KR20060012392A - Mobile communication terminal equipped with hot key input and method of hot key user assignment the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal.

According to the present invention, a setting key for setting a hot key, a display unit for displaying a plurality of stored menu items when the setting key is operated, a keypad unit for arranging numbers, letters, and function keys, and the plurality of menu items. And a controller configured to display through the display unit and control hot key setting by the setting key and the keypad unit. When a key set as a hot key is pressed by the setting key, a corresponding menu item is displayed and a corresponding menu is displayed. When selected, a mobile communication terminal having a hotkey characterized in that the corresponding function is executed.

Therefore, the hotkey function is further configured to the original function of each of the plurality of keys of the keypad of the mobile communication terminal, but it can be used without being confused with the original function, and the keys already provided to the mobile communication terminal are used. Since all can be used as a hotkey, it is possible to provide more hotkeys without changing the size of the mobile communication terminal.

Mobile terminal, hot key, keypad, menu

Description

Mobile communication terminal having hotkey and method for setting hotkey using same {MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH HOT KEY INPUT AND METHOD OF HOT KEY USER ASSIGNMENT THE SAME}             

1A is a front view of a keypad portion of a conventional mobile communication terminal

1B and 1C are diagrams illustrating a method for setting a user shortcut menu in a main menu of a conventionally used mobile communication terminal;

2A is a front view of a keypad portion of a mobile communication terminal having a hotkey according to the present invention.

2B is a configuration diagram of a display unit in a state where the hotkey mode is not activated

2C is a configuration diagram of a display unit showing a hotkey mode activated state

3 is a view illustrating a configuration of a display unit when a hotkey is pressed in a hotkey mode state

4 is a flowchart in which a hotkey of a mobile communication terminal is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10; mobile communication terminal 20; setting key

21 hotkey icon 30 display

40; keypad part 41; number / letter key

42 function keys

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal having a hot key for increasing the number of hot keys provided in the mobile communication terminal and a method for setting a hot key using the same.

In general, a mobile communication terminal uses a liquid crystal display (LCD) portion and a keypad portion, which are flip-type and terminal display elements, such as a lid attached to a bar type bar or bar type keypad portion. It can be divided into one folder so that it can be folded separately.

The basic configuration of a mobile communication terminal includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals between a base station and a mobile communication terminal, a speaker for allowing a user to hear a voice signal, a microphone for receiving a user's voice, and a phone number or data of another mobile communication terminal. A keypad unit consisting of function buttons for inputting a display, a display for displaying a dialed telephone number or a character indicating a function setting or status of a current mobile communication terminal or an image, and a flip for protecting the keypad unit ( flip), and a data transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, and earphone jack for connecting the earphone. Optionally, a microphone-in-ear earphone, a hands-free kit for driving a vehicle, and a cable for transmitting data can be used as a receptacle (optional). Receptacle).

Recently, as the mobile communication terminal has more various functions, a 4 way navigation key, a joy stick, a scroll bar, and the like, which are configured in east, west, north and south, are used as input means in the keypad portion of the mobile communication terminal. .

Such mobile communication terminals were initially used only for voice communication, but recently, they are also used for data communication. Recently, mobile communication service providers provide hundreds of contents such as news, bank transactions, and electronic commerce as wireless internet mobile communication terminals. have.

The mobile terminal provides information management such as phone number list, schedule management function, and personal information management, which can store frequently used phone numbers. For the latest models, contents to be included in phone number, schedule management, and personal information management More and more information can be managed. At this time, information management such as telephone number list, schedule management function, personal information management, schedule, Internet execution, etc. are set in the menu list of the mobile communication terminal.

In the mobile communication terminal, in menu management, one of the function keys is generally set as a menu key. When the set menu key is pressed, a plurality of main menus embedded in the mobile communication terminal are displayed on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal. Selects one of a plurality of main menus displayed on the display unit to execute a sub-menu under each main menu.

As such, in order to use a service provided in a menu form, an item must be selected step by step to a submenu under the main menu. Therefore, in order to use a service item required by a user, it is inconvenient to select a service item of various levels.

Therefore, in recent years, a hot key function has been added in which sub-menus below the main menu of the mobile communication terminal are immediately executed when the mobile communication terminal presses only one key.

These hotkey functions can be classified into two types. One is to automatically dial the number stored at the corresponding address when you press the number key. The other is in silent mode, lock mode, or add-on to a specific key. It is a function that can connect service.

For example, the * key is used as a silent mode key, and the # key is used as a lock key. When the * key is pressed for a set time (for example, 2 seconds or more) in a normal mode, the mobile terminal is called or received. In a silent state, the call is sent or received, especially when the call is automatically switched to vibration. In addition, when the # key is pressed for a predetermined time, various functions of the mobile communication terminal can be executed only when the lock function of the mobile communication terminal is set and the password is known.

However, the conventional mobile communication terminal has a problem in that the number of keys that can be designated as a hot key is limited. This is because it is unclear whether the function of the original key or the hot key should be operated when the user presses a specific key while the hot key function is added to a specific key among the keypads.

FIG. 1A is a front view of a keypad portion of a conventionally used mobile communication terminal, and FIGS. 1B and 1C are diagrams illustrating a method for setting a user shortcut menu in a main menu of a conventionally used mobile communication terminal.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1C, hotkeys of a conventionally used mobile communication terminal 1 are preset at the time of manufacturing a product, and in order to select a menu desired by a user, step-by-step from a main menu to a submenu below it. You must go.

In addition, referring to Figure 1c, in order to be able to immediately run the menu you want to go to the lower menu step by step after selecting the shortcut menu to save separately.

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention, that is, the object of the present invention is to configure the hotkey function in addition to the original function of each of the plurality of keys of the keypad portion of the mobile communication terminal, which can be used without confusion The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having a hotkey and a hotkey setting method using the same.                         

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a method for setting a hotkey using the same, which can provide more hotkeys without changing the size of the mobile communication terminal since all of the keys already provided and used in the mobile communication terminal can be used as hot keys. It is.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a setting key for setting a hot key, a display unit for displaying a plurality of stored menu items when the setting key is operated, numbers, letters and function keys are arranged And a control unit for displaying a keypad unit and the plurality of menu items through the display unit, and controlling hot key setting by the setting key and the keypad unit. A corresponding menu item is displayed, and when the corresponding menu is selected, a mobile communication terminal having a hot key characterized in that the corresponding function is executed.

According to this, when the setting key is pressed, the hotkey mode and the normal mode are alternately activated.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the hotkey mode is activated while the setting key is pressed.

In addition, when the hot key is pressed, a corresponding menu item is displayed.

If the key pressed in the hot key mode is not a hot key, the hot key mode is released.

On the other hand, the menu item that can be retrieved or deleted information of the set hot key of the plurality of menu items output through the display unit is further included.

According to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a setting key operation recognition step of recognizing whether the setting key is operated by the user; A menu item display step of outputting a plurality of menu items that can be set as hot keys to the display unit after the setting key operation recognition step; A menu item selecting step of selecting a menu item to be designated by a user by a hot key from a plurality of menu items displayed by the display unit after the menu item displaying step; A hot key recognition step of selecting and recognizing a key to be used as a hot key among a plurality of keys of the keypad part after the menu item selection step; A hotkey function assignment step of assigning a function corresponding to the selected key to a corresponding menu item among menu items displayed on the display unit and outputting a function of the selected key to the display unit; After the hotkey function assigning step, a hotkey function executing step of controlling to execute a corresponding function as a hotkey when the set key is pressed, provides a mobile communication terminal having a hotkey and a hotkey setting method using the same.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail. However, these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 2A is a front view of a keypad of a mobile communication terminal having a hotkey according to the present invention, FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram of a display unit in a state where the hotkey mode is not activated, and FIG. 2C is a state in which the hotkey mode is activated. It is a block diagram of a display part.

2A to 2C, the keypad portion 40 of the mobile communication terminal 10 having the hotkey according to the present invention includes 0-9, Arabic numerals, Korean consonants or vowels, and English characters 0-9. Numeric / character keys 41, * key for one-touch manners, # keys for one-touch lock functions, SEND key for outgoing signals, programs (e.g. calls, menu functions) Etc.), an END key for terminating the input character, and a clear key and a message key used for erasing the input characters in the reverse order of input.

At this time, the * key, the # key, the call key, the end key, the erase key, and the message key are referred to as a function key 42, unlike the 0 to 9 numeric / character keys.

In addition, the 0 to 9 digit / character keys 41 have a hot key function to automatically dial a phone number stored in the mobile communication terminal 10 when a predetermined time is pressed.

In addition, a setting key 20 is provided at one side of the mobile communication terminal 10.

Such a setting key 20 is a key for setting a hot key other than the functions of the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 40 to be used as a hot key, and thus, a menu embedded in the mobile communication terminal 10. Is to execute with one touch.

Here, although the setting key 20 is provided on one side of the mobile communication terminal 10, any one of the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 40, for example, the number / character key 41 is pressed. It is also possible to configure the function of the setting key 20 to be activated by pressing the call key 42 for a set time (about 2 seconds) in the absence of a state.

In addition, the setting key 20 may be configured in the form of a toggle switch so that each time the user presses the setting key 20, the hotkey mode and the normal mode may be alternately activated, and the user may hold down the setting key 20. You can also configure hotkey mode to be active only when it is in a state.

2B is a view illustrating a state in which the hotkey mode is not activated according to the present invention. When the hotkey mode is not activated, the hotkey mode is used as a normal mode, and when the hotkey mode is activated, the display unit 30 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 2C, an icon 21 called HOT is generated to inform the user that the current state of the mobile communication terminal 10 is a hotkey mode.

3 is a diagram illustrating a display unit when a hotkey is pressed in a hotkey mode state.

Referring to FIG. 3, when an arbitrary key of the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 40 is set as a hot key capable of immediately executing a calendar function using the setting key 20, the hot key mode is activated. When the hotkey icon 21 is displayed on the display unit 30 and any key designated as the calendar function hotkey is pressed, the calendar function is immediately output to the display unit 30.

4 is a flowchart in which a hotkey of a mobile communication terminal is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user presses any key, the controller (not shown) determines whether the current mobile communication terminal 10 is in a hotkey mode or a general mode.

That is, the controller determines whether any key among the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 40 is pressed in the hotkey mode state, or among the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 400 in the non-hotkey mode state. It is determined whether an arbitrary key has been pressed. If the hotkey is not pressed by the user, and the pressed key is not a hotkey, the key is processed in the normal mode.

In addition, if any key is pressed in the non-hotkey mode, it is determined whether the pressed key is the setting key 20. If the pressed key is the setting key 20, the hotkey mode is activated.

When an arbitrary key is pressed while in the hotkey mode, the function as a set hotkey is performed when the arbitrary key is a hotkey.

Here, if any key is pressed by the user in the hotkey mode, and the key is not the hotkey, the hotkey mode is preferably configured to switch to the normal mode.

When the setting key 20 is driven by the user and the hot key mode is started, the control unit outputs a plurality of menu items that can be set as a hot key stored in the mobile communication terminal 10 to the display unit 30.

At this time, the state of the mobile communication terminal 10 may be a call (not shown), the Internet running (not shown), or may be a normal mode state.

Although not shown, a plurality of menu items output through the display unit 30 search for information on the set hotkeys, that is, the number of keys for which a hotkey is set, the name of a key set for a hotkey, and the function of a key set for a hotkey. Or a menu item for deleting the set hotkey.

Among the plurality of menu items output by the display unit 30, the user selects a menu item to be designated as a hot key. The user may select and use a main menu as a hot key according to the user's selection. It can also be used.

When the user selects a menu item and selects an arbitrary key to be used as a hot key among the plurality of keys 41 and 42 of the keypad 40, the controller 30 displays a function corresponding to an arbitrary key selected by the user. Allocate and store the menu items corresponding to at least one function of the menu items outputted to the menu item. The setting of the hot key is completed by the display unit 30 outputting which menu function any selected key functions.

If a plurality of menu items are set to correspond to a hotkey set by the user, when the hotkey is pressed, a plurality of menu items set to correspond to the hotkey are output through the display unit 30, and one of the user's selections is selected. When is selected, it is configured to execute a function according to the selected menu item.

Next, if the hot key is pressed while the mobile communication terminal 10 is being driven in the hot key mode, the controller controls to perform a corresponding function as a hot key. will be.

Although the hotkey used in the present invention has been described as being applied to a mobile communication terminal, it is also applicable to a computer such as a laptop or a desktop, a PDA, and the like.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical concept or essential characteristics. Therefore, the exemplary embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described in detail above, according to the mobile communication terminal having a hotkey and a hotkey setting method using the same according to the present invention, the function of the hotkey is further configured to the original function of each of the plurality of keys of the keypad of the mobile communication terminal. There is an effect that can be used without being confused with the original function.

In addition, since the present invention can use all the keys already provided and used in the mobile communication terminal as a hot key, it is possible to provide more hot keys without changing the size of the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (7)

Setting keys for setting hotkeys, A display unit displaying a plurality of stored menu items when the setting key is operated; A keypad portion on which numbers, letters and function keys are arranged, and And a control unit to display the plurality of menu items through the display unit and to control hot key setting by the setting key and the keypad unit. A corresponding menu item is displayed when a key set as a hot key is pressed by the setting key, and when a corresponding menu is selected, a corresponding function is executed. The method of claim 1, And when the setting key is pressed, a hotkey mode and a general mode are alternately activated. The method of claim 1, And a hotkey mode is activated when the setting key is pressed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And when the hot key is pressed, a corresponding menu item is displayed. The method of claim 4, wherein And when the key pressed in the hot key mode is not a hot key, canceling the hot key mode. The method of claim 5, Mobile communication terminal having a hot key characterized in that it further comprises a menu item that can be retrieved or deleted information of the set hot key of the plurality of menu items output through the display unit. A setting key operation recognition step of recognizing whether the setting key is operated by the user; A menu item display step of outputting a plurality of menu items that can be set as hot keys to the display unit after the setting key operation recognition step; A menu item selecting step of selecting a menu item to be designated by a user by a hot key from a plurality of menu items displayed by the display unit after the menu item displaying step; A hot key recognition step of selecting and recognizing a key to be used as a hot key among a plurality of keys of the keypad part after the menu item selection step; A hotkey function assignment step of assigning a function corresponding to the selected key to a corresponding menu item among menu items displayed on the display unit and outputting a function of the selected key to the display unit; And a hotkey function executing step of controlling to execute a corresponding function as a hotkey when the set key is pressed after the hotkey function assigning step.

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