KR20040062325A - Method for transmitting absence message in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transmitting an absent message in a mobile communication terminal is provided to enable a user to set an absent function such that a mobile communication terminal can automatically transmit an absent message, if a call or a text message is received while the user is absent, so that the user can easily inform other party of the absent state. CONSTITUTION: A controller checks whether a key relative to an absent function is inputted from a user(200). If so, the controller displays an absent function screen on a display(202). The controller decides whether a setup item is selected by the user(204). If so, the controller displays an absent function setup screen(206). If the user selects an absent function on/off operation by using a functional key of the key input unit and presses a key relative to an absent function setup completion, the controller checks the key(208). The controller stores the selected absent function on/off operation in a memory(210).

Description

How to send a message when you are away from a mobile terminal {METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ABSENCE MESSAGE IN MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for transmitting a short message informing the absence of a user in a mobile communication terminal.

In the current mobile communication terminal, if the user cannot answer the call (eg, overseas business trip, vacation, etc.), the other party can find out the fact by using a method such as leaving a message informing him or her of absence. That is, when a general user, ie, a sender, tries to make a call to a mobile communication terminal, the terminal service providers automatically support a service such as a voice mailbox when the receiver does not receive the call for various reasons. At this time, the voice mailbox may transmit a call number or a voice message. However, when a service such as a voice mailbox is used, general users are charged as long as they use the voice message. If the sender does not use the voice mailbox, the receiver of the general service does not have any information about who the call is coming from, but only the fact that the call came through a message called 'absent call'. In addition, even if the general user, that is, the sender leaves a text message on the mobile communication terminal, there is no method for notifying the absence of the user if the receiver fails to check the text for various reasons.

That is, the existing mobile communication terminal has a disadvantage in that there is almost no method for notifying the other party of the situation when the user cannot receive a call, for example, when the user is absent.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for more effectively notifying a situation in which a user cannot answer a phone call or a text message when the user does not receive a phone call due to absence.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically transmitting a text message to a counterpart when a user fails to answer a call or a text message when the user does not receive a call in the mobile communication terminal, that is, the absence. .

In accordance with the above object, the present invention provides a method for transmitting an absent message in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first process of storing the inputted absent message in a memory based on an absent message input from a user; A second process of setting whether to send a message as a text message, and a third process of transmitting the stored absence message to a caller number when a call is received when the stored absence message is set as a text message when a call is received. Is done.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a control flowchart for setting an absent function in a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit when the absent function is set in the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a function when a mobile communication terminal is absent 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. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 2 performs an overall control operation of the mobile communication terminal. If the absence function is set according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 2 automatically transmits the absence message as a text message when receiving a phone call or a text message. The radio unit 4 controls transmission and reception of voice data and control data under the control of the control unit 2. The voice processing unit 6 converts the audio data received from the wireless unit 4 into an audible sound through a speaker SPK under the control of the control unit 2 and outputs the audio signal received from the microphone MIC. To output to the wireless unit 4. In addition, the voice processing unit 6 converts an incoming signal received by the wireless unit 4 into an audible sound under the control of the control unit 2 and outputs it as a ring tone through the speaker SPK. The key input unit 8 is an apparatus for interfacing with a user and includes various function keys and a plurality of keys for call or text input, and outputs key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 200. do. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user may input and store an absent message through the key input unit 8. The display unit 10 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and outputs various display data generated by the terminal. The memory 12 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a voice memory, and the like for storing a plurality of programs and data necessary for operation of a mobile communication terminal. In addition, the memory 12 stores data generated while the text message transmission method is absent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user is absent from the mobile communication terminal as described above (e.g., a situation in which he / she cannot receive a call due to a long-term business trip), the user is provided with the absence function to automatically transmit the absence message to the other party. Can be set. That is, the user may input and store the absent message in the mobile communication terminal and set whether to turn on / off the absent function. If the user's absence function is set on by the user, the phone or text message is automatically sent to the other party when the received absence message is received.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an absent function setting in a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an example of a screen displayed on a display unit when an absent function is set in a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an operation of a mobile communication terminal when a user sets a function in absence according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In step 200 of FIG. 2, the controller 2 checks whether there is a key input corresponding to the absence function selection from the user. After checking the menus related to the text message transmission on the outgoing message menu screen as shown in FIG. 3A, the user may select a menu such as “5. Absence function” to set the absence function. If there is a key input corresponding to the absence function selection of the key input unit 8 from the user, the controller 2 proceeds to step 202 of FIG. 2 and displays the absence function screen on the display unit 10. As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, the absent function screen includes a "1. setting" item for setting whether the absence function is on or off, and a "2. absent message" item for inputting and storing the absence message. It may be included and displayed.

After the absence function screen is displayed, the controller 2 determines whether there is a setting item selection from the user in step 204 of FIG. 2. If the user selects the "1. setting" item using the function key of the key input unit 8, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 206 of FIG. 2 to display the absent function setting screen. For example, the user may set whether the absence function is turned on or off in the absence function setting screen as shown in FIG. If the user selects the on / off function in absence using the function key of the key input unit 8 and presses a key corresponding to the completion of the absent function setting, the control unit 8 checks this in step 208 of FIG. Proceed to step. The controller 2 stores in the memory 12 whether the selected absent function is turned on or off in step 210 of FIG. 2.

On the other hand, after the absence function screen is displayed, the controller 2 determines whether there is an absence message item selection from the user in step 212 of FIG. 2. If the user selects the item " 2. Absence message " using the function key of the key input unit 8, the controller 2 proceeds to step 214 of FIG. 2 to display the message content input screen. For example, as shown in (d) of FIG. 3, the user may input an absent message on the absent message content input screen. If the user inputs the absence message by using the function key of the key input unit 8 and the numeric and character keys and presses a key corresponding to the completion of the absence message input, the control unit 2 checks this in step 216 of FIG. Go to step 218. The controller 2 stores the input absence message in the memory 12 in step 218 of FIG. 2.

As described above, when the absence message is input and stored in the terminal by the user and the absence function is set to the on state, the terminal may automatically transmit the stored absence message to the other party when receiving a phone call or a text message.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a function when a mobile communication terminal is absent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, a process in which the terminal automatically transmits the stored absence message to the other party when the user receives a phone call or a text message will be described in detail.

The controller 2 determines whether the call is received by the terminal in step 300 of FIG. 4. That is, the controller 2 determines whether a phone call or a text message is received in the terminal. If a call is received or a text message is received, the controller 2 proceeds to step 302 of FIG. 3. The controller 2 determines whether the absent function is set in step 302 of FIG. 3. If the absent function is set to the off state, the controller 2 proceeds to step 306 of FIG. 4 to perform the corresponding function. On the other hand, if the absent function is set to the on state, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 304 of FIG. 4 and transmits the text message of the absence message stored in advance to the caller number. At this time, the information on the calling party number is preferably received together when receiving a call or text message.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

As described above, in the present invention, the user can set the absence function so that the mobile communication terminal automatically transmits the absence message to the other party when the telephone or text message is received when the user is absent (for example, a situation in which he / she cannot receive a call due to long-term business trip). That is, the user may input and store the absence message in the mobile communication terminal and set whether to turn on / off the absence function. If the absence function is turned on by the user, the terminal automatically transmits the stored absence message to the other party when receiving a phone call or a text message. Therefore, the user can easily inform the other party of the absence situation. In addition, the user does not have to use the paid voice mail service provided by the existing service provider by notifying the user that his / her telephone cannot be answered even when he is not present.

Claims (6)

In the mobile communication terminal absent message transmission method, A first process of storing the inputted absence message in a memory based on an absence message input from a user; A second process of setting whether to transmit the stored absent message as a text message when a call is received; And when the stored absent message is set to transmit a text message to a caller when the call is received, a third process of transmitting the stored absent message to a calling party number when the call is received. The method of claim 1, wherein the first process comprises: If an item corresponding to the absence message input is selected by the user, displaying the message content input screen on the display unit; And when the input of the absence message content is completed on the absence message content input screen, storing the input absence message content in a memory. The method of claim 1, wherein the second process comprises: Displaying the absence function setting screen when an item corresponding to the absence function setting is selected by a user; And when the absence function on / off setting is completed on the absence function setting screen, storing the set absence function on / off in a memory. The method of claim 1, wherein the third process comprises: Judging whether there is a call destination and whether the function is set to the on-state state; And if the absent function is set to the on-state, as a result of the determination, transmitting the previously stored absence message content to the caller number as a text message. The method of claim 1, And the caller number is received when the call is received. The method of claim 1, The call forwarding message transmission method in the absence of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of a text message or a call request.