KR20030047285A - Method for playing menu guiding message during browsing menu and cellular-phone using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for playing menu guiding message during browsing menu and a cellular-phone using the same are provided to output the menu guidance mention to a user in case that a menu for which the user wishes is searched in situation in which it is impossible for the user to see an LCD of the mobile phone and search the menu. CONSTITUTION: A user searches a menu by a keypad of a mobile phone in a standby mode state(S400). The mobile phone checks whether a guidance mention is designated in a searched menu while the user searches the menu(S410). If the guidance mention is designated in the searched menu, the mobile phone reproduces the corresponding guidance mention and outputs the reproduced guidance mention through a speaker(S420).

Description

Method for playing menu guiding message during browsing menu and cellular-phone using the same}

The present invention relates to a method of reproducing a menu guidement during menu navigation and a mobile phone implementing the same. It is about a mobile phone that outputs a message to inform the user and how to implement this method.

Cell phones usually have a storage section called memory, which stores programs and data that can perform various functions. The storage unit includes a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). However, recent mobile phones have become high in capacity to store a large amount of data and various programs that are convenient to use while reducing the weight for the user to carry.

Therefore, as the storage capacity increases, menus for using various functions of the mobile phone also increase. This means that the structure of the menu is changing from simple to complex. That is, the main purpose of the mobile phone is to make a phone call with the other party, but as the mobile phone becomes a necessity, various functions are loaded. For example, a phone book that manages a name, phone number, and personal information of a phone, data communication for exchanging data, and screen setting for setting an LCD screen of a mobile phone. Table 1 shows an example of this complicated menu structure.

step Stage 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 4 steps menu 1. Mobile phone management 1.Auto dial 1. Auto Area Code 2. International phone number 2. Restrictions on use 1. Restriction on reception 2. Caller ID 2.Internet / Message 1.nTOP 1. Connection 2. Write email 3. Screen setting 1.Light setting 1. Lighting selection Internal LCD lighting External LCD lighting ...., ...., ...., ....,

In other words, high-frequency menus are placed at the front, while low-frequency menus are arranged at the rear so that they can be found only by browsing several menus. Using this approach, the user must navigate through the menus step by step to find the desired menu. In this example, the menu structure consists of four steps.

The user of the mobile phone has to memorize as many menus as possible, thereby reducing the inconvenience of using the mobile phone. Therefore, compared to the trend that the functions of the mobile phone is diversified, simply memorizing the menu results in the ineffective use of the mobile phone.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when the user is in a situation where the user cannot navigate the menu while viewing the LCD screen, the user is provided with information by voice to easily navigate the menu. Doing.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a user of a mobile phone to conveniently set menu instructions.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a cellular phone according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of recording and storing a menu guidement according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a menu guide to be reproduced in a specific menu according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of playing a menu guidement set in a specific menu according to the present invention.

5A illustrates an example of a screen for selecting menu guidement recording according to the present invention, and FIG. 5B illustrates an example of a screen for recording menu guidement.

6A is a screen example for inputting a title to be used as a guidement according to the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a screen example for setting a guidement in a corresponding menu according to the present invention.

The present invention provides a method for reproducing a menu guidement when the menu is searched when searching for a menu, and a mobile phone supporting such an eye patch set and implemented. The mobile phone includes a function for a specific guide message, a memory for a voice guide message, and a controller for processing a user's command to implement a menu guide. Therefore, the mobile phone user can search a desired menu without looking at the LCD.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a cellular phone according to the present invention.

In order to implement the present invention, a block diagram of a mobile phone includes a control unit 100, a keypad 110, a display unit 120, a memory unit 130, a wireless circuit unit 140, an audio processing unit 150, and the like. Is done. Referring to the operation of the mobile phone having such a structure as follows.

The control unit 100 controls all functions of the mobile phone. In the present invention, in particular, the controller 100 plays a role of processing data stored in the memory unit of the mobile phone in addition to the operation for the general mobile communication call. In addition, when the menu is searched when the menu is searched, it provides a function of recording the announcement to process the announcement, when recording is made, receives the title and stores it in the memory unit. In order to enable the user to use the information stored in the memory to provide a setting process to set the guide in the menu, and if the setting is made, the setting information is stored in the memory unit. Therefore, when the user searches for the corresponding menu, the speaker outputs the announcement according to the setting through the speaker.

The keypad 110 is composed of a function key button and a general key button, and serves as a medium for transmitting a user's instruction to the controller 100. In addition, it consists of a general key button and a special key button for selecting a menu to record the announcement and input the title appropriate to the recorded announcement. Among these key buttons, there are key buttons for navigating the menu and key buttons for linking and setting the announcement to a specific menu.

Under the control of the control unit 100, the display unit 120 shows a menu for recording a guidement to the user, and displays a screen for inputting a title in the guidement, a screen for navigating through the menu, and a guidement. Displays the screen etc. that can be set in a menu.

The memory unit 130 may be configured to store a message processed by the controller 100 or to perform a predetermined program for implementing a user's convenience and basic functions, voice data of a voice recording message for a guidement, and a guidement. It also stores information.

The wireless circuit unit 140 receives a telephone call sent by an external portable communication terminal through an antenna and transmits it to the control unit 100 or transmits voice data in a memory unit to a telephone of the opposite caller by processing of the control unit. Play a role.

The audio processor 150 processes a voice signal received through a microphone and stores the voice signal in the memory unit 120 as voice data, or outputs voice data or a voice call stored in the memory unit to a speaker.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of recording and storing a menu guidement according to the present invention.

Schedule announcements must be recorded. Of course, it is also possible to provide basically in a mobile phone. Here, the process of recording the voice directly for the user's various announcements will be described.

To record announcements, you must select a menu that has a "Menu Guidement Recording" menu that allows the user to record announcements. 5A is shown as an example of such a menu screen. Figure 5a shows a variety of forms of recording, here is a message recording for the automatic response "auto-response message recording", "voice mail recording" for voicemail, "menu guide comment recording (500) And so forth. Therefore, the user selects the menu guide recording 500 menu to record the guidement (step S200). An example of a recorded comment may be a sentence such as "menu for managing my own photos". When the announcement is recorded, the mobile phone provides a screen to inform the user that the contents are being recorded. An example of the screen is illustrated in FIG. 5B.

The voice data is stored in the memory unit automatically when the announcement ends or when the user executes a storage command for storing the recorded contents (step S210).

When the storage of the voice data is completed, the mobile phone provides an input screen for inputting an appropriate title of the stored recording. A screen example showing this is shown in FIG. 6A. In this screen, the user inputs an appropriate title as the recorded announcement (step S220). The present invention shows an example of a screen for inputting "ment 1" as a title for the purpose of understanding the invention. Through this process, the announcement is generated and stored in the memory unit.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a menu guide to be reproduced in a specific menu according to the present invention.

The mobile phone is equipped with a hot menu for setting to play the announcement generated through the above process. And a specific key button is arranged on the keypad to execute this hot menu.

The user navigates the menu to set the announcement using the keypad and selects a specific key button on the keypad when the menu is navigated. When a particular key button is selected, the menu associated with this particular key button is displayed on the screen, which consists of a hot menu of "Selecting menu announcement to play". Here, the user executes this command on the found menu (step S300).

Accordingly, the mobile phone displays a menu guide list showing the menu guide list on the screen (step S310). In the menu announcement list, all the announcements generated through the above process are shown. An example of the screen is shown in FIG. 6B.

In this menu guide list, the user selects one so that an appropriate guide line is set for the searched menu (step S320). When the announcement is selected, the cellular phone stores the setting information in the memory unit.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of playing a menu guidement set in a specific menu according to the present invention.

The present invention is implemented when the setting process for generating the announcement and playing the announcement is performed. The mobile phone which contains the setting information for the reproduction in the memory unit is in the standby mode until the user or the other party processes the execution command or request.

In the standby mode, the user navigates through the menu using the keypad of the cellular phone (step S400). While searching for the menu, the mobile phone checks whether the search menu is designated as the announcement (step 4410).

As a result of the check, if the guide is set menu, the mobile phone reproduces the corresponding announcement and outputs it through the speaker (step S420).

Alternatively, if no announcement is specified in the menu being browsed, the user continues to navigate the menu. Therefore, the user can navigate the menu using the keypad until the desired menu is displayed without looking at the screen.

In the above, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments. And those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.

The protection scope of the invention should be defined by the appended claims.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone user can easily navigate the menu even in a situation where the menu cannot be navigated while viewing the LCD screen.

Another effect of the present invention is that the user can set the announcement with various voices, so that the menu can increase the convenience and interest of the user.

Claims (2)

A keypad with a key button for selecting a menu for recording announcements and inputting a title appropriate for the recorded announcement, a key button for setting the announcement in a specific menu, voice data of a voice recording message for the announcement, A memory unit for storing setting information associated with the announcement; When searching the menu, it provides the function of recording the announcement and the setting function to set the guidement in the menu to process the announcement when the corresponding menu is searched.When the setting is made, the setting information is stored in the memory unit. Control unit that outputs the guidement according to the setting through the speaker when the menu is searched A mobile phone implementing the menu announcements, including. In a mobile phone having a memory unit for storing voice data and setting information of the announcement, When the recording of the announcement in the selected "Menu Guidement Recording" is completed, the mobile phone stores the voice data of the guidement in the memory unit and receives the appropriate title of the recording content, and storing it; When a specific key button for setting the announcement to a specific menu is selected, a menu announcement list showing the announcement list in the "Select menu announcement to play" is displayed on the screen, and one of the selections is selected so that the setting information is stored in the memory unit. Stored in, When the menu is searched in the standby mode, the mobile phone checks whether the menu to be searched is designated as a guidement. If the menu is set as a result of the check, the mobile phone plays the corresponding guidement through the speaker. A method of implementing a menu guide when the menu navigation comprising the step of outputting.