KR100621194B1 - A method for retrieving stored information in a user terminal and a user terminal using the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for integrating and retrieving phone number information stored in a call log storage and an address book in a user terminal. When an arbitrary number is input in an initial state of operation, a plurality of search words corresponding to the number (for example, User terminal that recognizes numbers, Korean characters, and English characters) and searches the search target information among the stored information corresponding to the call log storage and address book by using the recognized search word and displays the search result at the bottom of the input number display area. The present invention relates to a method for retrieving stored information in a storage device and a user terminal using the method, and a user may input only a few numbers to retrieve various information stored in various storages in the user terminal at once.

Mobile phone, phone number, search, address book, call history storage

Description

Method for retrieving stored information in a user terminal and using the method {Method for retrieving recorded information in a user terminal and the user terminal using the method}             

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal for performing a method for retrieving storage information in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number retrieval method using a stored information retrieval method in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3A is an external view of a general mobile communication terminal.

3B and 3C are exemplary diagrams of a screen display showing a phone number search process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an integrated information search result screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a search screen setting screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: user terminal

105: antenna unit

110: wireless transceiver

115: voice processing unit

120: handset

125: storage unit

130: key input unit

135: display unit

140: query recognition unit

145: search performer

150: LED driver

155: power supply

160: control unit

The present invention relates to a method for retrieving stored information in a user terminal and a user terminal using the method. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for retrieving stored information in a user terminal capable of collectively retrieving information stored in association with the execution of a plurality of applications in the user terminal, and A user terminal using the method.

Advances in technology and economic growth have accelerated the dissemination of mobile terminals that can make phone calls on the go.

Recently manufactured and sold mobile communication terminals, in addition to the conventional telephone call function, and further includes a variety of functions such as address book function, SMS messaging function, wireless Internet access function, real-time message transmission and reception function.

One of the functions used by most mobile terminal users is called an address book function.

The address book function is a function for allowing a mobile communication terminal user to store a name, phone number, etc. of another person that he / she wants to manage, and then search and use it whenever necessary.

For example, if the user wants to make a phone call to a certain recipient but does not know the recipient's phone number, the user may attempt to make a phone call by executing the address book function and searching the recipient's phone number.

As such, the phone number stored in the mobile communication terminal using the address book function may be freely retrieved at the request of the user. In general, there are conventional methods for searching stored phone numbers by searching by "address" and searching by "name".

First, search by “address” is performed by executing address book function (that is, “search by address” function of address book function), and when all names and phone numbers stored in the terminal display are displayed, up, down, left and right to search the desired phone number. By using the direction keys of to search the phone numbers stored in correspondence with each address sequentially or by entering a numeric key to search the phone numbers stored in the address.

Next, search by “name” can be done by executing the address book function (that is, the “Find by name” function of the address book function) to search for a name (for example, Hong Gil-dong) in a predetermined input space so that a name can be entered. If a user requests a search by entering), all phone numbers stored corresponding to the entered name are searched and displayed on the terminal display unit.

However, the conventional phone number search method described above takes a lot of time to search for a desired phone number when there are too many phone numbers stored in the terminal, and is not familiar with text input in inputting a name of a person who wants to search. Those who did not have a lot of inconvenience.

In addition, the conventional telephone number search method described above has a limitation in that an area in which a user can search a telephone number is limited to an address book, and the amount of information presented as a search result is limited.

In addition, in order to make a call to a receiver who does not remember the telephone number, the user must enter a search space such as an address book, enter a search word, search for the receiver's telephone number, and then perform a complicated phone call. There was this. In addition, even if a user wants to search for a received message or the like, there is an inconvenience of having to perform similar steps.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is that when the user enters a random number on the initial dialing screen (that is, the initial screen for the telephone call), so that the corresponding information is displayed on the screen together A storage information retrieval method in a user terminal that does not need to be connected to a separate space to retrieve related information, and a user terminal using the method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage information retrieval method in a user terminal and a user terminal using the method such that even if a user inputs only a few numbers, various information stored in various storages in the user terminal are retrieved and displayed at once. will be.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for retrieving stored information in a user terminal that can be converted into text information and search for and display corresponding information even when the information input by the user is numeric information. To provide.

It is still another object of the present invention to obtain an accurate search result using a pattern analysis technique even when a user does not recognize a complete search word capable of searching for arbitrary information among information stored in the user terminal. A storage information retrieval method and a user terminal using the method are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, in the method of retrieving the integrated phone number information stored in the call log storage, the address book in the user terminal-wherein the call log storage is the incoming and outgoing call A storage for temporarily storing a number, wherein an arbitrary number is input in an initial state of operation; Recognizing a plurality of search words corresponding to the number; Searching for search target information among stored information corresponding to the call log storage and the address book using the search word; And displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal, and performing the integrated search method of the stored information. A system, apparatus and a record carrier are provided for enabling this. In this case, the display unit of the user terminal may be divided into the input numerical display area and the search result area for displaying the search result.

The search word may include the letter and any letter displayed to correspond to the number on a key button of the user terminal.

The searching of the search target information stored corresponding to the call log storage and the address book using the search word may include: a temporary telephone including the number among phone numbers temporarily stored in the call log storage using the number; The number may be searched.

The recognizing of the plurality of search words corresponding to the number may include: recognizing a predetermined Hangul character corresponding to the number, wherein the character is any Hangul displayed with the number on a key button of the user terminal. Character; And recognizing a search condition for searching for search target information including the Hangul characters as the search word.

When the input number is two or more digits, the search condition for searching for search target information including a combination of initial characters corresponding to an ordered combination of each Hangul character predetermined to correspond to each number is described. It may be characterized by the recognition as a search word.

The search target information includes a temporary telephone number stored in the call log storage and a search target name stored in correspondence with the address book, and the search target name corresponds to a registered phone number stored in the address book to correspond to the search target name. It may be characterized by.

The integrated retrieval method of the stored information may further include a short message storage for storing the short message by the user terminal, wherein the search target short text corresponding to the search word corresponds to the sender information among one or more short messages stored in the short message storage. Retrieving the message; And including the search target short message in the search result.

The search word may further include any English letter among English letters displayed on a key button of the user terminal corresponding to the number, and recognizing a plurality of search words corresponding to the number may include: Recognizing any pre-specified English characters correspondingly; And recognizing a search condition for searching for search target information including the English letter as the search word.

If a call button is selected while any search item is selected from the search results, a phone call may be attempted to a corresponding phone number.

The user terminal may include at least one of a mobile communication terminal and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for integrating and retrieving a call record storage and a phone number information stored in an address book in a user terminal, wherein the call log storage temporarily stores incoming and outgoing telephone numbers. At least one number and a wild character are input in an initial state of operation, wherein the wild character is input when at least one of a * button, a # button, and a menu button is selected; Recognizing a plurality of search words corresponding to the numbers and wild characters; Searching for search target information among stored information corresponding to the call log storage and the address book using the search word; And displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal, and performing the integrated search method of the stored information. A system, apparatus and a record carrier are provided for enabling this. In this case, the display unit of the user terminal may be divided into the input number display area and the search result area for displaying the search result, and the wild character may be used to determine pattern matching between the search target information and the search word. have.

In addition, when the number and the wild character are input in the order of the first number, the wild character, and the second number, any of the numbers including the sequence of the first number, the arbitrary number, and the second number The search target information may include any stored information including stored information and a string consisting of a character designated in advance in correspondence with the first number, an arbitrary character and a character specified in advance in correspondence with the second number. Can be.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same means regardless of the reference numerals in order to facilitate the overall understanding.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal for performing a method of retrieving storage information in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 according to the present invention includes an antenna unit 105, a wireless transmission / reception unit 110, a voice processing unit 115, a handset unit 120, a storage unit 125, and a key input unit ( 130, a display unit 135, a search word recognition unit 140, a search performer 145, an LED driver 150, a power supply unit 155, and a controller 160. Although the user terminal 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is mainly assuming a mobile communication terminal, some of the characteristic components of FIG. 1 (eg, a search term recognition unit 140 and a search execution unit 145) are illustrated. Etc.) may be implemented as a device such as a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like. Of course, some of the components shown in FIG. 1 (eg, the search term recognition unit 140 and the search execution unit 145, etc.) are not necessarily made of a hardware configuration, but are implemented in software to form the user terminal 100. It is obvious that the same operation may be performed by installing the C1).

The antenna unit 105 transmits a transmission signal (for example, voice data, a wireless Internet connection request, etc.) received from the wireless transmission / reception unit 110 to a mobile communication service system (not shown), and transmits the signal from the mobile communication service system. Receives a radio signal and transmits it to the radio transceiver 110.

The wireless transceiver 110 is coupled to the antenna unit 105 receives a radio signal (for example, voice data, etc.) from the mobile communication service system and transmits it to the handset 120 or the storage 125, and transmits When the voice signal and / or wireless data service input through the receiver 120 is used, the content selection signal input through the key input unit 130 is transmitted to the mobile communication service system through the antenna unit 105.

The voice processor 115 processes the voice signal received through the wireless transceiver 110 to be output through the handset 120, and also processes the voice signal input through the handset 120 to transmit and receive the wireless signal. Perform a function of forwarding to 110.

The handset 120 includes a microphone and a speaker. The microphone is a means for receiving a voice of the user of the user terminal 100, and the speaker is a means for outputting the voice of another user received from the mobile communication service system through the antenna unit 105.

The storage unit 125 may include an operation program of the user terminal 100, communication related information for allowing the user terminal 100 to perform a communication service (for example, a terminal serial number (ESN: Electronic Serial Number) and a phone number). Etc.), user personal information (e.g., a phone book, short message transmission / reception data, etc.), a recent call log (i.e., a recent outgoing telephone number, a recently received telephone number) and the like. Of course, the storage may be configured in plural, and each piece of information may be stored in an independent storage.

The key input unit 130 is provided with a plurality of key buttons and means for receiving a telephone number for an arbitrary receiver, search information for integrated search (for example, numeric information), etc. from a user. Since the function of the key input unit 130 for performing the operation of the user terminal 100 will be fully understood through the following general functions and the following description, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The display unit 135 displays an operation state according to the input of the key input unit 130, a search result corresponding to the search information for the integrated search, a current time, and the like. The display unit 135 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display.

The search term recognition unit 140 performs a function of recognizing a search word corresponding to the search information (for example, numeric information) input through the key input unit 130. For example, the number "846" is displayed on the initial dialing screen of the user (i.e., the initial screen for a telephone call, for example, a screen which is switched when the user inputs a random number in the initial state of displaying a background image). , Enter the search terms '846', 'ㅅㄱㄷ', 'ㅅㄱㅌ',…. , ㅎㅎㄷ ’,… Generates a search term such as 'TGM'. A method of recognizing a character corresponding to the input number and a character corresponding to each numeric button may be applied. For example, the numeric key '4' of the user terminal may be pre-designated to correspond to the Korean character 'ㄱㅋ' and the English letter 'GHI', which is already displayed on each key button of the mobile terminal possessed by the user.

The search performer 145 performs a search using the search word recognized by the search word recognizer 140, and displays the search result on the initial dialing screen. The search performing unit 145 searches for a phone number including the corresponding number among the phone numbers stored in the number input by the user (ie, the phone number stored in the recent call log storage) (for example, the input number is' 123 ',' 016-123-4567 ', etc.), and search for corresponding personal information and telephone number by using the Korean characters recognized by the search term recognition unit 140 as the first consonant of the name. Searched phone numbers of 'Hong Gil-dong' and Hong Gil-dong when the Korean character is 'ㅎㄱㄷ', and also retrieves the stored email using the recognized alphabet (for example, the sender's email address if the recognized alphabet is 'abc') Searches for 'abc101@ktf.com'. Of course, in addition to the search performing unit 145 may further search for information corresponding to the input numeric information or recognized Korean characters, English letters among the various information stored in the user terminal 100, the retrieved information of the initial dialing screen Display in a certain area.

The LED driver 150 performs a function of blinking an LED (not shown) under the control of the controller 160 to enable a user's telephone call when a call is received at the user terminal 100.

The power supply unit 155 supplies a power to enable the operation of the user terminal 100. The power supply unit 155 may be, for example, a connection terminal for connecting to a battery, a solar cell, or the like.

When the user inputs a random number on the initial dialing screen, the control unit 160 uses various inputs of the storage unit 125 (eg, using the input number, a Korean character corresponding to the number, and / or an English letter) (eg, , The antenna unit 105, the wireless transceiver 110, and the voice processing unit so that the information stored in the recent call log, address book or phone book, short message, e-mail, favorite, etc. can be searched and displayed on the display unit 135. 115, the handset 120, the storage unit 125, the key input unit 130, the display unit 135, the search term recognition unit 140, the search execution unit 145, the LED driver 150, and the power supply unit ( 155 to control.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number retrieval method using a stored information retrieval method in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3A is an external view of a general mobile communication terminal, and FIGS. 3B and 3C illustrate the present invention. Is an exemplary view of a screen display showing a phone number search process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 210, the user terminal 100 switches to an initial operation state. When the user terminal 100 switches to the initial operation state, the user terminal may be turned on, the flip of the user terminal 100 may be opened, or the folder may be opened. When the user terminal 100 is switched to the initial operation state, as shown in FIG. 3A, the current display information, date information, day of the week information, and background image are displayed on the display unit 135. The user can select the My Menu button 301 to set up my menu in the initial operation state, or select the Phone Book button 303 to retrieve the recipient information from the stored phone book or register new recipient information. have. In addition, by selecting the sound / vibration button 305 can be set to the bell or vibration settings, by selecting the multi-mail button 307 can use the letter writing function. In addition, by selecting the call button 309 to check the recent call log (calling number and / or receiving number), or by inputting an arbitrary phone number using the key button 130b, select the call button 309 You can try to make a phone call to the phone number. In addition, during the execution of any function (for example, the phone book execution state), the My Menu button 301, the phone book button 303, the sound / vibration button 305, and the multi-mail button 307 are also used as direction keys. It can work. Of course, the configuration of the special function keys (i.e., the My Menu button 301, the phone book button 303, the sound / vibration button 305, and the multi-mail button 307) is a mobile terminal manufacturer, a mobile terminal specification Obviously, it can be configured in various ways.

In operation 215, the user terminal 100 determines whether an arbitrary number is input by the user. In general, a user attempts to make a telephone call by inputting a receiver's telephone number to make a telephone call in an initial state of operation. If no number is entered, the process waits at step 210.

However, when an arbitrary telephone number is input, the user terminal 100 searches for a temporary telephone number including the number entered in the call log storage (i.e., temporary storage for storing the latest calling and / or received number). (Step 220). For example, the user enters “4” while “011-123-4567”, “016-359-5527” as the calling number, and “02-321-5500” as the called number are stored in the call log storage. In one case, the user terminal 100 searches for "011-123-4567". Then, the process proceeds to step 225, where the user terminal 100 searches for a character corresponding to the input number. Referring to Figure 3a, it can be seen that the letter corresponding to the number "4" is previously designated as "a, ㅋ, G, H, I".

In operation 230, the user terminal 100 searches for the stored recipient and the stored telephone number by using the character recognized in operation 225 as the initial name of the name. For example, if the stored recipient information is “Hong Gil Dong, 019-223-4567”, “Kim Tae Ho, 02-123-9745” and the number entered is “4”, the recognized character is “ㄱ, ㅋ”, 02-123-9745 ”to search for information. Of course, when using the recognized alphabet letters corresponding to the input number, all information (ie, not limited to the initial consonant) including the corresponding character can be searched. For example, if the stored recipient information is “STEVEN, 016-365-5017”, “JOHN, 010-985-1764” and the entered number is “4”, the recognized character is “G, H, I”. You will search for information corresponding to “JOHN, 010-985-1764”.

Although the search is performed in the order of the call log storage and the address book in steps 220 to 230 of FIG. 2, the search may be simultaneously performed on the plurality of storages. Of course, it is obvious that each search order for a plurality of repositories can be implemented in various ways.

Thereafter, in step 235, the user terminal 100 determines whether a temporary phone number and / or a stored phone number has been retrieved through steps 220 through 230. If found, the process proceeds to step 240 and the searched information is displayed on a predetermined area of the display unit 135 and the process proceeds to step 245. However, if both the temporary telephone number and the stored telephone number are not found, the process proceeds immediately to step 245.

In operation 245, the user terminal 100 determines whether a number is additionally or newly input. If a number is added additionally or newly, go to step 215 again.

The phone number search process described above with reference to FIG. 2 will be described again with reference to FIGS. 3B to 3C.

In the description with reference to FIGS. 3B and 3C, it is assumed that telephone number information stored in each store corresponds to Table 1 below for convenience of understanding.

Table 1. Stored phone number information

Storage name Phone number Call history store - 011-823-4567 Call history store Hong Gil Dong 02-123-7087 Call history store - 02-253-0128 Call history store - 016-842-1234 Call history store - 613-1842 address book Hong Gil Dong 02-123-7087 address book Sungmin 011-597-5101 address book Red bean 016-075-6597 address book lynx 031-589-5047 address book Daesung Kim 02-888-2222

Referring to FIG. 3B, when the user does not input any key button, the screen of the operation initial state 310 is displayed on the display unit 135 of the user terminal 100.

In this state, when the user inputs the number “8”, the user terminal displays the number “8” input on the display unit 135 while switching to the initial screen for making a call. Thereafter, the user terminal 100 performs a search using a search word corresponding to the input number “8” and the number “8”. Search terms corresponding to the number “8” are Korean letters (ie “ㅅ, ㅎ”) and English letters (ie “T, U, V”) that are pre-specified to correspond to the number “8”. A search word for searching for corresponding information in the storage, and the corresponding character is used as a search word for searching for corresponding information in the address book. That is, a temporary telephone number (for example, 011-823-4567, 02-253-0128, etc.) including the number “8” among the temporary telephone numbers stored in the call log storage is searched (330a) and stored in the address book. Among the name information, name information including “ㅅ, ㅎ, T, U, V” (for example, Hong Gil-dong, red bean sesame seeds, and Seong-min) is searched for (330b).

The searched phone number information and / or name information is displayed at the bottom of the initial dialing screen. The method of displaying the search result may collectively display the information searched for each of the stores, and the searched information may be displayed in the order of search in each store display area or in the order of a prior description. Of course, if there is too much searched information, only the storage folder and the search quantity are displayed on the screen to facilitate the user's selection. If the user selects a specific folder by using a special function key, detailed information is displayed or the subfolder is displayed. (E.g., friends list, family list, etc.) may be displayed.

In this way, the user can move to a certain search information using a special function key, and then try to make a phone call by selecting the call button 309. In addition, the process of displaying the search results corresponding to the number entered by the user on the initial dialing screen (320 to 340) is illustrated as an independent step with reference to FIG. 3B. However, in reality, the user inputs a specific number. The search result is displayed on the display unit 135.

In the search result display method described with reference to FIG. 3A, when only one number is input, the search result displayed may be too many. Therefore, a case in which the user inputs one more number in order to display the search result more concisely and accurately will be described with reference to FIG. 3C.

Suppose a user inputs the number “8” and additionally inputs the number “4” while the corresponding search result is displayed on the display 360 (370). In this case, the user terminal 100 searches for a phone number (for example, 016-842-1234, etc.) including the number “84” in the call log storage, and the character corresponding to the number “84” in the address book (ie, Search for names that have initial constellations corresponding to “ㅅㄱ”, “ㅅㅋ”, “ㅎㄱ”, “ㅎㅋ”, “TG”, etc. (for example, “Park Su-geun”, “Lynx”, “Hong Gil-dong”, etc.) 380a, 380b). In operation 390, the search result display screen of the call screen is updated by using the search result. In this case, the searched name may be set to have only the first consonant array in order even though the first letter of the name does not necessarily have the first consonant array. Of course, the search result displayed through screen 390 may be the search result of some of the search results displayed through screen 370 (eg, 2 including the number 84 in the primary search result including the number 8 of stored information). Car search results) is self explanatory. However, some discrepancies in the search results between the screen 370 and the screen 390 presented as an example exist, but this is merely an indication that the search method according to the present invention can display information of various repositories at once.

As described above, the present invention provides a separate application (for example, an address book, etc.) to search for a phone number by displaying a phone number distributed and stored in various stores corresponding to the number entered by the user in real time. There is no need to run it. That is, the user is satisfied by inputting the number “846” corresponding to the initial consonant “ㅎㄱㄷ” of the name in the initial dialing screen when searching for the phone number of “Hong Gil Dong”.

In the description of the method for retrieving the stored information in the user terminal, the method has been described based on the method of retrieving the phone numbers stored in the call log storage and the address book. However, in addition to the present invention, the information stored in the various repositories may be searched and displayed in an integrated manner. Hereinafter, a method of searching and displaying information other than a telephone number and a method of setting a search screen will be briefly described with reference to related drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating an integrated information search result screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a search screen setting screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, information corresponding to the number entered on the initial dialing screen is also searched for in a short message store, an e-mail store, a favorite (for example, a favorite in a web browser) and displayed for each area. You may. In other words, the information corresponding to the entered number is displayed by searching for information including the initial or e-mail address. Then, the user moves to a desired search item among the search results displayed by using the direction key (for example, the above-described special function key) of the user terminal 100, and then attempts to make a call using a call button or a web access button or the like. In addition to accessing the web, you can use the up / down arrow keys to navigate to a specific item and then select the right arrow key to view detailed information (for example, to view a short message or to view email contents). In addition, as shown in the figure, at least one of a corresponding icon, a storage area name, etc. may be displayed together in order to easily identify in which area each search item is searched.

In this way, a user can not only search and integrate information corresponding to a specific receiver with a minimum of steps, but also facilitate web access when using the wireless Internet.

In addition, the user may designate which store to search, display order, and display form according to the input numeric information using the menu setting screen shown in FIG. 5.

A method of specifying a search object, a display order, and a display form will be described below by way of example.

First, the user moves to any search target item in the search screen setting menu by using the up / down arrow keys, and if it is to be included in the search target by pressing the number “0”, that is, included in the search target. And enter the numeric keys to specify the display order. After that, when there are too many search results for a random number, if a user wants to use a subfolder corresponding to a storage, a group, etc. so as to simplify the search result, the check mark is displayed by pressing the number “0”. For example, if a user does not use a subfolder and the search results are 50, the search results are listed one after the other. When using a subfolder, “Address Book (25), Call Log (20), Text Messages (4), e-mails (1) ”, etc., and when a folder is selected, only the search results corresponding to that folder are listed one after another, or a subfolder (for example, a friend group ( 15), family (10) can be used to display again. Then, by selecting the OK button, the user can save the specified setting.

So far, the method of displaying a corresponding search result on the same screen by inputting one or more numbers corresponding to an arbitrary search word in an initial state of operation of the user terminal 100 will be described with reference to related drawings.

Most of the methods described above relate to a method of retrieving matching stored information according to an input number or an ordered combination of characters corresponding to the number. For example, in order to search for the telephone number “011-123-4567” stored in the call log storage, a user enters a number such as “0”, “01” or “456”, and enters the address book. To search the stored phone number of “Hong Gil-dong”, it is enough to enter “846”, “84” or “46” which correspond to the number such as “ㅎㄱㄷ”, “ㅎㄱ” or “ㄱㄷ”. Of course, the above-described example may be applied when the ordered arrangement of each character is applied or may not be applied when searching. For example, if the letter “84” corresponding to “ㅎㄱ” is entered, “Hong Gil-dong” as well as “Kim Hong-do” and “Kim Myung-hee” can be searched more.

However, unlike the above-described case, the user may not be able to securely remember the information to be searched. For example, although the actual user wants to search, the address book of the user terminal 100 is stored as "Hong Gil Dong, 011-123-4567", but the user does not remember that the name of the recipient is "Hong Gil Dong". Suppose you are confused about “Hongdong-dong” or “Hong-dong-dong” In this case, even if the user inputs “866” corresponding to “hongdongdong” or “806” corresponding to “hongmaldong”, the user cannot find the desired telephone number of “honggildong”.

In this case, the wild characters (for example, * and #) may be applied in such a case so that the desired search result can be easily found.

That is, when the user does not remember the entire name of the receiver or the connected part of the telephone number to be searched, a wild character which is not connected to the number or letters is inputted together with the number on the initial dialing screen of the user terminal 110. In this case, the wild character “*” corresponds to an arbitrary Korean character, and the wild character “#” may be previously designated as corresponding to a letter of more than one Korean character.

For example, if a user wants to search “Hong Gil-dong, 011-123-4567” stored in the address book of the user terminal 100, but does not remember the middle letter of the name (for example, “Hong-dong-dong”, “ Hongmal-dong ”, etc.),“ 8 * 6 ”, which is a number corresponding to“ Hong-dong-dong, ”is entered.“ Hong-gil-dong, 011-123-4567 ”is searched and displayed on the display unit 135. Of course, if the information of "hongdongdong", "hongmaldong" is already stored, it is searched and displayed together.

In addition, when the user wants to search for "Elizabeth, 016-555-8888" stored in the address book of the user terminal 100, but remembers only the first and last letters of the name, the number corresponding to "L000" If "0 # 8" is input, "Elizabeth, 016-555-8888" is searched and displayed on the display unit 135. Of course, if information such as "ELG" and "MELDIS" is already stored, it will be searched and displayed together because it is a character corresponding to a number and also satisfies the rules of wild characters.

In addition, in performing a search using one or more numbers inputted by the user in the initial operation state of the user terminal 100, the input number, the Korean character corresponding to the number, the English character corresponding to the character, etc. It has been described that this may correspond to a search term for the search.

In addition, as a method of performing a search using the search word, the call log storage is searched using the inputted number, and the address book, the short message storage, the email storage, and the like using Korean and English characters corresponding to the number. This article focuses on how to search the favorite repository. That is, the input number itself is described as used only when retrieving the temporary phone number temporarily stored in the call log storage. However, the above-described explanation method is not limited to arbitrarily divided for convenience of understanding, and it is obvious that the number itself can be further searched for an address book, a short message store, an e-mail store, and the like. This means that if you don't know the name but know only part of the phone number, you'll need to search the address book, and if the sender who's not stored in the address book sends a short message, the short message store will list the phone number as the sender of the short message. Because it will be. This is because the ID of the sender who sent the e-mail may include a number.

However, when the initial arrangement of names and the numbers included in the phone number match (for example, Hong Gil-dong, 011-123-0846), duplicate search results are displayed. It is also possible to display only the information stored in the storage of (e.g., display on the display with the name described in the address book). Of course, it is possible to set which storage to be prioritized by the user.

As described above, when the user inputs an arbitrary number on the initial dialing screen (i.e., the initial screen for a telephone call), a method for retrieving the stored information in the user terminal according to the present invention and the user terminal using the method are corresponding. The information is displayed together on the screen, eliminating the need to access separate spaces to retrieve related information.

In addition, even if the user inputs only a few numbers, the present invention allows various information stored in various stores in the user terminal to be searched and displayed at once.

In addition, even if the information input by the user is numeric information, the present invention may be automatically converted into text information to search for and display corresponding information.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable a user to obtain an accurate search result using a pattern analysis technique even when the user does not recognize a complete search word capable of searching for arbitrary information among information stored in the user terminal.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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In the integrated search method for information stored in the user terminal, (a) recognizing a search word corresponding to a number assigned to the key button when a selection signal of an arbitrary key button is input; (b) searching for search target information including the search word in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications; and (c) displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal. The method of claim 1, The step (a) further comprises the step of recognizing a search word corresponding to at least one of the Hangul characters and English characters assigned to the key button, The step (b) is the integrated search method of the stored information, characterized in that for searching the search target information using a search word corresponding to the number and at least one of the Hangul and English characters, respectively. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the selection signal is input in an initial screen state for attempting a telephone call. The method of claim 3, And the initial screen is changed to an operation screen including a first area in which the number is displayed and a second area in which the search result is displayed by the input of the selection signal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the search target information is displayed on the display unit, including an identifier indicating the searched storage area. The method of claim 1, The storage areas classified by the applications may include at least two of an address book information storage area, a call log information storage area, a short message information storage area, an email information storage area, and a bookmark information storage area. Unified search method. The method of claim 2, And the search word corresponding to the Hangul character is a search word including search target information including the Hangul character as a consonant as a search condition. The method of claim 7, wherein The search word according to a plurality of consecutive selection signal inputs is a search word including search object information including a combination of initial characters corresponding to an ordered combination of Korean characters corresponding to each selection signal. Unified search method. The method of claim 1, And when a call button is selected while any search target information is selected from the search results, a telephone call is attempted to a corresponding telephone number. The method of claim 1, The user terminal includes at least one of a mobile communication terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA) Integrated search method of the stored information, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, And the at least two storage areas to be searched are determined by pre-stored setting information. The method of claim 1, And each search target information constituting the search result is arranged for each storage area and displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 12, And the search result is reconfigured into a subfolder type indicating the name of each storage area and the number of search target information for each storage area and displayed on the display unit. In the integrated search method for information stored in the user terminal, (a) recognizing a search word composed of the wild character and the selection character in correspondence with the input order according to n (natural numbers of two or more) key button selection signals sequentially input including one or more wild characters; (b) searching for search target information including the search word in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications; And (c) displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal, The selection character is any one of a number, a Korean character, and an English character assigned to a key button, And the wild character is for determining a pattern match between the search target information and the search word. The method of claim 14, The search word of step (a) is a plurality of search words composed of the wild character and the number, the wild character and the Hangul character, the wild character and the English character, respectively, The step (b) is performed for each of the plurality of search words, the integrated search method of the stored information. The method of claim 14, The wild character is a predetermined search method for inputting when the one of the * button, the # button, the menu button is selected. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, And the wild character is a first wild character pre-designated to correspond to a single character or a second wild character pre-designated to correspond to at least one letter. The method of claim 14, The storage areas classified by applications may include at least two of an address book information storage area, a call log information storage area, a short message information storage area, an email information storage area, and a bookmark information storage area. Search method. In the user terminal, A storage unit including storage areas classified according to applications; A key input unit for receiving a key button selection signal; A search word recognizing unit recognizing a search word by a selection character assigned to the key button corresponding to the selection signal; A search performing unit searching for search target information including the search term in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications using the search word; And It includes a display unit for displaying a search result including one or more search target information searched corresponding to the search word, The selection character is at least one of a number, a Korean character and an English character assigned to a key button. In the user terminal, A storage unit including storage areas classified according to applications; A key input unit for receiving n (natural numbers of two or more) key button selection signals sequentially including one or more wild characters; A search word recognizing unit recognizing a search word composed of the wild letter and the selection letter so as to correspond to an input order of the key button selection signal; A search performing unit searching for search target information including the search term in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications using the search word; And It includes a display unit for displaying a search result including one or more search target information searched corresponding to the search word, The selection character is at least one of a number, a Korean character and an English character assigned to a key button. In a recording medium in which a program of instructions that can be executed in a user terminal is tangibly embodied in order to perform the integrated retrieval method of stored information. (a) recognizing a search word corresponding to a number assigned to the key button when a selection signal of an arbitrary key button is input; (b) searching for search target information including the search word in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications; and (c) displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal. The method of claim 21, Recognizing a search word corresponding to at least one of the Korean characters and English characters assigned to the key button in the step (a), And the search target information is further searched using the search word corresponding to the number and the search word corresponding to one or more of the Korean and English characters in step (b). In a recording medium in which a program of instructions that can be executed in a user terminal is tangibly embodied in order to perform the integrated retrieval method of stored information. (a) recognizing a search word composed of the wild character and the selection character in correspondence with the input order according to n (natural numbers of two or more) key button selection signals sequentially input including one or more wild characters; (b) searching for search target information including the search word in two or more storage areas among the storage areas classified by applications; And (c) displaying a search result including at least one search target information searched corresponding to the search word on a display unit of the user terminal, The selection character is any one of a number, a Korean character, and an English character assigned to a key button, The wild character is a recording medium recording a program, characterized in that for determining the pattern matching of the search target information and the search word. The method of claim 23, wherein In the step (a), the search word is a plurality of search words each consisting of the wild character and the number, the wild character and the Korean character, the wild character and the English character, The step (b) is a recording medium recording a program, characterized in that for each of the plurality of search terms are executed.

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