KR20090022926A - Wireless terminal and method for processing received event during absence thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal and a method for processing an event which is received in the terminal during absence are provided to enable a user to easily confirm the event information of each caller corresponding to each character or event icon through a stand-by screen. When a portable terminal is in a standby state(S51), a controller determines whether an event is received during absence(S53). If so, the controller stores the received event information in a memory unit(S55). The controller determines whether the portable terminal is changed into an activation state(S57). If so, the controller displays the event information stored in the memory unit so as to be distinguished(S59). If a user selects a character(S61), the controller displays the whole contents of the received event corresponding to the selected character(S63).

Description

Portable terminal and method for processing received event during absence

The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a method of performing the function thereof, and more particularly, to a portable terminal and a method of processing an missed event, which displays missed event information for each caller using a character.

The mobile terminal market is growing very fast in a short period of time due to new technologies and functions that stimulate consumer purchases. In particular, due to the development of the technology of the mobile terminal, beyond the step of performing a simple application, various applications are installed to meet the needs of users. As a result, the user may use voice information, text information, image information, moving picture expert group (MPEG) layer 3 (MPEG), a game, and the like through the portable terminal.

Meanwhile, the missed event information generated during the use of the portable terminal is displayed on the standby screen in a list format when the user activates the display unit. The list shows the number of times received by event type and is displayed in text. At this time, the missed event includes an incoming call and an incoming message, and the incoming message includes a voice message, a text message, and a multimedia message. Therefore, the user can check the number of missed receptions by event type through the list displayed on the idle screen.

As such, the list simply indicates the number of missed events, so it is not known from whom or how many times an event is received.

In order to cope with the missed event, a plurality of key inputs are required to enter the corresponding function mode, which is not troublesome for the user. That is, the user must enter the execution mode of the corresponding event in order to respond to the received event. In this case, the corresponding means confirming, deleting, answering, or blocking specific contents of the missed event. For example, in order to check the received text message, the received text message may be checked after entering the text message sending / receiving mode on the standby screen displaying the list.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily check for each caller received event information through an idle screen.

It is a second object of the present invention to be able to quickly process an event received during an absence.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a storage process for storing the event information received during the absence of the standby state, and when the transition from the standby state to the active state, the missed event information is divided by the sender and displayed on the standby screen It provides a process for processing the event received during the absence of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the display process.

On the other hand, the present invention also provides a display unit for displaying a standby screen, a wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving an event, a memory unit for storing event information received during an absence through the wireless communication unit in a standby state, and switching from the standby state to an active state. And a controller for classifying the missed event information for each caller and displaying the event information on the idle screen.

According to the present invention, since the missed event information is displayed on the standby screen for each caller by using the character, the user can easily confirm the missed event information for each caller through the idle screen.

In addition, by selecting a character or an event icon displayed on the idle screen, the contents of the missed event corresponding to the character or the event icon can be checked and responded to, so that the user can quickly process the missed event. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the 'standby state' indicates that the portable terminal is turned on but the display is turned off. Receives event information from an external terminal even in a standby state. 'Active state' refers to a state of displaying a standby screen on a display unit, and refers to an idle state capable of performing a specific function through key input. For example, when a folder of a folder-type portable terminal is opened, a folder of a slide-type portable terminal is slid, or a folder of a swing-type portable terminal is swinged, the portable terminal switches from a standby state to an active state and displays a standby screen on the display unit. . Alternatively, when a specific key provided in the portable terminal in the standby state is selected, the portable terminal is switched from the standby state to the active state and displays the standby screen on the display unit.

Handheld terminal

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a memory unit 13, a wireless communication unit 15, and a voice processing unit 16. And a display unit 17.

Herein, the portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is a personal communication terminal having a wireless communication function, and is a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcast receiver, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication (IMT-2000). 2000) terminal, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) terminal, a universal mobile telecommunication service (UMTS) terminal, and the like.

The controller 11 is a microprocessor for performing overall control operations of the portable terminal 10. In particular, the controller 10 controls the processing of the missed event.

The input unit 12 provides a plurality of keys for the operation of the portable terminal 10, and generates and transmits a selection signal according to a user's key selection to the control unit 11. The user's command generated through the input unit 12 may be a function of selecting an event received during an absence and executing a function. The input unit 12 may be a keypad, a pointing device such as a touch pad, or an input device such as a touch screen.

The memory unit 13 stores a program necessary for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 10 and data generated while the program is executed, and includes at least one volatile memory device and a nonvolatile memory device. In particular, the memory unit 13 stores a program for processing an event received during the absence, and data generated during execution of the program. That is, the memory unit 13 stores the event information 13b received during the absence. The memory unit 13 stores the phone book 13a. In the phone book 13a, information of an event target (caller) input by a user is registered. The registered event subject's information includes name, phone number, email address, photo and avatar.

The wireless communication unit 15 transmits and receives a radio signal for communication with other terminals. For example, the wireless communication unit 15 modulates and frequency-converts event information output from the control unit 11 and transmits a radio signal through the antenna ANT. In addition, the wireless communication unit 15 separates the event information from the radio signal received through the antenna ANT, converts and demodulates the frequency, and outputs it to the control unit 11.

The voice processor 16 digitizes the voice input through the microphone MIC under the control of the controller 11, demodulates the voice data received through the wireless communication unit 15, and outputs the voice data through the speaker SPK.

The display unit 17 displays information stored in the memory unit 13 including various function menus executed in the portable terminal 10. The display unit 17 displays an image necessary for processing the missed event. In this case, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a touch screen may be used as the display unit 17. The touch screen simultaneously serves as a display device and an input device.

In particular, the controller 11 stores the event information 13b received during the absence in the standby state in the memory unit 13. When the portable terminal 10 is switched from the standby state to the active state, the controller 11 divides the stored missed event information 13b for each caller and displays them on the standby screen 21. In addition, the controller 11 displays the event information 13b received during the absence by classifying the event. That is, the missed event information 30 for each caller displayed on the standby screen 21 is located near the character 31 indicating the caller and the character 31, and the missed event is classified by event type. The event icon 33 is displayed. The event icon 33 displays the number of occurrences of the corresponding event. When the character 31 moves according to the character setting, the event icon 33 also moves together, and the position of the event icon 33 may be changed according to the position of the character 31 on the standby screen 21.

For example, referring to FIG. 2, there is indicated that there are at least one missed event from three senders. At this time, the missed event information 30 for each caller displays the first to third callers as the character 31, and the generated event is indicated by the event icon 33. The event icon 33 also displays the number of times an event has occurred. Reference numerals 32, 34 and 36 denote the event information received during the absence of the first to third callers, respectively.

The missed event information 30 for each sender may be variously expressed as shown in FIG. 3. At this time, the character 31 is the caller's phone number (Fig. 3 (A)), the caller's name registered in the phone book 13a (Fig. 3 (B)), the registered caller's picture (Fig. 3 (C)), and registration. It may be any one of the sender's avatar (Fig. 3 (D)). At this time, if the caller is an event subject not registered in the phone book 13a, the control unit 11 uses the caller's phone number as the character 31 as shown in FIG. When the caller is an event target person registered in the phone book 13a, the controller 11 uses the character 31 arbitrarily selected from among the character 31 set by the user or the registered caller information.

On the other hand, when the character 31 is an avatar, the controller 11 selects an avatar corresponding to the caller according to a selection signal through the user input unit 12, and displays the appearance of the selected avatar, the action to be taken, and the degree of information to be displayed. Set it. For example, in the appearance setting mode, the gender, body type, clothes, and simple jewelry are set. Run, stretch, sit and wake up, and set facial expressions based on the caller's biorhythm. In the water level setting mode of the information to be displayed, it is set whether to show only the number of occurrences or contents of each event received during the absence.

In this case, the controller 11 may directly set an avatar in the mobile terminal 10 or download an avatar set from an external device. Here, the external device is a device capable of providing the set avatar through wired / wireless communication, and may be another portable terminal, a computer, or a web server. When the avatar is directly set by the mobile terminal 10, the avatar may be set in the phonebook setting mode or the standby screen setting mode.

The missed event includes an incoming call and an incoming message, and the incoming message includes a voice message, a text message, and a multimedia message. Therefore, the incoming call, text message, voice message, and multimedia message can be displayed by the event icon 33 shown in FIG. At this time, the event icon 33 includes a text icon 33a representing a text message, a voice icon 33b representing a voice message, a multimedia icon 33c representing a multimedia message, and a telephone icon 33d representing an incoming call. Include. In this case, the shape of the event icon 33 shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example and may be changed into various forms. The event icon 33 displayed on the actual standby screen 21 may be selectively displayed according to the type of event received during the absence, as shown in FIG. 2.

On the other hand, if one of the characters 31 displayed on the standby screen 21 is selected, the controller 11 displays the content of the event received during the absence of the selected character 31 for each event type. Alternatively, when a specific event icon 33 of the character 31 displayed on the standby screen 21 is selected, the controller 11 displays the content of the selected event.

When the user selects a specific event content according to the selection signal through the input unit 11, the control unit 11 performs an outgoing event execution mode that can respond to the selected event. For example, when the selected event information is a missed call, the controller 11 performs an outgoing call mode. When the selected event information is a text message, the controller 11 performs a text message transmission mode.

After checking the event information 30 received during the absence, the control unit 11 removes the checked event information from the standby screen 21. For example, when the character 31 is selected to check the contents of the missed event, the controller 11 removes the selected character 31 and the event icon 33 together from the standby screen 21. The reason is that when the character 31 is selected, the controller 11 displays all of the event contents received during the absence of the caller corresponding to the selected character 31.

When the selected event information is checked by selecting the specific event icon 33 of the character 31, the controller 11 removes the selected event icon 33 from the standby screen 21. At this time, when the character 31 of the selected specific event icon 33 has another type of event icon 33, the controller 11 maintains the display of the character 31 and the unselected event icon 33. If the character 31 of the selected specific event icon 33 does not have another type of event icon 33, the controller 11 also removes the character 31 from the standby screen 21.

When the unreceived out of office received event information 13b remains, the controller 11 displays the unreceived out of office received event information 13b for each caller and displays them on the standby screen 21. Of course, when all the event information 13b received during the absence of the information is confirmed, the controller 11 displays only the standby screen 21.

How to handle out-of-office received events

Next, the event processing method received during the absence of the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. The configuration of the above-described portable terminal 10 will also be clearer from the following description of the event processing method received during the absence.

1 to 4B, when the portable terminal 10 is in the standby state (S51), the controller 11 determines whether there is an event received during the absence (S53). If the determination result of step S53, the control unit 11 stores the event information 13b received during the absence in the memory unit (S55) (S55). If there is no determination result of step S53, the control unit 11 maintains the standby state of step S51.

Next, the controller 11 determines whether the portable terminal 10 is switched from the standby state to the active state (S57). For example, the controller 11 determines whether to open the folder in the case of the folder type of the portable terminal 10, slide the folder in the case of the slide type, or swing the folder in the case of the swing type.

If it is determined that the process of step S57 is not switched to the active state, the control unit 11 maintains the standby state of step S51.

When the determination result of step S57 is switched to the active state, the control unit 11 displays the received event information 13b, which is stored in the memory unit 13, on the standby screen 21 by dividing the caller by the sender (S59). That is, the missed event information 30 for each caller is displayed by the character 31 and the event icon 33. On the other hand, when there is no absent received event information 13b stored in the memory unit 12, the control unit 11 displays only the standby screen 21.

Next, the controller 11 determines whether the caller, that is, the character 31 is selected according to the user's selection signal (S61). If the character 31 is not selected as a result of the determination in step S61, the controller 11 maintains the display state of step S59.

When the character 31 is selected as a result of the determination in step S61, the controller 11 displays the entire contents of the missed event of the caller corresponding to the selected character 31 (S63).

Next, the controller 11 determines whether a specific event content is selected according to a user's selection signal among the displayed event contents (S65). If the content of the specific event is not selected as a result of the determination in step S65, the controller 11 maintains the display state of step S63.

If the content of the specific event is selected as a result of the determination in step S65, the controller 11 performs a process capable of responding to the selected event (S67). That is, the control unit 11 performs an outgoing event execution mode that can respond to the selected event. For example, if the selected event is a missed call, the controller 11 performs an outgoing call mode. If the selected event content is a text message, the controller 11 performs a text message transmission mode.

Meanwhile, in the present exemplary embodiment, an example in which a process of determining whether the character 31 is selected in step S61 is disclosed, but is not limited thereto. For example, it is determined whether the specific event icon 33 of the character 31 displayed on the standby screen 21 is selected, and when selected, the controller 11 displays only the contents of the event corresponding to the selected event icon.

Next, the control unit 11 determines whether to return to the idle screen 21 according to the user's selection signal (S69). When returning to the standby screen 21 as a result of the determination in step S69, the control unit 11 determines again whether there is an event information 30 received during the absence of confirmation (S71).

When there is the absent received event information 13b that is not confirmed as a result of the determination in step S71, the controller 11 performs step S59. That is, the controller 11 removes the event information 13b received during the absence of the sender confirmed in step S59 from the standby screen 21. The controller 11 displays the missed received event information 13b on the standby screen 21. For example, when the character 31 is selected to check the contents of the missed event, the controller 11 removes the selected character 31 and the event icon 33 together from the standby screen 21. When the specific event icon 33 of the character 31 is selected to check the missed event contents, the controller 11 removes the selected event icon 33 from the standby screen 21.

In operation S71, when all the event information 30 received during the absence of the event is confirmed, the controller 11 displays only the standby screen 21 (S73).

The method for processing an missed event according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to the screen examples of FIGS. 5 and 6 and FIG. 1 as follows.

When the portable terminal 10 is switched from the standby state to the active state according to the user's selection signal, the control unit 11 waits in FIG. 5 (A) or FIG. 5 (B) depending on whether there is event information received during the absence. The screen 21 is displayed on the display unit 17. FIG. 5A illustrates a case in which there is no missed event information, and FIG. 5B illustrates a case in which there is an absence of received event information.

Referring to FIG. 5B, there is indicated that there is at least one missed event from three callers. At this time, the control unit 11 displays the event information (13b) received during the absence by division by caller. When the first to third callers are event subjects registered in the phone book 13a and the set character 31 is an avatar, the controller 11 controls the first to third characters 31 corresponding to the first to third callers. ) Is displayed as an avatar, and an event generated for each call is displayed with an event icon 33. The event icon 33 displays the number of occurrences of the event.

Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can easily check the event information 13b received during the absence by the sender through the idle screen 21. In particular, since the missed event information 30 for each sender is displayed according to the type of event, the missed event information 13b can be more easily confirmed for each caller.

For example, referring to the idle screen 21 of FIG. 5B, one missed message and two missed calls are received from the first sender, one missed message is received from the second sender, and the missed message 2 is received from the third sender. It is easy to see that the dog and one missed call were received.

On the other hand, according to the set action to be taken, the avatar executes a specific action on the standby screen 21, for example, jumping, stretching, sitting and waking up, and displaying an expression according to biorhythm. In particular, if the expression display according to the biorhythm is set as an action to be taken by the avatar, the controller 11 may look at the facial expression displayed on the avatar according to the caller's biorhythm, and the user may predict the present mood state of the caller to some extent.

Next, when the user selects the first character 31 to check the entire missed event from the first sender, as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 11 receives from the terminal of the first sender. The entire event content 39 is displayed. At this time, the event content 39 is displayed according to the event type and includes the missed message content 35 and the missed call content 37. At this time, the missed message content 35 and the missed call content 37 may be displayed on the display unit 17 by being divided up and down, and the missed call content 37 may be displayed in the order of incoming time.

On the other hand, if the user selects the text icon 33a of the first character 31 to check only the message among the missed events received from the first sender, as shown in FIG. The message content 35 received from the terminal of the first sender is displayed. Although not shown, when the telephone icon 33d of the first character 33 is selected, the controller 11 displays the missed call contents 37 received from the terminal of the first caller.

Next, when the missed call content 37 is selected according to the user's selection signal in FIG. 4C, as shown in FIG. 6E, the controller 11 performs an outgoing call to the terminal of the first caller. . That is, the controller 11 performs the outgoing call mode. Reference numeral 23 denotes an outgoing call screen.

On the other hand, if the missed message content 35 is selected according to the user's selection signal in FIGS. 6 (C) and 6 (D), the control unit 11 creates a text message for sending a text message to the terminal of the first sender. The screen 25 is displayed. That is, the controller 11 performs a text message transmission mode.

Next, after confirming the entire missed event of the first caller in FIG. 6 (C) and returning to the standby screen 21 according to the user's selection signal, the control unit 11 as shown in FIG. 6 (G). The entire missed event information of the first sender (32 in Fig. 5B) is deleted. That is, the controller 11 deletes the first character 31 and the event icon 33 from the standby screen 21. In addition, the controller 11 displays only the event information 34, 36 received during the absence of the second and third callers who have not been confirmed on the standby screen 21.

On the other hand, after checking the message content 35 of the first sender in FIG. 6 (D) and returning to the standby screen 21 according to the user's selection signal, the control unit 11 as shown in FIG. Only the missed message information of the first sender is deleted, and the unreceived missed event information 32, 34, 36 is displayed on the idle screen 21. That is, the controller 11 deletes the character icon 33a of the first character 31 from the standby screen 21 and maintains the display state of the telephone icon 33d. The absent received event information 34, 36 of the second and third callers is displayed on the standby screen 21.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples to aid understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be implemented.

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

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view illustrating a standby screen of the display unit of FIG. 1.

3 is an exemplary view showing a screen for receiving missed event information for each caller of FIG. 2.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating a method of processing an event received during an absence of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating screens according to a method for processing an event received during an absence of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (24)

Storing the event information received during the absence in the standby state; And displaying, on a standby screen, the event information received by the sender when the event information is changed from the standby state to the active state. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying process comprises: The missed event processing method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that for displaying the event information received by the caller by the type of event. According to claim 2, The missed event information received by the caller displayed on the idle screen, A character representing the caller, Located near the character, the event icon for classifying the absence received by the event type; And the event icon is displayed together with the number of occurrences of the event. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the character is one of a caller's telephone number, a caller's name registered in the mobile terminal, a registered caller's photo, and a registered caller's avatar. Way. The method of claim 4, wherein the process is performed before the storing process when the character is an avatar. And a setting process of setting the avatar, wherein the missed event processing method of the portable terminal is further included. The method of claim 5, wherein the setting process, Selecting an avatar corresponding to the caller; And setting the appearance of the selected avatar, the action to be taken, and the degree of information to be displayed. The method of claim 6, wherein the setting of the degree of information to be displayed comprises: A method for processing an absent received event of a portable terminal, characterized in that it is set whether to show only the number of occurrences of each event type or whether to display the contents. The method of claim 3, wherein And if one of the displayed characters is selected, displaying the entire contents of the absent received event of the caller corresponding to the character. The method of claim 8, And returning to the idle screen, removing the selected character and the event icon of the selected character from the idle screen and displaying the absent received event information for each caller who has not been confirmed. Event processing method received during the absence of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein If the specific event icon of the displayed character is selected, displaying the event content corresponding to the selected event icon; characterized in that it further comprises a missed event processing method of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 10, Upon returning to the idle screen, removing the selected event icon from the idle screen, and displaying the missed event information for each caller who has not been confirmed, the missed received event of the portable terminal further comprising: Treatment method. The method of claim 8 or 10, And when a specific event content is selected from the displayed event content, performing an outgoing event execution mode for responding to the selected event content. A display unit which displays a standby screen; A wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving an event; A memory unit for storing event information received during the absence of communication through the wireless communication unit in a standby state; And a control unit for dividing the missed event information for each caller and displaying the missed event information on the standby screen when the standby state is switched to the active state. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit, And displaying the missed event information for each caller by event type. The method of claim 14, wherein the missed event information for each caller displayed on the idle screen is A character representing the caller, Located close to the character, and includes an event icon for classifying the received event by the type of event, And the occurrence number of the event is displayed on the event icon. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the character is one of a caller's telephone number, a caller's name registered in the mobile terminal, a registered caller's photo, and a registered caller's avatar. The method of claim 16, wherein when the character is an avatar, the control unit, And selecting an avatar corresponding to the caller and setting the appearance of the selected avatar, the action to be taken, and the degree of information to be displayed. The method of claim 17, wherein the control unit sets the degree of information to be displayed. The mobile terminal, characterized in that for setting whether to show only the number of occurrences by the event type received during the absence or even to show. The method of claim 18, And an input unit configured to receive a user's selection signal including a selection signal required for setting the avatar. The method of claim 19, wherein the control unit, And when one of the displayed characters is selected, displays the entire contents of the missed event of the caller corresponding to the character. The method of claim 20, wherein the control unit, When returning to the idle screen, the portable terminal, characterized in that to remove the selected character and the event icon of the selected character on the idle screen, and to display the absent received event information for each caller not confirmed. The method of claim 19, wherein the control unit, And when a specific event icon of the displayed character is selected, an event content corresponding to the selected event icon is displayed. The method of claim 22, wherein the control unit, Upon returning to the idle screen, the selected event icon is removed from the idle screen, and the absent received event processing method of the portable terminal is displayed, wherein the missed event information for each caller not identified is displayed. The method of claim 20 or 22, wherein the control unit, And when a specific event content is selected from the displayed event content, executing a call event execution mode for responding to the selected event content.

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