KR20040071552A - Method for storing telephone number in mobile communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for storing a phone number of a mobile terminal is provided to store a received origination number according to a caller ID service by using a previously stored phone book data. CONSTITUTION: A controller receives an origination number and temporarily stores it(101). The controller checks whether a user requests to store an arbitrary number among temporarily stored origination numbers in a phone book(103). If the user requests to store it, the controller provides the user with a message for confirming whether to use phone book data(105). The controller checks whether the user requests to use the phone book data(107). If the user requests to use the phone book data, the controller provides the user with a previously stored name list of the phone book, selects a name item according to user's inputting, and registers the received number and assigned abbreviated number for the selected name(109).

Description

How to save phone number of mobile communication terminal {METHOD FOR STORING TELEPHONE NUMBER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for storing a telephone number of a mobile communication terminal.

In general, a mobile communication terminal has a phone book function that can store a plurality of telephone numbers. The phonebook stores a name associated with a phone number to be stored, a plurality of phone numbers, and a plurality of speed dial numbers corresponding to the plurality of phone numbers in a group. That is, a plurality of telephone numbers are registered in one name, and the plurality of telephone numbers are generally four to five telephone numbers, such as the number of a mobile communication terminal associated with a name, a home telephone number, a work number, and a fax number. This includes email addresses these days. Accordingly, the storage area of the phone book memory of the mobile communication terminal is divided, and when the phone number is stored, an interface screen for registering a plurality of phone numbers in one name is displayed on the display unit.

The new phone number storage of the phone book is performed by inputting a name on the interface screen displayed in the phone number storage mode, specifying a speed dial number, and then entering a phone number. Or by setting a phone number storage mode in a state in which a short message received or a call number received by a caller ID service is displayed, a name is entered and a speed dial number is specified.

And to register the phone number related to the name already registered in the phone book, search the name you want from the list of already registered names, select the phone number, set the modification mode, enter the phone number to save and enter the speed dial number. By designation. This is equally true for storing the calling party's telephone number (hereinafter referred to as " calling number ") received by the calling number display service. In other words, even if the calling number is received and displayed or temporarily stored on the display, to register the name already registered in the phonebook, search for and select the desired name, set the modification mode, and re-enter the received calling number. Shall. Accordingly, the user may have to memorize, or write down, the received calling number and save it according to the above process.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for conveniently storing a telephone number.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for conveniently storing a calling number received by a calling number display service.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a phone number storing method of a mobile communication terminal having a phone book function in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered in one name and receiving a call number display service. Receiving the calling party's phone number, providing a message for confirming whether to use the stored phonebook data when the calling party's phone number is stored, and a name registered in the phonebook when the phonebook data is used. And a step of providing a list, and registering the receiving telephone number in an arbitrary name selected by the user from the name list and storing the received telephone number in the phone book.

1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied;

2 is an operation flowchart of a control unit according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing a display screen according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. And a detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

The present invention enhances user convenience by using pre-stored phonebook data when a mobile communication terminal stores received or displayed call number or temporary stored call number by a caller ID service.

In order to describe the present invention in detail, the configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied will first be described with reference to FIG. The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a control unit 10, a key input unit 20, a memory unit 30, a wireless transmission / reception unit 40, and a display unit 50. The controller 10 performs an overall control operation of the mobile communication terminal. The key input unit 20 includes a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and outputs key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 10. The radio transceiver 40 modulates, demodulates, and outputs a radio signal including voice data or control data received through an antenna under the control of the controller 10. The display unit 50 displays various messages and the like under the control of the controller 10. The memory unit 30 stores program data necessary for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal, and stores data generated during control or during execution by the user. And program data for storing the telephone number according to the present invention.

The process of storing the calling number received by the calling number display service according to the present invention in the mobile communication terminal configured as described above is as follows. The caller ID display service is a service for informing a caller of a caller's telephone number. The caller ID received by the caller ID display service is temporarily stored in the memory 30 for a certain period of time. Is displayed on the display for hours. The control unit 10 sets the phone number storage mode and uses the pre-stored phonebook data if a storage request is requested from the user in a state in which the calling number is displayed immediately after a call or a randomly stored calling number is selected by the user. Provide the user with a message to confirm. If the user selects to use the phonebook data, the controller 10 provides a list of stored phonebook names, and registers the calling number in an arbitrary name selected by the user.

The operation of the controller 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a controller according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 101, the controller 10 temporarily receives and stores a calling number by the calling number display service. Thereafter, in step 103, the controller 10 checks whether there is a phonebook storage request for a random number from the temporarily stored calling number, and proceeds to step 105 if there is a storage request, and ends if there is no storage request. The request for storing the received number may be made in the state in which the received number is displayed after the call is terminated or in a state in which one of a plurality of temporarily stored received numbers is selected through a search. In an embodiment of the present invention, a process of storing a received number in a state in which a received number is displayed on a display screen immediately after a call is terminated will be described as an example. Typically, when the call of the mobile communication terminal provided with the calling number display service is terminated, the control unit 10 as shown in the first screen 210 of FIG. Is displayed on the display screen. Accordingly, when the user wants to save, the user inputs a storage key (☏), and the controller 10 checks this in step 103 and proceeds to step 105.

Returning to FIG. 2, in step 105, the controller 10 provides a message for confirming the use of phonebook data to the user, as shown in the second screen 220 of FIG. 3. At this time, an option for the user to select whether to use or not is displayed at the same time. Thereafter, the controller 10 proceeds to step 107 to check whether there is a request for using phonebook data from the user. The controller 10 proceeds to step 109 when there is a request for using the phonebook data, and proceeds to step 111 when there is no request for using the phonebook data. In step 111, the controller 10 sets a new number storage mode. In step 109, the controller 10 provides a list of names of phonebooks stored in advance to the user. Thereafter, an arbitrary name item is selected according to a user input, and the received number and the designated speed dial number are registered in the selected name, and then the end is completed.

That is, as shown in the second screen 230 of FIG. 3, in step 105, a selection option “Yes” and “No” are displayed together with the message “Do you want to use the phonebook list”, and then, in step 107, the user selects “Yes”. If there is an input for selecting ", the controller 10 proceeds to step 109 and displays the third screen 230. The third screen 230 is a screen displaying a search window for searching a list of names stored in the phone book. When the user inputs a keyword in the search box and executes a search, the controller 10 displays a name including the keyword and an icon corresponding to the type of phone number registered in the name as shown in the fourth screen 240. Display. When the user selects one of the displayed names, the controller 10 displays detailed phone number information related to the selected name as shown in the fifth screen. The detailed information of the phone number is composed of a plurality of types of phone numbers consisting of a mobile phone, a home, a work / school, a speed dial number corresponding to the number of phone numbers that can be registered in association with a name, and an actual phone number.

When the user selects a telephone number type for storing a received number from among the plurality of telephone number types and designates a shortcut number as shown in the sixth screen 260, the controller 10 receives the registered number by registering the received number in the selected name. Store the number in your phonebook.

As described above, the present invention stores a temporary stored call number received by a caller ID service in a phone book using pre-stored phone book data.

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. For example, in the above, the name list provided according to the use of the phonebook data when storing the received number is configured to be provided through a search function as in the above example, but the entire name list is configured to be provided sequentially according to the input of the scroll key. It may be. 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, the present invention enhances user convenience by providing a method in which a mobile communication terminal stores using a phonebook data stored in advance when storing a calling number received by a caller ID service.

Claims (3)

In the phone number storage method of a mobile communication terminal having a phone book function that can register a plurality of phone numbers in one name, and receives a call number display service, Receiving a calling party number by the calling number display service; Providing a message for confirming whether to use the pre-stored phonebook data when the calling party number is stored; Providing a list of names registered in the phonebook when the phonebook data use request is made; And registering the receiving telephone number in an arbitrary name selected by the user in the name list and storing the received telephone number in the phone book. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the name list displays the full name list according to a scroll key input. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the name list is provided through a keyword using search function.