KR20090026991A - Apparatus and method for registering phone number using unregistered message list - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for registering a phone number by using an unregistered message list are provided to register a telephone number without directly searching a unregistered message. A mobile terminal receives an unregistered message list generating command from a user(310). The unregistered message list in which a caller telephone number is not registered in a telephone book is generated and outputted(320). The user selects one out of unregistered messages included in the unregistered message list(330). The mobile terminal outputs message information of a selected unregistered message as visual information to the outside(340).

Description

Phone number registration method and device using unregistered message list {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING PHONE NUMBER USING UNREGISTERED MESSAGE LIST}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for registering a telephone number of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for registering a telephone number using an unregistered message list of a portable terminal.

Recently, portable terminals are equipped with a phone book function by default, and users generally store frequently used phone numbers in the phone book. In the conventional portable terminal, a method of newly registering a phone number in a phone book has been a method of directly receiving a phone number from a user and using a phone number stored in a reception history, a call history, and a received message.

However, the phone number registration method through the call history and the reception history includes only the phone number, the call date and the time information of the counterpart terminal, so that it is difficult for the user to guess who the user of the counterpart terminal is.

In addition, the phone number registration method using the phone number stored in the received message has a problem that the user must directly find and check the message from the sender of the unregistered phone number in the inbox.

The present invention to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for registering a telephone number through a list consisting of a message corresponding to an unregistered telephone number in a portable terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for storing an unregistered phone number in a portable terminal, the method comprising: extracting and displaying messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in the phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through a communication network; ; And if the selection information on any one of the displayed messages is input, registering an outgoing telephone number of the message in the phonebook.

The displaying may include receiving an unregistered message list generation command; Extracting messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in the phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through a communication network; Generating a list of unregistered messages using the extracted messages; And displaying the generated unregistered message list on a display unit.

When the selection information on any one of the displayed messages is input, the display screen of the portable terminal is divided into two or more partial regions, and the content of the message corresponding to the selection information is displayed on the first partial region. The outgoing telephone number of the message corresponding to the selection information may be displayed in the two partial areas.

The reception date and time of the message corresponding to the selection information may be further displayed in the second partial area.

Registering the originating telephone number of the message in the phone book, the step of receiving a caller name of the message corresponding to the selection information; And when the storage command is input, registering the caller name and the calling telephone number in the phone book.

The message may be either a short message or a multimedia message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a portable terminal comprising: a storage unit for storing messages received through a communication network; A list generator for extracting messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in a phone book among outgoing phone numbers of the stored messages to generate an unregistered message list; And a control unit for controlling an outgoing telephone number of the selected unregistered message among the messages included in the unregistered message list to be registered in the phone book.

When the generated unregistered message list is externally displayed as time information, and selection information on any one of the output messages is input, the display screen of the portable terminal is divided into two or more partial regions, and The display apparatus may further include a display unit configured to display contents of a message corresponding to the selection information in one partial region and to display an outgoing telephone number of the message corresponding to the selection information in a second partial region.

The reception date and time of the message corresponding to the selection information may be further displayed in the second partial area.

The apparatus may further include an input unit configured to receive a command for generating the unregistered message list, a sender name of the message corresponding to the selection information, and a storage command.

The control unit which has received a storage command through the input unit may transmit the caller name and the outgoing telephone number to the storage unit to be registered and managed in the phone book.

The message may be either a short message or a multimedia message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is tangibly implemented a program of instructions that can be executed by a terminal to perform a method of storing an unregistered telephone number of a portable terminal, and records a program that can be read by the terminal. A recording medium, comprising: extracting and displaying messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in a phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through a communication network; And when selection information for any one of the displayed messages is input, a recording medium having a program recorded thereon which performs the step of registering the originating telephone number of the message in the telephone directory.

The present invention has the effect of providing a method and apparatus for registering a phone number through the unregistered message list of the portable terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing the user of the portable terminal with the convenience of registering a phone number without having to find the unregistered message directly.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

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

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1, each functional unit of a portable terminal for registering a telephone number through an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram of a functional unit of a portable terminal for registering a telephone number using an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit 110, an input unit 120, a list generator 130, a display unit 140, and a controller 150.

The storage unit 110 may be a memory that stores data for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal 100 and / or a message received through a communication unit (not shown). Of course, the storage unit 110 may further store the phone book information corresponding to the phone book function. In addition, the storage unit 110 may provide message information and phone book information to the list generator 130 and the controller 150. The message information basically includes information on the message content, caller's phone number, reception date and time, and may further include additional information. In addition, the message type may be a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, and the like, and the present invention may be applied without limitation to all types of messages that the sender can send to the receiver in the same or similar form as the message transmission. .

The input unit 120 generates various signals corresponding to a user's manipulation and transmits them to the controller 150. For example, when the input unit 120 recognizes that the user presses a predetermined button and generates a corresponding signal and inputs it to the control unit 150, the control unit 150 inputs the input signal whose caller's phone number is an unregistered phone number. It is determined whether or not to perform a function of displaying a list of messages (referred to as 'unregistered messages' for convenience), and performs a corresponding operation. The input unit 120 may be a keypad or a touch pad or other various signal input devices.

The list generator 130 may be activated or terminated by the control of the controller 150. The list generator 130 may receive the message information from the storage 110 or read the corresponding data from the storage 110 to extract an unregistered message. And create a list of unregistered messages. For example, the list generator 130 checks whether the caller's phone number is already stored in the phone book by using the message reference number, the caller's phone number, and the phonebook information corresponding to each message stored in the storage unit 110. . The list generating unit 130 generates unregistered message list information including message reference numbers corresponding to unregistered phone numbers not yet stored in the phone book. In some cases, instead of generating unregistered message list information under the control of the controller 150, the list generator 130 may generate image data indicating the unregistered message list and output the image data through the display 140.

The display 140 may be activated or terminated by the control of the controller 150, and outputs the processed image data as visual information to the outside. For example, the image data indicating the list of unregistered messages generated by the list generating unit 130 may be output as visual information so that a user can identify the image data. The display unit 140 may include an LCD or a plasma display panel (PDP), and may further include components for functioning as a touch screen. However, since the configuration of the display unit 140 to perform the above-described function and additional configuration for functioning as a touch screen are obvious to those skilled in the art, a separate description will be omitted.

The controller 150 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal 100. For example, the controller 150 controls the operation of necessary components of the portable terminal 100 so that a function corresponding thereto is performed when various signals according to the manipulation of the input unit 120 of the user are input.

For example, the controller 150 receives a signal corresponding to a command for generating an unregistered message list according to an operation of the user's input unit 120, and the storage unit 110 receives message information (eg, message content and message reference). Number and caller's telephone number) and the phone book information to the list generator 130. Alternatively, the controller 150 may control the list generator 130 to read the corresponding data from the storage 110 to perform a designated process.

In addition, the controller 150 controls the list generator 130 to check whether the caller's telephone number corresponding to each message is stored in the phone book and to generate unregistered message list information including the reference number of the unregistered message. The controller 150 generates image data representing the unregistered message list by using the unregistered message list information and transmits the image data to the display unit 140. Alternatively, the controller 150 may control the list generator 130 to generate corresponding image data and provide the image data to the display 140. Subsequently, the controller 150 controls the display 140 to output an unregistered message list. The controller 150 receives the caller's name corresponding to the unregistered telephone number according to the manipulation of the user's input unit 120 from the input unit 120, transmits it to the storage unit 110, and controls the storage unit 110 to be registered in the phone book. do.

Hereinafter, a process of registering a phone number by generating a non-registered message list by the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to each component shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. For a clear understanding of the invention, it is assumed that the portable terminal 100 is outputting a received message list.

2 is a diagram illustrating a terminal for registering a caller name through an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 (a) is an exemplary view of the screen display showing a list of received messages, (b) is only the messages (that is, unregistered messages) of the received message that the caller's telephone number is not stored in the address book Exemplary screen display extracted and displayed, (c) is a diagram illustrating a process of storing information corresponding to any one of the unregistered messages in the phone book.

The user may input the unregistered message list generation command by selecting the 'register' button 210 of FIG. 2. In this case, the portable terminal 100 may receive a command for generating an unregistered message list using a button or a menu in addition to a predetermined icon.

An unregistered message list generation command is input to the controller 150, and the controller 150 sends a control signal instructing the list generator 130 to generate an unregistered message list, and the storage unit 110 sends message information and a phone book. The control signal is sent to the storage 110 to send the data to the list generator 130. The storage unit 110 transmits the message information and the phone book data to the list generator 130 according to the control signal. As described above, it is apparent that the list generator 130 may read the message information and the phone book data stored in the storage 110.

The list generator 130 receives a control signal instructing the controller 150 to generate an unregistered message list, and receives a reference number, a caller's telephone number, and a phonebook data of the received message from the storage 110. The storage unit 110 generates unregistered message list information consisting of reference numbers of received messages corresponding to caller's telephone numbers having no same number as the telephone numbers included in the telephone book data, and transmits them to the controller 150. .

The controller 150 transmits a control signal to the storage 110 to transmit the message information corresponding to the received unregistered message list information to the controller 150. The storage unit 110 transmits message information to the controller 150 according to the control signal. As described above, it is apparent that the controller 150 may read the corresponding message information from the storage 110. The controller 150 generates image data of an unregistered message list by using the received message information and transmits the image data to the display unit 140 along with an output control signal. The image data of the unregistered message list may be generated by the list generator 130 and provided to the display 140. Subsequently, the display 140 outputs the received image data as shown in FIG.

Subsequently, the controller 150 receives one message from the unregistered message list for registration from the user to the phone book through the input unit 120. At this time, it is assumed that the user has selected the first message ("1. Hi or Shun!") Shown in Figure 2 (b) for a clear understanding of the invention. The input unit 120 transmits a signal corresponding to the input of the user who selected the first message to the controller 150. The controller 150 generates image data including a message content, a caller's telephone number, a reception date, and a time as shown in FIG. 2C, and transmits the image data to the display unit 140 along with an output control signal. Subsequently, the display unit 140 outputs the image data received from the control unit 150 according to the control signal as shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 2C, the display screen may be divided into two or more partial regions so that a user may conveniently register a telephone number. The content of the message may be displayed in one partition so that the sender can be easily identified. In another partial area, information (for example, a caller's phone number, etc.) extracted to correspond to the message may be displayed. .

Subsequently, the controller 150 receives the input of the inferred sender's name and the selection of the 'save' button 220 by referring to the message content from the user through the input unit 120. The controller 150 transmits the caller's name to the storage unit 110 along with the corresponding phone number and stores the registered name in the phone book.

In this case, the controller 150 may generate image data including information other than the message content, the caller's telephone number, the reception date and the time, and output the image data through the display unit 140.

Hereinafter, a process of storing an unregistered phone number using an unregistered message list in the portable terminal 100 will be described. Each step described below may be performed by each internal component of the portable terminal 100, but will be collectively described as a portable terminal 130 for the convenience of understanding and explanation.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a phone number using an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in operation 310, the portable terminal 130 receives an unregistered message list generation command from a user through one or more of a predetermined button, menu, or icon.

In operation 320, the portable terminal 130 generates and outputs a list of unregistered messages including a message in which the corresponding calling party telephone number is not registered in the phone book.

In operation 330, the mobile terminal 130 receives an input for selecting one of the unregistered messages included in the unregistered message list from the user.

In operation 340, the mobile terminal 130 outputs the message information of the unregistered message selected by the user to the outside as time information.

In operation 350, the portable terminal 130 receives a caller name corresponding to the message output in operation 340 from the user.

In step 360, the portable terminal 130 registers the caller's name and phone number corresponding to the message in the phone book.

If a plurality of unregistered messages exist in the unregistered message list, steps 330 to 360 may be repeated by the user's selection.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

1 is a block diagram of a functional unit of a portable terminal for registering a telephone number using an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a terminal for registering a caller name through an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a phone number using an unregistered message list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: storage unit

120: input unit

130: list generation unit

140: display unit

150: control unit

Claims (13)

In the method for storing an unregistered phone number in a portable terminal, Extracting and displaying messages of outgoing phone numbers not registered in the phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through the communication network; And Registering the calling telephone number of the message in the telephone directory when the selection information for any one of the displayed messages is input. According to claim 1, The displaying step, Receiving an unregistered message list generation command; Extracting messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in the phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through a communication network; Generating a list of unregistered messages using the extracted messages; And And displaying the generated unregistered message list on a display unit. The method of claim 1, When the selection information on any one of the displayed messages is input, the display screen of the portable terminal is divided into two or more partial regions, and the content of the message corresponding to the selection information is displayed on the first partial region. And a calling telephone number of a message corresponding to the selection information is displayed in the two partial areas. The method of claim 3, wherein And the reception date and time of the message corresponding to the selection information are further displayed in the second partial region. According to claim 1, Registering the outgoing telephone number of the message in the phone book, Receiving a sender's name of a message corresponding to the selection information; And And registering the caller's name and the calling telephone number in the phone book when a storage command is input. According to claim 1, And the message is one of a short message and a multimedia message. In a portable terminal, A storage unit for storing messages received through a communication network; A list generator for extracting messages of an outgoing phone number not registered in a phone book among outgoing phone numbers of the stored messages to generate an unregistered message list; And And a control unit for controlling an outgoing telephone number of an unregistered message selected from among messages included in the unregistered message list to be registered in the phone book. The method of claim 7, wherein When the generated unregistered message list is externally displayed as time information, and selection information on any one of the output messages is input, the display screen of the portable terminal is divided into two or more partial regions, and And a display unit configured to display contents of a message corresponding to the selection information in one partial region and to display an outgoing telephone number of the message corresponding to the selection information in a second partial region. The method of claim 8, And the reception date and time of the message corresponding to the selection information are further displayed in the second partial region. The method of claim 9, And an input unit configured to receive a command for generating the unregistered message list, a sender name of the message corresponding to the selection information, and a storage command. The method of claim 10, The control unit having received the storage command through the input unit is a portable terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the caller name and the outgoing telephone number to the storage unit to be registered and managed in the phone book. The method of claim 7, wherein The message is a portable terminal, characterized in that any one of a short message (Short Message) or a multimedia message (Multimedia Message). In the recording medium recording a program that can be read by the terminal is implemented programmatically implemented by the terminal to perform a method for storing the unregistered telephone number of the portable terminal, Extracting and displaying messages of outgoing phone numbers not registered in the phone book among outgoing phone numbers of messages received and stored through the communication network; And And when the selection information on any one of the displayed messages is input, registering the originating telephone number of the message in the telephone directory.

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