KR20160042578A - Mobile communication terminal and method for operating of the mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a mobile communication terminal and a method for operating the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal exposes a message storage box storing a plurality of messages; receives a message selection signal of a user for the messages stored in the message storage box; processes two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal to form a single message, and transmits the processed single message to a counterpart terminal. So, the single message can be transmitted to the counterpart terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a method for operating the mobile communication terminal,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mobile communication terminal and an operation method of the mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal can provide various information and functions through wireless Internet as well as being able to carry wireless communication. For example, the mobile communication terminal is used not only in a telephone conversation or a schedule, but also in a game, a satellite broadcast, a remote control using a short distance communication, and an image taking by a mounted digital camera. have.

The user of the mobile communication terminal uses a variety of messaging services such as SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and MSN (MicroSoft Network), Facebook, (Social Network) service.

SMS and MMS can deliver the desired information to a specific party or a plurality of parties quickly and easily at a very low cost compared with a voice call, and can store the received text message for later confirmation or confirmation again.

The mobile communication terminal can provide various information such as payment information (money, goods details, account information, etc.) in the electronic payment service as well as providing securities, weather, news, education information and the like through SMS service and MMS service .

In addition, the user may transmit a message stored in his / her mobile communication terminal to another person. For example, the user may operate a message management application of the mobile communication terminal, select a message to be delivered to the partner terminal, and then select a transmission UI (User Interface) to transmit the selected message to the partner terminal.

However, in order to transmit a plurality of messages to the counterpart terminal, it is troublesome to repeat the process of selecting and transmitting a message several times.

One embodiment of the present invention aims at processing a single message including a selected plurality of characters and transmitting the message to a counterpart terminal.

An embodiment of the present invention aims at processing and delivering a message including a sender or a receiver information of a selected message.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a different UI form for a delivered message.

An embodiment of the present invention aims to divide and display a plurality of selected messages.

An embodiment of the present invention aims at transforming a selected plurality of messages into an image and processing the attachment message after processing

A method of operating a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes exposing a message storage box storing a plurality of messages, receiving a message selection signal of a user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage, Processing the two or more messages corresponding to the selection signal into a single message, and transmitting the processed single message to the correspondent terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, processing the single message may include embedding sender information and recipient information of one or more messages corresponding to the selection signal in the single message.

According to one aspect of the present invention, processing the single message comprises exposing one or more user interface (UI) forms for a predetermined single message, receiving a UI selection signal for one of the one or more UI forms And processing the single message in the form of a UI corresponding to the UI selection signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, processing with the single message may include processing and including termination information including the number of the selected one or more messages in the single message.

According to one aspect of the present invention, processing with the single message may include processing the selected one or more messages into a single image file format and attaching the selected one or more messages as an attachment to the single message.

A mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a memory for storing a display, a message management application, and a processor for driving the message management application and controlling an operation of the mobile communication terminal according to execution of the message management application Wherein the message management application exposes a message storage box in which a plurality of messages are stored, receives a message selection signal of a user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box, and transmits two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal And transmits the processed single message to the counterpart terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the message management application may include sender information and recipient information of one or more messages corresponding to the selection signal in the single message.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the message management application exposes one or more UI types for a predetermined message, receives a UI selection signal for one of the one or more UI types, The single message can be processed in the form of a UI corresponding to the signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the message management application may include termination information including the number of the selected one or more messages in the single message.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the message management application may process the selected one or more messages into a single image file format and attach them as an attachment to the single message.

The message management application installed in the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of exposing a message storage box storing a plurality of messages, receiving a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box, Processing the two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message, and transmitting the processed single message to the correspondent terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a single message including a selected plurality of characters may be processed and transmitted to a correspondent terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a message may be processed and transmitted by including the sender or recipient information of the selected message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a UI form for a message to be delivered may be configured differently.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of selected messages can be separately displayed.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of selected messages may be converted into images, and an attachment message may be processed and transmitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a plurality of messages into a single message according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of selecting a UI form for processing a plurality of messages into a single message according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a single message including a plurality of messages and end information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of converting a plurality of messages into images and processing the messages into a single message in an attached form according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a plurality of messages according to an embodiment of the present invention into a single message in the form of a balloon.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The terminology used herein is a term used for appropriately expressing an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, the intent of the operator, or the practice of the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal in the sense of the art unless explicitly defined herein Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may process a single message including a selected plurality of characters and transmit the processed message to a correspondent terminal.

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

1, a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display 110, a memory 120 in which a message management application is recorded, and a memory 120 for driving the message management application, And a processor 130 for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention may include a user input unit (not shown) capable of receiving a user's selection input. The user input unit may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, the touch pad can be defined as a touch screen when the mutual layer structure is established with the display unit, which will be described later, and the operation of the user input unit and the display unit can be performed at the same time.

The display 110 may display and output information processed in the mobile communication terminal. For example, when the mobile communication terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call is displayed. When the mobile communication terminal is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed image, the received image, the UI, the GUI, and the like can be displayed.

As described above, when the display unit and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display unit can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display And may include at least one. The touch screen may be configured to detect the touch input pressure as well as the touch input position and area.

The mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may process a single message including a selected plurality of characters and transmit the processed message to a correspondent terminal.

For example, the mobile communication terminal can process a plurality of messages selected using the message management application into a new message of SMS or MMS type according to the capacity, and transmit the message to the counterpart terminal.

The message management application according to an embodiment of the present invention exposes a message storage box storing a plurality of messages, receives a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box, Processes the two or more messages into a single message, and transmits the processed single message to the correspondent terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a plurality of messages into a single message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a user instructs the execution of a message management application, the mobile communication terminal can drive a message management application as shown in FIG. 2 (a).

When a user instructs execution of a message storage box provided by a message management application, the message management application can expose a message storage box storing a plurality of messages.

For example, the message management application may display information of a message storage box, identifier information 210 of a sender that has transmitted a plurality of messages, and a plurality of messages 221, 222, 223, and 224 received from the sender's terminal can do.

The user can confirm the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box and select a plurality of messages 221, 222, and 223 to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal.

The message management application receives the message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages and can process two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message 230 as shown in FIG. have.

The message management application may transmit the processed single message 230 to the counterpart terminal and may display the single message 230 and counterpart identifier information 240 of the counterpart terminal according to the request of the user.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide a different UI (User Interface) format for a message to be delivered.

For example, the mobile communication terminal may be configured to use a message management application to change UI forms for a single message to be transmitted, such as a basic type, an interactive type, an attached type, and a balloon type.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of selecting a UI form for processing a plurality of messages into a single message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user instructs the execution of the message management application, the mobile communication terminal can drive the message management application as shown in FIG. 3A.

When a user instructs execution of a message storage box provided by a message management application, the message management application can expose a message storage box storing a plurality of messages.

For example, the message management application may include information of a message storage box, identifier information 310 of a sender that has transmitted a plurality of messages, and a plurality of messages 321, 322, 323, and 324 received from the sender's terminal can do.

A user confirms the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box, selects a plurality of messages (321, 322, and 323) to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal, and presses an OK button. A transmission message UI selection window may be displayed as shown in FIG.

For example, the message management application may expose one or more user interface (UI) types 331, 332, 333, 334 for a single predetermined message. For example, a message management application can provide a single message UI in various forms, such as basic, interactive, attachment, and balloon.

A user may select one of the one or more UI types 332 and the message management application may receive a UI selection signal for any one of the one or more UI types.

The message management application receives a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages and transmits two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal to a UI form corresponding to the UI selection signal as shown in FIG. Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 330 < / RTI >

The message management application can transmit the processed single message 340 to the counterpart terminal and display the single message 340 and counterpart identifier information 350 of the counterpart terminal according to the request of the user.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may process the message including the sender or recipient information of the selected message and transmit the processed message.

For example, the message management application may include and process the sender information and the recipient information of one or more messages corresponding to the selection signal in the single message.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the interactive UI form 332 is selected by the user, the message management application processes the sender information for the message 321 and the recipient information for the messages 322 and 323 in a conversational manner A single message 340 may be generated.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may display and display a plurality of selected messages.

For example, if three messages are selected using the message management application, the mobile communication terminal may include termination information (e.g., information indicating that three messages are included) of each message when three selected messages are delivered The single message can be generated.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a single message including a plurality of messages and end information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the user instructs the execution of the message management application, the mobile communication terminal can drive the message management application as shown in FIG. 4 (a).

When a user instructs execution of a message storage box provided by a message management application, the message management application can expose a message storage box storing a plurality of messages.

For example, the message management application may include information of a message store, identifier information 410 of a sender that has transmitted a plurality of messages, and a plurality of messages 421, 422, 423, and 424 received from the sender's terminal can do.

The user can confirm the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box and select a plurality of messages 421, 422, and 423 to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal.

The message management application receives the user's message selection signal for the plurality of messages and can process two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message 430 as shown in Figure 4 (b) have.

At this time, the message management application may include termination information 440 including the number of the selected one or more messages in the single message.

The message management application may transmit the processed single message 430 to the counterpart terminal and may display the transmitted single message 430 and the counter party identifier information 450 of the counterpart terminal according to the request of the user.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may convert a plurality of selected messages into images, process the attached message, and deliver the message.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of converting a plurality of messages into images and processing the messages into a single message in an attached form according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, if the user instructs the execution of the message management application, the mobile communication terminal can drive the message management application as shown in FIG. 5A.

When a user instructs execution of a message storage box provided by a message management application, the message management application can expose a message storage box storing a plurality of messages.

For example, the message management application may display information of a message storage box, identifier information 510 of a sender that has transmitted a plurality of messages, and a plurality of messages 521, 522, 523, and 524 received from the sender's terminal can do.

The user can confirm the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box and select a plurality of messages (521, 522, 523) to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal.

The message management application receives the user's message selection signal for the plurality of messages and can process two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message 530 as shown in Figure 5 (b) have.

At this time, the message management application may process the selected one or more messages in the form of a single image file 531 and attach the selected one or more messages as an attachment to the single message.

The message management application can transmit the processed single message 530 to the counterpart terminal and display the single message 530 and counterpart identifier information 540 of the counterpart terminal according to the request of the user.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may process a selected plurality of messages into a single message in the form of a balloon, and then deliver the single message.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing a plurality of messages according to an embodiment of the present invention into a single message in the form of a balloon.

Referring to FIG. 6, if the user instructs the execution of the message management application, the mobile communication terminal can drive the message management application as shown in FIG. 6 (a).

When a user instructs execution of a message storage box provided by a message management application, the message management application can expose a message storage box storing a plurality of messages.

For example, the message management application may include information of a message store, identifier information 610 of a sender that has transmitted a plurality of messages, and a plurality of messages 621, 622, 623, and 624 received from the sender's terminal can do.

The user can confirm the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box and select a plurality of messages (621, 622, 623) to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal.

The message management application receives the message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages, and transmits two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal as shown in FIG. 6 (b) The branch can be processed into a single message 630 in the form of a balloon.

The message management application can transmit the processed single message 630 to the counterpart terminal and display the single message 630 and counterpart identifier 640 of the counterpart terminal according to the request of the user.

Hereinafter, an operation method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

A method of operating a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention can be performed by a message management application installed in the mobile communication terminal described above, and will be described from the viewpoint of a mobile communication terminal.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the mobile communication terminal exposes a message storage box storing a plurality of messages (710).

The mobile communication terminal receives a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box (operation 720).

The mobile communication terminal processes the two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message (730).

The mobile communication terminal transmits the processed single message to the counterpart terminal (740).

The mobile communication terminal may include the sender information and the receiver information of one or more messages corresponding to the selection signal in the single message.

The mobile communication terminal exposes at least one UI form for a predetermined message and receives a UI selection signal for one of the at least one UI forms, A single message can be processed.

The mobile communication terminal may process the termination information including the number of the selected one or more messages by including the termination information in the single message.

The mobile communication terminal may process the selected one or more messages into a single image file and attach the selected one or more messages as an attachment to the single message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a single message including a selected plurality of characters may be processed and transmitted to a correspondent terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a message may be processed and transmitted by including the sender or recipient information of the selected message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a UI form for a message to be delivered may be configured differently.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of selected messages can be separately displayed.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of selected messages may be converted into images, and an attachment message may be processed and transmitted.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

The message management application installed in the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of exposing a message storage box storing a plurality of messages, receiving a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box, Processing the two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message, and transmitting the processed single message to the correspondent terminal.

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. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

110: Display
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Claims (12)

A method of operating a mobile communication terminal,
Exposing a message storage box storing a plurality of messages;
Receiving a user message selection signal for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box;
Processing two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message; And
Transmitting the processed single message to the counterpart terminal
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The step of processing into the single message comprises:
Embedding sender information and recipient information of one or more messages corresponding to the selection signal into the single message and processing
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The step of processing into the single message comprises:
Exposing one or more user interface (UI) forms for a single predetermined message;
Receiving a UI selection signal for one of the one or more UI types; And
Processing the single message in a UI form corresponding to the UI selection signal
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The step of processing into the single message comprises:
Processing the termination information including the number of the selected one or more messages into the single message and processing
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The step of processing into the single message comprises:
Processing the selected one or more messages into a single image file format and attaching the selected one or more messages as an attachment to the single message
The method comprising the steps of: A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5. A mobile communication terminal,
display;
A memory in which a message management application is recorded; And
A processor for driving the message management application and controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal according to execution of the message management application,
Wherein the message management application comprises:
Exposes a message storage box in which a plurality of messages are stored,
Receiving a message selection signal of the user for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box,
Processing the two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message,
And transmitting the processed single message to the counterpart terminal,
Mobile communication terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
The message management application comprising:
Processing the at least one message corresponding to the selection signal by including sender information and recipient information in the single message;
Mobile communication terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
The message management application comprising:
Exposes one or more user interface (UI) forms for a predetermined message,
Receiving a UI selection signal for one of the one or more UI types,
Processing the single message in a UI form corresponding to the UI selection signal,
Mobile communication terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
The message management application comprising:
And processing the termination information including the number of the selected one or more messages by including the termination information in the single message.
Mobile communication terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
The message management application comprising:
Processing the selected one or more messages into a single image file format and attaching the selected one or more messages as an attachment to the single message;
Mobile communication terminal. In a message management application installed in a mobile communication terminal,
Exposing a message storage box storing a plurality of messages;
Receiving a user message selection signal for the plurality of messages stored in the message storage box;
Processing two or more messages corresponding to the message selection signal into a single message; And
Transmitting the processed single message to the counterpart terminal
Which is installed in a recording medium of the mobile communication terminal,
Message management application.

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