KR20060078829A - Setting and operating method of listing the message history for mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function for maximizing user convenience by integrating a message box and displaying a message transmitted and received for each selected telephone number. Key to move to the message menu screen, pressing a predetermined function key to move to the history setting screen, and selecting a category such as a group or a specific phone number to select each phone number corresponding to the selected category. Including the step of sorting and displaying the message sent and received, selecting the history menu displayed on the message menu screen, and searching for the message sent and received with the desired name or phone number, and sorted by time The contents of the message already received, including steps Since it can be quickly and easily confirmed, there is an effect that can maximize the user's convenience.

Messages, SMS, Inbox, Outbox, History, Mobile Terminal

Description

 Setting and operating method of mobile communication terminal with message history function {Setting and Operating method of listing the message history for Mobile Communication Terminal}             

1 is a flowchart illustrating a message history operating method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a message history operation method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message history setting method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of setting and operating a message history function of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention.

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10: UI unit 20: control unit

23: memory section 24: message search section

25: Setting DB 27: Message DB

The present invention relates to a method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function. In particular, it is possible to maximize the user's convenience by integrating a message box and aligning the transmitted and received messages for each selected telephone number. The present invention relates to a method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal having a message history function.

As the spread of mobile communication terminals has become more common and the number of users has increased greatly, the mobile communication terminals have rapidly developed while integrating various functions such as a phone book, schedule management, a camera, and an mp3 player.

In addition, a telephone call or a text message service, which is a basic function of the mobile communication terminal, is being developed in various forms according to the development of the mobile communication network.

The text message service is a short messaging service (SMS) capable of simple message transmission without a separate outgoing call with other mobile communication terminals.

A mobile communication terminal according to the related art for providing such an SMS service may implement a message menu and check a sent message or a received message through a message transmitting and receiving box implemented as a submenu of the menu.

In this case, the message menu is individually configured as a simple message sender and / or inbox, so that all the outgoing messages stored in a predetermined number in the message inbox are arranged according to time. Will appear.

In addition, when a conversation is made by sending and receiving a short message instead of a phone call with a specific person, the outgoing message and the corresponding incoming message are transmitted and received with a predetermined time difference. The contents of the newly received text message must be checked before the conversation can be continuously connected.

However, since the mobile communication terminal according to the related art has a separate transmission and reception box as described above, in order to check the contents of the received message after checking the contents of the outgoing message, the mobile communication terminal moves from the message menu to the outgoing inbox menu. After checking the contents, go to the inbox menu again from the message menu and check the contents.

Therefore, in order to check the contents of a message and to send a corresponding message, the user has to inconvenience a number of buttons and check the contents. The problem that the message transmission and reception operation is delayed occurs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and is configured separately from the message box, and searched and aligned with the selected number and the text message transmitted and received to transmit and receive the message through the mobile communication terminal The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function for maximizing user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, a method of operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention includes a first step of moving to a message menu screen by pressing a menu key, and selecting a history menu displayed on the message menu screen. And a second step of searching for a message transmitted / received with a desired name or telephone number, and a third step of displaying the searched message by sorting by time.

In addition, the method of setting a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention comprises the first step of moving to a message menu screen by pressing a menu key and moving to a history setting screen by pressing a predetermined function key. And a third step of selecting a category such as a group or a specific phone number and sorting and displaying messages transmitted and received for each phone number corresponding to the selected category.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a message history of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating a message history of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the message transmitted and received through the terminal is not only a short message service (SMS) described above, but also a long message service (LMS), an evolved text message. Applicable to all messages transmitted and received through message services such as EMS (Enhanced Message Service) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS), and messages transmitted and received through the mobile communication terminal in addition to the above-listed messages. In both cases, it is applicable.

First, press the Menu key to enter the message menu screen (S1, S2).

The menu keys may be different from each other by the producers of the respective mobile communication terminals, and the menu keys may be moved to the message menu screen by inputting a function key that can be directly moved to the message menu in addition to the menu keys for the main menu to appear. )

Pressing the direction key or the corresponding numeric key of the message outbox, inbox, history menu displayed on the message menu screen to move to the history menu (S3).

When the user moves to the message history menu, a list of each phone number to which a recent message has been transmitted or received is sorted and displayed according to a predetermined sorting method. In this case, the sorting method is preferably sorted and displayed in the order of recently received or received number. If the number stored in the phonebook of the name corresponding to the number may be displayed instead of the number (b).

If a predetermined number is selected by pressing and pressing a direction key or a numeric key among a plurality of numbers or names shown in the message history menu, the message exchanged with the selected number is searched for a predetermined number based on the latest time. (S4. S5 )

At least one retrieved message is again displayed by sorting the messages received at the previous time in descending order based on the most recently received message being displayed at the top, and the user can select the displayed message to send the most recently sent message or The contents of the received message can be checked immediately (S6, S7, c).

Meanwhile, in the message history function of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, each phone number displayed on the history menu may be variably adjusted according to a user's selection.

That is, in a mobile communication terminal having a message history function according to the present invention, the message history function is basically assigned to a predetermined number of telephone numbers based on the most recently transmitted / received number according to a message storage capacity set in the terminal. The corresponding incoming and outgoing messages can be sorted and displayed.

However, in some cases, setting operations such as selecting a predetermined number or group for which incoming / outgoing messages are to be displayed, or limiting the number of messages sorted / displayed or sorted / displayed by the selected number and the message transmitted by a specific date. Can be performed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a message history of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, which illustrates a method of setting a phone number or a corresponding group of which messages are to be arranged in a plurality of setting operations.

First, enter the menu key to move to the message menu screen. At this time, the message menu screen can be moved to the message menu screen by pressing and inputting a function key for directly moving to the message menu as well as the menu device for displaying the main menu as described in the above-described operation method.

When the message menu screen appears, move the cursor with the arrow keys to select the history menu, and press the virtual function key while the history menu is selected to move to the history setting screen. (S12, S13)

Next, when a classification such as telephone number selection or group selection displayed on the history setting screen is selected, a plurality of telephone numbers or group data corresponding to the selected classification are displayed, and a desired telephone number or group data is selected among them. To S16)

When the above selection process is completed, pressing the function key again, the history setting data set in order in the above process is stored, and the above setting process is ended.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a message history setting method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, in which a group to sort messages is selected, and a plurality of telephone numbers belonging to the selected group and received messages are received in order of recent time. One example of how the display is arranged is shown.

First, move to the message menu screen. Next, move the cursor by pressing the direction key to the history menu of the inbox, outbox, history menu displayed on the message menu screen, and press the key button corresponding to the virtual 'menu' key that appears on the display screen of the terminal Press to move to the history setting screen. (A1)

In the history setting screen, the sorting of the message sorting is displayed, and the telephone number classification of the recently received and recently set message is basically displayed on the menu.

Of these, press the arrow keys or the corresponding numeric keys to select the group selection menu. (B1)

Next, a list of a plurality of group data set in the terminal phonebook is displayed according to the selected group selection menu, and a check box corresponding to a group for which messages are to be arranged in the plurality of groups is selected. (C1)

In this case, the check box may be designated by using a predetermined function key. For example, the check box may be selected by pressing and pressing the '#' key of the terminal keypad.

When the selection operation is completed, enter the 'OK' key to end the setting operation.

Next, when the history menu is again selected from the message menu, at least one group data selected in the process is displayed on the history menu. (D1, e1)

If the desired group data is selected, messages transmitted and received with the mobile communication terminal corresponding to at least one or more telephone numbers belonging to the selected group of the mobile communication terminal are searched, and the searched message data are sorted in order of the latest time. (F1)

Looking at the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal equipped with the message history function according to the present invention displays a state of operation of the terminal and accordingly allows the user to input a control command or other data, and the UI unit 10, It includes a control unit 20 for controlling the operation of the message to be retrieved and aligned with the predetermined phone number of the plurality of messages sent and received.

In addition, it is configured to include a communication module (not shown) that is connected via a mobile communication network to transmit and receive data with other mobile communication terminal.

The UI unit 10 is an input unit (not shown) through which a control command or other user data is input from the outside, and an output unit (not shown) which displays an operation state of the terminal and displays an execution operation according to the input control command. The input unit includes a keypad and / or a microphone having a plurality of key buttons, and the output unit includes a display panel and / or a speaker for visually displaying data.

The controller 20 implements a plurality of menus or data input screens through the output unit, and classifies and recognizes the data input from the UI unit 10 as a control command or user data, and the like; It is configured to include a main control unit 21 for generating a control signal for the integrated control of the operation of each unit of the terminal and transmitting to each unit.

In particular, the control unit 20 includes a memory unit 23 that stores a plurality of message data and phonebook data transmitted and received through another mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication network, and the phone number set when the message history function is executed. And a message retrieval unit 24 for retrieving messages transmitted and received to the main control unit 21.

In this case, the memory unit 23 includes a message DB 27 in which a plurality of message data are stored, and a phone book DB 26 in which a plurality of phone numbers according to an input and corresponding data such as groups, memos, and avatars are stored. And a setting DB 25 in which user setting data in the message history function or phone book is stored, and a corresponding message is searched according to the history setting data stored in the setting DB 25.

As described above, the method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, The technical idea of the present invention, which integrates an outgoing box to search and sorts and displays a message transmitted and received by a predetermined telephone number, can be easily applied by those skilled in the art within a protected range.

The method of setting and operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function according to the present invention configured as described above may be separately received by integrating a receiving box of a message separately, searching and sorting and displaying a message transmitted and received by a predetermined telephone number. Since the contents of the message can be checked quickly and easily, there is an effect of maximizing user convenience.

Claims (8)

A first step of moving to a message menu screen by inputting a menu key; Selecting a history menu displayed on the message menu screen and searching for a message transmitted / received with a desired name or telephone number; And a third step of displaying the retrieved messages sorted by time. The method of claim 1, The second step includes a menu moving process of moving to a history menu by inputting a function key or a numeric key; A number selection process of selecting a predetermined name or telephone number so that the sorted message appears; And a message retrieval process of sequentially retrieving the transmitted and received messages with the selected name or telephone number. The method of claim 1, The third step is a method of operating a mobile communication terminal equipped with a message history function, characterized in that at least one or more messages retrieved after the second step is sorted by time based on the most recently transmitted and received messages and displayed externally. . The method of claim 4, wherein The message is a method of operating a mobile terminal with a message history function, characterized in that the message transmitted and received by any one of SMS, EMS, MMS. A first step of moving to a message menu screen by inputting a menu key; Pressing a predetermined function key to move to a history setting screen; And a third step of selecting and classifying a group or a specific telephone number, such that a transmission / reception message of each telephone number corresponding to the selected classification is sorted and displayed. . The method of claim 5, The second step includes a cursor moving process of moving a cursor from the message menu screen to a message history menu; And a setting moving process of moving to a history setting screen by pressing and pressing a function key after the cursor moving process. The method of claim 5, The third step includes a classification selection process of selecting a classification of a group or a specific telephone number in order to select a telephone number to be sorted and displayed among a plurality of transmitted and received messages; And a number selection process for selecting and inputting a group or a telephone number of numbers to be displayed in the selected category. The method of claim 6, And the third step further comprises a setting storing process of storing the selected classification and telephone number setting data after the number selecting process.

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