KR20090132091A - Method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category and a communication terminal performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A user interface providing method of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category registers a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book in which at least one telephone number is stored, and receives an incoming signal from a counterpart communication terminal. If the phonebook searches for a category corresponding to the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal, and receives the incoming signal, the phonebook may be configured to search for a category other than the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category. Display the remaining phone number. When attempting to make a call to a counterpart communication terminal, the phonebook searches for a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs, and when a call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, belongs to a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs. Calls other registered phone numbers. User convenience can be increased when using a communication terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE IN COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH A PLURALITY OF PHONE-NUMBERS REGISTERED IN ONE CATEGORY AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL PERFORMING THE METHOD}

The present invention relates to providing a user interface of a communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category and a communication terminal performing the same.

Recent communication terminal products provide various functions and services to meet the needs of users.

Recently, communication terminal products provide users with a phone book function for storing a plurality of phone numbers, and users are no longer using a notebook or the like, which separately manages a phone number, thereby increasing convenience.

In general, users register their name and phone number in the phone book of the communication terminal and use the name to search for their phone number, and then use it to create and send a call attempt or text message.

The phone book of the communication terminal is generally configured to store separate phone numbers for each other by dividing it into categories such as mobile phone, home, and office. However, in the phonebook data provided in the related art, only one phone number can be registered in one category such as a mobile phone, an office, a home, a fax, and so on. You have to enter it in the number category or create and enter new phonebook data.

In addition, in the case of an office using multiple telephone numbers or an office where a telephone number is changed due to a random number change within a range of a schedule number, a receiving user may have difficulty in registering a telephone number, and also use all telephone numbers used in an office. Even if you register, you have the same office, but you have to use more than two phonebook data.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category to increase user convenience when a plurality of telephone numbers must be registered in the same category of the same name, and communication using the same. To provide a terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal, including registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phonebook in which at least one telephone number is stored; Searching for a category corresponding to the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phone book when receiving an incoming signal from the counterpart communication terminal; and, if receiving the incoming signal, the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the searched category. And displaying a remaining telephone number other than the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to. The predetermined category may include at least one of an office, a home, a mobile phone, and a fax. When receiving the incoming signal, displaying the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining phone numbers other than the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category includes a name set in the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal. And displaying caller information. Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book in which the at least one telephone number is stored registers the plurality of telephone numbers by combining a partial digit and a special code of one telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers. can do. Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book in which the at least one telephone number is stored is the most among the consecutive telephone numbers using the special code when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers. The plurality of telephone numbers can be registered by indicating between the low telephone number and the highest telephone number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal, including registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phonebook in which at least one telephone number is stored; Searching for a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs in the phone book when attempting to make a call to the counterpart communication terminal; and if the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs to Performing a call for another telephone number registered in the category. If the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, performing a call to another phone number registered in the category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs may belong to a category to which the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs. Among the plurality of registered phone numbers, an automatic call can be performed to the registered phone number after the phone number where the call connection fails. If the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, performing a call to another phone number registered in the category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs, is registered in the category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs. Displaying other phone numbers of a plurality of phone numbers to notify the user, and when receiving a command to call to the selected phone number from the user, it may include the step of performing the call to the selected phone number. When the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, the counterpart communication terminal may be in a call, a connection failure on a communication system, and the counterpart communication terminal may not include a response to a call attempt. The category may include at least one category of office, home, mobile phone, and fax.

Communication terminal according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores at least one phone number, and stores phonebook data including a plurality of phone numbers registered in a predetermined category. When the controller receives an incoming signal from the first counterpart communication terminal, the controller searches the phonebook for a category corresponding to the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal and belongs to the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal and the searched category. The remaining phone number other than the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal is displayed, and when attempting to make a call to the second counterpart communication terminal, the storage unit searches for a category to which the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs. 2 When the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, the other phone number registered in the category to which the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs is performed. The controller may automatically perform a call to the registered telephone number after the telephone number where the call connection fails among the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs. The control unit notifies the user by displaying the remaining phone numbers other than the phone number of which call connection failed among the plurality of phone numbers registered in the category of the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal, and sends a call to the selected phone number from the user. When receiving the call can be controlled to perform the call to the selected phone number.

According to the present invention, if a plurality of telephone numbers are registered in one category-for example, an office, a mobile phone, a home, a fax, etc.-and a call fails in a specific telephone number registered in one specific category, the specific category is registered in the specific category. Can automatically connect to another phone number. In addition, by providing a user interface showing the remaining phone numbers registered in the category related to the called phone number without searching the phone book in addition to the called phone number when the call is received, the convenience of the user of the communication terminal can be improved.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

Hereinafter, a process of registering a phone number and performing a call transmission and reception using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1C.

1A illustrates a screen for registering a plurality of telephone numbers in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1A, a phone number registration method in a portable terminal may be used when a plurality of phone numbers are set under one category of one name. That is, when a total of 10 numbers of "031-999-0000" to "031-999-0009" are used in an office called KTF, according to the present invention, all 10 phone numbers can be registered under the category of office. .

In this embodiment, the registration method is also simple. Instead of inputting all 10 telephone numbers one by one, as shown in FIG. 1A, all ten numbers can be registered with one input such as "031-999-000 *". . As another example, five telephone numbers from "031-999-0001" to "031-999-0005" may be registered with one input, such as "031-999-0001 * 5".

As another example, if an office uses 100 numbers from "031-999-0000" to "031-999-0099," register all 100 numbers at once by entering "031-999-00 **". can do. In addition, when a plurality of numbers which are not consecutive are to be registered, several numbers may be registered by using symbols such as "+" and "&" between the numbers and numbers.

As described above, how a plurality of numbers registered in one category are used will be described below.

FIG. 1B illustrates a display window of a communication terminal showing an operation of calling using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1B, when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered as KTF's offices, the first screen is the first registered number "031-999-0001". If the call is unsuccessful, the screen asks whether to re-send to another number. Is displayed. In this case, the call connection failure refers to a case in which the counterpart communication terminal is busy, a case in which the counterpart communication terminal fails to respond to a call attempt, or the like.

Here, when the user selects to attempt to make a call to "031-999-0002" which is the next number of "031-999-0001", the communication terminal according to the present invention makes a call to "031-999-0002". In FIG. 1B, when the call connection fails for one number, the screen is provided when the user waits for a response from the user and attempts to connect the call to the next terminal. However, according to another embodiment of the present invention, one number is assigned to one number. If the call connection is unsatisfactory, the call connection to the next terminal is automatically attempted without waiting for the user's response separately.

As such, the present invention, when the call destination has a plurality of phone numbers, if the call connection with one number is not made by trying to connect to another phone number, reducing the hassle of the user has to search different numbers one by one , User convenience can be maximized.

FIG. 1C illustrates a display window when an incoming call is received by a communication terminal when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1C shows four telephone numbers "031-999-0001" to "031-999-0004" registered to the office of the KTF, and an incoming call is received from the number "031-999-0001". The incoming call screen of the communication terminal is shown. That is, when receiving an incoming signal from the counterpart communication terminal, the communication terminal according to the present invention searches the phonebook stored by the communication terminal to find out which category the number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs to which category, The caller information including the name, the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the name, as well as the remaining phone numbers other than the telephone numbers of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category are displayed. Therefore, the user can simultaneously display the remaining telephone numbers belonging to the searched category in addition to the incoming telephone number to view various caller information in addition to the incoming telephone number.

2A is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a communication terminal for performing a call using a plurality of phone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2A, a case in which the user makes a call with "031-999-0001" (S201) will be taken as an example. When the other party responds to the call of the user (Yes in S202), that is, when the call connection is successful, the normal call proceeds (S210) and no other procedure is performed. However, if the other party does not answer (No in S202), that is, if the other party does not answer because of intentional or absent, such as during a call or failure to connect on the system, or when the other party normally receives a signal. It is checked whether automatic connection to another number set in the state is set (S203), and redials to another number.

If automatic connection to another number set in the same category is set (YES in S203), automatic call is performed to the next number in the same category (S204). Then, step 202 and step 203 or step 210 as described above are repeated. If the automatic connection is not established (No in S203), another number in the same category is displayed and the user is asked whether or not to try to transmit the corresponding number (S205). When receiving a call attempt command from the user in accordance with the user's intention (Yes in S206), the call is sent to the corresponding number (S207).

2B illustrates an operation flow when a communication terminal is called when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the communication terminal of the present invention receives a call from the number " 031-999-0002 " (S211), the corresponding number is retrieved from the phone book stored in the communication terminal (S212). The communication terminal searches not only the name but also the category set in the corresponding number. At this time, the communication terminal searches whether there is another registered phone number in the category to which the number belongs (S213). If there is another registered number, information on the corresponding number, that is, a name, a category, etc. set to the corresponding number is output together with the searched other registered number (S214).

3 is a block diagram illustrating a communication terminal providing a user interface using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the communication terminal according to the present invention, the touch input unit 310, the key input unit 320, the camera module unit 330, the microphone 340, the control unit 350, the storage unit 360, the display unit 370, the speaker 380, a transceiver 390, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 3, the touch input unit 310 receives at least one touch input on a touch input unit from a user, converts the touch input into a form of a potential difference, capacitance, wavelength, or IR optical interrupt, and converts the converted result into a touch controller. Output to (351). The touch input unit 310 may include a touch screen and may include a touch pad in addition to the touch screen. The output value of the touch input unit 310 is finally converted by the touch controller 351 into coordinates such as (X, Y) and output to the central controller 353.

The touch controller 351 analyzes information such as a potential difference, capacitance, wavelength, or IR light interrupt input from the touch input unit 310 to determine a pressure value applied when a touch is input from the user to the central controller 353. Output

The key input unit 320 receives a key input on a keypad from a user, converts the key input into the form of a key code corresponding to the key input, and outputs the converted key code to the central controller 353. Here, the key input unit 320 may be omitted when the portable terminal device according to the present invention is implemented as a front touch screen.

The camera module unit 330 converts the captured image image into a form of displayable image data through image processing, and outputs the image data to the central controller 353. The camera module unit 330 may include a camera (not shown) and an image processor (not shown) including a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor.

The microphone 340 converts the ambient sound of the user and / or the user into an electrical signal form and outputs the electrical signal to the central controller 353.

When receiving the incoming signal from the counterpart communication terminal, the central control unit 353 of the present invention searches for a name and a category set in the number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phonebook of the communication terminal, If a phone number other than the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal to which it belongs is displayed, and the call is attempted to be sent to the counterpart communication terminal, the storage unit searches for a category belonging to the counterpart communication terminal, and makes a call with the counterpart communication terminal. If it fails, the call is made to another phone number set in the category to which the counterpart communication terminal belongs.

The central control unit 353 receives a key code from the key input unit 320 and performs at least one of a character input corresponding to the key code, a number input, a change in the image processing device setting, a display of the image processing device setting, and an application execution. can do.

The central control unit 353 receives image data from the camera module unit 330, stores the image data in the storage unit 360 in the form of an image file that can be recognized by a file system such as FAT16 or FAT32, and stores the stored image. You can delete files, rename files, move folder locations, and perform post-processing, such as adjusting the image brightness, adjusting the color of the image, and inserting text into the image.

The central controller 353 may receive an electrical signal from the microphone 340, convert the electrical signal into an electrical signal that can be transmitted through voice processing, and output the converted result to the transceiver 390.

The central controller 353 receives an electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the other party from the transceiver 390, converts the electrical signal into an electrical signal capable of outputting audio through voice processing, and converts the converted result into the speaker 380. You can print

The storage unit 360 includes phonebook data that stores at least one phone number. A plurality of telephone numbers may be set in one category of phonebook data.

The storage unit 360 also receives and stores at least one of setting information, operating system execution information, and application execution information of the image processing apparatus from the central control unit 353, and sets the setting information and the operating system at the request of the central control unit 353. At least one of the execution information and the application execution information is output to the central controller 353.

The display 370 receives image data from the central controller 353 and outputs the image data on the screen of the image processing apparatus. The display unit 250 may be implemented using a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The speaker 380 may receive an electrical signal from the central controller 353, convert the electrical signal into a sound, and output the sound.

The transceiver 390 may receive a transmittable electrical signal corresponding to a sound of a user and / or a user's surroundings from the central controller 353, and transmit the transmittable electrical signal to a counterpart communication terminal through a wired or wireless network.

The transceiver 390 may receive an electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the other party from the counterpart terminal through a wired or wireless network, and output the electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the counterpart to the central controller 353.

The touch screen controller 351 and the central controller 353 according to the present invention may be implemented as one block like the controller 350 and may be implemented as one semiconductor chip.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the touch screen input unit 310 and the touch screen controller 351 may be implemented in one block like the touch screen module unit (not shown). For example, the touch screen controller 351 may be manufactured together by the same semiconductor process as the manufacturing process of the touch screen input unit 310.

3 illustrates a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen as an example of a communication terminal providing a user interface using a plurality of phone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention, but other input means other than the touch screen. Of course, it may also be applied to have.

In addition, the above-described communication terminal includes not only a mobile communication terminal but also various communication devices such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a telephone function, a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, and the like. do. In addition, the communication terminal described above may include a wired communication terminal as well as a wireless communication terminal.

Although described with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. I will be able.

1A is a diagram illustrating an input window screen for registering a plurality of phone numbers in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a display window of a communication terminal showing an operation of calling using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1C is a diagram illustrating a display window when a communication terminal is called when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a communication terminal for performing a call using a plurality of phone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a diagram illustrating an operation flow when a communication terminal is received when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a communication terminal providing a user interface using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

310: touch input unit 320: key input unit

330: camera module unit 340: microphone

350: control unit 360: storage unit

370: display unit 380: speaker

390: transceiver

Claims (18)

Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which at least one telephone number is stored; Retrieving a category corresponding to a telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal from the phone book when receiving an incoming signal from the counterpart communication terminal; And And displaying a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining phone numbers other than the phone numbers of the counterpart communication terminals belonging to the searched category when receiving the incoming signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined category includes at least one of an office, a home, a mobile phone, and a fax. The method of claim 1, wherein when receiving the incoming signal, displaying the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining phone numbers other than the phone numbers of the counterpart communication terminals belonging to the searched category. And displaying caller information including a name set in a telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which the at least one telephone number is stored is performed. And registering a plurality of telephone numbers by combining a partial number of a telephone number of one of the plurality of telephone numbers with a special code. The method of claim 4, wherein the registering of the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which the at least one telephone number is stored is performed. When the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are registered by displaying between the lowest telephone number and the highest telephone number among the consecutive telephone numbers using the special code. Method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal. Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which at least one telephone number is stored; Searching for a category to which the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs in the phone book when attempting to make a call to the counterpart communication terminal; And And when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, performing a call to another phone number registered in a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs. The method of claim 6, wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, performing a call to another phone number registered in a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs; A method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal, comprising: automatically calling a phone number registered after a phone number for which call connection has failed among a plurality of phone numbers registered in a category to which the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs. The method of claim 6, wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, performing a call to another phone number registered in a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs; Displaying other telephone numbers among a plurality of telephone numbers registered in a category to which the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs and notifying the user; And And when the user receives a command to call the selected phone number from the user, performing a call to the selected phone number. The method of claim 6, wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, And when the counterpart communication terminal is in a call, a connection failure on the communication system, or when the counterpart communication terminal does not respond to the originating attempt. The method of claim 6, wherein the category includes at least one category of office, home, mobile phone, and fax. The method of claim 6, wherein the registering of the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which the at least one telephone number is stored is performed. And registering a plurality of telephone numbers by combining a partial number of a telephone number of one of the plurality of telephone numbers with a special code. The method of claim 11, wherein the registering of the plurality of phone numbers in a predetermined category of the phonebook in which the at least one phone number is stored is performed. When the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are registered by displaying between the lowest telephone number and the highest telephone number among the consecutive telephone numbers using the special code. Method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal. A storage unit which stores at least one telephone number, and stores phonebook data including a plurality of telephone numbers registered in a predetermined category; And When receiving an incoming signal from a first counterpart communication terminal, the phonebook searches for a category corresponding to the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal, and the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal and the first belonging to the searched category. Display the other phone number other than the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal, and when attempting to make a call to the second counterpart communication terminal, the storage unit searches for a category to which the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs to the second counterpart communication. And a control unit that performs a call to another telephone number registered in a category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs when the call connection with the terminal fails. The communication terminal of claim 13, wherein the category includes at least one of an office, a home, a mobile phone, and a fax machine. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit And a telephone number registered automatically after a telephone number for which call connection has failed among a plurality of telephone numbers registered in a category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit Displaying the remaining phone numbers in addition to the phone number of which call connection failed among the plurality of phone numbers registered in the category of the phone number of the second counterpart communication terminal, and notifying the user, and receiving a command to call the selected phone number from the user. If the selected call number to control the communication terminal. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers And registering a part of a telephone number of one of the plurality of telephone numbers and a special code and registering the same in the storage unit. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers And when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, using the special code to indicate between the lowest telephone number and the highest telephone number among the consecutive telephone numbers, and registering them in the storage unit. How to provide a user interface.

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