KR20080113841A - Apparatus and method for data management in portable communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

A data management apparatus of a portable terminal and a method thereof capable of searching data applying a relation database mode in the mobile terminal are provided to search an existing telephone number and search a plurality of data stored in the mobile terminal. In case that data storage demand is sensed(301), data is stored by acquiring a search query necessary to search the data in relational database. In case that a data search request is sensed, data is searched by using the search query(303). A query detector acquires the search query by using a search word of data which is searched.

Description

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA MANAGEMENT IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal capable of data retrieval using a relational database method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a data storage method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a data retrieval process of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a data retrieval process of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a data retrieval apparatus and method for a portable terminal, and further to provide an apparatus and method for enabling data retrieval using a relational database method in a portable terminal.

Recently, portable terminals are indispensable for modern people, regardless of age or gender, and service providers and terminal manufacturers are competitively developing products (or services) to differentiate themselves from other companies.

For example, the portable terminal may include a phone book, a game, a short message, an e-mail, a morning call, an MP 3 layer, and a schedule management function. It has developed into a multimedia device capable of digital cameras and wireless Internet services to provide various services.

With the provision of the above services and the development of the portable terminal technology, it is possible to store a large amount of data, and thus it is possible to store multimedia files such as phone numbers, memos, schedules, photos and video files.

However, such a portable terminal has a problem of limiting the data retrieval despite storing a plurality of data.

That is, the portable terminal only supports the retrieval of a pre-stored telephone number, and when a user wants to retrieve data other than the telephone number, there is a problem in that the data must be checked one by one using a direct operation key.

Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus and method for fast retrieval of data previously stored in the portable terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for retrieving stored data of a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage data retrieval apparatus and method using a relational database method in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data storage device and method for enabling data retrieval using a relational database method in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a portable terminal capable of data management includes a search database including a search data list in which a search query that is a query word required for data search in a relational database is tabulated. And a query manager for acquiring the search query to update the search data list when performing a data storage process, and searching the data using a search query required for data search when performing the data search process. do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a data management method of a portable terminal, when detecting a data storage request, a search query that is a query word for a data search in a relational database from the data to be stored Acquiring and storing the data; and detecting the data search request, searching for the data using the search query.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for enabling data retrieval using a relational database method in a portable terminal will be described. In addition, the search query defined in the following description means a query word required for data search in the relational database.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal capable of data retrieval using a relational database method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal may include a control unit 100, a query managing unit 102, a memory unit 104, an input unit 108, a display unit 110, and a communication unit 112. The memory unit 104 may include a search database 106.

First, the controller 100 of the portable terminal controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, when performing a process and control for voice call and data communication, and detecting a data storage request in addition to the usual functions, the query manager 102 causes the search database 106 to perform the search. ) To store the requested data.

In addition, when detecting a data search request, the controller 100 instructs the query manager 102 to convert a search term by a user into a search query required for the data search.

Thereafter, the controller 100 instructs the query manager 102 to search the requested data using the converted query, and outputs the searched data to the display 110.

The query manager 102 obtains a search query of the requested data by receiving the instruction of the controller 100, updates the search data list, and stores the requested data.

Here, the search query refers to a query word required for data search in the relational database, and the search data list is a list of data stored in the search data and refers to a table of a relational database method.

In addition, when the query manager 102 detects a data search word input by the user, the query manager 102 processes the input search word into a search query, which is a query word required to search data stored in the search database 106.

The memory unit 104 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcodes and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the control unit 102 and the vehicle state checking unit 104.

The RAM is a working memory of the controller 100 and stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs. In addition, the flash ROM stores various updatable storage data such as a phone book, an outgoing message, and an incoming message, and may include a search data list in which the search query is tabulated according to the present invention.

The input unit 108 includes 0 to 9 numeric key buttons, a menu button (menu), a cancel button (clear), an OK button, a call button (TALK), an end button (END), an internet access button, a navigation key ( Or a plurality of function keys, such as arrow keys) buttons and character input keys, and provides the control unit 100 with key input data (eg, a data search request) corresponding to a key pressed by the user.

The display unit 110 displays status information generated during the operation of the portable terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 110 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The communication unit 112 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal of data input and output through an antenna (not shown). For example, in the case of transmission, after performing channel coding and spreading on the data to be transmitted, RF processing is performed to transmit the data. In the case of reception, the received RF signal is converted into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is de-spreaded and channel decoded to restore data.

The role of the query manager 102 may be performed by the controller 100. However, in the present invention, the configuration of the query manager 102 is provided to separately describe the functions. Therefore, in the case of actually implementing a product, all of them may be configured to be processed by the controller 100.

The foregoing has described the apparatus of the portable terminal for enabling data retrieval using the relational database scheme in the portable terminal, and in the following description, the relational database scheme is applied using the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. A method for enabling data retrieval will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a data storage method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the control unit 100 of the portable terminal first checks whether a data storage request by a user occurs in step 201.

The data storage request may include a request for storing data such as telephone number information, message related information, schedule information, memo, image (still image, video) information, sound information (ring sound), etc. to the portable terminal. Say.

If the data storage request does not occur as a result of the inspection, the controller proceeds to step 209 to perform a corresponding function (eg, standby mode).

On the other hand, if the data storage request occurs as a result of the check, the controller proceeds to step 203 to process the query manager 102 to obtain a search query.

Here, the search query is a query required for data search, and when the telephone number is stored, the user's name and the like can be used as the search query, and when the multimedia file is stored, the header information or meta information of the multimedia file can be used as the search query. have.

In step 205, the controller processes the query manager 102 to update a search data list previously stored in the search database 106. Here, the query manager 102 may update the search query obtained in step 203 by adding the search query to the search data list.

In step 207, the controller 100 stores the requested data in the search database 106 and ends the present algorithm.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a data retrieval process of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 100 of the portable terminal first checks whether a data search request by a user occurs in step 301.

If the data search request does not occur, the controller 100 proceeds to step 313 to perform a corresponding function (eg, standby mode).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the data request has occurred, the controller 100 proceeds to step 303 to drive an application for data searching, and then proceeds to step 305 to check whether the user inputs a search word.

If the search word input completion is not detected, the controller 100 repeats the process of step 305.

On the other hand, when detecting the completion of the search word input, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 307 to process the query manager 102 to convert the search word input in step 305 into a search query, and then proceeds to step 309. Process to search for the requested data using the search query.

In operation 311, the control unit 100 processes the searched data to be output to the display unit 110 by using the search query.

Here, the controller may process to output a search result of the data in a document such as hypertext (HTML) or extensibility generation language (XML).

Thereafter, the controller 100 ends the present algorithm.

4 is a diagram illustrating a data retrieval process of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 (a) is a view showing a data storage process of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 (a), when a user of the portable terminal wants to store (401) a "congratulations. MP3" file, which is one of multimedia files, in the portable terminal, the portable terminal is a query manager 102. ) To obtain (403) a search query.

For example, the query manager 102 having received the search query acquisition instruction uses a header information and meta information of the "congratulations. MP3" file to search for "06-11", which is a date when the file is stored. And a search query of "multimedia file" which is an attribute of the file.

The portable terminal then processes the query manager 102 to update 405 and 407 the search data list using the search query.

For example, the query manager 102 may add the "congratulations. MP3" file to the search data list 405 of the table stored by the data execution date and the search data list 407 of the multimedia file table. have.

4 (b) is a diagram illustrating a data retrieval process of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

4 (b) is an example of a process of searching for a message transmitted and received with a specific phone number. Referring to FIG. 4 (b), the portable terminal uses a search word received from a user to search for "010-1XX-XXXX." Assume that it is determined that retrieval (411) of a transmission / reception message of a specific telephone number is required.

When the specific number is identified, the portable terminal may determine that a message corresponding to the specific number should be searched for (413).

Thereafter, the portable terminal may process the search / transmit message corresponding to the specific number to be output 415 to the display unit 110.

Meanwhile, in the detailed 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 limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, by using the portable terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to search a plurality of data previously stored in the portable terminal, thereby solving the problem of retrieving an existing telephone number.

Claims (10)

In a portable terminal that enables data management, A search database including a list of search data tabled with a search query that is a query word required for a relational database data search; And a query manager for acquiring the search query to update the search data list when performing the data storage process, and searching the data by using a search query necessary for data search when performing the data search process. terminal. The method of claim 1, The query manager, When the data search request is detected, the mobile terminal may be configured to acquire the search query using a search word of data to be searched and to perform the data search process using the obtained search query. The method of claim 2, The portable terminal that enables the data retrieval, And confirming the completion of the data retrieval by the query manager, the mobile terminal may process to output the retrieval result of the data in a document such as hypertext (HTML) or extensibility generation language (XML). The method of claim 3, wherein The data search, A portable terminal, which may include at least one of a phone number search, a memo search, a picture search, a video file search, a schedule search, and a ringtone search. In the data management method of a portable terminal, If the data storage request is detected, storing the data by obtaining a search query, which is a query word for data search in a relational database, from the data to be stored; When detecting a data search request, retrieving the data using the search query. The method of claim 5, The process of storing the data, And after obtaining the search query, updating the obtained search query to a search data list in which the search query is tabulated. The method of claim 5, The process of retrieving the data, Detecting a command input for data to be searched after detecting the data search request; Converting the checked search term into the search query; And searching for data corresponding to the search request by using the converted search query. The method of claim 7, wherein The process of retrieving the data, And searching for data corresponding to the search request, and then outputting the searched data. The method of claim 8, The process of outputting the retrieved data, Method that can be output to a document such as hypertext (HTML), extensibility generation language (XML) and the like. The method of claim 9, The data search, And at least one of a phone number search, a memo search, a picture search, a video file search, a schedule search, and a ringtone search.

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