KR102466055B1 - Relationship-based address book management method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing an address book, and the method for managing a category-based address book according to the present invention includes a first storing step of storing text data in an address book, which is one of storage spaces in a portable terminal; a search step in which a control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input to the input unit; an additional search step of searching for syllables present among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllables based on the matched syllables in the search step; and a display step of displaying the syllables searched in the search step and the syllables searched in the additional search step together on an output unit.

Description

Category-based address book management method and apparatus {Relationship-based address book management method}

The present invention relates to an address book management method, and more particularly, to a category-based address book management method.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] With technological development, users of portable terminals such as smart phones are explosively increasing, and users' usage time of portable terminals is also gradually increasing. Accordingly, personal social relationships increasingly depend on the address book stored in the portable terminal.

Existing general portable terminals display contacts, addresses, names, and group information in alphabetical order or in order of designated numbers in the address book. There is a problem that grows proportionally.

Patent Document 1 extracts identification information for a second user from the first user's address book data in order to easily and effectively manage address book data stored in a mobile communication terminal, and then searches for the second user's address book data based on this. , After checking whether the first user is registered in the address book data of the second user, if the first user is registered in the address book of the second user, by setting and managing the first user and the second user as an acquaintance relationship , Even if the personal information of an acquaintance related to himself/herself is changed, there is no need to manually register it one by one, and a technique for automatically receiving notification of the changed information is disclosed.

However, even if the technology disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is used, there is a problem in that the user's effort to find a contact registered in the address book increases in proportion to the information and amount of the address book.

In Patent Document 2, by automatically creating a group by referring to the address book of other users containing user information, a conventional user must manually set the required group name and edit the user information that is not grouped in the address book. A technique capable of solving the point is disclosed.

However, even if the technology disclosed in Patent Literature 2 is used, there is still a problem in that the user's effort to find a contact registered in the address book increases in proportion to the information and amount of the address book.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0775567 (2007.11.05.) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0033491 (2013.04.04.)

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is that even if the number of contacts registered in the address book of a portable terminal increases, a user can efficiently find a desired contact. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for managing a category-based address book.

A category-based address book management method according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem includes a first storage step of storing text data in an address book, which is one of storage spaces in a portable terminal; a search step in which a control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input to the input unit; an additional search step of searching for syllables present among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllables based on the matched syllables in the search step; and a display step of displaying the syllables searched in the search step and the syllables searched in the additional search step together on an output unit.

In addition, the category-based address book management method according to the present invention further includes a second storing step of storing text data in a notepad, which is one of the storage spaces in the portable terminal, after the first storing step, and in the searching step, The control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book and the notepad based on a search word input through the input unit, and in the additional search step, based on the matched syllable in the search step It may be configured to search for syllables present among the syllables before or after the spaced syllables in the matched syllables.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to the present invention, based on the matched syllable in the search step among the syllables searched in the additional search step, the previous syllable spaced from the matched syllable is moved to the back of the matched syllable, and the output unit It can be configured to display on.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to the present invention, based on the matched syllables in the search step, if there are a plurality of syllables before or after syllables spaced out from the matched syllables, all of the searched syllables before or after syllables are output to the output unit. However, after determining the order of the retrieved syllables or syllables according to the intimacy index based on the number of inputs of the search word, the order may be displayed on the output unit.

An apparatus for managing a category-based address book according to the present invention for achieving the technical problem as described above includes an input unit configured to enable input by a user; a storage unit including an address book in which text data input through the input unit is stored; a control unit that searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input through the input unit; An output unit for displaying the searched syllable, wherein the control unit additionally searches for a syllable existing among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllable based on the matched syllable, and compares the searched syllable with the additional syllable. There is a technical feature in displaying the searched syllables together on the output unit.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to the present invention, the storage unit further includes a memo pad, and the control unit selects syllables matching the search word among text data input to the address book and the memo pad based on a search word input through the input unit. It can be configured to search.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to the present invention, the control unit moves the previous syllable spaced from the matched syllable to the back of the matched syllable based on the matched syllable among the additionally searched syllables, and displays them on the output unit. can be configured.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllable based on the matched syllable, all of the searched syllables before or after are displayed on the output unit, After ranking the searched syllables or syllables according to an intimacy index based on the number of inputs of the search word, the searched syllables may be displayed in the order of output on the output unit.

The category-based address book management method according to the present invention has an effect of enabling a user to efficiently find a desired contact even if the number of contacts registered in the address book of a portable terminal increases.

1 and 2 are flowcharts of a category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for managing a category-based address book according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a configuration diagram of a storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 and 6 are screens of an output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention

In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be applied with various changes and can have various forms, so specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to a specific disclosed form, and it should be understood that the present invention includes all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle. Other expressions describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "directly between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", etc., should be interpreted similarly.

Terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "having" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, but one or more other features or numbers However, it should be understood that it does not preclude the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

1 and 2 are flowcharts of a category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a category-based address book management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A configuration diagram of a storage unit according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are screens of an output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first storage step (S10) of storing text data in an address book 210, which is one of storage spaces in a portable terminal; A search step (S20) in which the control unit 300 searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input through the input unit; An additional search step (S30) of searching for a syllable existing among the syllables before or after the spaced syllables in the matched syllable based on the syllables matched in the search step (S30); and a display step (S40) of displaying the syllables found in the search step and the syllables searched in the additional search step together on the output unit 400.

Prior to a detailed description of a method for managing a category-based address book according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 2, an apparatus for managing a category-based address book according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented to allow input by a user. an input unit 100; a storage unit 200 including an address book 210 in which text data input through the input unit 100 is stored; a control unit 300 that searches for syllables matching the search word among text data input to the address book 210 based on a search word input through the input unit 200; It can be confirmed that it is configured to include; an output unit 400 for displaying the searched syllables.

The first storage step (S10) is a step of storing text data in the address book 210, which is one of the storage spaces in the portable terminal. For example, text data may be stored in the address book 210 in a manner in which a user registers a contact in the address book 210 through the input unit 100 of the portable terminal.

For reference, in the present invention, text data means data including letters and numbers.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , "Taihan Electric Wire's general manager Gil-dong Hong's device technical team" may be stored in the address book 210, and the contact information may be stored as "010-1111-1111". And it can be saved as "Hanyang University Gis mold and metal products" in the memo pad 220.

In this first storage step (S10), it may be implemented to enable registration of emoticons, and it may be implemented to enable classification of categories with the emoticons. For example, emoticons in the form of codes are registered in FIG. 4 . However, the emoticon itself may be input into the input unit 100 to be searchable.

Also, if necessary, categories may be grouped based on emoticons, and search results may be displayed on the output unit 400 .

The category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a second storage step (S15). The second saving step (S15) is a step of storing text data in the memo pad 220, which is one of the storage spaces in the portable terminal, after the first saving step (S10).

That is, in the present invention, the user can be implemented to input text data into the address book 210 as well as the notepad 220, and the notepad 220 is a lower interface in the address book 210 as shown in FIG. 4. It can be implemented, and it can be implemented as an independent type of interface as needed.

The search step (S20) is a step in which the control unit 300 searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data stored in the address book 210 based on a search word input through the input unit 100.

The search step (S20) may basically be implemented to search for a syllable matching the search word among text data stored in the address book 210, and may also be implemented to search text data stored in the memo pad 220.

For example, when the search word input to the input unit 100 is "electrical department", the controller 300 first searches for "electrical department", which is the same syllable as "electrical department". In this case, text data stored in the address book 210 may be basically searched first, and text data stored in the memo pad 220 may be searched in the following order.

The additional search step (S30) is a step of searching for a syllable existing among the syllables before or after the matched syllable in the matched syllable based on the matched syllable in the search step (S20).

The display step (S40) is a step of displaying the syllables retrieved in the search step (S20) and the syllables retrieved in the additional search step (S30) together on the output unit 400.

Describing the operation of steps S20 to S40 in detail by way of example, as shown in FIG. 5 , when the search term input to the input unit 100 is “electric department”, all syllables spaced from the same syllable “electric department” or It is possible to search for syllables that exist among the following syllables.

And referring to FIG. 6, a number of search results of “Department of Electrical Engineering” were retrieved and displayed through the output unit 400. It can be confirmed that "Emeritus Professor" is also displayed through the output unit 400 . In addition, in the case of YK1 Director Lee Sam-sa, it can be confirmed that the former syllable of "Electric Department", "Kwangwoon University", and the latter syllable, "88 class number" are displayed through the output unit 400.

As such, in the present invention, based on the search word, the syllables before and after the search word are searched together and displayed in the output unit 400, which recognizes the input text separated by spaces, that is, one syllable, as one category, and the search word The operation of displaying the adjacent syllables (categories) matching with the output unit 400 at the same time is performed.

In the category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user inputs a search word into the input unit 100 to search the address book 210, not only the address book 210 but also the notepad 220 is searched together, Not only the contacts stored in the address book 210 including the matched search word are displayed on the output unit 400, but also the syllables before or after the matched search word are displayed on the output unit 400, so that the user's intended contact is The possibility of being displayed on the output unit 400 can be further increased.

Therefore, the category-based address book management method according to the present invention has the effect of efficiently finding a desired contact even if the number of contacts registered in the address book of the portable terminal increases.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, among the syllables searched in the additional search step (S30), based on the matched syllables in the search step (S20), all syllables spaced from the matched syllables are matched. It may be configured to move to the back of the syllable and display it on the output unit.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, based on the matched syllables in the search step (S20), when there are a plurality of syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllables, the searched syllables before or after syllables are found. All syllables can be displayed in the output section.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, after ranking the searched syllables or syllables according to an intimacy index based on the number of times a search word is entered into the input unit 100, the output unit is ranked according to the prior syllables. (400).

For example, if the search word 'Hong Gil-dong' is searched 100 times, the search word 'Kim Cheol-soo' is searched 50 times, and the search word 'Kim Young-hee' is searched 10 times in the input unit 100, the syllable 'Hong Gil-dong' has 100 points. An intimacy index may be assigned, an intimacy index of 50 points may be assigned to the syllable 'Kim Cheol-soo', and an intimacy index of 10 points may be assigned to the syllable 'Kim Young-hee'. The intimacy index given in this way may be configured to be displayed on the output unit 400 in a higher order.

In addition, in the present invention, the intimacy index may be assigned to all text data in units of syllables.

In the present invention, based on the matched syllables in the search step (S20), when there are a plurality of syllables before or after syllables spaced out from the matched syllables, all of the searched syllables before or after syllables can be displayed on the output unit 400. , At this time, the contact information with the highest sum of intimacy indices assigned to each syllable may be located at the top, and the contact with the lowest sum of intimacy indices assigned to each syllable may be located at the bottom.

As described above, an apparatus for managing a category-based address book according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 100 configured to enable input by a user; a storage unit 200 including an address book 210 in which text data input through the input unit 100 is stored; a control unit 300 that searches for syllables matching the search word among text data input to the address book 210 based on a search word input through the input unit 100; and an output unit 400 displaying the searched syllable, wherein the control unit 300 adds a syllable existing among the preceding syllables or the following syllables spaced from the matched syllable based on the matched syllable. It may be configured to search and display the searched syllable and the additionally searched syllable on the output unit 400 together.

The input unit 100 is a component implemented to allow input through a portable terminal, and may be implemented in a screen touch method in the case of a smart phone.

The storage unit 200 basically includes an address book 210 and may include a memo pad 220 as needed. Text data input through the input unit 100 is stored in the address book 210 , and text data input through the input unit 100 may also be stored in the memo pad 220 . The memo pad 220 may be implemented as a separate independent interface, but may also be implemented as a lower interface of the address book 210 if necessary.

In the present invention, the storage unit 200 means a component for storing contact-related data, and does not mean only a physical memory.

The control unit 300 is a component that searches for syllables matching the search word among text data input to the address book 210 based on a search word input through the input unit 100, and the matched syllables based on the matched syllables. An operation may be performed to additionally search for syllables existing among syllables before or after syllables spaced in , and to display the searched syllable and the additionally searched syllable together on the output unit 400 .

The output unit 400 is a component for displaying the searched syllables, and may be implemented in various types of displays. A touch screen screen of a smartphone may be the output unit 400.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 300 controls the search word and text data input to the address book 210 and the memo pad 200 based on the search word input to the input unit 100. You can search for matching syllables.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 300 moves the previous syllable spaced from the matched syllable to the back of the matched syllable based on the matched syllable among the additionally searched syllables. It can be configured to display on the output unit.

In addition, in the category-based address book management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, based on a syllable matched with a search word input through the input unit 100, when there are a plurality of syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllable, All syllables or subsequent syllables can be displayed on the output.

In addition, in the category-based address book management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, after ranking the searched syllables or syllables according to an intimacy index based on the number of times a search word is entered into the input unit 100, the output unit is ranked according to the prior syllables. (400).

Embodiments of the subject matter and functional operations described herein may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, computer software or firmware embodied in tangible form, computer hardware, including the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents, or combinations of one or more thereof. can And embodiments of the subject matter described herein may be implemented in one or more computer programs, i.e., computer program instructions encoded on a tangible, non-transitory program carrier for execution by or controlling the operation of a data processing apparatus. may be implemented as one or more modules of Optionally or additionally, the program instructions may be generated, eg, machine-generated electrical, optical or electromagnetic signals, to encode information for transmission to a suitable receiver device for execution by the data processing device. It can be encoded on an artificially generated propagation signal. A computer storage medium may be a machine readable storage device, a machine readable storage substrate, a random or serial access memory device, or a combination of one or more of these.

The processes and logic flows described in this invention can be performed by one or more programmable computers executing one or more computer programs to perform functions by manipulating input data and generating output. The processes and logic flows may also be performed by special purpose logic circuits such as FPGAs or ASICs, and devices may also be implemented with special purpose logic circuits.

Although this invention contains many specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limitations on any invention or on the scope that may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular embodiments of a particular invention. do. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable subcombination. Moreover, while features may act in particular combinations and are described above even when initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be a subcombination or Variations of sub-combinations are possible.

100: input unit 200: storage unit
210: address book 220: notepad
300: control unit 400: output unit

Claims (8)

A first storage step of storing text data in an address book, which is one of the storage spaces in the portable terminal;
a search step in which a control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input to the input unit;
an additional search step of searching for syllables present among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllables based on the matched syllables in the search step; and
a display step of displaying the syllables searched in the search step and the syllables searched in the additional search step together on an output unit;
After the first storage step, a second storage step of storing text data in a memo pad, which is one of the storage spaces in the portable terminal;
In the searching step, the control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book and the notepad based on a search word input through the input unit;
In the additional search step, based on the matched syllables in the search step, searching for a syllable existing among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllables;
Based on the syllables matched in the search step among the syllables searched in the additional search step, the previous syllable spaced from the matched syllable is moved to the back of the matched syllable and displayed on an output unit. delete delete According to claim 1,
Based on the matched syllables in the search step, if there are a plurality of syllables before or after the matched syllables spaced out, all of the searched syllables before or after are displayed on the output unit, but the intimacy index based on the number of inputs of the search word A category-based address book management method of determining the order of the searched syllables or syllables according to the searched syllables, and then displaying the searched syllables on an output unit in the order of ranks. an input unit implemented to enable input by a user;
a storage unit including an address book in which text data input through the input unit is stored;
a control unit that searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book based on a search word input through the input unit;
Including; an output unit for displaying the searched syllable;
The control unit
Based on the matched syllable, additionally search for a syllable existing among syllables before or after syllables spaced from the matched syllable,
The searched syllable and the additionally searched syllable are displayed on an output unit together,
The storage unit further includes a notepad,
The control unit searches for a syllable matching the search word among text data input to the address book and memo pad based on a search word input through the input unit;
Wherein the control unit moves the previous syllable spaced from the matched syllable to the back of the matched syllable based on the matched syllable among the additionally searched syllables and displays them on an output unit. delete delete According to claim 5,
Based on the matched syllable, if there are a plurality of syllables before or after the matched syllable, all of the searched syllables before or after are displayed on the output unit, and the searched An apparatus for managing a category-based address book that prioritizes syllables or syllables after syllables and displays them on an output unit in the order of priority.

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