KR100989233B1 - Method of providing message creation window in communication terminal and communication terminal for same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication terminal for actively driving a reply message creation window according to a type of a received message, and a method for providing a message creation window in the communication terminal. ; Message type determination means for determining a message type of the received message; And message creation window selection means for selecting a message creation window corresponding to the determined message type among a plurality of message creation windows and displaying the message on the screen as an interface for writing a reply. By providing the optimal reply message compose window according to the message type, the user can efficiently select the message menu function.

Mobile terminal, mobile phone, SMS, MMS, message composition window, message type

Description

Method of providing a message creation window in a communication terminal and a communication terminal for the same {METHOD FOR PROVIDING REPLY MESSAGE EDIT WINDOW IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a communication terminal equipped with a message transmission and reception function, and more particularly, to a communication terminal equipped with a transmission and reception function of a short message (SMS message) and a multimedia message (MMS message).

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. In addition to transmitting messages between subscribers using short messages, stock information and traffic information services are also provided and applied to remote control technology.

Recently, a multimedia message transmission service (MMS) has been provided for transmitting and receiving multimedia messages including long texts, images, sounds, and videos as well as short message transmissions. The introduction of an Integration Language solution allows for more diverse message services.

As such, the current communication terminal is provided with a function for transmitting and receiving a multimedia message as well as a function for transmitting and receiving a short text message. However, the compose window for transmitting the SMS message and the MMS message in the current communication terminal consists of a single integrated compose window. That is, the communication terminal provides only one message composition window without distinguishing between the SMS message and the MMS message.

Accordingly, the communication terminal provides a complicated user interface (UI) to integrate and provide an SMS message creation function and an MMS message creation function. For example, the MMS message service provides various additional functions such as attaching a file such as a video, a sound, or the like, and selecting a letterhead by the user. The additional functions are made available through the TAP menu. Therefore, the tab menu for MMS message is always displayed at the top or bottom of the message composition window.

As such, the communication terminal provides a complicated user interface and a complicated menu to support both the SMS message and the MMS message with a single message composition window. In the case of SMS messages, there are very few additional functions, and even though a complicated user interface is unnecessary, the MMS message function causes a problem of always using a complicated interface when composing an SMS message. In particular, when receiving an SMS message and simply trying to send a reply to it, a complicated user interface is displayed, which causes a great inconvenience to the user.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, active in the communication terminal to change the message composition window is provided in accordance with the type of the message received in response to the message received by the user in the communication terminal It is an object of the present invention to provide a message composition window providing method and a communication terminal for the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the embodiments of the invention. Further, objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means and the combination shown in the appended claims.

Communication terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage means for storing the received message; Message type determination means for determining a message type of the received message; And message creation window selection means for selecting a message creation window corresponding to the determined message type among a plurality of message creation windows and displaying the message on the screen as an interface for writing a reply.

In addition, a method for providing a message composition window in a communication terminal according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, receiving and storing a message (hereinafter referred to as a received message); Receiving a request for creating a reply to the received message; Determining a message type of the received received message; Selecting a message composition window corresponding to the determined message type among a plurality of message composition windows; And displaying the selected message composition window on the screen as an interface for writing a reply.

According to the present invention, the message composition window for sending a reply is actively displayed according to the type of the received message, so that the user can efficiently use his / her desired menus and functions.

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 communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a communication terminal according to the present invention includes an input unit 110, a display unit 130, a message processing unit 150, a message storage unit 170, and a message transmitting and receiving unit 190.

The input unit 110 receives a signal for operating a terminal from a user through input means such as a keypad or a touch pad. For example, the input unit 110 receives a key signal for sending a voice / video call or a key signal for sending a message and confirming a message.

The display unit 120 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 120 displays a message stored in the memory 170 on a predetermined interface screen under the control of the message processing unit 150, and displays a message composition window for sending a message.

The message processor 150 performs overall control operations related to message processing such as sending, receiving, forwarding, and replying to a message, and generates and displays an interface screen related to various message processing on the display 130. In this case, the message processing unit 103 receives a user input such as sending a message, confirming a message, or sending a reply through the input unit 110 to perform a related message processing operation.

Specifically, the message processing unit 150 includes a new message sending module 151, a received message checking module 153, and a reply message sending module 155.

The new message sending module 151 receives an incoming caller's phone number, text to be sent to the called party, attachments, and the like, and sends the message through the message transmission / reception unit 190 to make an SMS, an MMS message, and the like. The new message sending module 151 integrates and provides functions of SMS message and MMS message. For example, the new message sending module 151 basically provides an SMS message transmission mode, but when the size of the input text is greater than or equal to a certain size or when the user attaches a video or an image, the new message sending module 151 switches to the MMS message transmission mode and sends the MMS message. Send it.

The received message confirmation module 153 displays the message list stored in the message storage unit 170 on the display unit 130, and when a user's selection input for any one of them is received through the input unit 110, Details of the selected message are displayed on the display unit 130. In addition, the received message checking module 153 calls the reply message sending module 155 when a user's reply request input is received through the input unit 110 while displaying the details of the message on the display unit 130.

The reply message sending module 155 is driven according to the call of the received message checking module 153 to display the reply message creation window on the display 130. In this case, the reply message sending module 155 receives the phone number of the other party who sent the received message from the received message checking module 153 and automatically sets the called party's phone number of the reply message. In addition, the reply message sending module 155 determines the type of the received message in displaying the reply message composition window on the display 130 and displays a corresponding reply message composition window.

The message storage unit 170 stores a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, a broadcast message, a sent message, a sent message, and an undelivered message that are created and sent by a user.

The message transmitting and receiving unit 190 transmits the message received from the communication network to the message processing unit 150, and also transmits the message created by the message processing unit 150 to the communication network. Here, the communication network is a network including a mobile communication network or the Internet network.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of the reply message sending module 155 of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the reply message sending module 155 of FIG. 1 includes a plurality of message composition windows 250, 270, and 290, and includes a message type determiner 210 and a message compose window selector 230. It includes.

The message type determination unit 210 determines the type of the received message that is the basis of the reply message. That is, it determines whether the received message corresponds to an SMS message, an MMS message, or a SMIL message. The message type determination unit 210 determines the type of the received message according to the call of the received message confirmation module 153.

The message composition window selector 230 selects one of the plurality of message composition windows 250, 270, and 290 based on the result determined by the message type determination unit 210 so as to be displayed on the display unit 130. If the received message is an SMS message, the SMS compose window 250 is selected as a tool for composing a reply message, if the received message is an MMS message, the MMS compose window 270, and the received message is a SMIL message, SMIL. The creation window 290 is selected and driven.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a reply message composition window in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user of the communication terminal 100 checks a list of messages received by accessing a message storage box to check a message stored in the message storage unit 170. The user selects a message to check from the received message list. The communication terminal 100 receives a message selection input received by the user through the input unit 110 (S301).

As the received message selection input is received, the message processing unit 150 of the communication terminal 100 reads the message selected by the user from the message storage unit 170 and displays it on the display unit 130 (S303).

The user who checks the received message displayed on the display unit 130 selects a reply menu to reply to the received message. Accordingly, the message processing unit 150 of the communication terminal 110 receives a reply sending selection input through the input unit 110 (S305).

The message processing unit 150 of the communication terminal receiving the reply-to-response input determines the type of the received message that is the basis of the reply (S307), and drives the message composition window corresponding to the determined type of the received message to display the display unit ( 130) (S307). When the received message is an SMS message, it is a tool for creating a reply message. When the received message is an MMS message, it drives an MMS compose window and when the received message is an SMIL message, it operates a SMIL compose window.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a reply message composition window according to a type of a received message.

Referring to FIG. 4, (a) of FIG. 4 shows an SMS message composition window having no interface for MMS and SMIL as an interface for sending a reply message when the received message on which the reply is based is an SMS message. do.

4 (b) shows a case where a received message on which a reply is based is an MMS message, and a message composition window including additional functions of the MMS message is displayed as an interface for sending a reply message.

4 (c) shows a case where a received message on which a reply is based is a SMIL message, and a message composition window including additional functions of SMIL is displayed as an interface for sending a reply message.

As described above, the message window for composing the reply message is actively displayed according to the message received in the present invention, so that the user can efficiently use his / her desired menu and function.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, since the SMS composition window does not provide a tab menu for creating an MMS message or a SMIL message, it is impossible for a user to transmit an MMS message or a SMIL message in the SMS composition window. In addition, SMS messages can be sent from the MMS compose window, but the SMIL message cannot be sent because there is no tab menu for selecting stationery. Therefore, even when the message composition window is displayed as described above according to the received message when sending a reply message, it is preferable that the other message composition window can be easily used according to the user's selection.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another configuration of the reply message sending module of FIG. 1. In FIG. 5, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 perform the same functions and operations, and thus descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Unlike FIG. 2, in FIG. 5, the reply message sending module 155 further includes a mode switching unit 501. The mode switching unit 501 performs mode switching to another message creation window according to the user's selection in the SMS composition window 250, the MMS composition window 270, or the SMIL composition window 290.

For example, the mode switching unit 501 switches the message composition window to the MMS composition window 270 or the SMIL composition window 290 according to the user's selection while the SMS composition window 250 is activated. In addition, the mode switching unit 501 switches the message composition window to the SMS composition window 250 or the SMIL composition window 290 according to the user's selection while the MMS composition window 270 is activated. In addition, the mode switching unit 501 switches the message composition window to the SMS composition window 250 or the MMS composition window 270 according to the user's selection while the SMIL composition window 290 is activated.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of mode switching in a reply message creation window.

Referring to FIG. 6, (a) of FIG. 6 is a case in which a received message on which a reply is based is an SMS message, and an SMS message composition window without an interface for MMS and SMIL additional functions is displayed as an interface for sending a reply message. Then, when the user selects the compose mode change menu, a guide window for selecting either an MMS compose window or a stationery compose window (ie, a SMIL compose window) is displayed, and the selected message compose window is displayed.

FIG. 6 (b) shows a case where a received message on which a reply is based is an MMS message, and a message composition window including an MMS add-on is displayed as an interface for sending a reply message. A guide window for selecting either an SMS writing window or a letter writing window (that is, a SMIL writing window) is displayed, and the selected message writing window is displayed.

In FIG. 6C, when a received message on which a reply is based is a SMIL message, a message compose window including an additional function of SMIL is displayed as an interface for sending a reply message, and the user then selects a compose window mode change menu. In this case, a guide window for selecting either an SMS writing window or an MMS writing window is displayed, and the selected message writing window is displayed.

As described above, the message window for composing the reply message is actively displayed according to the message received in the present invention, so that the user can additionally select a desired compose window so that the user can efficiently use the desired menus and functions. do.

The method of the present invention as described above may be embodied as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (such as a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magneto-optical disk). Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

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 communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a detailed configuration of a reply message sending module of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a reply message composition window in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a reply message composition window according to a type of a received message.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another configuration of the reply message sending module of FIG. 1.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of mode switching in a reply message creation window.

Claims (7)

Storage means for storing the received message; Message type determination means for determining a message type of the received message; And And a message creation window selection means for selecting a message creation window corresponding to the determined message type among a plurality of message creation windows and displaying the message creation window on the screen as an interface for writing a reply. The method of claim 1, And a message checking means for displaying the received message on the screen according to a user's confirmation request, and calling the message type determining means in response to a request for sending a reply from the user during the display of the received message. The method of claim 2, The plurality of message creation windows, A communication terminal comprising an SMS message creation window and an MMS message creation window. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a mode switching unit for switching a message creation window mode according to a user's selection. Receiving and storing a message (hereinafter referred to as a received message); Receiving a request for creating a reply to the received message; Determining a message type of the received received message; Selecting a message composition window corresponding to the determined message type among a plurality of message composition windows; And And displaying the selected message creation window on the screen as an interface for writing a reply. The method of claim 5, Receiving the request to write a reply, Receiving a confirmation request for the stored received message from a user; Displaying details of the stored received message on a screen; And And receiving a request to send a reply from the user during the display of the received message. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Receiving a message composition window mode switch input; Displaying a list of message creation windows other than the displayed message creation window and receiving a selection input for one of them; And Switching the mode to the selected message composition window; providing a message composition window further comprising.

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