KR20040055204A - Method for searching the phonebook in the standby of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for searching a phone book in a standby screen of a mobile terminal is provided to allow a user to easily search a phone number by displaying some addresses on the basis of an address of a phone book on a screen. CONSTITUTION: When a mobile terminal starts its operation(201), it sets a standby screen on a display unit(202). A user inputs an address to be searched from a phone book(203). It is checked whether the next inputted key is # or * or their combination key(204). If the inputted key is # or * or their combination key, the address which has been inputted in the standby screen and an entry as many as certain number of addresses are displayed on the screen, and a cursor is activated on an inputted address, making a flickering operation(205). It is determined whether there is an entry desired to be searched(206). If there is a desired entry, a phone is dialed or the entry is edited(207).

Description

Method for searching the phonebook in the standby screen of the mobile terminal}

The present invention relates to a method for searching a phone book on a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, by displaying a predetermined number of addresses on the screen based on the address of the phone book, it is easy to find a phone number to find without knowing the correct address. The present invention relates to a phone book search method on a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal.

In general, a mobile communication system transmits a call message including a unique number of a mobile communication terminal called through a call control channel of a base station and provides a call path when a response is received from the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, a mobile communication terminal generally includes a transmitting device and a receiving device, and is a device that enables two-way communication at a long distance by using a radio signal to connect a line between a portable device and a fixed device of a general telephone. Its purpose is to pursue the convenience and mobility of telephone calls.

In order to enhance the convenience of the user, such a mobile terminal is provided with various special functions in addition to the native call function, among which, the SMS service function is used to communicate various information and text messages such as weather, securities, exchange rates, and sports, or Even if you are not on a call, you can search, send and receive text messages through the terminal.

The SMS of the terminal which is currently attracting the most attention is a number notification service of a wireless calling function that can send and receive telephone numbers between subscribers, a message transmission service that can send and receive simple messages between subscribers, and information desired by a predetermined service code. General and interactive information retrieval service that can search for, a variety of information (lottery, stock, news, sports, weather, etc.) to automatically notify the terminal of the subscriber and the like.

In order to use the above function, the mobile communication terminal user searches for a phone number stored in the terminal. There are two methods for searching by 'address' and 'by name'.

The search method using the address is a method of sequentially searching the phone numbers stored in correspondence with the addresses using the up and down (or left and right) keys or by searching the phone numbers stored in the corresponding addresses by inputting numeric keys.

On the other hand, the search method by the name is a method of directly entering the name to search, if you enter 'hong' all names that start with 'hong' is displayed, if you enter 'honggil' starts with 'honggil' All names are displayed.

The user selects a desired name from among the displayed names and makes a call. The name search is mainly used when there are many registered phone numbers.

However, this method has a problem that the search time is too long when there are many phone numbers, especially when searching for a name having a common surname.

In addition, conventionally, in order to find a name and a phone number (hereinafter referred to as an entry) stored in the phone book, there is an inconvenient problem of finding the desired entry only by entering the phone book search mode, and using the speed dialing function of the terminal to speed dial. If you don't know the exact address, you can't call the person you want, so you have to go to the phonebook search mode and search for it.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and inputs a address to be found in the standby state of the mobile communication terminal, and then uses a specific key on the keypad of the terminal to find the address. It is an object of the present invention to provide a phonebook search method on a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal that enables a phone or entry editing on the list by displaying a list of entries and a predetermined number of entries from the address.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for finding an entry using a phone book function on a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal.

Inputting a storage address to be found in the phone book in the idle screen state of the mobile communication terminal;

Inputting a storage address to be searched for in the phone book and determining whether the input key is a specific key to find the storage address;

If the input key is a specific key that can find a storage address, the input address and the number of entries from the address are displayed as a list in the standby screen, and the input address includes the step of activating the cursor. Is done.

The specific key to find the storage address is the # key or * key on the terminal keypad,

Another key to find the storage address is a specific key is another key combination of the # and * keys on the terminal keypad.

When the cursor is activated at the received address, the entry to be searched can be dialed or the entry can be edited as the entry to be found exists.

If there is no entry to be found, the cursor is moved and activated on the list of the terminal screen according to the operation of the scroll key to find it.

1 is a block diagram according to the operation of a typical mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart showing an overall operational flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of a typical mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 10 collectively controls the operation of the mobile communication terminal, and overall controls the phone book function according to the present invention.

The memory 20 connected to the control unit 10 includes a ROM for storing a program for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal and a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of the program.

In other words, the memory 20 is provided with a phone book for storing a list of telephone numbers according to the present invention.

The RF unit 30 connected to the control unit 10 converts the analog baseband signal into an RF signal (high frequency signal) and transmits the signal to a base station through a wireless channel or received through an antenna AT. The signal is downconverted to an analog baseband signal and output to the modem 40.

The modem 40 converts digital data into an analog baseband signal and outputs the RF signal to the RF unit 30, or converts an analog signal input from the RF unit 30 into digital data and converts the analog signal into digital data. 50).

The voice processor 50 is connected to a microphone (SP) and a receiver (MIC) for voice processing of the mobile communication terminal, and converts an analog voice signal input from the receiver (MIC) into digital data (ADPCM data). Alternatively, the signal input from the modem 40 is processed as a voice signal and output to the microphone SP.

The key input unit 60 connected to the control unit 10 is composed of key metrics including a plurality of numeric keys, and provides the control unit 10 with key data generated by a key operation.

In particular, the present invention includes a navigation key (up, down, left, right key) and a special key # key or * key to be used as a shortcut key for entering a menu in the present invention.

The display unit 70 connected to the control unit 10 displays the operation state of the mobile communication terminal on the LCD under the control of the control unit 10.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation flow according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the operation is started 201, the mobile communication terminal of the present invention sets the standby screen 202 to the display unit 70.

In the state where the standby screen 202 is set in the terminal, a storage address to be found in the phone book is input (203).

For example, when the storage address is stored in the phonebook 21 to 50 friends in the terminal, if it is not sure whether Hong Gil-dong, a friend stored in 34 phonebook, is 33, 34, or 35, the standby screen 202 Press 33 on the keypad and press the # key or the * key, or press the 33 key with the combination of these two keys to enter the save address you want to find (203).

After inputting the storage address to be searched for (203) and checking whether the input key is a # key, a * key, or a combination key of the two (204) and if the keys have not been entered yet, the phonebook stores to find it. The process proceeds to the step of inputting the address 203 and checks continuously until it is input.

Checking whether the input key is a # key, a * key, or a combination key (204), if the input key is a # key, a * key, or a combination key of both, the address received from the standby screen of the terminal And a predetermined number of entries from the corresponding address are displayed as a list on the terminal screen, and the predetermined input address is activated by the cursor 205, and the blinking operation is performed.

The terminal user can then use the scroll on the activated list to locate Hong Gil-dong and make a call or edit an entry.

That is, if it is determined whether there is an entry to be found in the state where the cursor is activated (205) at the predetermined input address (206), the person who finds the phone is dialed or the entry is edited (207) and the operation is terminated (210). )do.

If it is determined whether there is an entry to be found (206) or not, if there is no scroll key operation to find it (208), it jumps to the step where the cursor is activated (205) at the predetermined address.

If it is determined in step 208 whether the scroll key operation is present or not, the cursor is moved on the screen list of the terminal to activate 209 and the blinking operation is performed, and then the process jumps to the entry determination step 206 to find.

By the above operation, the terminal user can use the scroll on the activated list to find Hong Gil-dong and make a call or edit an entry.

As described in detail above, the present invention inputs a address to be found in a standby state of a mobile communication terminal, and then uses a specific key on the keypad of the terminal to search for a series of entries and addresses from the address. Displaying a certain number of entries in a list provides a useful effect that allows you to make phone calls or edit entries on the list.

Claims (5)

In the method for finding an entry using the phone book function on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, Inputting a storage address to be found in the phone book in the idle screen state of the mobile communication terminal; Inputting a storage address to be searched for in the phone book and determining whether the input key is a specific key to find the storage address; If the input key is a specific key that can find a storage address, the input address and the number of entries from the address are displayed as a list in the standby screen, and the input address includes the step of activating the cursor. Phonebook search method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method according to claim 1, The specific key to find the storage address is a phone book search method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the # key or * key on the terminal keypad. The method according to claim 2, The specific key to find the storage address is a phone book search method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that another key combination of the # key and the * key on the terminal keypad. The method according to claim 1, When the cursor is activated at the input address, the phonebook search method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the entry to be searched exists or the entry can be edited. The method according to claim 4, If the entry to be found does not exist, the phonebook search method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the cursor is moved and activated on the list of the terminal screen according to the operation of the scroll key to find it.