KR20030024254A - Message multiple transmission method for mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A message multiple transmission method for a mobile communication terminal is provided to simultaneously transmit the same message to all recipients when a user inputs addresses of several message recipients without confusing the several message recipients and pushes a send button once. CONSTITUTION: If a user pushes a send button of a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal displays a message editing window. The user inputs an address of a primary recipient on the message editing window. If the user moves to an address input field of the next recipient and starts the input of the address after the address input of the primary recipient is completed, the mobile communication terminal automatically generates an address input field of the next recipient. If the address input of all recipients is completed, the user inputs the contents of the message and an address to be returned, and the mobile communication terminal transmits the message.

Description

MESSAGE MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method for multi-message transmission of a mobile terminal, and in particular, in multi-transmitting the same message to multiple people, a user can input multiple message receivers without confusion. It is about.

Recently, as the spread of mobile communication terminals has increased, the number of calls using mobile communication terminals is gradually increasing, compared to the number of calls using wired general telephones in homes or offices.

In general, when making a phone call, it is necessary to take notes. In particular, there are many cases in which a phone number can be directly contacted in addition to a telephone used for work.

Accordingly, when making a telephone call in a home or an office, a writing tool and a memo paper are often provided beside the telephone, so that even if a situation to take notes during a call does not occur, a great problem does not occur.

However, in the case of a mobile communication terminal, many people receive a phone call while moving to a specific area by walking or transportation, and thus, there are many cases in which writing instruments and note papers are not provided.

Therefore, when a memo such as a phone number occurs during a call using the mobile communication terminal as described above, the memorized phone number is memorized by the other party. There was an inconvenience to save.

However, recent mobile communication terminals are equipped with not only voice calls but also short message transmission functions (MMS, EMS, SMS, and E-Mail), and when the contents to be delivered are simple or the voice call is impossible, the short message rather than the voice call is provided. It is more convenient to use, and can save money, so the use is increasing.

However, the short message is not necessarily transmitted to only one person, but sometimes a message having the same content may be transmitted to several people.

A method of multiplexing the same message to multiple persons according to the prior art will be described below.

In order to transmit a short message, the user presses a short message transmission (SMS) function key (not shown) provided in the terminal and selects a menu of "send message (or send)".

Next, after inputting the reception number and the reply number, select the "new message" menu to compose the message contents, and press the "send" button to transmit to the receiving terminal.

When the transmission is completed, the terminal asks the other recipients whether or not to send the message, the user inputs a new reception number in response, and selects the "send (or send)" menu.

This process is repeated repeatedly if there are many receivers to transmit.

However, the multi-transmission method as described above is inconvenient to respond to the question of whether to send the message to other recipients every time the message is transmitted, and to press the "send" button each time a new receiving number is entered. As a result, there is a problem that the transmission time is long.

Therefore, the present invention has been created to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, in the multi-transmission of the same message to several people, the user can enter a number of message recipients without confusion, a single transmission button It is an object of the present invention to provide a message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal, which can transmit a message simultaneously to all recipients by pressing.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a first step of displaying a message edit window by pressing a message transmission button of a terminal in multiple transmission of the same message to multiple recipients through a mobile communication terminal; A second step of inputting a recipient address in the message editing window; A third step of automatically generating a next recipient address input field when the address input of the first recipient is completed and moving to the address input field of the next recipient to start inputting an address; A fourth step of repeating the third step of automatically generating an address input field and entering an address until all recipient addresses are input; When the address input of all recipients is completed, a fifth step of transmitting after inputting a message content and an address to be replyed is characterized.

1 is an exemplary view showing a receiver input process for multi-message transmission according to the present invention.

The present invention is characterized in that the user can intuitively multi-transmit even if a separate message is not outputted on the small display window of the terminal in multiple transmission of the same message to multiple recipients. This allows you to display as much information as possible on one screen.

1 is an exemplary view illustrating a receiver input process for multi-message transmission according to the present invention, in which a field for inputting a receiver address is actively added according to the address input.

That is, when the input field of the recipient address for multicasting is displayed as 'To1:', 'To2:', etc., if a message transmission button (not shown) of the terminal is pressed, a message editing window as shown in (a) is displayed.

The message editing window shown in (a) includes a field (To1 :, To2 :) for inputting a recipient address, a field (Subject) for inputting a subject, a field (Message) for creating a message content, and a file. It consists of a field (Attach1 :) for attaching and a field (From) for inputting a replyer address.

The configuration of the message edit window as described above is for users who are familiar with e-mail, and is reconfigured to display all required input fields using only a minimum portion of the screen according to the characteristics of the terminal.

Accordingly, the user first enters the recipient address as shown in (b).

In this case, the recipient address may be a phone number or an e-mail address. If the phone number and the person's name (or trade name) are mapped, the recipient's name may be entered, but in the present embodiment, the phone number is entered.

When the address input of the first recipient is completed, move to the address input field of the second recipient as shown in (c), and start input of the recipient address as shown in (d). A recipient address input field (To3 :) is created.

That is, even if the user does not ask how many recipients to send or whether to send a message to other recipients, a field for entering the recipient address is automatically created and added according to the input situation, and the name of the recipient address input field is By being numbered and displayed, there is no confusion as to how many recipients a user can make multiple transmissions.

Of course, it is obvious that the fourth recipient address input field To4: is automatically generated when the user moves to the newly created third recipient address input field To3: and inputs an address.

By the above method, the recipient address input field can be unlimited as needed, and the user can conveniently continue to add the recipient simply by entering an address in the next blank field.

In addition, the method of increasing the address input field as described above may be equally applicable to attaching a plurality of files.

At this time, if the recipient address input field or file attachment field is increased, the screen is scrolled. There are various ways to scroll, but if the recipient address input field is increased around the message content writing field (Message), It is most appropriate to scroll in the upper direction and scroll in the lower direction when the file attachment field Attach1 is increased.

When the address of all the recipients and the file to be attached are completed through the above process, the contents of the message are written and the send button (not shown) is pressed.

In other words, unlike the related art, by pressing one transmission button, the same message and an attached file can be simultaneously transmitted to the input recipient.

Conventional multi-transmission schemes change the screen as a whole to create a list of recipients or place a fixed recipient field to waste screen space, but the present invention can be seen that the receiver can intuitively input the following. The waste of space can be minimized.

As described above, the message multi-transmission method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention enables the user to input multiple multi-transmissions without any confusion, even if an unlimited number of recipients are added regardless of screen space. By doing so, there is an effect of increasing the convenience of the user.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of performing simultaneous multi-transmission with a minimum of button operation by inputting the address of all the multi-transmission receivers at once and transmitting them at once.

Claims (5)

In transmitting the same message to multiple recipients through a mobile terminal, Pressing a message transmission button of the terminal to display a message editing window; A second step of inputting a recipient address in the message editing window; After the address input of the first recipient is completed, moving to the address input field of the next recipient and starting to input the address, automatically generating a next recipient address input field; A fourth step of repeating the third step of automatically generating an address input field and entering an address until all recipient addresses are input; When the address input of all recipients is completed, the message multi-transmission method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the fifth step of transmitting after inputting the message content and the address to reply. The message editing window of claim 1, wherein the message editing window comprises: a field for inputting a recipient address, a field for inputting a subject, a field for creating a message content, a field for attaching a file, and a field for inputting a replyer address; Message multiple transmission method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the recipient address may be a telephone number or an e-mail address, and when the telephone number and the person's name (or business name) are mapped, the recipient's name is directly input. Method of multi-message transmission of communication terminal. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the recipient address input field and the file attachment field are configured to automatically generate a next address input field and a file attachment field when an address or a file is attached to a final input field. Message multi-transmission method of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein when the recipient address input field or the file attachment field is increased, when the recipient address input field is increased, the message attachment field (Attach1) is scrolled upward, centering on the message content creation field. The multi-message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to scroll in a downward direction when increasing.