KR20070079113A - Communication device of deleting absence receipted number and method of operating the communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication terminal for deleting a number of an incoming call received in user's absence and an operation method of the communication terminal are provided to minimize an unnecessary call setup request signal generated from a communication terminal. The second communication terminal generates a delete request message with respect to a phone number selectively inputted by a user and transmits it to a communication terminal corresponding to the phone number(601). The communication terminal maintains incoming/outgoing phone number information and absent incoming call number information in a memory unit(602). The communication terminal checks whether the message is for deleting the absent incoming call phone number information(603). When the message is the delete request message, the communication extracts a caller phone number from the delete request message(604). The communication terminal searches the first absent incoming call phone number information corresponding to the caller phone number(605). The communication terminal deletes the first absent incoming call phone number from the memory unit(606).

Description

A communication terminal for deleting a missed incoming number and a method of operating the communication terminal {COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF DELETING ABSENCE RECEIPTED NUMBER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

1 is a network diagram for implementing a method of deleting missed caller ID information by receiving a delete request message.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a memory means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a second communication terminal for transmitting a delete request message.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication terminal that receives a deletion request message and deletes missed call number information.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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200: communication terminal 210: memory means

220: message receiving unit 230: call list search unit

240: deletion processing unit 250: user interface means

The present invention is to delete the missed call number information recorded in the communication terminal using a predetermined message, receiving a deletion request message from the second communication terminal, extracting the caller's telephone number included in the deletion request message, And a method for operating the communication terminal for deleting the first missed call number information corresponding to the caller's telephone number from the one or more missed call number information recorded in the memory means.

Today's remarkable development of information and communication technology has rapidly promoted the popularization of communication terminals (mobile devices), so that most ordinary people always have communication terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs. Therefore, the user can easily communicate with the counterpart using the communication terminal, so that communication is more frequent than before, and users of the communication terminal are gradually increasing.

Such communication terminals are provided with a variety of functions to meet the user's needs and provide convenience for users in accordance with the development of communication technology and the increasing use of users.

The communication terminal provides call list information such as 'recently called number', 'recently called number', 'missed call number', and 'missed call number'. Thus, a user can view not only the latest called number but also the missed call number through the display means of the communication terminal. Among these, when the user does not receive the call setup request signal generated from the second communication terminal, the user may perform a call setup request to the second communication terminal. However, even if the second communication terminal incorrectly inputs a telephone number, the user of the communication terminal performs a call setup request to the second communication terminal through the missed call number information recorded in the communication terminal. If the user of the second communication terminal recognizes that a telephone number is incorrectly input after a call setup request to the communication terminal, the missed call number information recorded in the communication terminal cannot be deleted. Accordingly, the user of the second communication terminal notifies the call setup request signal received from the communication terminal or notifies the user of a wrong telephone number. As a result, the user of the communication terminal should charge the communication fee according to the unnecessary call, and the user of the second communication terminal may feel uncomfortable due to an unwanted incoming call.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technical idea that the missed call number information recorded in the communication terminal may be deleted according to a case in which the user of the second communication terminal incorrectly inputs a telephone number.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, and wastes unnecessary communication charges by deleting missed call number information recorded in the called party's communication terminal using a predetermined message in response to a call generation request signal that has occurred incorrectly. The purpose is to reduce the cost.

An object of the present invention is to minimize the inconvenience caused by unnecessary call setup request signal generated from the communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above problems of the prior art, the communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention memory means for recording one or more missed call number information-the missed call number information is telephone number information And time information,-a message receiver for receiving a deletion request message for the first missed caller number information transmitted from the second communication terminal, a customer telephone number (CTN) of the received deletion request message; A call list retrieving unit for retrieving first missed caller number information corresponding to the customer telephone number (CTN) with reference to the memory means, and the first missed caller ID information from the memory means; It characterized in that it comprises a deletion processing unit for deleting the.

A method of operating a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes maintaining one or more missed called number information in a memory means, wherein the missed called number information includes telephone number information and time information; and the second communication terminal. Receiving a deletion request message for the first missed called number information transmitted from the receiver, and extracting a customer telephone number (CTN) of the received deletion request message, referring to the memory means; Retrieving first missed call number information corresponding to (Customer Telephone Number, CTN), and deleting the first missed call number information from the memory means.

In addition, the communication terminal and the second communication terminal in the specification of the present invention, a computer terminal, a mobile communication terminal, a PSTN terminal, VoIP, SIP, Megaco, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, Hand-Held PC, CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) Phone, Wideband CDMA Phone, Dual Band / Dual Mode Phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) Phone, MBS (Mobile Broadband System) phone, or satellite / terrestrial wave is characterized in that any one of the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone.

Hereinafter, a communication terminal and an operation method of the communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a network diagram for implementing a method of deleting missed caller ID information by receiving a delete request message.

1, the communication terminal 100 maintains one or more called number information and missed called number information in a memory means. The called number information is call list information recorded when a call is made through an incoming call or an outgoing call with a predetermined communication terminal. The missed call number information is call list information recorded when the call setup request signal generated from the predetermined communication terminal is not received. In general, the communication terminal distinguishes and records the incoming call number information, the outgoing call number information, and the missed call number information in the memory means, and outputs them to the display means at the request of the user.

The user of the second communication terminal 120 may delete the missed call number information recorded in the memory means of the communication terminal 100. To this end, the user inputs a deletion request message for the missed call number information recorded in the communication terminal 100 through a user interface means of the second communication terminal 120. The deletion request message may include a telephone number of the second communication terminal 120 as a customer telephone number (CTN), and may be generated through a predetermined selection menu or a writing menu of a general text message.

The deletion request message according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a predetermined service identifier in order to be distinguished from a normal text message. For example, the service identifier may be included in the caller's telephone number of the deletion request message. That is, a predetermined string of numbers may be added to the front of the caller's telephone number. In another example, the service identifier may be included as a predetermined code string in the deletion request message.

The communication terminal 100 extracts the caller's telephone number from the received deletion request message and retrieves the first missed caller's number information corresponding to the caller's telephone number by referring to the memory means. When the first missed call number information is found, the communication terminal 100 deletes the first missed call number information from the call list according to the deletion request message.

When the communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention completes the deletion of the first missed caller ID information, the caller information is confirmed as a call-back number corresponding to the deletion request message. Send a message. The communication fee according to the transmission of the confirmation message may be charged by the second communication terminal 120.

When the communication terminal 100 receives the deletion request message, the communication terminal 100 outputs a deletion authentication request for the first missed call number information through an output means such as a display means or a speaker means. Accordingly, the user of the communication terminal 100 performs a confirmation operation corresponding to the deletion authentication request through a user interface means, and the communication terminal 100 deletes the first missed call number information according to the confirmation operation.

The deletion request message according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include predetermined time information. That is, the communication terminal 100 may selectively delete only the caller's phone number included in the deletion request message and one piece of missed caller ID information corresponding to the time information.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a communication terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory means 210, a message receiver 220, a call list searcher 230, and a deletion processor 240.

The memory means 210 records one or more missed call number information. The memory means 210 is described in detail in FIG.

3 is a view showing a memory means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the memory means 300 records one or more missed called number information and called number information. The missed call number information is call list information recorded when the call setup request signal generated from the predetermined communication terminal is not received, and time when the telephone number information and the call setup request for the predetermined communication terminal are received. Record the information. For example, the memory unit 300 may record information indicating that a call setup request was received from a communication terminal of '010-1111-2222' at '07: 00 a day 'but was not received.

In addition to the missed called number information, the memory means 300 further records the called number information when a call is made through an incoming call or an outgoing call with a predetermined communication terminal. The called number information also includes telephone number information and time information, similarly to the missed called number information.

In FIG. 2, the message receiving unit 220 receives a deletion request message for the first missed called number information transmitted from the second communication terminal. The deletion request message may include a caller's telephone number, and may further include a simple request message input from a user of the second communication terminal.

The deletion request message according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a short message, a multimedia message, transmitted or received via a Short Message Service (SMS), a Multimedia Message Service (MMS), a Long Message Service (LMS), or a Unified Message Service (UMS). Long messages, or integrated messages.

The call list search unit 230 extracts a caller's telephone number of the received deletion request message, and searches first missed caller's number information corresponding to the customer telephone number (CTN) with reference to the memory means. do. The caller's telephone number may be automatically entered at an operating system level of the second communication terminal such that the user of the second communication terminal cannot be manipulated. Alternatively, the caller's telephone number can be automatically inserted into the deletion request message in a given messaging system or a given carrier system.

In the specification of the present invention, the communication terminal 200 searches for the first missed call number information through the caller's telephone number included in the deletion request message, but the deletion request message is an ESN (Electronic Serial Number) of the second communication terminal. ), Or MIN (Mobile Identification Number), and the like, and the communication terminal 200 may search for the first missed telephone number through the identification information.

The deletion processing unit 240 deletes the first missed call number information retrieved by the call list search unit 230 from the memory means 210.

The communication terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a user interface means 250.

The user interface means 250 is a configuration module for receiving a deletion authentication request from a user when receiving the deletion request message, and the communication terminal 200 transmits to the user through an output means when receiving the deletion request message. Notify the reception of the deletion request message. Accordingly, the user determines whether to delete the first missed call number information corresponding to the deletion request message, and if the user agrees to the deletion, inputs a deletion authentication request to the user interface means 250. When the deletion authentication request is input, the deletion processing unit 240 of the communication terminal 200 deletes the first missed call number information. The user interface means 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include input means such as one or more keypad buttons, navigation buttons, a touch screen module, or a voice recognition module.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a second communication terminal for transmitting a delete request message.

Referring to FIG. 4, the second communication terminal 400 outputs, to the display means, a list of incoming and outgoing call numbers recorded according to the incoming / outgoing call. Accordingly, the user selects the missed call number information recorded in the called party's communication terminal for '010-1111-2222' where the called party's communication terminal is not called. The deletion request can be made by selecting 'remove request'. That is, the user of the second communication terminal 400 is displayed in the '3. Member 010-1111-2222 ', and select' 1. By selecting 'delete request', the delete request message can be transmitted to the telephone number of 010-1111-2222.

In one example, the user said '1. When selecting 'Delete Request', the second communication terminal 400 outputs a message input window for writing a predetermined message, and the user can directly write a predetermined message in the input window. As a result, the user may further add a comment, such as a reason for requesting the deletion request of the missed incoming number information recorded in the called party's communication terminal, to the deletion request message.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication terminal that receives a deletion request message and deletes missed call number information.

Referring to FIG. 5, the communication terminal 500 is the called party communication terminal described with reference to FIG. 4. The communication terminal 500 receives a deletion request message from the second communication terminal, and outputs text data included in the deletion request message to the display means. Thus, when the user of the communication terminal 500 reads the text data and agrees to delete the missed caller ID information, the user of the communication terminal 500 may push a keypad button corresponding to 'Yes' and delete the text data.

When receiving the deletion request message, the communication terminal 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention may delete the missed call number information without a user confirmation procedure.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 601, the second communication terminal generates a deletion request message for a predetermined telephone number selected and input from a user, and transmits the deletion request message to the communication terminal corresponding to the telephone number. .

The communication terminal keeps predetermined called number information and missed called number information in the memory means (step 602).

Having received the predetermined message from the second communication terminal, the communication terminal checks the service identification information included in the predetermined message in step 603 so that the prescribed message deletes the missed caller ID information. Determines whether the message is a delete request message.

If the predetermined message is the deletion request message, the communication terminal extracts the caller's telephone number included in the deletion request message in step 604. The caller's telephone number may be automatically inserted into the deletion request message by the second communication terminal, a predetermined communication company system may be automatically inserted into the deletion request message, or a predetermined messaging system may be automatically inserted into the deletion request message. .

Next, in step 605, the communication terminal retrieves first missed call number information corresponding to the caller's telephone number by referring to the memory means. The first missed called number information is recorded when the communication terminal does not receive the call setup request signal received from the second communication terminal in advance, and is distinguished from the called number information and the calling number information.

In step 606, the communication terminal which retrieves the first missed call number information deletes the first missed call number information from the memory means.

The communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a predetermined confirmation message to the second communication terminal when the first missed call number information is deleted from the memory means. At this time, the communication fee according to the confirmation message may be charged by the second communication terminal.

In addition, in step 604, the communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, if the received predetermined message is a deletion request message according to the present invention, whether the user deletes the first missed call number information; You can query Accordingly, when the user inputs the deletion request authentication for the first missed call number information through the user interface means, the communication terminal may perform the operations according to steps 605 and 606.

The deletion request message according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes predetermined time information. Thus, in step 604, the communication terminal further extracts the time information as well as the calling party telephone number of the deletion request message. That is, the communication terminal may select and delete one piece of missed call number information corresponding to the time information and the caller's telephone number from among the plurality of missed call number information through steps 605 and 606.

Embodiments of the invention include a computer readable medium containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

According to the present invention, by deleting a missed call number information recorded in the called party's communication terminal by using a predetermined message according to a call occurrence request signal that has occurred incorrectly, a user of the called party's communication terminal can reduce unnecessary communication charges. have.

According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize inconvenience caused by unnecessary call setup request signals generated from the communication terminal.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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A method of operating a communication terminal for receiving a predetermined control message from a second communication terminal and deleting the missed incoming number, Maintaining at least one missed called number information in a memory means, wherein the missed called number information comprises telephone number information and time information; Receiving a deletion request message for the first missed called number information transmitted from the second communication terminal, and extracting a customer telephone number (CTN) of the received deletion request message; Retrieving first missed call number information corresponding to the customer telephone number (CTN) with reference to the memory means; And Deleting the first missed call number information in the memory means. Method of operation of a communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The deletion request message further includes predetermined time information, And the step of retrieving the first missed call number information retrieves first missed call number information corresponding to the time information and the customer telephone number (CTN). The method of claim 1, Receiving the deletion request message, the step of extracting a customer telephone number (CTN) of the received deletion request message is Receiving a delete authentication request from a user through a user interface means when receiving the delete request message; Including, And when the communication terminal receives the deletion authentication request, retrieves the first missed call number information, and deletes the first missed call number information. The method of claim 1, The step of deleting the first missed call number information in the memory means may be performed by referring to the customer telephone number (CTN), according to the deletion of the first missed call number information by the second communication terminal. Method of operation of a communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting a message.

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