KR20000056150A - Apparatus and method for managing saved user data in portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for managing user information in a handy terminal is provided to restore damaged user information by duplicating the user information to store the information inputted from users in the handy terminal. CONSTITUTION: A handy terminal has a first memory and a second memory. The first memory stores user information inputted from users. The second memory stores operating program data of the terminal. A method for managing user information in the handy terminal comprises the steps of: storing the inputted user information in the first memory; when the user information is stored in the first memory by corresponding to a regular reference, deleting a regular region of the second memory; and sequentially reading user information corresponding to the regular reference from the first memory, and storing the user information in the second memory.

Description

Device and method for duplexing and managing user information in a portable terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SAVED USER DATA IN PORTABLE TELEPHONE}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for managing user information of a portable terminal, in particular, when the user information is damaged by an unexpected cause in a portable terminal that separates and stores different types of data as at least two or more memories. The present invention relates to a user information management device of a portable terminal capable of restoring damaged user information and a method thereof.

As the use of the portable terminal has become popular, various functions that are convenient for the user are being implemented. In particular, as the portable terminal increases its role as a portable information processing device capable of processing and providing various necessary information to users without restriction of time and space, implementation of various information processing functions for satisfying such a role has been proposed. It is carried out. As an example of such an information processing function, there is a phone book function for storing, retrieving, and sending a phone book according to a user's need. In addition, a short message for writing and sending a required message as a text message or for receiving a written text message is required. There is a service function. In addition, in recent years, the application of functions such as notification of anniversaries, alarm functions, schedule management, and the like has been made. As a result, through such user information processing, users can more conveniently use portable terminals.

However, the conventional portable terminal has not been implemented to restore the stored user information when the stored user information is damaged due to unexpected mistakes or malfunctions caused by the user or various causes in storing the user information as described above. . In particular, a general portable terminal generally has a characteristic of storing and managing it as a separate memory according to each type of input and processed information. When information stored in any one memory is damaged due to an unexpected cause, There was no implementation of recoverable functionality. If there is any damage to the operating program, operation program, or such program data of the portable terminal, it is possible to immediately restore it through the manufacturer of the portable terminal, but the user's unique information entered by the user is unexpected in any case. There was no way to recover from the loss of information. In recent years, when the importance of user information processing and management becomes important in portable terminals, the inability to recover user information from damage has caused various problems in use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a user who is damaged in case a user information input and stored as a user is damaged by an unexpected cause in a conventional portable terminal that separates and stores different types of data as at least two memories. An apparatus and method for managing user information of a portable terminal capable of restoring information are provided.

In particular, an object of the present invention, in storing and managing user information that requires preservation such as phonebook data, short message data, schedule data, etc. according to the phonebook function, stored and managed as a redundant state and stored on one side for any cause. The present invention provides a device and a method for duplexing and managing user information in a portable terminal that can restore information through information on the other side even if there is corruption of information.

The present invention for achieving the object, the user information storage unit for storing the user information input from the user, the operation program data, and the user information stored in the user information storage unit after allocating a predetermined area to the user information storage unit An operation program data storage unit for storing a predetermined amount of information into the user information storage unit, and a control unit configured to read the stored information and store the stored information in a predetermined area of the operation program data storage unit. It is characterized by a user information management device of a portable terminal provided and a control method thereof.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal having a device for duplexing and managing user information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of duplication and storing user information in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of restoring corrupted user information in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in describing the present invention through the reference numerals added to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used even when the same reference numerals are shown on the other drawings to indicate the same components.

Also, in the following description, many specific details such as components of specific circuits are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau. 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 thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal having an apparatus for duplexing and managing user information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 10 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal, and performs the control of performing a redundant storage operation of user information according to the present invention. In addition, the control unit 10 controls the operation to restore the user information stored in the user information storage unit 60 when it is damaged. The control unit 10 is generally implemented and used as a one chip microprocessor. The display unit 20 is a user interface device that displays icons, font information, and the like so that the user can know the overall state of the portable terminal and numbers and letters input from the user as the visible state. This is typically implemented and used as a liquid crystal display (LCD) in a portable terminal. The radio signal (RF) processor 30 performs overall processing for transmitting and receiving radio signals between the portable terminal and the base station to which the terminal is subscribed. The processing of the radio frequency band is converted into an intermediate frequency and the converted intermediate frequency is converted into a baseband, and the converted baseband signal is converted into a digital signal so that call processing can be performed accordingly. do. In the transmission of the signal, such an operation is reversed. As a result, the call is wirelessly performed through the operation of the radio processor 30. The key input unit 40 is used as a user information input means and generally includes a keypad having a plurality of numeric keys and function keys. The key input unit 40 outputs its own key data according to the input of each key provided in the keypad. Through the operation of the key input unit 40, the user performs the required functions, inputs a phone number, and inputs user information. Operating memory 50 Temporary storage of data generated in executing an operating program of the portable terminal, which is usually implemented by RAM. The user information storage unit 60 is a memory in which information input from a user is stored in use of the portable terminal. The most commonly stored user information is information such as name, phone number, and address number in the phone book function. Other recently dialed phone numbers, incoming short messages, created short messages, sent short messages, and alarm functions According to the time information input from the user. The user information storage unit 60 is typically implemented as an EEPROM, which exchanges data with the controller 10 through a serial bus. The user information storage unit 60 is generally embodied by Y pyrom, and it is easier to store and delete data of the Y pyrom than other types of memory, for example, a flash memory. It can be done. Therefore, there are frequent changes such as user information, and it is used as a storage memory of information having a characteristic of being deleted and changed only in a certain portion. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user information input from the user is preferentially stored in the user information storage unit 60. Meanwhile, the Y pyrom is used to store system data in a general portable terminal in addition to being implemented as a user information storage unit. ESN NO. Information, setting status information of various functions, and phone number information of the mobile terminal itself. Its storage state is also the same as a normal portable terminal. Next, the program data storage 62 stores the program data necessary for the execution of the program that performs the function of the portable terminal. In addition, the program data storage unit 62 stores data necessary for each device, and a representative example thereof includes font data thereof when displaying letters and numbers on the display unit 20. The program data storage unit 62 is usually implemented as a flash memory. The reason for this is that program data is frequently deleted and changed in the case of program data. This is due to the low cost driver. When the flash memory is implemented as a portable terminal, data is exchanged with the controller 10 in parallel, unlike the Y pyrom. This is a characteristic of rapid processing required for program data. On the other hand, the program data storage unit 62 allocates a certain area to the user information storage area according to the embodiment of the present invention, and to the user information storage unit 60 under the control of the control unit 10. There is a storage of the stored user information. The program storage unit 64 stores a program constituting an actual operation of the portable terminal, and such a program is largely divided into an operation program, a function execution program for performing an implemented function, and a control program for controlling each device. do. For the same reason, the program storage section is implemented as a flash memory like the program data storage section 62, which is a characteristic of a conventional portable terminal. A general state of a portable terminal and a memory state in a portable terminal to which the present invention is applied will be described as follows. First, user information is used as EPIROM due to the characteristics of the information, that is, the number of occurrences of the information change, the change of only a part of the information, and the importance of preserving the information. do. As described above, the portable terminal changes the type of memory according to the characteristics of the stored information. Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, user information stored in the user information storage unit 60 may be moved to and stored in the program data storage unit 62 under the control of the controller 10.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of duplexing and storing user information in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart operated in the portable terminal according to the configuration of FIG. 1. 2 is a flowchart of a phone book function that is most widely used as user information of a portable terminal for clarity of the description of the present invention, despite the fact that it is possible to duplicately store various user information in the practice of the present invention. Reference is made to the description as an example.

Next, the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. First, in step 210, the controller 10 performs the phonebook storage mode. As described above, the program having such a function is performed by driving the stored program in the program storage unit 64. In operation 210, the user enters the phonebook mode and inputs detailed information such as a desired phone number, name, and other address numbers, which are stored in the user information storage unit 60 implemented by Y. pyrom. . In step 212, it is determined whether the total number N of the phone numbers input in the operation of step 210 becomes a multiple of 10 (10X). Otherwise, the operation of step 210 is repeated. In this case, the multiple of 10 is determined as a criterion by which the phone number is stored in the user information storage unit 60 implemented by EPI, and then moved to a predetermined area of the program data storage unit 62 and not stored. Only if the number of the phone number is to move the phone numbers at once to be stored. Therefore, the multiple of 10 may be appropriately changed by various users or manufacturers. In addition, in the determination of step 212, the total number of address was applied, which can also be changed to other appropriate standards according to the intention of the user and the manufacturer. If it is determined in step 212 that the total number N of the address numbers is a multiple of 10, in step 214, the area allocated as the user information storage area in the program data storage unit 62 implemented as a flash memory is deleted. Achieve. At this time, the erasing process is performed in units of blocks due to the characteristics of the flash memory. In step 216, the address i is initialized (0), and in step 218, the phone number information according to the stored phonebook function is read from the user information storage unit iipyrom. In operation 220, the program data storage 62 stores the read information in a predetermined area deleted in operation 214. That is, the controller 10 receives the information read from the Y pyrom via the serial bus and writes the information to the flash memory in parallel. In step 222, the address is increased by one (i = i + 1), and in step 224, it is determined whether the address i is equal to the sum of the addresses N. Otherwise, since all phone number information has not yet been read out and stored in the program data storage 62, the operation of step 218 is repeated. However, when the total address N is reached in step 224, since all phone number information is read and stored, the storage completion operation is performed in step 226.

2, the phone number information input from the user is first stored in the user information storage unit 60 implemented by EPI. When the storage of the predetermined capacity in the user information storage unit 60 is completed, the stored phone number information is read and moved to a predetermined area of program data separately provided as a flash memory. That is, when the input telephone number information reaches a predetermined capacity, the operation is performed to be divided into two types of different memories and stored.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of restoring damaged user information in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is also performed through the operation of the portable terminal according to the configuration of FIG. 1.

In operation 310, it is determined whether a user information restoration mode input occurs. Its input may be from a user, or it may be a manufacturer or other qualified practitioner. If the restoration mode input occurs, the information stored in the user information storage unit 60 may be damaged due to an unexpected cause. Therefore, the portable terminal is in a state of having corrupted information and cannot use user information. In this case, the recovery mode entry input is generated as described above. If there is a recovery mode entry input in step 310, the address number i is initialized (0) in step 312. In operation 314, the phone number information of the phonebook function, which is duplicated and stored by the process of FIG. 2, is read from the program data storage 62 implemented as a flash memory. The read information is stored in the user information storage unit 60 implemented in YPIROM in step 316. That is, the damaged telephone number information in the user information storage unit 60 is replaced by the stored telephone number information which is previously duplicated and stored in the program data storage unit 62. In step 318, the address number i is increased (i = i + 1), and the increased address number i is smaller than the sum N of the phone number information address numbers stored in the program data storage 62. If a value is reached, step 314 is repeated. If the value is large, the storage is completed in step 322 and the restoration completion state of step 324 is performed. In summary, when the user information stored in YPIROM is damaged due to various unexpected reasons, or the YPIROM is deleted, the user may request to restore the user information. Then, the user information previously stored in the allocated predetermined area of the program data storage unit previously implemented as the flash memory is read, and the read information is sequentially stored in the YPIROM. In other words, the user data previously duplicated and stored in the program data storage unit is copied to the original user information storage unit as necessary, and the operation flow of FIG. 3 is a flow chart according to the operation.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, the user information input and stored in the portable terminal can be duplicated and stored, and thereafter, there is an advantage of restoring user information damaged by any cause.

Claims (16)

In the user information management device of a portable terminal, A user information storage unit for storing user information input from a user; An operation program data storage unit for storing operation program data, allocating a predetermined area to a storage area for storing user information, and storing user information stored in the user information storage unit as the allocated area; And storing information corresponding to a predetermined condition to the user information storage unit, and controlling the controller to read the stored information and store the information in a predetermined area of the operation program data storage unit. Device. The method of claim 1, The user information storage unit is a user information management device of a portable terminal, characterized in that implemented in the EEPROM (EEPROM). The method of claim 1, And the operation program data storage unit is implemented as a flash memory. The method of claim 1, The predetermined condition is a user information management device of a portable terminal, characterized in that the predetermined time. The method of claim 1, The predetermined condition is a user information management device of a portable terminal, characterized in that the predetermined predetermined data capacity. The method of claim 1, And the predetermined condition is a predetermined update request command input from a user. The method of claim 1, The predetermined condition is a user information management device of a portable terminal, characterized in that the result of the change state of the user information stored in the user information storage unit. In the user information management device of a portable terminal, A user information storage unit for storing user information input from a user; An operation program data storage unit for storing operation program data, allocating a predetermined area to the user information storage unit, and storing user information stored in the user information storage unit as the allocated area; And a control unit configured to read out user information stored in the operation program data storage unit and store the user information stored in the user information storage unit according to a user information restoration request. The method of claim 8, And a control unit configured to read out user information stored in a predetermined area of the operation program data storage unit and store the stored user information in the user information storage unit when the stored information is damaged. User Information Management Device. In the user information management method of a portable terminal comprising at least a first memory for storing the user information input from the user and a second memory for storing the operation program data of the terminal, A first process of storing the input user information into the first memory; A second process of deleting a predetermined region of the second memory when user information is stored in the first memory according to a predetermined criterion in the first process; When the deletion of the second memory is completed in the second process, a third process of sequentially reading the user information corresponding to the predetermined criterion from the first memory and storing the information into the second memory may be performed. How to manage user information on the terminal. The method of claim 10, wherein the user information, User information management method of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the phone book storage information according to the phone book function. The method of claim 10, wherein the user information, A method for managing user information of a portable terminal, characterized in that the short message is sent and received or created. The method of claim 10, wherein the user information, User information management method of a portable terminal, characterized in that the user schedule information according to the scheduler function. The method of claim 10, wherein the predetermined criterion is, A user information management method of a portable terminal, characterized in that the amount of information of the stored user information. In the user information management method of a portable terminal having a first memory and a second memory capable of storing user information separately, A first process of storing user information of a predetermined capacity in a predetermined area of the first memory, reading user information stored in the first memory, and storing the user information in the second memory; A second process of sequentially reading user information stored in the second memory according to a user information restoration mode input; And a third process of storing the user information read in the second process into the predetermined area in the first memory. The method of claim 15, The second process is performed according to whether or not the information stored in the first memory is damaged.