KR20140120118A - Real-time contact information management method based on the phone book between the smart terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a real-time contact management method based on contacts between smart terminals. The real-time contact management method comprises the flowing steps: executing, by a first smart terminal, a contact management application using an input means of the first smart terminal; registering, by the first smart terminal, multiple pieces of contact information to be managed into a contact management server; receiving, by the first smart terminal, first update information of the first smart terminal inputted by a user of the first smart terminal using the input means and transmitting the first update information to the contact management server; transmitting, by the contact management server, the first update information to multiple smart terminals referring to the contact of the first terminal; and transmitting, by the contact management server, second update information which have been received from a second smart terminal among the multiple terminals to the first smart terminal referring to the contact of the second smart terminal. Therefore, it is possible to automatically update a user′s contact or others′ contacts which should be continuously managed, thereby offering convenience and interest to the user.

Description

{REAL-TIME CONTACT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON THE PHONE BOOK BETWEEN THE SMART TERMINALS}

The disclosed technique relates to a method for managing inter-personal contacts in real time based on contacts of a smart terminal.

People usually use the address book or phone book to communicate with each other. However, the conventional address book or telephone book records only the information at the time of creation, and does not reflect the information of the changed contact after that. In addition, when the contact of the other party is changed in this way, the user has to change the contact manually.

In such an existing contact management method, there was no way to know the change in real time when the contact information of the other party was changed. Usually, when a contact of a certain person changes, the contact is informed of the change by connecting the call to the existing contact before the person is changed, or the change of the contact is recognized through a voice message or a guide letter. Even if you recognize this change, you have the inconvenience that you need to manually modify your contact information to keep it in mind.

Also, there is a weaker way to actively notify people who have stored their contacts, even when their contacts have changed, by changing their positions, to be able to actively communicate their changed contacts. In this case, it is necessary to notify the change by sending a call or message to the other party with the new telephone number.

This problem has continued to be seen in smart terminals that use apps to store contacts. The reason why such a contact management problem is not solved easily even in a smart terminal is as follows. First, there is no management channel for managing the contact information between the subject of the contact information and the user who uses the contact information. Second, a data network capable of managing the contact data in the smart terminal is a smart card, It is difficult to provide a way to effectively manage this data among smart terminal users who are dependent on a specific telecommunication company. Third, contact form forms in various smart terminals are also used for smart terminal devices There is a difficulty in suggesting a way to manage this in one place.

Another problem with the existing contact management method is that the conventional smart terminal contact contains only static information about the party. For example, this static information means a photograph, a telephone number, or a homepage address of a contact party stored by a mobile phone user. However, this information is not stored in the contact information of the contact party itself, but is stored for the user of the terminal storing the contact information to use only the contact information.

In addition, the contact management applications or applications that manage such contacts on a mobile device do not have a large difference or feature on each mobile device, and the process of connecting a call or sending and receiving a message also differs from that of the contact management application, It is not big, so it does not let the user get any interest.

In order to overcome such disadvantages and limitations, the disclosed technology is intended to improve the disadvantages of the conventional address book used in a smart terminal such as a smart phone and further improve a human relationship between users of the smart terminal.

As a conventional technology for storing a contact used in a smart terminal or a method therefor, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0107109 entitled "Method of Processing Contact and Smart Terminal".

The disclosed technology allows smart terminals using a contact management application to directly change and manage their contact information distributed to smart devices of smart terminal users through a contact management server, The contact information of the other person is automatically updated through the contact management application. In addition, it provides a method of inducing interest and fun through the contact with the personality and characteristics of each person.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a contact management application, the method comprising the steps of: a first smart terminal executing a contact management application through input means of the first smart terminal; Receiving, by the first smart terminal, the first update information of the first smart terminal input by the user of the first smart terminal through the input means and transmitting the first update information to the contact management server; The method comprising: transmitting first update information to a plurality of smart terminals with reference to a contact of one smart terminal; And the contact management server transmitting second update information of the second smart terminal previously received from the second smart terminal among the plurality of smart terminals to the first smart terminal with reference to the contact of the second smart terminal And to provide a method for real-time contact management between smart terminals.

Embodiments of the disclosed technique may have effects that include the following advantages. It should be understood, however, that the scope of the disclosed technology is not to be construed as limited thereby, since the embodiments of the disclosed technology are not meant to include all such embodiments.

According to an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a real-time contact management method between smart terminals automatically updates a large number of contacts that must be continuously managed, thereby providing an effect that a user can easily use.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology, there is an effect of providing more intimacy and bond feeling among smart terminal users sharing a contact through a contact management application.

In addition, when a call is made through a contact management application used in an embodiment of the disclosed technology, it is possible to provide a predetermined call connection effect set by a receiver, and similarly, even when a call is received, It is possible to provide an effect of inducing interest and fun between a user who sends a call and a user who receives a call by providing the user with a predetermined call connection effect.

1 is a flowchart of a method for real-time contact management between smart terminals according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology.
2 is a diagram illustrating a method for updating a contact management application used in an embodiment of the disclosed technique.

The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

The terms " first ", " second ", and the like are used to distinguish one element from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it is present and not to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Each step may take place differently from the stated order unless explicitly stated in a specific order in the context. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the relevant art and can not be construed as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application .

1 is a flow chart of a method for real-time contact management between smart terminals according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology. Referring to FIG. 1, a method for managing a real-time contact between smart terminals includes the steps of (110) executing a contact management app through a first smart terminal through input means of the first smart terminal, The first smart terminal receives the first update information of the first smart terminal input by the user of the first smart terminal through the input means in the first smart terminal, (130) transmitting (140) the first update information to a plurality of smart terminals with which the contact management server refers to the contact of the first smart terminal, and transmitting the first update information To the second smart terminal, the second update information of the second smart terminal previously received from the second smart terminal among the smart terminals of the second smart terminal (150) to the first smart terminal with reference to the contact of the terminal.

Before describing the disclosed technique, the conventional technique will be described as follows. Conventionally, there have been various attempts to manage contacts. However, due to the characteristics of smart terminals that are dependent on specific communication deaths, they have many limitations and limitations in managing data such as contacts. In addition, there was no way or system to manage these contacts in an integrated manner, or because they were so poor, that users had to take some inconvenience in using them.

On the other hand, all conventional approaches to managing contacts in a smart terminal are only a fraction of the size of storing a contact in an individual smart terminal separately and restoring it when necessary. That is, it backs up the fixed contact information that was stored in the past and provides only the convenience of accessing the data if necessary. Therefore, the disclosed technique tries to solve such a problem of the prior art.

In order to solve this problem, the following technique is introduced in the disclosed technology. First, the subscription technique is used to register in-phone contact information to be managed by each smart terminal in the contact management server. This contact management server must act as an independent contact management server that is not dependent on a specific carrier.

Also, the contact information managed by the contact management server supports a common form rather than being dependent on a specific smart terminal, and supports a contact information form in which characteristics of each terminal are accommodated to the maximum. In addition to the existing contacts, we also support various personality elements of the subject of contact information to support various personalities of each smart terminal user using this contact management server. In the following, the technical steps for implementing this step will be described.

In step 110, the first smart terminal executes the contact management application using the input means of the first smart terminal. In one embodiment of the disclosed technology, the term smart terminal means that data communication is possible using a module supported by each terminal, such as a smartphone or a tablet PC. The input means means a touch screen or button supported by the smart terminal. For example, the contact management application may be executed using a touch screen of a smart phone.

Meanwhile, the contact management application executed in the first smart terminal in step 110 is used in the disclosed technology in place of the conventional contact, and includes various information about each smart terminal user. The contact management application can store contacts of another smart terminal separately in the application, but the contact management application used in the disclosed technology directly accesses and manages the contacts stored in the memory of the smart terminal.

That is, the contact information stored in the address book or the phone book used by the original user is managed by using the application, not only individual contacts but also various information according to profiles and individuals. Hereinafter, the contact management app will be described in more detail.

The contact management app includes at least one of contact information, profile information, status information, and call decorating information for each of the users of the at least one smart terminal. Wherein the contact information includes at least one of a phone number, a mail address, and a home address for a smart terminal user stored in the contact management application.

For example, the contact information may be a phone number for a smart terminal user A stored in the contact management application executed by the first smart terminal. In another example, the contact information may be a home address for the smart terminal user B stored in the contact management application executed in the first smart terminal.

As described above, the contact information includes at least one of a telephone number, an e-mail address, and a home address, and thus may include only one, or some or all of them.

Meanwhile, the profile information included in the contact management application includes at least one of a photograph, a birthday, and an anniversary for one smart terminal user stored in the contact management application. For example, the profile information may be a photograph of a smart terminal user named A's stored in a contact management app run on the first smart terminal.

Like the contact information, the profile information includes at least one of photographs, birthdays, and anniversaries for any one of the smart terminal users. Therefore, the profile information may include only one, or some or all of them.

In addition, the status information included in the contact management application includes at least one of the availability, the current status, and the mood set by the user of any smart terminal stored in the contact management application. Here, the availability of the telephone indicates whether the smart terminal user who has set the corresponding status information can receive the call or not. The current status is different from the availability of a telephone call, and indicates that the smart terminal user is in a specific place such as where the user is located or what he / she is doing. The mood may be indicative of the state of mind of the smart terminal user, for example, indicating joy, sadness, boredom, or depression.

In addition, the call decorating information included in the contact management application refers to a predetermined call connection screen displayed on the screen of the smart terminal when each smart terminal user makes a call, receives a call, or connects a call. For example, the currency decorating information may be a photograph or an image displayed on the screen of the smart terminal. In another example, the currency decorating information may be an effect of displaying a predetermined effect on the smart terminal screen.

On the other hand, the contact management application including the various information stores the contact information, the profile information, the status information, the call decorating information, and the like, Receives the edited information through the contact management server, and reflects the edited information in the contact information of each user through the contact management application.

That is, rather than manually updating and managing all the contact information of the other person stored in the terminal of the user, each smart terminal user inputs and updates only the latest information about himself / herself, To another smart terminal that is referring to the contact of the smart terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to easily update information on each contact automatically without manually changing the contact information of the other person.

In addition, the contact management application used in one embodiment of the disclosed technology can display a plurality of stored smart terminal users differently. For example, if it is assumed that a smart terminal user named A & D is stored as a smart terminal user in a contact management application executed in the first smart terminal, the contact management application displays the A & It is possible to display it.

In step 120, the first smart terminal registers a plurality of contact information managed by the first smart terminal in the contact management server. In step 120, the first smart terminal may register all the contacts stored in the memory of the first smart terminal with the contact management server, or may register a part of all the contacts. In addition, the first smart terminal may register some of a plurality of contacts as a group. For example, the group may be a user of the first smart terminal, such as a family member or a friend, sharing smart terminal users under their own criteria.

In step 130, the first smart terminal transmits its update information to the contact management server. That is, the first smart terminal receives its own update information input by the user of the first smart terminal, and transmits the update information to the contact management server. Hereinafter, the update information of the first smart terminal itself is referred to as first update information.

In operation 130, the first smart terminal receives the first update information from the user of the first smart terminal through the input means previously used to execute the contact management application. For example, the input means may be a touch pad of a smart terminal. Here, the first update information is input by a user of the first smart terminal and includes at least one of contact information, profile information, status information, and call decorating information of the first smart terminal. Each piece of information has various information about the user of the first smart terminal.

In the case of the conventional contact, there are few additional items to be described except for the phone number and name of the person who stored it, but in recent years, various kinds of personal information such as the photograph or birthday of the person have been included. Therefore, in the disclosed technology, various information of each user using the smart terminal is easily updated.

In step 130, the first smart terminal transmits the first update information received from the user to the contact management server. In transmitting the first update information to the contact server, the first smart terminal preferably uses a wireless network scheme such as 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi.

In step 140, the contact management server receives the first update information from the first smart terminal. And transmits the first update information to a plurality of smart terminals with reference to the contact of the first smart terminal. That is, the contact management server transmits the first update information for the user of the first smart terminal to the plurality of smart terminal users storing the contact of the user of the first smart terminal.

Meanwhile, in step 140, the contact management server can use the push notification method by transmitting the first update information. Of course, it is possible to receive a request for the first update information transmitted from the first smart terminal separately from any one of the plurality of smart terminals, but requesting to reflect information of smart terminal users updated in real time It is possible to omit it. Therefore, it is preferable that the contact management server uses a push notification method.

In transmitting the first update information to a plurality of smart terminals referencing the contacts of the first smart terminal, it is possible to transmit the first update information according to the other. For example, the contact management server can transmit profile information to at least two smart terminals among a plurality of smart terminals according to a setting value transmitted from the first smart terminal.

In addition, it is also possible to display different profiles as well as other information. For example, the contact management server can transmit different status information, call decorating information, and the like to at least two smart terminals of the plurality of smart terminals according to the set values transmitted from the first smart terminal.

In addition, the contact management server can transmit the first update information in a push notifying manner to the specific group set by the first smart terminal. For example, the first smart terminal may group only a part of a plurality of contacts corresponding to a plurality of smart terminals, transmit the changed contact information to the server, and transmit the changed contact information to the corresponding group.

Here, a particular group can be a family member, friend, or co-worker. It is also possible to change the members of the group thus set up or to set up additional groups. It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that some of the contacts corresponding to a plurality of smart terminals may be grouped and modified.

When grouping is performed in the first smart terminal, it is possible to assign different profiles to users of the smart terminals belonging to the group and users of the smart terminals not belonging to the group. For example, if a family group is set up in the first smart terminal and transferred to the contact management server, the family photo may be displayed as a profile on the smart terminal used by family members belonging to the family group, and the user of another smart terminal A proof photograph may be displayed. In addition, not only the profile but also other contact information can be displayed differently according to the group.

It is also possible to automatically forward group-wide contacts to other smart terminals belonging to a particular group. If the first smart terminal registers the group in the contact management server through step 120, it automatically notifies any one of the smart terminals in the group of the contacts of the first smart terminal and the contacts of other smart terminals belonging to the group It is possible.

For example, assuming that a first smart terminal registers a, b and c among a plurality of contacts as a group, and each of a, b, and c does not know each other's contacts, The first smart terminal transmits a contact of b, c, and a smart terminal receives and stores the contact in the terminal.

In step 150, the contact management server transmits update information previously received from any one of the plurality of smart terminals to the first smart terminal. Hereinafter, any one of the plurality of smart terminals is referred to as a second smart terminal, and the update information previously received from the second smart terminal is referred to as second update information.

That is, in step 150, the contact management server receives the second update information from the second smart terminal in advance and transmits the second update information to the first smart terminal. Here, the second smart terminal means any smart terminal stored in the contact management application executed in the first smart terminal.

Accordingly, the first smart terminal refers to the contact of the second smart terminal, notifies the other smart terminals of the contact with the updated contact through their first contact information, And to reflect updated contacts. According to the above-described processes, the first smart terminal and the second smart terminal achieve the purpose of providing convenience to each user by using the contact management application reflecting the updated latest contact information between them.

Of course, all smart terminal users who use contact management apps as well as first smart terminals and second smart terminals, and who reference each other's contacts, also provide the convenience provided by one embodiment of the disclosed technology.

In operation 150, the contact management server may transmit the first update information received from the first smart terminal to the plurality of smart terminals at the same time.

That is, the contact management server receives second update information from the second smart terminal in advance, and when the first smart terminal transmits the first update information that updated the contact of the first smart terminal, the contact management server transmits the second update information, And transmits the first update information received from the first smart terminal to the plurality of smart terminals referring to the contact of the first smart terminal. Accordingly, there is an advantage that updated contacts can be received in real time among users of smart terminals.

The step 150 further includes a step 150a of connecting the call using the updated contact management application by the first smart terminal. If the user of the first smart terminal attempts to call the smart terminal user stored in the contact management application in step 150a, the smart terminal user displays a predetermined call connection screen in accordance with the call connection signal previously transmitted to the contact management server It is possible to do.

For example, if it is assumed that a call is connected between the first smart terminal and the second smart terminal, a call connection screen preset by the user of the second smart terminal may be displayed on the screen of the first smart terminal, A call connection screen preset by the user of the first smart terminal can be displayed on the screen.

The connection of the call in step 150a includes a case where a user of the first smart terminal originates a call to the second smart terminal and a user of the first smart terminal receives a call from the second smart terminal. In this case, the contact management server transmits a call connection screen corresponding to the call connection signal preset by the user of the second smart terminal and transmitted to the first smart terminal. Then, the contact management application executed in the first smart terminal displays the call connection screen and the effect corresponding to the signal.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the disclosed technology, it is also possible to provide a sound effect such as voice or effect sound, or to provide an image such as a moving picture or an animation, as well as a screen preset by the other party. Accordingly, the first smart terminal and the second smart terminal provide the user with the feeling of intimacy and bond. In addition, the present invention provides an advantage of causing interest and fun among users who use the contact management application through the call connection screen.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method for updating a contact management application used in an embodiment of the disclosed technique. Referring to FIG. 2, a contact management application is executed in each of the first smart terminal to the fifth smart terminal. Each contact management application executed in the smart terminals is wirelessly connected to the contact management server.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the contacts of the second smart terminal, the third smart terminal, and the fourth smart terminal are stored in the contact management application of the first smart terminal. And the contacts of the fifth smart terminal are not stored.

In this situation, if the user of the fourth smart terminal updates his contact information and the user of the fifth smart terminal updates his profile information, the contact management server updates the updated information from the fourth and fifth smart terminals And when the contact management application is executed in the first smart terminal, only the update information of the fourth smart terminal storing the contact in the first smart terminal is transmitted. The contact management application executing in the first smart terminal receives the update information for the fourth smart terminal and updates the contact information to the latest state.

In other words, the contact management server filters the update information of the fifth smart that is not stored in the first smart terminal. Therefore, it is possible to conveniently use the contact management app without confusion among users using the contact management app.

Although the method for real-time contact management between smart terminals through the embodiments of the disclosed technology has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings for the sake of understanding, it should be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated that variations and equivalents of other embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the disclosed technology should be determined by the appended claims.

110: Running the contact management app 120: Registering contact information
130: Transmitting first update information to the server 140: Transmitting first update information to the terminal
150: second update information transmission 150a: terminal-to-terminal call connection

Claims (15)

The first smart terminal executing the contact management application through the input means of the first smart terminal;
Registering a plurality of contact information to be managed by the first smart terminal in a contact management server;
Receiving, from the first smart terminal, first update information of a first smart terminal input by a user of the first smart terminal through the input means, and transmitting the first update information to the contact management server;
The contact management server transmitting the first update information to a plurality of smart terminals with reference to the contact of the first smart terminal; And
The contact management server transmits second update information of the second smart terminal previously received from the second smart terminal among the plurality of smart terminals to the first smart terminal with reference to the contact of the second smart terminal A method for real-time contact management between smart terminals, comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1, wherein registering with the contact management server comprises:
And registering, as a group, a part of the plurality of contact information stored in the first smart terminal, and transmitting, to the third smart terminal among the smart terminals belonging to the group, contact information of all the smart terminals belonging to the group Lt; / RTI &
Wherein the contact management application executed in the third smart terminal is capable of receiving the contact information and storing the contact information of the entire group in the third smart terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the first smart terminal comprises:
Transmits to the contact management server a request signal requesting the second update information of the second smart terminal from which the first smart terminal refers to the contact among the plurality of smart terminals,
Wherein the contact management server transmits the second update information including the changed contact information of the second smart terminal among the plurality of pre-stored contacts to the first smart terminal in accordance with the request signal to update the latest information Real-time contact management method. 2. The method according to claim 1,
And at least one of contact information, profile information, status information, and currency decorating information of the first smart terminal,
Wherein the second update information includes at least one of contact information, profile information, status information, and call decorating information of the second smart terminal. 5. The method according to claim 4,
A smart terminal, comprising: at least one smart phone; at least one of a phone number, a mail address, and a home address for each smartphone user. 5. The method according to claim 4,
A method for real-time contact management between smart terminals, comprising at least one of name, sex, age, photo, birthday and anniversary for each of the users of the smart terminal. 5. The method according to claim 4,
A method for real-time contact management between smart terminals, the method comprising: receiving at least one of a telephone availability, a current state, and a mood for each of users of a smart terminal. [5] The method of claim 4,
A method for real-time contact management between a smart terminal and a smart terminal, the smart terminal including a call connection screen and an effect displayed on a screen of the smart terminal when a user of the smart terminal makes a call connection, a reception call and a call connection. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the input means of the first smart terminal comprises:
Wherein the first smart terminal supports a touch screen. The contact management system according to claim 1,
And receiving at least one update information from the plurality of smart terminals in advance and storing the at least one update information in a DB associated with the contact management server. The contact management system according to claim 1,
And displaying at least one of the previously stored contacts as images of different sizes on the screen of the first smart terminal. The contact management method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of the first smart terminal updating the contact management app according to the second update information and connecting a call to the contact of the updated second smart terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
When a user of the first smart terminal sends a call to the second smart terminal or a user of the first smart terminal receives a call from the second smart terminal, And displaying the call connection screen and the effect corresponding to the call connection signal transmitted to the contact management server on the screen of the first smart terminal. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the second smart terminal comprises at least one of an image, a photograph, a voice and an image corresponding to the call connection signal input by the user of the second smart terminal. The contact management system according to claim 1,
And transmits different update information to at least two smart terminals of the plurality of smart terminals according to a set value transmitted from the first smart terminal.

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