KR20020068838A - Message transmission device and method in a mobile phone having short message service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for transmitting a character message in a mobile communication terminal are provided to conveniently transmit the character message by inputting a telephone number of an object using a telephone directory composed in a conventional mobile communication terminal when transmitting the character message in the mobile communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: If a user pushes a "letter" button, a control unit temporarily stores an input telephone number in a buffer(210). The control unit displays a message for inputting a transmitting character message on a display unit(211). The control unit judges whether the user answers to the display and inputs the message(212). If the user inputs the message, the control unit judges whether the user inputs a "confirmation(send)" button(213). If the user inputs a "confirmation(send)" button, the control unit dials the telephone number stored in the buffer and transmits an inputted character message to a dialed telephone number side(214).

Description

Device and method for transmitting text message of mobile communication terminal {MESSAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD IN A MOBILE PHONE HAVING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to an additional service of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for transmitting a text message of a mobile communication terminal.

A typical mobile terminal is a form in which a user can only use voice calls. However, mobile service providers or terminal manufacturers provide various additional services (functions) or receive additional services so that users may feel more convenient during or during a call. Representative examples include a phone book function and a text message transmission service.

The phone book function allows a plurality of phone numbers (eg, 99) to be stored in a memory of a terminal for convenience of users during a call. In this case, the user can dial a desired counterpart by inputting only the corresponding address of the memory in which the desired phone number is stored without having to input the desired phone number.

The SMS (Short Message Service) service inputs a short number of characters (for example, about 20) that the user wants to transmit and dials the other party's phone number. To be transmitted. At this time, the user must press the phone number after entering all the characters to be transmitted. If the user presses a button other than the numeric button to recall and write the stored number from the phone book, the characters written so far are erased and the terminal is initialized. That is, even when a desired phone number is stored in the phone book, when the text message is transmitted, the phone number cannot be called out and transmitted, and it is inconvenient to transmit the desired text message only by pressing the phone number one by one.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for allowing a user of a mobile communication terminal to conveniently transmit a text message.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for eliminating the inconvenience that a user of a mobile communication terminal experiences when transmitting a text message.

A text message transmitting apparatus of a mobile communication terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving these objects includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a telephone book. The display unit displays the phone book. The buffer temporarily stores incoming text messages. The control unit displays the phone book on the display unit in the phone book search mode so that a user can select any phone number in the phone book and transmits a text message stored in the buffer to the selected phone number.

A text message transmitting apparatus of a mobile communication terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a telephone book. The display unit displays the phone book. The buffer temporarily stores the selected telephone number when one telephone number is selected from the telephone directory displayed on the display. When the text message is input, the controller dials the temporarily stored phone number so that the text message is transmitted.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal performing a text message transmission function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B illustrate a processing flow of a text message transmission operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of a text message transmission operation according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same reference numerals and components in the drawings are represented by the same reference numerals and symbols as much as possible, even if shown 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 a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal performing a text message transmission function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus for transmitting a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna 105, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver 110, a microphone (Micro-phone) 115, a transmission (TX) processor 120, And a reception (RX) processor 125, a speaker 130, a key input unit 135, a control unit 140, a display unit 145, and a memory 150.

The antenna 105 radiates an RF signal for transmission into the air and receives an RF signal emitted in the air. The RF transceiver 110 band-converts the RF signal suitable for transmitting the signal processed by the TX processor 120 and applies it to the antenna 105. The TX processor 120 transmits and processes a voice signal of the user input through the microphone 115 and a control signal provided from the controller 140. The transmission process herein refers to an operation of performing modulation, frequency up-conversion, or the like on the baseband signal. The microphone 115 converts the voice from the user into an electrical signal.

The reception processor 125 inputs a signal received by the RF transceiver 110 to perform reception processing such as frequency down conversion and demodulation. The voice signal of the signal processed by the reception processor 125 is applied to the speaker 130, and the control signal is applied to the controller 140. The speaker 130 transmits the voice signal processed by the reception processor 125 to the outside.

The key input unit 135 and the display unit 145 are for interfacing between the user and the mobile communication terminal. The key input unit 135 allows a user to select various functions related to a call and a call, and includes dialing keys for a call and keys for various functions related to a call. In the operation according to the present invention, a text message for transmission is input through the key input unit 135, and a telephone number for transmitting the input text message is input. The telephone number may be one telephone number directly input by the user through the key input unit 135 or may be any one telephone number selected from among telephone numbers stored in the telephone book 153.

The display unit 145 is for displaying a call state and various states related to the call externally, and includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a light emitting diode (LED). In operation according to the present invention, the display unit 145 displays a text message that is input or input for transmission. In addition, the display unit 145 displays a phone number directly input by the user or a phone number input through the phone book 153.

The memory 150 includes a read only memory (ROM) 151, a random access memory (RAM) 152, a phone book 153, and a buffer 154. The ROM 151 stores unique data and program data of a mobile communication terminal. The RAM 152 temporarily stores various processing data of the mobile communication terminal. The phone book 153 stores a plurality of phone numbers in the form of a phone book. The buffer 154 temporarily stores a text message or an input telephone number input for transmission.

The controller 140 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, it controls the transmission operation of the text message according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 140 uses the phone book 153 when transmitting a text message. The transmission of the text message by the controller 140 will be clearer from the following description.

2A and 2B illustrate a processing flow of a text message transmission operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is characterized in that the user first enters the telephone number to which the text message is to be transmitted, and then enters the text message to be transmitted.

Referring to FIG. 2A, in step 201, the controller 140 of FIG. 1 determines whether there is a telephone number search request from the user through the key input unit 135. In the phone number search mode according to the phone number search request, the controller 140 displays the phone numbers stored in the phone book 153 on the display 145 in step 202. When a phone number is selected and input from the phone book displayed on the display unit 145 or a phone number is directly input without entering the phone number search mode, the controller 140 displays various buttons on the display unit 145 in step 204. Mark on.

If it is determined in step 205 that the user presses the "call" button from the display in step 204, the controller 140 dials the telephone number input in step 206. Since the dialing operation as the telephone number is input is a well known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. After the dialing of the input telephone number is performed, a call operation may be performed.

If it is determined in step 207 that the user presses the "register" button from the display in step 204, the controller 140 registers the phone number input in step 208 in the blank area of the phone book 150.

If it is determined in step 209 that the user presses the "letter" button from the display in step 204, the controller 140 temporarily stores the input telephone number in the buffer 154 in step 210 of FIG. After performing step 210, in step 211, the controller 140 displays a message on the display unit 145 to input a text message for transmission. In step 212, the controller 140 determines whether the user inputs a message in response to the display in step 211. If it is determined whether a message is input in step 212, the controller 140 determines whether the user inputs a "confirm (transmit)" button in step 213. If it is determined in step 213 that the user inputs the "OK" button, the controller 140 dials the telephone number stored in the buffer 154 and transmits the input text message to the dialing telephone number in step 214.

The processing flow as shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B is a first case where a user attempts to make a call after pressing and inputting a telephone number daily, a second case of registering a new subscriber in the phonebook, and transmitting a text message. After searching the other party's phone number from the phone book, it is divided into a third case of transmitting an input text message to the searched phone number. The operation in the first case is performed in the order of step 201 → step 203 → step 204 → step 205 → step 206. The operation in the second case is performed in the order of step 201 → step 203 → step 204 → step 205 → step 207 → step 208. The operation in the third case is performed in the order of step 201 → step 202 → step 203 → step 204 → step 205 → step 209 → step 209 → step 210 → step 211 → step 212 → step 213 → step 214.

3 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of a text message transmission operation according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is characterized in that the user inputs a text message first, and then enters a phone number to which the input text message is to be transmitted so that the text message is transmitted.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 301, the controller 140 of FIG. 1 determines whether a user inputs a text message for transmission through the key input unit 135. If it is determined in step 301 that the text message is input, the controller 140 temporarily stores the input text message in the buffer 154 in step 302. In operation 303, the controller 140 displays a message on the display unit 145 for inputting a counterpart phone number for transmitting a text message.

Next, in step 304, the controller 140 determines whether the user has made a phone number search request through the key input unit 135, that is, whether the user is in the phone number search mode. 140 displays telephone numbers of telephone book 153 on display 145 in step 305. In step 306, from the display of step 305, it is determined whether any one of the phone numbers of the phone book 153 has been retrieved. If it is determined in step 306 that one of the telephone numbers is found, in step 307 the controller 140 dials the input telephone number and transmits a text message stored in the buffer 154.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

As described above, in the present invention, when a text message is transmitted on a mobile communication terminal, a phone number of the other party can be input using a phone book provided on an existing mobile communication terminal. The present invention has the advantage of eliminating the inconvenience that a user experiences when sending a text message while not memorizing a phone number or writing it down elsewhere. That is, the present invention has the advantage that the user can more conveniently send a text message.

Claims (6)

In the text message transmission apparatus of the mobile communication terminal, A storage unit which stores a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a telephone book; A display unit for displaying the phone book; A buffer for temporarily storing incoming text messages, And a control unit for allowing a user to select any phone number in the phone book by displaying the phone book on the display unit in a phone book search mode and transmitting a text message stored in the buffer to the selected phone number. The transmission device, characterized in that. In the text message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a storage unit for storing a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a phone book, Inputting an input text message for transmission, temporarily storing the message, Displaying the phone book so that a user can select any one of the phone books in the phone book search request; Dialing any telephone number selected from the displayed telephone book; Transmitting the temporarily stored text message to the dialed telephone number. In the text message transmission apparatus of the mobile communication terminal, A storage unit which stores a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a telephone book; A display unit for displaying the phone book; A buffer for temporarily storing the selected telephone number when one telephone number is selected from the telephone directory displayed on the display unit; And a controller for dialing the temporarily stored telephone number when a text message is input to transmit the text message. In the text message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a storage unit for storing a plurality of telephone numbers in the form of a phone book, Temporarily storing any one phone number selected from the phone book upon request of a phone book search; Dialing the temporarily stored phone number when a text message for transmission is input; And transmitting the input text message to the dialed telephone number. In the phone number processing method of a mobile communication terminal, (A) checking the button input from the user when the telephone number is entered; (B) dialing the input telephone number when a first button is input from the user; (C) registering the input telephone number when a second button is input from the user; (D) temporarily storing the input telephone number when a third button is input from the user; And (e) dialing the temporarily stored telephone number when the text message for transmission is input after the step (d) is performed and transmitting the input text message. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the input telephone number is one telephone number selected from a telephone book which stores a plurality of telephone numbers.