KR20050077534A - Method for transmitting event sms using phone book in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an event short message using the phone book in a mobile communication terminal in which an anniversary and an anniversary category are registered in a phone book. The present invention searches for a phone book at a predetermined time period and checks whether there is an anniversary matching a current date. And reading a short message template corresponding to an anniversary category registered in the phone book from a memory, when the anniversary date coincides with the current date, and an event short message by using the read template. Automatically generating; and after generating the event short message, displaying a message requesting transmission of the event short message on a display window; and transmitting the generated event short message when the transmission is selected. It includes. The present invention as described above is a useful function from the user's point of view because it is possible to perform the automatic alarm of the alarm and event SMS only by inputting one more anniversary in the phone book.

Description

How to send event short message using phone book in mobile communication terminal {METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING EVENT SMS USING PHONE BOOK IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an event short message in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for creating and transmitting an event short message based on anniversary information registered in a phone book.

Mobile communication terminals are rapidly spreading due to the convenience of portability, and thus service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more special functions to secure a large number of users. For example, a mobile communication terminal can be used for various purposes such as phone book, game, scheduler, short message, internet, e-mail, morning call, etc. It provides a function.

Here, the scheduler is used to register an anniversary to remember the anniversary, such as the birthday of the family, the birthday of friends, the birthday of colleagues and wedding anniversary, 100 days, 200 days with a lover. If you register the date (year / month / day), time (hours / minutes), content (e.g. wedding anniversary), alarm time (e.g. one hour ago) and alarm method (bell / melody) in the scheduler, Play the specified melody.

However, the scheduler requires cumbersome work as described above. Not only the year / month / day but also the time must be specified and the contents, alarm time and alarm method must be registered. Moreover, birthdays and anniversaries are the same day every year, but there is a hassle to register every year. In some respects, the task of drawing a red circle for each anniversary on a calendar at the beginning of the year is no different. Rather, it will be more difficult to register on the terminal for the middle-aged and older.

In general, when the anniversary is the user often sends a short message (celebration message, etc.) to the corresponding party. From this point of view, it is very convenient to register an anniversary in the phone book without having a separate scheduler and to automatically generate the corresponding short message using the registered contents of the phone book (eg, phone number, anniversary category) when the anniversary is reached. Will be a function.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering an anniversary in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering an anniversary in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, and generating and transmitting a short message based on the contents registered in the phone book when the anniversary is reached.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in a mobile communication terminal in which an anniversary and an anniversary category are registered in a phone book, an event short message transmission method using the phone book is searched for a phone book at a predetermined time period, and then, on a current date. Checking whether there is a matching anniversary, reading out a short message template corresponding to an anniversary category registered in the phone book from a memory, if there is an anniversary matching the current date; Automatically generating an event short message using the generated template, displaying a message requesting transmission of the event short message on the display window after generating the event short message, and when the transmission is selected, Characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting an event short message It shall be.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the present invention registers an anniversary in the phone book in the mobile communication terminal, and upon reaching the anniversary, an event short message (or MMS message / E-mail /) is automatically based on the contents (phone number, anniversary category) registered in the phone book. A method for generating and transmitting an EMS message will be described.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described on the assumption that an event short message is generated using an emoticon stored in an existing 'emoji library'. However, it will be apparent in the art that event short messages can be generated using various images (eg, background images) stored in the 'image library' as well as emoticons.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the mobile communication terminal includes a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), an international mobile communication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal, and the like. The following description will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, a control unit (MPU: Micro-processor unit) 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, a function for performing processing and control for voice calls and data communication, and registering an anniversary in the telephone directory according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions, and on the basis of the contents registered in the telephone directory upon arrival of the anniversary Processes the function to automatically generate and send an event short message. Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 100 is abbreviate | omitted.

The program memory 102 stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. The program memory 102 may use a flash memory. The data memory 104 temporarily stores data generated during the operation of the mobile communication terminal. The data memory 104 may use a random access memory (RAM). The nonvolatile memory 106 stores telephone numbers and system parameters registered to perform functions such as speed dialing. The nonvolatile memory 106 may use an EEPROM.

Key pad 108 is a number buttons of 0-9, menu button (menu), cancel button (clear), OK button, call button (TALK), end button (END), Internet access button, navigation And a plurality of function buttons such as buttons (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶), and provide button input data corresponding to a button pressed by the user to the controller 100. The display 110 displays status information generated during the operation of the mobile communication terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 110 may use a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The codec (Coder-Decoder) 112 connected to the control unit 100 and the microphone 114 and the speaker 116 connected to the codec 112 are voice input / output blocks used for phone calls and voice recording. . The codec 112 converts the PCM data provided from the controller 100 into an analog voice signal and transmits the same through the speaker 116 and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 114 into PCM data. Provided to the controller 100.

In addition, the RF unit (Radio Frequency unit) (120) is the frequency of the radio frequency signal received via the antenna 118 is provided to the baseband processing unit 122 by lowering the frequency, the baseband signal from the baseband processing unit 122 The frequency is raised and transmitted through the antenna 118. The baseband processor 122 processes a baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF unit 120 and the controller 100. For example, in case of transmission, channel coding and spreading of data to be transmitted are performed, and in case of reception, despreading and channel decoding of a received signal are performed. .

2 illustrates a call number registration procedure in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, in step 201, the controller 100 checks whether a “register phone number” menu item is selected by a user's button manipulation. If the phone number registration menu item is not selected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 217 to perform a corresponding mode (eg, standby mode).

If the phone number registration menu item is selected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 203 and displays a screen for inputting various information. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the various information includes a name, a home phone number, a mobile phone number, a work / school phone number, other phone numbers, a fax number, an email, a ringtone, a memo, an anniversary, and an anniversary category. In particular, the 'anniversary' and 'anniversary category' are items added according to the present invention.

Here, the 'anniversary' is implemented to be input by the user directly, as in the telephone number input method, the 'anniversary category' is one of a few items (for example, birthday, wedding anniversary, acceptance, custom, etc.) as the ringtone Implement in a selectable way. The 'user defined' item is for a user to directly enter a category. When manufacturing a terminal, by default, SMS templates for each of the items defined in the anniversary category (birthday, anniversary, acceptance) are stored in the emoticon locker, but the emoticon for the category (user-defined category) entered by the user directly is It does not exist in the. In this case, the user may create an SMS template (emoticon) and store it in the emoticon library at random for the event SMS to be described later.

On the other hand, after displaying the information input screen, the control unit 100 checks whether the information is input by the user button operation in step 205. When the information input is detected, the controller 100 displays the information input in step 207 on the screen. In operation 209, the controller 100 checks whether a confirmation button is input by a user's operation. If the confirmation button is not input, the control unit 100 returns to step 205 to perform the following process again, and if the confirmation button is input, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 211 to transfer the input information to the phone book ( Database). As described above, the present invention is characterized by registering the anniversary and anniversary categories in the telephone book.

3A and 3B illustrate a procedure for automatically generating and transmitting an event short message based on contents registered in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B, first, the controller 100 accesses the current time and checks whether a predetermined time has been reached. For example, the predetermined time may be set to 9 o'clock in the morning and the like. If it is not the predetermined time, the controller 100 proceeds to step 351 to perform a corresponding mode (eg, standby mode).

When the predetermined time has been reached, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 303 to search the phone book and checks whether there is an anniversary matching the current date in step 307. If there is no anniversary date that matches the current date, the controller 100 returns to step 301 to perform the following steps again. If there is an anniversary matching the current date, the controller 100 proceeds to step 307 and displays an anniversary alarm and event SMS (short message) request message on the display window. For example, display, "Would you like to send a friend's birthday event SMS? Yes / No". In this case, a buzzer may be sounded together to help the user's recognition.

In the state where the transmission request message is displayed, the controller 100 proceeds to step 309 and checks whether 'transmission' is selected by a user's operation. If the transmission is not selected, the controller 100 ends the program. On the other hand, if the 'transmit' is selected, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 311 to read out the phone number (delete cell phone number) and the anniversary category from the phone book and temporarily stores it in a specific area of the memory.

In operation 313, the controller 100 searches for emoticons stored in the emoticon library and checks whether an emoticon corresponding to the anniversary category exists. For example, if the category Anniversary is "Birthday," you'll search for an emoticon named Birthday. The emoticon library stores various emoticons made by a terminal manufacturer and various emoticons made by a user.

If there is no emoticon corresponding to the anniversary category, the controller 100 proceeds to step 315 and displays a message creation screen on the display window. In the state where the message composition screen is displayed, the controller 100 proceeds to step 317 and checks whether a character is input by a user's button manipulation. In this case, when the user creates an emoticon, a special character (for example, (^ ^;)) is input. If the character input is not detected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 321 and checks whether a confirmation button is input. If the text input is detected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 319 and displays the text input on the message composition screen. The controller 100 checks whether the confirmation button is input in step 321. If the confirmation button is not input, the control unit 100 returns to step 317 and performs the following steps again. Otherwise, if the confirmation button is input, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 339.

On the other hand, if there is an emoticon corresponding to the anniversary category, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 323 and reads the emoticon to display on the display window. In the state where the emoticon is displayed, the controller 100 proceeds to step 325 and checks whether a menu button is input by a user's manipulation. If the menu button is not input, the controller 100 proceeds to step 351 and checks whether a confirmation button is input. In this case, when the confirmation button is input, the controller 100 proceeds to step 339, and returns to step 325 again.

When the menu button is input, the controller 100 pops up a menu window including a plurality of menu items at the bottom left of the screen in step 327. For example, the display is displayed as "1: correction 2: emoji search". In the state where the menu window is displayed, the controller 100 proceeds to step 329 and checks whether item 1 (modification) is selected by a user's manipulation.

If the 'modification' is not selected, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 353 and checks whether item 2 (emoticon search) is selected. If the 'emoticon search' is not selected, the control unit 100 returns to step 329 again. If the 'emoticon search' is selected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 355 and pops up a list of names (name list) of emoticons stored in the emoticon library. In operation 357, the controller 100 determines whether a specific one of the emoticon list is selected by a user's manipulation. When a specific one of the lists is selected, the controller 100 returns to step 323 to perform the following steps again.

On the other hand, if the 'correct' is selected in step 329, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 331 to change the screen on which the emoticon is displayed to an editable screen that the user can edit. At this time, a prompt (or a cursor) is displayed on the screen. After changing to the edit screen, the control unit 100 checks whether an operation for modifying an emoticon occurs in step 333. If the manipulation for correcting is not detected, the controller 100 proceeds to step 337 and checks whether a confirmation button is input. If the manipulation for correcting is detected, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 335 and corrects the emoticon in response to the manipulation. The controller 100 checks whether the confirmation button is input in step 337. In this case, if the confirmation button is not input, the control unit 100 returns to step 333, and if the confirmation button is input, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 339.

In operation 339, the controller 100 displays the counterpart number input screen on the display window. In this case, the control unit 100 displays the telephone number (the erased mobile phone number) read out from the telephone directory in step 311 on the counterpart input screen. In step 341, the controller 100 checks whether a counterpart number input button (for example, a confirmation button) is input. When the counterpart number input button is input, the controller 100 proceeds to step 343 and displays a number input screen to be contacted. At this time, the controller 100 displays the telephone number of the terminal on the contact number input screen. In operation 345, the controller 100 checks whether a number input button (eg, a confirmation button) to be contacted is input. When the contact number input button is input, the controller 100 creates an event SMS with the message content, the counterpart number, and the contact number in step 347, and transmits the created event SMS to the counterpart in step 349.

The above-described embodiment of FIG. 3 has been described as asking the user whether to send an event SMS when the anniversary is reached and sending the event SMS when the user selects the transmission. As another example, an event SMS can be automatically created and sent without prompting the user when the anniversary is reached. As another example, when an anniversary is reached, an event SMS may be automatically generated first, and then the user may be asked whether to send an SMS. Whether or not such a transmission confirmation procedure can be implemented so that the user can set through the menu. Meanwhile, although the above-described embodiment of FIG. 3 describes a procedure (steps 339 to 345) of confirming the counterpart number and contact number, the verification procedure may be omitted.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention uses the phone book (phonebook) and the emoticon library that is implemented in the existing, there is an advantage that can be easily implemented by adding a simple software from the developer's point of view. Basically, the present invention does not require the user to remember the anniversary and to register the anniversary every year. Above all, with the trouble of inputting one more anniversary in the phonebook, it is very useful from the user's point of view because it can perform the alarm and event SMS automatic transmission of the anniversary.

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

2 is a diagram illustrating a call number registration procedure in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B illustrate a procedure for automatically generating and transmitting an event short message based on contents registered in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In a mobile communication terminal in which an anniversary and an anniversary category are registered in a phone book, an event short message transmission method using the phone book, At a predetermined time period, checking the telephone directory to check whether there is an anniversary matching the current date; Reading a short message template corresponding to an anniversary category registered in the phone book from a memory when an anniversary date corresponding to the current date exists; And automatically generating and transmitting an event short message using the read template. The method of claim 1, The read short message template is an emoticon stored in the 'emoticon library' or a method characterized in that the image stored in the 'image library'. In a mobile communication terminal in which an anniversary and an anniversary category are registered in a phone book, an event short message transmission method using the phone book, At a predetermined time period, checking the telephone directory to check whether there is an anniversary matching the current date; Reading a short message template corresponding to an anniversary category registered in the phone book from a memory when an anniversary date corresponding to the current date exists; Automatically generating an event short message using the read template; After generating the event short message, displaying a message requesting the transmission of the event short message on a display window; And when the transmission is selected, transmitting the generated event short message. The method of claim 3, The read short message template is an emoticon stored in the 'emoticon library' or a method characterized in that the image stored in the 'image library'. In a mobile communication terminal in which an anniversary and an anniversary category are registered in a phone book, an event short message transmission method using the phone book, (a) checking a telephone directory at a predetermined time period to check whether an anniversary date corresponding to the current date exists; (b) displaying a message requesting transmission of an event short message on a display window when an anniversary date corresponding to the current date exists; (c) when the transmission is selected, reading and displaying an emoticon corresponding to an anniversary category registered in the phone book from a memory; (d) checking whether a confirmation button is input while displaying the read emoticon; (e) generating and sending an event short message with the displayed emoticon when the confirmation button is input; (f) checking whether a menu button is input when the confirmation button is not input; (g) popping up a menu window including a plurality of menu items when the menu button is input; (h) switching to an edit screen when selecting 'modification' among the plurality of menu items and correcting the displayed emoticon in response to a user's button manipulation; and (i) generating and transmitting an event short message with the modified emoticon when the confirmation button is input during the modification. The method of claim 5, (j) popping a list of names of emoticons stored in an emoticon library when selecting 'emoticon search' among the plurality of menu items; and (k) if a particular one of the list is selected, reading the selected emoticon from the memory and displaying the selected emoticon, and returning to step (d).