KR20110017122A - Method for managing phone book in wire communication terminal and wire communication terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for managing a phone book in a wire communication terminal and the wire communication terminal therefor are provided to simply register a phone number of an originator in a desired group. CONSTITUTION: A phone book storing DB(150) classifies and stores phone numbers in a directory classified by a group. A phone book management module(161) receives an incoming call including originator phone numbers which are not registered in the phone book storing DB. The phone book management module displays a selection menu of a group list, in which the originator phone numbers will be stored, on a display unit. The phone book management module stores the originator phone numbers in a corresponding group of the phone book storing DB by receiving a selection signal for one group.

Description

TECHNICAL FOR MANAGING PHONE BOOK IN WIRE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a wired communication terminal having a phone book, and more particularly, to a wired communication terminal for managing a phone book using a caller's phone number display service and a phone book management method in the wired communication terminal. will be.

Recently, with the expansion of high-speed Internet infrastructure facilities, high-speed data communication is enabled, and thus, Internet telephony services using the Internet network are widely used. Unlike ordinary landline telephones using PSTN-Public Switched Telephone Networks, Internet telephones do not incur charges in sections within the Internet network, so the cost of calls is so low that their use increases rapidly in homes and offices. There is a trend. In other words, the use of landline telephones has gradually decreased due to the spread of mobile communication services, and the use of landline telephones is increasing again due to the spread of Internet telephones.

By the way, although the use of wired telephones is increasing in this way, the function of the wired communication terminal is not reviving the increasing trend of the use of wired telephones. The wired communication terminal only provides a conventional voice call function but does not provide any additional functions such as a mobile communication terminal. In particular, with the development of communication technology, the use of multiple phone numbers for each individual is increasing, so it is very difficult to manage the phone numbers of acquaintances, so that the communication terminal must be equipped with a phone book function. It does not provide a phone book function. In addition, unlike a mobile communication terminal, since a wired communication terminal provides only a voice call function, a character input means is not mounted, and thus it is very difficult to store a contact even if a phone book function is installed.

Meanwhile, a caller ID service (CID: Calling IDentification) is provided in wired and wireless communication. Caller's phone number display service is a service that displays the caller's phone number on the terminal of the called subscriber before the call. The terminal of the called subscriber extracts the caller's phone number recorded in the incoming call and displays it on the screen. The called party can check who is calling by using the caller's telephone number displayed on the terminal.

Various attempts have been made to manage a phone book using such a caller phone number display service. Representatively, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0038144 refers to a "method of using a calling party number of a mobile communication terminal using a calling party number display service", and can edit a phone book using a calling party number display service. I'm suggesting a way. In the method disclosed in the Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication, when an incoming call of the calling party number display service is received at the mobile communication terminal and the calling party number is displayed in the call list, the user selects one of the calling party numbers listed in the call list. Selecting the Save menu, the mobile communication terminal stores the selected caller's phone number in an empty address book.

However, the telephone number storage method of the Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0038144 has a limit to be applied to a wired communication terminal. That is, in the case of a wired communication terminal, unlike a mobile communication terminal, character input is very inconvenient, so it is practically difficult to select a caller's phone number from a call list and find a related menu and store it in an empty address. In addition, the conventional method is to store the caller's telephone number in a free address, and the process after the user's menu selection requires the user to directly edit the telephone directory. In other words, a method of inputting information such as a name and a group is not different from a conventional phone number input method.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a phone book management method using a caller's telephone number display service in a wired communication terminal and a wired communication terminal for the same.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a wired communication terminal for managing a phone book using a caller phone number display service, the display means; A phone book storage DB for classifying and storing phone numbers by group; And upon receiving an incoming call including an unregistered caller's phone number in the phonebook storage DB, display a selection menu of a group list to store the caller's phone number on the display, and receive a selection signal for any one of the groups. Telephone directory management means for storing the caller's telephone number in a corresponding group of the phonebook storage DB according to the present invention.

At this time, the phone book management means of the wired communication terminal, list the group selection menu to the display unit in order of the group registered a lot of telephone numbers by the user, or in the order of the group of the user's call origination The group selection menu may be listed and displayed on the display unit.

In addition, the group of the phone book storage DB of the wired communication terminal according to the present invention may be classified into a tree structure.

In addition, the wired communication terminal according to the present invention may further include a voice guide means for guiding a group selection menu displayed on the display unit by voice by the phone book management unit.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for managing a phone book using a caller phone number display service in a wired communication terminal, the method comprising: classifying a phone book storage DB into a group directory; Receiving an incoming call including an unregistered caller's phone number in the phonebook storage DB; Displaying a selection menu of a group list for storing the caller's telephone number; Receiving a selection input for any one of the displayed group lists; And storing the caller's telephone number in a directory of the selected group of the phonebook storage DB.

At this time, in the method, the selection menu display step of the group list, the group selection menu is displayed in the order of the group with a lot of telephone numbers registered by the user, or the group selection in the order of the group with a lot of call origination of the user The menu can be displayed.

In addition, in the method, the selecting menu display step of the group list may simultaneously guide the displayed group selection menu by voice.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to easily register a phone number in a wired communication terminal difficult to enter a character, in particular to be able to register the caller's telephone number to a desired group with a simple operation. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily register a group of caller's telephone number in the wired communication terminal, thereby improving the inconvenience of using the wired communication terminal, thereby increasing the use of the wired communication terminal.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wired communication terminal 100 according to the present embodiment includes a network interface unit 110, a display unit 120, a handset unit 130, a key input unit 140, and a phone book storage DB 150. And a controller 160.

The network interface unit 110 is connected to a public telephone network and / or an internet network to interface ring signals, tone signals, and call signals between the wired communication terminal 100 and the public telephone network and / or the internet network, and the wired communication terminal 100 ) And establish a call path between the public telephone network and / or the Internet.

The display unit 120 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), and displays a screen corresponding to a state of the wired communication terminal 100 and a user's key input under the control of the controller 160. In addition, the display unit 120 displays an image of a call counterpart for a video call during a video call.

The handset unit 130 performs a function of decoding a voice of a call counterpart and outputting the voice of a call counterpart through a speaker under the control of the controller 160, receiving and encoding a voice of a user through a microphone, and transmitting the voice of the user to a call counterpart. .

The key input unit 140 receives a signal for operating the wired communication terminal 100 from the user. The key input unit 140 receives a signal from a user through a conventional keypad or a touch screen. The user signal input through the key input unit 140 is transmitted to the controller 160.

The phone book storage DB 150 stores a phone book of a user who uses the wired communication terminal 100. The phone book storage DB 150 stores the phone number in a tree structure.

2 is a diagram illustrating a DB structure of the phone book storage DB 150. As shown in FIG. 2, the phone book storage DB 150 is a top-level group of the family 210, the company 220, and the alumni 230. ), Customer 240, acquaintance 250, and spam 260. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, each top-level group is divided into a plurality of subgroups. Referring to FIG. 2, in the case of the family 210, subgroups are divided into general family 211, domestic family 212, less than 4 village 213, less than 6 village 214, and more than 7 village 215. In the case of the company 220, the sub-group is divided into a company acquaintance general 221, a current workplace boss 222, a current workplace colleague 223, a current workplace subordinate 224, and a past workplace acquaintance 225. In addition, the alumni 230 is divided into alumni general (231), elementary alumni (232), secondary alumni (233), high school alumni (234) and college alumni (235), in the case of a customer 240 The subgroups are divided into the general 241, the VIP customer 242, the general customer 243, the business acquaintance 244 and the cooperative company 245. In addition, in the case of acquaintance 250, subgroups are divided into acquaintance general 251, hobby club 252, local residents 253, introductory acquaintance 254 and family acquaintance 255.

The group structure of the phone book storage DB 150 referring to FIG. 2 may be set in advance at the time of manufacture of the wired communication terminal 100, or may be set by a user's operation.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the wired communication terminal 100. Although not shown in the drawing, the controller 160 includes a program memory in which a program for controlling the operation of the wired communication terminal 100 is recorded, and a system memory in which data for executing the program is stored.

When the incoming call is received through the network interface unit 110, the controller 160 extracts the caller's phone number from the incoming call and outputs it to the display unit 120, and the caller's phone number is stored in the phone book storage DB 150. If it is registered, the incoming call of the registered group is output, and the name of the caller's telephone number is extracted and output to the display unit 120. The control unit 160 outputs a basic ringing bell when the calling party phone number is not registered in the phone book storage DB 150.

When a hook off signal is input from the user, the controller 160 transmits a response signal through the network interface 110 to form a call path. An example of a hook off is when a user picks up the handset or a call button is input through the key input unit 140.

As shown in FIG. 1, the controller 160 includes a phone book management module 161 and a voice guidance module 163.

The phone book management module 161 is activated until a certain time after the call is completed from the moment the incoming call is received and the caller phone number is displayed on the display unit 120, the caller phone number recorded in the incoming call is stored in the phone book DB (150) ) Is not registered, display the top group selection menu of the phone book storage DB 150 on the display unit 120 until the predetermined time, and selects any one of the top group from the user through the key input unit 140 Receive the signal.

When the phone book management module 161 receives one of the top group lists of the phone book storage DB 150 from the user, the phone book management module 161 displays a list of subgroups of the selected top group on the display unit 120, and among the subgroup lists. The selection signal for any one is received from the key input unit 140.

When a selection signal for any one of the subgroup lists is received, the phonebook management module 161 registers and stores the caller's telephone number in a subgroup corresponding to the received selection signal. That is, the phone book management module 161 automatically registers and stores the caller's telephone number that has sent the incoming call in a directory of a lower group of the highest group selected by the user in the phone book storage DB 150.

Preferably, the phone book management module 161 guides the input of the name corresponding to the caller's phone number after receiving the selection signal for the subgroup, and receives the name text from the user through the key input unit 140. Along with the caller's phone number is stored in the phone book storage DB (150).

In addition, the phone book management module 161 preferably provides the user with a group list for registering the caller's telephone number, that is, when the user is selected, that is, provides the user with the top group list and subgroup list for registering the caller's telephone number. When the selection input is received, the selection menu is provided in order of the group list used by the user. That is, the phone book management module 161 learns the phone number registration use record of the user and manages the ranking information for the group list which is used a lot, and provides the selection menu in order of the group list which is used according to the rank information.

Alternatively, the phone book management module 161 may learn a call origination pattern of the user and provide a selection menu in order of a group list in which the user attempts to make a lot of calls. For example, when a user who uses a wired communication terminal 100 at home makes many phone calls in the order of family 210, acquaintance 250, and alumni 230, that is, a lot of call origination, unregistered caller When providing the user with the list of the top group for registering the phone number for the phone number, the selection menu is provided in the order of the family 210, acquaintance 250, and alumni 230. Providing a selection number in order of group usage, the user can simply store the caller's phone number in the phonebook by pressing the familiar numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. only once.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a group selection menu by a learning function in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a phonebook management module 161 of the wired communication terminal 100 is shown. ) Learns the user's phone number registration record or call origination pattern, and displays a list of groups in the order of: 1. domestic family members, 2. local residents, 3. hobby clubs, etc. When the caller's telephone number to be registered is a domestic family, the user stores the caller's telephone number in the domestic family group by pressing the key button 1. As such, the phone book management module 161 may intelligently provide a group selection menu for registering and calling party numbers by analyzing and learning a usage pattern of the wired communication terminal 100 of the user.

When the incoming call is received through the network interface unit 110, the voice guidance module 163 stores the caller phone number included in the incoming call in the phonebook storage DB 150. The announcement for the group whose number is registered is output through the speaker. For example, when an incoming call of a caller's telephone number belonging to the living family 212 is received, the voice guidance module 163 outputs a voice announcement using a unique name of each group, such as "Call came from a family living together." So that the user can easily identify the caller.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically storing a phone number in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the phone book management module 161 of the wired communication terminal 100 sets a phone book group list in the phone book storage DB 150 according to a user's input (S301). Specifically, the wired communication terminal 100 receives a list of top groups from a user and registers them as a root directory of the phone book storage DB 150 and also lists a plurality of subgroups belonging to each top group from the user. Each top-level group is input and registered as a subdirectory of the root directory. 2 is an example. Alternatively, the directory of the phone book storage DB 150 may be set in advance when the wired communication terminal 100 is manufactured.

Subsequently, when an incoming call of the caller's telephone number display is received through the network interface unit 110 of the wired communication terminal 100 (S303), the control unit 160 of the wired communication terminal 100 rings an incoming call ring to the incoming call. The caller phone number included is extracted and displayed on the display unit 120 (S305).

On the other hand, the phone book management module 161 of the wired communication terminal 100 is activated when an incoming call is received and remains active until a certain time after the call is terminated, and the extracted caller phone number is stored in the phone book storage DB 150. Check that it is stored. If the caller phone number is not stored in the phone book storage DB 150, the phone book management module 161 displays the top group selection menu of the phone book storage DB 150 on the display unit 120, The selection signal for any one of the group list is received through the key input unit 140 (S307). The phone book management module 161 is described as being activated as soon as an incoming call is received to perform the registration operation of the caller's telephone number. However, the phonebook management module 161 may be activated after the call is completed to perform the registration operation of the caller's telephone number. In general, since it is difficult for a user to perform a phone number registration during a call, it is preferable that the phone book management module 161 performs a phone number registration operation after the call ends.

Next, when the top group is selected, the phone book management module 161 of the wired communication terminal 100 displays a selection menu of the subgroup belonging to the selected top group on the display unit 120, and displays the displayed subgroup list. The selection signal for any one is received through the key input unit 140 (S309).

At this time, the phone book management module 161 at step S307 and step S309 to provide the user with the selection menu of the top group list for registering the caller's telephone number and the user with the selection menu of the subgroup list. At this time, the selection menu may be provided in order of the group list used by the user. That is, the phone book management module 161 learns the group information selected by the user at the time of phone number, manages the ranking information for the group list which is used a lot, and provides the selection menu in order of the group list which is used according to the ranking information.

Alternatively, the phone book management module 161 may learn a call origination pattern of the user and provide a selection menu in order of a group list in which the user attempts to make a lot of calls. For example, when a user who uses a wired communication terminal 100 at home makes many phone calls in the order of family 210, acquaintance 250, and alumni 230, that is, a lot of call origination, unregistered caller When providing the user with the list of the top group for registering the phone number for the phone number, the selection menu is provided in the order of the family 210, acquaintance 250, and alumni 230.

The phone book management module 161 of the wired communication terminal 100 receiving the selection signal for the highest group and the lower group registers and stores the caller's telephone number in the highest group and the lower group corresponding to the received selection signal. do. That is, the phone book management module 161 automatically registers and stores the caller's telephone number that has sent the incoming call in the directory of the lower group of the highest group selected by the user in the phone book storage DB 150 (S311). At this time, the phone book management module 161 receives the selection signal for the subgroup and guides the input of the name corresponding to the caller's phone number, and receives the name text from the user through the key input unit 140 to send the caller. Along with the phone number is stored in the phone book storage DB 150.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, when the phonebook management module 161 analyzes the usage pattern of the wired communication terminal 100 of the user and provides a group selection menu, the phonebook management module 161 provides the subgroup list again after providing the top group list. As described above, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to provide a subgroup list to be selected. The analysis and learning results of the user's usage patterns are calculated for each subgroup list. When providing a group list for registering caller's phone number according to the learning, the process of selecting the top group is omitted, and the subgroup is immediately based on the priority. It is desirable to provide a list.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the incoming call is received, the wired communication terminal 100 uses the preset telephone book group list if the calling party phone number included in the incoming call is not registered in the phone book. If the user selects any one of the presented group list by simple key input or touch input, the caller telephone number is stored and registered in the directory of the selected group. Therefore, elderly people who are not familiar with text input can manage the phone book easily.

In addition, the wired communication terminal 100 according to the present invention learns the phonebook usage pattern of the user and provides an optimal group selection menu to the user so that the user can easily select a desired group, thereby increasing convenience.

In addition, the wired communication terminal 100 according to the present invention, when registering the caller's telephone number in the phone book, induces the user to enter the name text by voice, and by recognizing and storing the voice of the name text, the character input is This makes it easier for older people, who are not familiar, to manage their phonebooks.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a DB structure of a phonebook storage DB.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically storing a phone number in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a group selection menu by a learning function in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In a wired communication terminal for managing a phone book using a caller phone number display service, Display means; A phone book storage DB for classifying and storing phone numbers in a directory for each group; And When receiving an incoming call including an unregistered caller's phone number in the phonebook storage DB, displaying a selection menu of a group list to store the caller's phone number on the display unit, and receiving a selection signal for any one of the groups. And telephone book management means for storing the caller phone number in a corresponding group of the phone book storage DB. The method of claim 1, The telephone book management means, A wired communication terminal, characterized by listing the group selection menu on the display unit in the order of the groups registered with many telephone numbers by the user. The method of claim 1, The telephone book management means, Wired communication terminal, characterized in that to display the group selection menu to the display unit in the order of the group of the user's call origination. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The group of the phone book storage DB is a wired communication terminal, characterized in that groups are classified in a tree structure. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And a voice guide means for guiding the group selection menu displayed on the display by the phone book management means by voice. In the method of managing the phone book using the caller phone number display service in the wired communication terminal, (a) classifying the phone book storage DB into a directory for each group; (b) receiving an incoming call including an unregistered caller's phone number in the phonebook storage DB; (c) displaying a selection menu of a group list for storing the caller's telephone number; (d) receiving a selection input for any one of the displayed group lists; And (e) storing the caller's telephone number in a directory of the selected group of the telephone directory storage DB. The method of claim 6, In step (c), A method for managing a phone book in a wired communication terminal, characterized by displaying a group selection menu in the order of a group registered with a large number of telephone numbers by a user. The method of claim 6, In step (c), The telephone book management method of the wired communication terminal, characterized in that for displaying the group selection menu in order of the group of the user's call origination. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, In step (c), The telephone book management method of the wired communication terminal, characterized in that for guiding the displayed group selection menu at the same time. In a wired communication terminal that manages a phone book using the caller's phone number display service, A first function of classifying the phone book storage DB into a directory for each group; A second function of receiving an incoming call including an unregistered caller's phone number in the phonebook storage DB; A third function of displaying a selection menu of a group list for storing the caller's telephone number; A fourth function of receiving a selection input for any one of the displayed group lists; And And a fifth function of storing the caller's telephone number in a directory of the selected group of the phonebook storage DB.

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