KR101676798B1 - Electronic Device, Method Of Transferring Message Of Eletronic Device, Method Of Providing User Interface Of Eletronic Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a message transmission method of an electronic apparatus and an electronic apparatus, and a method of providing a user interface of the electronic apparatus for the same. According to the present invention, a new concept of transmitting a message to a specific place can be introduced, and a user can specify a receiver side of a message based only on place-related information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, a method of transmitting a message of the electronic device, and a method of providing a user interface of the electronic device.

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a message to an electronic device and an electronic device for transmitting a message to a specific place, and a method for providing a user interface for the electronic device.

Various electronic apparatuses such as computer terminals and mobile phones provide a function of transmitting messages in various formats.

When a user desires to transmit a message in a specific format, the user must input information on the receiving side to receive the message in a format required by the specific format.

For example, if a user wishes to send an email, the recipient's email address must be entered. However, if the user does not remember or can not obtain the e-mail address, it may happen that the user can not transmit the e-mail to be transmitted.

Therefore, it is necessary to introduce a new conceptual message that allows the user to specify the receiver side of the message using information that is easy to remember in daily life.

An object of the present invention is to provide a message transmission method of an electronic device and an electronic device for transmitting a message to a specific place, and a method of providing a user interface of the electronic device for the message transmission method.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not to be construed as limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It will be possible.

An electronic apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a wireless communication unit; And a controller for receiving information related to the place and transmitting a message requesting a specific operation to the receiver corresponding to the place related information to the receiver through the wireless communication unit.

An electronic apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a display unit displaying a map; And a control unit for providing the display unit with a menu window including a menu item corresponding to a function of transmitting a message to a receiver corresponding to the specific position when a specific position is selected on the map, (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), IM (Instant Message), and E-mail (E-mail).

A message transmission method of an electronic device according to a third aspect of the present invention includes: receiving information related to a place; And transmitting a message requesting a specific operation to a receiving side corresponding to the place related information to the receiving side.

A method of providing a user interface of an electronic device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes: displaying a map; Receiving a selection signal for a particular location on the map; And a menu item corresponding to a function of transmitting a message to a receiver corresponding to the selected specific position.

According to the present invention, there is provided a message transmission method of an electronic apparatus and an electronic apparatus, and a method of providing a user interface of an electronic apparatus for the same.

According to the present invention, a new concept of transmitting a message to a specific place and a transmission method thereof can be introduced.

Further, according to the present invention, a user can transmit a desired message by inputting information related to a place, which is generally easy to memorize, to the receiving side without inputting the message receiving side according to the conventional method.

In addition, according to the present invention, a message requesting a specific operation can be transmitted to a receiver corresponding to the place-related information.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system environment to which the present invention is applied.
2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 3A.
4A and 4B are front views of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.
6 is a flowchart of a message transmission method of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of a message transmission method of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 16 are diagrams for explaining a message transmission method of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a flowchart of a method of providing a user interface of an electronic device and a method of transmitting a message of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
18 to 23 are diagrams for explaining a method for providing a user interface of an electronic device and a method for transmitting a message of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
24 is a flow diagram associated with the operation of the recipient receiving a message transmitted by various embodiments of the present invention.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system environment to which the present invention is applied.

The system environment to which the present invention is applied includes an electronic device 100 for transmitting a message according to an embodiment of the present invention, a receiving side 10 for receiving the message, a network 20, The server 30 may be configured to include a server (not shown).

The electronic device 100 can transmit a message according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described later. The electronic device 100 may be a fixed terminal 100a or a mobile terminal 100b.

Examples of the electronic device 100 include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP) .

The receiving side 10 may receive the message generated in the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The receiving side 10 may correspond to a unique location. The unique location may include not only a fixed location, but also a movable location. For example, a facility such as a building may have a fixed location, but a mobile terminal such as a cell phone may have a movable location.

The unique location corresponding to the reception side 10 may include at least one of coordinate information indicating a location or an area, facility information, name information representing a specific location or a specific area, and virtual location information have.

Examples of the facility information include a building, a hospital, a government office, a subway, an apartment, a department store, and the like.

Examples of the name information include a name indicating an administrative area, or a name that generally refers to a specific location or a specific area, although it is not an administrative area.

The virtual place information refers to a name which is not physically present but is referred to as a place among an unspecified multiple person or a specific plural person.

The receiving side 10 may also be a fixed terminal or a mobile terminal like the electronic device 100. For example, the receiving side 10 may include a server 10a, a notebook computer 10b, a PDA or PMP 10c, a cellular phone or smartphone 10d, a computer 10e, and the like.

The network 20 may include a mobile communication network and a wired / wireless Internet.

The server 30 is located on the network 20 and is required to transmit the message generated in the electronic device 100 to the receiving side 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described later You can do the work.

Hereinafter, as an example of the electronic device 100 related to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100b will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

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

The mobile terminal 100b includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory unit 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100b and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100b and the network in which the mobile terminal 100b is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information 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 refer to 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 management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. 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 refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may 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 broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other 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 memory unit 160.

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. 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 attached to the mobile terminal 100b. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

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.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. The location information module 115 may obtain location information using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Here, the Global Positioning System (GNSS) is a term used to describe the radionavigation satellite systems in which certain types of radionavigation receivers orbiting the Earth are transmitting reference signals that can determine their position near the surface or ground surface . The Global Positioning System (GNSS) includes Global Positioning System (GPS) in the United States, Galileo in Europe, GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satelite System) in Russia, COMPASS in China and Japan QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), which is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

As a representative example of the GNSS, the location information module 115 may be a Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to a point (object), information on a time when the distance information is measured, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated distance information, Dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to a point (object) in the three-dimensional space. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module continuously calculates the current position in real time, and calculates velocity information using the current position.

2, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 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. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

The microphone 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. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100b such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100b, the position of the mobile terminal 100b, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100b. For example, when the mobile terminal 100b is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100b. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100b is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 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).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100b. For example, in the mobile terminal 100b, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

The display unit 151 is connected to a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') having a mutual layer structure It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is wrapped by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 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 an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100b. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. Also, the sound output module 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can connect the earphone to the earphone jack 116 to hear the sound output.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100b. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to feel the tactile effect through the muscles of the user's finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100b.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 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) (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100b may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory unit 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100b. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device and transmits the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100b or data in the mobile terminal 100b is transmitted to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100b and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100b through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100b is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100b or various command signals input by the user from the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

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.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

In accordance with a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

3A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100b includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

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 unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132, the interface 170, and the like are disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100b and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. [ The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 3B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 3A.

Referring to FIG. 3B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 3A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 3A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for a call or the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 124 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. An antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 2) may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100b. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

4A and 4B, the operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described.

4A and 4B are front views of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These pieces of information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be called a so-called " soft key ".

4A shows a touch input to a soft key through a front surface of a terminal body.

The display unit 151 may operate as an entire area or may be divided into a plurality of areas and operated. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. In the input window 151b, a soft key 151c in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed is output. When the soft key 151c is touched, a number corresponding to the touched soft key is displayed on the output window 151a. When the first operation unit 131 is operated, call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

4B shows that a touch applied to the soft key is received through the rear surface of the terminal body. FIG. 4A shows a case where the terminal body is vertically arranged, and FIG. 4B shows a case where the terminal body is arranged horizontally. The display unit 151 may be configured to convert the output screen according to the arrangement direction of the terminal body.

4B shows that the text input mode is activated in the portable terminal. The display unit 151 displays an output window 135a and an input window 135b. In the input window 135b, a plurality of soft keys 135c may be arranged in which at least one of letters, symbols, and numbers are displayed. The soft keys 135c may be arranged in the form of a QWERTY key.

When the soft keys 135c are touched through the touch pad 135, characters, numbers, symbols, etc. corresponding to the touched soft keys are displayed on the output window 135a. As described above, the touch input through the touch pad 135 is advantageous in that it is possible to prevent the soft key 135c from being covered by the finger when touching, compared with the touch input through the display unit 151. [ In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 are formed to be transparent, the fingers located on the rear side of the terminal body can be visually confirmed, thereby enabling a more accurate touch input.

The display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling, as well as the input method described in the above embodiments. The user can move a cursor or a pointer located on an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, an icon or the like, by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. The one function may be, for example, activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, and the like.

The above-described proximity sensor will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 5, when a pointer such as a finger of a user approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor disposed in or near the touch screen senses the proximity sensor and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor may be configured to output different proximity signals according to a distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

The distance at which the proximity signal is output when the pointer approaches the touch screen is referred to as a detection distance. The proximity signal output from each proximity sensor is simply used by using a plurality of proximity sensors having different detection distances, The depth is known.

In FIG. 5, for example, a cross section of a touch screen having proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d ₁ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₁ or more and less than distance d ₂ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₂ or more and less than d ₃ distance, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the third proximity depth. If the pointer is located at a distance d ₃ or more on the touch screen, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity and proximity positions of the pointer to the touch screen, and perform various operation controls according to the various input signals.

The mobile terminal 100b described with reference to Figs. 2 to 5 is merely an example of the electronic device 100 disclosed by the technical idea of the present invention.

The electronic device 100 disclosed by the technical idea of the present invention may include components not including some of the components of the mobile terminal 100b or components not included in the mobile terminal 100b .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the present invention, the display unit 151 is assumed to be a touch screen for convenience of explanation. As described above, the touch screen can perform both the information display function and the information input function. However, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. Also, the touch mentioned in this document can include both touch and proximity touch.

6 is a flowchart of a message transmission method of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The message transmission method of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the system environment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 and the electronic device 100. Hereinafter, the message transmission method of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the operation of the electronic device 100 for implementing the method will be described in detail with reference to the necessary drawings.

Referring to FIG. 6, the controller 180 may receive information related to a place (S100).

As described above, the location-related information may include at least one of coordinate information indicating a location or an area, facility information, name information indicating a specific location or a specific area, and virtual location information.

The controller 180 may receive the location-related information in various manners, which will be described later in various embodiments.

The control unit 180 may determine a receiving side corresponding to the place-related information input in step S100 (S110).

The memory 160 may store a database (hereinafter referred to as a "place database") that matches the place-related information and the contact information. The contact information may include at least one of a telephone number and an e-mail address. An example of the place database is shown in Fig.

For example, "Hyundai Department Store" and "admin@hdmall.com" may be matched with each other and included in the place database. For example, "LG Electronics Customer Center" and "070-1111-2222" may be matched with each other and included in the location database.

The control unit 180 may determine the receiving side corresponding to the inputted place related information by referring to the place database that matches the place related information and the contact information.

On the other hand, the determination on the receiving side may be made in the server 30 existing on the network 20, not in the electronic device 100, as will be described later.

Details of the determination by the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 or by the server 30 on the receiving side will be described later.

The control unit 180 may determine a specific operation to be requested to the receiving side corresponding to the place related information [S120].

The specific operation may include at least one of a specific action performed within the receiving side and a specific information transmission operation.

For example, when the receiver is an "A hospital" existing in a physical location, the specific operation may include an operation of registering a user of the electronic device 100 as a patient in the A hospital and / And reserving care for a user of the computer 100. The specific operation may further include an operation of returning the results of the registration operation and the reservation operation to the user of the electronic device 100. [

Also, for example, when the receiver is a " B subway station "existing in a certain physical location, the specific operation may include transmitting information on a train timetable related to the B subway station to the electronic device 100, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > user. ≪ / RTI >

Also, for example, when the receiver is a "C department store" at a certain physical location, the specific operation may be an operation of transmitting detailed information related to purchase of a specific product to the user of the electronic device 100 have. The detailed information related to the purchase of the specific commodity may include a specific location of the shop that sells the specific commodity, a discount coupon, a map of the C department store, and the like.

The controller 180 can determine the specific operation in various ways.

For example, the control unit 180 may receive the specific operation from a user through various user interfaces.

Also, for example, when the location related information is input, the controller 180 may automatically determine the specific operation to correspond to the place related information.

Meanwhile, the step S120 may be omitted. If step S120 is omitted, the determination of the specific operation can be made at the receiving side as described later.

The control unit 180 may transmit a message requesting the specific operation to the receiver (S130).

The message requesting the specific operation may further include identification information on the user of the electronic device 100 or identification information on the electronic device 100. [ For example, when the control unit 180 transmits a message requesting patient registration to the hospital A, user information of the electronic device 100 may be required.

The message requesting the specific operation may have various formats. For example, the message may include at least one of Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Instant Message (IM), and E-mail.

The controller 180 may receive a response message related to the specific operation from the receiver (S140).

For example, the electronic device 100 may receive a response message from the A hospital indicating that the patient registration and the treatment reservation have been completed.

For example, the electronic device 100 can receive information on a train timetable from the B subway station.

Also, for example, the electronic device 100 may receive detailed information related to purchase of a specific commodity from the C department store.

Hereinafter, embodiments in which the message transmission method of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above is specifically implemented and examples of realizing the user interface providing method related thereto will be described in detail.

7 is a flowchart of a message transmission method of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 8 to 16 are diagrams for explaining a message transmission method of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The message transmission method of the electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the system environment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 and the electronic device 100. Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a message of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention and an operation of the electronic device 100 for implementing the same will be described in detail with reference to necessary drawings.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 may display a message creating screen for providing a receiving side input area on the display unit 151 (S200).

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the message creation screen for providing the reception-side input area 41. FIG. The message creation screen shown in Fig. 8 can be provided by the e-mail client, in which an e-mail client stored in the memory 160 is activated as a screen for creating e-mail.

8 may include a message sender input area 40, a reception side input area 41, a title input area 42, and a text input area 43. The message input screen shown in FIG.

Also, the message creation screen may provide various function icons (44, 45, 46).

A user of the electronic device 100 can input caller information through the message sender input area 40. [ The control unit 180 may automatically display the caller information in the message sender input area 40 as it enters the message creation screen.

The receiving-side input area 41 is an area in which the user of the electronic device 100 can input contact information of the other party to which the message is to be transmitted.

According to the related art, a user can input the email address of the other party to the receiving side input area 41 to specify the party to which the message is to be transmitted.

On the other hand, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the user can specify the other party to which the message is to be transmitted by inputting the above-mentioned place-related information into the receiving-side input area 41. [

For example, referring to FIG. 8, the user can input place information called "Hyundai Department Store" 50 in the reception side input area 41. [

The "Hyundai Department Store" 50 may have its own physical location. In addition, the "Hyundai Department Store" 50 may include means or terminals capable of communicating with the electronic device 100 by wire and / or wireless. The means or terminal capable of communicating by wire or wireless may be various electronic apparatuses such as the server 10a and the computer 10e as described above with reference to Fig.

The user may input the place-related information through the reception-side input area 41 in a variety of ways other than that shown in FIG.

9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining another example in which the user inputs the place-related information in the message creation screen.

For example, referring to FIG. 9A, the user inputs only "Hyundai," which is a part of the "Hyundai Department Store" 50, and touches the search icon 47 provided on the message creation screen The control unit 180 may provide the screen shown in FIG. 9B.

The control unit 180 may provide the display unit 151 with a list 51 of place related information starting with "modern" or containing "modern ", as shown in FIG. 9B.

The user can input his / her desired place information by selecting the desired "Hyundai Department Store" 50 among the list 51 of the place related information provided on the screen of Fig. 9B.

9A and 9B, reference numeral 48 denotes a cursor for indicating an input waiting state.

In order for the user to input the place-related information in the manner shown in Figs. 9A and 9B, the electronic device 100 must be able to temporarily or permanently secure the place database described in the first embodiment of the present invention do.

To this end, the memory 160 may store the location database or the controller 180 may use a keyword ("modern" in FIGS. 9A and 9B) through an appropriate module included in the wireless communication unit 110 It is possible to search the place database existing outside.

The place database necessary for the implementation of the method shown in Figs. 9A and 9B may exist in the form of matching the place-related information and the contact information as described in the first embodiment of the present invention, But may exist in a form including the place-related information excluding the contact information.

The user of the electronic device 100 can input the title of the message through the title input area 42 and input the contents of the message through the text input area 43. [

For example, referring to FIG. 8, the user can input the title of the message "handbag" in the title input area 42 and input his / her desired content in the text input area 43. [

In this manner, the control unit 180 can receive the place-related information through the receiving-side input area 41 (S210).

If the location related information is input, the controller 180 may determine whether there is a location database including the inputted location related information (S220).

The location database may be stored in the memory 160 or may be external to the electronic device 100, as described above.

Here, as described in the first embodiment of the present invention, the location database may have a form in which the location-related information is matched with the contact information.

If the location database exists in the electronic device 100, the control unit 180 may determine that the location database exists.

Also, even if the location database is present outside, the controller 180 may be connected to the location database through the wireless communication unit 110 (the wired communication unit when the electronic device 100 is connected to the network 20 by wire) The control unit 180 can determine that the location database exists even if all or part of the location database can be acquired.

If it is determined in step S220 that the location database is present, the controller 180 refers to the location database and receives a message based on the contact information matched with the inputted location related information The receiving side can be determined (S230).

8, when the "Hyundai Department Store" 50 is input through the reception-side input area 41 on the e-mail creation screen, the control unit 180 reads out, The e-mail address matching the "Hyundai Department Store" 50 can be determined to the receiving side to receive the e-mail.

The control unit 180 may receive a specific operation to be requested to the receiver through a message to be transmitted to the receiver (S240).

Since the detailed features related to the specific operation are the same as those described in the first embodiment of the present invention, further detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the input of the specific operation will be described.

Referring to FIG. 10, the message creation screen (here, an email creation screen) may provide an operation input area 53 for receiving the specific operation.

The user can input the "goods information" 40 through the operation input area 53 as shown in Fig. The specific operation requested by the "product information" 40 is a request to transmit information on a specific product that can be extracted from the title of the message or the content of the message, .

That is, the receiving side receives the message and recognizes that the user of the electronic device 100 requests the transmission of information on the specific product through the "product information" 40 included in the received message can do. In Fig. 10, the object of the "goods information" 40 is "handbag ".

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may provide a user interface that allows the user to easily input or select a specific operation desired by the user, using a database stored in the memory 160 or obtainable from the outside, have.

11A to 11D are diagrams illustrating examples in which a user interface for inputting or selecting a specific operation is provided.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the control unit 180 may provide a search icon 55 for searching for a specific operation. When the user selects the search icon 55, the search screen of the specific operation as shown in FIG. 11B can be entered.

The search screen of the specific operation may have various screen configurations. For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the search screen of the specific operation may be composed of various taps 56 and 57. FIG.

The first tab 56 provides a list of general specific actions and the second tab 57 may provide a list of specific actions associated with the "department store ".

The reason that the second tab 57 includes a list of specific operations related to the "department store" is that the "Hyundai department store" 50 is input through the reception-side input area 41.

That is, the control unit 180 may provide a specific operation list related to the specific place information input through the reception-side input area 40 on the search screen of the specific operation.

As shown in Fig. 11B, the user can select the above-mentioned "goods information" 54 as a specific operation desired by the user.

11C and 11D show an example in which the user selects the second tab 57 associated with the "Hyundai Department Store" 50 and selects the "goods information" 54.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can replace the input of the specific operation with the title of the message or the contents of the message, even if the user does not directly input the specific operation. In this case, the control unit 180 may not provide the operation input area 53 shown in FIG.

For example, referring to FIG. 8, since the control unit 180 inputs a product called "handbag" 60 and 61 through the title input area 42 and / or the body input area 43, Quot; handbag ". < / RTI >

Meanwhile, in performing step S240, the controller 180 not automatically receives the specific operation from the user, but automatically determines a predetermined operation corresponding to the inputted location-related information It is possible.

For example, when the "B subway station" is entered as the place-related information, the control unit 180 transmits the information related to the "B subway station" Can be determined by operation.

For example, when the "A hospital" is entered as the place-related information, the control unit 180 registers the user of the electronic device 100 as a patient in the "A hospital" Can be determined by operation.

Meanwhile, the step S240 may be omitted. At this time, the control unit 180 may perform step S250 described below without receiving or determining the specific operation.

The case where the message transmitted in the following step S250 does not include information on the specific operation will be described later with reference to Fig.

The control unit 180 may transmit a message requesting the specific operation to the receiver (S250).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S220 that the location database does not exist, the control unit 180 may perform steps S240 through S250 without determining the receiving side.

At this time, the message transmitted in step S250 includes the place-related information input in step S210.

The message including the place-related information is transmitted to the server 30 existing on the network 20.

The server 30 stores the location database, and searches the contact information matching the place-related information using the place-related information included in the message transmitted from the electronic device 100 as a search keyword can do.

The server 30 may transmit the message received from the electronic device 100 to a receiver desired by the user of the electronic device 100 based on the searched contact information.

Fig. 12 shows an example of the above-described place database. As described above, the location database may have a structure that matches location information L with various contact information E, P1, and P2.

As shown in FIG. 12, the various contact information may include an e-mail address E, a wired or internet telephone number P1, a mobile communication telephone number P2, and the like.

Also, as described above, the location database may be stored in the memory 160 of the electronic device 100, stored in the server 30, or stored in another server As shown in FIG.

Although the e-mail has been mainly described in the embodiments described above, it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The message may have various formats, as described above. Fig. 13 shows an example of an SMS creation screen.

13 may include a message sender input area 40a, a reception-side input area 41a, and a content input area 43a, similar to the email creation screen shown in Fig. 8 have.

The SMS creation screen may also provide a search icon 47a that performs the same function as the search icon 47 provided on the email creation screen.

The user can input the place-related information 50a through the SMS creation screen shown in Fig. 13 as in the case of the e-mail creation screen.

In addition, the SMS creation screen may provide various function icons 44a, 45a, and 46a.

The control unit 180 may receive a response message related to the specific operation from the receiver (S260).

14 shows an example of a response e-mail received from the "Hyundai Department Store" 50 for e-mails created through Figs. 8 to 11D and transmitted to the "Hyundai Department Store"

Referring to FIG. 14, the response e-mail may include a sender display area 63, a title display area 64, and a body display area 65.

As shown in Fig. 14, the response e-mail includes detailed merchandise information about the "handbag" 60 and 61 requested by the user of the electronic device 100. [

In this way, the user inputs information related to the specific place and transmits the message, and the message can be delivered to the receiver corresponding to the specific place inputted by the user.

Therefore, according to the technical idea of the present invention, a new concept of message creation and transmission scheme that a user sends a message to a specific place becomes possible.

Figs. 15A to 15C are diagrams for explaining messages 70, 71, and 72 that can be transmitted to various places in the manner described through the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 16 is a diagram for explaining the concept that the messages 70, 71 and 72 shown in Figs. 15A to 15C are transmitted to specific places.

15A and 16, the electronic device 100 may transmit a message 70 requesting at least one of a patient registration, a medical appointment, and a hospital introduction to a first location L1, (50c).

15B and 16, the electronic device 100 transmits a message 71 requesting at least one operation of transmission of a timetable and transfer of parking lot information to a second location L2, And can be transmitted to the subway 50d.

Referring to FIGS. 15C and 16, the electronic device 100 transmits a message 72 requesting at least one of a certificate issuance, a job registration, and a transmission of location information to a third location L3, To the viewer 50e.

Here, the user does not need to directly enter the email address or telephone number of the hospital 50c, the subway 50d or the city hall 50e, but can also access the hospital 50c, the subway 50d or the city hall 50e, He or she can transmit a desired message to the hospital 50c by inputting only the place or the name corresponding thereto.

17 is a flowchart of a method of providing a user interface of an electronic device and a method of transmitting a message of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 18 to 23 are diagrams for explaining a method for providing a user interface of an electronic device and a method for transmitting a message of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

A method of providing a user interface of an electronic device and a method of transmitting an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the system environment and the electronic device 100 described with reference to Figs. Hereinafter, a method for providing a user interface of an electronic device, a method for transmitting a message of an electronic device, and an operation of the electronic device 100 for implementing the method will be described in detail with reference to necessary drawings .

Referring to FIG. 17, the controller 180 may display a map on the display unit 151 (S300).

The control unit 180 may receive a selection signal for a specific position included in the map (S310).

FIG. 18 shows an example of a screen in which steps S300 and S310 are performed. Referring to FIG. 18, the user can select a specific position 75 on the map displayed on the display unit 151. [0064] FIG.

When the specific position 75 is selected in step S310, the controller 180 transmits a menu item (hereinafter referred to as a "message transmission menu") corresponding to the function of transmitting a message to the receiver corresponding to the specific position 75, (S320). ≪ / RTI >

19 to 21 show examples of various user interfaces provided according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, the controller 180 may provide a first menu window 80 including a first message transmission menu 80a when the specific location 75 is selected.

By selecting the first message transmission menu 80a, the user can select a predetermined format among various message formats (e.g., SMS, MMS, e-mail, IM) A message of a format that can be received can be transmitted.

20, when the specific location 75 is selected, the controller 180 transmits a second message transmission menu 80b, a third message transmission menu 80c, and a fourth message transmission menu 80d, And a second menu window 81 including the second menu window.

The second menu window 81 may provide the second to fourth message transmission menus 80b, 80c and 80d corresponding to different message formats, respectively, as shown in FIG.

The various message formats provided by the second menu window 81 may also be provided in the structure of the first menu window 80 shown in FIG.

21, when the first message transmission menu 80a included in the first menu window 80 is selected, the controller 180 transmits the second message transmission menu 80b, Menu submenu 82 including the third message transmission menu 80c and the fourth message transmission menu 80d.

The user can transmit a message in a format corresponding to the selected message transmission menu to the receiver corresponding to the specific location 75 by selecting a desired message transmission menu.

The control unit 180 determines whether the message transmission menu is selected through the menu window 80, 81 or 82. If the message transmission menu 80a, 80b, 80c, or 80d is selected, It is possible to determine whether the currently set message transmission mode is the automatic mode or the manual mode [S340].

If the message transmission mode is the manual mode, the controller 180 may provide a message creation screen (S350).

The message creation screen is a screen for creating a message in a format corresponding to a message transmission menu selected by the user through the various user interfaces described above.

For example, assume that the user selects the first message transmission menu 80a in Fig. At this time, if the e-mail is preset or the receiver corresponding to the specific location 75 can receive the e-mail, the control unit 180 can enter the e-mail creation screen described in the second embodiment of the present invention have.

For example, when the user selects the third message transmission menu 80c in FIG. 20 or FIG. 21, the controller 180 may enter the SMS creation screen described above with reference to FIG.

If the message creation screen is provided, the control unit 180 may send a message having the same technical characteristics as the second embodiment of the present invention to the specific location To the receiving side corresponding to the receiving terminal 75 (S360).

If the message transmission mode is the automatic mode, the controller 180 does not enter the message creation screen, and transmits a message including the preset information to the specific position 75 To the receiving side (S360).

As described above, the predetermined information includes identification information on the user of the electronic device 100 and / or identification information on the electronic device 100, And information regarding a specific operation to be requested.

Here, the control unit 180 may provide a user interface (see Figs. 11B to 11D) for selecting the specific operation in both the automatic mode and the manual mode.

After transmitting the message, the controller 180 may receive a response message as described in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the controller 180 may provide layered detailed information about a location corresponding to a specific location (or location related information). The user can select the detail information of the specific layer among the layered detailed information.

The controller 180 may determine the detailed information of the selected layer as the final location related information and transmit the message according to the technical idea of the present invention to the receiver corresponding to the final location related information.

Figures 22 and 23 illustrate examples of providing layered detail information about the place.

Referring to FIG. 22, when the specific location 75 is selected in FIG. 18, the control unit 180 determines whether or not the layered detailed place information 84 about the selected specific location 75 and the corresponding selectable check The screen including the box 85 can be entered. The user can select a detailed place of the detailed place information 84 to which the user wants to transmit the message.

23, when the specific position 75 is selected in FIG. 18, the controller 180 determines whether the layered detailed place information 84a related to the selected specific position 75 and the selectable And a pop-up window 87 including a check box 85b.

In FIG. 23, the user can select a detailed place in which he or she wishes to transmit a message and select a message transmission icon 88.

24 is a flow diagram associated with the operation of the recipient receiving a message transmitted by various embodiments of the present invention.

The technical features related to the operation of the receiving side have been described in connection with the various embodiments described above and will be briefly described herein.

Referring to FIG. 24, the receiving side receives the message generated and transmitted according to the technical idea of the present invention from the electronic device 100 (S400).

The receiving side can acquire the sender information of the received message (S410). The sender information of the message may include at least one of information on the user of the electronic device 100 and information capable of identifying the electronic device 100. [

The receiving end may determine whether the received message includes information on a specific operation (S420).

As a result of the determination in step S420, if the received message includes information on a specific operation, the receiver can perform a specific operation included in the message [S430].

If it is determined in step S420 that the received message does not include information on a specific operation, the receiver may perform a preset default operation (S440).

Then, the receiver can transmit a reply message to the electronic device 100 that has transmitted the received message (S450).

The method of providing a user interface of an electronic device and the method of transmitting an electronic device according to the present invention may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

The method for providing a user interface of an electronic device and the method for transmitting a message of an electronic device according to the present invention can be executed through software. When executed in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD 占 ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk, The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings. In addition, the embodiments described in this document can be applied to not only the present invention, but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

100: Electronic device 10: Receiving side
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Claims (20)

A wireless communication unit;
A memory for storing a database that matches location information and contact information;
Determining a receiving side based on the contact information matched with the inputted place related information based on the database when the location related information is input to the receiving side input area, and transmitting, to the receiving side, To the receiving side
An electronic device containing. The method of claim 1,
(SMS), a Short Message Service (SMS), a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), an Instant Message (IM), and an e-mail. 3. The method according to claim 2,
A specific action within the receiving side, and a transfer operation of specific information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
Coordinate information indicating a location or area, facility information, name information representing a specific location or a specific area, and virtual location information. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a display unit,
Wherein the control unit displays a message creating screen for providing a receiving side input area on the display unit and receives the place related information through the receiving side input area. 6. The apparatus of claim 5,
Providing a list of the place-related information, and receiving the place-related information by selecting the place-related information from the list provided. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a display unit,
Wherein the control unit displays a map on the display unit and receives the selected specific position as the place related information when receiving a selection signal for a specific position included in the displayed map. device. 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
And provides the layered detailed information about a location corresponding to the selected specific location, and when the detailed information of the layer among the layered detailed information is selected, the selected detailed information is input as the location related information Electronics. delete delete delete 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit automatically receives the specific operation or automatically determines the predetermined operation corresponding to the inputted place-related information. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12,
Providing a list including at least one specific action corresponding to the input place information, and determining a specific action selected from the list as the specific action requested by the message. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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