KR20110139589A - Mobile terminal and multi recipient input method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and a method for inputting a multi receiver are provided to select a desired multi receiver list by providing a multi receiver list which is comprised of a plurality of receiver groups. CONSTITUTION: A multi receiver database manages a multi receiver list. A display unit(151) displays a message to be transmitted and a receiver input screen. If the specific receives is inputted on a receiver input screen, a control unit(180) displays at least one multi receiver list. If at least one receives list is selected, the control unit automatically inputs a plurality of receives to a corresponding multi receiver list on a receiver input screen.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND MULTI RECIPIENT INPUT METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a multi-recipient input method thereof capable of easily inputting a plurality of recipients when sending an e-mail or a group message.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include data and voice communication functions, taking pictures or videos through a camera, storing voices, playing music files through a speaker system, and displaying images or videos.

Some mobile terminals include additional functionality to play games, while others are implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive broadcast or multicast signals to watch video or television programs.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. The foregoing efforts include not only changes and improvements in the structural components forming the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows a user who is unfamiliar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also user interface (UI) Is becoming an important function of Accordingly, as the touch function is applied to a mobile terminal in various forms, development of a user interface (UI) corresponding thereto is further demanded.

Recently, as a mobile terminal having various functions such as a smart phone appears, the usage pattern of the mobile terminal is shifting from a voice call to a text and an application. Among them, the functions of the mobile terminal related to the text include sending / receiving messages (SMS / MMS) and e-mails.

 However, when sending a meeting guide or the like to a plurality of recipients (for example, ten persons) through an e-mail or a message, the mobile terminal user should write the message contents and find each of the ten recipients. In case of sending an additional message, the message is found in the outbox (or archive) and then resent to the 10 recipients through the retransmission function.

However, this conventional method is cumbersome in finding and entering a recipient when sending an e-mail or a group message, and when sending an additional message, the user may have previously sent a message (related message) among many messages stored in the outbox (or archive). There was a hassle to find).

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a multi-recipient input method thereof capable of easily inputting a plurality of recipients when sending an e-mail or a group message.

A multi-recipient input method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises the steps of: creating a message; Displaying a list of at least one multi-recipient by searching for a multi-recipient database when a predetermined recipient is input on a recipient input screen; Automatically inputting a plurality of recipients included in the multi-recipient list on a receiver input screen when one of the displayed multi-recipient lists is selected; Sending the message to the input plurality of recipients.

The message includes SMS, MMS and E-mail.

The multi-recipient list is simply composed of a plurality of recipients including a plurality of recipients related to the recipient (TO) or including recipient identification information for each recipient (TO), reference (CC), and blind reference (BCC).

The multi receiver list is stored in the multi receiver database each time it is transmitted.

The stored multi-recipient list is stored for each item of identification number (ID), recipient count, recipient list, and hit count indicating the frequency of transmission.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises: a multi-recipient database for managing a multi-recipient list; A display unit which displays a message to be sent and a receiver input screen; A control unit for displaying at least one multi-recipient list when a specific recipient is input on the recipient input screen, and automatically inputting a plurality of recipients included in the multi-recipient list to a recipient input screen when one multi-recipient list is selected; do.

The message includes SMS, MMS and E-mail.

The multi-recipient list is simply composed of a plurality of recipients including a plurality of recipients related to the recipient (TO) or including recipient identification information for each recipient (TO), reference (CC), and blind reference (BCC).

The control unit stores the transmitted multi-recipient list in a multi-recipient database in a format including an identification number (ID), a recipient count, a recipient list, and a hit count item indicating a transmission frequency.

The present invention according to the embodiment provides a multi-recipient list consisting of a plurality of recipient groups when sending an e-mail or a group message to select the desired multi-recipient list to conveniently enter a plurality of recipients in one multi-recipient list selection It works.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate.
3 is a diagram illustrating a format of a multi receiver receiver stored in a multi receiver DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of storing receiver information in a multi-recipient DB in an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5B illustrate an example of displaying a multi-recipient list when a specific recipient is input on the receiver input screen.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-recipient input method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7B are diagrams showing examples of selecting and inputting multiple recipients on a message creation screen;

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are merely given in consideration of ease of preparation of the present specification, and do not impart any particular meaning or role by themselves. Therefore, it should be noted that the "module" and "unit" may be used interchangeably with each other.

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, a terminal described herein includes a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. And fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may also be applied to the fixed terminal except for components specially configured for mobile use.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in turn.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems, and in particular, digital multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), and media forward link (MediaFLO). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as only), digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), integrated services digital broadcast-terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A representative example of the location information module 115 is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby obtaining three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude. It can be calculated accurately. Currently, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module may calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display module 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of a user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be described later with reference to the touch screen.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 serves as a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 or inputted from the cradle by a user. Various command signals may be a passage for transmitting to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, a sound output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or a GUI.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure and constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, or a three-dimensional display. 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED). In addition, two or more display modules 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) may be simultaneously provided in the mobile terminal 100. The touch screen may be configured to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and area.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, the signal may be output in the form of vibration. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, the signal for notification of event occurrence may be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180 and may provide a function for temporarily storing input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). It can also be done. In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), RAM (RAM, Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) magnetic memory, magnetic disk, It may include at least one type of storage medium of the optical disk. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing a writing input or a drawing input performed on the touch screen as text and an image, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives the external power and the internal power under the control of the controller 180 as a battery and supplies power required for the operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing the functions. It may be implemented by the controller 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

The terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite based communication system. Can be.

2 illustrates a wireless communication system capable of operating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (“BS”) 270, base station controllers (“BSCs”) 275, A mobile switching center (MSC) 280 may be included. The MSC 280 is configured to be connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 290 and is also configured to be connected to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments, each of which has a specific spectrum (eg, 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The broadcast transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcast signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

Satellite Positioning System (GPS) The satellites 300 help to locate at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 4, useful location information may be obtained by two or less or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, the location can be tracked using not only the GPS tracking technology but also all the technologies that can track the location. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

The present invention proposes a method for easily providing input of a plurality of recipients when a user composes an e-mail or a message.

 When you send an e-mail or group message, finding and typing in the recipient every time is very cumbersome. The present invention manages a multi-recipient database (DB) in the mobile terminal to facilitate the receiver input. Therefore, when a part of the name of the recipient is input on the recipient input screen after the e-mail or the group message is written, the recipient list is displayed for selecting a specific recipient at the bottom of the recipient input screen. In this case, the input receiver may be a plurality.

Then, when a specific recipient is selected from the recipient list (receipt input is completed), the control unit multiplies the SNS (Social Network Service) history, group picture list, SMS / MMS / E-MAIL reception / outbound list related to the selected recipient. Search in the recipient DB to display a list of multiple recipients, with multiple recipient lists grouped together.

Therefore, the user can easily send an e-mail or a group message to a plurality of recipients at once by selecting one multi-recipient list from the displayed multi-recipient list.

Hereinafter, the operation will be described in more detail.

In FIG. 1, memory 160 includes a multi-recipient database DB. The controller 180 stores the recipients (a group of recipients) in the multi-recipient DB when the user sends two or more e-mails or messages.

3 illustrates a format of a multi receiver receiver stored in a multi receiver DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multi-recipient list format includes an identification number (ID), a recipient count, a recipient list, and a hit count item indicating a transmission frequency.

In particular, the recipient list item of the multi-recipient DB may include a telephone number and a transmission method as well as the name of the receiver.

For example, if a user sends an SMS message five times to “Hong Gil-dong, Go-gil-dong, and Kim Je-dong,” the multi-recipient data can be identified by (xxxxx), the number of recipients (three), the recipient list (Hong-gil-dong / 01076554444 / SMS, Ko-gil-dong). / 0704345243 / SMS, Kim Je-dong / 01190872312 / SMS) and Hit count (No. 5).

In addition, the recipient list item of the multi-recipient DB may include information related to a recipient (TO), a reference (CC) and a blind reference (BCC). In general, when sending MMS and e-mail rather than SMS, recipients are inputted separately in TO, CC, and BCC fields. Therefore, if the recipient (TO), CC (CC), and BCC (BCC) are stored separately in the recipient list item of the multi-recipient DB, whether Hong Gil-Dong enters TO with one choice when sending messages with MMS and Email You can automatically enter the recipients in the To, CC, and BCC fields without having to tell if they enter.

That is, as shown below, the recipient list is stored in the recipient list item in the form of recipient name / telephone number / transmission method / input classification. Therefore, when the actual message is sent, Gogil-dong is entered in the CC field and Kim Je-dong in the BCC column in the first recipient list, and both Gogil-dong and Kim-Je-dong are entered in the To field along with Honggil-dong in the second list. It's possible.

(1) Hong Gil-dong / 01076554444 / MMS / TO, Go-Gil-dong / 0704345243 / MMS / CC, Kim Je-dong / 01190872312 / MMS / BCC HitCount = 10

(2) Hong Gil-dong / 01076554444 / MMS / TO, Go-Gil-dong / 0704345243 / MMS / TO, Kim Je-dong / 01190872312 / MMS / TO HitCount = 10

4 is a flowchart illustrating storing receiver information in a multi-recipient DB when a user transmits an e-mail or a message in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a user inputs a recipient in a created E-mail or message (SMS / MMS), the controller 180 transmits the corresponding E-mail or message to the input recipient (S10 and S211). .

Once the transmission of the E-mail or message is completed, the controller 180 checks whether the number of recipients included in the E-mail or message is two or more (in the present invention) (S12). As a result of the check, when the E-mail or the message is transmitted to two or more recipients, the controller 180 stores the recipient list for the corresponding E-mail or the message in the multi-recipient DB (S13). If you have sent the same e-mail or message before, only change the "Hit count".

On the other hand, when the E-mail or message is sent to the individual recipients, the controller 180 stores the recipient list in the archive of the corresponding E-mail or message as in the prior art (S14).

Thereafter, when the user transmits an e-mail or a message to a plurality of recipients, the user may select one multi-recipient list stored in the multi-recipient DB and input two or more recipient lists on the recipient input screen at once.

Hereinafter, an operation of selecting a plurality of recipient lists stored in the multi-recipient DB and inputting a plurality of recipient lists in a receiver input window will be described.

5A to 5B illustrate an example of displaying a multi-recipient list when a specific recipient is input on the receiver input screen.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when a user inputs a part of a recipient name (for example, "Ye") on the recipient input screen after composing a message, a recipient list including the corresponding "Ye" is displayed as in the prior art. (Suggest recipient selection). If a user selects a specific receiver (Yonbok) to be input from the displayed recipient list, the controller 180 searches for a record including "Yeunbok" in the multi-recipient DB and displays two multi-recipient lists. In this case, the displayed multi-recipient list is displayed in order of high hit count.

Therefore, when the user selects the first multi-recipient list from the two multi-recipient lists, four recipient lists of Yeunbok, Gwansu, HyungJun, and Sangchun are entered into the input screen at once.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5B while the two multi-recipient lists are displayed, when the user inputs and adds "Sangchun" to the receiver input screen, the controller 180 adds the "Sangchun". Searches for records containing "Yeunbok" and "Sangchun" and displays a single multi-recipient list. This method is applied when narrowing the displayed multi receiver DB. Similarly, when the user selects the corresponding multi-recipient list, four recipient lists of Yeunbok, Gwansu, HyungJun, and Sangchun are entered into the input screen at once.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-recipient input method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7A to 7B illustrate examples of selecting and inputting multiple recipients on a message composition screen.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a user inputs a part of a name of a receiver on a receiver input screen to send a corresponding message after creating a message (or E-mail) (S20 and S21), the controller 180 generates a multi-recipient DB. In step S22, the candidate recipient list including the partial name is displayed. The candidate recipient list serves to allow the user to select the name of the user to actually enter.

If a user selects a specific recipient to be actually input, for example, "Hong Gil Dong" from the candidate recipient list (S23), the controller 180 searches for a record including "Hong Gil Dong" in the multi-recipient DB and shows the result shown in FIG. As shown, two multi-recipient lists are displayed. At this time, the displayed multi-recipient list is displayed in order of the high frequency (S24). In addition, the present invention may directly enter the name of the recipient without going through the process (s21-s23).

When the user selects the first multi-recipient list having the highest transmission frequency among the two multi-recipient lists (S25), the controller 180 recalls three recipients included in the selected first multi-recipient list, namely, Hong-Gil-Dong, Go-Gil-Dong and Kim-JDong. Automatically fill in the receiver input screen. Then, if the user selects the message transmission, the controller 180 transmits the created message (or E-mail) to the three input recipients (Hong Gil-dong, Go-gil-dong, and Kim Je-dong) (S26).

As described above, in case of sending MMS and e-mail instead of SMS, the recipients should be inputted by TO, CC, and BCC. To this end, the receiver list items of the multi-recipient DB include recipient identification information, that is, information related to a recipient (TO), a reference (CC), and a blind reference (BCC).

Therefore, when a user enters "Hong Gil Dong" in the To field, as shown in FIG. 7B after MMS and E-mail creation, the controller 180 includes "Hong Gil Dong" in the multi-recipient DB. Two multi-recipient lists including the classification information (TO, CC, BCC) are displayed. Also in this case, the displayed multi-recipient list is displayed in order of high hit count.

Accordingly, when the user selects the second multi-recipient list from the two multi-recipient lists, the controller 180 may include five recipients included in the selected second multi-recipient list, that is, Hong-Gil-Dong, Go-Gil-Dong, Kim-Dong-Lee, Lee-Kil-Soo and Go-KilDong. Is automatically entered in the TO field, Kim Je-dong, Lee Kyung-soo in the CC field, and Kim Yeon-hwa in the BCC field.

As described above, the present invention provides a multi-recipient list including a plurality of recipients when inputting a recipient after creating an SMS, MMS, and E-mail, thereby selecting a plurality of recipients without selecting a plurality of recipients. Recipients can send the created SMS, MMS and E-mail at once.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method may be embodied as computer readable codes on a medium in which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . The computer may also include a control unit of the terminal.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

110: wireless communication unit 111: broadcast receiving module
112: mobile communication module 113; Wireless Internet Module
140; Sensing unit 150: output unit
151: display unit 151-1: sub LCD
160: memory 180: control unit

Claims (10)

Creating a message;
Displaying a list of at least one multi-recipient by searching for a multi-recipient database when a predetermined recipient is input on the recipient input screen;
Automatically inputting a plurality of recipients included in the multi-recipient list to the recipient input screen when one of the displayed multi-recipient lists is selected;
And transmitting the created message to the input plurality of recipients. The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes SMS, MMS, and E-mail, and the input recipient includes a part or all of a recipient name. The multi-recipient of the mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the multi-recipient list includes a plurality of recipients including a plurality of recipients related to the recipients, or a plurality of recipients including recipient classification information for each recipient, reference, and blind reference. Input method. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the transmitted multi receiver list in a multi receiver database. The method of claim 4, wherein the stored multi-recipient list format is
And a transmission number item indicating an identification number, a number of recipients, a list of recipients, and a transmission frequency. A multi-recipient database for managing the multi-recipient list;
A display unit which displays a message to be sent and a receiver input screen;
A control unit for displaying at least one or more multi-recipient lists when a specific recipient is input on the recipient input screen, and automatically inputting a plurality of recipients included in the multi-recipient list to a recipient input screen when one multi-recipient list is selected; Mobile terminal, characterized in that. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said message is
And SMS, MMS, and E-mail, wherein the entered recipient comprises some or all of the recipient's name. The method of claim 6, wherein the multi-recipient list is
A mobile terminal comprising a plurality of recipients including a plurality of recipients related to the recipient or including recipient identification information by recipient, reference and blind carbon copy. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control unit
And store the transmitted multi-recipient list in a multi-recipient database. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the stored multi-recipient list format is
And a transmission number item indicating an identification number, a number of recipients, a list of recipients, and a transmission frequency.

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