KR20050044942A - Method for displaying a list received and sended of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of displaying an incoming / outgoing call list of a mobile communication terminal, and has a menu of sort / bundle function in a mode for checking an incoming / outgoing text message and an incoming / outgoing call list of an incoming / outgoing call list. Provides a method of sorting an incoming / outgoing call list by a specific item and outputting it to the display unit when there is an input of. In more detail, the sort / bundle function menu of the incoming / outgoing call confirmation mode includes a detailed name, phone number, and date, and sorts the incoming / outgoing call list by this item and outputs it to the display unit. In addition, the sort function simply lists an incoming / outgoing call list by the item selected in the detail menu, and the bundle function bundles the incoming / outgoing call list by the item selected in the detail menu and outputs it to the display unit. Therefore, the present invention can provide a more convenient user interface when the user checks the called list.

Description

How to display the incoming / outgoing call list of the mobile communication terminal {Method for displaying a list received and sended of mobile phone}

The present invention relates to a method of displaying an incoming / outgoing call list of a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, the incoming / outgoing text message and the incoming / outgoing call list are sorted by name, phone number, and date by using a menu of sort / bundle functions. The present invention relates to a method of displaying an incoming / outgoing call list that is displayed or grouped together.

In order to check the incoming / outgoing list in the conventional mobile communication terminal, the text messages stored in a certain memory space are displayed in a chronological order and date. You can check the recipient, sender, and phone number of the text message by selecting the text message listed.

In addition, to check the outgoing / incoming call list, which is one of the incoming and outgoing lists, the call list stored in a certain memory space is displayed in the order of date and time through the menu for checking the call list. You can check the caller, caller, and phone number of the call list by selecting the call list.

If the user wants to check the incoming / outgoing call list corresponding to a specific item through the conventional call-in-list checking method as described above, the incoming / outgoing call list is output in the order of date and time so that the user's request can be accommodated. There will be no. In addition, in order for a user to check a call list related to a specific person, a phone number, and a date, a text message and a call list are inconvenient to check the contents by selecting from a list listed in chronological order.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems of the prior art, the caller list listed in chronological order in the mobile communication terminal grouped by the desired item, or listed as a single item or selected items listed on the display unit It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying an incoming call list of a mobile communication terminal for outputting.

The mobile communication terminal of the present invention outputs an incoming / outgoing call list to the display unit upon receiving the incoming / outgoing call list confirmation request. The user can select the sort function or bundle function from this output screen. The mobile communication terminal provides a menu for selecting a sorting standard when receiving a sort command from the called party list. The sorting criteria include name, telephone number, and date and time of call. When the user selects the sorting criteria, the mobile communication terminal sorts and outputs the incoming / outgoing list according to the criteria. The called list may be a list of incoming and outgoing text messages or a list of incoming and outgoing calls.

On the other hand, upon receiving a bundle command of an incoming / outgoing call list from the user, the mobile communication terminal provides a menu for selecting a bundle criterion. Bundling criteria include name, telephone number, and date and time of call. When the user selects the bundle criterion, the mobile communication terminal bundles the call destination list accordingly and outputs only the reference item name. For example, if a user selects a name, the incoming list from the same person is grouped with the person's name and only the name is displayed. If the user selects a specific reference item name, a list belonging to the reference item name is displayed. That is, when a user selects a specific person, a list of messages received and received from the person is displayed.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention lists one item by listing or grouping a received / outgoing text message and an incoming / outgoing call list, which are an incoming / outgoing list, according to selected detailed criteria. Control unit 10 for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, including controlling the process of the incoming and outgoing call list to output the call, and in the process of displaying the incoming and outgoing call list, the user selects a specific menu to sort or bundle the incoming and outgoing list The display unit 20 for displaying the contents so that the user can see, the wireless signal transmission and reception unit 30 for transmitting and receiving text messages and incoming and outgoing calls, and the unique key data according to the input of each key control unit Outputting to (10), the key input unit 40 to enable the control unit 10 to perform a function required by the user In addition, the main storage unit 50 for storing the programs necessary for performing the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, the incoming / outgoing text message, the incoming and outgoing call list storage unit 60 and the antenna (ANT) that stores the incoming / outgoing call list consist of.

Here, the DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-frequency) processing unit and the vocoder, which constitute the mobile communication terminal, are not directly related to the present invention, and are not necessarily necessary components when used as a text message transmission / reception terminal. Description thereof is omitted.

The controller 10 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, the controller 10 controls a process of sorting or grouping the received / outgoing text message and the outgoing / outgoing call list based on a criterion selected by the user.

The display unit 20 is a user interface device for displaying the overall current state of the mobile communication terminal for the user to view, and in particular, sorted or bundled output to output the incoming and outgoing list, and also to display the contents of the selected list to the user Do it.

The wireless signal transmission / reception unit 30 performs overall processing for transmitting and receiving wireless signals between the mobile communication terminal and the base station to which the terminal is subscribed. In particular, the wireless signal transmission / reception unit 30 performs transmission / reception of incoming / outgoing / outgoing calls.

The key input unit 40 has a plurality of numeric keys and function keys as information input means of the user, and outputs its own key data to the control unit 10 according to the input of each key, thereby controlling the control unit 10. It enables the user to perform the functions required by the user, and in particular, to perform the operation for the request of displaying and searching the called party list.

The main storage unit 50 stores a program necessary for performing overall operations of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, the control unit 10 requests the main storage unit 50 to read the stored data or to modify the data into new data. As a result of the operation, the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal is performed.

The incoming / outgoing call list storage unit 60 stores incoming / outgoing text messages and incoming / outgoing call lists. The incoming / outgoing call list and its contents are controlled by the control unit 10 when a user searches for the incoming / outgoing call list. This can be displayed on the display unit 20.

The method of displaying the call destination list of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying an incoming / outgoing call list of a mobile communication terminal using a sort / bundle menu according to the present invention.

In order to check the incoming / outgoing list, first, a menu for confirming the incoming / outgoing list is entered through a predetermined key input of the user (S101). The incoming and outgoing list includes an incoming text message, an incoming text message and an incoming call list, and an outgoing call list. After entering the confirmation menu, the incoming and outgoing call list stored in the incoming and outgoing call list storage unit 60 is arranged on the display unit 20 in chronological order and outputted (S102). The incoming / outgoing text message, which is one of the incoming / outgoing lists, is output as shown in FIG. 3A and the incoming / outgoing call list is arranged in chronological order as shown in FIG. 4A.

3A and 4A, a sort / bundle menu of an incoming / outgoing list is used to implement the display method of the present invention on the screen where the incoming / outgoing list is displayed. When the user selects a menu at the bottom of the screen on the screens of FIGS. 3A and 4A (S103), as shown in FIG. 5A, a menu screen composed of a sort and a bundle is output. When the user selects the sort menu desired from the menu of FIG. 5A, a selection screen for the detailed reference item for the sort menu shown in FIG. 5B is displayed, and the user selects the desired detailed reference item (S104). The detailed criteria items of the sort and packed menus include name, phone number, and date. Performs a sort or bundle function of incoming / outgoing call list according to the detailed criteria. Therefore, the incoming / outgoing call list is sorted or bundled for each detailed reference item selected by the user and output to the display unit (S105).

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the received text message of FIG. In FIG. 3A, a menu on the screen is selected to select a sort menu from the menu of FIG. 5A. When the user selects a name from the detailed criteria item menu of FIG. 5B, the received text messages are listed and output in order of the name of the person who sent the text message as shown in FIG. 3B. When the other party to which the text message is sent is stored in the address book of the terminal, the received text messages may be listed and output in order of name. As such, the sort menu has a function of outputting a list of incoming and outgoing calls in the order of the detailed criteria selected by the user.

However, when the user selects the bundled menu from the menu of FIG. 5A and selects a name as a detailed reference item, as shown in FIG. 3C, one item is created for each name of the sender of the text message and output in a predetermined order. When the user selects and confirms the listed name items, the corresponding received text message can be confirmed. In addition, if a date is selected as a detailed reference item from the menu of FIG. 5C, the date items are listed in chronological order and outputted by grouping the received text messages as shown in FIG. 3D. In order to check the received text message grouped by date, selecting the date item to be checked in FIG. 5D may check the text message received on the date. As described above, the bundled menu has a function of outputting a list of incoming and outgoing calls by one item by listing them as a single item for each detailed reference item selected by the user.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the outgoing call list of Figure 4a, the call list is output in the same manner as described above. When the user enters the menu on the screen of FIG. 4A and the user selects the sort menu from the menu of FIG. 5A and selects a name in FIG. 5B as a detailed reference item, the names of the called parties are listed and output as shown in FIG. When there are a plurality of call lists for the same name, the sort menu is duplicated with a plurality of names as shown in FIG. 4B. When the user selects a phone number as a detailed reference item in FIG. 5B, an outgoing call list and FIG. 4C are output. In addition, when a user selects a bundle from the menu of FIG. 5A and selects a name in FIG. 5C, the user is outputted by grouping one item for each outgoing call list as shown in FIG. 4D.

Therefore, as described above, the incoming / outgoing list can be sorted and listed according to the item selected by the user, or the incoming / outgoing list can be grouped according to the selected item and only the single items are listed and output.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, this is only an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes and modifications may be possible. However, it will be understood through the appended claims that such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, in the present invention, when displaying an incoming / outgoing call list such as an incoming / outgoing text message and an incoming / outgoing call list, the sorting function and the item are arranged by item with a certain reference item instead of displaying the incoming / outgoing list in chronological order. Calling list is displayed by using the bundle function that bundles a call list and lists them as single items. This provides an effect that allows the user to check the incoming and outgoing list quickly and conveniently than when the user finds and checks the desired list in the incoming and outgoing list. Therefore, it is possible to provide a more convenient interface to the user of the mobile communication terminal.

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

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a called party list using the sort / bundle menu according to the present invention.

3A to 3D are examples of actual screens for displaying text messages using the sort / bundle menu according to the present invention.

4A to 4D are examples of actual screens for displaying a call list using the sort / bundle menu according to the present invention.

5A to 5C are examples of actual screens displaying a detailed item menu of the sort / bundle menu according to the present invention.

Claims (9)

A first step of outputting an incoming / outgoing call list to the display unit when receiving a call request confirmation list; Step 2, which provides a menu for selecting sort criteria when receiving a sort command from the called party list. The third step of sorting and printing the incoming / outgoing call list according to the sorting criteria input by the user Calling list display method of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The incoming and outgoing call list is a call list display method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the list of incoming and outgoing text messages. The method of claim 1, The incoming / outgoing call list is an incoming / outgoing call list of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the call list. The method of claim 1, The sorting criteria includes a name, a telephone number, and an incoming / outgoing call date and time. A first step of outputting an incoming / outgoing call list to the display unit when receiving a call request confirmation list; Step 2, which provides a menu for selecting a bundle criterion when receiving a bundle command from the called party list. Third step of outputting only the reference item name by grouping the incoming / outgoing call list according to the bundled criterion input by the user Calling list display method of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 5, The incoming and outgoing call list is a call list display method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the list of incoming and outgoing text messages. The method of claim 5, The incoming / outgoing call list is an incoming / outgoing call list of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the call list. The method of claim 5, The bundle criterion includes a name, a telephone number, and an incoming / outgoing call date and time. The method of claim 5, And a fourth step of displaying a list belonging to the reference item name when the user selects the specific reference item name.