KR20050102721A - Method for managing option menu using softkey in wireless communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

According to the present invention, a user can specify a specific option menu as a second softkey option menu from a list of first softkey option menus displayed on a popup window, so that a desired option menu can be obtained even with one key input (second softkey input). The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal to be able to enter.

3. Summary of the Solution of the Invention

In the method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal, the first softkey menu outputting step of outputting a list of option menus mapped to the first softkey in a popup window according to a first softkey input. ; And a second softkey option menu designating step of designating the one option menu as a second softkey option menu when an option menu change key is input at one option menu position of the first softkey option menu list.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Description

Method for managing option menu using softkey in wireless communication terminal

The present invention relates to a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal, and more particularly, from a first softkey option menu list displayed on a popup window to a user's specific option menu as a second softkey option menu. The present invention relates to a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal so that a user can enter a desired option menu even with a single key input (second softkey input).

First, the terms used in the present invention will be described.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), a wireless LAN terminal, such as a person carrying a wireless A terminal that can communicate.

In the present invention, the first softkey refers to a softkey mainly performing a menu output function and a menu selection function.

On the other hand, in the prior art, the second softkey is mainly used as a key for performing a function of canceling or moving to the previous step, but in the present invention, the second softkey is arbitrarily selected by the user from the first softkey option menu list displayed in the popup window. Refers to a key that further performs a specific option menu (cancel, previous step, move, edit, delete, etc.) selection function. Therefore, the second softkey of the present invention should be interpreted as a concept including the second softkey of the prior art.

Also, in the present invention, the option menu is a case in which the first softkey is selected in a state of entering a main menu such as a phone book, a message, an alarm, a setting, or a sub menu of the main menu (first soft). It refers to various kinds of menus outputted by the pressing of a key, which is output in the form of a list in a popup window. For example, "Delete", "Edit", etc., which are output in the form of a list in the pop-up window when the first softkey is selected while entering the menu, are referred to as an option menu.

Here, the pop-up window refers to a separate small window that appears suddenly according to a user's command on the screen of the graphical user interface (GUI).

Further, in the present invention, the token is one of the components of the structure for managing the first softkey option menu list, and refers to the word itself indicating the option menu.

In the present invention, the index is one of the components of the structure for managing the first softkey option menu list, and refers to a unique token identifier given for each token.

Meanwhile, the wireless communication terminal provides various functions, services, designs, etc. to increase the user's convenience, and also provides a menu control technology that allows a user to enter a desired menu with minimal key input. An example thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of using a soft key in a conventional wireless communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first softkey mainly outputs a variety of menus and performs a function of selecting one of the output menus, and the second softkey cancels or moves to the previous step. Mainly perform.

In this case, a menu output function and a menu selection function are concentrated in the first softkey, and thus, there is a problem in that a plurality of stages of key input (first softkey or navigation key, etc.) are required to enter a desired menu. For example, if you want to enter (change or add) a new phone number of "Hong Gil Dong" registered in the phone book, search for "Hong Gil Dong" in the phone book and place the cursor on the name and press the first softkey. 1 softkey option menu "1.Move, 2.Send Message, 3.Delete, 4.Add to Speed Dial, 5.Edit" pops up, and move the cursor in sequence with the navigation keys (" 1. Go → 2.Send Message → 3.Delete → 4.Add to Speed Dial → 5.Edit ") to confirm the editing function. Therefore, in order to move to the editing function, search for "Hong Gil-dong" in the phone book and place the cursor on the corresponding name. The keystroke of must be accompanied.

In addition, until now, the menu control technology has previously designated a specific menu that is expected to be frequently used from the development process as a menu that can be entered with a minimum of key input. However, this can be said to have overlooked the fact that different users may use different menus.

Therefore, if the menu is not frequently used during the development process, even if the user wants to enter the menu more quickly, the user still needs to enter the menu through several key inputs, and can enter the minimum key input. There was a problem in that you could not specify and change (update) an existing menu.

In addition, in the conventional wireless communication terminal, various functions such as a menu output function and a menu selection function are concentrated in the first soft key, whereas the second soft key is often given only a function for canceling or moving to the previous step. There was a problem that the utilization of the second softkey was low.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and allows the user to designate a specific option menu as the second softkey option menu from the first softkey option menu list displayed on the pop-up window. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal, so that the user can enter a desired option menu with (second softkey input).

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the option menu control method using a soft key in the wireless communication terminal, according to the first soft key input, the option menu list mapped to the first soft key in the pop-up window Outputting a first softkey menu output; And a second softkey option menu designating step of designating the one option menu as a second softkey option menu when an option menu change key is input at one option menu position of the first softkey option menu list. It features.

In addition, the present invention, if the option menu change key is input at the other option menu position of the first softkey option menu list in the state that the one option menu is designated as the second softkey option menu, the other option menu And updating the second softkey option menu to the second softkey option menu.

The present invention also provides an option menu list for outputting the first softkey option menu list to a popup window by lowering the position of the one option menu of the first softkey option menu list to the lowest value when the second softkey option menu is designated. Characterized in that further comprises an output step.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied drives and controls the wireless communication terminal, and processes the second softkey input event according to a request for designating or changing a second softkey option menu from a user. An operation / control unit 21 for changing a function to set a new second softkey option menu, a structure for managing a program for driving the wireless communication terminal and each option menu list mapped to the first softkey; A storage unit 22 for storing a specified variable, various key input event processing functions, etc. for storing an index or token of a second softkey option menu, and an input unit (keypad) for receiving various menu selection information through a button (23), a display unit (LCD) 24 for outputting a screen under the control of the operation / control unit 21, transmitting and receiving a wireless signal through an antenna Under the control of the wireless transmitter / receiver 25 and the calculation / control unit 21, the signal received from the wireless transmitter / receiver 25 is converted into voice and output to the voice output unit (speaker) 27, and the voice input unit (microphone) Codec (26) and codec (26) for converting the voice received from the (28) to a signal to be transmitted to the operation / control unit 21 to be transmitted through the wireless transmission and reception unit 25 A voice output unit (speaker) 27 for outputting the received voice, and a voice input unit (microphone) 28 for receiving the voice to be delivered to the codec (CODEC) (26).

In particular, in the present invention, the operation / control unit 21 controls the overall operation of the terminal and at the same time achieves the option menu control using the softkey according to the present invention. Then, control of various components provided is achieved.

In addition, the storage unit 22 stores an operation program and a system program of the operation / control unit 21, and the operation program and the system program are normally stored in a ROM area included therein and can be erased as necessary. Electrically erasable ROMs include EEPROM and flash memory. In addition, the storage unit 22 includes a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs.

In particular, the storage unit 22 stores the option menu control program using the softkey of the present invention. A more detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

In addition, the input unit 23 includes a plurality of numeric keys (letter keys), menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the operation / control unit 21 by external operations. In particular, the key input unit 23 includes a first soft key and a second soft key. For example, the positions of the first and second soft keys are generally set on the left and right sides of the upper navigation key, respectively, It is obvious that a new key can be added. In addition, the key input unit 23 includes an option menu change key for designating and changing the second soft key option menu. For example, the position of the option menu change key is “#” button, “*” button, etc. of the existing keypad. It can be set to existing keypads (0 ~ 9, *, #), one of navigation keys, function keys, and side direction keys can be set as option menu change keys, and a separate key can be added on the terminal. .

In addition, the display unit 24 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the like, and displays the state of the wireless communication terminal, the progress of the program, etc. under the control of the operation / control unit 21. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and input user information are displayed. In particular, when the first softkey is selected while entering a main menu such as a phone book, a message, an alarm, a setting, or a submenu of the main menu (by pressing a key of the first softkey). Displays various types of option menus in a popup window in the form of a list.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to perform an option menu control method using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention, any one of a main menu or a submenu of a main menu such as a phone book, a message, an alarm, and a setting is first performed. In operation 301, the first softkey option menu list is output to the popup window according to the user's first softkey input.

That is, the operation / control unit 21 reads from the storage unit 22 a structure for managing the first softkey option menu list and the first softkey input event processing function. In this case, the structure for managing the option menu list stores a token representing each option menu, and the operation / control unit 21 executes the first softkey input event processing function to display a token representing each option menu. Output to the user through (24).

In detail, the first softkey option menu list is different from the option menu list mapped to the first softkey according to which menu was entered when the first softkey was input. For example, a structure is mapped to the first softkey when entering the phone book, a structure is mapped to the first softkey when entering the message, and is mapped to the first softkey when entering the alarm. The structures are different.

Meanwhile, the operation / control unit 21 moves the cursor to any one specific option menu from the first softkey option menu list displayed on the popup window according to the user's key input (302). That is, any one specific option menu is selected by the user.

Subsequently, the operation / control unit 21 designates the specific option menu selected by moving the cursor according to the user's option menu change key input for designating the second softkey option menu as the second softkey option menu (303). In operation 304, a message confirming the designation of the second softkey option menu is output to the user.

Here, the option menu change key is a key designated for designating and changing the second softkey option menu from the development process, and for example, keys such as * and # may be used.

Then, the user confirms the input of the confirmation button (305).

If there is no confirmation button input, if there is no input of the confirmation button, the process proceeds to outputting the first softkey option menu list to the popup window (301). If there is an input of the confirmation button, the connection of the second softkey input event processing function is changed. 2 Set the softkey options menu (306).

That is, the index or token of the option menu designated by the second softkey option menu is stored in a variable separately designated for storing the index or token of the second softkey option menu, and the existing index or token is stored using the index or token stored in this variable. The second softkey input event handling function is changed from the event handling function of the second softkey option menu to the event handling function of the newly designated second softkey option menu.

In more detail, the operation / control unit 21 obtains the index or token of the option menu designated as the second softkey option menu from the structure for managing the first softkey option menu list, and the second softkey option. To store the menu's index or token, store it in a separate variable and assign the function pointed to by the index stored in this variable (the event handling function in the newly specified second softkey option menu) to the new second softkey input event handling function. Set it.

On the other hand, when designating the second softkey option menu, when outputting the first softkey option menu list in a pop-up window, the output order of the first softkey option menu list is arranged, preferably, priority of the second softkey option menu. Lower the output to the lowest (307).

That is, the output of the first softkey option menu list is not output in the order of the indexes stored in the structure, but the index of the second softkey option menu is specified to store the index or token of the second softkey option menu. Because it is stored in a variable, the token pointed to by the index stored in this variable is lowered to the lowest level to output the first softkey option menu list.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of using a soft key in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

In FIG. 4, for example, the first softkey option menu list is displayed in a popup window according to the first softkey input while the second softkey option menu is changed (update). ) Process.

And, as shown in "41", the "Edit" menu of the first softkey option menu list including a plurality of option menus such as "Move", "Send Message", "Delete" is currently selected as the second softkey option. You can see that it is designated as a menu.

Meanwhile, the cursor is moved to the "Delete" menu in the first softkey option menu list according to the user's key input, and the second softkey option menu is changed according to the change of the second softkey option menu at the "Delete" menu position. Print a message to confirm the change (update). Subsequently, the “delete” menu is set as the second softkey option menu according to the user's confirmation button input.

In other words, the second softkey input event processing function is changed from the event processing function of the "Edit" menu to the event processing function of the "Delete" menu.

To do this, the index or token of the "Delete" menu is obtained from a structure for managing the first softkey option menu list and stored in a separate variable specified for storing the index or token of the second softkey option menu. According to the user's second softkey input, the function indicated by the index of the "delete" menu stored in this variable (an event handling function of the "delete" menu) is called to process the second softkey input event.

Subsequently, when the first softkey option menu list is displayed on the popup window, the priority of the "delete" menu is lowered to the lowest level and output.

That is, since the index of the "delete" menu is stored in a separate variable designated to store the index or token of the second softkey option menu, it is preferable to lower the priority of the second softkey option menu to the lowest level and output the same. It is possible. This means that the output order of the first softkey option menu list is arranged after the first softkey option menu list is output, instead of being output in the index order.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention allows a user to designate a specific option menu as the second softkey option menu from the first softkey option menu list displayed on the popup window, and thus, the user can select the desired one key input (second softkey input). This has the effect of allowing you to enter the options menu.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of allowing the user to specify the second softkey option menu as desired, so that the user can quickly and easily access the desired menu.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of increasing the utilization of the second softkey by using the second softkey, which was mainly used to perform a function of canceling or moving to the previous step, to perform another function.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of using a soft key in a conventional wireless communication terminal.

2 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary method for controlling an option menu using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of using a soft key in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

21: operation / control unit 22: storage unit

23: input unit (keypad) 24: display unit (LCD)

25: wireless transmitter and receiver 26: codec

27: voice output unit (speaker) 28: voice input unit (microphone)

Claims (4)

In the method of controlling the option menu using a soft key in the wireless communication terminal, A first softkey menu outputting step of outputting an option menu list mapped to the first softkey to a popup window according to a first softkey input; And A second softkey option menu designating step of designating the one option menu as a second softkey option menu when an option menu change key is input at one option menu position of the first softkey option menu list; Option menu control method using a softkey in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, When the option menu change key is input at another option menu position in the first softkey option menu list while the one option menu is designated as the second softkey option menu, the other option menu is changed to the second softkey. Second softkey option menu update step to update to option menu Option menu control method using a softkey in the wireless communication terminal further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2, An option menu list outputting step of outputting the first softkey option menu list to a pop-up window by lowering the position of the one option menu of the first softkey option menu list to the lowest value when the second softkey option menu is designated; Option menu control method using a softkey in the wireless communication terminal further comprising. The method of claim 3, wherein The second softkey is, An option menu function key that can be arbitrarily set by a user among an option menu list of the first soft key, and performs a corresponding function by pressing a key.