KR20060113340A - Method for storing phone book data in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for storing phone book data of a mobile terminal is provided to easily store phone book data, which has not been designated yet for its group, in a particular group. A certain group is selected from registered groups in response to a user request(S110,S115,S120). When the user requests movement of phone book data, at least one phone book data among phone book data stored in the selected group is moved to the user designated group and stored therein(S125,S180).

Description

How to save phone book data on mobile terminal {METHOD FOR STORING PHONE BOOK DATA IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3H are exemplary diagrams for describing an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5G are exemplary diagrams for describing an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for storing phone book data of a mobile communication terminal.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal communication services phone (PCS), an IMT-2000 terminal (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000), GSM (Global System For Mobile Communication) It refers to a device that provides a communication function such as a terminal, such as a terminal, to make a call or exchange data while moving.

The mobile communication terminal is a device commonly used anywhere in the world regardless of gender, age and age, and is recognized as a necessity to always carry around. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal has become a miniaturized, slim, and light weight in consideration of portability, and is moving toward multimedia for pursuing more various functions.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal is for carrying out the telephone call function, but in addition to the telephone call function, the mobile terminal has a memory function for storing and retrieving phone book data such as a phone number, a lock function, an alarm function, and an area code confirmation function. In addition, recently, various additional function services such as a camera function, a digital broadcast reception function, and a game function are provided.

Among the various additional functions described above, a memory function capable of storing phone book data provides a lot of convenience for users living in a complex modern society.

In a mobile communication terminal having such an additional function, when a user stores phone book data such as a phone number, the user may designate a predetermined group to store the phone book data by a designated group (for example, at work, friends, hometown friends, etc.) In general, if there is no corresponding group, it is usually stored separately.

However, when the user wants to move and store a plurality of phone book data among the phone book data stored in a predetermined group of the mobile communication terminal to another group, the user selects the corresponding phone book data through the menu mode and then selects the desired group. There was an inconvenience to move and save each. That is, it was not possible to move and store a large number of phone book data in one group at a time. This was also the case when the phone book data stored in the unassigned group was moved to another group and stored.

Therefore, when a user wants to move and store a plurality of phone book data stored in a certain group to another group, a large number of key operations are required, and as the amount of stored phone book data increases, more keys are used as well as a waste of time and inconvenience. There was also a weighted problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of easily moving and storing a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group in a mobile communication terminal in which phone book data is registered for each group.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily storing phone book data not registered in a group in a predetermined group in a mobile communication terminal in which phone book data is registered for each group.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for storing phone book data of a mobile communication terminal that can register phone book data for each group, the method comprising: selecting a predetermined group among the registered groups in response to a user request; And moving at least one phone book data among the phone book data stored in the selected group to a group designated by the user when the phone book data movement request is made.

The present invention also provides a method for storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal capable of registering phone book data by group, the method comprising: displaying previously stored phone book data in response to a user's request for displaying the phone book data; Selecting at least one phone book data based on the selection information of the user when a movement request is made; and moving and storing the selected phone book data in a group designated by the user when the phone book data is selected. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The illustrated mobile communication terminal 100 includes a wireless transmitter / receiver 110, a modem 120, an audio processor 130, a key input unit 140, a memory 150, a controller 160, a camera unit 170, and an image. The processor 180 and the display 190 are included.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wireless transmitter / receiver 110 is responsible for the transmission and reception of voice data, text data, image data, and control data under the control of the controller 160, and RF for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal for this purpose. And a transmitter and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying the received signal and down converting the frequency.

The modem 120 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal, a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal, and the like.

The audio processor 130 may configure a codec, and the codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice.

The audio processor 130 modulates the electrical signal input from the microphone and converts the electrical signal into voice data. The audio processor 130 demodulates the encoded voice data input from the wireless transmitter / receiver 110 into an electrical signal and outputs the electrical signal to the speaker. . In addition, the audio processor 130 may include a codec for converting and playing a digital audio signal received by the wireless transmitter / receiver 110 into an analog signal or converting an analog audio signal generated from a microphone into a digital audio signal. desirable. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice, and may be included in the controller 160.

The key input unit 140 has a key matrix structure (not shown) and includes a character key, numeric keys, various function keys, and an external volume key to output a key input signal corresponding to a key input by a user to the controller 160. do.

The memory 150 may include program memory and data memories, and various information and users selected based on various information and user selection information necessary for the operation control of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Save the stored information. In other words. ROM (ROM) for storing the operation algorithm accessed through the control unit 160 for the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, and RAM (RAM) for storing data according to the control command in the data processing process of the controller 130 It is composed of

The user stored information includes a memo record, a call log list, a phone book (ie, phone book data), a transmission / reception message, picture data, and music data.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the controller 160 displays the phone book data stored in the memory 150 for each group on the display unit 190 when the user requests a display of the phone book data through a key input or a voice input.

The controller 160 selects a predetermined group from the displayed groups based on user selection information (eg, key input). Subsequently, the controller 160 switches the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal 100 to the phone book data movement mode when the user requests the phone book data movement.

If at least one phone book data is selected based on user selection information (eg, direction key input) among the phone book data stored in the selected group in the phone book data movement mode, the controller 160 selects the at least one phone book data. Control to move to and save the group. In this case, the controller 160 may control to move and store all the phone book data of the selected group to a group designated by the user or to move to a group created by the user request when the user requests to move the phone book data. .

Meanwhile, the controller 160 displays the phone book data stored in the memory 150 on the display 190 when the user requests a phone book data display request. In this case, it is preferable that the phone book data displayed on the display unit 190 is displayed in a sorted order in the alphabetical order of the names or in the English alphabetical order.

Subsequently, the controller 160 switches the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal 100 to the phone book data movement mode when the user requests a phone book data movement request.

If at least one phone book data is selected based on the user's selection information among the phone book data displayed on the display unit 190 in the phone book data movement mode, the controller 160 generates a user-specified group or user request. Control to move and store the selected phone book data in the group.

The camera module 170 may include a lens unit (not shown) capable of drawing out and drawing out, and photographs image data. In addition, the camera unit 170 includes a camera sensor (not shown) for converting the photographed optical signal into an electrical signal, and a signal processor (not shown) for converting the analog image signal photographed from the camera sensor into digital data.

The camera sensor is assumed to be a charge coupled device (CCD) sensor, and the signal processor may be implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP). In addition, the camera sensor and the signal processor may be integrally implemented or may be separately implemented.

The image processor 180 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying an image signal output from the camera unit 170.

The image processor 180 processes the image signal output from the camera unit 170 in units of frames, and outputs the frame image data according to the characteristics and size of the display unit 190. In addition, the image processing unit 180 includes an image codec and performs a function of compressing the frame image data displayed on the display unit 190 in a set manner or restoring the compressed frame image data to the original frame image data.

In addition, it is assumed that the image processor 180 has an On Screen Display (OSD) function, and may output on-screen display data according to the screen size displayed by the control of the controller 160.

The display unit 190 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and outputs various display data generated by the portable terminal 100. In this case, when the LCD is implemented using a touch screen method, the display unit 190 may operate as an input unit.

In addition, the display unit 190 displays an image signal output from the image processor 180 on a screen, and displays user data output from the controller 160.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the mobile communication terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention registers phone book data by group. This means that the mobile communication terminal user designates and stores a predetermined group when storing the phone book data, or separately stores it as an unspecified group when there is no designated group.

1 and 2, the controller 160 checks whether there is a user's request to display phone book data (S110).

The controller 160 displays the phone book data stored in the memory 150 on the display unit 190 for each group when the user requests to display the phone book data (S115).

The controller 160 selects a predetermined group from among the groups displayed on the display 190 based on the user selection information (eg, key input) (S120).

The controller 160 checks whether there is a user's phone book data movement request in the state in which the predetermined group is selected (S125). The user may request the phone book data movement through a menu key input, and may request the movement of the phone book data through a key provided separately in the key input unit 140. In this case, the key input unit 140 preferably includes a separate key for the phone book data movement request.

When the phone book data movement request is requested, the controller 160 switches the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal 100 to the phone book data movement mode, detects the phone book data stored in the selected predetermined group from the memory 150, and displays the display unit. Display on the display (S130) (S130).

The controller 160 selects at least one phone book data among the phone book data displayed on the display unit 190 based on the user selection information (S135). Herein, the control unit 160 moves to a desired phone book data item based on a direction key or volume key operation, and then selects the corresponding phone book data whenever a key (for example, a selection key) set for item selection is input. It is preferable. In addition, the controller 160 may be implemented by adding a selection flag in front of the displayed phone book data item so that the user can recognize the selected phone book data. In this case, whenever the user selects the phone book data, the controller 160 may display the implemented selection flag to check the selected item.

The controller 160 checks whether the phone book data selection ends (S140). In this case, when at least one phone book data is selected, the controller 160 may determine that the selection of the phone book data is finished when there is a confirmation key input.

When the selection of the phone book data is terminated, the controller 160 checks whether there is a user group creation request (S145). At this time, the controller 160, for example, "Create a new group?" It is preferable to display on the display unit 190 a screen for the user to select whether or not to create a new group with the message.

If there is no group creation request from the user, the controller 160 displays the groups registered in the memory 150 (eg, a family group, a friend group, a work group, an unspecified group, etc.) on the display 190 (S150).

The controller 160 designates a group to move the phone book data based on the user selection information (S155). The user can, for example, designate an item to move the phone book data by operating a direction key or the like.

The controller 160 checks whether there is a confirmation key input (S175), and if there is a confirmation key input, moves the selected phone book data to a corresponding group, that is, the designated group (S180).

On the other hand, the controller 160 requests input of a group name to be generated when a user requests to create a group in step S145 (S160). In this case, the controller 160 may output the group name input request as a voice or text message.

The controller 160 checks whether the requested group name is input (S165), and if the group name is input, generates a group having the input group name (S170).

Subsequently, the controller 160 checks whether there is a confirmation key input (S175), and if there is a confirmation key input, moves the selected phone book data to a corresponding group, that is, the generated group (S180).

On the other hand, the controller 160 may display all the groups registered in the memory 150 on the display unit 190 when the user requests to move the phone book data in step S125. In this case, the controller 160 designates a predetermined group to move the phone book data among the groups based on user selection information, and if a confirmation key is input, all of the phone book data of the selected group is moved to the designated group and stored. Can be.

3A to 3H are exemplary diagrams for describing an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 (a) to 3 (h) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 as follows.

Referring to FIG. 3 (a), when a user requests to display phone book data, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays the stored phone book data for each group as shown in FIG. 3 (a). That is, Fig. 3A shows "unspecified", "family", "friend", and "work" groups registered in the phone book (i.e., phone book) by the user's key operation, each of which is a group. The number of phone book data stored in the is shown.

That is, there are 10 phone book data in the "Unspecified" group, 8 phone book data in the "Family" group, 40 phone book data in the "Friends" group, and 38 phone book data in the "Work" group. It is shown.

When the mobile communication terminal 100 selects the "2. Data movement" menu through the menu key input while the user selects the "family" group as shown in FIG. 3 (b), and enters a confirmation key, FIG. 8 phone book data stored in the "family" group (for example, "Kim Jin-hwan", "Kim Hyun-sung", "Father", "Mother" ...) is displayed.

3 (c) shows two phone book data items based on the user's key manipulation among the displayed phone book data items (ie, "Kim Jin-hwan", "Kim Hyun-sung", "Mother", "Mother" ...) (Ie, "Kim Jin-hwan", "Kim Hyun-sung") shows the case selected. In the displayed item of the phone book data, a selection flag for checking an item selected based on the user's selection information is implemented.

When the user's selection of the phone book data in FIG. 3 (c) is terminated (for example, when there is a confirmation key input), the mobile communication terminal 100 generates a new group as shown in FIG. 3 (d). Is displayed along with the message for the user to select whether or not to create a new group.

When the user selects a group creation request and then inputs a confirmation key as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the mobile communication terminal 100 displays a screen requesting input of a group name to be generated as shown in FIG.

When the user inputs a group name, for example, "hometown friend" to be generated on the screen of FIG. 3 (e), and enters a confirmation key, the mobile communication terminal 100 creates a group called "hometown friend" and generates the group. The selected phone book data is moved and stored. 3 (f) shows that the selected two phone book data of the phone book data of the "family" group have been moved to a newly created "hometown friend" group.

Meanwhile, when the user inputs a confirmation key without requesting to create a group on the screen shown in FIG. 3 (d), the mobile communication terminal 100 registers the groups registered in the memory 150 as shown in FIG. , "Unspecified", "friend", "work"). In this case, when displaying the groups, the mobile communication terminal 100 preferably displays the group except the group storing the selected phone book data.

The mobile communication terminal 100 selects a "friend" group as a group to which the user moves the selected phone book data on the screen of FIG. 3 (g), and enters a confirmation key to transfer the selected phone book data to a "friend" group. Move to and save. That is, the mobile communication terminal 100 moves and stores the selected phone book data of "Kim Jin-hwan" and "Kim Hyun-sung" among the phone book data stored in the "family" group to the "friend" group.

3 (h) shows that the selected two phone book data of the phone book data of the "family" group have been moved to the "friend" group. 3 (a) and 3 (h), the number of phone book data stored in the “family” group of FIG. 3 (a) is eight, and the number of phone book data stored in the “friend” group is 38. 2, it can be seen from FIG. 3 (h) that the number of phone book data stored in the "family" group has been changed to 6 and the number of phone book data stored in the "friend" group has been changed to 42.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among the phone book data stored for each group in the mobile communication terminal 100 can be easily moved to another group or a newly created group and stored. have.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, the controller 160 checks whether there is a user's request for displaying the phone book data (S210).

If there is a display request, the controller 160 displays the phone book data stored in the memory 150 on the display 190 (S215).

The controller 160 checks whether there is a user's request for moving the phone book data (S220). In this case, the user may request the phone book data movement request through a menu key input, and the key input unit 140 may include a separate key for the user to request the phone book data movement.

When the phone book data movement request is received, the controller 160 switches the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal 100 to the phone book data movement mode, and based on user selection information among the phone book data displayed on the display 190. At least one phone book data is selected (S225). At this time, the controller 160 moves to a desired phone book data item based on a direction key or volume key operation, and then selects the corresponding phone book data whenever a key (for example, a selection key) set for item selection is input. It is desirable to. In addition, the controller 160 may be implemented by adding a selection flag in front of the displayed phone book data item so that the user can recognize the selected phone book data. In this case, the controller 160 checks the selected item by marking the implemented selection flag whenever the user selects the phone book data.

The controller 160 checks whether the phone book data selection ends (S230). In this case, when at least one phone book data is selected, the controller 160 may determine that the selection of the phone book data is finished when there is a confirmation key input.

When the selection of the phone book data is terminated, the controller 160 checks whether there is a user group creation request (S235). At this time, the controller 160, for example, "Create a new group?" It is preferable to display on the display unit 190 a screen for the user to select whether or not to create a new group with the message.

If there is no group creation request from the user, the controller 160 displays the groups registered in the memory 150 (eg, a family group, a friend group, a work group, an unspecified group, etc.) on the display 190 (S240). The groups mean a group that a user separately creates to classify and store the phone book data when the phone book data is initially stored.

The controller 160 designates a group to move the phone book data based on the user selection information (S245). The user can, for example, designate an item to move the phone book data by operating a direction key or the like.

The controller 160 checks whether there is a confirmation key input (S265), and if there is a confirmation key input, moves the selected phone book data to a corresponding group, that is, the designated group (S270).

On the other hand, the controller 160 requests input of a group name to be generated when a user requests to create a group in step S235 (S250). In this case, the controller 160 may output the group name input request as a voice or text message.

The controller 160 checks whether the requested group name is input (S255), and if the group name is input, generates a group having the input group name (S260).

Subsequently, the controller 160 checks whether there is a confirmation key input (S265), and if there is a confirmation key input, moves the selected phone book data to a corresponding group, that is, the generated group (S270).

5A to 5G are exemplary diagrams for describing an operation process of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 (a) to 5 (g) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 as follows.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), when the user requests a phone book data display request, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays the stored phone book data as shown in FIG. 5 (a). That is, Fig. 5 (a) shows phone book data (e.g., "Kang Seung-cheon", "Kang Yun-hyuk", "Koo Jin-yong", "Kwon Dong-hoon", "Kwon Dong-hoon", "Identification" registered in the phone book (i.e. phone book) by the user's key operation. "...) is shown. The phone book data is preferably phone book data not stored in a specific group.

In the mobile communication terminal 100, the user selects the “2. Data movement” menu through a menu key input on the screen of FIG. 5 (a), and then enters a confirmation key. Displays the screen for selecting book data.

FIG. 5 (b) shows three phones based on the user's key manipulation among the displayed phone book data (ie, "Gang Seung-cheon", "Kang Yun-hyuk", "Koo Jin-yong", "Kwon Dong-hoon", "Identification" ...). The book data (ie, "Gang Seung-chun", "Kang Yoon-hyuk", "Kwon Dong-hoon") is selected. In the displayed item of phone book data, a selection flag for checking phone book data selected based on user selection information is implemented.

When the user's selection of the phone book data in FIG. 5 (b) is terminated (eg, when there is a confirmation key input), the mobile communication terminal 100 creates a new group as shown in FIG. 5 (c). A screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to create a new group with a message is displayed.

When the user selects a group creation request and then inputs a confirmation key as shown in FIG. 5C, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays a screen requesting input of a group name to be generated as shown in FIG.

When the user enters a group name, for example, "hometown friend" to be generated on the screen of FIG. The selected phone book data is moved and stored. FIG. 5E shows that the selected two phone book data of the phone book data of the "family" group have been moved to a newly created "hometown friend" group.

Meanwhile, when the user inputs a confirmation key without requesting to create a group on the screen illustrated in FIG. 5C, the mobile communication terminal 100 registers the groups registered in the memory 150 as illustrated in FIG. 5F. , "Family", "friend", "work").

The mobile communication terminal 100 selects a "friend" group as a group to which the user moves the selected phone book data on the screen of FIG. 5 (f), and when a confirmation key is input, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the selected phone book data to a "friend" group. Move to and save. That is, the mobile communication terminal 100 moves and stores the phone book data of the selected "Kang Seung-cheon", "Kang Yun-hyuk", and "Kwon Dong-hoon" among the phone book data displayed in FIG. 5 (b).

FIG. 5 (g) shows that three phone book data selected on the screen of FIG. 5 (b) have been moved to a "friend" group. Comparing FIG. 5 (f) with FIG. 5 (g), the number of phone book data stored in the “friends” group of FIG. 5 (f) is 40, but is shown in FIG. 5 (g) through the process of FIG. It can be seen that the number of phone book data stored in the "Friends" group has been changed to 43.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the present invention has an effect of increasing user convenience since it is possible to easily store phone book data having no group specified in a predetermined group.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention can easily move and store a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among the phone book data stored for each group in the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of increasing user convenience since it is possible to easily store phone book data having no group designated in a predetermined group.

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In the phone book data storage method of the mobile communication terminal that can register the phone book data by group, Selecting a predetermined group among the registered groups in response to a user request; And storing at least one phone book data of the phone book data stored in the selected group by moving to a group designated by the user when the user requests to move the phone book data. . The method of claim 1, wherein the selection process is Displaying the registered groups in response to a user request, and selecting one group based on user selection information among the displayed groups. Way. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing process Displaying phone book data stored in the selected group when a user requests to move the phone book data; Displaying groups registered in advance when at least one phone book data is selected based on user selection information among the displayed phone book data; Designating a predetermined group to move the phone book data based on user selection information; And when the confirmation key is input, move the selected phone book data to the designated group and store the selected phone book data. The method of claim 3, Requesting input of a group name to be generated if a user's group creation request is requested while the pre-registered groups are displayed; Generating a group having the input group name when the group name is input; And if the confirmation key is input, moving the selected phone book data to the generated group and storing the generated phone book data. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing process Displaying registered groups when a user requests to move phonebook data; Designating a predetermined group to move phone book data among the displayed groups based on user selection information; And when the confirmation key is input, move the phone book data of the selected group to the designated group and store the phone book data. In the phone book data storage method of the mobile communication terminal that can register the phone book data by group, Displaying stored phone book data in response to a user's request for displaying the phone book data; Selecting at least one phone book data based on the user's selection information when the user requests to move the phone book data; And when the phone book data is selected, moving the selected phone book data to a group designated by a user and storing the selected phone book data. The method of claim 6, wherein the display process And displaying phone book data not stored in the group when a user requests to display the phone book data. The method of claim 6, wherein the storing process Displaying the pre-registered groups for storing the phone book data when the phone book data is selected; Designating a predetermined group to move phone book data among the displayed groups based on user selection information; And if there is a confirmation key input, moving the selected at least one phone book data to the designated group and storing the selected phone book data. The method of claim 8, Requesting input of a group name to be generated when a user requests to create a group while the registered groups are displayed; Generating a group having the input group name when the group name is input; And if the confirmation key is input, moving the selected phone book data to the generated group and storing the generated phone book data.

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