KR100873798B1 - Method of providing incoming message hiding service in mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal for same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a service for hiding a message received by a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

According to the present invention, a method for hiding a message received at a mobile communication terminal, comprising: (a) receiving a message transmitted from a mobile communication system; (b) determining whether a hiding mode of a message hiding function is set through a user interface; And (c) if the determination result is set to the hidden mode, hiding the received message so that the user cannot check the message without notifying the user until the hidden mode is released. A method of providing is disclosed.

Description

Method for providing incoming message hiding service in mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same {Method for providing message hidden services in mobile terminal and mobile terminal therefor}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for providing a service for hiding a message received by the mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

BACKGROUND With the development of communication technology, a short message service (SMS) capable of transmitting and receiving short text messages between mobile subscribers is being used in various ways. For example, stock information and traffic information services, as well as message transmission between subscribers using short messages, are also being applied to remote control technology. Recently, with the development of mobile communication technology, a multimedia message transmission service for transmitting a multimedia message including a long text, an image, a sound, a video, and the like as well as a short message is provided.

Such a message service is generally performed through the following procedure. That is, a signal indicating the arrival of a message is received from the base station of the mobile communication system to the mobile communication terminal. Then, in response to this, the received message is received and message data and sender information are transmitted. When the message is received, a ring tone or vibration indicating that the message is received by the mobile communication terminal may be generated, thereby allowing the user to recognize that the message has been received. The incoming message is stored in the message inbox of the memory and the user can access the message inbox to check the contents of the incoming message.

However, there is a problem caused by the message service of the mobile communication terminal. For example, you might hear a bell or vibrate when you do not want to receive a message or when you have difficulty receiving a message. In this case, the user turns off the mobile communication terminal or removes the battery to block incoming calls from the outside so as not to ring the phone or vibrate.

On the other hand, the recent mobile communication terminal is a similar addition used in PDA (Personal Data Assistance) such as electronic organizer, calendar, calculator, calendar, clock, contact management, memo in addition to basic communication functions such as basic voice / video call and data communication. There is also a trend towards providing additional features. As the usage of the mobile communication terminal is diversified as described above, a user may want to use only additional functions without using basic communication functions. For example, a test student might use a mobile phone as a calculator or watch, but never want a message to arrive. In addition, the user who is attending the conference will want to use only additional functions such as clock, memo, contact management, and schedule management among the functions of the mobile communication terminal. However, the conventional mobile communication terminal has a problem that does not meet the needs of these users.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to enable the user to hide the incoming message when the user does not want even when the power of the mobile communication terminal is turned on.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of receiving and storing a message to a mobile communication terminal without blocking the reception of the message, but not allowing the user to check the message without notifying the message.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the embodiments of the invention. Furthermore, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations indicated in the appended claims.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is a method of hiding a message received in the mobile communication terminal, (a) receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication system step; (b) determining whether a hiding mode of a message hiding function is set through a user interface; And (c) if the determination result is set to the hidden mode, hiding the received message so that the user cannot check the message without notifying the user until the hidden mode is released.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal providing a hidden service function of an incoming message, comprising: storage means for storing a message and a hidden message; Display means for displaying a message stored in the storage means; Input means for receiving a hidden mode setting and release signal, which is an incoming message hiding service function, from a user; And when the hidden mode is set by determining whether the hidden mode is set when a message is received, the hidden message is not stored and not hidden by the user until the hidden mode is released. If not, the mobile communication terminal is provided, including; the control means for storing the received message in the message inbox so that the user can confirm the notification of the incoming message.

According to the present invention, it is possible to hide a message received by the mobile communication terminal provides an effect that the user is not disturbed by the incoming message for a desired period.

In addition, instead of blocking the reception of the message, the message is received and stored in the hidden area in the memory, and when the hidden function is released, the message is moved back to the message inbox so that the user can check the received message. It provides the effect that you can check immediately without receiving the message from the system again.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a wireless transceiver 110, a handset 120, a key inputter 130, a display 140, a memory 150, and a controller 160. do.

The wireless transceiver 110 receives a voice call signal, a video call signal, a data signal, a short message (SMS) or an MMS message from a mobile communication base station, and transmits a voice / video call signal, a data signal, a message, and the like. Transmit to base station.

The handset 120 includes a microphone and a speaker to receive a user's voice through the microphone, and outputs the voice received by the wireless transceiver 110 and processed by the controller 160 through the speaker.

The key input unit 130 receives a signal for operating the terminal from the user through an input means such as a keypad. For example, the key input unit 130 receives a key signal for sending a voice / video call or a key signal for sending a message and confirming a message. In particular, the key input unit 130 serves to receive a hidden mode setting and release signal, which is an incoming message hiding service function. That is, a predetermined hidden mode setting / release key, for example, pressing and holding the '#' key can be input in such a way that the hidden mode is set and when it is pressed again, it is released. In addition, it can be input by pressing the menu button and directly pressing the on / off button on the hidden mode in the menu. Here, the key signal may be input in various ways in addition to the hidden mode setting / release key input method.

The display unit 140 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display for displaying information processed by the terminal to the user. In particular, the display unit 140 displays an interface screen of a function program such as a message inbox, a message hiding function, and the like under the control of the controller 160.

The memory 150 includes an operation program for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and the like for storing a system program. In particular, the memory 150 stores a message received through the wireless transceiver 110, for example, a short message, a multimedia message, and the like. In addition, when the message hiding function is set, the received message is processed and stored so that the user cannot check the received message. Alternatively, the received message may be stored by giving a hidden attribute to the received message, or the received message may be stored in an area that the user cannot check.

2 is a diagram illustrating a region in which a message is stored in a memory of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the memory 150 of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes a general message storage area 151 for storing general messages and a hidden message storage area 152 for storing received messages when the message hiding function is set. Are separated. The general message storage area 151 stores messages that are received and received in general, that is, messages stored in a message inbox. In addition, the messages stored in the general message storage area 151 are accessible to the user, and can be manipulated through the key input unit 130 to check, delete, or move a message. In addition, the message to which the hidden attribute is assigned is also stored in the general message storage area 151. However, the attribute of the message is set to hidden so that it is not displayed or shown to the user on the application.

The hidden message storage area 152 temporarily stores a message received through the wireless transceiver 110 while the hidden function is set. In this case, a message stored in the hidden message storage area 152 may not be accessed by the user, and may be moved and stored by the controller 160. Accordingly, messages stored in the general message storage area 151 can be confirmed by the user, but messages stored in the hidden message storage area 152 cannot be confirmed by the user.

The controller 160 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, the controller 160 stores the messages received through the wireless transceiver 110 in the memory 150 according to whether the message hiding function is set, and stores the messages received through the key input unit 130. Set the hidden mode and enable the hidden function, or turn off the hidden mode to perform the control process to disable the hidden function.

3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a control unit of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 160 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The control unit 160 is a hidden mode setting processing unit 161, a message receiving confirmation unit 162, a hidden mode determination unit 163, a hidden message processing unit 164, a general message processing unit 165 and the unhiding processing unit 166 It includes.

The hidden mode setting processor 161 plays a role of activating or releasing a message hiding service of the mobile communication terminal. Upon receiving a request signal for setting or releasing the message hiding service from the user through the key input unit 130, a flag process for setting or releasing the hidden mode is performed accordingly.

The message reception check unit 162 checks whether a message is received from the base station through the wireless transceiver 110. When the message is received, the hidden mode determination unit 163 notifies that the message has been received.

The hidden mode determining unit 163 determines whether a flag processed by the hidden mode setting processing unit 161 is set to a hidden mode or a hidden mode when the message reception confirmation is confirmed by the message reception confirming unit 162. Play a role. As a result of the determination, if the hidden mode is set, the hidden message processor 164 is instructed to process the received message. If the hidden mode is released, the general message processor 165 is instructed to process the received message.

The hidden message processing unit 164 proceeds with the hidden message processing according to the instructions of the hidden mode determination unit 163. That is, the message received through the wireless transceiver 110 is temporarily stored in the hidden message storage area 152 of the memory 150, so that the user cannot check the message and does not display or notify the received information. . Alternatively, in another embodiment, a hidden attribute is given to a message received through the wireless transceiver 110 and stored in the general message storage area 151 of the memory 150, thereby not displaying or displaying a message to a user. In addition, the user may not be able to confirm the received message.

The general message processing unit 165 performs a general message incoming process according to the instructions of the hidden mode determination unit 163. That is, the message received through the wireless transceiver 110 is stored and stored in the general message storage area 151 of the memory 150, and the user progresses a process of displaying or notifying that the message has been received. Allows you to check and use incoming messages stored in the inbox. As an example of displaying or informing that the message has been received, the message reception information may be displayed on the screen through the display unit 140 or may be notified by a ring tone or vibration through a speaker or vibration means.

The hidden release processing unit 166 performs control processing when the hidden mode is set in the hidden mode setting processing unit 161 and then released. That is, when the hidden release processing unit 166 switches to the release mode while the flag is set to the hidden mode in the hidden mode setting processing unit 161, the hidden release processing unit 166 is temporarily storing the hidden message storage area 152 of the memory 150. The message is moved to the general message storage area 151 and stored, and a process of informing and displaying the message receipt to the user is performed. In addition, at this time, the information indicating that the message is hidden is added and displayed. That is, the message moved from the hidden message storage area 152 to the general message storage area 151 indicates information indicating that the message has been hidden according to the message hiding service of the mobile communication terminal.

Alternatively, when the hidden mode is set in the general message storage area 151 when the hidden mode is set and stored in the embodiment, when switching to the unhidden, the hidden property is granted to release the hidden property of the stored message, Proceed with the process of notifying and displaying the incoming message to the user.

Through this, the user cannot know this fact even when the message is received at the mobile communication terminal while executing the message hiding service, and also cannot confirm the received message even if the message is received. However, even when a hidden service is executed in the mobile communication terminal, if a message is received from the base station of the mobile communication system, it is temporarily stored in the memory and stored. After that, when the user releases the message hiding service, the message is temporarily stored and notified to the user and stored in a general message inbox so that immediately, the message received during the hidden service time can be checked.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, a mobile communication terminal receives a short message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS) from the outside through the wireless transceiver 110. (10) When the message is received through the control unit 160 Determines whether the message hiding service is activated and in progress. Processing of the received message proceeds according to this determination result. At this time, activation and release of the hidden service is set according to a key input of a predetermined mobile communication terminal from the user.

When the controller 160 determines whether the message hiding service is activated, it is determined whether the hidden mode flag is set or released by the user. That is, the state of the current hidden mode flag is checked to determine whether the hidden service is activated or released.

If the message hiding service is activated as a result of checking the hidden mode flag, the message received in step 10 is stored in the hidden message storage area of the memory for temporary storage. That is, until the hidden mode is released, it is kept in a memory area that cannot be confirmed by the user and does not notify or display a message reception and reception.

After the step 40, a procedure is performed to determine whether the message hiding service is released by the user so that the flag is switched to the hidden mode release. If the hidden mode is not released and is still set, the temporary storage is temporarily stored in the hidden message storage area.

If it is determined in step 50 that the hidden mode is switched to off, a control process for moving the temporary message stored in the hidden message storage area to the general message inbox proceeds.

Then, a process of informing the user that the message has been received through the display unit 140 and speaker vibration means is performed.

After the message moves to the general message inbox and informs the user, the message is checked at the user's request. According to the user's confirmation request, the corresponding message is displayed through the display unit, and at this time, the message hiding service displays or notifies that the message has been hidden during the hidden mode time.

On the other hand, if the hidden mode is not set in step 30, a general message receiving procedure is performed. That is, the message received in step 10 is stored in the general message inbox and informs the user that the message has been received. (45,75)

When the user requests confirmation, a procedure for displaying the message stored in the inbox and allowing the user to check the contents of the message is performed. At this time, unlike in step 80, the hidden processing indication is not added.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, the procedures up to 11, 21, and 31 are the same as those described above with reference to FIG. 4, and thus will be omitted.

In step 31, when the message hiding service is activated as a result of the check of the hidden mode flag, the message received in step 11 is stored by giving a hidden attribute in the message when it is stored in the general message storage area of the memory. In other words, the user may not be notified or displayed of receiving or receiving a message according to the hidden property on the application so that the user cannot confirm until the hidden mode is released.

After step 41, a procedure is performed to determine whether the message hiding service is released by the user and the flag is switched to the hidden mode release. If the hidden mode is not released but is still set, the message is kept hidden with the hidden attribute. (51)

If it is determined in step 51 that the hidden mode is switched to released, a hidden attribute is assigned to the message storage area, and a control process of releasing hidden attributes of stored messages is performed.

Thereafter, steps 71 and 81 proceed through the same procedure as the steps 70 and 80 described above with reference to FIG.

In addition, if it is determined in step 31 that the hidden mode is not set, the procedure of receiving a received message as a general message is performed. (46, 71, 81) As described through 75 and 85, they will be omitted.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

The following drawings, which are attached to this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the present invention serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention includes matters described in such drawings. It should not be construed as limited to.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a region in which a message is stored in a memory of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a control unit of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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110: wireless transceiver 120: handset

130: key input unit 140: display unit

150: memory 160: control unit

Claims (18)

As a method of hiding a message received by the mobile communication terminal, (a) receiving a message transmitted from a mobile communication system; (b) determining whether a hiding mode of a message hiding function is set through a user interface; And (c) if the determination result is set to the hidden mode, storing the received message in a temporary storage area that the user cannot confirm without notifying the user until the hidden mode is released; How to provide hidden services. delete The method of claim 1, After step (c), (d) moving the message stored in the temporary storage area to a message inbox when the hidden mode is released, and notifying the incoming message. The method of claim 3, wherein In the step (d), the message reception service providing method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the message was received while the message hiding function with the notification of the incoming message. The method of claim 1, After step (b), If the determination result is not set to the hidden mode, storing the received message in the message inbox and notifying the incoming message; further comprising the method of providing a received message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, In the step (b), the message hiding mode setting, A method of providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that a hiding mode of a message hiding function is set according to a key input of a predetermined mobile communication terminal from a user. The method of claim 6, Method for providing an incoming message hiding service in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for receiving additional time information from the user when setting the hidden mode after the corresponding time elapses the hidden mode. The method of claim 1, Step (c) is, If it is determined that the hidden mode is set to the received message hidden service providing method for a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to give a hidden attribute that the user cannot confirm until the hidden mode is released. The method of claim 8, After step (c), (d) when the hidden mode is released, the hidden property is granted to the user to confirm the processing by releasing the hidden property of the stored message, and notifying the incoming message; the mobile communication further comprising: Method of providing incoming message hiding service in the terminal. The method of claim 9, In the step (d), the message reception service providing method for the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the message is a message that was received while the message hiding function with the notification of the incoming message. A mobile communication terminal providing a hidden service function of an incoming message, Storage means for storing the message and the hidden message; Display means for displaying a message stored in the storage means; Input means for receiving a hidden mode setting and release signal, which is an incoming message hiding service function, from a user; And If the hidden mode is set by determining whether the hidden mode is set when a message is received, the received message is kept in a hidden message storage area of the storage means that the user cannot confirm until the hidden mode is released, and the hidden mode is set. If not, the control means for storing the received message in the message box area of the storage means that can be confirmed by the user and notifying the incoming message; mobile communication terminal comprising a. delete The method of claim 11, The control means, After the hidden mode is set, when the hidden mode is released, the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for moving the message stored in the hidden message storage area of the storage means to the message receiving area and notifying the incoming message. The method of claim 13, The control means may move the message stored in the hidden message storage area to the message receiving area and indicate that the message has been received and the message has been received while the message hiding service is set, the mobile communication characterized in that the mobile communication Terminal. The method of claim 13, The storage means, General message storage that the received message is stored and can be viewed by the user, And a hidden message storage unit which is temporarily stored in a message hiding mode setting and cannot be checked by a user. The method of claim 13, The control means, The message received after the hidden mode is set, the mobile communication terminal characterized in that not until the hidden mode is released to notify the call, or through the display means. The method of claim 11, The control means, If the hidden mode is set by determining whether the hidden mode is set when a message is received, the hidden message that the user cannot verify until the hidden mode is released is stored and the hidden mode is not set. And control means for notifying the received message after storing the message in the message inbox without giving an attribute to the received message. The method of claim 17, The control means, After the hidden mode is set, if the hidden mode is released, the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the user is confirmed by processing the release of the hidden attribute of the message given the hidden attribute, and informs the incoming message.

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