KR20140128815A - A portable terminal and a method for operating it - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an operating method for a portable terminal includes steps of initiating a call with a counterpart terminal and receiving a speech signal; detecting interface input corresponding to a stand-by order during the calling; and blocking receiving speech sound by the stand-by order.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a method of operating the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a portable terminal and an operation method thereof, and relates to a portable terminal and a method of operating the same, which can improve convenience of a user and a calling party through control and notification of a terminal function according to an interface input.

Recently, the spread of terminals is spreading. Generally, smart phones provide various services using various sensors and mobile communication. In particular, a number of applications using smart phones have recently been released.

Especially, as the high-speed mobile communication is expanded nationwide, users can communicate with each other by using a smart phone, and can transmit / receive various information.

In this way, users can also make a call to transmit / receive various information using a smart phone.

Particularly, there are many cases in which it is intended to acquire specific information through a call. For example, a call is made to inquire about the telephone number of the other party, the telephone number of another person, the name, the address, the current position of the other party, the schedule information, and a specific file.

In this case, the user operates the key button to search for and provide information received from the other party in the terminal, or after terminating the call, searches the corresponding information through the wireless Internet or the like to use the call, text, multimedia message To the other party.

However, when the user inquires the information inquired during the call from his / her mobile terminal and provides the information to the other party, the user must operate the key button of the mobile terminal several times, so that the information search is not easy and the call is temporarily stopped And the like.

In addition, when the user searches for and provides the information after the user ends the call, the user forgets to search for and provide the information after the call is terminated, There is a problem that trust is lost from the other party.

In addition, there is a problem in that unnecessary voice data is transmitted to the other party while the user performs an operation for providing information to the other party, which is inquired during a call. This results in a waste of bandwidth due to unnecessary data transmission.

Further, there is a problem in that the other party must wait without any information while the user performs the operation. In addition, the other party has to listen to only unnecessary voice signals while the user does not know what state the user is in while checking the information inquired by the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal that prevents unnecessary voice information from being transmitted by blocking transmission tones according to a predetermined condition in a call process in order to solve the above problems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal in which standby information is transmitted to the other party and the other party can grasp the current state of the user when the user performs another operation in the calling process.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of initiating a call with a counterpart terminal and transmitting and receiving a voice signal; Detecting an interface input corresponding to a wait command in the call state; Obtaining status information of the portable terminal according to the wait command; And transmitting the status information to the counterpart terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a voice signal when a call with a counterpart terminal is started; And a control unit for detecting an interface input corresponding to the standby command in the call state and for blocking the transmission voice by the standby command.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, when a busy user transmits status information to another party while another user is busy, the other party can easily grasp the status of the user.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, unnecessary voice data can be prevented from being wasted by switching to a standby command in response to a user operation or voice input while automatically maintaining the current system, and automatically shutting down the transmission tone.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can check the execution result without inconvenience by outputting the notification interface according to the function execution result received from the counterpart terminal, which is in the standby state, And can perform the terminal function corresponding to the execution result.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system including a portable terminal and a counterpart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining state information transmitted from a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining a notification interface output to a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Thus, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. Furthermore, all of the conditional terms and embodiments listed herein are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of enabling understanding of the concepts of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting in any way to the specifically listed embodiments and conditions .

It is also to be understood that the detailed description, as well as the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments thereof, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. It is also to be understood that such equivalents include all elements contemplated to perform the same function irrespective of the currently known equivalents as well as the equivalents to be developed in the future, i.e., the structure.

Thus, for example, it should be understood that the block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of exemplary circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, all flowcharts, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like are representative of various processes that may be substantially represented on a computer-readable medium and executed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly shown .

The functions of the various elements shown in the figures, including the functional blocks depicted in the processor or similar concept, may be provided by use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in connection with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or a plurality of individual processors, some of which may be shared.

Also, the explicit use of terms such as processor, control, or similar concepts should not be interpreted exclusively as hardware capable of running software, and may be used without limitation as a digital signal processor (DSP) (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and non-volatile storage. Other hardware may also be included.

In the claims hereof, the elements represented as means for performing the functions described in the detailed description include all types of software including, for example, a combination of circuit elements performing the function or firmware / microcode etc. , And is coupled with appropriate circuitry to execute the software to perform the function. It is to be understood that the invention defined by the appended claims is not to be construed as encompassing any means capable of providing such functionality, as the functions provided by the various listed means are combined and combined with the manner in which the claims require .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above 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 the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an entire system including a portable terminal 100 and a counterpart terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and the like may be used as the portable terminal 100 and the counterpart terminal 200, , Navigation, and the like. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, except where the configuration is applicable only to the portable terminal 100 .

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal 100 and the counterpart terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a call through a base station, and can transmit and receive a voice signal when a call starts.

A base station (BS) includes an access point (AP), a radio access station (RAS), a node B, a base transceiver station (BTS), a mobile multihop relay ) -BS, and may include all or some of the functions of the access point, the radio access station, the node B, the base transceiver station, and the MMR-BS.

When the call is started, the portable terminal 100 can access the base station through the mobile communication network and can receive the voice signal transmitted from the counterpart terminal 200 from the base station.

Likewise, the counterpart terminal 200 can access the base station through the mobile communication network when the call is started, and can receive the voice signal transmitted from the portable terminal 100 from the base station.

In addition, the portable terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention detects an interface input corresponding to a standby command in a call state, acquires status information of the portable terminal according to a standby command, (200).

Further, when the interface input corresponding to the standby command is detected, the portable terminal 100 can block the transmission voice by the standby command.

The interface input may include a voice input corresponding to a user action or a standby command detected based on sensing information sensed from at least one sensor.

Conversely, the portable terminal 100 can receive the waiting information from the counterpart terminal 200 while performing the call, and output the waiting information.

The portable terminal 100 may output the standby interface according to the standby information and the standby interface may include the status information of the other terminal 200. [

For example, the state information of the counterpart terminal 200 may include at least one of an address book search state, another call state, a map search state, or a schedule search state.

The portable terminal 100 can receive the search result from the counterpart terminal 200 and output the notification interface based on the received search result. The portable terminal 100 can display the function of the portable terminal 100 Can be executed.

The structure of the portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The portable terminal 100 may be connected to the counterpart terminal 200 through a mobile communication network or a wireless network, and the mutual configurations may be the same. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the portable terminal 100 will be mainly described.

2 is a block diagram of a portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensor unit 140, an output unit 150, a storage unit 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, and a portable terminal having more or less components than those shown in Fig. 1 may be implemented.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the portable terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the portable terminal 100 and the network in which the portable 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 broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

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

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. 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 may be built in or enclosed in the portable terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the portable terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 2, an A / V (Audio / Video) 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 image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the storage unit 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like, and processes it as electrical voice data

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensor unit 140 senses the current state of the portable terminal 100 such as the opening and closing state of the portable terminal 100, the position of the portable terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the portable terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensor unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The sensor unit 140 may include, for example, an altitude sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, an air pressure sensor, and the like.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed in the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call is displayed. When the portable terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received image or the UI and the GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the storage unit 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 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the portable terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the portable terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the portable terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

The storage unit 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, The storage unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The storage unit 160 may store a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type storage unit (for example, an SD or XD storage unit) A static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) A magnetic storage unit, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The portable terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all the external devices connected to the portable terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the portable terminal 100 or allows data in the portable terminal 100 to be transmitted to an external device. For example, there may be a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, an audio input / A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the portable terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively. The control unit 180 can generate the input pattern data through such pattern recognition processing.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 180 can detect the interface input corresponding to the standby command in the state where the call is started. The control unit 180 can acquire the state information of the portable terminal 100 based on the wait command and transmit the obtained state information to the counterpart terminal 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The counterpart terminal 200 can receive the status information and output the standby interface accordingly.

The interface input may include user actions or voice input. For example, the control unit 180 may detect the interface input corresponding to the wait command based on the user operation detected through the sensing unit 140. [

The control unit 180 may also detect a standby command from the voice signal input through the microphone 121. [ The control unit 180 may compare at least one voice keyword corresponding to the standby command with the voice signal and may determine that an interface input corresponding to the standby command is detected when a voice interval having a degree of similarity equal to or greater than a predetermined value is detected. The voice signal corresponding to the standby command may be, for example, a voice command of the user, such as 'wait', 'wait', 'sleep', 'sleep wait', 'wait to see', and so on.

In addition, the control unit 180 may turn off the microphone 121 in response to the standby command to block the transmitted voice. When a standby command is generated according to the user's interface input, the controller 180 blocks unnecessary audio output by blocking the transmitted voice and protects the user's privacy.

Hereinafter, the functional operation of the portable terminal 100 constructed as above will be described in more detail.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of the portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the portable terminal 100 initiates a call with the counterpart terminal 200 (S100).

The control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 can receive the voice signal transmitted from the counterpart terminal 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The received voice signal may include the voice of the other party. The voice signals transmitted and received can be temporarily stored in the storage unit 160 for processing by the control unit 180. [

The portable terminal 100 detects a user operation or voice (S110), and determines whether a standby command is generated (S120).

The control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 can detect the interface input corresponding to the standby command. The control unit 180 can generate a preset standby command according to the interface input. In addition, the interface input may include a user action or voice to induce a standby command. The interface input may be input by the user input unit 130. [ For example, the user can input a wait command through touch input.

The control unit 180 can detect the voice corresponding to the preset standby command from the voice input. For example, the control unit 180 can extract predetermined keywords from the transmission voice and the reception voice stored in the memory 160. [ At this time, the controller 180 can determine whether there is a preset keyword based on the received voice stored from the present time to the present time from the present time. The predetermined time may be set using statistics of speech recognition and storage, or may be arbitrarily set by the user.

The keywords corresponding to the wait command may be different according to user setting or manufacturer setting.

For example, the keywords corresponding to the wait command may include 'OK', 'REPORT', 'SEARCH', 'WAIT', 'WAIT', and the like. If such keywords are identified, the control unit 180 may determine that an interface input corresponding to the standby command has been detected.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 100 can determine whether a preset user operation is detected. The user action may generate a wait command.

For example, the control unit 180 may determine whether a predetermined user operation is detected based on the sensing information sensed by the sensing unit 140. Various sensors such as a proximity sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like may be used as the sensor unit 140 for detecting the user's operation.

The user action may include, for example, at least one of the overall actions that the user takes to control the terminal function to inform the other party. The user can perform natural operations for telephone number search and transmission when the other party in the call requests a telephone number of a specific person. At this time, the control unit 180 may set such operations in advance and generate a wait command when the operation is detected. Accordingly, the user can notify the other party that the other party is busy, and can block the transmission tone, without any additional operation. In addition, through the execution of the automatic function, a transmission interface capable of transmitting a search result with only a simple input can be output.

For example, the control unit 180 may detect a user's operation using a proximity sensor included in the sensing unit 140 or a degree of strength sensor. The user can drop the portable terminal 100 from the ear to control functions during the call. At this time, the control unit 180 can sense the user's distance from the proximity to the portable terminal 100 through the proximity sensor, and detect the user's presence by a preset user operation.

In addition, for example, the controller 180 can detect a user's operation using an acceleration sensor included in the sensing unit 140. [ The acceleration sensor is a sensor capable of measuring the direction of acceleration and acceleration when a motion occurs. Specifically, the acceleration sensor outputs a sensing value corresponding to a gravitational acceleration that varies depending on the inclination of the device to which the sensor is attached. The user can lower the portable terminal 100 for a busy operation or raise it for speakerphone mode.

Accordingly, the output value sensed by each acceleration sensor changes when the portable terminal 100 is moved up or down. The controller 180 calculates a pitch angle and a role angle using an output value sensed by each acceleration sensor. Accordingly, the user's operation can be detected based on the degree of change of pitch angle and roll angle detected by each acceleration sensor.

In addition to the acceleration sensor included in the sensing unit 140, the controller 180 may detect a user's operation using a gyro sensor or a geomagnetic sensor. The gyro sensor is a sensor that detects angular velocity by measuring the force of Coriolis acting in the speed direction when rotational motion occurs. According to the measured value of the gyro sensor, it is possible to detect in which direction the user rotates, so that the user operation for the operation of the portable terminal 100 can be detected. The geomagnetic sensor is a sensor that detects the azimuth using a two-axis or three-axis fluxgate. The geomagnetic sensor outputs an electric signal corresponding to the geomagnetism change caused by the movement of the geomagnetism sensor. The control unit 180 may calculate the yaw angle using the value output from the geomagnetic sensor. Accordingly, various operations such as the location area and direction of the portable terminal 100 can be determined according to the calculated change in the yaw angle, and a preset user operation can be detected.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may detect a user to be photographed by the camera 121 and detect a user operation. When the user gazes at the portable terminal 100 for performing a function, the control unit 180 may recognize the user's eyes from the photographed image from the camera 121 and detect the user's operation.

The user operation detection configuration and sensing method of the controller 180 using the sensing unit 140 described above may be applied to the portable terminal 100 individually or in combination with each other.

On the other hand, if the standby command is detected, the portable terminal 100 blocks the transmitted sound (S130).

If the user is busy or on another call, voice information that is important for security or unnecessary transmission may be transmitted to the other party. Accordingly, the control unit 180 automatically blocks the transmission sound when a standby command is generated, thereby improving user convenience and privacy.

However, in one embodiment, the process of blocking the transmission tone may be omitted according to the user setting.

Then, the portable terminal 100 determines the operation state (S140) and transmits the state information to the counterpart terminal 200 (S150).

As described above, the user of the portable terminal 100 can perform another call or perform information search after the wait command is generated. At this time, there is a problem that the user of the counter party terminal 200 is inconvenient because the user can not know why the call is paused for some reason.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 can analyze the state of the user input or process, determine the operation state of the portable terminal 100, and generate the state information.

The control unit 180 may transmit the generated status information to the counterpart terminal 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Accordingly, the counterpart terminal 200 receives the status information and can generate and display the standby interface.

The standby interface may include the generation of a wait command of the user terminal 100 and the currently performed task information. The standby interface may, for example, include file search status information in progress at the user terminal 100. [

In addition, the standby interface may include a call menu for selecting whether or not to make a call. The user can unknowingly terminate the call even while waiting, release the voice blocking function of the other party, and continue the call. Thus, the standby interface may include a call continue menu or a call end menu.

4 is a view for explaining a standby interface of a counterpart terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the standby interface may include various status information corresponding to the operation status of the user terminal 100 after the standby command, and may include a call menu for selecting whether to continue or end the call.

As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the standby interface may include a telephone number retrieval status. The user can retrieve the telephone number according to the other party's request. When the user performs an operation for this purpose, the control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 can detect a standby command from the interface input, and can perform transmission blocking and status information transmission. The other party's terminal 200 may be displayed with a standby interface based on the status information. The standby interface may display a message indicating that the other party is searching for the phone number.

As shown in FIG. 4 (B), the standby interface may include a map retrieval state. The user can search the map according to the request of the other party. When the user performs an operation for this purpose, the control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 can detect a standby command from the interface input, and can perform transmission blocking and status information transmission. The other party's terminal 200 may be displayed with a standby interface based on the status information. The standby interface may display a message indicating that the other party is searching for a map.

As shown in Fig. 4 (C), the standby interface may include a photo retrieval state. The user can search for the photograph according to the request of the other party. When the user performs an operation for this purpose, the control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 can detect a standby command from the interface input, and can perform transmission blocking and status information transmission. The other party's terminal 200 may be displayed with a standby interface based on the status information. The standby interface may display a message indicating that the other party is searching for the photo.

As shown in FIG. 4 (D), the standby interface may include a busy state with another user. When an important call is received from another user, the user can make a call with another user while the call with the counterpart terminal 200 is maintained. The controller 180 of the portable terminal 100 can detect the standby command from the interface input and can perform the blocking of the transmission sound to the counterpart terminal 200 and the transmission of the status information. The other party's terminal 200 may be displayed with a standby interface based on the status information. The standby interface may display a message indicating that the other party is communicating with another user.

According to this embodiment, the user can notify the other party of the operation state of the portable terminal 100 without any additional operation, and unnecessary data consumption can be reduced by properly blocking the transmission tone.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the portable terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Although the portable terminal 100 and the counterpart terminal 200 are separately described in the embodiment of the present invention, they can be operated in the same manner. Although FIG. 5 illustrates the operation of the portable terminal 100, the same operation may be performed in the other terminal 200 as well.

5, the portable terminal 100 removes the status information of the displayed standby interface (S200), and receives the function execution result from the counterpart terminal 200 (S210).

The counterpart terminal 200 can transmit the result of the search performed after the wait command to the portable terminal 100 according to the selection of the counterpart.

Then, the portable terminal 100 identifies the attribute of the function execution result (S220).

The control unit 180 can identify the attribute from the format of the function execution result data received through the wireless communication unit 110. [ For example, when the function execution result data indicates a contact, the control unit 180 can identify the contact attribute data. In addition, the controller 180 can identify the data of the location information attribute when the resultant data of the function result indicates the location information. If the result of the function execution indicates schedule information, the controller 180 can identify the schedule information attribute data. In addition, when the function execution result data indicates the file information, the control unit 180 can identify the file attribute data.

Then, the portable terminal 100 generates a notification interface according to the attribute of the function execution result (S230), and outputs the generated notification interface according to detection of the user operation (S240).

The notification interface may include an interface for controlling the portable terminal 100 according to the result of performing the function. Therefore, the notification interface may vary depending on the result of performing the function. The user can check the function execution result from the portable terminal 100 and can execute the function of the portable terminal 100 corresponding to the data attribute at a proper time without complicated operations.

6 is a diagram for explaining such a notification interface.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the notification interface may include received contact search result data. The notification interface may include a selection interface that indicates whether or not the address book storage function is performed, corresponding to the contact data format. The user can execute the address book storage function of the received contact search result by a simple user input to the selection interface.

Referring to FIG. 6 (B), the notification interface may include received location search result data. The notification interface may include a selection interface corresponding to the position information data format and indicating whether to perform the navigation destination setting function. The user can execute the navigation function with the received location information as a destination by only a simple user input to the selection interface.

Referring to FIG. 6 (C), the notification interface may include received schedule search result data. The notification interface may include a selection interface that indicates whether or not to perform the calendar storage function, corresponding to the schedule information data format. The user can execute the function of storing the received schedule information in the calendar with a simple user input to the selection interface.

Referring to FIG. 6D, the notification interface may include received file search result data. The notification interface may include a selection interface that indicates whether or not the file is executed, corresponding to the data format of the file. The user can execute the received file with a simple user input to the selection interface. Also, although not shown, the selection interface may include an optional storage function of the received pictures if the file includes pictures.

The method according to the present invention may be implemented as a program for execution on a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD- , A floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It should be understood that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method of operating a portable terminal,
Initiating a call with the other party's terminal and transmitting and receiving a voice signal;
Detecting an interface input corresponding to a wait command in the call state;
Obtaining status information of the portable terminal according to the wait command; And
And transmitting the status information to the counterpart terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising blocking said transmitted voice by said wait command
The method further comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface input includes a user operation detected based on sensing information sensed from at least one sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface input includes a voice input corresponding to the standby command. In a portable terminal,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving a voice signal when a call with the other party's terminal is started; And
And a control unit for detecting an interface input corresponding to the standby command in the call state and for blocking the transmission voice by the standby command. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller acquires status information of the portable terminal according to the wait command,
And the communication unit transmits the status information to the counterpart terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface input includes a user operation detected based on sensing information sensed from at least one sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface input includes a voice input corresponding to the standby command. A method of operating a portable terminal,
Performing a call with the counterpart terminal;
Receiving waiting information transmitted from the counterpart terminal during the call; And
And outputting a standby interface according to the standby information,
And the standby interface includes status information of the counterpart terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the status information of the terminal includes at least one of an address book search status, another call status, a map search status, or a schedule search status.

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