a specific item in the text message creating mode. However, since the present invention is not necessarily limited to the contents described in FIG. 4, it is possible to perform the editing of the item by entering the item editing mode through the menu entry procedure, It should be noted that the present invention can be applied to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4, the portable terminal can provide a recipient information input window of a text message creation mode, such as 401, as described in the description with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

In the same state as the reference numeral 401, the user can edit the currently focused item 410 using a menu soft key or the like. Then, in response to the user's item editing request, the portable terminal sets the currently focused item 410 to the editing state and provides a phone book list for editing the item 410. This screen example is shown at 403.

As indicated by reference numeral 403, the portable terminal may display a screen showing a phone book list in response to the user request. At this time, the screen of the reference numeral 403 may be variously provided according to the form of the portable terminal. In the configuration of the reference numeral 403, an information field 420 indicating the number of recipient information included in the entire list of phonebooks, a representative telephone number of the recipient information when the specific recipient information is focused, A search field 430 for searching specific recipient information from a list of the recipient information items, and an item field 440 for displaying recipient information items in the phone book list.

Next, in the same state as the reference numeral 403, the user can select a specific recipient item (Kanana) from the phone book list by an operation such as a direction key or a touch event. At this time, the specific recipient item (Kanara) is directly selected by the user by way of the directional key operation, the touch of the area in which the specific recipient item (Kanara) is displayed, or by the search using the search field 430 You can also choose.

Then, in response to the selection of the recipient item (GANA), the portable terminal indicates that the recipient item (GANA) is focused through a notation such as highlight, as shown in reference numeral 405, and the information field 420 ) Can display a representative telephone number corresponding to the recipient information (Kanara). In this case, the recipient item (Kanara) in FIG. 4 will be described as an example having two or more telephone numbers.

At step 405, the portable terminal can check the information set in the recipient item (Kanara) if there is a user selection (for example, an enter soft key or touch) on the recipient item to be focused . At this time, the information may include at least one telephone number corresponding to the recipient item, an e-mail address for the recipient, and the like. Accordingly, when the set information has two or more telephone numbers or a combination of a telephone number and an e-mail address, the portable terminal displays the at least two pieces of information in a pop-up window 450 ), Etc., and can wait for the user's selection. That is, the pop-up window 450 includes a plurality of information on the receiver corresponding to the item, and provides a function of selecting any one of the plurality of information (representative information). At this time, if there is one telephone number set in the recipient item (Ghana), the process of the reference numeral 407 may be omitted.

Next, the user can select a specific phone number in the same state as the reference numeral 407. Then, in response to the selection, the mobile terminal can designate the corresponding telephone number corresponding to the user selection as the representative number for the item, and check whether the image information set in the recipient item exists.

At this time, if the image information exists, the portable terminal can set the item by matching the image information with the representative number. On the other hand, if the image information does not exist, the portable terminal can set an item by matching the recipient name (or nickname) set in the recipient item (Kanara) with the representative number. An example of this screen is shown at 409.

As indicated by reference numeral 409, it can be seen that the item 410 indicated by the reference numeral 401 is changed to the item 470 according to the setting procedure described above. In addition, the mode before the editing is the text message creation mode, the receiver information input window, which is the previous state, is provided, and the edited item 470 is focused, and the receiver information In the recipient information input field 270.

Meanwhile, in the state 401, the user can delete the currently focused item 410 using the menu soft key or the like. In response to the user's item deletion request, the portable terminal may output a pop-up window 460 asking whether to delete the currently focused item 410, such as reference numeral 413. Next, when the user selects Yes in the pop-up window 460, the portable terminal can delete the focused item 410. FIG. At this time, the portable terminal can change the item 410 to an unregistered item 480 and display it, as shown in reference numeral 415. Thereafter, the user can register another item in the unregistered item 480 by using a menu soft key or the like.

In addition, examples of the mobile terminal of the present invention as described above include a mobile communication terminal including a function of creating and transmitting a character message, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a MP3 Player, a digital broadcasting player, a personal computer, a notebook, and the like, and a multimedia device and a corresponding variety of application devices. The structure of the portable terminal of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 510, an input unit 520, an audio processing unit 530, a display unit 540, a memory unit 550, (560), and the like. The memory unit 550 includes a phonebook storage area 551 and an item storage area 553. The controller 560 includes a message generator 561, an item setting unit 563, Section 565, and the like.

The wireless communication unit 510 performs communication of the portable terminal. The wireless communication unit 510 forms a communication channel with a wireless network (including a base station) to perform voice communication and data communication. The wireless communication unit 510 may include an RF (Radio Frequency) transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency of the received signal. Particularly, the wireless communication unit 510 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a text message under the control of the control unit 560. When the transmission of the text message is requested after inputting the recipient information according to the item selection, the wireless communication unit 510 generates the character (s) based on the recipient information of the recipient information input field under the control of the controller 560 Processes the transmission of the message.

The input unit 520 receives various character information, and transmits signals to the control unit 560 in connection with setting various functions and controlling functions of the portable terminal. In particular, the input unit 520 may include a touch pad or may be formed of the touch pad according to the provision of the portable terminal. Further, the input unit 520 may be any one of input means such as a touch pad, a touch screen, a keypad of a general key arrangement, a keypad of a Qwerty type, a function key set for performing a specific function, Or a combination thereof. In particular, the input unit 520 may receive an input signal for inputting the receiver information of the user and an input signal for selecting the item, and may transmit the input signal to the controller 560.

The audio processing unit 530 performs a function of reproducing an audio signal or transmitting an audio signal generated from a microphone (MIC) to the control unit 560. The audio processor 530 converts an audio signal into an audible sound through a speaker SPK and outputs the audio signal. The audio processor 530 converts an audio signal such as a voice received from the microphone MIC into data. That is, the audio processing unit 530 converts the analog voice signal input from the microphone (MIC) into a digital voice signal, converts the digital voice signal into an analog voice signal, and outputs the analog voice signal through the speaker SPK.

The display unit 540 displays screen data generated during a function of the portable terminal, displays status information such as a user's input event, operation, and key operation, and displays function setting information and the like of the portable terminal . The display unit 540 displays an input window and related screen data as shown in the above-mentioned screen example related to the creation of a text message under the control of the control unit 560, and displays various signals output from the control unit 560 Display color information visually. The screen example and the operation of the display unit 540 correspond to the above-described Figs. 1 to 4. In particular, the display unit 540 provides a recipient information input window including an item display field having a predetermined number of items in a text message creation mode and a recipient information input field to which recipient information is input. At this time, the display unit 540 may display an area in which the item display field is output (hereinafter referred to as an item display field area) and an area in which the recipient information input field is output (hereinafter, a recipient information input field area). The display unit 540 may display at least one of the displayed items by changing the other items according to an item change signal for displaying another item that is not displayed in the item display field area. For example, when the item change signal is inputted to the left side of the display unit 540, the display unit 540 removes the rightmost item on the screen, moves the other items to the right, Other items that are not displayed in the left area can be displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to changing one item when an item change signal is input. That is, the present invention can change a plurality of items, for example, an item that has been displayed in the item display field to a non-displayed item when the item change signal is input.

Also, when a plurality of pieces of recipient information are inputted and it is impossible to display all of the pieces of recipient information in the recipient information input field area, the display unit 540 removes the first-highest-ranked recipient information from the recipient information input field area, It can be displayed in the upper direction. At this time, the removed top-level information is not displayed on the screen but is not actually deleted.

The display unit 540 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD). In this case, the display unit 540 may include an LCD control unit, a memory capable of storing images, and an LCD display device. In addition, the display unit 540 may be formed as a touch screen according to the provision of the mobile terminal. The touch screen may be formed by attaching a touch panel (not shown) to the front of the display unit 540 to perform an input unit 520 function. The touch screen detects a touch by detecting a change in a physical quantity caused by a touch of a user, converts the change in physical quantity according to the touch into a touch signal, and transmits the touch signal to the controller 560. Such a touch screen includes a load partial pressure method using a pressure sensor, a metal thin wire embedding method (pressure reducing method), a resistance film method, a capacitance method, an ultrasonic wave reflection method, an optical sensor and an electromagnetic induction method. The operation principle of each of the above-described touch screens is obvious to those skilled in the art, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The memory unit 550 may include a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). The memory unit 550 may store various data generated and utilized by the portable terminal. The data includes data generated according to application execution of the mobile terminal and data of all types that can be generated using the mobile terminal or received from the outside and stored. In particular, the data may include text messages, phonebooks, and items to be transmitted and received. In addition, the data may include a user interface provided by the portable terminal and various configuration information according to the use of the portable terminal.

In particular, the memory unit 550 may store setting information related to inputting recipient information according to the set item selection of the present invention. This setting information is provided through the item display field, and is a frequently used contact, the number of all items to be registered in the item display field, the number of items to be displayed on one screen of the item display field, Setting information for a method of extracting an item to be displayed in an item display field, and the like, and the setting information may be stored in the item storage area 553. [0050] FIG. In addition, the memory unit 550 may store a phone book having at least one phone number registered by a user, and the phone book may be stored in the phone book storage area 551. [

The memory unit 550 may store an application for controlling the general operation of the portable terminal and an application for controlling the recipient information input operation according to the item selection of the present invention. Such an application may be an application corresponding to the operation of the present invention as described in Figs. 1 to 5 described above. Such an application may be stored in an application storage area (not shown) of the memory unit 550.

In addition, the memory unit 550 may include one or more buffers for temporarily storing data generated during execution of the application. Also, the memory unit 550 may be configured inside the portable terminal, or may be configured externally such as a smart card, and may include all internal / external storage media .

The controller 560 performs overall control functions for the mobile terminal and controls signal flow between the blocks in the mobile terminal. The controller 560 controls the signal flow between each component such as the wireless communication unit 510, the input unit 520, the audio processing unit 530, the display unit 540, and the memory unit 550, . The control unit 560 may include a data processor including a CODEC for the mobile communication service of the portable terminal and at least one MODEM.

In particular, the controller 560 provides an item display field and a recipient information input field separately in a receiver information input window according to an embodiment of the present invention. The controller 560 provides the set number of items through the item display field and controls the recipient information input operation by the item selection. The control unit 560 may extract the recipient information of the call history corresponding to the set method or provide the item based on preset receiver information extraction. The controller 560 calls recipient information linked to each item in the item display field in response to a user request and controls the operation of displaying the called recipient information in the recipient information input field. In addition, the controller 560 controls a series of operations related to setting and editing of the items of the item display field.

The control unit 560 can control the operation of the present invention as described in the description with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 described above. The above-described function control of the controller 560 may be implemented by software to process the operation of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control operation of the controller 560 will be described separately.

That is, the control unit 560 may include a message generating unit 561, an item setting unit 563, and a received information calling unit 565.

The message generator 561 processes a series of operations related to the generation of a text message of the portable terminal. When receiving a text message from the outside, the message generator 561 displays the received text message through the display unit 540 in response to a user request. The message generator 561 generates a text message created in the portable terminal. At this time, the message generator 561 generates a text message corresponding to a user input signal input in the text message creation mode, and processes transmission of the created text message based on the received recipient information.

The reception information calling unit 563 extracts the item of the present invention and displays it in the item display field in response to the user's receipt information input request. When the specific item of the item display field is selected, the reception information calling unit 563 calls the corresponding recipient information linked to the selected item from the phone book, and displays the called recipient information in the recipient information input field . The reception information calling unit 563 may adaptively call and display the corresponding recipient information corresponding to the moved and focused item when moving between the items of the item display field. The reception information calling unit 563 processes the final input of the receiver information in response to a final input request for the receiver information of the receiver information input field, and activates the next input field.

The item setting unit 565 provides a phone book list in response to an edit request for an item at a specific position of the item display field and substitutes an item of the specific position based on recipient information selected from the phone book list . Alternatively, the item setting unit 565 may delete or register an item at a specific position in the item display field. If the image information corresponding to the recipient information exists, the item setting unit 565 may process the setting of the item by matching the image information with the telephone number according to the recipient information. If there is no image information corresponding to the recipient information, the item setting unit 565 matches the recipient name (or nickname, etc.) set in the recipient information with the telephone number according to the recipient information, Can be processed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration example of the mobile terminal for convenience of explanation. However, the portable terminal of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above configuration.

Accordingly, the portable terminal of the present invention may further include configurations not mentioned above, such as a digital broadcast receiving module, a short range communication module, an internet communication module, and a camera module according to the provided mode. In addition, it is needless to say that the mobile terminal of the present invention may exclude specific blocks or replace other blocks in the above configuration according to the provision mode. Which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

For example, the portable terminal of the present invention may include a short range communication module for supporting short range wireless communication such as Bluetooth or ZigBee, and the short range communication module may be connected to another portable terminal Short-range wireless communication can be performed. In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention may include an Internet module for supporting communication using the Internet network, and the Internet module may communicate with another portable terminal and a network via the Internet under the control of the controller 560, Communication can be performed. In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention may include a broadcast receiving module for providing a function related to digital broadcasting.

In the description of the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the item is selected, the representative phone number set in the item is called and displayed in the recipient information input field. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the recipient information corresponding to the item includes a plurality of pieces of information (a combination of a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses), a pop- Window can be provided. That is, the pop-up window includes a plurality of information on the recipient corresponding to the item, and can provide a function of selecting any one of the plurality of information.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

1 is a diagram illustrating a text message transmission operation performed in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating an example of a screen for inputting recipient information in a portable terminal using a button-type keypad according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2C and FIG. 2D are diagrams illustrating screen examples of operations for inputting recipient information in a portable terminal using a touch according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a detailed operation of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention according to inputting of recipient information of a text message;

4 is a view showing an example of a screen of an item setting operation according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (24)

A method for inputting recipient information when transmitting a text message, Setting a mode of the item displayed in the item display field, Extracting and displaying items according to the set mode in response to a recipient information input request, Calling recipient information linked to an item selected from the items; Inputting the called recipient information into a recipient information input field; And finally inputting the recipient information inputted in the recipient information input field, In the final entry of the recipient information, And changing the recipient information of the recipient information input field to recipient information corresponding to the changed item when the selection of the item is changed before final input of the recipient information. The method of claim 1, The recipient information linked to the item is called from the phonebook and is automatically input into the recipient information input field. 3. The method of claim 2, Determining an item extraction method in response to the recipient information input request; Retrieving information of call history corresponding to the item extracting method; Extracting information corresponding to the latest upper information among the information of the call history by a predetermined number; And extracting and displaying the items for which a link capable of calling recipient information corresponding to the extracted information is set, and displaying the extracted items. 4. The method of claim 3, And extracting and displaying a predetermined number of items previously registered corresponding to the item extracting method, and displaying the extracted number of items. The method according to claim 1, The display process Displaying a part of the extracted items in an item display field, And changing at least one of the displayed items to another item that is not displayed in response to an item change signal input for selecting an item that is not displayed in the item display field. Way. delete The method according to claim 1, The process of finally inputting the recipient information And adding a recipient information input field for inputting other recipient information. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the recipient information linked to each item is adaptively called upon each item change and reflected in the recipient information input field in response to the item change. The method according to claim 1, When the selection of the item is changed after the last input of the recipient information, the recipient information of the recipient information input field is maintained and recipient information corresponding to the change item is input to the next column of the recipient information input field To input recipient information when transmitting a text message. 11. The method of claim 10, Further comprising the step of adaptively calling recipient information linked to each item in response to the item change whenever the item is changed and reflecting the recipient information in the second column of the recipient information input field Way. The method according to claim 1, And transmitting the text message based on the at least one recipient information input in the recipient information input field when the text message transmission is requested after receiving the recipient information according to the item selection. How to enter recipient information when sending a message. The method of claim 1, When the image information corresponding to the recipient information exists, sets the image information as an icon of the item, And if the image information corresponding to the recipient information does not exist, setting the icon as the icon of the item using the name information registered in the recipient information. In a mobile terminal, A display unit for displaying a screen in accordance with a text message creation mode and displaying a receiver information input window composed of an item display field in which items are displayed according to the set item mode and a receiver information input field in which receiver information is inputted, Wow, A memory unit for storing setting information related to entry of recipient information according to item selection and storing a phone book having at least one phone number registered in advance; A mode of the item displayed in the item display field is set, the items are extracted according to the set mode, and the extracted items are provided to the display unit, the recipient information corresponding to the selected item is called from the phonebook, And a controller for inputting the called receiver information into the receiver information input window, The control unit A receiving information calling unit for, when a specific item of the item display field is selected, calling the corresponding recipient information linked to the selected item from the phonebook and inputting the called recipient information into the recipient information input field; Providing a phone book list in response to an editing request for an item at a specific position of the item display field and replacing the item of the specific position with the item of the selected recipient information based on the recipient information selected from the phonebook list And an item setting unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, A total number of items to be registered in the item display field, a number of items to be displayed on one screen of the item display field, image information for each item registered in the item display field, recipient information corresponding to each item, And setting information for a method of extracting an item to be displayed. 15. The display device according to claim 14, Displaying only a part of the predetermined number of items in the item display field, And a direction softkey for generating an item change signal for displaying another item that is not displayed in the item display field. The display device according to claim 16, wherein the display unit Wherein at least one item displayed in the item display field is changed to the other item in response to the item change signal. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control unit When the recipient information input window is requested, separates the item display field and the recipient information input field, and controls to extract and display at least one item corresponding to the set number through the item display field . 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the controller Extracts the recipient information of the call history according to the set method to provide the item of the item display field or provides the item of the item display field based on the preset recipient information extraction. delete 15. The apparatus of claim 14, And when the item is moved between the items of the item display field, the corresponding recipient information is adaptively called and displayed corresponding to the item to be moved and focused. In response to the final input request for the recipient information of the recipient information input field, And then activates the next input field. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14, If there is image information corresponding to the recipient information, matching the image information and the representative information according to the recipient information to process setting of the item, And if the image information corresponding to the recipient information does not exist, matches the recipient name set in the recipient information with the representative information according to the recipient information to process the setting for the item. 15. The method of claim 14, And a wireless communication unit that processes the transmission of the text message based on the recipient information of the recipient information input field when transmission of the text message is requested after receiving the recipient information according to the item selection. 15. The method of claim 14, Wherein the portable terminal further comprises an input unit formed of at least one of a button type keypad, a touch pad, and a touch panel.

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