KR20040018046A - Standby screen settle method for mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for setting a standby picture in a mobile communication terminal is provided to easily retrieve a telephone number and make a call with an object by setting and displaying a telephone number list of the object frequently called with a user on the standby picture of the mobile communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: If a user selects a standby picture setup menu and selects a background theme, a mobile communication terminal displays a user theme, a cocktail and a newly added telephone retrieval on a display window. If the user selects the telephone retrieval, the mobile communication terminal sets and displays an object telephone number list on a standby picture. The mobile communication terminal judges whether the user pushes numerical buttons, selects a desired telephone number sequence from the object telephone number list and pushes the last numerical button long. If the last numerical button is pushed long, the mobile communication terminal calls an object corresponding to the inputted numerical button.

Description

How to set standby screen of mobile terminal {STANDBY SCREEN SETTLE METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method of setting a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal. In particular, when a user searches a list of telephone numbers and talks with a counterpart, a mobile communication terminal facilitates searching and calling by setting and displaying a list of frequently called parties on a standby screen. The present invention relates to a standby screen setting method of a terminal.

When a user talks to the other party using a mobile communication terminal, a general folder type terminal opens a folder, enters the other party's phone number, and presses a call button to attempt a phone call.

On the other hand, if the user does not remember the other party's phone number, press the search button, select the phone number search from the search menu displayed on the display window, enter the name, number, and address parameters, and search the other party's phone number to talk with the other party.

Therefore, when the user does not remember the other party's phone number, there is a problem that can be troublesome because the user must search for the phone number in the phone book one by one.

A user may use the speed dial function to make a call by pressing a speed button without entering all the other party's phone numbers. To this end, the mobile communication terminal has an address book registered to correspond to speed dial numbers having different names and corresponding telephone numbers as a database, and dials out a phone number corresponding to a speed dial number input by a user.

However, since the user must remember the other party's telephone number corresponding to each speed dial number, there is a problem that the user can call another person other than the other party to which he / she wants to call due to the confusion of the speed dial number.

As another speed dial method, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-0034525 (name: speed dial method of a terminal) implements a method of improving convenience of a speed dial function, and includes an address book composed of a name and a corresponding telephone number. In the speed dialing method of a telephone having a speed dialing function and having a database, the address book searches for a name starting with the inputted consonant when a button input to which a consonant is assigned in the text speed dial mode is continued for a predetermined time. Process; And displaying the searched name and phone number on the screen.

In the prior art made up of the above process, the user can enter a consonant corresponding to a name to search for a phone number of a desired person so that speed dialing does not require the user to remember the speed dial number even when there are many phone numbers registered in the address book. The number of speed dials is also not limited by the keypad.

However, the above-described conventional technology merely simplifies the function of searching for a phone number by name, so that the user can quickly find and call the phone number he / she wants. The problem is that you can repeat simple actions that need to be retrieved.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a method of setting up a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal to facilitate a search and a call by setting and displaying a list of frequently called party numbers on the standby screen of the terminal. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display window by the operation procedure of the standby screen setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user theme, a cocktail, and a newly added telephone number search on a display window when a user selects a standby screen setting menu and selects a background theme. Setting and displaying a list of counterpart phone numbers on a standby screen when the user selects a phone number search; Determining whether a user presses a desired number of telephone numbers in the telephone number list with a numeric button and long presses the last number button; If it is determined that the number button is pressed long, it is characterized in that the step of connecting the phone to the counterpart corresponding to the input number button.

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

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, when a user selects a standby screen setting menu and selects a background theme, a user theme and a cocktail are displayed on a display window. And displaying the newly added telephone number search (S11, S12); Setting and displaying a list of counterpart phone numbers on a standby screen when the user selects a phone number search (S13); Determining whether a user presses a desired telephone number sequence in the telephone number list with a numeric button and long presses the last numeric button (S14); When it is determined that the number button is pressed long, the step of connecting the telephone to the counterpart corresponding to the input number button (S15) will be described an embodiment of the present invention.

A typical mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied includes a wireless module, a baseband processor, a controller, a keypad, a display, a memory, a codec, and an amplifier. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a standby screen setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention. An example of a screen displayed on the display window by way of example will be described with reference to this.

When the user selects the idle screen setting menu among the menus provided by the mobile terminal, the background theme, initial screen text, and clock screen setting (10) are listed on the display window, and when the user selects the background theme among the listed menus (10), the mobile terminal Displays a user theme, a cocktail, and a newly added phone number search 20 on a display window.

When the user selects the telephone number search, the mobile communication terminal sets the standby screen to the telephone number search screen 30 and waits for the user's command.

The phone number search screen 30 displays a list of phone numbers by displaying the name of the other party in the phone number order as shown in FIG. 2. At this time, the user frequently puts the phone number to the front.

When the user selects a desired counterpart using the up / down direction button on the set standby screen 30 or presses the number button and presses the last number button to select the desired counterpart, the mobile communication terminal makes a call by calling the selected counterpart.

The mobile communication terminal determines whether the user presses the up / down direction button or the number button to select the counterpart on the standby screen 30. When the user selects a desired counterpart by pressing a number button, the mobile communication terminal determines whether the last pressed number button is pressed and determines the counterpart phone number selected by the user.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal makes a call by making a call to the other party selected by the user.

As described above in detail, the present invention has an effect of allowing a user to conveniently search for a phone number and make a call by setting a list of counterpart phone numbers frequently called on a standby screen of the terminal.

Claims (2)

Displaying a user theme, a cocktail, and a newly added telephone number search on a display window when a user selects a standby screen setting menu from among menus and selects a background theme; Setting and displaying a list of counterpart phone numbers on a standby screen when the user selects a phone number search; Determining whether a user presses a desired number of telephone numbers in the telephone number list with a numeric button and long presses the last number button; If it is determined that the number button is long pressed, connecting the call to the counterpart corresponding to the input number button. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the user selects a desired counterpart using the up and down arrow buttons from the list of phone numbers displayed on the standby screen.