KR20050025457A - Method for generating calling of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for originating a call of a mobile terminal is provided to allow a user to set a phone number search method for announcing phone numbers in voice in making a phone call. When a call key of a mobile terminal is being pressed for longer than a pre-set time, a controller of the mobile terminal detects it as handy call origination and checks whether an earphone is connected with a jack connection part(713). When the earphone is connected with the mobile terminal, the controller switch-connects a voice path of the mobile terminal to the jack connection part to form a speech path through the earphone(717). The controller aligns phone numbers according to a search type of a set phone number(719), accesses the aligned phone numbers(721), outputs name text data of subscribers corresponding to the phone numbers, and displays them(723). When a user of the mobile terminal listens to a name of a desired subscriber and presses a call key(725), the controller dials a phone number of the subscriber being announced(729) to thereby perform a call origination service(729).

Description

Sending method of mobile terminal {METHOD FOR GENERATING CALLING OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for selecting and guiding a telephone number to be guided.

In general, to perform a call function in a mobile terminal, dial a phone number and then press a call key to perform a call function or press a speed dial number registered in a phone book to perform a call function. However, the outgoing call method as described above requires the user to memorize a phone number or a speed dial number. In this case, if the subscriber's phone number is not memorized, the user searches the phone book or the recent outgoing and incoming phone numbers, selects the desired phone number, and then performs the calling function. However, in the outgoing call method as described above, there is an inconvenience of first selecting the phone book or the latest outgoing or recent incoming phone number for the outgoing call, and then sequentially searching for the desired phone number while looking at the display unit.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for guiding a phone number by voice during an outgoing call and easily performing an outgoing call by selecting a guided phone number.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for setting a phone number search method for guiding a phone number by voice during an outgoing call in a mobile terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for guiding information of a phone book by voice during an outgoing call in a mobile terminal and allowing a user to select an outgoing call and make an outgoing call.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for guiding recently received and sent telephone numbers by voice in a mobile terminal and allowing a user to select a telephone number guided by voice to perform an outgoing call.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a voice call to a phone number while the earphone is mounted on the mobile terminal, while the user can listen to the voice phone number to be guided by selecting a desired phone number to perform an outgoing call. In providing.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing an outgoing call by selecting a desired telephone number while guiding a telephone number by voice in a mobile terminal and listening to the voice telephone number guided by a user using a speakerphone.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for scrolling and displaying a phone number on a display unit in a mobile terminal and allowing a user to make an outgoing call by selecting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same components in the figures represent the same numerals wherever possible.

In the following description, specific details such as performing an outgoing function using a volume control key for performing an outgoing call function are shown to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal for performing an outgoing call with a simple outgoing function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the communication unit 121 performs a wireless communication function with a wireless communication network. The communication unit 121 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. The data processor 123 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal, a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal, and the like. That is, the data processor 123 may be configured of a modem and a codec CODDEC. The codec includes a data codec for processing data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice. The audio processor 125 plays a function of playing a received audio signal output from the audio codec of the data processor 123 or transmitting a transmission audio signal generated from a microphone to the audio codec of the data processor 123. The speech synthesis unit 127 performs a function of converting received text data into speech (TTS: Text to Speech). In an embodiment of the present invention, the text data input to the voice synthesizer 127 may be a name or a phone number registered in a phone number.

Jack connector 131 connects the earphone to the portable terminal. The detection unit 133 detects when the earphone is connected to the jack connection unit 131 and outputs a signal indicating that the earphone is connected to the control unit 110, and detects when the outgoing key is pressed in the earphone to detect a signal indicating that the outgoing key signal is generated. Output to 110

The key input unit 115 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the key input unit 115 includes function keys for setting a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The memory 113 includes a program memory and data memories. The program memory stores programs of the portable terminal and programs for performing a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data memory is a memory for storing contents of various resources of the portable terminal and temporarily storing data generated during program execution. The data memory may store phonebook information, and the phonebook information includes a telephone number and name information of a subscriber corresponding to the telephone number.

The controller 110 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. In addition, the controller 110 may include the data processor 123. That is, in the case of a mobile phone, the controller 110, the data processor 123 and the audio processor 125 may be an MSM chip integrated into one chip. The control unit 110 registers a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention, accesses the selected phone number according to the set mode in the call mode, and controls to convert the subscriber's name or phone number corresponding to the phone number into voice. The user dials the selected phone number to perform an outgoing call service.

In addition, when a signal indicating that the earphone is connected is input from the detector 133, the controller 110 controls the audio processor 125 to switch the audio path of the microphone and the speaker connected to the audio processor 125 to the microphone and the speaker of the earphone.

The display unit 117 displays data output from the controller 110. In this case, the display unit 117 may use an LCD. In this case, the display unit 117 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing data, and an LCD display device. When the LCD is implemented using a touch screen method, the LCD may operate as an input unit. Here, the display unit 117 may include first and second display units in the case of a folding portable terminal. Here, the first display unit is a display unit which can be seen by opening the folder, and the second display unit displays the state of the portable terminal when the folder is closed.

In addition, the display unit 117 displays data under the control of the controller 110. When the data to be displayed when performing the simple call function exceeds the display standard of the display unit 117, the display data is scrolled and displayed.

The mobile terminal having the above-described configuration sets up a simple function and searches for a phone number stored or recently called / received by using a side up key (volume up / down key) without opening a flip and calling function. Can be performed. At this time, the calling function guides the searched phone number by voice, and may perform the calling function by using an external side key or a call key of the earphone.

It looks at the simple transmission function according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above in detail.

In order to perform the simple call function, first, the simple call function must be registered. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of registering a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a user selects a simple call mode from a menu through a key input unit 115 to register a simple call. In the simple call mode, the registered simple call mode and the registered simple call mode may be released. When the simple call mode is selected, the controller 110 detects this in step 211 and checks whether the registration mode is registered in step 231. In this case, if it is selected as the registration mode, the controller 110 detects this in step 213 and displays the type of performing the simple call mode on the display unit 117. Here, the type of the simple call mode may be an earphone mode, a speakerphone mode, and a general mode. The earphone mode and the speakerphone mode convert the text information of the searched phone number into a voice through the voice synthesizer 125 to guide the voice and simultaneously display the text information of the searched phone number on the display unit 117. Do this. The general mode performs the simple call mode while scrolling the text information of the searched phone number on the display unit 117. When the user selects the simple call mode desired by the user in the state in which the type of the easy call mode is displayed on the display unit 117, the controller 110 detects and stores it in step 215.

After determining the type of the simple call mode as described above, the controller 110 displays the type for searching for the telephone number in the simple call mode selected in step 217 on the display unit 117. In this case, the search type of the phone number is a recent call order search method for searching recently called phone numbers, incoming call numbers and missed call numbers, a recent call order search method for searching sent phone numbers, and an incoming call. There may be a recent call order search method for searching for numbers, a name search method for searching for phone numbers registered in the phonebook, and a shortcut number search method for phone numbers registered in the phonebook. When the user selects a desired search method through the key input unit 115 while displaying the types of the phone number search method on the display unit 117, the controller 110 detects it in step 219, and enters the memory 113 in step 221. Register the simple dialing mode, the type of the simple dialing mode and the telephone number search type.

In addition, in step 213, if the simple call mode is not registered, the controller 110 determines whether the simple call registration is released in step 223. If the user of the portable terminal selects the release function, the controller 110 releases the registration of the simple call mode in step 225.

When the simple call mode is registered by the procedure as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 110 performs the simple call function according to the type of the registered simple call mode and the type of telephone number search. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing a simple call mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the simple call mode, the call function is performed through an external specific key or a call key of the key input unit 115. Here, the external specific key may be a volume up / down key of a mobile terminal or a call key of an earphone. Generally, when the volume up key or the volume down key is pressed while the folder is closed, the lamp of the external LCD of the mobile terminal is driven to perform a clock display function. In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the keys is used as an outgoing key for performing a simple call function. In this example, it is assumed that the volume down key is used as an outgoing key for performing the easy call function. Accordingly, the controller 111 controls to perform a normal clock display operation when the volume up key is pressed while the folder is closed. However, if the volume down key is pressed for a long time, it is checked whether the simple call function is registered. If the simple call function is registered, it is detected as a call key, and the type of the simple call mode is checked to determine whether the speaker phone mode or the earphone mode is used. In addition, the phone number information searched according to the set phone number search method is guided by voice, and the displayed phone number information is displayed on the display unit 117 while scrolling.

In addition, when performing the simple call function of the earphone mode while the earphone is mounted, press and hold the button key on the earphone or press and hold the volume down key while the folder is closed. Then, when the simple dialing mode is registered, the controller 110 guides the phone number information searched according to the set phone number search method by voice while scrolling the guided phone number information on the display unit 117 while performing the above operation. Display it.

In addition, when the user presses and holds the call key while the folder of the portable terminal is opened, the controller checks whether the simple call mode is registered. At this time, if the simple call mode is registered, the controller 110 displays the phone number information searched according to the set phone number search method while scrolling the display unit 117 while performing the above operation. At this time, the controller 110 does not perform the voice guidance function.

When the phone number information desired to be dialed in the state of performing the voice guidance function as described above is voiced or displayed on the display unit 117, the user presses the volume down key, the call key of the earphone or the call key of the key input unit 115. A desired outgoing call number can be selected, and the control unit 110 dials the selected phone number to perform a call function.

Therefore, when the external call key (here, the volume down key), the call key of the earphone, or the call key of the key input unit 115 is pressed, the controller 110 detects the call key once in step 311 and registers the easy call function in step 313. Check for status. In this case, if the simple call function is not registered, the control function performs a function of the corresponding key in step 350. However, if the simple call function is registered in step 313, the controller 110 checks the type of the simple call mode and the telephone number search type set in step 315.

The simple call mode may include an earphone mode, a speakerphone mode, and a general mode. At this time, when the earphone mode is set, the controller 110 determines whether the earphone is mounted through the detector 113. At this time, if the earphone is mounted, the set phone number search type is searched. In addition, when the earphone is not mounted, the controller 110 controls the voice synthesis unit 127 to output a voice message for guiding the connection of the earphone. The voice message is then played back to the speaker through the audio processor 125. When the earphone is connected, the controller 110 controls the audio processor 125 to switch the audio path of the speaker and the microphone to the jack connection unit 131 so that a call can be made through the earphone.

In addition, the control unit 110 checks the search type of the phone number in step 315. The search type of the phone number may be a recent call, a recent call, a recent call, a name, or a speed dial. After checking the search type of the phone number, the controller 110 sorts the phone numbers according to the phone number search type identified in step 317.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of sorting telephone number information according to the search type.

Referring to FIG. 4, the controller 110 sorts the phone numbers according to the search type of the set phone number, and may change the sorting of the phone number of the set phone number search type according to a key input when sorting the phone numbers. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the arrangement of the telephone number can be changed by the volume up and down keys, and it is assumed that the telephone numbers are arranged by a predetermined method when there is no key input.

If the previously set telephone number search type is the latest call order, the controller 110 searches for the latest outgoing telephone numbers, incoming telephone numbers, and missed telephone numbers stored in the memory 113. First, if the volume up or down key is not input for a predetermined time, the controller 110 detects this in step 417 and, in step 419, the latest occurrence of the latest outgoing call number, incoming call number and missed call number stored in the memory 113. Sort the phone numbers in the correct order. That is, in step 419, the controller 110 sorts the telephone numbers generated at the most recent time among the outgoing, received and missed telephone numbers in order. When the arrangement of the telephone numbers in the order of the latest call is completed, the duplicated telephone numbers are deleted in step 415. This can be a lot of calls with a particular subscriber during the call, in this case is to perform only once without the phone number guidance for all the calls generated. In addition, if the volume up key is input when the phone number is searched in the order of the latest call, the controller detects it in step 411, first sorts out the outgoing phone numbers in the order in which they occurred at the most recent time in step 413, and then calls the latest incoming call. Sort the numbers in the most recent order, and finally sort the missed numbers in the most recent order. In step 415, the controller 110 also removes duplicate telephone numbers. Thirdly, when the volume down key is input, the control unit 110 detects this in step 417, arranges missed, incoming and outgoing phone numbers in the order of latest occurrence in step 418, and removes duplicated phone numbers in step 415. .

If the second telephone number search type is recently set, the controller 110 sorts the outgoing telephone numbers stored in the memory 113 in the order in which they occurred at the latest time, in step 421, and proceeds to step 415. Eliminate duplicate phone numbers from sorted phone numbers.

 If the phone number search type set in the third is the latest incoming order, the controller 110 sorts the incoming phone numbers stored in the memory 113 in the order in which they occurred at the latest time in step 431, and then proceeds to step 415. Eliminate duplicate phone numbers from sorted phone numbers.

If the fourth set phone number search type is in order of name, the controller 110 stores the number in the memory 113 and rearranges the phone numbers according to the type of characters constituting the name of the phone book. In general, characters that can store names can be characters such as Korean, English, and numbers. Here, the numeric characters are classified as special characters along with general symbol characters. Therefore, when the search type of the phone number is in order of the name, the controller 110 searches in the order of the Korean alphabet, the English alphabet, and the set special characters. If the volume up and down keys are not received during the set time, the control unit 110 detects this in step 449, and arranges phone numbers in the order of Korean, English, and set special characters while performing steps 457 and 461. In addition, when the volume up key is received, the control unit 110 detects this in step 441 and performs steps 443-447 to sort phone numbers in the order of English, Korean, and set special characters. When the volume down key is received, the controller 110 detects this in step 449 and sorts the phone numbers in the reverse order of Korean, English, and set special characters.

Here, we will look at how to sort the phone numbers having the Hangul name. First, the method of sorting phone numbers in the alphabetical order uses a method of classifying words in a Korean dictionary. That is, first, the consonant "a" is set in the order of "ㅎ", and each consonant is arranged in the order of the phone number of the corresponding name by searching in the order of "ㅣ" in the collection "ㅏ". Thus, names are ordered from "a" to "he". In addition, when the phone numbers are sorted in the reverse order of the Korean consonants in step 451, the consonants "ㅎ" are set in the order of "ㄱ", and each consonant is searched in the order of the vowels "" "to" ㅣ "and corresponding names. Sort your phone numbers. Thus, the names are sorted in order from "bottom" to "group".

It also looks at how to sort the phone numbers having the English name. First, the method of sorting the alphabet in alphabetical order uses a method of classifying words in an English dictionary. That is, first, the alpha bets are set in order of "A" to "Z", and each alpha bet is again searched in order of "A" to "Z" to sort the telephone numbers of corresponding names. Thus, names are sorted in the order "AA" to "ZZ". In addition, when the phone numbers are sorted in the reverse order of the Hangul consonants in step 453, the alphabet "Z" is set to "A", and each alphabet is searched in the order of "A" to "Z" for the corresponding name. Sort the phone numbers. The names are thus sorted in the order "ZA" to "AZ".

Finally, we look at how to sort phone numbers with special characters. In this case, the special character is assumed to be a number. In this case, the telephone numbers having the special characters as names are searched in the order of "0" to "9" to sort the corresponding telephone numbers. Thus, the names are sorted in the order of "00" to 99. And when the telephone numbers are sorted in reverse order in step 455, the names are sorted in the order of "90" to "19".

If the fifth set phone number search type is in order of speed dial number, the controller 110 stores the memory number in the memory 113 and rearranges the phone numbers according to the speed dial number of the phone book. If the volume up and down keys are not received during the set time, the controller 110 detects this in step 475 and arranges the phone numbers in the order of the speed dial in step 473. In addition, when the volume up key is received, the control unit 110 detects this in step 471, and also arranges the phone numbers in the order of speed dial numbers of the phone book in step 473. However, when the volume down key is received, the control unit 110 detects this in step 475 and arranges the phone numbers in the reverse order of the speed dial numbers stored in the phone book in step 477.

After sorting the phone numbers according to the search type of the phone number as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 110 accesses the first phone number among the sorted phone numbers in step 319 of FIG. Displays the telephone number accessed according to the mode. The type of the simple call mode may be an earphone mode, a speakerphone mode, a general mode, and the like as described above. The method of displaying the phone number by the controller 110 is performed by the procedure of FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of displaying a phone number in a simple call mode in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the earphone mode, the controller 110 detects this in step 511. At this time, in the earphone mode, the earphone is only connected to the jack connection unit 131 operates. First, in the earphone mode, the controller 110 displays the accessed telephone number on the display unit 117 in step 513. In this case, when the folder of the portable terminal is closed, it is displayed on the front display part (second display part), and when the folder is open, all the front and rear display parts can be displayed while scrolling the phone number. In the state where the controller 110 displays the telephone number, the controller 110 checks whether there is a name corresponding to the telephone number in step 515, and if the subscriber's name is in the telephone number, steps 517 and 519 are performed. While converting the text data of the subscriber name into a voice signal. That is, the control unit 110 outputs the text data of the subscriber name to the voice synthesis unit 127, the voice synthesis unit synthesizes the molecular data of the subscriber name (text to speech) to the audio processing unit 125, audio output unit 125 The audio signal is output to the earphone through the jack connection unit 131. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal listens to the name of the subscriber corresponding to the telephone number by voice through the earphone. In this case, the controller 110 may display the subscriber's name on the display unit 117 displaying a telephone number. If there is no name corresponding to the telephone number in step 515, the controller 110 converts the telephone number data of the subscriber into a voice signal in steps 521 and 519. In this case, the user of the portable terminal listens to the telephone number by voice through an earphone.

Secondly, in the speakerphone mode, the controller 110 detects this in step 531 and performs steps 533-539 and guides the accessed phone number or corresponding name in the same manner as steps 513-521. . At this time, the name or telephone number of the subscriber is output to the speakerphone through the audio processor 125.

In the third general mode, the controller 110 detects this in step 531, and scrolls and displays the subscriber's telephone number on the display unit 117 in step 551. Thereafter, the controller 110 checks whether there is a subscriber name of the displayed phone number in step 553, and if there is a name of the subscriber, displays the name of the subscriber in step 555.

After displaying the searched telephone number as shown in FIG. 5, the controller 110 checks whether a calling key is input in step 323. Here, the calling key may use the same key as the key of step 311. That is, by pressing and holding a key (here, may be a volume down key) located outside of the portable terminal, or by pressing and holding the call key of the key input unit 115 can set the call function. In addition, in the earphone mode, a dialing function can be set by pressing a dial key (button) located in the earphone. In this case, when the originating key is generated, the controller 110 detects it in step 323 and performs an outgoing call service in step 327.

However, if the originating key is not input in step 323, the controller 110 accesses the next phone number in step 333, and proceeds to step 321 to perform the same procedure as in FIG. While repeating the above operation, the searched phone number or corresponding name is guided by voice, and the user listens to the telephone number or subscriber's name played through the earphone or speakerphone, and if the name or telephone number of the desired subscriber is called, the calling key. You can easily run the call function.

In addition, in the process of guiding voice as described above, a predetermined section of the searched phone number may be skipped. In this case, the key for generating the skip command may also use a key located outside the portable terminal. In an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that a key for performing the skip command is a volume up key. When the volume up key is pressed for a predetermined time or more in the process of guiding a phone number or the name of the subscriber by voice to perform the simple call function as described above, the controller 110 detects it as a skip command in step 329. When the skip command is generated, the controller 110 skips the telephone number being searched by the procedure shown in FIG. 6 according to the search type of the telephone number set in step 331. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for searching by skipping a telephone number of a section that is set in a simple call mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the skip command is generated, the controller 110 checks a search type of a phone number in step 609. At this time, if the search type is the latest call order, the control unit 110 skips the latest incoming call order when the mode currently being searched is the latest calling order, and when the search type is the latest incoming call, skips to the missed phone number and the latest calling order. Skip to In other words, if the search type is the most recent call order, the phone number is skipped in the order of incoming, outgoing and missed calls.

Second, if the search type is in the latest call order, the controller 110 jumps to the latest call order in step 613. In this case, in step 613, the controller 110 rearranges the phone numbers of the latest incoming call in the same manner as in step 431 of FIG.

Third, if the search type is the latest incoming order, the controller 110 jumps to the latest calling order in step 615. In this case, the controller 110 rearranges the telephone numbers of the latest calling order in the same manner as the operation 421 of FIG. 4 in step 615.

Fourth, if the search type is in order of name, the controller 110 performs a skip function according to the current search character in step 617. In other words, if the phone number has a Korean name, skip to the phone number of the next consonant currently being searched (that is, if a phone number having the name of "a" is currently searched, skip to the phone number having a name of "b"). , If the phone number with English name is skipped to the next alpha bet after the currently searched alphabet character (ie, if searching for a phone number with the name "A", skip to the phone number with the name "B"). If it is a phone number with a special character name, it skips to the next phone number with a special character name.

Fifth, if the search type is in the order of the speed dial number, the controller 110 skips the size of the speed dial number set in step 617. That is, if the skipped number is "10" in the skip unit and the currently searched shortcut number is 11, the controller 110 skips to the telephone number of the shortcut number 20 in step 617.

After skipping the phone number in the same manner as in FIG. 6, the controller 110 proceeds to step 333 to access the phone number of the skipped position and performs step 321. In addition, if a termination command for terminating the easy call function is generated in the state of guiding the phone number by voice, the control unit 11 detects it in step 335 and terminates the easy call operation. Here, the termination command may be performed with a separate key on the outside, and if the folder is closed, it is detected as termination when the folder is opened. In addition, when the folder is in the open state, it may be performed using the end key of the key input unit 115.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, if the simple call function is performed while the folder of the portable terminal is closed, the phone numbers are searched according to the set search type, and the subscriber's name corresponding to the searched phone number is voiced. After the conversion, guide using earphones and speakerphones, and the mobile terminal listens to the subscriber's name guided by the voice and wants to make an outgoing call.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a simple call procedure in the earphone mode.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a simple call function of the earphone mode is registered, a specific key (herein, the volume down key) of the portable terminal, a button key or a folder of the earphone is opened. When the call key is pressed in the state for more than a predetermined time, the control unit 110 detects this as a simple call and checks whether the earphone is connected to the jack connection unit 133 through the detecting unit 133 in step 713. In this case, when the earphone is not connected, the controller 110 outputs text data for guiding the earphone connection to the voice synthesis unit 127 in step 715. Then, the voice synthesizer 127 synthesizes the text data into a voice signal, and the audio processor 125 reproduces the voice signal output from the voice synthesizer 127 through a speakerphone. In this case, when the user of the portable terminal listens to the voice guidance message and connects the earphone to the jack connection unit 131, the controller 110 detects this in step 713. When the earphone is connected to the portable terminal, the controller 110 switches the voice path of the portable terminal to the jack connection unit in step 717 to form a call path through the earphone.

Thereafter, the controller 110 sorts the phone numbers according to the search type of the phone number set in step 719. Operation at this time may proceed to the procedure as shown in FIG. After arranging the telephone numbers as described above, the controller 110 accesses the telephone numbers arranged in step 721 and outputs the subscriber's name text data corresponding to the telephone numbers to the voice synthesizer 127 in step 723, and the display unit 117. Mark it. The voice guidance method in the earphone mode is performed by the same procedure as in steps 513 to 519 of FIG. Accordingly, the names of the subscribers with respect to the telephone numbers are sequentially played by the earphone, and the user continuously listens to the subscriber names with the telephone numbers according to the search type set through the earphone. In addition, the display unit 117 scrolls the phone number and names of subscribers corresponding to the phone number continuously. At this time, the guidance time interval of the telephone number and the telephone number may be set to an appropriate time.

At this time, when the user of the mobile terminal hears the name of the desired subscriber in a state of listening to the names of the subscribers of the telephone number through the earphone, presses the calling key. At this time, the call key may be a call key installed in a specific key or earphone installed in the outside of the mobile terminal. Then, the controller 110 detects this in step 725 and performs an outgoing call service while dialing the phone number of the subscriber who is currently voice guided in step 727.

Although the description of the operation of the skip function is omitted in FIG. 7, the skip function may be performed as shown in FIG. 3. In addition, the operation of the speakerphone mode is similar to that of FIG. 7.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing an easy call function in a normal mode.

Referring to FIG. 8, the simple call function in the normal mode may be performed in both the closed state and the open state. If the specific key (here, the volume down key) of the portable terminal is pressed in the closed state of the folder or the call key is pressed for a predetermined time or more while the folder is opened, the control unit 110 determines this in step 811. Detect by simple call.

Thereafter, the controller 110 sorts the phone numbers according to the search type of the phone number set in step 813. Operation at this time may proceed to the procedure as shown in FIG. After arranging the telephone numbers as described above, the controller 110 accesses the arranged telephone numbers in step 815 and then outputs the names of subscribers corresponding to the telephone numbers and the phone numbers to the display unit 117 in step 817. The procedure for displaying the phone number and name on the display unit 117 is performed in the same order as in steps 551 to 555 of FIG. 5. Accordingly, the phone number and the name of the subscriber corresponding thereto are displayed while scrolling sequentially on the display unit 117. At this time, the time interval for displaying the telephone number and the name of the subscriber corresponding thereto may be set to an appropriate time.

As described above, in the state of sequentially displaying the phone number and corresponding subscriber names through the display unit 117, the user of the mobile terminal presses a calling key at the time when the subscriber's telephone number is displayed. At this time, the call key may be a specific key installed outside the portable terminal or a call key of the key input unit 117 as described above. Then, the controller 110 detects this in step 819 and performs the outgoing call service by dialing the subscriber's phone number currently displayed in step 823.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, if the simple call function is performed while the folder of the portable terminal is closed, the phone numbers are searched according to the set search type, and the subscriber's name corresponding to the searched phone number is voiced. After the conversion, guide using earphones and speakerphones, and the mobile terminal listens to the subscriber's name guided by the voice and wants to make an outgoing call.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a portable terminal performing a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a simple originating function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing a simple call function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of searching for a telephone number according to the search method set in FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of displaying a telephone number according to the search method set in FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of skipping display of a telephone number according to the search method set in FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for performing a simple call function using an earphone in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing a simple call function using a speakerphone in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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In the outgoing call method of the mobile terminal, Sorting the stored phone numbers in the calling mode; Accessing the sorted telephone numbers sequentially and guiding text data on the accessed telephone number information as a voice signal; And dialing a subscriber's telephone number of the voice signal being guided when the calling key is input in the step of guiding the voice signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorting of the phone numbers comprises: If the search type is the latest call order, the process of sorting the phone numbers in the order of recent occurrence among the outgoing and incoming phone numbers; If the search type is by name, the process of sorting Korean names into an array of Korean dictionaries and sorting English names into an array of English dictionaries from telephone numbers stored in a phonebook; And if the search type is in the order of speed dial number, sorting the phone numbers stored in the phonebook in order of speed dial number. The method of claim 2, wherein the process of guiding text data corresponding to the phone number information by voice comprises: If the name of the subscriber corresponding to the accessed telephone number is in a phone book, converting the name of the subscriber into voice and guiding the voice; And if there is no subscriber name corresponding to the accessed telephone number, converting the telephone number into voice. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of guiding the phone number information by voice includes scrolling and displaying the accessed phone number data and, if there is a subscriber name corresponding to the phone number, also displaying the subscriber name. The method characterized in that. In the outgoing call method of the mobile terminal, Registering the type of the easy call mode and the search number of the telephone number when registering the easy call mode; Sorting the stored phone numbers according to the type of phone number search set in the simple calling mode; Sequentially accessing the sorted telephone numbers, converting the text data of the accessed telephone number information into a voice signal according to a registered simple call mode, and guiding the voice signals; Performing an outgoing call service by dialing a subscriber's telephone number of the guided voice signal when the calling key is input in the process of guiding the voice signal; And skipping telephone numbers according to the set telephone number search type and returning to the voice signal guidance process when a skip command occurs in the process of guiding the voice signal. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein a type of a simple call mode registered in the simple call mode is an earphone mode and a speakerphone mode. The method of claim 6, wherein the search type of the telephone number registered in the simple call mode is A recent call search, which searches for the phone numbers in the order of recent occurrence among the outgoing and incoming phone numbers; From the phone numbers stored in the phonebook, Hangul names are sorted into an array of Hangul dictionaries and English names are sorted into an array of English dictionaries, The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the phone numbers stored in the phone book is searched by the speed dial number. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a step of entering a simple call mode when a specific key mounted on the outside of the portable terminal is pressed for a predetermined time or longer. 8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the specific key is a volume control key. The method of claim 6, wherein the process of guiding the text data corresponding to the phone number information in the earphone mode by voice, If the name of the subscriber corresponding to the accessed telephone number is in the phone book, converting the name of the subscriber into voice and outputting the voice to the earphone; And if there is no subscriber name corresponding to the accessed telephone number, outputting the telephone number to the earphone which converts the telephone number into voice. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of guiding the phone number information by voice is displayed by scrolling the accessed phone number data, and if there is a subscriber name corresponding to the phone number, the subscriber name is also displayed. The method characterized in that. The method of claim 6, wherein the process of guiding text data corresponding to the phone number information by voice in the speakerphone mode comprises: If the name of the subscriber corresponding to the accessed telephone number is in the phone book, converting the name of the subscriber into voice and outputting the voice to the speakerphone; And if there is no subscriber name corresponding to the accessed telephone number, outputting the telephone number to the speakerphone for converting the telephone number into voice. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of guiding the phone number information by voice includes scrolling and displaying the accessed phone number data and, if there is a subscriber name corresponding to the phone number, also displaying the subscriber name. The method characterized in that. In the outgoing call method using the earphone of the mobile terminal, Sorting the stored phone numbers according to the registered search type when entering the set outgoing key; Sequentially accessing the sorted telephone numbers, and outputting text data of the accessed telephone number information to the earphone as a voice signal; And dialing a subscriber's telephone number of the voice signal being guided when the dialing key is input in the step of outputting the voice signal. The method of claim 14, Determining whether the earphone is connected when the calling key is input, and outputting a voice message for guiding the earphone when the earphone is not connected; And switching the path of the voice signal to the earphone when the earphone is connected. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein sorting the phone numbers comprises: If the search type is the latest call order, the process of sorting the phone numbers in the order of recent occurrence among the outgoing and incoming phone numbers; If the search type is by name, the process of sorting Korean names into an array of Korean dictionaries and sorting English names into an array of English dictionaries from telephone numbers stored in a phonebook; And if the search type is in the order of speed dial number, sorting the phone numbers stored in the phonebook in order of speed dial number. The method of claim 16, wherein the process of guiding text data corresponding to the phone number information by voice includes: If the name of the subscriber corresponding to the accessed telephone number is in a phone book, converting the name of the subscriber into voice and guiding the voice; And if there is no subscriber name corresponding to the accessed telephone number, converting the telephone number into voice. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of guiding the phone number information by voice includes scrolling and displaying the accessed phone number data and, if there is a subscriber name corresponding to the phone number, also displaying the subscriber name. The method characterized in that.