KR20040039507A - A method of dynamic arranging menu with using frequency for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of arranging an additional service selection menu provided by a mobile terminal for mobile communication in order of increasing frequency of use, and a method of selecting an additional service menu of a mobile terminal; A sorting process of sequentially displaying each list constituting the main menu in order of increasing number of stored times when selecting an additional service provided by the mobile terminal; In the case of selecting one of the list of the main menu displayed in the above process, the main accumulation process of accumulating the corresponding number of times of entry and sequentially listing each list of the submenus constituting the selected main menu in order of increasing number of stored entries; ; A sub-cumulative process of accumulating and storing the corresponding number of times of entry when selecting one of the displayed sub-menu list in the above process; In the case of resetting the cumulative number of entrances of the main and sub-menus when the use of the additional service is terminated after the execution of the selected sub-menu, the reset process is performed. By this, the additional service menu which is frequently used or high in preference is automatically arranged in the first order, and thus easily accessible, and the high preference is easily searched and used.

Description

A method of dynamically sorting menus by the frequency of use of mobile terminals {A METHOD OF DYNAMIC ARRANGING MENU WITH USING FREQUENCY FOR MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to an ordering arrangement of a supplementary service selection menu (MENU) provided by a mobile terminal for a mobile communication, and more particularly, to a method of arranging dynamically in an order from a supplementary service menu with a high frequency of use. will be.

The mobile terminal subscribed to the mobile communication system can instantly communicate with the other party anytime and anywhere while moving. The communication method includes voice communication, data communication such as text, and multimedia communication including voice signal, data signal and video signal. And the time used for such communication purposes is a very small part of the day.

As described above, a communication device including a mobile terminal has a small amount of time used for actual communication, but the communication can always be carried and moved like a necessity due to the necessity of communicating immediately when necessary without knowing when and when the communication occurs. The demand for mobile communication terminals is increasing very much.

The portable terminal, which is becoming a necessity as described above, is intended to solve the problem of always using mobile communication but having little use time for actual communication, and various types of carriers providing mobile communication services and manufacturers producing and selling mobile terminals, respectively. We develop and provide additional services for free or for free.

In order to use the additional services developed and provided by the mobile communication service provider or the mobile communication system and various types of additional services provided by the mobile terminal as described above, search the corresponding service menu (MENU) and select one of them. Since each menu has a corresponding option, there is a menu attached or subordinated, and the former is called a MAIN MENU and the latter is called a SUB MENU.

Such additional services are provided by a mobile communication system. For example, main menus such as short message transmission / reception, voice message confirmation, multimedia transmission / reception, Internet connection, etc. are provided by the mobile terminal. For example, there are MAIN MENUs for volume / ring adjustment, electronic organizer, voice recorder, mobile phone management, games, and so on.

In the main menu as described above, there are a plurality of SUB MENUs by OPTION. For example, in the case of the main menu 'Electronic notebook', the sub-menu registers, schedule management, schedule search, and past. There are schedule deletion, alarm setting, wake-up call setting, world time, calculator, call list deletion, call emptying, and the like. When one of the sub-menus is selected, the selected function is performed by entering the corresponding menu.

However, in order to use the various additional services provided as described above, one of the various main menus must be selected and another one of the corresponding submenus must be selected to enter the corresponding function. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a method of quickly entering a frequently used or preferred additional service.

Hereinafter, a menu selection method of a portable terminal according to the related art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is attached to describe the prior art, Figure 1 is a general mobile communication system functional configuration diagram, Figure 2 is a flowchart of a method for selecting a mobile terminal supplementary service menu according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a general mobile communication system includes a mobile terminal (UE: User EQUIPMENT) 10 that communicates instantly with a counterpart at any time and anywhere while moving.

A base station (BS) 20 that is wirelessly connected in a service area for transmitting and receiving an effective high frequency (RF) signal with the mobile terminal 10 and transmits and receives a corresponding signal;

A mobile switching station (MSC: MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER) 30 which is connected to the base station 20, controls and manages, operates the entire mobile communication system, and sets up a call of the subscriber by switching;

Connected to the mobile switching center 30 and connecting a path with a public communication network, the public network 40 includes the Internet, a public telephone communication network (PSTN), a public data communication network (PSDN), and the like. do.

The mobile terminal 10 is connected to the base station 20 by radio by a radio frequency (RF) signal, and the call (CALL) is established and communication with the other party by the switching of the mobile switching station 30, the communication When the other party is a voice level subscriber of a general wired network, a data communication subscriber subscribed to a data network, or an Internet communication subscriber subscribed to the Internet, the other party communicates with the corresponding party via a path set by the public network 40. Connect and communicate.

Since the mobile terminal 10 has a short time used for actual communication, in order to increase its utilization, various types of paid and free additional services provided by the mobile switching center 30 and provided by the mobile terminal themselves. There are various kinds of supplementary services.

In order to use the additional service as described above, a menu of a desired additional service should be selected using the mobile terminal 10. A method of selecting a mobile terminal additional service menu according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG. do.

The mobile terminal 10 is a first step (S10) to continuously determine whether to select a value-added service function to use a variety of additional services and, if it is determined in the step (S10) to select the additional service enjoy In the second step (S20) of determining whether to select the search menu, and if the favorite menu is not selected by judging in the step (S20), the main menu list (LIST) of the mobile terminal 10 is determined. A third step S30 displayed on the display unit; a fourth step S40 of determining whether one main menu is selected from among a plurality of main menus by the main menu list displayed on the display unit in step S30; When one main menu is selected from among a plurality of main menus in S40, a fifth process (S50) of displaying a plurality of submenu lists subordinate to the selected main menu on the display unit; The sixth step (S60) for determining which one of the plurality of sub-menus to be displayed in the step (S50), and if one of the sub-menu is selected in the step (S60) is selected in the selected submenu In the seventh step (S70) for entering and performing the corresponding function, the eighth step (S80) for determining whether to register the menu selected in the step (S60) to the frequently used favorite menu, and in the step (S80) If it is determined that it is determined to be registered in the favorite menu, the ninth step S90 of registering the selected submenu in the favorite menu, and when it is determined whether or not to terminate the additional service, proceeds to end. If the user wants to use another additional service without ending, a tenth step S100 of returning to the second step S20 and a favorite menu are determined in the second step S20. In the eleventh step (S110) of displaying the favorite menu list recorded in the terminal 10 on the corresponding display unit, and determining and selecting one of the favorite menus displayed on the display unit in the step (S110). The process proceeds to the seventh step S70, and if not selected, the process proceeds to the tenth step S100.

A method of selecting a portable terminal supplementary service menu according to the related art having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The portable terminal 10 is registered and registered with the mobile switching center 30 constituting the mobile communication system, and the mobile terminal 30 can selectively use various additional services provided by the mobile switching center 30 for free or for free. (10) There are a variety of additional services available by the manufacturer on their own.

Since the main purpose of the mobile terminal 10 is to use for communication, in order to use the additional service as described above, the user should select the use of the additional service by using the corresponding button or key (S10). When the use of the additional service is selected, it is checked whether a favorite menu is selected in the corresponding display unit (S20).

The favorite menu is a collection of a menu of frequently used or preferred additional services among various additional services available by the mobile terminal 10, and when the favorite menu is not selected, the portable terminal ( In step 10, all main menu lists or lists of additional services available in step S30 are displayed.

When any one of the main menu list displayed as described above is selected (S40), a list of submenus dependent on the selected main menu is displayed (S50), and when any one of the displayed submenu lists is selected ( S60), by entering the selected menu and performing the corresponding additional service is used or utilized (S70).

In the case where the additional service menu being selected as described above is frequently used or preferred, it is determined whether to register to the favorite menu (S80), and when registering the menu to the favorite menu, the corresponding soft key (SOFT KEY) to register by recording and storing in the favorite menu (S90), continue to judge whether or not to use other additional services, or terminate or return to the second step (S20) (S100).

When the favorite menu is selected in the second step (S20), all registered lists are displayed by being recorded and stored in the favorite menu (S110), and when one menu is selected, the seventh step (S70) In step (1), the user enters and performs the corresponding menu. If the menu is not selected, the process proceeds to the tenth step (S100) (S120) and ends.

In the prior art of the above configuration, the frequently used or preferred menu among a plurality of additional service menus that can be used by using the mobile terminal 10 must be manually registered in the bookmark. In order to select a frequently used or favorite menu, there is a cumbersome and inconvenient problem in that a user selects and selects a menu after entering a favorite menu.

In addition, when there are a lot of menus that are frequently used or preferentially selected and registered, there is a problem such as a favorite menu that requires many steps to search and is difficult to find at the same time.

According to the present invention, in using an additional service of a mobile terminal, a frequently used or preferred menu is preferentially displayed and selected by recording the number of selections of the corresponding menu and automatically sequentially starting from the frequently used menu. The goal is to provide a menu dynamic sorting method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for selecting an additional service menu of a mobile terminal; A sorting process of sequentially displaying each list constituting the main menu in order of increasing number of stored times when selecting an additional service provided by the mobile terminal; In the case of selecting one of the list of the main menu displayed in the above process, the main accumulation process of accumulating the corresponding number of times of entry and sequentially listing each list of the submenus constituting the selected main menu in order of increasing number of stored entries; ; A sub-cumulative process of accumulating and storing the corresponding number of times of entry when selecting one of the displayed sub-menu list in the above process; In the case of resetting the cumulative number of entrances of the main and sub-menus when the use of the additional service is terminated after the execution of the selected sub-menu, the reset process of initializing and terminating the stored cumulative number is completed. have.

1 is a functional block diagram of a general mobile communication system;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for selecting a mobile terminal additional service menu according to the related art;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a menu dynamic sorting method according to the frequency of use of a mobile terminal of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the dynamic alignment of the main menu and sub-menu according to the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

10: mobile terminal 20: base station

30: mobile switching center 40: public network

Hereinafter, a method of setting a dynamic menu according to a frequency of use of a mobile terminal additional service according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for dynamically sorting menus according to the frequency of use of a mobile terminal of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a state diagram of dynamically sorting a main menu and a submenu according to an example of the present invention. The functional configuration of the general mobile communication system of FIG. 1 referred to in the related art will be referred to as necessary.

1 and 3, according to the present invention, the menu dynamic sorting method according to the frequency of use of the supplementary service of the portable terminal includes a main menu when selecting the supplementary service provided by the portable terminal 10. The list of each additional service constituting the MENU is sequentially displayed in the order of the number of entrances stored in the corresponding memory, so that the corresponding key button is input by the mobile terminal 10. Continuously determining whether the additional service is selected (S200); When the additional service is selected in the process (S200), the plurality of main menus constituting the additional service are sequentially stacked in the order of the number of entry times accumulated by referring to the number of entrances accumulated and stored in the corresponding memory area, and the corresponding entry of the mobile terminal is determined. An alignment process including a process of sequentially displaying the display unit in a sorted state (S210);

When one of the list of main menus displayed in the sorting process (S200, S210) is selected, the corresponding number of entries is accumulated and stored in the corresponding memory, and the number of stored entries is stored in each list of the sub-menus which subordinate the selected main menu. Determining that one main menu is selected from among the plurality of main menus arranged and displayed (S220); If any one of the main menus is selected in the step S220, accumulating and storing the number of selected entry times of the main menu in the corresponding memory area (S230); A main accumulation process comprising sequentially sorting the corresponding submenu SUB MENU of the main menu selected in the step S230 in ascending order of the number of entry times and displaying the corresponding sub-menu in the display unit of the mobile terminal 10 (S240); ,

In the main accumulation process (S220 to S240), when selecting one of the sub-menu list displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 10, by accumulating the corresponding number of times to enter and perform the selected sub-menu, the sequential sorting Determining which one of the plurality of submenus is selected (S250); If any one submenu is selected in the step S250, accumulating and storing the number of selected entry times of the submenu in a corresponding memory area (S260); A sub-accumulation process comprising a step (S270) of performing a corresponding additional service by entering the selected sub-menu in step S260;

In the case of completing the sub-menu selected in the sub-accumulation process (S250 to S270), when the use of the additional service is terminated, it is determined whether to reset the accumulated accumulation times of the main and sub-menus. By terminating, if it is determined whether to terminate without continuing to use the additional service, and continues to use, returning to the alignment process (S210) (FEEDBACK) (S280); If it is determined in step S280 that the additional service is to be terminated, the process proceeds to termination if it is not reset by determining whether to reset the cumulative number of times of main and additional menu entry (S290); If it is determined in step S290 that the cumulative number of times of entry into the main and submenus is reset, the reset process includes initializing and terminating the cumulative number to zero (S300).

Hereinafter, the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 4 with reference to the method for dynamically sorting menus according to the frequency of additional service usage of a mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 10 has an additional service provided by itself, and there is an additional service provided for a fee or free of charge by an operator providing a mobile communication service. The additional service may be, for example, a short message service or a voice message. Services, multimedia services, volume / ringer adjustment services, electronic organizer services, mobile phone management services, and so on.

The additional service selection as described above is selected by inputting a corresponding key button assigned to select the additional service among a plurality of function buttons integrally provided in the portable terminal 10 (S200). When a service is selected and inputted, a main menu list indicating all types of additional services available is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal 10.

When the mobile terminal 10 is used for the first time, since a number of additional services constituting the main menu are not selected and performed, the corresponding memory area for storing the accumulated number of times according to the selected frequency is initialized. Therefore, when the portable terminal 10 is produced, the main menu list according to the basic sorting order inputted is displayed on the display unit (S210).

If any one of the displayed main menu list is selected (S220), the accumulated number of times the selected main menu is selected and entered in the corresponding memory area is stored (S230), and the sub subordinated by the selected main menu is stored. Display the menu list on the display.

When the mobile terminal 10 also uses the sub-menu for the first time, since each sub-menu was not selected and executed, the mobile terminal 10 may not be stored in the corresponding memory area. When the input state is displayed in the sorting order of the initial state (S240).

When any one submenu is selected from the submenu list displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 10 as described above (S250), the accumulated number of times entered into the corresponding memory area is stored (S260), and the selected submenu is stored. Enter and perform the corresponding additional service (S270).

After the selected additional service is completed in the mobile terminal 10 through the above processes, it is determined whether to continue using other additional services or not to use them (S280), and to continue using other additional services. If it is determined that the process to the feedback (FEEDBACK) to the alignment process (S210), the above steps are to be repeatedly performed, and if it is determined that the use of the additional service in the process (S280) and the main menu and It is determined whether to accumulate the cumulative number of times the submenu is selected and entered from the corresponding memory area (S290).

If it is determined that the cumulative number of times is not to be reset in the process (S290), it is terminated. If it is determined that the cumulative number of times is to be reset, the cumulative number of times stored in the memory is initialized to a value of 0. After that (S300).

If the cumulative number of times is not reset in the step S290, the number of times of additional service usage frequency is accumulated in the corresponding memory area in the main accumulation step S230, and the number of times of additional service usage is accumulated in the corresponding memory area. Since it is further accumulated by the frequency, when the main menu list is sequentially sorted in the sorting process (S210), automatic sorting (AUTOMATIC ARRANGE) or dynamic sorting (DYNAMIC ARRANGE) is performed sequentially from the main menu with a high frequency of use. Mark on the relevant display section of 10).

In addition, since the number of entry of the submenu is accumulated in the sub-accumulation process (S260), the sub-menu list is sequentially sorted in the main accumulation process (S240) to carry out automatic sorting or dynamic sorting sequentially from the sub-menu having a high frequency of use. It is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 10.

As described above, when using the supplementary service with the mobile terminal 10, the frequent use or the preference is brought to the first position by automatic sequential sorting, and if the frequency is not frequently used or the preference is low, the corresponding cumulative number is reset. By initializing it, the position of automatic sequential change is forced.

As shown in FIG. 4, the state diagram of the main menu and the sub-menu is dynamically displayed in a sequential order with reference to the number of times of use of the main menu and the sub-menu, and a) the frequency of use is 57 times. The most "funny features" come in the first order after dynamic ordering, and the "data communication" with four usages shows the automatic reordering state, which is dynamically sorted in the last order.

B) The sub menu is a list of sub menus displayed when "Electronic organizer" is selected from the list of main menus, and the order is displayed in the first order after the "alarm setting" with the highest frequency of use is 130 times. The "empty phone", which has two usages, shows the dynamic sorting in the last order.

Accordingly, the present invention as described above, can be used to select frequently used or high value-added service menus with less selection key button or scroll button (SCROLL BUTTON) at the same time, not often used Menus that are not or are less likely to be initialized will reset the number of entries so that they are sorted in the last order.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, since the additional service menu using the mobile terminal is arranged dynamically from the most frequently used, the additional service menu which is frequently used or highly preferred is automatically arranged in the initial order to easily and easily access. It has a convenient effect.

In addition, since a plurality of additional services provided by the mobile terminal are automatically sorted from the most frequently used, there is a convenient effect of easily searching and using a high preference.

Claims (5)

In the method of selecting the additional service menu of the mobile terminal, In the case of selecting the additional service provided by the mobile terminal, the sorting process of displaying each list constituting the main menu sequentially sorted in ascending order of the number of times of entry; In the case of selecting one of the list of the main menu displayed in the above process, the main accumulation process of accumulating the corresponding number of times of entry and sequentially listing each list of the submenus constituting the selected main menu in order of increasing number of stored entries; , A sub-cumulative process of accumulating and storing a corresponding number of times of entry when the user selects one of the list of sub-menus displayed in the above process, and entering and performing the selected sub-menu; In the case of resetting the cumulative number of entrances of the main and sub-menus when the use of the additional service is terminated after the execution of the selected sub-menu, the reset process is performed by initializing and terminating the stored cumulative number. Menu dynamic sorting method according to the frequency of use of the mobile terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the alignment process, Continuously determining whether an additional service is selected by inputting the corresponding key button by the mobile terminal; When the additional service is selected in the above process, a plurality of main menus constituting the additional service are sequentially arranged in a plurality of orders according to the stored number of entrances and displayed on the display unit. Menu dynamic sorting method. The method of claim 1, wherein the main accumulation process, Determining which one of the main menus is selected from among the plurality of main menus arranged and displayed by the sorting process; When any one of the main menus is selected, storing and storing the number of selected entry times of the corresponding main menus in the corresponding memory area; And aligning the corresponding submenu of the selected main menu in order of increasing number of stored times and displaying on the display unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-cumulative process, Determining which submenu is selected from among a plurality of submenus sequentially arranged and displayed by the main accumulation process; If any one submenu is selected in the above process, accumulating and storing the number of selected entry times of the submenu in a corresponding memory area; The method of dynamically sorting menus according to the frequency of use of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the process consists of entering the selected sub-menu and performing a corresponding additional service. The method of claim 1, wherein the reset process, In the case of continuing to use the service without determining to continue using the additional service, the process returns to the alignment process; If it is determined that the additional service is to be terminated in the above process, it is determined whether to reset the cumulative number of times of entry of the main and additional menus; And resetting the cumulative number of times of entering the main and sub-menus in the process, initializing and terminating the cumulative number of times.