KR20060026498A - Method for displaying ultraviolet ray index in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a method for displaying ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal. When the user receives a request for information about the UV index, the server accesses the server and requests UV index information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal. Receive ultraviolet index information on the current position of the mobile communication terminal from the server. The ultraviolet index information is displayed. If the value of the ultraviolet index is a predetermined value or more may be to output a warning sound. According to the present invention, by receiving the UV index from the server using the wireless Internet, it is possible to display more accurate and useful information on the UV index, it is possible to recognize the danger from the harmful ultraviolet rays to the user.

UV, index, display, wireless internet, WAP, UV, mobile communication terminal, control unit.

Description

How to display ultraviolet index on mobile terminal {Method for displaying ultraviolet ray index in mobile phone}             

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

2 is a network diagram for explaining a process of a mobile communication terminal accessing a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying an ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4C illustrate screen examples of displaying an ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal according to an 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: analog voice processing unit

The present invention relates to a method for displaying an ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, the ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal that downloads and displays information on the ultraviolet index from a server by connecting to a wireless Internet such as a WAP (WAP) It is about how to display.

Ultraviolet rays are included in various light sources, including sunlight. Ultraviolet radiation, which has a shorter wavelength than visible blue or violet light, is mainly classified into three types: ultraviolet-A (UVA), ultraviolet-B (UVB), and ultraviolet-C (UVC). Ultraviolet-A with a wavelength of about 320-400 nm is not absorbed by the ozone layer. Ultraviolet-B with a wavelength of about 280-320 nm is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer, but some reach the ground surface. Ultraviolet-C, with a wavelength of around 100-280 nm, is completely absorbed by the ozone layer.

Ultraviolet rays are bactericidal and can produce vitamin D when irradiated into the body, but UV-A and especially UV-B penetrate the surface of the skin, causing burns and increasing the incidence of skin cancer and cataracts. Can cause. Recently, due to the depletion of the ozone layer and the increase of solar ultraviolet rays reaching the surface, the risk to human body is increasing.

The use of a simple and universally applicable solar UV index around the world is recommended for the purpose of sharing information on the extent to which solar ultraviolet light affects the human body.                         

The UV index is the amount of radiation in the UV-B (UV-B) region that reaches the Earth's midnight at the highest altitude, divided into 10 classes, with 0 being the lowest risk at exposure and over 9 being excessive. This means that the risk is very high when exposed. The UV Index provides information on human skin risks that are expected from overexposure to the sun and indicates how much care should be taken when outdoors.

The UV index can be classified into very low (0 ~ 2.9), low (3 ~ 4.9), normal (5 ~ 6.9), high (7 ~ 8.9), and very high (more than 9). UV index is very low at 1 hour 50 minutes, low at 1 hour 40 minutes, normal at least 1 hour, high at 40 minutes and at very high 30 minutes Exposure can also cause red spots on your skin.

Because the stratospheric ozone amount and cloud have a great influence on the UV intensity reaching the ground, the Meteorological Administration forecasts the UV index by considering the stratospheric ozone amount and weather changes. The Meteorological Agency's UV index forecast is announced twice a day. The 06 o'clock announcement is the same day, and the 18:00 announcement shows the UV index of the next day.

Attempts have been made to detect and display ultraviolet indexes in conventional mobile communication terminals. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2004-0075169 discloses an apparatus and method for detecting an ultraviolet index of a mobile communication terminal. According to the present invention, a UV sensor for detecting ultraviolet rays and outputting a current proportional to ultraviolet intensity, a memory for storing an ultraviolet index output through the UV sensor, a display unit displaying the ultraviolet index, and the UV sensor The control unit is configured to store the ultraviolet index output through the memory at a predetermined cycle and to generate a warning sound and a warning message when the ultraviolet ray exceeds a predetermined index.

However, a method of receiving and displaying information on the UV index from a server by accessing the wireless Internet has not been proposed yet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving and displaying information about an ultraviolet index from a server by accessing a wireless Internet such as a WAP in a mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first step of requesting information about a UV index from a user by connecting to a server and requesting UV index information on a current location of the mobile communication terminal, and from the server. And a third step of receiving ultraviolet index information for the current location of the third step of displaying the ultraviolet index information.

The method may further include outputting a warning sound after the second step if the numerical value of the ultraviolet index is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

On the other hand, according to the user's setting may periodically receive ultraviolet index information for the current location of the mobile communication terminal from the server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal structure 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 analog voice processor 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.

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 the ultraviolet index under the control of the controller 140.

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.

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, when the controller 140 receives information about the UV index from the user, the controller 140 connects to the server and requests UV index information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal.

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 control unit 140, or transmits the data stored in the memory 130 to the caller's mobile communication terminal through the antenna. .

The analog voice processor 160 converts and amplifies a digital voice signal into an analog voice signal and outputs the amplified voice signal to the speaker SP, or amplifies the voice signal from the microphone MIC and converts the digital voice signal into a digital signal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying an ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal receives a request for information on the UV index from the user (S310). For example, the user may request information on the UV index by pressing a specific key of the mobile communication terminal.

Next, the mobile communication terminal requests the UV index information for the current location of the mobile communication terminal by accessing the server (S320). Herein, the process of connecting the mobile communication terminal to the server will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a network diagram for explaining a process of a mobile communication terminal accessing a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user of the mobile communication terminal accesses the server 500 using a wireless Internet such as a WAP. The server 500 is connected to the switching center 300 of the mobile communication network through the WAP gateway 400. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal 100 connected to the switching center 300 through the base station 200 may access the server 500 via the WAP gateway 400. In this process, the mobile communication terminal 100 accesses the server 500 and requests ultraviolet index information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100.

Next, the mobile communication terminal 100 receives the ultraviolet index information for the current position of the mobile communication terminal 100 from the server 500 (S330). As another embodiment of the present invention, the user may be configured to receive ultraviolet index information on the current position of the mobile communication terminal 100 periodically from the server 500.

Check whether the value of the received UV index is above a predetermined value (S340). If the numerical value of the ultraviolet index is not more than a predetermined value, the received ultraviolet index is displayed on the display unit 120 (S360).

If the numerical value of the received ultraviolet index is a predetermined value or more, a warning sound is output (S350). The received ultraviolet index is displayed on the display unit 120 (S360).

On the other hand, as another embodiment of the present invention, the step S340, that is, the step of checking whether the value of the UV index is a predetermined value or more may be omitted, and the process may proceed to step S360 to immediately display the UV index on the display unit 120.                     

An embodiment of displaying the ultraviolet index will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 4A to 4C illustrate screen examples of displaying an ultraviolet index in a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user selects “1. UV index display” from the “control panel” menu of FIG. 4A in the mobile communication terminal 100. Then, as shown in Fig. 4B, the contents of the "UV display" menu are displayed. If "1. UV index" is selected among these, the mobile communication terminal 100 receives and displays information on the UV index from the server 500. For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, information on the UV index such as "current UV index is 5. (erythema formation upon skin exposure within 1 hour)" is displayed.

On the other hand, if the "2. UV index alarm setting" in Figure 4b is selected, the warning sound is output when the received UV index is a predetermined value or more. For example, when a certain value is 8, if the UV index received from the server 500 is 9, the mobile communication terminal 100 outputs a warning sound and displays information on the received UV index.

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, according to the present invention, by receiving the UV index from the server using the wireless Internet, it is possible to display more accurate and useful information on the UV index, and to make the user aware of the danger from harmful UV rays. It works.

Claims (3)

Receiving a request for information on the UV index from the user, the first step of requesting UV index information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal by connecting to the server; A second step of receiving ultraviolet index information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal from the server, A third step of displaying the ultraviolet index information Ultraviolet index display method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein after the second step Outputting a warning sound when the value of the ultraviolet index is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; UV index display method in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Ultraviolet index display method for a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for receiving a UV index information for the current position of the mobile communication terminal periodically from the server according to the user's setting.

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