KR20030092755A - Method of searching a phone number in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for retrieving a telephone number in a mobile communication terminal is provided to display a telephone number list stored in a corresponding stored group according to an inputted hot key, thereby enabling a terminal user to quickly retrieve a telephone number and make a call. CONSTITUTION: A terminal user selects a hot key to retrieve a stored group(S11). A controller of a mobile communication terminal decides that the hot key is for retrieving the stored group through key data, and converts into a retrieval mode for a telephone number(S12), then decides whether the stored group corresponding to the hot key exists(S13). If not, the controller displays a retrieval error message(S14), and if so, the controller displays a telephone number list stored in the stored group(S15). The controller decides whether the user selects the hot key through the key data(S16). If so, the controller makes a call with the telephone number corresponding to the hot key(S17).

Description

{Method of searching a phone number in mobile phone}

The present invention relates to a method for retrieving a phone number in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, by designating a shortcut key to each phone number storage group of a phone book allocated for storing a phone number in a memory unit of a mobile communication terminal. According to the shortcut key for group search, the list of phone numbers stored in the relevant storage group is displayed on the display.If a specific shortcut is selected by the user who checked the phone number list of the selected storage group through the display, the call is connected to the corresponding phone number. The present invention relates to a telephone number search method in a mobile communication terminal.

In general, a mobile communication terminal has a phone book function that allows a user to conveniently manage a plurality of telephone numbers through the terminal without having to input a phone number for call connection.

Through the phone book function, the terminal user stores a plurality of telephone numbers in a storage area allocated to the memory unit of the terminal and checks them as necessary. In the past, the telephone number is simply stored in the memory unit using only a storage address and a storage name. Because of the inconvenience, it is inconvenient to enumerate all stored phone numbers and search the entire list.

Recently, in order to alleviate the inconvenience in the phone number search process and more efficiently manage and search phone numbers, group number management and hotkey assignment methods have been provided.

However, in the case of managing phone numbers by group, the terminal user selects a search button to search for a phone number when searching a phone number, and selects a specific phone number storage group from a list of stored phone numbers displayed on the display according to the search button selection. Because of the need to search the list of phone numbers stored in the corresponding storage group, it was inconvenient to select a key button several times to search the phone number.

In addition, in the case of a shortcut key designation method, the shortcut keys for searching the phone numbers are designated as the phone number storage addresses. Therefore, in order to use the shortcut keys, the user has to remember the storage address one by one. There was a problem that the efficiency is lowered to be reluctant to use.

In order to supplement the problems of the prior art, the present invention is to switch the mode to the phone book search mode for the phone number search according to the user's phone number storage group shortcut key input in the mobile communication terminal designated by the phone number storage group shortcut key Search the storage group corresponding to the input shortcut key, display the list of phone numbers stored in the storage group through the display unit, and if the shortcut key of a specific phone number among the displayed phone number list is input by the user, the terminal connects to the corresponding phone number. The purpose of this is to allow the user to search the storage group using shortcut keys and check the phone number for convenient selection.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mode switching step of switching to a phone number search mode according to a user's input of a phone number storage group search shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal designated by a storage group shortcut key; A storage group searching step of searching for a telephone number storage group corresponding to a shortcut key input by a user in the telephone number searching mode; And displaying a list of phone numbers stored in the searched storage group through a display unit, and receiving a shortcut key button for a call connection from a user and connecting a call to the corresponding phone number.

1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number storing process in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number search process in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a phone number search and call connection process displayed on a display unit of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing ※

101: control unit 102: wireless frequency transmission / reception unit

103: key input unit 104: voice signal processing unit

105: display unit 106: memory unit

107: antenna 108: microphone

109: Speaker

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention performs overall operation control of the mobile communication terminal, sets a shortcut key in each storage group of the phone book, and stores the phone number corresponding to the shortcut key input by the user. And a control unit 101 for setting a phone number search mode for providing a list of phone numbers stored in a corresponding storage group to the user, and controlled by the control unit 101, and wireless signals with the base station through the antenna 107. A radio frequency transmitter / receiver 102 performing transmission / reception and wireless signal processing therefor, and a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and generate key data corresponding to a key selected by a user to the controller 101. Digital conversion and control unit 101 for transmitting the key input unit 103 to transmit and the analog voice signal input to the microphone 108 to the control unit 101 The voice signal processor 104 performs an audio signal modulation / demodulation such as analog conversion for outputting a digital voice signal input from the speaker 109, and is controlled by the controller 101. The display unit 105 which displays the generated information signal and key data input to the key input unit 103 in a visible state and provides the terminal operating state to the user, and is generated in the terminal operation operation process according to the operation control of the control unit 101. Including a memory unit 106 for storing the information signal and the key data input through the key input unit 103 to manage the telephone number input by the user through a predetermined memory area, It is composed.

In the phone number search mode, a shortcut key is assigned to each storage group provided in the phone book of the memory unit 106 to store the key corresponding to the shortcut key input from the phone book of the memory unit 106 according to a user's storage group search shortcut key selection. The controller 101 is configured to search for a group, display the stored phone number list of the stored group through the display unit 105, and receive a shortcut key of a specific phone number among the displayed phone number list from the user and connect the call.

The phone book separates the phone book storage area of the memory unit 106 for each phone number storage group that can be edited according to the user's preference. When the phone number is stored, the phone book receives a storage group from the user and assigns the phone number to the corresponding storage group. Save it.

For example, if the storage group 'Family' is assigned to each storage group as ①, 'Friends' ②, 'School' ③, 'Work' ④, 'Other' ⑤, etc. In the phone number search mode, according to a user's input of a shortcut key, the controller 101 of the terminal searches for a list of phone numbers stored in a corresponding storage group and displays the list on the display unit 105.

The method according to the present invention for searching a phone number using a mobile communication terminal configured as described above is a mode for switching to a phone number search mode according to a user's phone number storage group search shortcut key input from a mobile communication terminal designated by a storage group shortcut key. Switching step; A storage group searching step of searching for a telephone number storage group corresponding to a shortcut key input by a user in the telephone number searching mode; And a call connection step of displaying a list of phone numbers stored in the searched storage group on a display unit and receiving a shortcut key button for a call connection from a user.

In order to explain the telephone number retrieval process according to the present invention configured as described above, the telephone number storage process in the mobile communication terminal will be described as shown in FIG.

As shown, a mobile communication terminal user selects a corresponding key through a key input unit 103 to store a phone number and inputs a phone number, and the control unit 101 of the terminal selects a key according to the user's key selection. Numerical information corresponding to key data generated from the input unit 103 is displayed through the display unit 105 (S1).

The control unit 101 of the mobile communication terminal determines whether the user selects the storage key by detecting key data corresponding to the storage key selection transmitted from the key input unit 103 (S2), and when the determination result storage key is selected. The controller 101 of the terminal switches the mode to the phone number storage mode for storing the input phone number (S3).

In the phone number storage mode, the data information required for storing the phone number is displayed to receive phone number storage data such as a storage name and a storage group from the user (S4), and the user can save the phone number according to the stored data. It is determined whether or not to select the confirmation button (S5).

As a result of the determination, when the confirmation button is selected by the user, the phone number is stored with the storage name specified in the corresponding storage group among the phone number storage groups of the phone book according to the input data, and when the confirmation button is not selected (S6).

Through the above process, a plurality of phone numbers are stored in each phonebook in the phone book of the mobile communication terminal, and the terminal user performs a search process as shown in FIG. 3 to search for a specific phone number in the mobile communication terminal. do.

As shown, the terminal user selects a shortcut key of a phone number storage group corresponding to a phone number to be searched for a phone number search, and long-presses the shortcut key by an action corresponding to a shortcut key input to indicate that the search group is a shortcut key. (S11).

The control unit 101 of the mobile communication terminal determines the storage group search hot key through the key data generated from the key input unit 103 according to the user's hot key selection, and switches to the phone number search mode (S12), and the memory unit 106. In step S13, it is determined whether the storage group corresponding to the shortcut key input by the user exists by searching the phone book.

As a result of the determination, if the corresponding phone number storage group exists, a search error message is displayed through the display unit 105 (S14). If the corresponding storage group exists, the phone number list stored in the searched storage group is displayed through the display unit 105. (S15).

Through the above process, the control unit 101 of the terminal displaying a list of phone numbers of the phone number storage group selected by the user on the display unit 105 from the key input unit 103 according to the user's shortcut selection. It is determined whether a shortcut key is selected based on the generated key data (S16).

When the shortcut key is selected as a result of the determination, a call is connected to the phone number corresponding to the shortcut key input by the user among the list of phone numbers displayed on the display unit 105 (S17).

The phone number search and call connection process according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as an example. If the mobile communication terminal user wants to make a phone call to the father, the terminal user has a To search for father's phone number in the same idle mode, select and hold the shortcut key ① corresponding to the storage group 'family' corresponding to the storage group where the father's phone number is stored. .

When the corresponding key data is generated through the key input unit 103 according to the selection of the shortcut key ① of the user, the control unit 101 of the terminal displays the key data on the display unit 105 as shown in the lower right of FIG. Determine whether the phone number search signal through.

According to the above embodiment, as the hot key is long pressed for the phone number search, the control unit 101 of the terminal determines the phone number search signal, switches the mode to the phone number search mode, and corresponds to the input key ①. The telephone number storage group is searched in the telephone directory of the memory unit 106.

If the corresponding phone number storage group is found as a result of the search, a list of phone numbers stored in the searched storage group is detected and displayed on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. 4C. Display a message.

When the user checks the father's telephone number to which the user wants to call through the list of telephone numbers displayed as shown in FIG. 4C, and selects the ① key which is a shortcut corresponding to the father's telephone number, the controller 101 of the terminal is shown in FIG. 4. As shown in d, the call is connected to the father's telephone number (xxx-xxxx) corresponding to the shortcut key selected by the user.

Through the above process, the terminal user can make a call connection only by selecting two buttons without repeatedly inputting a phone number or repeatedly selecting a key button for searching a phone number.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user inputs a shortcut key for a specific phone number storage group when a user searches for a phone number by assigning a shortcut key to each phone number storage group of the phone book in the mobile communication terminal, the corresponding key is stored according to the input shortcut key. By displaying the list of phone numbers stored in the group through the display unit, the terminal user can quickly and easily search for a phone number to check and connect.

Claims (2)

A mode switching step of switching to a phone number search mode according to a user's input of a phone number storage group search shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal to which a shortcut key for each storage group is assigned; A storage group searching step of searching for a telephone number storage group corresponding to a shortcut key input by a user in the telephone number searching mode; In the mobile communication terminal comprising a call connection step of displaying a list of the phone numbers stored in the searched storage group through a display unit, and receives a shortcut key button for call connection from the user and connects the call to the corresponding phone number. How to find your phone number. The method of claim 1, In the phone number search mode, a shortcut key is assigned to each storage group provided in the phone book of the terminal memory unit to search for a storage group corresponding to a shortcut key input from the phone book according to a user's storage group search shortcut key selection. Display the phone number stored list of the phone number in the mobile communication terminal characterized in that it is set by the control unit of the mobile communication terminal to receive a shortcut of a specific phone number from the displayed phone number storage list displayed by the user to connect the call; Search method.