KR20030034727A - Message automatic save at work and restoration method in portable wireless communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic message save at work and restoration method in portable wireless communication terminal is provided to store automatically a working message when generating an interrupt during a message work and restore the stored message when canceling the interrupt. CONSTITUTION: According to a user's input, a message writing function is performed(201). When performing the message writing function, a timer is driven and thus the writing message is stored periodically to a memory according to a predetermined count time(202,203). When generating an interrupt capable of stopping the message writing function, the message writing function is stopped and a corresponding function for canceling the interrupt is performed(205). When canceling the interrupt, the message stored to the memory due to the generation of the interrupt is restored and then a message writing screen before the generation of the interrupt is displayed(207).

Description

Message automatic save at work and restoration method in portable wireless communication terminal}

The present invention relates to a method for automatically storing and restoring a message in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal.

A conventional portable wireless communication terminal includes a user information input unit for inputting user information and a display device for displaying the input information and schedule information in a visible state. Examples of such information processing devices include digital portable telephones (cellular phones), electronic notebooks, personal digital assistants (PCS phones), and the like. Such portable wireless communication terminals usually perform user functions and perform various functions according to a user's request. The methods commonly used in the method of performing such functions include a menu selection input (for example, a short message (SMS)). There is a method to perform the operation of the corresponding function according to the writing, e-mail (writing).

Conventionally, when a user writes a message using SMS or writes an e-mail or address book on the portable wireless communication terminal, the working message is deleted when an interrupt occurs. It was a burden. That is, in the conventional wireless communication terminal, a message is made by using SMS, a message is made while making a message on an e-mail or an address book, an external telephone is called, or the user must use another function of the terminal. In case of interruption, or when the terminal is powered off, all the messages being written are lost and the messages must be rewritten when the interrupt is released. There was a problem that was a burden.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, while in the wireless communication terminal to create a message using SMS, while creating a message on the e-mail (E-mail), or the address book, etc., In case of an interruption, such as when a call is received from the outside, when the user needs to use another function of the terminal, or when the terminal is turned off, the message in operation is automatically saved and the message stored when the interrupt is released It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically storing and restoring a message for automatically restoring the message.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically storing and restoring a message in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11 control unit (CPU) 12 voice memory

13: key input 14: display (LCD)

15: RF processing unit 16: ring tone generator

17: voice processing unit 18: speaker

19: microphone 20: timer

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing and restoring a text message being prepared on a portable wireless communication terminal, the method comprising: a first step of performing a message writing function according to a user input; A second step of periodically storing a message being written in a memory according to a predetermined count time by driving a timer when the message writing function is performed; A third step of stopping the message writing function and performing a corresponding function for releasing the interrupt when an interrupt that can stop the message writing function occurs; And a fourth step of restoring a message interrupted by an interrupt occurrence and restoring a message stored in the memory to display a screen during message creation before interrupt generation.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for storing and restoring a text message being created on a portable wireless communication terminal, comprising: a first step of performing a message writing function according to a user input; A second step of collectively storing a message being written into a memory and stopping the message writing function and performing a corresponding function for releasing an interrupt when an interrupt that can stop the message writing function occurs; And a third step of restoring a message interrupted by an interrupt occurrence and restoring a message stored in the memory to display a screen during message creation before interrupt generation.

The present invention automatically writes a message to a memory when a call is received from the outside while a message is being written on a wireless communication terminal, when another function of the mobile phone is to be used, or when an interruption occurs when the mobile phone is turned off. When the interrupt operation as described above is terminated or the terminal is powered on, the user interface environment is configured to return to the screen where the message was being written and to finish the message that the user has written.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied includes an RF processor 15 for processing a wireless signal input wirelessly through an antenna and transmitting a voice-processed signal over the antenna wirelessly. Receiving the radio signal processed by the RF processing unit 15, and controls the overall operation of the terminal, using the SMS or interrupt messages during message creation or address book creation on the e-mail (for example, incoming calls from outside, The control unit 10 and the control unit 10 under control of the control unit 10 to automatically store a message being written when the user needs to use another function of the terminal or when the terminal power is turned off. It is responsible for the input of various functions and operations of the key input unit 13 for receiving a key value for creating a message, and the display unit 14 for outputting the data processed by the control unit 10 And a voice processor 17 for converting the digital signal processed by the controller 10 into an analog signal, and converting the analog signal input through the microphone 19 into a digital signal, and output from the voice processor 17. A speaker 18 for amplifying analog signals and converting them into sound pressures that can be heard by a human, a microphone 19 for detecting a user's voice and informing the voice processor 17, and a control of the controller 10. And a counter 20 for generating a ring tone through the speaker 18 and counting a predetermined time under the control of the controller 10 and transmitting the counted information to the controller 10. .

The control unit (CPU) 10 of the wireless communication terminal controls the overall operation of the terminal, and at the same time when the interrupt is generated during the message creation or the address book creation on the e-mail or the SMS in the wireless communication terminal according to the present invention. You have control over how messages are automatically saved. Then, control of various components provided is achieved.

The voice memory 11 stores various voice data.

The memory 12 stores an operation program and a system program of the controller 10, and the operation program and the system program are usually stored in a ROM area included therein and can be erased as necessary. Electrically erasable ROMs include EEPROM and flash memory. The memory 12 also includes RAM for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of various operating programs.

The key pad 13 includes a plurality of numeric keys, menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 10 by external operation. That is, the key input unit 13 is a conventional user information input means, and has a plurality of keys suitable for a wireless communication terminal to be applied, such as a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and if there is an input of each of the provided keys, each of the input keys In this case, the corresponding key data is output to the control unit 10.

The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 14 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the control unit 10. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and input user information are displayed.

The RF processor 15 is controlled by the controller 10 and converts a signal output from the controller 10 into a wireless signal. In addition, the RF processor 15 converts the radio signal received through the antenna into a desired signal and outputs it.

The ringing tone generator 16 generates a ringing tone when the incoming call is received through the speaker 18 under the control of the controller 10, and generates a ring tone through the speaker 18 during a call.

The voice processor 17 modulates the voice signal input from the microphone 19 and converts the voice signal into voice data, and converts the voice data input from the RF processor 15 and the voice data stored in the voice memory 11 into voice signals. Demodulated to output the audio through the speaker 18.

The timer 20 counts a predetermined time under the control of the controller 10 and transfers the counted information to the controller 10. The time counted by the timer 20 is a predetermined time, which is determined by the user or the device manufacturer. On the other hand, the count time determined in the practice of the present invention can be periodically stored so that the message being written when the user uses the SMS, or when writing a message on the e-mail or address book, and can perform a function performing process quickly The time is right.

In such a wireless communication terminal, an interrupt (when a call is received from the outside, the terminal is turned off, the user makes a call or other function of the terminal when using SMS or composing a message in an e-mail or an address book). When the message is written, when there is no input for a predetermined time or other equivalents), a program for automatically storing the message being written is stored in the memory unit 14, It is operated under control. Of course, when the interrupt is released, the program restores the message that was automatically written and brings up a screen for continuously writing the message.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically storing and restoring a message in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a method for automatically storing a message in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal according to the present invention includes first writing a text message by using an SMS on an portable wireless communication terminal, or using an e-mail or an address book. Once created (201), the control unit 10 drives the timer 20 (202) to store the message being created in the memory (203).

At this time, during message creation, the terminal is interrupted (when a call is received from the outside, when the terminal is turned off, when the user makes a call or uses other functions of the terminal, when there is no input for a certain time while writing a message. If other equivalents) occur (204), perform the corresponding function (205), determine whether or not to terminate the function execution (interruption) (206), when the execution of the function is terminated, the message stored in the memory The screen returns to the screen which was created by restoring (207).

That is, if the call is an interrupt to the terminal (call from outside), proceed with the call, determine whether the call is terminated, restore the message stored in the memory when the call is terminated, the message (just before the interrupt occurred) Message) on the display unit 14 of the terminal.

In the case of writing a message, in the case of an interruption when the power is turned off, by checking whether the power is on or off, and when the power is turned on again, it is determined whether or not there is a message stored in the memory. The text message (the text message immediately before the interruption occurrence) is restored and displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal.

When the message creation is not completed due to the interruption, the message being written is automatically saved and the message creation screen is automatically restored when the interrupt is released so that the user can easily finish the message.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that during the writing of a text message using SMS or during the creation of an e-mail or address book, the message being periodically written is stored every unit time, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be configured to automatically store the corresponding message and automatically restore the stored message at the time of interruption release (forced stored message at the time of interruption), and in this case, it should be considered as the same as the present embodiment.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, when the user does not terminate the process of writing a message when an interruption, such as a call from the outside, when the user uses other functions of the terminal or the power of the terminal is turned off The user can automatically save the message being written on the memory of the terminal, perform the requested series of interrupt operations, restore the message that was written when the operation was finished, and automatically return to the screen where the message was being written. There is an effect that can increase.

Claims (3)

In the method for storing and restoring a text message being created on a portable wireless communication terminal, A first step of performing a message writing function according to a user input; A second step of periodically storing a message being written in a memory according to a predetermined count time by driving a timer when the message writing function is performed; A third step of stopping the message writing function and performing a corresponding function for releasing the interrupt when an interrupt that can stop the message writing function occurs; And A fourth step of restoring a message interrupted by an interrupt occurrence and restoring the message stored in the memory to display a message-making screen before the interrupt is generated. Method for automatically saving and restoring messages in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal comprising a. In the method for storing and restoring a message being created on a portable wireless communication terminal, A first step of performing a message writing function according to a user input; A second step of collectively storing a message being written into a memory and stopping the message writing function and performing a corresponding function for releasing an interrupt when an interrupt that can stop the message writing function occurs; And A third step of restoring a message interrupted by an interrupt occurrence and restoring the message stored in the memory to display a message-creating screen before the interrupt is generated when the interrupt is released; Method for automatically saving and restoring messages in operation in a portable wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The interrupt is In fact, when a call is received from the outside, when the terminal is turned off, when the user makes a call or when using other functions of the terminal other than writing a message, there is no input for a predetermined time while writing a message. Method for automatically saving and restoring messages in the mobile wireless communication terminal characterized in that the.