KR20060067241A - Phone book list saving and searching method for wireless telecommunicatin terminal that is connected with server - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

According to the present invention, the telephone number list stored in the wireless communication terminal is always stored in the server by using the wireless Internet, and any time later, the user can download and use the telephone number list by accessing the server using the wireless communication terminal capable of wireless internet. To provide a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a server, wherein the authentication of an account of one wireless communication terminal user connected to the wireless Internet is successful and the authentication is successfully performed. A connection completion message sending step of sending a message; A telephone number list storing step of storing a telephone number list in association with a user account when receiving a telephone number list from the wireless communication terminal; And upon requesting a list of phone numbers from another wireless communication terminal, by authenticating the account of the corresponding other wireless communication terminal user, and transmitting the corresponding telephone number list corresponding to the user's account to the other wireless communication terminal as authentication succeeds. List transmission step.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Accounts, Servers, Wireless Communications, Phone Number Lists, Wireless Internet

Description

Phone book list saving and searching method for Wireless telecommunicatin terminal that is connected with server}             

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal using a conventional computer;

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a function of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers linked to a server according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for storing and retrieving a telephone number list at a server side according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

201: wireless transceiver 202: storage

203: codec 204: operation / control unit

205: voice / sound output unit 206: voice / sound input unit                 

207: display unit 208: key input unit

The present invention relates to a method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server. More particularly, the telephone number list stored in the wireless communication terminal is always stored in a server using the wireless Internet. The present invention relates to a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal in which a server is interlocked so as to download and use a list of telephone numbers by accessing a server as a wireless communication terminal capable of wireless internet.

In the present invention, the wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal communication service (PCS) terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication (IMT-2000) terminal, a wireless LAN terminal and the like through wireless communication, Refers to a portable wireless communication terminal capable of transmitting and receiving text and image data.

Modern wireless communication terminals have various additional functions in addition to the basic functions of communicating wirelessly.

For example, a camera function, a camcorder function, and a radio reception function can be performed by one wireless communication terminal. In particular, the wireless communication terminal has a large amount of memory, stores the MP3 file to perform the function of the MP3 player, and even the electronic organizer function. Therefore, users using the wireless communication terminal often store and use a list of telephone numbers or other personal information in the wireless communication terminal.

However, the information stored in the wireless communication terminal may lose information stored therein when the wireless communication terminal fails, and information stored in the terminal becomes useless due to loss of the wireless communication terminal. Often occurs.

Thus, a method of connecting a wireless communication terminal to a computer and storing information stored in the wireless communication terminal in a computer is used as a countermeasure for the above problem.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal using a conventional computer.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a list of telephone numbers is stored in the wireless communication terminal.

First, a wireless communication terminal is connected to a computer via a data line (101).

At this time, the computer is pre-installed to recognize the connection of the wireless communication terminal, to transfer the data in the wireless communication terminal to the computer, or to transmit the data in the computer to the wireless communication terminal.

Thereafter, a list of telephone numbers stored in the wireless communication terminal is stored in a storage unit (hard disk) of the computer by a program installed in the computer (102).                         

Here, the telephone number list stored in the computer can delete the telephone number unnecessary by the user, and edit the telephone number list by adding other telephone numbers.

Thereafter, if the wireless communication terminal needs a list of subsequent telephone numbers, the wireless communication terminal is connected to the computer via a data line (103), and the telephone number list stored in the computer is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal (104).

As described above, if the telephone number list of the wireless communication terminal is stored by using a computer, when the wireless communication terminal is lost, the telephone number list stored in the existing computer can be downloaded and used in the new wireless communication terminal. It is easy to add and delete a phone number list, so it is easy to edit the phone number list.

However, even if you leave your wireless communication terminal at home, you will not know immediately if you need a list of phone numbers. In order to know the information on the list had to go back home.

In addition, even if the information stored in the computer is likely to be lost due to computer failure or infection due to computer viruses, it is difficult to hold the information stably.

 The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, the telephone number list stored in the wireless communication terminal is always stored in the server by using the wireless Internet, any time later to access the server by wireless communication terminal capable of wireless Internet It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server to download and use a list of telephone numbers.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a server may include: authenticating an account of one wireless communication terminal user who is connected to a wireless Internet, and successfully performing authentication. A connection completion message sending step of sending a wireless internet connection completion message to a wireless communication terminal; A telephone number list storing step of storing a telephone number list in association with a user account when receiving a telephone number list from the wireless communication terminal; And upon requesting a list of phone numbers from another wireless communication terminal, by authenticating the account of the corresponding other wireless communication terminal user, and transmitting the corresponding telephone number list corresponding to the user's account to the other wireless communication terminal as authentication succeeds. It characterized in that it comprises a list transmission 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 a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a phone number list search function of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication terminal according to the present invention includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 201 for wirelessly transmitting / receiving a signal, wirelessly transmitting / receiving wireless data to access the wireless Internet, and wireless Internet connection. A storage unit 202 for storing information, such as a telephone number list, a display unit 207 for displaying a wireless Internet access screen, and displaying a telephone number list on the screen, various function keys and numbers. Key input unit (keypad) 208 for inputting a user account and password required on the wireless Internet access screen, and inputting and deleting a list of telephone numbers for editing, and a user through the key input unit 208 Generates a signal for accessing the wireless Internet, processes the information received through the key input unit 208, and transmits it to the wireless transceiver 201. Processing the data value, and controlling so as to add or delete information on a telephone number list of the storage unit 202 according to the phone number input or deleted through the key input unit 208 includes an operation / control unit 204. In addition, the terminal includes basic components (not shown) for communication.

The codec 203 converts a digital signal received through the wireless transmission / reception unit 201 into a voice signal or an audio signal under the control of the calculation / control unit 204 and outputs it to the voice / sound output unit (speaker) 205. The voice signal or the audio signal received from the voice / sound input unit (microphone) 206 is converted into a digital signal to be transmitted through the wireless transmission / reception unit 201.

The audio / sound output unit (speaker) 205 outputs a voice signal or an audio signal received from the codec 203.

The voice / sound input unit 206 receives a voice signal or an audio signal and transmits the received voice signal or sound signal to the codec 203.

The function of each component of the wireless communication terminal capable of storing and retrieving a list of phone numbers interworking with a server is as follows.

The wireless transmission / reception unit 201 transmits a signal for accessing the wireless communication terminal to the wireless Internet through an antenna, performs transmission / reception of a data signal via the wireless internet as the wireless Internet connection is established, and displays a list of telephone numbers. It transmits the included data signal to the server, and receives the data signal including the telephone number list from the server to the wireless communication terminal.

The display unit 207 displays a wireless Internet access screen and displays text data, video data, and the like. In particular, a screen for inputting a user's account and password is displayed, and a list of telephone numbers is displayed in a list form.

In addition, the display unit 207 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the calculation / control unit 204.

The key input unit (keypad) 208 is provided with various function keys and numeric keys. The key input unit (keypad) 208 is provided with a key for wireless Internet access in order to attempt a wireless Internet access through a wireless communication terminal. In the authentication process, the user account and password are input, and the phone number list can be updated by deleting the phone number from the phone number list or adding the phone number by using the key of the key input unit 208.

The storage unit 202 stores an operation program and a system program of the operation / control unit 204, and the operation program or system program is usually stored in an included ROM area and can be erased as necessary. Electrically erasable ROMs include EEPROM and flash memory. In addition, the storage unit 202 also includes a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of the operation program.

In particular, the storage unit 202 stores an access program for accessing the wireless Internet, so that when the user wants to access the wireless Internet, the access program can be executed and controlled by the operation / control unit 204, and the key The data input through the input unit 208 is temporarily stored in the RAM until transmitted to the server side.

In addition, the phone number list is stored so that the user of the wireless communication terminal can search the phone number.

The operation / control unit 204 controls the overall operation of the terminal and at the same time controls the method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal in conjunction with a server according to the present invention.

That is, when a user attempts to access the wireless Internet through the key input unit 208, the access signal is transmitted to the wireless internet by the control program of the operation / control unit 204 through the wireless transmission / reception unit 201, and to the wireless internet. In addition to controlling the overall operation of the terminal, such as processing the information received through the key input unit 208 and transmitting the data value for transmission to the wireless transceiver 201 in the connected state, and controls the various components provided Is achieved.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a server side according to the present invention.

For convenience of description, the user of the wireless communication terminal is already subscribed to the wireless Internet to recognize the account and password, the wireless Internet can be connected by performing the authentication procedure if the user's account and password are correct.

In addition, the telephone number list includes not only telephone numbers but also information containing personal information such as names and addresses.

First, a wireless internet access request signal is received from a wireless communication terminal (301).

Then, the user information request signal for requesting the user's account and password is sent (302).

Thereafter, when receiving the user account and password information from the wireless communication terminal, it is checked whether the authentication is compared with the account, password previously stored in the server (303).

As a result of confirming the authentication, if the account or password does not match, the authentication rejection message is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal (304).

Then, the user re-enters the account and password to perform the authentication process again.                     

As a result of confirming the authentication, if authentication is completed because the account and password match, the authentication completion message is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal (305). Thus, the user is aware that the successful connection to the wireless Internet is completed.

Thereafter, the telephone number list is transmitted from the wireless communication terminal (306).

Then, in operation 307, the list of received telephone numbers is stored in association with the account used during the initial access to the wireless Internet.

For example, if the user's account is "ID1234", the phone number list can be saved in a file format with the file name "ID1234", and the phone number list can be stored in the folder in a folder format using the folder name "ID1234". . That is, the list of phone numbers is stored by dividing the storage area according to the user account.

Through the above process, the telephone number list is stored in the server.

Looking at the process of using the list of telephone numbers stored in the server through the same method, the process of (301) to (305) is performed in the same manner from another wireless communication terminal (308 ~ 312), the telephone number from the wireless communication terminal When the list search request signal is received (313), the phone number list associated with the account used at the time of connection is searched and the list of phone numbers is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal which sent the search request signal (314).

For example, if the user's account is "ID1234" when connecting, the system searches for files and folders that match the account "ID1234" and transmits the list of phone numbers stored in the file format and the list of phone numbers in the folder to the wireless communication terminal. do.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a terminal according to the present invention.

First, a wireless internet access request signal is sent (401).

Here, in order to connect to the wireless Internet, when the wireless Internet connection button located in the key input unit 208 is pressed, a connection program is executed under the control of the operation / control unit 204, and the wireless Internet is transmitted through the wireless transmission / reception unit 201. The connection signal is sent.

Thereafter, an authentication request signal for requesting the user's account and password is received from the server (402), and the user's account and password are input using the key input unit 208 and transmitted (403).

As a result of authentication, when the account and password do not match, the authentication rejection message is received (404), and the process of re-entering the account and password is repeated.

As a result of authentication, when authentication is completed because the account and password match, an authentication completion message is received (405).

Then, the telephone number list is transmitted to the server (406).

Here, the transmission of the telephone number list to the server allows the data of the telephone number list to be sent through the wireless transmission / reception unit 201 to the control program of the operation / control unit 204, and can be performed by a simple key operation of the key input unit 208. Do.

In addition, it is also possible to set the transmission of each list of the telephone number list to transmit.

For example, if you have a list of phone numbers "Friends1: 123-4567" and "Friends2: 234-5678", you will be able to see whether it is "YES" in "Friends1: 123-4567" and "Friends2: 234-5678 "is set to" NO ", the phone number list" Friend 1: 123-4567 "can be searched not only for its own wireless communication terminal but also for other wireless communication terminals. The list -5678 "can be searched by its own wireless terminal, but not by another wireless terminal. In other words, if it is set whether or not to publicly, it is possible to search the list of all phone numbers without restriction by its wireless communication terminal, but it is impossible to search the phone number list set as private with other wireless communication terminals.

Looking at the process of using the phone number list stored in the server in this way, the process of steps 401 to 405 is performed in the same manner to other wireless communication terminal (407 ~ 411), the phone number list search request signal to the server By sending (412), the list of phone numbers associated with the account used at the time of download is downloaded (413).

Here, it is also possible to connect to another wireless communication terminal, but of course it is also possible to reconnect to its own wireless communication terminal.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical 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 has the advantage that it is possible to reliably manage important personal information in the telephone number list stored in the wireless communication terminal forever, even if the user does not have his or her wireless communication terminal urgently in the telephone. When a list of numbers or personal information is required, the information can be flexibly acquired and used by other wireless communication terminals, thereby providing convenience to the user.

Claims (5)

In the phone number list storage and retrieval method in the server, A connection completion message sending step of authenticating an account of one wireless communication terminal user connected to the wireless internet and sending a wireless internet access completion message to the one wireless communication terminal as authentication is successfully performed; A telephone number list storing step of storing a telephone number list in association with a user account when receiving a telephone number list from the wireless communication terminal; And When requesting a list of phone numbers from another wireless communication terminal, authenticate the account of the user of the other wireless communication terminal, and when the authentication is successful, a list of phone numbers for transmitting the corresponding phone number list corresponding to the user's account to the other wireless communication terminal. Transmission step Storing and retrieving a list of phone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server including a. The method of claim 1, The phone number list storing step, A method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal linked to a server, characterized by generating files and folders according to a user's account and classifying and storing storage areas according to a user's account. The method of claim 1, The telephone number list transmission step, Searching for files and folders that match the user's account, and storing the list of phone numbers stored in the file format and the list of phone numbers in the folder to the wireless communication terminal. And search method. In the method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers in a wireless communication terminal, A wireless internet access step of one wireless communication terminal attempting a wireless internet access according to a user's request; In response to receiving a connection completion message from a server, storing the telephone number list by sending the telephone number list to the server in the wireless communication terminal; When requesting the search of the telephone number list to the server, the telephone number list downloading step of authenticating the account of another wireless communication terminal user and downloading the telephone number list stored in the server from the server as authentication is successful. Storing and retrieving a list of phone numbers of a wireless communication terminal interworking with a server including a. The method of claim 4, wherein The phone number list sending step, A method of storing and retrieving a list of telephone numbers of a wireless communication terminal in conjunction with a server, characterized in that it is possible to limit the acquisition of information of others by setting whether or not to open each list of the telephone number list.

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