KR20080103645A - Method of message sending of mobile communication terminal having touch screen - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a touch screen and a method thereof for sending a text message are provided to transmit the text message to a telephone number supplied to a recommendation list by simple touch operation by supporting a receiving phone number as a list according to the number of communication. One or more candidate telephone number based on of accumulation communications frequency is indicated in the received telephone number list transmitting the text message(S210). The telephone number among candidate telephone numbers selected by the touch signal is set up as the received number(S230). The telephone number which is set up as the received number is moved to the received number editing region. A controller controls at least one telephone number, which a touch signal is inputted, is indicated by highlight. If the controller senses the touch signal indicated as highlight, the telephone number is deleted.

Description

Mobile communication terminal with touch screen and method for transmitting text message thereof {Method of Message sending of Mobile communication terminal having touch screen}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal in which a text message transmission method according to the present invention is performed.

2 is a flow chart sequentially showing a text message transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of setting the selected phone number of FIG. 2 as a reception number;

4A and 4B are exemplary views of execution screens according to an embodiment of the text message transmission method shown in FIG. 2.

5 is a diagram illustrating an execution screen according to another embodiment of the method for transmitting a text message shown in FIG. 2.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a method for transmitting a text message thereof, and more particularly, to easily receive a reception number for receiving a text message when creating a text message using a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen. It is about a method for typing.

Recently, with the spread of mobile communication terminals, users of mobile communication terminals want more various functions. In response to this, the mobile communication terminal manufacturer has implemented additional functions in the mobile communication terminal to provide convenience in addition to the basic call function. For example, there is a text message service.

The text message service is used in actual communication communication, and occupies the communication channel in real time, so the communication cost is low, and the channel occupancy time is short. In particular, the text message service has the advantage of repeatedly checking the contents of a simple sentence and delivering a precise statement. In addition, if it is necessary to deliver the same message to multiple people, it is also possible to designate multiple phone numbers to send a message simultaneously. As such, because of the ease of use and low communication cost, a number of users use the text message service. The user must enter a phone number to receive the text message after writing the text message in order to send the text message. In this case, the user may directly input a phone number to be received or perform a phonebook search to input a searched phone number. However, such a phone number input method requires a number of key inputs. Therefore, there is a need to develop a technology for easily inputting a receiving number for receiving a text message after writing the text message.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal having a touch screen and a method for facilitating the transmission of text messages thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal having a touch screen and a method for easily inputting a text message receiving number thereof.

In order to achieve these objects, the mobile terminal having a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit for mapping and storing at least one phone number and the cumulative number of communication of the phone number, when writing a text message, a text message A control unit for selecting at least one candidate phone number to be displayed in a reception number list to be transmitted, and setting a phone number selected by a touch signal among the candidate phone numbers as a reception number, and a reception number to transmit a text message under control of the control unit. And a display unit for displaying at least one candidate phone number on the list.

In order to achieve the above object, a text message transmission method of a mobile terminal having a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of displaying at least one candidate phone number in the received number list to which the text message is to be sent and the candidate; And setting a phone number selected by a touch signal among the phone numbers as a reception number.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents which are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to more clearly communicate without obscure the subject matter of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description.

Prior to describing a text message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen according to the present invention, a schematic configuration of a mobile communication terminal capable of performing the method will be briefly described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1. .

The storage unit 110 is composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores an operation program of the mobile communication terminal 100 and a program for providing a user interface using the touch screen 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data memory stores data generated during program execution. In addition, the data memory stores at least one phone number and a cumulative communication number of the corresponding phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the storage unit 110 maps telephone numbers, cumulative communication times, and ranks in a form as shown in Table 1 and stores them as one record. The cumulative number of communication is any one of a cumulative number of incoming and outgoing calls, a cumulative number of outgoing calls, a cumulative number of message transmissions, and a cumulative number of message receptions. Here, an example will be described for the case where the cumulative communication count is the cumulative number of text message transmissions.

name Phone number e-mail Cumulative Communication Count ranking AAA 011-111-1111 aaa@aaa.com 10 One BBB 02-222-2222 bbb@bbb.com 8 2 CCC 013-333-3333 ccc@ccc.com 2 3 DDD 014-111-1111 ddd@ddd.com 2 3 EEE 015-555-5555 eee@eee.com One 5

For example, a person whose name is 'AAA', a phone number is '011-111-1111', an email is 'aaa@aaa.com', and the cumulative number of text message transmissions is '10', and the ranking is '1'. 'to be. If candidate phone numbers with the same rank exist, the candidate phone numbers are displayed in alphabetical order.

The input unit 120 receives a user's manipulation signal as a device (eg, a keypad and a touch pad) for interface with the user and transmits the manipulation signal to the controller 130. That is, the input unit 120 outputs a control signal according to the user's selection information, and the control signal output from the input unit 120 is applied to the control unit 130 to perform a corresponding operation. In particular, the input unit 120 transmits the character assigned to the input key according to the user's selection signal to the controller 130.

The controller 130 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100. In particular, when creating a text message, the controller 130 selects at least one candidate phone number to be displayed in the received number list to which the text message is transmitted and controls to display the selected candidate phone number. The controller 130 sets the phone number selected by the touch signal among the candidate phone numbers as the reception number, and moves the phone number set as the reception number to the reception number editing area. Here, the reception number editing area is preferably located at the top of the reception number list. The reception number editing area is an area where the reception number is input by the user's selection signal. If the selected telephone number is set as the reception number, the controller 130 moves the reception number editing area downward to activate the selected number. Subsequently, the controller 130 controls to display the remaining candidate phone numbers under the reception number editing area.

The touch screen 140 includes a touch sensor 141 and a display unit 145. The touch sensor 141 is mounted on the display unit 145 and includes a touch detector (not shown) and a signal converter (not shown). When a touch occurs, the touch detector detects a change in physical quantity, for example, resistance, capacitance, and the like, and detects a touch. In addition, the signal converter converts a change in physical quantity according to a touch into a touch signal. The display unit 145 displays the state of the mobile communication terminal 100. In this case, the display unit 145 is implemented as an LCD, and includes an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing display data, and an LCD display device. In particular, when a touch signal is detected on a specific candidate phone number among at least one candidate phone number displayed on the reception number list, the touch screen 140 transmits the phone number displayed on the area where the touch signal is detected to the controller 130.

The communicator 150 is connected to the controller 130 and transmits and receives a text message. In particular, the communication unit 150 transmits a text message written to the selected phone number under the control of the control unit 130.

2 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a text message transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of setting the selected phone number of FIG. 2 as a reception number, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are exemplary views of execution screens according to an embodiment of the text message transmission method of FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an execution screen according to another exemplary embodiment of the method for transmitting a text message shown in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 1 described above, the controller 130 selects a candidate phone number for displaying a text message on a received number list to be transmitted when a text message creation completion signal is inputted when creating a text message, and selects the selected candidate phone. The number is displayed on the display unit 145 (S210). For example, the candidate phone number is any one of a telephone number, a name corresponding to the telephone number, and an e-mail corresponding to the telephone number. The candidate phone number is a phone number with a large number of cumulative communication numbers (for example, cumulative number of incoming / outgoing calls, cumulative number of outgoing calls, cumulative number of sending text messages, cumulative number of receiving text messages). In addition, the number of candidate telephone numbers can be set by the user's selection signal. For example, the number of candidate telephone numbers is three. When the candidate phone number does not exist, the controller 130 preferably sets and displays the stored phone number as the candidate phone number according to the dictionary order. For example, when a text message input completion signal is input while performing a text message input as shown by reference numeral 310 of FIG. 4A, candidate phone numbers 321 are included in the received number list, as shown at 320. ) Is displayed.

Thereafter, the controller 130 controls the touch screen 140 to determine whether a touch signal is detected at a specific phone number among candidate phone numbers (S220). If a touch signal is detected at a specific phone number, the controller 130 selects the selected signal. The telephone number displayed in the area is set as the reception number (S230). A detailed description of a process of setting a phone number displayed in a selected area as a reception number is given with reference to FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 130 moves the phone number displayed in the selected area to the reception number editing area (S231), and sets the corresponding phone number as the reception number (S233). The controller 130 moves the reception number editing area downward and activates the moved reception number editing area (S235). For example, the controller 130 controls the display unit 145 to display the received number edited area as a highlight.

Subsequently, the controller 130 arranges and displays the remaining candidate phone numbers except the selected candidate phone number in the area below the received number editing area (S237). Looking at the screen example from the above-described step S231 to step S237 as follows. As shown by reference numeral 320 of FIG. 4A, the candidate phone number 'candidate person 2' 323 selected by the user's touch signal is moved to the receiving number editing area 331 as shown by reference numeral 330. It is set as the receiving number. Subsequently, the reception number editing area is moved downward to receive another reception number. In addition, a highlight is displayed on the moved reception number editing area 333. As shown at 340 of FIG. 4B, when a selection signal is detected at a specific phone number 'candidate person 1' 341 among candidate phone numbers, the selected phone number is received as the number 350 as shown in reference numeral 350. ), And set the candidate phone number 'candidate person 1' as a receiving number. Subsequently, the receiving number editing area is moved downward to receive another receiving number. In addition, a highlight is displayed in the moved received number editing area 353. By the above process, when the text message is transmitted, by providing a list of reception numbers to be received according to the cumulative number of communication, the user can easily select a phone number provided in the recommendation list by a simple touch operation. In addition, multiple candidate telephone numbers provided in the recommendation list can be easily selected.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, after setting the selected phone number as a reception number, the controller 130 determines whether there is an input of a transmission signal (S240). If there is an input of the transmission signal, the controller 130 controls the communication unit 150 and transmits the text message created by the received number (S250). For example, when the selection signal is input to the transmission button 355 shown in 350 of FIG. 4B, the candidates 2 and the candidates 1 set as the reception numbers by the aforementioned reference numeral 330 and 350. The text message input in step 310 as described above is contacted.

After transmission, the control unit 130 increases the cumulative number of communication of the telephone number corresponding to the received number (S260). The controller 130 updates the priority according to the cumulative number of times of communication as the cumulative number of times of communication of the corresponding phone number is stored in the storage 110.

On the other hand, if the touch signal is not detected in a specific telephone number in the above-described step S220, the controller 130 determines whether there is an input of a numeric key (S280). If there is an input of a numeric key, the controller 130 displays the input number in the reception number input area and sets the combination of the input number as the reception number (S290). Subsequently, if there is an input of the transmission signal (S240) and if there is an input of the transmission signal (S240), a text message is transmitted (S250) and the cumulative number of communication of the telephone number corresponding to the received number is increased (S260). Subsequently, the controller 130 updates the priority according to the accumulated communication number. However, if there is no input of the numeric key, the controller 130 performs a corresponding function (S295).

Looking at the above-described process S210 to S270 of FIG. 2 through another screen example as follows. As shown by reference numeral 410 of FIG. 5, the candidate phone number is displayed in the received number list. Subsequently, a highlight is displayed on the 'candidate person 1' 431 selected by the user's touch operation. When a touch operation of another user is detected, a highlight is displayed on the candidate 3 (431) selected by the touch operation of the user, as shown at 430. Then, if the transmission button 433 is selected by the user's touch operation, and transmits the message created as shown by the reference numeral 450 to the selected phone number ('candidate person 1', 'candidate person 3').

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention attached to the claims. .

According to the present invention, when a text message is transmitted, a text message can be sent by easily selecting a phone number provided in the recommendation list by a simple touch operation of the user by presenting a received number to receive according to the number of communication.

Claims (16)

In the method for inputting a received number of a text message of a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen, Displaying at least one candidate phone number based on a cumulative number of communication times in a received number list to which the text message is to be transmitted; And Receiving number input method of a text message comprising the step of setting the telephone number selected by the touch signal of the candidate phone numbers as a receiving number. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the reception number comprises: Receiving number input method of a text message, characterized in that for moving the telephone number set as the receiving number to the receiving number editing area. The method of claim 2, wherein the setting of the received number And moving the received number editing area downward to activate and sorting and displaying the remaining candidate phone numbers under the received number editing area. The method of claim 3, wherein Transmitting a text message written to the telephone number set as the reception number when the transmission signal is input, and updating the priority of the candidate telephone number by increasing the cumulative number of communication of the telephone number set as the reception number; Receiving number input method of a text message, characterized in that. The method of claim 4, wherein the cumulative number of communication is Method for inputting a received number of a text message of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that at least one of the cumulative number of incoming and outgoing calls, cumulative number of call origination, cumulative number of message transmission, cumulative number of message reception for the phone number. The process of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the calling number input list comprises: The telephone number, the caller name corresponding to the telephone number, the receiving number input method of a text message of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that displayed by any one of the e-mail corresponding to the telephone number. The process of claim 1, wherein the setting of the telephone number to which the touch signal is input is made as a calling number. Receiving number input method of a text message of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for highlighting at least one telephone number input the touch signal. The method of claim 7, wherein the setting of the telephone number to which the touch signal is input is made as a calling number. When the touch signal is detected in the phone number indicated by the highlight, the telephone number is received number input method of a text message of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for deleting. In a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen, A storage unit which maps and stores at least one telephone number and a cumulative communication number of the telephone number; When the text message is written, at least one candidate phone number to be displayed in the received number list to be sent to the text message is selected based on the cumulative number of communication, and the phone number selected by the touch signal among the candidate phone numbers is set as the received number. Control unit; And And a display unit for displaying at least one candidate phone number in a received number list to which a text message is to be transmitted under the control of the controller. The method of claim 9, wherein the control unit And a telephone number set as the reception number to a reception number editing area. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit And move the received number editing area downward to activate and arrange and display the remaining candidate phone numbers under the received number editing area. The method of claim 11, wherein When the transmission signal is input, further comprising a communication unit for transmitting the created text message to the telephone number set as the reception number, The control unit And increasing the frequency of communication of the telephone number set as the reception number to update the priority of the candidate telephone number. The method of claim 12, wherein the cumulative number of communication is And at least one of a cumulative number of incoming and outgoing calls, a cumulative number of outgoing calls, a cumulative number of outgoing messages, and a cumulative number of incoming messages for a corresponding telephone number. The method of claim 9, wherein the display unit And displaying the received number list as one of the telephone number, the caller name corresponding to the telephone number, and the e-mail corresponding to the telephone number. The method of claim 9, wherein the control unit And displaying at least one phone number to which the touch signal is input as a highlight. The method of claim 15, wherein the control unit And when the touch signal is detected at the telephone number indicated by the highlight, deleting the telephone number.

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