CN101682350A - Mobile telecommunication terminal providing various call service using hot key and method providing various call service - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a mobile communication terminal and a method for providing various calling services by using hot keys. The mobile communication terminal comprises: a key input unit including at least one hot key; a database (DB) storing a calling service list; and a data processing unit responding to a signal generated when at least one hot key is pressed, displaying the calling service list onto the display unit.

Description

Mobile communication terminal providing various calling services using hot keys and method for providing various calling services

technical field

The invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a method for providing calling services.

Background technique

With the advancement of mobile communication technology, the third-generation (Third-Generation, 3G) mobile communication network (such as Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) network or high-speed downlink packet access ( High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, HSDPA) network), to achieve high-speed forwarding of large amounts of data. Accordingly, call services originally limited to voice calls are expanded to include video call services. That is, users are now able to have face-to-face conversations with each other over the phone. In this regard, mobile communication service providers are developing and providing more types of various special call services in order to seize the 3G mobile communication network market in terms of the number of users.

The special calling services mentioned above include services that add fun and excitement to conversations over the phone, for example, services that enable users to record voice/video calls to their own terminals, and services that enable users to exchange multimedia content (such as emoticons, images, flashing (Flash) images and moving images, etc.) business. In addition, the above-mentioned special services include analyzing the state and expression of the person on the other side of the call and displaying the analysis results.

However, if complicated keys are required when using various calling services provided by the mobile communication service provider, or if a different feature code needs to be input each time the user tries to use the calling service, the call connection time will be increased, and the user needs to remember The feature codes of all call services in the residence are used or the corresponding manuals should be obtained and studied.

In addition, when a mobile communication service provider develops a new service, users need to visit its business premises and update related software on their terminals. If the new service cannot be provided on their terminals even after a software update, users have to buy new terminals, which is not only inconvenient but also expensive. Furthermore, mobile communication service providers have to launch new terminals every time they develop a new service, which will cause manpower, time and money consumption.

Contents of the invention

Aspects of the present invention provide a mobile communication terminal capable of providing various calling services using hot keys.

Aspects of the present invention also provide a method for providing various services using hotkeys.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal is provided, which includes: a key input unit including at least one hot key; a database (DB) storing a call service list; and a data processing unit responsive to pressing at least one According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing call services is provided.

The method includes: displaying a call service list when a hot key is pressed; reading a feature code corresponding to a call service selected from the displayed call service list; and using the read feature code to initiate call.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a call service is provided. The method includes: receiving the called number; when the hot key is pressed, displaying a calling service list; and selecting any calling service in the displayed list, and initiating a call.

However, aspects of the present invention are not limited to the foregoing. These and other aspects of the invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains by reference to the detailed description of the invention given below.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for realizing them can be more clearly understood by referring to the detailed description of the following exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the foregoing embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of this application will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to the skilled artisan, and the present invention is only limited by the appended claims. Throughout the specification, like reference signs refer to like elements.

Hereinafter, the system and method for providing various call services using hotkeys according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mobile communication system using the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating another mobile communication system using the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for providing a call service according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for providing a call service according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for providing a call service according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of the symbols of the main components in the drawings

100: calling terminal 101: key input unit

103: Display unit 105: Data processing unit

107: Database 200: Called terminal

300: calling switch 400: called switch

500: calling server 600: called server

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile communication terminal 100 is a calling terminal, and includes a key input unit 101 , a data processing unit 103 , a display unit 105 , and a database (DB) 107 .

The above-mentioned key input unit 101 includes at least one hot key (dedicated key). When at least one hot key is pressed, a list of call services with special features is displayed. The calling service list may be embedded in and provided by the mobile communication terminal 100, or may be provided by a server of a mobile communication base station. When using the latter, the list of calling services can be provided as a stand-alone application, as a pop-up window or as a scrolling marquee. Therefore, when the new calling service provided by the mobile communication service provider is added to the calling service list, when the calling service is deleted from the list, or when the calling service in the list changes, it is not necessary to launch a new terminal. Upgrade call service list. Therefore, the mobile communication service provider can provide various call services to its users more easily and quickly.

In response to the signal generated when at least one hot key of the key input unit 101 is pressed, the data processing unit 103 is connected with the DB107, and processes the call service list stored in the DB107, so that the call service list can be displayed on the display unit 105. In addition, whenever one or more call services are selected or according to the user's selection, the data processing unit 103 compares the version information of the updated call service list received from the server of mobile communication with the version information of the call service list stored in DB107. The information is compared, the stored call service list is updated, and the updated call service list is displayed on the display unit 105 in a periodic manner.

That is, the display unit 105 displays the call service list stored in the DB 107 on the window of the mobile communication terminal 100 when at least one hot key is pressed. Here, the call service list is provided in the form of a menu. When the updated call service list is received from the server of the mobile communication base station, it is displayed on the window of the mobile communication terminal 100 . The above updated list refers to an existing call service list, a new call service is added to the list, a call service is deleted from the list, or a call service has been changed in the list.

The version information of the call service list is stored in DB107, which is provided when at least one hot key is pressed. After the call service list is updated through a series of steps, the version information of the updated list is received and stored again.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a mobile communication system using the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the calling terminal 100 in FIG. 1 is a mobile communication terminal 100, which includes at least one hot key and sends a call connection request signal for various special call services. The call connection request signal includes a feature code and a called number set for each call.

The above call connection request signal further includes a video call identifier including video call connection request information for a video call and a voice call identifier including voice call connection request information for a voice call. The video call identifier can be set as "*", and the voice call identifier can be set as "#". However, the video call ID and the voice call ID are not limited to the above examples, and can be set in various ways.

That is, based on the voice/video call identification of the call connection request signal, it is determined whether to make a voice or video call. In addition, among multiple voice/video call services corresponding to multiple feature codes, the call voice/video call service corresponding to a specific feature code is connected to the called number and provided to the mobile communication service located at the called number. on the terminal. For the video call service list and the voice call service list, a single hotkey or different hotkeys can be implemented on the calling terminal 100 .

When the time of pressing at least one hot key is shorter than the preset time period, the data processing unit 103 (see FIG. 1 ) displays the calling service list on the display unit 105 (see FIG. 1 ) in the form of a menu. When at least one hot key is pressed for longer than a preset time period, the data processing unit 103 (see FIG. 1 ) directly connects the sending terminal 100 to a call service among the call services preset in the list.

The called terminal 200 responds to the call connection request signal received from the calling terminal 100, thereby completing the call connection. The called terminal 200 does not necessarily include a hot key.

The calling switch 300 and the called switch 400 communicate with each other in a wired/wireless manner to exchange signals received from the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 , respectively.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining another mobile communication system using the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the calling server 500 is connected to the calling switch 300 shown in FIG. 2 . The calling server 500 receives the signal routed by the calling switch 300 according to the feature code, programs the signal to perform a corresponding call service, processes and sends the programmed signal.

The called server 600 is connected to the called switch 400 shown in FIG. 2 . The called server 600 receives the signal from the calling switch 400, programs the received signal as an incoming call signal, processes and sends the incoming call signal.

The calling server 500 is a server optimized for voice and video call services. That is, the calling server 500 not only provides various voice call services, but also enables users to record their video calls or exchange multimedia contents such as emoticons, images, flashing images, and moving images. In addition, the calling server 500 periodically analyzes the voice of the called party, and sends the analysis result to the calling terminal 100 (shown as the mobile communication terminal 100 in FIG. 1 ) in real time, so that the calling party can The expression state of the called party is recognized on the screen of the terminal 100 in real time.

After the call, the calling server 500 analyzes the content of the call, expresses the analysis result in digital form (for example, love index or real index), and sends the analysis result expressed in digital form through a multimedia message system (Multimedia Message System, MMS) .

According to the user's request, the calling server 500 sends the call content to the server at the corresponding address through the Internet. Therefore, users can save, view, and modify call content on the Internet.

A list of various special call services provided when a single hot key is pressed may be embedded in and provided by the calling terminal 100, or provided by a server of a mobile communication base station. When using the latter, the list of calling services can be provided as a stand-alone application, as a pop-up window or as a scrolling marquee. Therefore, when a new calling service developed by a mobile communication service provider is added to the calling service list, when a calling service is deleted from the list, or when a calling service in the list is changed, the calling service list can be more easily, Updates are quick and easy, and more calling services can be included in the list. Thereby, user's inconvenience can be reduced and a positive user interface can be provided.

When updating the calling service list, the calling server 500 sends the updated list to the calling terminal 100 in a push manner. Accordingly, when at least one hot key is pressed, the calling terminal 100 displays the call service list stored therein by feeding back the received list.

Optionally, whenever one or more call services are selected or according to the user's selection or according to the user's request, the data processing unit 103 will receive the updated call service list from the calling server 500 in a periodic manner. The version information is compared with the version information of the call service list stored in DB107, and the call service to be added, deleted or modified is sent to the display unit 105, so that the call service to be added, deleted or modified can be displayed on the calling terminal 100 on the window.

When the calling service to be added, deleted or modified is displayed on the display unit 105, the calling terminal 100 is connected to the calling server 500 automatically or upon request through the wired/wireless communication network, and the displayed calling service is added, deleted, or modify. When at least one hot key is pressed to display the calling service list, the added, deleted, or modified calling service is fed back. In addition, version information of the updated calling service list is stored in DB107.

A method of providing various call services using hot keys will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 .

4 to 6 are views for explaining three methods of providing various call services using hot keys. A special video call service is provided when pressing a hot key on the terminal shown in each figure. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is to say, when the hot key is pressed, various special voice call services can also be provided.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for providing a call service according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, if the time for pressing the hot key on the mobile communication terminal is shorter than the preset time period, the "video message service" list is displayed in the form of a menu. When the "Video Love Test" service is selected from the list, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the "Phone Book" mode. Here, the user looks up and selects the called party and initiates a call. If the time of pressing the hot key is longer than the preset time period, the mobile communication terminal will be directly connected to the "video letter recording" mode.

That is to say, the method for providing various call services by using hotkeys according to the first exemplary embodiment includes: displaying a list of call services when the hotkey is pressed, selecting any call service in the list, read as The preset feature code of the selected call service, and use the read feature code to initiate a call. The method further includes receiving the called number directly input by the user, retrieved from the phone book by the user, or selected by the user from the call history after reading the feature code.

The method further includes directly connecting the mobile communication terminal to a call service preset by the user from the call service list, for example, a "video letter recording" mode when the hot key is pressed longer than a preset time period. Therefore, the user can easily use the call service by a single key.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for providing a call service according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 5, if the user presses the hotkey after directly inputting the called number into the window of the mobile communication terminal, the "video message service" list is displayed in the form of a menu. Then, the user selects the "Video Love Test" service and initiates a call.

That is, the method for providing various call services using hot keys according to the second exemplary embodiment includes: receiving a called number directly input into the window of the mobile communication terminal, displaying the call services when pressing the hot key list and initiate a call by selecting any call service in the displayed list.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for providing a call service according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 6, if the user presses the "Send" button, the "Recent Call History" is displayed. Then, if the user selects the called number in the "recent call history" and presses the "menu" button located at the lower left corner of the mobile communication terminal window, multiple submenus including "video message" will be displayed. In this case, "Video Message" is a hotkey menu with hotkey functionality. If the user selects "Video Message", a "Video Message Service" list will be displayed as in the first and second exemplary embodiments. Here, the user selects the "Video Love Test" service and initiates a call.

That is to say, the method for providing various call services using hotkeys according to the third exemplary embodiment includes selecting a called number from the call history, pressing the "menu" button after selecting the called party number to display one or more A submenu with hotkey function, by selecting any submenu with hotkey function, a list of calling services is displayed, and a call is initiated by selecting any calling service from the displayed list.

In Figures 4 to 6, "*01," is a feature code for providing the "video love test" service; "01012345678" is the called number. Different feature codes are provided for each video calling service offered. For example, the "True Confession During Video Call" service can be set to "*02," the "Video Recorded Call" service can be set to "*03," and the "Video Conference" service can be set to "*04, ", and the service "Video Lip Sync" can be set to "*05." Therefore, when the user initiates a call connection request, the feature code set for the specific call service and the called number are sent together.

As mentioned above, hotkeys can be used in various ways. In particular, when using hotkeys, there is no need to expose a different connection method (eg connection number or feature code) to each calling service. Since mobile communication service providers only need to advertise for the hotkey menu, they can save advertising costs. In addition, since the user does not need to learn/memorize the connection method for each call service, the user's convenience is improved.

At the same time, individual keys can be used as assigned hotkeys. Alternatively, existing keys such as the "Video Call" button can be used as hotkeys. In this case, since the terminal manufacturer does not need to design/plan the hotkey, it is beneficial for the terminal manufacturer to use the existing key as the hotkey.

Industrial Applicability

According to the present invention, various special voice/video call services can be accessed simply and quickly by using hot keys. In addition, the calling service list can be updated periodically or automatically whenever a new service is developed, so that new services are added to or supplemented to the list. It is therefore possible to reduce user's inconvenience and provide a positive user interface.

In addition, there is no need to expose a different connection method (eg connection number or signature) for each call service. Since mobile communication service providers only need to advertise the hotkey menu, they can save on advertising costs. In addition, the user does not need to learn and memorize the connection method for each call service.

If an existing video call button is used as a hot key, the terminal manufacturer does not need to design/plan the hot key, thereby benefiting the terminal manufacturer.

While the present invention has been specifically shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes in form and details can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the claims. The above-described exemplary embodiments should be considered as illustrative only and not limiting. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined not by the detailed description of the invention but by the appended claims, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (15)

1, a kind of mobile communication terminal, comprising:

Key input unit comprises at least one hot key;

Database stores list of call services; And

Data processing unit, the signal that response produces when pressing at least one hot key is shown to described list of call services on the display unit.

2, terminal according to claim 1, wherein said list of call services is included as the condition code that call business is set respectively.

3, terminal according to claim 2, wherein said list of call services further comprises: the voice call identifier that is used to set the video call identifier of video call or is used to set audio call.

4, the list of call services after terminal according to claim 1, wherein said data processing unit are upgraded from the server reception of mobile communication base station, and the described list of call services of updated stored in described database.

5, terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the time of pressing at least one hot key is shorter than the default time period, described data processing unit shows described list of call services, and described mobile communication terminal is directly connected to any call business of being preset by the user from described list of call services.

6, a kind of method that call business is provided, wherein this method comprises:

When pressing hot key, the show Calls service lists;

Read condition code corresponding to the call business of from shown described list of call services, selecting; And

Use the described condition code that is read to make a call.

7, method according to claim 6 wherein further comprises: after reading described condition code, receive called number.

8, method according to claim 6, the described list of call services of wherein said demonstration further comprises: the list of call services after the renewal that is sent in the propelling movement mode by the server of mobile communication base station by feedback shows described list of call services.

9, method according to claim 6, the described list of call services of wherein said demonstration further comprises:

List of call services after the renewal that will be sent by the server of mobile communication base station is presented on the terminal window;

Upgrade shown list of call services; And

List of call services after the described renewal is stored in the database.

10, method according to claim 9, the list of call services after wherein said will the renewal is presented on the terminal window carries out in periodic mode, whenever selecting one or more call business or asking according to the user.

11, method according to claim 9, the shown list of call services of wherein said renewal automatically or according to user's request is carried out.

12, according to the arbitrary described method of claim 6～11, wherein said list of call services is provided with application program, pop-up window or roll titles form by the server of described mobile communication base station.

13, a kind of method that call business is provided, wherein this method comprises:

Receive called number;

When pressing hot key, the show Calls service lists; And

With the arbitrary call business of selection in the shown tabulation, and make a call.

14, according to claim 6 or 13 described methods, wherein said list of call services comprises the condition code that is respectively described call business setting, and each described condition code is used to make a call.

15, according to claim 6 or 13 described methods, wherein said list of call services further comprises the voice call identifier that is used to set the video call identifier of video call or is used to set audio call, and described video call identifier or described voice call identifier are used to make a call.

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