KR101578719B1 - Mobile terminal and its transmission status display method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an IM (Instance Messaging) service of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method of displaying a file transmission status in an IM service. In the present invention, when a file to be transmitted occurs during the conversation using the IM message in the dialogue window, the file is transmitted to at least one recipient, and the transmission status of the file is visually displayed on the screen, Can be increased.

IM service, file transfer status display, dialog window

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRANSMISSION STATE THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to an instant messaging (IM) service of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method of indicating a file transfer status in an IM service.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some mobile terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other mobile terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. Such efforts include not only changes and improvements in the structural components that form the mobile terminal, but also additions and improvements of software and hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows the user who is not familiar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also important function .

Instant Messaging (IM) service is a service that allows users to send simple messages (notes, files, data) in real time between users who are online on the Internet or IP. to be. The IM service is a service that allows a user to communicate on the screen of the other party as soon as a message is sent and communicate in real time, such as a chat or a telephone. The IM service can transmit / receive a message in real time in a wired / wireless network and can immediately confirm whether or not the message is received.

In order to use the IM service, each subscriber must install an IM program in a communication device (e.g., a computer or a mobile terminal) and register a list of people who want to communicate (buddy list). Once the friend list is registered, the user can know whether or not the other party is connected to the wired or wireless network.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a transmission status of a mobile terminal that can efficiently display a file transmission status when a file is transmitted to a plurality of recipients during an IM service.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a method of displaying a transmission status of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a file to be transmitted occurs during a conversation using an IM message in a dialog window, the file is transmitted to at least one receiver ; And visually displaying the transfer status of the file on the screen.

The transfer status of the file is displayed on the lower side of the dialog window, one side of the upper side, or the side of the scroll bar.

The transmission state of the file is indicated by a bar or an avatar, and the color, size, length, and shape of the bar and the avatar are controlled according to a transmission rate. The bar may be displayed for each recipient or all recipients are displayed in one bar.

If all of the receivers are displayed in the one bar, the transmission statuses are displayed in different colors for each recipient, and the transmission rate is displayed at the lower end of each color.

The transfer status of the file is displayed in a background form.

The method of displaying a transmission status of a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes displaying a transmission result of the file.

The file transfer result includes a file transfer complete message, a file transfer failure message, and an indication of individual recipients that have been transferred.

When the file transfer is completed, the state of the completed recipient is initialized or removed from the screen.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit for displaying a dialog window in an IM service; And a control unit for transmitting the file to at least one recipient and visually displaying the transmission status of the file on the screen when a file to be transmitted is generated during the conversation using the IM message in the dialogue window.

The control unit displays the transmission status of the file on one side of the lower part of the dialog window, on the upper side, or on the side of the scroll bar. The transmission state of the file is indicated by a bar or an avatar, and the color, size, length, and shape of the bar and the avatar are controlled according to a transmission rate. The bar may be displayed for each recipient or all recipients are displayed in one bar.

If all the receivers are displayed in one bar, the control unit displays the transmission states of the respective receivers in different colors and displays the transmission rates at the lower end of each color.

The control unit displays the transmission status of the file in the background format.

The control unit displays the transmission result of the file. The file transfer result includes a file transfer completion message, a file transfer failure message, and a table indicating the individual recipients that have been transferred.

When the file transfer is completed, the control unit initializes the state of the transferred receiver or removes the state from the screen.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a file is transmitted to a plurality of recipients during an IM service, the file transfer status is displayed, thereby effectively transferring the file according to the network status or the recipient status.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in this specification may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) And fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may also be applied to the fixed terminal, except for components specifically configured for mobile use.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the position information module 115 is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude It can be calculated accurately. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as "identification device") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. If the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the captured image and / or the received image or UI and GUI are displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be viewed from outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. In addition, there may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and area but also the touch input pressure.

Meanwhile, the proximity sensor 141 may be disposed inside or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. Therefore, the proximity sensor 141 has a considerably long life span and its utilization is also significantly higher than that of the contact-type sensor.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

An example of the operation of the high-frequency oscillation-type proximity sensor will be described. In a state where a high frequency of a stationary wave is oscillated in an oscillation circuit, when the sensing object approaches the vicinity of the sensor sensing surface, the oscillation amplitude of the oscillation circuit attenuates or stops , And these changes are converted into electrical signals to detect the presence or absence of the sensing object. Therefore, even if any non-metallic substance comes between the high frequency oscillation proximity sensor and the sensing object, the proximity switch can detect the sensing object to be detected without interference of the object.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured so as to detect the proximity of the pointer with the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer if the touch screen is electrostatic.

Accordingly, when the pointer is not actually touched on the touch screen but is located close to the touch screen, the position of the pointer and the distance between the pointer and the touch screen can be detected. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the act of allowing the pointer to be located on the touch screen to recognize that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch ", and a pointer The actual touching action will be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; In addition, a position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 detects proximity touch and proximity touch patterns (for example, proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, And output information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and control of the controller 180 and may have a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . ≪ / RTI > In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for performing a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

 In the foregoing, the mobile terminal related to the present invention has been described in terms of components according to functions. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal related to the present invention will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 in view of the components according to the outline. Hereinafter, a slider type mobile terminal will be described as an example of various types of mobile terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, Therefore, the present invention is not limited to a slider type mobile terminal but can be applied to all types of mobile terminals including the above-mentioned type.

2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention includes a first body 200 and a second body 205 configured to be slidable along at least one direction on the first body 200. In the case of a folder phone, the mobile terminal 100 may include a first body and a second body configured to fold or unfold at least one side of the first body.

The state where the first body 200 is disposed in a state of being overlapped with the second body 205 may be referred to as a closed configuration and the first body 200 may be referred to as a second body 205 ) May be referred to as an open configuration.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention may be a folder type including a first body and a second body configured to fold or unfold at least one side of the first body, although not shown in the drawing. Here, the state in which the second body is configured to be folded may be referred to as a closed state, and the state in which the second body is configured to be unfolded may be referred to as an open state.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal related to the present invention may be of a swing type including a first body and a second body configured to be swingable with respect to the first body, although not shown in the drawing. Here, the state in which the first body is superimposed on the second body may be referred to as a closed state, and the state in which the second body is swung and a part of the first body is exposed may be referred to as an open state.

Although the terminal according to the folder type and the swing type is not described in detail, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile terminal 100 mainly operates in the standby mode in the closed state, but the standby mode is also released by the operation of the user. The mobile terminal 100 operates mainly in a communication mode in an open state, but is also switched to a standby mode by a user's operation or a predetermined period of time.

The casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) constituting the outer appearance of the first body 200 is formed by the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225. Various electronic components are installed in a space formed by the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225.

The cases may be formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output module 152, the camera 121 or the first user input unit 210 may be disposed in the first body 200, specifically, the first front case 220.

Since the display unit 151 has already been described with reference to FIG. 1, a detailed description will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

The sound output module 152 may be implemented in the form of a speaker.

The camera 121 may be implemented to suitably photograph an image or a moving image for a user and the like.

As in the case of the first body 200, the case constituting the outer appearance of the second body 205 is formed by the second front case 230 and the second rear case 235.

The second user input unit 215 may be disposed on the front surface of the second body 205, specifically, the second front case 230.

The third user input unit 245, the microphone 122, and the interface unit 170 may be disposed in at least one of the second front case 230 and the second rear case 235.

The first to third user input units 210, 215, and 245 may be collectively referred to as a user input unit 130 and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner with a tactile impression .

For example, the user input unit may be implemented by a dome switch or a touch pad capable of receiving a command or information by a push or a touch operation of a user, or may be a wheel, a jog type, a joystick, or the like Can also be implemented.

In a functional aspect, the first user input unit 210 is for inputting commands such as start, end, scrolling, etc., and the second user input unit 215 is for inputting numbers, letters, symbols and the like. The first user input unit 210 includes a so-called soft key used in conjunction with icons displayed on the display unit 151, and a navigation key (mainly composed of four direction keys and a center key) for direction indication and confirmation can do.

In addition, the third user input unit 245 may operate as a hot-key for activating a special function in the mobile terminal.

The microphone 122 may be implemented in a form suitable for receiving voice, sound, etc. of the user.

The interface unit 170 is a channel for allowing the mobile terminal 100 related to the present invention to exchange data with an external device. Since the interface unit 170 has already been described with reference to FIG. 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the second rear case 235 side.

The power supply unit 190 may be detachably coupled to a rechargeable battery, for example, for charging.

3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 may be further mounted on the rear surface of the second rear case 235 of the second body 205. The camera 121 of the second body 205 has a photographing direction which is substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 of the first body 200. The camera 121 of the first body 200, Lt; / RTI >

For example, the camera 121 of the first body 200 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and transmit it to the other party, Since it is often the case that a subject is photographed and not immediately transferred, it is preferable to have a high pixel.

A flash 250 and a mirror 255 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 of the second body 205. The flash 250 illuminates the subject when the subject of the subject is photographed by the camera 121 of the second body 205. The mirror 255 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 of the second body 205.

The second rear case 235 may further include an acoustic output module 152.

The sound output module 152 of the second body 205 may implement a stereo function together with the sound output module 152 of the first body 200 and may be used for a call in a speakerphone mode.

In addition, an antenna 260 for receiving broadcast signals may be disposed on one side of the second rear case 235 in addition to the antenna for communication. The antenna 260 may be installed to be detachable from the second body 205.

A portion of the slide module 265 that slidably couples the first body 200 and the second body 205 is disposed on the first rear case 225 side of the first body 200.

The other part of the slide module 265 may be disposed on the second front case 230 side of the second body 205 and may not be exposed to the outside as in this figure.

In the above description, the second camera 121 and the like are disposed on the second body 205, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, at least one of the configurations 260, 121 to 250, and 152 described as being disposed in the second rear case 235, such as the camera 121 of the second body, It is also possible that the first rear case 225 is mounted to the rear case 225. In such a case, there is an advantage that the configuration (s) disposed in the first rear case 225 in the closed state is protected by the second body 205. Further, even if the camera 121 of the second body is not separately provided, the camera 121 of the first body may be configured to be rotatable so that the camera 121 of the second body can be photographed up to the photographing direction .

The terminal 100 shown in Figs. 1 to 3 is operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or a packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite-based communication system .

Hereinafter, a communication system capable of operating a terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by a communication system include Frequency Division Multiple Access ('FDMA'), Time Division Multiple Access ('TDMA'), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications May be included. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is applicable to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

4, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BSs) 270, and base station controllers (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center ('MSC') 280. MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (" PSTN ") 290, and is also configured to be coupled to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments has a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word "base station" may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate a "cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

4, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 4 illustrates several Global Positioning System ('GPS') satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in Figure 4, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, you can track your location using all of the technologies that can track your location, as well as your GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

Instant Messaging (IM) service is a service that allows users to send simple messages (notes, files, data) in real time between users who are online on the Internet or IP.

FIG. 5 shows a screen of a general IM service, and FIG. 6 shows an example of transferring a file from a recipient list shown in the IM service screen to a specific recipient.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the IM service is started, the control unit 180 displays the IM messenger on the display unit 151. FIG. The control unit 180 displays a dialog window 50 on the display unit 151 when a sender (subscriber A) selects a specific recipient (for example, subscriber B, C) The sender inputs text into the dialog box and conducts a conversation with the desired recipients (B, C). The text message transmitted from the sender's terminal is transmitted to the recipients B and C through the IM server.

In this state, when it is desired to transmit a file to the presently communicating recipient (B, C) or a specific recipient (for example, B, D, E), as shown in FIG. 7, If the user selects a file to be transmitted (or selects a file to be transmitted before selecting a recipient), the controller 180 transmits the selected file to the corresponding user.

Therefore, if the sender is informed of the status of the file being transmitted to a plurality of receivers, the sender will be able to reduce the time required for file transmission or the trouble associated with retransmission.

The present invention provides a method and system for visually (or audibly) informing a transmission status of a file transmission when a sender (a subscriber or a client) transmits a predetermined file to at least one receiver (a subscriber or a client) And the like.

As described above, file transfer in the IM service is performed by selecting at least one recipient from the recipient list shown in the file transfer window shown in FIG. 6 after selecting a file to be transferred from the menu. The control unit 180 displays a file transfer status for a recipient in a dialog box when file transfer is started. Hereinafter, a file transfer method in the IM service will be described in more detail.

1. Transmission status display position

File transfers in IM services take place during a conversation. Therefore, the display of the file transfer status is displayed at a position that does not interfere with the creation of the IM message (abbreviated as a message hereinafter). Preferably, the display position of the transmission state may be a region at the lower end or the upper end of the dialog window, and corresponds to the left side of the scroll bar when the scroll bar is present.

2. Transmission status indication type

7 is a diagram illustrating a transmission status display method of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 7, when the file transfer starts, a message indicating that the file transfer is currently being performed, for example, a message "file transfer started" is displayed in the dialog window 50. [ In FIG. 7, the file transfer status indication is shown at the center for convenience of explanation, but it is actually located in an area that does not interfere with message creation. Also, the start of the file transfer can be informed by a voice message or a predetermined sound (e.g., ding dong ...).

In the dialog shown in Fig. 7, the transfer status of the file is displayed for at least one recipient in a position that does not interfere with message creation. The transmission status may indicate the file transmission status by differently displaying the color of the display (symbol), for example, the horizontal bar and the vertical bar, which can distinguish each recipient.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an example of displaying the file transfer status in bar form for each recipient or displaying all recipients in a bar form. That is, FIGS. 8 and 9 show an example in which the vertical file and the horizontal file are directly transmitted to three recipients (Tahee, Hyeonggyo, Yeonah). As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the file transfer rate varies depending on the network status or the status of the receiver (log off).

In addition, the transmission state of the file may be displayed by changing the shape, color, moving distance (running, tightrope, etc.) of the avatar after the receiver is displayed as an avatar instead of the bar shape, have.

In the case of a horizontal bar for displaying all recipients in one bar form, the color of the bar is displayed differently after overlaying the file transfer status of a plurality of recipients. Therefore, in the case of the vertical bar, the transmission rate (%) can be displayed at the lower end of each bar as shown in FIG. In the case of the horizontal bar, the transmission rate (%) can be displayed when secured in the display area.

In addition, the present invention does not display the transmission state of the file at a specific position in the dialog window 50, but can display it in a background form so as not to interfere with message creation. FIG. 11 shows an example of a file transfer state indicated in a background form.

3. Display transmission result

If the file transfer is successful for at least one or more recipients after file transfer

The present invention displays a file transfer result when the transfer of the file is completed. The file transfer result includes a file transfer complete message, a file transfer failure message, and an indication of individual recipients that have been transferred. That is, the present invention adds or removes an indication (in the initial state) indicating an indication of a completed recipient (e.g., "OK"). FIG. 12 shows an example of a receiver (e.g., a slave) that has been transmitted in the vertical bar.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a file transfer to at least one recipient is successful, the recipient (e.g., a friend) that has been transferred can be removed from the screen as shown in FIG.

After completing the file transfer for all the recipients, as shown in FIG. 14, the present invention displays a transmission completion message, for example, a message "All files have been transferred" on the screen.

On the other hand, if the file transfer to a specific recipient fails, the present invention displays a message indicating that the file transfer has been performed on the screen, for example, "Tailor's file transfer failed" And indicates the reason for the file transfer failure. That is, the present invention can automatically stop the file transfer and output the transmission failure message when the file transfer has not reached the predetermined transfer rate (%) within a predetermined time. In addition, since the controller of the sender terminal can know the off state of the receiver displayed in the network state or the messenger, the controller displays the reason for the failure on the screen.

In addition, the present invention can notify a failure of file success by a voice message or a predetermined sound (e.g., ding dong dang ..).

4. If the recipient has changed

A sender (IM service subscriber) that talks or transmits a file in the IM service can cancel the file transfer to a specific recipient according to the transmission delay due to charge or network status and the receiver off during the file transmission.

The above-mentioned cancellation can be performed by scrolling when the file transfer window or the scroll bar shown in Fig. 6 is provided. When a specific user is canceled, the message is displayed on the screen.

In addition, the present invention can invite a new recipient (friend) during file transmission and transmit the currently transmitted file, and the added recipient is displayed as a message on the screen. The new friend scrolls and adds the file transfer window or the scroll bar shown in Fig.

Meanwhile, when the sender stops the IM service or turns off the terminal during file transmission, the present invention does not forcibly terminate the file transmission currently being executed but stops the IM service or turns off the terminal after the specific condition is satisfied. That is, the IM service can be stopped or the terminal can be turned off only after all the file transfer is completed or only after an important specific recipient has completed receiving the file.

Also, as long as the sender maintains a session for transmitting a file to each receiver, each receiver can resume reception even if it is turned off and then connected again. Hereinafter, a method of displaying a transmission status of a mobile terminal in an IM service according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission status display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

16, when the IM service subscriber (sender) selects a menu provided in the mobile terminal and starts the IM service, the control unit 180 executes the IM program and displays the IM messenger on the display unit 151 do.

In the IM messenger, a sender can select and send a desired subscriber (receiver), for example, at least one subscriber currently on-line, and send and receive a conversation using text with the subscribers through the dialog window 50 (S10) .

In this state, the sender can send the file to the recipients currently performing the conversation. First, the sender selects a transmission file to be transmitted, and then selects a receiver to which the selected file is to be transmitted. The recipient is selectable in the file transfer window shown in FIG. 6 (S, 20, S30).

If a file and a recipient to be transmitted are selected by the sender, the control unit 810 transmits the file to the selected recipient (S40). When the file transfer starts, the control unit 180 displays a message in the dialog window 50 indicating that the file transfer is currently being performed. In addition, the control unit 18 displays the transmission status of the file at a predetermined position of the dialog window 50 (S50). The display position of the transmission state may be a lower area or a part of the upper part of the dialog window, and corresponds to the left side of the scroll bar when there is a scroll bar.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the transmission status can be displayed in a bar form (vertical bar) or in a bar form (horizontal bar) for each recipient, Indicates file transfer status by displaying colors differently. That is, the present invention displays each recipient in a bar form or an avatar, and the control unit 180 controls the color, size, length, and shape of the bar and the avatar according to the percentage in which the file is transferred.

9 and 10, in the case of the horizontal bar, since the colors are displayed differently after overlaying the file transfer statuses of the plurality of recipients, the control unit 180 displays a bar indicating the recipients at the lower end Displays the transfer rate (%).

Also, as shown in FIG. 11, the transmission state may be displayed in a background form so as not to interfere with message creation.

After the file transfer, the control unit 180 displays the file transfer result. The file transfer result includes a file transfer success message, a file transfer failure message, and an indication of the individual recipient that has been transferred. That is, if the file transfer to at least one recipient is successful, the control unit 180 adds or removes an indication (e.g., "OK") indicating the recipient who has completed the transfer, as shown in FIG. In addition, if the file transfer to at least one recipient is successful, the control unit 180 can remove the transferred recipient (e.g., a friend) from the screen as shown in FIG.

When the file transfer to all the recipients is completed, the controller 180 displays a transmission completion message indicating that all files have been transferred to the screen, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the file transfer to the specific recipient fails, the controller 180 displays a transmission failure message indicating that the file transmission has been performed on the screen, as shown in FIG. 15, and indicates the reason for the file transmission failure.

That is, when the file transfer does not reach the predetermined transfer rate (%) within a predetermined time, the control unit 180 can automatically stop the file transfer and output the transfer failure message. In addition, since the control unit 180 can know the off state of the receiver displayed in the network state or the messenger, the control unit 180 displays the corresponding reason for failure on the screen.

According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the above-described method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Further, the computer may include a control unit of the terminal.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

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

2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing a screen of a general IM service;

6 illustrates a file transfer window containing a list of recipients to transfer files;

7 is a diagram showing a transmission status display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing that file transmission has started.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which the file transfer status for each recipient is shown in the horizontal direction.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which the file transfer status for each recipient is shown in the vertical direction.

10 shows an example in which the transmission rate is displayed at the lower end of the vertical bar in Fig.

11 shows an example of a file transfer state in a background form.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recipient that has been transferred in FIG. 9; FIG.

13 illustrates another example of a recipient that has been transferred in FIG. 9; FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a message output when all file transfers are completed in the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

15 is a diagram showing a message output when a file transfer fails in the embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission status display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: wireless communication unit 11: broadcast receiving module

112: mobile communication module 113; Wireless Internet Module

140; Sensing unit 150: output unit

151: display unit 160: memory

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Claims (18)

A method of transferring an instant messaging (IM) service, Performing at least one recipient IM service based on the IM message of the sender entered in the dialog; Selecting at least one recipient and a file to be transmitted according to an input of a sender during execution of an IM service; Transmitting the selected file; And And visually indicating the transmission status of the file at a predetermined position of the dialog window that does not interfere with the creation of the IM message through the icon, When the IM service is stopped or the terminal is turned off by the sender during the file transmission, the IM service is suspended or the terminal is deactivated until the file transmission to the important specific recipient is completed. Display method. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer status of the file is Wherein the message is displayed at a position that does not interfere with the creation of the IM message in the conversation window. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the message comprises a lower portion of the dialog window, one side of the upper portion, or a side portion of the scroll bar. The method of claim 1, Wherein the icon includes a bar type or an avatar type icon. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transfer status of the file is And displaying the transmission status of the mobile terminal in a background form. The method of claim 4, wherein the bar icon Wherein the information is displayed for each recipient or displayed in a unified manner. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein when all of the recipients are displayed on the one bar icon, the transmission status is indicated by different colors for each recipient, and the transmission rate is displayed at the lower end of each color. The method comprising: The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a transmission result of the file. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the file transfer result A file transfer complete message, a file transfer failure message, and an indication of individual recipients that have been transmitted. The method of claim 1, Wherein the color, size, length and shape of the file are controlled according to a transfer rate of the file, and are displayed in an initial state or removed from the screen when the file transfer is completed. A display unit for displaying a dialog window; And Performs at least one recipient IM service based on a sender's IM message input in a dialog window, performs transmission of a file to be transmitted by the sender and at least one recipient when the recipient is selected during the execution of the IM service, And a control unit for visually displaying the status at a predetermined position of the dialog window that does not interfere with the creation of the IM message through the icon, The control unit When the IM service is stopped by the sender or the terminal is turned off by the sender during file transmission, the IM service is suspended or the terminal is deactivated until the file transfer to the important specific recipient is completed. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the transfer status of the file is Wherein the mobile terminal includes one side of a lower end portion or an upper end portion of the dialog window, or a side portion of the scroll bar. delete 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the transfer status of the file is Wherein the mobile terminal is displayed in a background form. 12. The method of claim 11, A bar-shaped or avatar-type icon, The bar icon Wherein the information is displayed for each recipient or displayed in a unified manner. 16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein when all of the receivers are displayed on the one bar icon, the transmission states are displayed by different colors according to the respective receivers, and the transmission rates are displayed at the lower ends of the respective colors. . 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit And displays a file transfer result, the file transfer complete message, the file transfer failure message, and an indication indicating the individual recipient that has been transmitted. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit Size, length and shape of each icon according to the transfer rate of the file, and displays the icon in the initial state or removes it from the screen when the file transfer is completed.

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