KR20060087857A - Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing of phonebook interface according to the number of times of access - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of accesses and a method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention counts the number of accesses (e.g., number of transmissions, number of receptions) for each item in the phone book and provides them as detailed items, and outputs identification information (e.g. icons) differentiated according to the number of accesses when the phone book list is output. By providing a wireless communication terminal and a method for providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses to facilitate identification of frequently used phonebook items and to provide accurate information on the number of accesses for each item. For that purpose.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses, comprising: storage means for storing identification information matching a phone book, an access number for a phone book item, and an access number for each phone book item; Input means for receiving various signals related to phonebook output; Output means for outputting an interface associated with the phone book according to the control of the control means; And counting and storing the number of accesses to each phonebook item of the phonebook stored in the storage means, and receiving identification information according to the number of accesses to each phonebook item in response to receiving a signal related to phonebook output through the input means. And said control means for controlling said respective components to output together.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Number of accesses to phonebook items, identification information according to access times, phonebook interface, wireless communication terminal

Description

Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses {Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing of phonebook interface according to the number of times of access}             

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of accesses according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a detailed item display in an item in a phonebook interface according to the present invention;

4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a phone book list display in a phone book interface according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11 wireless transmission and reception unit 12 storage unit

13 input unit (keypad) 14 display unit (LCD)

15 control unit 16 codec

17: voice output unit (speaker) 18: voice input unit (microphone)

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses and a method thereof, and more particularly, identification information differentiated according to the number of accesses (eg, number of times, number of times of reception) for each item of the phonebook. The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses so as to easily identify items frequently used by displaying (eg, icons) together.

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 communication while being carried by an individual such as a wireless LAN terminal. Say this is possible terminal.

Today's wireless terminals have become a necessity for individuals. Not only natural communication functions such as voice call and message transmission / reception, but also information management functions such as a phone book (phone book) and an electronic diary can be provided to the user so that they can conduct daily life more conveniently.

In particular, the phone book in the wireless communication terminal stores detailed information about the people around them, name, phone number, email address, fax number, etc., and enables the identification of the other party during incoming / outgoing calls and messages. This menu is very frequently used.

In general, when a user requests a phonebook output from a user, the wireless communication terminal first outputs a list of all phonebooks sorted according to specific criteria such as storage order, address, name, and the like. Print items such as name, phone number, email address, etc.

By the way, the phone book interface according to the prior art outputs the storage order, address, name, etc. with the corresponding phone number when outputting the phone book list, the display method is monotonically monotonous, and the preference and importance of each item according to the number of accesses are revealed. There is a problem that it takes a long time to find the desired phonebook items when the user searches with the naked eye.

In addition, the number of accesses such as the number of transmissions, the number of receptions, the number of missed receptions, etc. for each phonebook item is very different, and although the phonebook is of great importance in daily life, it is possible to provide the user with information on the number of accesses as described above. There was a problem that could not be.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and counts the number of accesses (e.g., number of transmissions, number of receptions) for each item in the phone book and provides them as detailed items, and differentiated according to the number of accesses when the phone book list is output. Providing identification information (eg, icon) together to provide easy access to frequently used phonebook items and to provide accurate information on the number of accesses for each item. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

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.

The apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in a wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of access, the phonebook, the number of accesses to the phonebook items, identification information matching the number of accesses to each phonebook item Storage means for storing; Input means for receiving various signals related to phonebook output; Output means for outputting an interface associated with the phone book according to the control of the control means; And counting and storing the number of accesses to each phonebook item of the phonebook stored in the storage means, and receiving identification information according to the number of accesses to each phonebook item in response to receiving a signal related to phonebook output through the input means. And said control means for controlling said respective components to output together.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the method for providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses in a wireless communication terminal, the number of accesses for each phone book item of the phone book by counting the number of accesses and the identification information accordingly A storing step of storing; An input step of receiving a signal related to a phone book output; And outputting identification information according to the number of times of access to each phonebook item according to the signal related to the received phonebook output.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of accesses according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses according to the present invention includes a wireless transmitter / receiver 11, a phone book, and a number of times of transmission and reception of a radio signal with an external device. Storage unit 12 for storing the number of access for each phonebook item, such as the number of reception, missed reception, etc., input unit (keypad) 13 for receiving various signals related to the phone book display from the user, control of the controller 15 Identification information according to the number of accesses as the phone book list output request signal is received through the display unit (LCD) 14 and the input unit (keypad) 13 for displaying the phone book list and the detailed items in the phone book item according to : Icon, font color, font type, underline) along with each phonebook item through the display unit (LCD) 14, and through the input unit (keypad) 13 to a specific phonebook item The control unit 15 and the control unit 15 outputting the detail number of access to the corresponding phonebook item through the display unit (LCD) 14 in response to receiving a detail item output request signal. Accordingly, the signal received from the wireless transmitter / receiver 11 is converted into voice and output to the voice output unit (speaker) 17, and the voice received from the voice input unit (microphone) 18 is converted into a signal to control unit 15 Codec (16) for transmitting through the wireless transmission and reception unit 11, the voice output unit 17 for outputting the voice received from the codec (CODEC) 16, and receives the voice A voice input unit (microphone) 18 for transmitting to the codec 16 is included.

At this time, in the present invention, the control unit 15 controls the overall operation of the wireless communication terminal 10, and at the time of outputting the phone book list according to the number of access, such as the number of times, the number of receptions, the number of missed receptions, etc. for each phonebook item Display identification information (e.g. icon, font color, font type, underline) and total number of accesses along with other output information (e.g. address, name) for each item The number of accesses, such as the number of missed receptions, is displayed on the display unit 14 together with other detailed items. In this case, the controller 15 counts the number of times of transmission, the number of receptions, and the number of missed receptions for the phonebook item whose access number exceeds a predetermined number of times (eg, 100 times), and provides the user with detailed items in the phonebook item. The identification information refers to predetermined information for identifying a plurality of phonebook items according to the number of accesses when the phonebook list is output. For example, icons such as hearts, four-leaf clover, or red, blue, green, etc. Use font colors as identification information for groups divided by the number of accesses, underline phonebook items with high access times, or use a combination of the above methods (for example, , Heart icon and red font are output together) Various applications are possible for the identification information. Of course, the controller 15 may set identification information on the corresponding phonebook item in response to receiving various signals related to setting identification information on the phonebook item from the user through the input unit (keypad) 13.

The storage unit 12 stores an operation program and a system program of the control unit 15, and the operation program and the system program are stored in a normal ROM area and can be erased as necessary. The storage unit 12 also includes a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs. In addition, the storage unit 12 may further include a detailed description of the number of accesses, such as the number of times of transmission, the number of receptions, the number of missed receptions, etc., in addition to general details such as a name, a telephone number, an e-mail address, a fax number, and the like. Phonebook) is stored.

The input unit 13 includes a plurality of numeric keys (letter keys), menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 15 according to external operations. In addition, the input unit 13 is used to receive a phonebook list output request signal and a detailed item output request signal for a specific item in the phonebook list.

The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 14 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal, the progress of the program, and the like under the control of the control unit 15. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and the contents received are displayed. In addition, the display unit 14 displays the identification information according to the number of accesses and the total number of accesses as identification information of each phonebook item when the phonebook list is output under the control of the controller 15, and when the detailed item for a specific phonebook item is output. The number of transmissions, the number of receptions, and the number of missed receptions for the corresponding item stored in the storage unit 12 are displayed.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, the controller 15 counts the number of times of transmission, the number of receptions, and the number of missed receptions for each item in the phonebook, and stores the counts in the storage 12 (201). That is, the controller 15 updates the items of the number of times of transmission, the number of receptions, and the number of missed receptions among the detailed items of the corresponding phonebook item when performing a call / out function on a specific item in the phonebook stored in the storage unit 12. More specifically, the number of outgoing calls is increased by performing the calling function for the corresponding phonebook item, and the number of receiving or missed receiving is increased by one from the initial value 0 as the receiving function is performed. At this time, the controller 15 matches and stores identification information according to the number of accesses to each phonebook item.

Subsequently, as the controller 15 receives the phonebook list output request signal through the input unit (keypad) 13, the controller 15 calculates the total number of accesses for each phonebook item (202). The number of phonebook items exceeding 100 times) is checked (203). The total number of accesses is calculated by adding all the number of outgoing, received and missed receptions for the corresponding phonebook item.

The controller 15 outputs the entire phonebook list, but for phonebook items having a predetermined number of access times, output information (eg, name) for each phonebook item is matched with identification information (eg, icon, Display (204) via display (LCD) 14 together with font color, underline) and total number of accesses. The identification information displayed when the phonebook list is output will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C.

Subsequently, the control unit 15 receives a detailed item output request signal for a specific phonebook item through the input unit (keypad) 13, in addition to the general details such as name, phone number, email address, fax number, etc. Details of the number of receptions and the number of missed receptions are displayed together via the display unit (LCD) 14 (205).

In another embodiment, the entire phonebook list is output as the phonebook list output request signal is input through the input unit (keypad) 13, and detailed items of a specific phonebook item selected by a cursor or the like are displayed at the top and bottom of the screen. It can also be implemented to display. That is, when the phonebook list output request signal is received, the entire phonebook list is output and the detailed item output request signal for the specific phonebook item is not output as the input request signal for the specific phonebook item is output. According to the input of the signal, the phonebook list and the detailed items for the specific phonebook item selected by the cursor or the like may be displayed together in the entire screen.

Meanwhile, the phonebook interface at the time of outputting the detailed item in the specific phonebook item will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a detailed item display in an item in the phonebook interface according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 3, when printing detailed items for a specific item of the phone book name (eg Hong Gil-dong), phone number (eg 010-226-7916), fax number (02-551-6391), email address ( In addition to general details such as dongmu@abc.co.kr), detailed information on the number of transmissions (eg 160), the number of receptions (eg 190), and the number of missed receptions (eg 26) are also displayed.

Here, the number of outgoing calls is updated according to the call origination function for the counterpart terminal of the corresponding item, and the number of receptions and the number of missed receptions are updated as the call is received from the counterpart terminal of the corresponding item. The phonebook list outputs identification information and the total number of accesses to the user when the phonebook list outputs the total number of accesses, which is the sum of the number of times of transmission, the number of receptions, and the number of missed receptions, for example, 100 times. The phonebook interface at the time of outputting the list will be described later in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C.

4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a phone book list display in a phone book interface according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4A, a font color may be displayed as an identification information of a corresponding item for an item in which a total number of accesses of a plurality of phonebook items in a phonebook list exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 100 times). The total number of accesses is also output. In this case, the same font color is used as identification information for all phonebook items whose total number of accesses exceeds a certain number of times, and the red and middle levels are used for a group of items with a large number of accesses by dividing into a small group according to the number of accesses. Various applications are possible, such as blue for in-item groups and green for identification information for relatively low-level item groups.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, when a phonebook item is divided into a small number of groups according to the number of accesses, not only the font color but also icons such as hearts and four-leaf clover may represent one group.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4C, the font color and the icon may not be used separately, but may be used simultaneously to represent each group divided by the number of accesses. In addition, a phonebook item with a large number of accesses may be implemented to be more easily identified by underlining.

The identification information such as the icon, font color, underline, etc. may be implemented to be used separately or together, or may be implemented to allow the user to select matching identification information according to the number of accesses. In addition to the above-described icons, font colors, underlines, various font types (eg, italics) may be used as identification information.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, 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 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.

The present invention as described above, by outputting different identification information according to the number of access to the phonebook items, there is an effect that it is possible to more easily identify the phonebook items with high use frequency.

That is, the present invention provides a more diverse phonebook interface to the user by outputting different icons, types of fonts, font colors, etc. for phonebook items having a high frequency of use away from the uniform phonebook interface.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing detailed information on the number of times of access by various phonebook items, such as the number of times, the number of receptions, the number of missed receptions.

Claims (14)

In a wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of access, Storage means for storing identification information matching the phonebook, the number of accesses to the phonebook items, and the number of accesses to each phonebook item; Input means for receiving various signals related to phonebook output; Output means for outputting an interface associated with the phone book according to the control of the control means; And Count and store the number of accesses to each phonebook item of the phonebook stored in the storage means, and together with the identification information according to the number of accesses to each phonebook item in response to receiving a signal related to the phonebook output through the input means Said control means for controlling said respective components to output Wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of access including a. The method of claim 1, The control means, Wireless communication having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses, wherein each component is controlled to further output the number of accesses to each phone book item in response to receiving a signal related to phone book output through the input means. terminal. The method of claim 1, The control means, Outputting a phone book list in response to receiving a phone book list output request signal through the input means, and outputting detailed items of the corresponding phone book item in response to receiving a detailed item output request signal for the phone book item through the input means; Wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of access, characterized in that for controlling each component. The method of claim 1, The control means, The phonebook list is output according to the input of the phonebook list output request signal through the input means, and the respective components are controlled to output the detailed items for the phonebook items together on a part of the screen (for example, the top and bottom of the screen). A wireless communication terminal having a phonebook interface providing function according to the number of accesses. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The identification information, A wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phonebook interface according to the number of accesses, characterized in that the identification information on the phonebook item having a number of accesses exceeding a predetermined number (eg, 100 times). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The process of outputting identification information of the control means, A wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses, wherein any one of an icon, a font color, an underscore, a font type, or a combination of two or more thereof is displayed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The number of accesses to each phonebook item is A wireless communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses, characterized in that the sum of the number of times, the number of times of reception, the number of missed receptions, or two or more. In the phonebook interface providing method according to the number of access in the wireless communication terminal, A storage step of counting the number of times of access to each phonebook item of a phonebook and storing the number of accesses and corresponding identification information; An input step of receiving a signal related to a phone book output; And An output step of outputting identification information according to the number of accesses to each phonebook item according to a signal related to the received phonebook output Phonebook interface providing method according to the number of access in the wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, The output step, Method for providing a phone book interface according to the number of access in the wireless communication terminal, characterized in that further outputting the number of access to each phone book item. The method of claim 8, The output step, According to the number of accesses in the wireless communication terminal, the phonebook list is output in response to the input of the phonebook list output request signal, and the detailed items of the corresponding phonebook item are output according to the input of the detailed item output request signal for the phonebook item. How to provide phonebook interface. The method of claim 8, The output step, According to the number of accesses in the wireless communication terminal, the phone book list is output in accordance with the input of the request signal for outputting the phone book, and the detailed items of the phone book items are output together on a part of the screen (for example, the top and bottom of the screen). How to provide phonebook interface. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, The identification information, Method for providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses in the wireless communication terminal, characterized in that the identification information for the phone book item having a number of accesses exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 100 times). The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, Identification information of the output step, Method of providing a phone book interface according to the number of times of access in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that any one or two or more of the icon, font color, underline, or type of font. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, The number of accesses to each phonebook item is Method of providing a phone book interface according to the number of accesses in the wireless communication terminal, characterized in that the sum of the number of times, the number of receptions, the number of missed receptions, or two or more.

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