KR20070092554A - Method for managing a communication record of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for managing communication record in a portable terminal is provided to enable a user to recognize exactly call record or message record even when a phone number is changed or deleted and delete automatically the call record or the message record when deleting the phone number. A method for managing communication record in a portable terminal comprises the following steps of: registering at least one or more phone number and changing user information data, corresponding to user information selected by a user from a phone book where the user information corresponding to each phone number is registered, according to a request of a user(309); detecting call record data and message record data corresponding to a phone number related with the selected user information if the changed user information is information provided while providing communication record data; and reflecting the detected data equally to the changed user information data.

Description

Communication record management method of mobile terminal {METHOD FOR MANAGING A COMMUNICATION RECORD OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2A is a block diagram of a memory of a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2B is a block diagram of a memory of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a control flowchart when using a communication record management function of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing a screen after using the communication record management function of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an additional function of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for managing a telephone number among the additional functions of a mobile terminal.

In general, a portable terminal is a portable terminal such as a mobile communication terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and the like, and refers to a terminal capable of making a call by transmitting or receiving data such as voice, video, and image through wireless communication.

The additional function of the mobile terminal includes a phone book function for storing a phone number so that a user memorizes a number or does not find a phone number in a separate notepad, a multi-message function for creating a text message and a multimedia message, and sending and receiving a message; E-book function to store schedule management and memo, and call log function and message to display the call history of outgoing, incoming and missed call on the screen together with the name registered in the user information in the phone book. There is a function to display on the screen along with the name registered in the user information so that the user can check.

Among the above-mentioned additional functions, if the message sender's information is registered in the phone book, the message recording function displays the message and the name registered in the user information of the phone book on the screen. Make sure you know. In addition, the call log function of the originating, receiving and missed call also displays the call history along with the name registered in the user information of the phone book to know who or who has called.

However, changing or deleting the phone number in the user information could not identify the sender or receiver displayed in the call log and the message log. In addition, when the telephone number is changed, the call log and the message log are different before and after the change, thereby causing confusion about the call log and the message log. In addition, if the phone number is deleted, the call log and the message record remain intact, and if you want to delete all the records, there is an inconvenience of finding and deleting each.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for allowing a user to accurately recognize a call log or a message log even when changing or deleting a phone number.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for automatically deleting a call log or message record even when the phone number is deleted.

In the communication record management method of a mobile terminal in order to solve the above problems, at least one or more telephone numbers are registered, and corresponding to the user information selected by the user in the telephone directory where the user information corresponding to each telephone number is registered. Change the user information data according to the user's request, and if the changed user information is information provided when providing the communication log data, detect call log data and message record data corresponding to the telephone number associated with the selected user information; And reflecting the detected data in the same manner as the changed user information data.

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 portable terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1 will be described the operation according to the present invention.

The control unit 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. In particular, when the user requests the deletion or change of user information registered in the phone book in the present invention, the user information data selected from the phone book data area of the memory unit 110 is used. Search for and delete or change. If the deleted or changed information is information used to provide a communication record, the call log and the message record data are detected from the memory unit 110 to delete or change the corresponding data. In particular, when the entire user information in the phone book is deleted, the message corresponding to the phone number registered in the user information is also deleted.

The wireless unit 102 performs a wireless communication function of the portable terminal. The wireless unit 102 includes an RF receiver for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal.

The baseband processor 104 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating a transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding a received signal. The sound processor 106 converts the voice signal output from the controller 100 into an audible sound or outputs an audible sound input from the outside into a voice signal.

The key input unit 108 includes numeric keys (including * and # keys) for dialing and function keys for various functions. The key input unit 108 generates a key signal corresponding to a key pressed by the user and outputs the generated key signal to the controller 100. .

The memory unit 110 stores data necessary for controlling the mobile terminal. In particular, the first embodiment of the present invention stores the phone book data area, which is a space for storing user information of the phone book, and calls made, received, and missed. And a message recording data area for storing the details corresponding to the telephone number and a message recording data area for storing the transmitted message corresponding to the telephone number.

Further, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 110 stores the memory information of the user information data, the call recording data, and the message recording data corresponding to each telephone number registered in the memory unit 110 of the first embodiment. A recording data address area, which is a storage space, is added and provided.

The phone book consists of user information registered to correspond to each of one or more phone numbers. User information is information entered when registering a phone number in the phone book. Name, mobile phone number, home and office phone number, date of birth, There is a group designation, and the user information is stored in the phone book data area of the memory unit 110.

When the user is requested to edit the user information, the controller 100 detects and edits corresponding user information data in the phone book data area of the memory unit 110.

The communication record is information that records the communication history generated by wireless communication of the mobile terminal and is divided into a call record and a message record. The call log is a record of the call history, which is provided as a call, received or missed call when provided to the user, and provides time information of each call and a phone number used during the call. The call log information is stored in the call log data area of the memory unit 110.

The message information consists of message record information and message content information. The message record is a record of the number and outgoing message details. When the message is provided to the user, the message information provides time information and a telephone number of the message transmission and reception. When storing the message recording information, the message recording information is stored in the message recording data area of the memory unit 110.

In addition, the content of the message refers to the content of the number and the outgoing message, and when provided to the user provided by letters, numbers and emoticons. When storing the message content information, the message content information is stored in the message content data area (not shown) of the message unit 110.

The message content data area and the message recording data area mentioned above are called a message data area (not shown), and the message content data and the message recording data are called message data together.

When the control unit 100 generates a communication record corresponding to the registered phone number, the control unit 100 displays the communication history using the name registered in the user information of the phone book, and generates a communication record corresponding to the unregistered phone number. Displays the communication history by using the telephone number received through the caller ID service.

For example, when generating a call log, the control unit 100 detects user information data corresponding to a missed, outgoing or received phone number in the phone book data area of the memory unit 110 and registers the detected user information in the phone book data area. Call history is displayed along with the displayed name. If the phone number is not detected in the phonebook data area, the call history is displayed with the phone number.

The control unit 100 uses an index ID or a unique ID when searching the call log and the message log in the memory unit 110. The index ID and the unique ID are numbers assigned to telephone numbers involved in registering user information in the telephone book. The index ID can reassign the number assigned to the deleted phone number after deleting the phone number, but the unique ID cannot reassign the number assigned to the deleted phone number after deleting the phone number data.

The control unit 100 assigns an index ID or a unique ID to each registered phone number, and generates call logs and message records corresponding to the registered phone numbers, corresponding to the IDs assigned to the corresponding phone numbers. Message recording data is generated and stored in the memory unit 110.

When editing of the user information is requested, the controller 100 detects user information data in which the selected name or phone number is registered. When the editing of the name or phone number registered in the user information is completed by the user, the control unit 100 stores the edited user information data, detects call log data and message recording data, and edits the data corresponding to the name or phone number. do.

The display unit 112 displays the current state of the portable terminal and the operating state of the portable terminal under the control of the controller 100.

In the present invention, an operation process of the portable terminal according to the configuration of the memory unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. The control unit 100 of the portable terminal including the memory unit of FIG. 2A detects call log data and message record data with an ID assigned to the registered phone number when the phone number and name registered in the user information are changed, and changes the phone number and name. Change the corresponding data.

2A is a block diagram of a memory of a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a configuration and communication record management function of the portable terminal memory unit according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2A.

The communication record management function refers to a function of editing a communication record together with editing of user information.

The control unit 201 detects data corresponding to the user information selected by the user in the phone book data area 205 when editing of the user information is requested by the user. If storage is requested by the user, the edited user information data is stored in the telephone book data area 205.

If the user information edited by the user is a phone number, the control unit 201 stores call log data and message record data corresponding to the ID assigned to the phone number in the call log data area 207 and the message log data area 209. Detect. Data corresponding to the telephone number is edited among the call log data and the message log data.

If the entire user information is deleted by the user, the control unit 201 records the user information data, the call log data, and the message data corresponding to the ID assigned to the phone number of the selected user information. The data area 207 and the message data area 209 are deleted.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when the phone number and name registered in the user information are changed, the controller 100 of the portable terminal including the memory unit of FIG. 2B detects the call recording data and the message recording data with the memory address stored in the recording data address area. Change the data corresponding to the changed phone number and name.

2B is a block diagram of a memory of a portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration and communication record management function of the portable terminal memory unit will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2B.

The memory unit 223 includes a phone book data area 225, a call log data area 227, a message record data area 229, and a record data address area 231.

The control unit 221 retrieves the memory address in which the selected phonebook data exists from the record data address area 231 to the ID assigned to the phone number of the user information when editing of the user information is requested by the user. The phonebook data corresponding to the retrieved memory address is immediately detected and edited. The retrieved memory address corresponds to the memory address of phone book data area 225.

In addition, the controller 221 retrieves the memory addresses where call recording data and message recording data exist from the recording data address area 231 by the ID assigned to the telephone number when the telephone number is edited by the user. Then, the call log data and the message log data corresponding to the retrieved memory address are immediately detected in the call log data area 227 and the message log data area 229, and the data corresponding to the telephone number edited among the call log data and the message log data are detected. Edit

3 is a control flowchart of using a communication record management function of the portable terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of executing a communication record management function of the portable terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

If the phone number management mode is requested by the user in step 301, the controller 100 proceeds to step 303.

In step 303, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 305 when one of the user information registered in the phone book is selected by the user and the entire deletion of the selected user information is requested. do.

In step 305, the controller 100 detects and deletes the user information data that has been completely deleted from the memory unit 110. The controller 100 deletes all of the call log data and the message data corresponding to the ID assigned to the telephone number of the user information from the memory unit 110 and ends the telephone number management mode.

In step 307, if the entire change of the registered user information is requested by the user, the controller 100 proceeds to step 309. If the entire change of the user information is not requested, the controller 100 proceeds to step 311 to perform a function selected by the user.

In step 309, the control unit 100 detects the changed selected user information data from the memory unit 110, changes or deletes and deletes a part of the user information according to a user's request. If the phone number and name are deleted or changed in the user information, the controller 100 detects the call log data and the message record data corresponding to the ID assigned to the phone number from the memory unit 110. After deleting or changing the data corresponding to the phone number and name among the call log data and the message log data, the data is stored in the memory unit 110 and the phone number management mode is terminated.

In the present invention, the configuration of the memory unit 110 may be the configuration of FIG. 2A or 2B.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing a screen after using the communication record management function of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, it is an exemplary view showing a screen before completely deleting the user information and a screen after completely deleting the user information.

4 shows a screen displaying a phone book and a communication record before going through step 305 of FIG. 3 and a screen displaying a phone book and a communication record after going through step 305 of FIG.

Screens 401 to 405 are screens before the deletion of user information is requested, and screen 401 is a screen showing user information registered in the phone book. When providing user information to a user, the name and telephone number registered in each user information are displayed.

The screen 403 is a screen that displays the call history according to the call number and classifies the call history as the outgoing, received or missed. Arrows going from left to right refer to receiving and arrows going from right to left refer to originating. Next to the arrow, the name corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the call history is displayed.

The screen 405 is a screen showing a message record displayed in correspondence with the telephone number from which the received message was sent. Messages are sorted in descending order of date to create an order, display the three letters of the message, and display the name corresponding to the phone number next to the displayed letters.

Screens 411 to 415 are screens after deleting all user information. Screen 411 is a screen in which user information corresponding to 'Yu-Jun' is deleted at the user's request on screen 401. When user information corresponding to 'Yu-Jun' is deleted on screen 401, the names under 'Yu-Jun' are deleted one by one. Move up.

The screen 413 is a call log screen after deleting user information corresponding to 'Yu Han Jun'. Before the deletion, the screen record of 'Yu-Jun' is displayed, but if the user information of 'Yu-Jun' is deleted by the user, the call log of 'Yu-Jun' is removed.

The screen 415 is a message recording screen after deleting user information corresponding to 'Yu Han Jun'. Before the deletion, the screen 405 shows the message sent by Yuhan, but if the user information corresponding to Yuhan is deleted, the message record and the message corresponding to Yuhan are removed.

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. For example, the communication record may be edited in response to the edit of the telephone number and name of the user information, but the communication record may be edited in response to the edit of the information used when providing the communication record among the user information. The scope of the invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims, but by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, even when changing or deleting the phone number, the user can accurately recognize the call log or message record, and when deleting the phone number can automatically delete the call log or message record.

Claims (10)

In the communication record management method of a mobile terminal, Changing user information data corresponding to user information selected by the user in a phone book in which at least one or more telephone numbers are registered and user information corresponding to each telephone number is registered, according to the request of the user; Detecting call log data and message record data corresponding to a telephone number associated with the selected user information if the changed user information is information provided when providing communication log data; And reflecting the detected data in the same way as the changed user information data. In the communication record management method of a mobile terminal, Deleting all of the user information selected by the user from the telephone directory in which at least one or more telephone numbers are registered and user information corresponding to each telephone number is registered; And detecting and deleting call log data and message data corresponding to the telephone number associated with the deleted user information. The method of claim 1 And the user information is information including a plurality of telephone numbers, names, and birth dates. The method of claim 1, And user information used to generate the communication record data is information including at least one of a name and a telephone number. The method of claim 1, And the call log data and the message log data are generated corresponding to the index IDs assigned to the telephone numbers registered in the user information. The method of claim 1, And the call log data and the message log data are generated corresponding to a unique ID assigned to a phone number registered in user information. The method of claim 2, And the message data includes message recording data and message contents data. The method of claim 2 And the user information is information including a plurality of telephone numbers, names, and birth dates. The method of claim 2, And the call log data and the message log data are generated corresponding to the index IDs assigned to the telephone numbers registered in the user information. The method of claim 2, And the call log data and the message log data are generated corresponding to a unique ID assigned to a phone number registered in user information.

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