KR20050048806A - Method for making sms messages using sms key - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a text message writing method using a text message key in a mobile communication terminal. Enter a shortcut and press the text key to search for the phone number assigned to the shortcut. If there is a phone number assigned to the shortcut key, a screen for creating a text message with the phone number as a receiving number is provided, and if there is no phone number assigned, an error indication indicating that there is no phone number is displayed. When the text message is completed, the text message is sent to the reception number. The input of the shortcut key is made by pressing the shortcut key for less than a predetermined time.

Description

How to write a text message using text message key {Method for making SMS messages using SMS key}

The present invention relates to a method for creating a text message using a text message key in a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, a method for creating a text message by providing a screen for writing a text message by inputting a shortcut key and pressing the text message key is provided. It is about.

SMS (Short Message Service) is a service that allows users of mobile communication terminals to send and receive short sentences without additional equipment, and is also called a short message service. As the spread of mobile communication terminals spreads rapidly, the population of text message service users is increasing rapidly, and unlike e-mail, the contents can be delivered at almost the same time as the sending time.

Currently, there are two ways to input the counterpart number when transmitting such a text message. One is a method of directly inputting the other party's phone number, and the other is a method of selecting a specific phone number by searching the phone book in the mobile communication terminal. However, the method of directly inputting the other party's phone number is inconvenient for the user to memorize the phone number one by one. There is discomfort to be done.

Attempts have been made to improve this. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2003-00445288 discloses a method for inputting a recipient's telephone number using a speed dial in a mobile communication terminal.

In this method, when the speed dial is input from the key input unit, the recipient telephone number corresponding to the speed dial is read from the memory unit and input as the receiver telephone number.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal is provided with a separate SMS key for the user's convenience. Conventionally, the text inbox and the text outbox were identified using the text message key.

There has not yet been proposed a method for creating a text message using the text message key.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object thereof is to provide a method for creating a text message using a shortcut key and a text message key provided in a mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first step of searching for a telephone number assigned to a shortcut key by inputting a shortcut key and pressing a text message key, and receiving the telephone number if the telephone number is assigned to the shortcut key. A second step of providing a screen for creating a text message, and displaying an error indicating that there is no telephone number if there is no assigned telephone number; and when the text message is completed, the created text message is sent to the received number. And a third step of transmitting.

In the first step, the input of the shortcut key is performed by pressing the shortcut key for less than a predetermined time.

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

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication terminal includes an input unit 110, a display unit 120, a memory 130, a controller 140, a wireless circuit unit 150, an amplifier 160, and the like.

The input unit 110 may use various devices such as a keypad, a jog shuttle, a point stick, and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user uses a text message key provided in the input unit 110.

The display unit 120 is for showing various information to the user, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is mainly used. In one embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 120 displays a screen for writing a text message.

The memory 130 stores programs and data necessary for the mobile communication terminal to operate, and various devices such as erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory may be used. In one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 130 stores a telephone number table assigned to a shortcut key.

The controller 140 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. The controller 140 may be a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). The control unit 140 also includes a baseband signal processing circuit for processing the baseband signal from the radio circuit unit 150. In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 140 reads the phone number according to the shortcut key input by the user from the phone number assigned to the shortcut key stored in the memory 130 and presses the text message key to display a screen for writing a text message. It is displayed on the display unit 120.

The radio circuit unit 150 is a circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and control information with a base station wirelessly. Receives a call signal sent by an external mobile communication terminal through an antenna and transmits it to the controller 140 or transmits data stored in the memory 130 to the caller's telephone through the antenna.

The amplifier 160 outputs sound through the speaker.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of creating a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A is a telephone number table assigned to a shortcut key according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 3B is a screen example showing a screen on which a text message can be written according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In order to create a text message, the user inputs a shortcut key and presses a text message key (S210). In order to use a shortcut key according to an embodiment of the present invention, the other party's phone number should be stored in the memory 130 of the mobile communication terminal. That is, the shortcut keys and the counterpart phone numbers assigned thereto are stored in the memory in a table format. A table of the shortcut keys directory is shown in FIG. 3A.

As shown in FIG. 3A, "011-000-0000" is used for the "0" key, "011-111-1111" for the "1" key, "017-222-2222" and "0" for the "2" key. A key number is assigned to each shortcut key such as "011-333-3333" for the 3 "key and" 011-555-5555 "for the" 5 "key. A phone number may not be assigned to a hotkey, such as the key "4". These shortcut phonebooks are registered in advance by the user, which is also used to make a simple phone call with a shortcut. That is, the shortcut phone book according to an embodiment of the present invention is the same table as the shortcut phone book used when making a call by a conventional speed dialing function.

When the user enters a shortcut key and presses the text message key, the mobile communication terminal searches whether there is a phone number assigned to the shortcut key (S220). If there is an assigned phone number, a screen for creating a text message using the phone number assigned to the shortcut number as a receiving number is provided (S230). If there is no assigned phone number, an error message indicating that there is no phone number is displayed (S240). ).

The user inputs the content of the text message (S250). When the completion of the text message is sent to the receiving number (S260).

3B is a screen example of inputting a shortcut key “1” and pressing a text message key in the phone number table of FIG. The telephone number "011-111-1111" of the "1" key becomes the receiving number and the user inputs the text message contents in the "message contents".

Normally press and hold for a certain time when making a call using a hot key. Press for about 0.5 seconds. However, in one embodiment of the present invention, the shortcut key is pressed for less than a predetermined time. This is to distinguish it from making a phone call with a shortcut.

While the invention has been described using some preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the rights set forth in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a user with much convenience since the text message key can be used to compose a text message more simply. There is also a side effect of increasing the utilization of the text message key.

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

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of creating a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a telephone number table assigned to a shortcut key according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a screen example showing a screen on which a text message can be written according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

110: input unit 120: display unit

130: memory 140: control unit

150: wireless circuit unit 160: amplifier

Claims (2)

After entering the shortcut key and pressing the text message key, the first step is to search for the phone number assigned to the shortcut key. A second step of providing a screen for creating a text message having the telephone number as a receiving number if there is a telephone number assigned to the shortcut key, and displaying an error indicating that there is no telephone number if no telephone number is assigned; A third step of transmitting the written text message to the received number when the text message is completed; Method for creating a text message using a text message key having a. The method of claim 1, wherein in the first step The input of the shortcut key is a text message creation method using a text message key, characterized in that is made by pressing the shortcut key for less than a predetermined time.