KR20060093598A - Automation inserting method for emoticon in message with mobile communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for automatically inserting an emoticon in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to enable a user to automatically assign a specific emoticon to a message to be transmitted to a specific person by setting a specific emoticon. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an emoticon corresponding to a specific period or a specific situation is stored in the memory 220, and when the text message written using the key input unit 240 is confirmed as a message to be transmitted to a specific person, the controller 250 Is a specific emoticon auto-insertion setting, and when the specific emoticon auto-insertion setting is confirmed, the control unit 250 reads a specific emoticon stored in the memory 220 and inserts it into a text message, and transmits a message. When the call key is input, the controller 250 controls the RF module 210 to perform the step of transmitting the text message in which the specific emoticon is inserted to the receiving terminal.

Description

How to automatically insert emoticons for mobile terminals {AUTOMATION INSERTING METHOD FOR EMOTICON IN MESSAGE WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE}

1 is an operation flowchart showing an automatic emoticon insertion process in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone for an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

210: RF module 220: memory

230: display unit 240: key input unit

250: control unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication service, and more particularly, to a method of automatically inserting an emoticon.

The mobile communication terminal supports a short message service (SMS) function in addition to the voice call function.

Short message service is a service that can deliver a relatively short text sentence and is widely used to replace the telephone call function because it can transmit a desired message regardless of the call state of the other terminal and is relatively inexpensive compared to voice call. .

When the mobile communication terminal transmits a short message, the user manipulates a key to create a sentence to be transmitted and transmits the prepared sentence when the sentence is completed.

However, since the short message function can transmit and receive only about 40 characters of Hangul, many contents cannot be transmitted, and thus there is a limit in expressing the contents in detail.

In order to overcome this limitation, emoticons have been proposed.

An emoticon is a compound word of Emotion and Icon. It is a unique expression language on the Internet designed to express emotions, meanings of specific characters, occupations, objects, etc. by properly combining characters, symbols, and numbers on the keyboard. .

The expression example of the emoticon, ^ _ ^ is a general laugh, ^^; is a nice-little laugh, T.T is a tearful state.

Such emoticons are widely used in cyberspace because they can be understood by anyone and are easy to express subtle emotions of users, and various facial expressions have been developed and provided especially for chatting users.

However, in the related art, emoticons are merely used as a means of expression that can be input in an e-mail, a short message, and a chat.

For example, in the related art, the automatic change of the emoticon according to the sender's specific situation is not supported, and thus the recipient may not accurately recognize the present situation of the sender of the message.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of automatically inserting an emoticon of a mobile communication terminal invented to automatically assign a specific emoticon to a message to be transmitted to a specific person by allowing a user to set a specific emoticon for a specific period in order to improve the conventional problem. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention provides a text message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal in order to achieve the above object, the step of storing an emoticon meaning a specific period or a specific situation, and when the written text message is confirmed as a message to be sent to a specific person specific emoticon Checking whether the automatic insertion setting is set, inserting the stored specific emoticon into a text message when the specific emoticon is automatically inserted, and transmitting a text message including the specific emoticon to a receiving terminal. Characterized in that configured to.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal is referred to as a "mobile phone".

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile phone applied to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the RF module 210, the memory 220, the display unit 230, the key input unit 240, and the controller 250. Consists of including.

The RF module 210 includes a modulator, a transmit amplifier, a receive amplifier, and a demodulator for transmitting and receiving a radio signal with a mobile communication system including a base station, a mobile switching center, and a short message center.

The memory 220 includes an EEPROM and a RAM for storing a plurality of programs and data. In particular, the EEPROM includes a program for inputting a specific emoticon and at least one specific emoticon in advance in the EEPROM. do.

The EEPROM is a nonvolatile memory that can be electrically erased or stored again.

The display unit 230 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) and displays various letters, numbers, and symbol data generated in a mobile phone.

The key input unit 240 is a keypad, and includes a plurality of numeric / character input keys, a function key for interface with a user, a key for a call, and the like.

The controller 250 includes circuits such as a digital signal processor (DSP) and a microprocessor, and allows a user to make a voice call with another user through a speaker (not shown) and a microphone (not shown). To control the RF module 210.

1 is an operation flowchart illustrating an automatic emoticon insertion process according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an emoticon representing a specific period or a specific situation is stored in the memory 220, and a key input unit 240 is provided. If it is confirmed that the text message written using the message to send to a specific person, the control unit 250 checks whether the specific emoticon auto-insertion setting, and if the specific emoticon auto-insertion setting is confirmed in the control unit 250 is the memory 220 Reading a specific emoticon stored in the) and inserting it into a text message, and when a call key for transmitting a message is input, the controller 250 controls the RF module 210 to transmit the text message including the specific emoticon to a receiving terminal. Configure to perform the steps.

Referring to the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, a specific emoticon to be assigned to a message to be transmitted to a specific person in a specific period or a specific situation preset by a user is directly written or downloaded from an arbitrary site and stored in the memory 220. In this case, it refers to a case in which a certain period or a specific situation requires a certain period such as a vacation, a trial period, a fertility period, a business trip, a fasting event, and the like.

Then, if a text sending menu is selected to send a text message, the control unit 250 displays a text message input window on the display unit 230 and the user sends the text using a character, a numeric key, etc. provided in the key input unit 240. You will write a message. At this time, enter the recipient number in the text message input window.

When the document message is completed, the control unit 250 analyzes the recipient number input in the text message input window and checks whether the written document message is a message to be transmitted to a specific person.

At this time, if the created document message is confirmed as a message to be transmitted to a specific person, the controller 250 checks whether the current date of the document message belongs to a specific period to which a specific emoticon registered in the memory 220 is assigned.

Accordingly, when it is determined that the current date belongs to a specific period to which a specific emoticon is to be assigned, the controller 250 inserts a specific emoticon registered in advance in the created text message, and the display unit 230 displays the specific emoticon inserted in the document message. Display.

Thereafter, when the user presses a call key to transmit a document message, the controller 250 controls the RF module 210 to transmit a text message including a specific emoticon to the terminal of the receiver.

Therefore, the receiver can easily recognize that the message sender is in a certain period of time, such as a vacation or an event, by looking at a specific emoticon inserted in the text message.

On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the text message created above is not a message to be transmitted to a specific person and when it is determined that the text message is not a specific period set by the user, the controller 250 completes the text message creation without inserting a specific emoticon into the currently created text message. Check if it is

In addition, the above-described process of determining the automatic insertion of a specific emoticon in a state in which a text message is completed is described, but it may be implemented to determine whether to automatically insert a specific emoticon while writing a text message.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention described in the claims below. .

As described in detail above, the present invention has an effect of allowing the receiver to immediately know the current situation of the caller by assigning a specific emoticon to a text message to be sent to a specific person in a specific time period registered in advance by the caller.

Claims (3)

In the text message transmission method of the mobile communication terminal, Creating a text message, Checking whether the text message is a message to be transmitted to a specific person; If it is confirmed as a text message to be sent to a specific person in the above step of checking whether it is a specific period registered in advance, Selecting a specific emoticon to be inserted into the text message and automatically inserting the text into the text message when the specific time period is registered in advance; Automatically inserting an emoticon of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to perform the step of transmitting the text message inserted with the particular emoticon to a receiving terminal. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a specific emoticon corresponding to a specific period or a specific situation. The method of claim 1, wherein whether to insert an emoticon is determined at the time of writing or completion of a text message.

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