KR20100027807A - Apparatus for storing and searching file in a mobile terminal and mehtod using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method for storing and retrieving files in a portable terminal are disclosed.

A storage unit for storing a file, a lookup table for searching the file, a display unit for displaying a menu for generating an index of the file, and a predetermined user registered in a phonebook through the displayed menu; A file storage device of a portable terminal including a control unit for generating an index of a file and controlling the generated index and link information of a file corresponding to the index to be added to the lookup table. When using the apparatus for storing and retrieving a file in the portable terminal according to the present invention as described above, since the file can be stored or retrieved for each user registered in the phonebook, the convenience in managing the file is greatly increased. .

Description

Apparatus and method for storing and retrieving files in a mobile device {APPARATUS FOR STORING AND SEARCHING FILE IN A MOBILE TERMINAL AND MEHTOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for storing and retrieving files in a portable terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for storing or retrieving a file for each user registered in a phonebook in a portable terminal.

As various functions are implemented in a conventional portable terminal, various kinds of files are used and stored. For example, MPEG-3 (Moving Picture Experts Group-3) files, image files such as JPEG (Joint Photographic Coding Experts Group), various video files and voice recording files, memo files, SMS (Short Message Service) Various types of files such as MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages and voice messages are stored and used.

Such a file should be easily searchable and available to a user. In most cases, a search by file type using a tree structure is used. That is, in the conventional portable terminal, only a desired folder is selected from a video folder, an image folder, a text message folder, and the like, and then only a method of searching for a file desired by a user within the selected folder is provided.

However, depending on the type of file, there are many files related to a specific individual. For example, in the image file or the video file, there are specific individuals included in the video, and there is a counterpart who has sent a message or made a call in connection with a text message, a voice message, and a call history.

In this case, it may be more useful for the user to search the file based on a specific individual regardless of the file type, rather than searching for various types of files by file type. In a conventional portable terminal, there is no device or a method for searching stored files based on a specific individual associated with a file.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an apparatus and method for storing files in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an apparatus and method for searching for a file in a portable terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a storage unit for storing a file, a look-up table for searching the file, a display unit for displaying a menu for generating the index of the file, and the phonebook through the displayed menu A file storage device of a portable terminal including a control unit configured to receive an input of a predetermined user and generate an index of the file, and to configure the generated index and link information of the file corresponding to the index to the lookup table; to provide.

Here, the file may be any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message.

In this case, when generating the index, the controller may be configured to receive a plurality of users registered in the phonebook and generate the index.

When the user generates the index, if the input user is not registered in the phone book, the controller first registers the input user in the phone book, and controls to generate the index using the registered user. Can be configured.

In this case, when the file is a voice recording file generated during a call, the controller may be configured to control to generate an index of the voice recording file by designating a counterpart.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a storage unit for storing a file and a lookup table, a display unit for displaying a menu for generating an index of the file, and a file corresponding to the index and the index are provided. A file storage device of a portable terminal including a control unit for controlling to add link information to a lookup table, the file storage device comprising: displaying a menu for generating an index of the file when the file is stored; Receiving a predetermined user registered in the phonebook through the step of generating, the step of generating the index of the file using the input user, and to configure and store the lookup table including the generated index and the link information It provides a file storage method of a portable terminal comprising the step.

In this case, the step of receiving a predetermined user registered in the phone book through the displayed menu, it may be configured to receive a plurality of users of the user registered in the phone book.

In the step of generating the index of the file using the input user, if the input user is not registered in the phone book, the input user is first registered in the phone book, and the registered user is used. It may consist of creating an index of the file.

And generating the index of the file by using the received user, when the file is a voice recording file generated during a call, designating a counterpart to generate an index of the voice recording file. have.

The file may be any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage unit for storing a lookup table including a file, an index indicating a predetermined user registered in the phonebook and link information of the file corresponding to the index, and A display unit displaying a menu for index searching a file, a predetermined index is input through the menu, the link information of a file corresponding to the input index is referenced in the lookup table, and the file is searched for; Provides a file searching apparatus of a portable terminal including a control unit for controlling to display the display on the display unit.

The file may be any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message.

In this case, the control unit preferably controls to search for a plurality of files using the index and the link information.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage unit for storing a lookup table including a file, an index indicating a predetermined user registered in the phonebook and the link information of the file corresponding to the index, and A file searching apparatus of a portable terminal, comprising: a display unit displaying a menu for searching an index of a file; and a control unit configured to search for the file using the index and the link information and display the file on the display unit. Displaying a menu for searching, inputting or designating the predetermined index through the displayed menu, searching for the file using the input or designated index, and displaying the searched file File retrieval room of portable terminal comprising steps It provides.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above another object, in the step of searching for the file using the input or the designated index, it may be configured to search a plurality of files associated with the input or the specified index.

In this case, the file may be any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message.

When using the apparatus and method for storing and retrieving a file in the portable terminal according to the present invention as described above, the file can be stored or retrieved for each user registered in the phonebook.

Accordingly, there is an effect of increasing user convenience in managing storage and retrieval of files stored in the portable terminal.

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, second, A, and B 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.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example 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.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

An apparatus for storing and retrieving a file in a portable terminal according to the present invention relates to an apparatus for generating and storing an index of a file for each user registered in a phonebook in the portable terminal and searching for a file for each user using the stored index. That is, the device for storing and retrieving a file in the portable terminal may search for a file for each user registered in the phonebook regardless of the type of file.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus 100 for storing and retrieving a file in a portable terminal according to the present invention. In the device 100 for storing and retrieving a file in the portable terminal, the file storage device 100 and the file retrieval device 100 will be described in order to describe respective functions of storage and retrieval.

First, a file storage device 100 of a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, a file storage device 100 of a portable terminal includes a display unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a controller 130. Here, the portable terminal includes a mobile communication terminal or a personal digital assistant (PDA). Description of various mobile communication modules that may be included in the portable terminal is omitted. Hereinafter, each structure is demonstrated in detail.

The storage unit 110 is configured to store a file and a lookup table for searching for the file. Here, the file includes an image file, a video file, a music file such as an MP3, and a memo file that can be used in a portable terminal. Can be. On the other hand, various document files, Excel files, etc., which can be used in the case of PDA, for example, may also correspond to such a file.

On the other hand, the lookup table is a configuration for searching for a file stored in the storage 110. The user may search for a desired file among the stored files by referring to the lookup table. The lookup table may include an index of a file stored in the storage 110 and link information for linking a file corresponding to the index.

In this case, the index is a component for classifying and searching the files stored in the storage 110. Each file stored in the storage 110 corresponds to a corresponding index. The user can use these indexes to search for desired files at once. Such an index may be generated based on the type of file, creation date, user, and the like.

In particular, the present invention is characterized in that the index is generated for each user. In particular, an index is generated for each user registered in the phonebook in the portable terminal. Video files, image files, text messages, and voice messages are often associated with specific individuals. Therefore, if an index is generated for each user registered in the phone book, there is an advantage that a file can be classified and searched usefully.

The link information may include a file name of a file related to an index, location information of a file stored in the storage 110, and the like.

2 illustrates a lookup table of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a lookup table in which a plurality of indices are generated and added to a file stored in the storage 110 is illustrated. The lookup table may be configured in various ways, and the lookup table of FIG. 2 is intended to intuitively show that a plurality of indexes may be generated and linked to one same file.

For example, a plurality of indexes such as 'Kim Dae-jin', 'Lee Jang-won' and 'Kim Sung-soo' may be connected to a single video file called 'Friends.avi'. Users included in the video of 'Friends.avi' can be 'Kim Dae Jin', 'Lee Jang Won' and 'Kim Sung Soo'. By searching for any one of the above users, a lookup table may be created to search for a file called 'Friends.avi'.

The display unit 120 is a component for displaying a menu for generating an index for searching for a file stored in the storage unit 110 of the file storage device 100. Here, the index of the file can be configured to be generated by user input. In this case, the menu may be configured such that an index is generated in a file newly created or a file already stored in the portable terminal. The menu may be configured to generate an index by directly inputting a user or by designating a predetermined user among users of the phone book.

3A to 3C illustrate an operation of generating an index or a screen configuration through such a menu. Detailed description thereof will be described in the controller 130.

Of course, the display unit 120 performs a display or various display functions according to the execution of the file. The display unit 110 may be configured as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The controller 130 is responsible for storing a file through the displayed menu. The controller 130 is configured to generate an index for each file generated or received by the portable terminal and store the index in the storage 110 together with the file. In more detail, the controller 130 configures a lookup table that includes an index and link information of a file corresponding to the index.

In this case, the controller 130 of the present invention is characterized by using, in particular, a user registered in the phone book as an index. That is, the controller 130 may be configured to receive a predetermined user registered in the phonebook through a menu displayed on the display unit 120 and generate an index corresponding to the input user. Unlike the prior art of searching for files by type, a configuration for storing and retrieving related files for each user registered in the phonebook as in the present invention is very useful.

Referring to FIG. 3A, when a moving image file is generated by capturing a moving image of a portable terminal, the screen configuration asks a user whether to save the moving image file. At this time, if the user selects save, the file name of the video file to be stored is input as shown in FIG. 3B. In FIG. 3B, the file name 'Friends' may be input through the input window. Next, referring to FIG. 3C, a screen for specifying an index when a video file called 'Friends.avi' is stored is illustrated. In this case, the controller 130 may use data regarding the user name stored in the phone book in the portable terminal. Among the users registered in the phonebook, 'Kim Dae Jin', 'Lee Jang Won', 'Kim Sung Soo' can be seen or entered through the check box. The control unit 130 is configured to add the index and link information for each file to the lookup table as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the index to be created, that is, the user name is not already registered in the phone book, the controller 130 may be configured to register the user name input through the menu to the phone book first and then generate the index.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may be configured such that an index is generated by automatically designating a specific user name without directly receiving a user name through such a menu. For example, when a user of a portable terminal records a voice call with the other party during a call, it is not necessary to separately receive and generate an index of the generated voice recording file. The call counter may be configured to automatically generate an index.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a file storing method of the portable terminal according to the present invention. The file storage method of FIG. 4 uses the file storage device 100 of the portable terminal according to the present invention of FIG. Hereinafter, a file storing method of a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

First, the portable terminal may generate a file by capturing an image (S100). Here, the file may be generated using a camera module in the portable terminal, and includes all kinds of files generated or received by other methods. do. For example, such a file may be an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, a voice message, or the like.

When the file generated in S100 is stored, the controller 130 executes a menu for storing the generated file for each user registered in the phonebook and controls the display to be displayed on the display unit 120 (S110). As shown in FIG. 1, the user may be configured to designate some of users registered in the phone book.

In the above menu, the controller 130 generates an index by receiving a predetermined user registered in the phone book (S120). Here, a plurality of indexes may be generated in one file. Meanwhile, when the input user is not registered in the phone book, the input user may be registered in the phone book first, and then the index may be generated using the registered user. In addition, when such a file is a voice recording file generated during a call, an index of the voice recording file may be generated by designating a counterpart.

Then, the link information of the index generated in S120 and the file corresponding to the index is additionally configured in the lookup table and stored in the storage unit 110 (S130). The link information is a location where the file is stored in the storage unit 110. It can consist of information. You can then use this lookup table to retrieve the file later.

Next, the file search apparatus 100 of the portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Referring to FIG. 1 to describe the file storage device 100 of the portable terminal according to the present invention, the file search apparatus 100 of the portable terminal according to the present invention may also refer to the same drawing. Referring to FIG. 1, a file search apparatus 100 of a portable terminal includes a display unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a controller 130. Hereinafter, each configuration of the portable terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, the portable terminal includes a mobile communication terminal or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Description of various mobile communication modules that may be included in the portable terminal is omitted.

The storage unit 120 stores a predetermined file and a lookup table for searching for the file. Here, the file includes all kinds of files available in the portable terminal. For example, an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, a voice message, and the like may correspond.

The lookup table may include an index of a file and link information of a file corresponding to the index.

The index is a component for classifying and searching files stored in the storage 110. The index may be generated based on the type of file, creation date, user, and the like. However, in the present invention, an index is generated based on a user, in particular, a user registered in a phone book of a portable terminal. As described above, since a video file, an image file, a text message, a voice message, etc. are often associated with a specific individual, an index generated for each user registered in the phonebook may be very useful for file search.

The link information may include a file name of a file related to an index, location information of a file stored in the storage 110, and the like. That is, when searching an index of a user, associated files are searched according to link information linked to the index.

The display unit 120 displays a menu for index searching a file stored in the storage unit 110. An example screen configuration of such a menu is as shown in Figs. 5A and 5B. Referring to FIG. 5A, when a specific individual of the phone book 111 is selected, related menus 112 are displayed. Selecting Kim Dae-jin registered in the phone book, the relevant menu 112 for the user, that is, 1. Open the library, 2. Make a call, 3. Send SMS, etc. are displayed. Among them, 1. You can see that the function of opening the library or the menu is displayed together with other menus. 1. Opening the library becomes the file search menu related to the index called Kim Dae-jin.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5B, when 1. open box is selected in FIG. 5A, it can be seen that the Kim Dae-jin box 113 is displayed on the display unit 110. In the Kim Daejin library 113, it can be seen that the file names of the searched files, such as 1. friends.avi, 2. botanical garden.jpb, 3. settlement.xls, are displayed. That is, a video file, an image file, an Excel file, and a text message related to a user named Kim Dae-jin are searched for.

Of course, such a menu may be further subdivided into file types, creation dates, etc. together with a search menu for each user registered in the phone book.

Of course, the display unit 120 performs a display or various display functions according to the execution of the file as in the file storage device 100 and may be configured as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The controller 130 searches for a file stored in the storage 110 by using the index and link information included in the lookup table. Then, the searched file is displayed on the display unit 110. The controller 130 receives an index through a menu displayed on the display 120. That is, any one of the users registered in the phone book is input or received. The file is searched using the input or designated index and the link information of the file corresponding to the index. The file name of the searched file is displayed on the display unit 120. Such a series of functions and operations are the same as those mentioned through the description of the display unit 120 of FIGS. 5A and 5B. On the other hand, it is obvious that the number of files searched using such an index search can be plural.

Here, it is apparent that each configuration of the file retrieval apparatus 100 may further be configured as one device capable of both file storage and retrieval by further having respective functions of the file storage apparatus 100.

Next, Figure 6 shows the flow of a file retrieval method of a portable terminal according to the present invention. The file searching method uses the file searching apparatus 100 of the portable terminal of FIG. 1. Hereinafter, a file searching method of a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

First, the phone book in the portable terminal is executed and displayed on the display unit 110 (S200).

If a predetermined user is selected from the displayed phone book, the controller 130 executes and displays a menu for searching an index of a file related to the selected user (S210). According to the S200 without executing the phonebook, it may be configured to perform immediately S210.

In addition, the controller 130 controls the index to be input or designated through a menu for index searching the file, and controls the storage 110 to search for a file related to the input or the designated index (S220). Alternatively, a plurality of files may be searched in relation to a designated index. The file may be an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, or a voice message.

In addition, the controller 130 displays the retrieved file on the display 110 (S230).

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

1 is a block diagram of a file storage device and a file retrieval device of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view of a lookup table according to the present invention.

3A, 3B, and 3C are exemplary views illustrating a file storage operation of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a file storing method of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

5A and 5B are exemplary views illustrating a file searching operation of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a file searching method of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

Claims (16)

A storage unit for storing a file and a lookup table for searching the file; A display unit for displaying a menu for generating an index of the file; And A control unit configured to receive a predetermined user registered in a phonebook through the displayed menu, to generate an index of the file, and to configure the index and the link information of the file corresponding to the index to the lookup table. File storage device of the portable terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the file, A file storage device of a portable terminal, characterized in that any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit, When generating the index, the file storage device of the portable terminal, characterized in that for receiving a plurality of users of the user registered in the phonebook to generate the index. The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit, In the case of generating the index, when the input user is not registered in the phone book, the input user is registered in the phone book first, and then the portable user is controlled to generate the index using the registered user. File storage device on the terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the control unit, And when the file is a voice recording file generated during a call, designating a counterpart to generate an index of the voice recording file. A storage unit for storing a file and a lookup table, a display unit for displaying a menu for generating an index of the file, and a control unit configured to add and configure link information of a file corresponding to the index and the index to a lookup table. In the file storage device of the portable terminal, Displaying a menu for creating an index of the file when the file is stored; Receiving a predetermined user registered in a phone book through the displayed menu; Generating an index of the file using the received user; And And storing and constructing a lookup table including the generated index and the link information. According to claim 6, In the step of receiving a predetermined user registered in the phone book through the displayed menu, The file storage method of the portable terminal, characterized in that for receiving a plurality of users of the user registered in the phone book. The method of claim 7, wherein the generating of the index of the file using the input user comprises: If the input user is not registered in the phone book, the input user is first registered in the phone book, and the file storage method of the portable terminal, characterized in that to generate an index of the file using the registered user. The method of claim 8, wherein the generating of the index of the file using the input user comprises: And if the file is a voice recording file generated during a call, designating a counterpart to generate an index of the voice recording file. The method of claim 9, wherein the file, A file storage method of a portable terminal, characterized in that any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, and a voice message. A storage unit for storing a lookup table including a file, an index indicating a predetermined user registered in the phonebook, and link information of a file corresponding to the index; A display unit which displays a menu for index searching the file; A control unit configured to receive a predetermined index through the menu, search for the file by referring to link information of a file corresponding to the received index in the lookup table, and display the retrieved file on the display unit; File retrieval device on the terminal. The method of claim 11, wherein the file, The image file, the video file, the music file, the voice recording file, the memo file, the text message device, characterized in that any one of the voice message file search apparatus. The method of claim 12, wherein the control unit, And search for a plurality of files by using the index and the link information. A storage unit for storing a file, a lookup table including an index indicating a predetermined user registered in a phonebook and link information of a file corresponding to the index, a display unit for displaying a menu for index searching the file, and the index And a control unit which controls to search for the file by using the link information and to display the file on the display unit. Displaying a menu for retrieving the file; Inputting or designating the predetermined index through the displayed menu; Searching the file using the input or specified index; And displaying the retrieved file. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein searching for the file using the input or specified index: And searching for a plurality of files related to the input or specified index. The method of claim 15, wherein the file, File search method of a portable terminal, characterized in that any one of an image file, a video file, a music file, a voice recording file, a memo file, a text message, a voice message.

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