KR20050073921A - Method for setting screen and bell as to time in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method for setting a wallpaper and a ringtone according to time in a mobile communication terminal. When the user inputs a time and designates a wallpaper and a ringtone for the corresponding time, the mobile terminal detects the current time and reads the setting information for each time previously stored in the memory, and stores the memory as the wallpaper and ringtone corresponding to the current time. Set the setting of. When the state of the terminal is in the idle state, the set background image is output on the desktop. Meanwhile, when an incoming signal is received, the set ringtone is output to the speaker. The hourly setting information may include a background image and a ringtone sound source designated for each hour. When it is time to switch to the new wallpaper in the idle state, the wallpaper image set for the corresponding time can be switched to the wallpaper.

Description

 How to set wallpaper and ringtone per hour on mobile terminal {Method for setting screen and bell as to time in mobile phone}

The present invention relates to a method for setting a background wallpaper and a ringtone for each time in a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, the wallpaper and the ringtone are changed according to a user-specified time zone, thereby providing a user with a wider choice of background and ringtones. It is designed to give.

Recently, due to the convenience of portable, the spreading speed of mobile communication terminals is gradually spreading. In the conventional ring setting function, when a call is received for a number designated by a user, the ring tone is output through a speaker as a designated ring tone and the screen is switched to a call notification screen indicating that a call has been received from the terminal waiting state. In addition, the ringtone can be output for each group designated by the user. On the other hand, the conventional wallpaper setting function outputs only the corresponding image on the desktop from the moment of outputting the wallpaper image to the desktop until the image setting is released and switched to another wallpaper image.

The conventional ring setting function has the advantage of being able to identify the number specified by the user or the group and other numbers, or distinguish the specified number by the group, but it is insufficient to reflect the various needs of the user. Meanwhile, the conventional wallpaper setting function has a problem in that the user maintains the desktop as the wallpaper image until the user cancels the setting of the wallpaper image and requests a conversion to another wallpaper image.

The present invention is to solve the above problems and its purpose is to output the background image set by the user specified time on the desktop and when the incoming signal is received ringtone sound source is set by time Another object of the present invention is to provide a time-based wallpaper and a ring setting method of a mobile communication terminal that can be output through a speaker.

The present invention for achieving this purpose is a first step to determine the current time, the second step of setting the setting of the memory as a wallpaper and ringtone corresponding to the current time by reading the time-specific setting information previously stored in the memory And a third step of outputting the set background image on the desktop in an idle state, and a fourth step of outputting the set ringtone to a speaker when an incoming signal is received. In addition, when it is time to switch to the new desktop in the idle state, the background image set for the corresponding time can be switched to the desktop. On the other hand, the hourly setting information may be composed of a background image and a ringtone sound source designated for each hour.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal for explaining a method for setting a background picture and a ring tone for each time according to the present invention.

The input unit 101 may use various elements such as a keypad, a jog shuttle, a point stick, a touch screen, etc., and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information.

The memory unit 103 stores programs and data necessary for the operation and status of the mobile communication terminal or the control of the controller 105, and includes various types of erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory. The device can be used.

The controller 105 controls the overall state and operation of the mobile communication terminal and may be formed of a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). In the present invention, the control unit 105 controls the mobile phone to output the background image designated by the time on the desktop when the idle state, and when the incoming signal is received to output the ringtone designated by the time to the speaker To control.

The radio circuit unit 107 is a transmission / reception circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and control information to and from the base station wirelessly. Receives a call signal sent by the caller's mobile communication terminal through the antenna and transmits it to the control unit 105 or transmits data stored in the memory unit 103 to the receiver's mobile communication terminal through the antenna. do.

The display unit 109 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and displays the state and operation process of the mobile communication terminal.

The speaker unit 111 outputs a ring tone sound source set for each time.

Next, Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the overall flow of the hourly background and ringtone setting method of the present invention.

First, the terminal grasps the current time (S201) and reads time-specific setting information including a background image and a ringtone sound stored in advance in the memory (S203). This can be downloaded directly from the background and ringtone sound source through the wireless Internet network, so-called camera phone that has a built-in camera function in the mobile communication terminal can be implemented by setting the picture taken directly as the background image. Meanwhile, when the camera function is not built in the mobile communication terminal, the digital image stored in the user's PC may be stored as a background image of the mobile communication terminal using a USB connection or an infrared communication. In addition, in the case of a ringtone, if a recording function is built in the user's mobile communication terminal, the ringtone may be recorded directly and set as a ringtone.

Next, the memory is set as a background image and a ringtone corresponding to the current time determined in step 201 (S205). If the state of the terminal is idle (IDLE) state in step 205 outputs the set background image corresponding to the current time on the desktop (S207) If the call is received (S209) corresponding to the current time in step 205 The set ringtone is output to the speaker (S211). On the other hand, when it is time to switch to the new desktop in the idle state, the controller switches the background image set for the corresponding time to the desktop.

3 is an example of a mobile phone screen at the time of setting the background wallpaper and the ringtone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user presses the menu button in the terminal idle screen as shown in FIG. 3A, the terminal provides a screen as shown in FIG. 3B. When the user selects a bell, vibration, and screen menu related to the present invention, the terminal provides a screen as shown in FIG. 3C. The default selection menu for ring and vibration is a function to switch to a call notification screen notifying that a call comes from the idle screen when a call is received for a specific number designated by the user. The present inventors the standby screen and ringtone designation function is a function of outputting a screen image designated by time according to the time specified by the user on the desktop. In addition, when the incoming signal is received, it outputs the ringtone sound source designated by the time to the speaker. The default wallpaper selection function is a function that outputs the wallpaper specified by the user to the desktop until the user releases the wallpaper image from the specified moment.

Next, when the user selects the hourly standby screen and a ringtone designating function, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen for selecting a function for setting a ringtone for each time and a function for setting a standby screen for each time. A screen example at this time is shown in Fig. 3D. First, if the user selects the hourly ring setting function, the home screen mobile communication terminal allows the user to input the time and the user to select the ringtone sound source previously stored in the memory by using the scroll window. do. When the user presses the menu button in the screen state shown in FIG. 3D, the mobile communication terminal sets a ringtone for the corresponding time from a ringtone designation time function for inputting a designation time for a ringtone and a ringtone sound source previously stored in the memory. It provides a ringtone selection function on the screen. Assuming that the user selects a ringtone designation time function, the mobile terminal enables the user to input a time using a window for inputting a time. Assuming that the user selects the ringtone selection function, the terminal allows the user to select a ringtone sound source corresponding to the corresponding time from among the prestored ringtone sounds using the scroll window. A screen example at this time is shown in Fig. 3F. When the user inputs the corresponding time and selects a ringtone corresponding to the designated time, the terminal provides a screen informing that the ringtone is set for each time. An example of the screen at this time is shown in Fig. 3G.

When the user selects the background setting function by time as shown in FIG. 3H and presses the menu button, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen as shown in FIG. 3I. Assuming that the user selects a background designation time function from among them, the mobile communication terminal provides a window for the user to input the time. If the user selects the background selection function, the mobile communication terminal allows the user to select a background image corresponding to the corresponding time from the background images previously stored in the memory. At this time, the mobile terminal enables the user to select a background image using a scroll window. An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 3J. When the user inputs the corresponding time and selects the background image corresponding to the designated time, the terminal outputs a message indicating that the background image is set for each time. An example of the screen at this time is shown in Fig. 3K.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the Example, these Examples are illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a method of outputting a background image set at a time designated by a user to a background screen when a specified time is reached. In addition, when a call is received, the ringer sound specified by time is output to the speaker. The present invention has the effect of allowing the user to change the wallpaper and ringtones by time so that the user can set the wallpaper and ringtones with personality. The present invention also provides the user with the opportunity to select a wide range of wallpaper and ringtones.

1 is a diagram illustrating an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal for explaining a method of setting an hourly background screen and a ringtone according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the overall flow of the hourly background and ringtone setting method of the present invention.

3A to 3K are screen examples of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (3)

Determining a current time; A second step of reading the setting information for each time previously stored in the memory and setting the setting of the memory as a wallpaper and a ringtone corresponding to the identified current time; A third step of outputting the set wallpaper image on a desktop in an idle state; A fourth step of outputting the set ring tone to a speaker when an incoming signal is received; Method of setting the hourly wallpaper and the ringtone in the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The hourly setting information includes a background image and a ringtone sound source designated for each hour. The method of claim 1, When the time to switch to the new desktop in the idle state (IDLE) time wallpaper and ringtone setting method in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for converting the wallpaper image set for the time to the desktop.