KR100392639B1 - Apparatus and Method of Menu Editing for Mobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal to reconfigure an operation menu of a mobile communication terminal according to a user's communication habit, comprising: an input unit 21 for inputting various functions for menu editing; A controller 22 for controlling the editing of an initial menu previously stored or a previously edited and stored menu based on a function set through the input unit 21; A first storage unit 23 fixedly storing the initial menu information; A second storage unit 24 which updates and stores the edited menu information under the control of the control unit 22; And a display unit 25 for displaying various screens for menu editing under the control of the controller 22, and in particular, the controller 22 is based on the user's function setting through the input unit 21. Reads an edit target menu, that is, an initial menu stored in the first storage unit 23 or an update menu stored in the second storage unit 24, and names of menu groups and menu items of the read edited menu; Editing, including changes, additions, deletions, and tree sequence movements, is controlled, wherein the edited menu information is updated and stored in the second storage unit 24.

Description

Apparatus and Method of Menu Editing for Mobile}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal for reconfiguring the operation menu of the mobile communication terminal to suit a user's communication habits. will be.

In general, the existing mobile communication terminal provides an interface for setting the environment of the terminal, the interface of the terminal in the form of a tree (tree) by setting the main menu and sub-menu according to the classification system for each function by the manufacturer of the terminal Stored in the memory of the terminal is provided. Therefore, the terminal user learns the manual and then goes along a predetermined route and selects a menu of a desired function to execute the corresponding function of the terminal.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tree structure of a menu provided in a conventional mobile communication terminal, in which menus A, B, and C are submenus (or submenus) of menu entries, and menus A1, A2 and A3 are submenus of the A menu item, and menus A11 and A12 are submenus of the A1 menu item. Further, menus B1, B2, and B3 are submenus of the B menu item, and menus C1 and C2 are submenus of the C menu item.

Thus, for example, in order to perform the function of the menu A11 in the menu entry, the menu A and A1, which are upper menus of the menu A11, must pass through the menu A11, while in order to select the menu C1 in the middle of A to A11, You will need to enter additional keys to return to the menu entry and select menu C.

However, since the frequency of use of each menu item related to the environment is different for each user, and the criteria for the classification system of menus are also different, the menu system and classification criteria uniformly provided by the manufacturer as described above may cause inconvenience to users. Can cause.

That is, in the existing mobile communication terminal provided with a fixed menu system, when a particular user uses the C1 menu more frequently than A1, A2, or A3, the C1 menu is placed as an upper menu that is easy to use and is not used or frequently used. Deleting or sub-menuing very low menus is an effective interface for the user. However, because the frequency of use of each menu varies from user to user, it is impossible to reflect them in the existing terminal manufacturing process. Is uncomfortable and can only follow the fixed menu system provided by the manufacturer unilaterally. In addition, if the name of a provided menu item is ambiguous, a large amount of time is usually required to learn a corresponding function, and a failure rate is high when a desired function menu is found along a predetermined route, which is unnecessary for performing the corresponding function. There were many problems, such as going through several levels of interface.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to create a tree structure of menus, select items, and change each item name according to a communication habit of a user, thereby making it easier to use the terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tree structure of a menu provided in a conventional mobile communication terminal.

2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3A and 3B are conceptual diagrams for explaining tree sequence movement in a control unit according to the present invention. 3A is a view before tree sequence shift, FIG. 3B is a view after tree sequence shift,

4A and 4B are diagrams conceptually showing examples of menu related information, that is, initial menu information of an existing mobile communication terminal fixedly stored in the first storage unit of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of menu-related information, that is, menu group information reconstructed by a user, which is changed by initial user menu information of FIG. 4A at the request of a user and updated and stored in the second storage unit of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of information of a last submenu item whose last submenu item of FIG. 4B is changed and updated and stored in the second storage unit of FIG.

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21: input unit 22: control unit

23,24: storage unit 25: display unit

In order to achieve the above object, a menu editing apparatus of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises: input means for selecting and inputting various functions for menu editing in a mobile communication terminal having an initial menu function having a tree structure; Control means for controlling editing of the previously stored menu or the previously edited and stored menu based on a function selected through the input means; First storage means for fixedly storing the initial menu; Second storage means for updating and editing the edited menu according to the control of the control means based on the selected function; And display means for displaying various screens for menu editing under the control of the control means based on the selected function.

The control means controls editing, including name changes, additions, deletions, and tree sequence shifts for menu groups and menu items of the menu to be edited, wherein the tree sequence shift is performed by the upper menu recorded on the sequence shift target menu. Change the address, update and record the sequence shift target menu on the upper menu of the changed address as a lower menu, and delete the sequence shift target menu from the upper menu before the change; The addition of the last submenu item is made by selecting from the list of the last submenu items of the initial menu.

Of the edited menu information stored in the second storage means, the information of the menu group includes an identifier (ID) for each group, a name, the number of selected submenu items, and association information with each submenu item. The information of the lower menu item may include an identifier (ID) for each item, a name, linkage information with a corresponding item of the initial menu, and a location of a corresponding execution routine. It is characterized in that it is configured to be mounted and removable on the mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a menu editing method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal that provides a fixed tree structure menu function, and changes an address of an upper menu recorded in association with a specific menu item. And update and record the address of the specific menu in the corresponding upper menu of the changed address as the lower menu address, and delete the specific menu related information from the upper menu of the address before the change, thereby adjusting the menu ranking of the fixed tree structure. It is characterized by editing, and also capable of changing, adding, and / or deleting a name for any selected menu item.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, which requests a control operation from the controller 22, and includes an input unit 21 for setting and inputting various functions for menu editing; A controller 22 for controlling the editing of an initial menu previously stored or a previously edited and stored menu based on a function set through the input unit 21; A first storage unit 23 fixedly storing the initial menu information; A second storage unit (24) for updating and storing the edited menu information under the control of the control unit (22) based on the function selected through the input unit (21); And a display unit 25 for displaying various screens for menu editing under the control of the controller 22 based on the function selected through the input unit 21.

The control unit 22 updates an edit target menu, that is, an initial menu stored in the first storage unit 23 or an update stored in the second storage unit 24, based on a user's function setting through the input unit 21. Read a menu and control editing including renaming, adding, deleting, and moving tree sequences of menu groups and menu items of the read edited menu, wherein the edited menu information is stored in the second storage unit 24. To save the update.

The tree sequence shift in the controller 22 changes the address of the upper menu recorded in association with the sequence shift target menu in the memory information of the second storage unit 24, and the corresponding upper menu of the changed address. The sequence shift target menu is updated and recorded as a lower menu, and then the sequence shift target menu is deleted from the upper menu before the change. An example thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3A and 3B are conceptual diagrams for explaining tree sequence movement in the control unit 22 according to the present invention. 3A is a diagram before tree sequence shift, and FIG. 3B is a diagram after tree sequence shift.

Menus A1, A2, and A3 shown in FIG. 3A are composed of submenus (or submenus) of menu A items, where menu A2 items, which are submenus of menu A items, are submenus of menu A1 items. 3B, first, the address of the upper menu A recorded in association with the menu A2 is recorded and changed into the address of the menu A1, and the address of the menu A2 is updated and recorded with its own submenu in the menu A1. In the menu A, the address of the menu A2 is deleted. In the menus A1, A2, and A3 of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the value '0' of the submenu means that there is no submenu.

Although the above-described description of the tree sequence movement has been described only for the control process in the control unit 22 for convenience, the control process of the control unit 22 is a key for the tree sequence movement through the input unit 21 from the user. It is based on input.

4A and 4B conceptually show examples of menu-related information, that is, initial menu information, of an existing mobile communication terminal fixedly stored in the first storage unit 23 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4A illustrates menu list information ( Or menu group information), and the menu list information is recorded in association with a menu identifier (ID), a menu name, the number of submenus, and related information of submenus 1,2,3,4 ,, FIG. 4B shows the relevant information of the last submenu item (or referred to as the last submenu item) and this information includes information about the submenu identifier (ID), the menu name, and the location of the execution routine (or called the execution program). It is recorded in interconnection.

As described above, in the state in which the information of FIGS. 4A and 4B is fixedly stored in the first storage unit 23, when an input is made by the user in the input unit 21, the controller 22 analyzes the input content to perform the input. Relevant information stored in the first storage unit 23 is indicated through the display unit 25. When a menu entry is selected by the user's input, menus A, B, C, etc. are displayed on the screen, and when a menu (one of A, B, C, etc.) is selected by input again, the submenu name of the selected menu (A1- One of A3, B1, B2, etc.) is displayed on the screen. When the selection of the final submenu is made, the controller 22 searches for the address where the execution program of the selected menu is located and executes the corresponding program. This procedure is the same as in the existing mobile communication terminal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of menu-related information, that is, menu group information reconfigured by the user, which has been changed in the second storage unit 24 by changing the initial menu information of FIG. 4A at the request of a user. The reconstructed menu group information is the same as that recorded in association with the menu identifier (ID), the menu name, the number of submenus, and the related information of the submenus 1,2,3,4 ,, as compared to FIG. 4A. It can be seen that the menu recognizer, the number of menu names, and the number of submenus are changed, and the submenus belonging to each new menu name are reconfigured as selected items among the submenu items of FIG. 4A.

FIG. 6 illustrates information of the last submenu item of which the last submenu item of FIG. 4B is changed and updated and stored in the second storage unit 24 according to a user's request. The menu identifier, the menu name, the initial menu name as the linkage information of the initial menu shown in Figs. 4A and 4B, and the position information of the execution routine are recorded in association.

As described above, in order to reconstruct the menu information, the present invention maintains two menu information related tables as shown in FIGS. 4A and 5. The initial menu related information as shown in FIG. 4A can be read but not changed. The information is fixedly stored in the first storage unit 23, and the reconstructed menu information as shown in FIG. 5 is variable information stored in the second storage unit 24 so that reading, adding, and deleting are possible.

Maintaining the initial menu related information of FIGS. 4A and 4B is provided to provide the function when the user wants to return to the initial state or when adding and selecting a new function to the current user menu function. That is, when the user wants to add a specific menu item function of the initial menu to his menu, the function can be added by displaying and selecting the entire function list based on the initial menu information as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. It is for.

In the present invention, initially, the menu to be reconstructed by the user stored in the second storage unit 24 and the contents of the initial menu area stored in the first storage unit 23 are the same, and the user uses the input unit 21. By setting various function keys for editing, the controller 22 reconfigures the menu by controlling the editing such as adding, deleting, and ranking of the menu stored in the second storage unit 24.

When the menu reconstruction process by the user is completed, the related information table of the initial final submenu item as shown in FIG. 4B is changed to the updated information table of the last submenu item as shown in FIG. 6, and in this case, the name of the menu item is The location information of the execution routine which is actually stored in association with the menu may not be changed. That is, only the information such as the menu name displayed to the user through the display unit 25 is changed, and the program for performing a function in the system is not changed. In fact, FIGS. 5 and 6 are only divided and illustrated to show examples of information. In an actual implementation, it is preferable to manage and maintain related information in a tree structure based on a data structure. In addition, the second storage unit 24 storing the information of FIGS. 5 and 6 is stored in a smart card, a USIM / SIM card, or the like, and the card can be attached to or detached from a mobile communication terminal. You can apply the same interface to your communication habits.

When the present invention is applied to the actual mobile communication terminal, a brief description of the menu reconfiguration procedure by the user is as follows.

A user who purchases a mobile terminal starts to construct a menu based on each function or his or her own experience shown in the manual. First, when the user selects a menu editing function through the input unit 21, the user reconfigures the menu. Since there is no information, the controller 22 displays the menu screen based on the information data of FIGS. 4A and 4B, that is, the initial menu information of the manufacturer, which are fixedly stored in the first storage unit 23, through the display unit 25. In addition, the storage data of the first storage unit 23 is copied and stored in the second storage unit 24. Next, according to the function setting through the input unit 21, the controller 22 deletes all the menus stored in the second storage unit 24 and selects a menu from the beginning and stores the input, or the current menu item. Add, delete, or move a file, and change the name of the desired menu item.

In the case of deleting and re-entering the menu, the menu group name is set as shown in 'menu AA' in the menu name column of FIG. 5, and then each sub menu group or sub menu items are inserted into the group. When the menu items are inserted, the names of the last menu items stored in the first storage unit 23 are displayed on the display unit 25 as shown in FIG. 4B, and the menus are edited by allowing the user to select them. . The user can change the name of the corresponding item after selecting the submenu item, but the position of the execution routine is the same as before so that the menu can be executed when the menu is selected.

As described in detail above, according to the apparatus and method for editing a menu of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the terminal can be more conveniently created by creating a tree structure of menus, selecting items, and changing each item name according to a user's communication habit. The effect is easy to use.

Claims (7)

A mobile communication terminal having an initial menu function of a tree structure, Input means for selecting and inputting various functions for menu editing; Control editing including renaming, adding, deleting, and moving tree sequences of menu groups and menu items of the initial menu or previously edited and stored menus stored based on the function selected through the input means, The tree sequence shift changes the address of the upper menu recorded on the sequence shift target menu, updates and records the sequence shift target menu as a lower menu on the upper menu of the changed address, and changes the sequence in the upper menu before the change. Control means for controlling the movement target menu to be deleted; First storage means for fixedly storing the initial menu; Second storage means configured to update and store the edited menu under the control of the control means based on the selected function, and to be attached to or detached from the mobile communication terminal; And And display means for displaying various screens for menu editing under the control of the control means based on the selected function. delete The method of claim 2, And adding the last submenu item on the edited tree sequence by selecting from a list of the last submenu items of the initial menu. The method of claim 1, Of the edited menu information stored in the second storage means, the information of the menu group includes an identifier (ID) for each group, a name, the number of selected submenu items, and association information with each submenu item. The information of the lower menu item includes an identifier (ID) for each item, a name, linkage information with the corresponding item of the initial menu, and a location of the corresponding execution program. delete A mobile communication terminal that provides a fixed tree structure menu function, Change the address of the upper menu recorded in association with a specific menu item, update and record the address of the specific menu as the lower menu address in the upper menu of the changed address, and the specific menu related information in the upper menu of the address before the change And editing the menu ranking of the fixed tree structure. The method of claim 6, And performing a change, addition, and / or deletion of a name for a specific selected menu item.