KR100694992B1 - Smart menu configuration method of mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal implementing this method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for configuring a menu in a mobile communication terminal, comprising a user survey based menu configured by user survey and set as a basic menu by default, and functional menus expected to be mainly used according to a user's taste and preference. Preparing a grouping of a plurality of segment-based menu sets; A second step of determining whether a predetermined segment based menu set is selected by a user; A third step of setting the selected segment-based menu as a basic menu according to the determination of the second step; Smart menu configuration method of the mobile communication terminal comprising a fourth step of updating and storing the basic menu by rearranging the order of the function menu of the set basic menu based on the user's menu log data, and the movement in which the method is implemented Provide a communication terminal.

Description

Method for configurating smart menu in a mobile communication unit and the mobile communication unit

1 is a block diagram showing the basic functional configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the smart menu configuration method according to the present invention is applied;

2 is a view schematically showing a smart menu configuration method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a smart menu configuration method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a smart menu configuration method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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11: control module 12: mobile communication module

13: key input module 14: storage module

15: display module 16: MP3 module

17: camera module 18: audio input and output module

The present invention relates to a smart menu configuration method of a mobile communication terminal for reconfiguring a menu basically provided in a mobile communication terminal into a smart menu of a form most suitable for a user, and a mobile communication terminal in which the method is implemented.

Mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones have evolved to have various functions, and user interfaces have been developed in these terminals to provide convenience for users. The mobile communication terminal provides a basic menu consisting of a main menu and submenus of a tree structure provided with a menu key according to the function at the manufacturing stage and provided by the menu key. In some cases, a hot key may be installed for a specific function in order to solve the trouble of operating a menu key and proceeding to a sub menu to execute a corresponding function.

As mobile communication terminals become smaller and thinner, their functions are also diversifying. Accordingly, as a menu providing many functions through a small display screen has a complicated hierarchical structure. Therefore, the user must involve several complicated key input steps in order to use a specific function of the mobile communication terminal. However, according to a recent user survey, there are about 6 to 8 functions that users frequently use in mobile phones.

In view of this, recently, the user can register a menu of the functions he / she mainly uses among the functions of the mobile terminal, such as "My Menu" or "Favorite", in which the user registers his favorite menu on the mobile terminal. Although there is a function of registering and storing a key in correspondence with a key, most users are hardly used as they have difficulty in registering itself.

Therefore, there is a demand for the development of a user interface technology of a mobile communication terminal that enables quick access based on a user's main use function without active intervention of a user in a mobile communication terminal having various functions.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned conventional requirements, the basic menu provided basically without the active intervention of the user in the mobile communication terminal in the form of the most suitable for the user in the shortest time with a focus on the main use function for each user An object of the present invention is to provide a smart menu configuration method of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal in which the method is implemented.

In order to achieve the above object, a smart menu configuration method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, in a method of configuring a menu in a mobile communication terminal, is configured by user survey and is set as a default menu by default by user survey. And a first step of preparing a plurality of segment-based menu sets grouping functional menus that are expected to be mainly used according to a user's taste and preferences; A second step of determining whether a predetermined segment based menu set is selected by a user; A third step of setting the selected segment-based menu as a basic menu according to the determination of the second step; And a fourth step of updating and storing the basic menu by rearranging the order of the function menus of the set basic menu based on the user's menu log data.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a program for storing a smart menu, a user survey-based menu configured by user survey and set as a default menu by default, and Storage means for storing a plurality of segment-based menu sets grouping function menus that are expected to be mainly used according to tastes and preferences; If a predetermined segment-based menu set is selected by the user, the selected segment-based menu is set as the default menu, and the basic menu is updated by rearranging the order of function menus of the set basic menu based on the user's menu log data. And control means for controlling to store in the storage means.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a smart menu configuration method of a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a mobile communication terminal in which the method is implemented.

1 is a block diagram showing the basic functional configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the smart menu configuration method according to the present invention is applied.

As shown in the figure, the functional configuration of the mobile communication terminal having a camera function and the MP3 function applied to the present invention, the control module 11, the mobile communication module 12, the key input module 13, storage Module 14, display module 15, MP3 module 16, the camera module 17 and the audio input / output module 18 is configured.

The mobile communication module 18 is for receiving voice communication and data communication through a mobile communication network. For example, the mobile communication module 18 may be configured as a CDMA module.

The key input module 13 is composed of a plurality of numeric keys, a plurality of character keys and a plurality of function keys to input letters and numbers, and provides a user input interface for selecting and executing various functions.

The storage module 14 stores software for mobile communication, a program for configuring a smart menu according to the present invention, and various data for menu configuration, and programs for various functions such as, for example, an MP3 function and a camera function. And save the data. In addition, the storage module 14 stores a user survey-based menu as a basic menu at the time of manufacture, and groups a plurality of segment menus for grouping menus that are expected to be mainly used by the user according to the user's preference and taste. The set is saved. Here, when any one of the plurality of segment menu sets is selected by the user, the segment menu selected as the main menu is set, and if the segment menu set is not selected, the user survey-based menu is set as the main menu, and then the user's menu The basic menu is updated and stored under the control of the control module 11 according to the log data. Accordingly, the menu evolves into a personalized smart menu.

The display module 15 includes a normal liquid crystal display and provides a user output interface for outputting a screen through the liquid crystal display according to the control of the control module 11. In particular, the key input module 13 is provided by the user. According to the control of the control module 11 as the menu key of the selected to display the smart menu configuration recently updated and stored in the storage module 14 through the liquid crystal display.

The MP3 module 16 is configured to decode the MP3 file stored in the storage module 14 and output the sound through the audio input / output module 18 under the control of the control module 11 according to a user's selection.

The camera module 17 is configured to store the captured data in the storage module 14 by shooting still and moving images by operating a camera not shown under the control of the control module 11 according to a user's selection. to be.

The audio input / output module 18 basically performs a voice output and a voice input for a telephone call, and outputs an MP3 sound when playing an MP3 file.

The control module 11 includes a mobile communication module 12, a key input module 13, a storage module 14, a display module 15, an MP3 module 16, a camera module 17, and an audio input / output module 18. ) To global control. In addition, the control module 11 controls the evolution of the basic menu into a personalized smart menu based on the user's menu log data, which will be described in detail below.

Next, a smart menu configuration method in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a view schematically showing a smart menu configuration method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating a smart menu configuration method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention by way of example.

First, in the initial design of the mobile communication terminal, a basic menu according to the function of the mobile communication terminal is configured (step S10). This basic menu has a hierarchical structure which is assigned to a menu key of the key input module 13 and is displayed through the display module 15. If necessary, the specific menu has a hot key constituting the key input module 13. May be assigned.

Thereafter, among the functions commonly used in the mobile communication terminal, the menus assigned to the menu keys and displayed through the display module 15 are set in advance on the basis of the user survey, and the user surveys are set in order based on the functions frequently used. The base menu is reconfigured as the basic menu (step S12). For example, in the initial design as shown in 20 of FIG. 3, the user is expected to mainly use the basic menu in a state of configuring a basic menu, and the display module 15 is assigned to a menu key as shown in 30 of FIG. 3. The displayable menu is reconfigured based on user research.

Next, in order to reduce the direct intervention of the user, the group of functional menus that are expected to be mainly used according to the usage style according to the user's taste and tendency in advance is grouped by grouping the menu of the mobile terminal in advance. By dividing, a plurality of segment-based menu sets are provided, and this segment-based menu is set as a basic menu by selection by the user (step S14).

The segment-based menu set may include, for example, a basic menu set, a business menu set, a camera menu set, a message menu set, and an entertainment menu set. At this time, the basic menu set is assigned to the menu key so that the order of the menus displayed on the screen through the display module 15 may be, for example, phone number search, recent call list, phonebook storage, ringtone setting, text transmission, and the like. The business menu set may be assigned to a menu key, and the order of menus displayed on the screen through the display module 15 may be, for example, schedule registration, schedule search, business card transmission, phone number search, text transmission, and the like. The camera-type menu set is assigned to a menu key, and the order of the menus displayed on the screen through the display module 15 may be, for example, photography, photo album, camcorder shooting, special effects, flash, and the like. The set may be assigned to a menu key, and the order of menus displayed on the display through the display module 15 may be, for example, text transmission, text receiving box, emoticon, MMS transmission, MMS storage box, etc. The menu-type menu set is assigned to a menu key, and the order of menus displayed on the screen through the display module 15 may be, for example, a game, a camera, an MP3, a volume ringtone, a screen setting, a phone setting, a fun function, and the like.

Although the user survey-based menu is provided as a basic menu at the time of shipment from the mobile communication terminal, the selected segment-based menu set is registered and registered as the basic menu when a specific segment-based menu set is selected by user selection. In FIG. 3, as the entertainment type menu set is selected by the user while the user research-based menu 30 is set as the main menu, the menu displayed on the display module 15 is assigned to a menu key. As in 40, the entertainment type menu set is registered as a basic menu.

Thereafter, the user's menu log data is analyzed and the frequency of use is reflected in the menu order to evolve into a personalized smart menu as the basic menu is updated and registered (step S16). Here, if any one of the plurality of segment menu sets is selected by the user, the segment menu selected as the default menu is set, and if the segment menu set is not selected, the user survey-based menu is set as the basic menu, and then the user The basic menu is updated and stored under the control of the control module 11 according to the menu log data. Accordingly, the menu evolves into a personalized smart menu.

Next, a smart menu configuration method in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

First, when a menu function key of the key input module 13 is selected by the user and a menu call request is input (step S20), the control module 11 checks whether the segment menu is set as a basic menu (step S21). ).

If it is determined in step 21 that the segment menu is not set, the user survey-based menu which has been previously registered in the storage module 14 is read as a basic menu, and the display module 15 is controlled to display the screen (step S22). .

Then, when the function menu is selected by the key input of the user's key input module 13, the control module 11 stores the log data for the selected function menu in the storage module 14 (step S23). .

Subsequently, when the function according to the function menu selection is terminated by the key input of the key input module 13, the control module 11 stores the log data for the selection function menu stored in the storage module 14. On the basis of this, the order of the menus assigned to the menu keys of the key input module 13 and displayed on the screen through the display module 15 is changed to update and store the user survey-based menu which is the basic menu (step S24). Here, instead of updating the main menu every time the function according to the function menu selection is terminated, the selected function menu stored in the storage module 14 during the interval at regular intervals or at regular intervals of the function menu selection. You can update the main menu based on the log data.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 21 that the segment menu is set, the segment menu, which is previously registered in the storage module 14, is read as a basic menu, and the display module 15 is controlled to display the screen (step S25).

Then, when the function menu is selected by the key input of the user's key input module 13, the control module 11 stores the log data for the selected function menu in the storage module 14 (step S26). .

Subsequently, when the function according to the function menu selection is terminated by the key input of the key input module 13, the control module 11 stores the log data for the selection function menu stored in the storage module 14. On the basis of this, the order of the menus assigned to the menu keys of the key input module 13 and displayed on the screen by the display module 15 is changed to update and store the segment-based menu which is the basic menu (step S24). Here, instead of updating the main menu every time the function menu selection ends, the log of the selection function menu stored in the storage module 14 during the interval at regular intervals or at regular intervals of function menu selection. You can also update the main menu based on the data.

As described above, in the present invention, unlike the existing method of registering a favorite menu that requires active intervention of the user, the key input module uses the log data for the selection function menu as the user's navigation information as a weight without the user's active intervention. It is assigned to the menu key of, and evolves and rearranges the order of the menus displayed on the screen through the display module to provide an optimized personalized menu. In addition to the menu structure provided based on user research, a plurality of segment-based menu sets are provided for function menus that are expected to be mainly used according to the user's taste and preferences. The base menu set is used as the basic menu, and the log data for the selection function menu is used as the user's navigation information as a weight, and the order of the menus assigned to the menu keys of the key input module and displayed on the screen through the display module is evolved and rearranged. It will provide an optimal personalization menu arranged.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above specific embodiments, but can be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. If such changes and modifications are included in the appended claims, it will be obvious that they are included in the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, unlike the existing method of registering a favorite menu requiring active intervention of the user, the weight of the log data for the selection function menu as the user's navigation information without the user's active intervention is keyed. Assigned to the menu key of the input module, the display module through the display module can be evolved to provide an optimal rearranged personalized menu.

In addition, according to the present invention, rather than simply evolving the order of the menu by weighting log data for the selection function menu, it is primarily used in the order expected to be mainly used through user surveys in the design stage of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, the user survey-based menu is assigned to the menu key of the key input module and is provided as a basic menu displayed on the screen through the display module, and the function menus that are expected to be mainly used according to the user's taste and preference are provided in a plurality of segment-based menus. When a particular segment-based menu set is selected by a user by providing a set, the selected segment-based menu set is set as a basic menu, and then assigned to a menu key of the key input module with the log data for the selection function menu as a weight. Order of Menus Displayed on the Display Module By evolving and rearranging, it is possible to reconfigure the smart menu in the form most suitable for the user in the shortest time, focusing on the main user functions for each user.

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A program for configuring a smart menu is stored, and grouping of user survey-based menus configured by user surveys and set as default menus by default, and functional menus that are expected to be mainly used according to the user's taste and preference. Storage means for storing a plurality of segment-based menu sets; If a predetermined segment-based menu set is selected by the user, the selected segment-based menu is set as the default menu, and the basic menu is updated by rearranging the order of function menus of the set basic menu based on the user's menu log data. And a control means for controlling the data to be stored in the storage means. The method of claim 1, And the control means controls to update and store the basic menu whenever the function according to the function menu selection is terminated by the user. The method of claim 1, The control means stores the log data according to the function menu selection by the user in the storage means, and controls to update and store the basic menu based on the log data stored in the storage means for a predetermined time interval. Communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The control means stores the log data according to the function menu selection by the user in the storage means, and controls to update and store the basic menu based on the log data stored in the storage means at predetermined intervals of function menu selection. Mobile communication terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And wherein the basic menu is a combination of function menus displayed on a screen assigned to a predetermined key input, and the updating of the basic menu rearranges the function menus displayed on the screen in ascending order of menu log data values. In the method of configuring the menu in the mobile communication terminal, A first step of preparing a user survey-based menu configured by the user survey and set as a default menu by default, and a plurality of segment-based menu sets grouping function menus that are expected to be mainly used according to the taste and preference of the user; A second step of determining whether a predetermined segment based menu set is selected by a user; A third step of setting the selected segment-based menu as a basic menu according to the determination of the second step; And rearranging the order of the function menus of the set basic menus based on the user's menu log data, and updating and storing the basic menus. The method of claim 6, In the fourth step, the smart menu configuration method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for updating the basic menu every time the function according to the function menu selection by the user is finished. The method of claim 6, And storing the log data according to the function menu selection by the user, and updating and storing a basic menu based on the stored log data for a predetermined time interval. The method of claim 6, In the fourth step, the user stores the log data according to the function menu selection by the user, and updates and stores the basic menu based on the stored log data at a predetermined number of times of function menu selection. Configuration method. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, The basic menu is a combination of functional menus displayed on a screen assigned to a predetermined key input, and the updating of the basic menu is to rearrange the functional menus displayed on the screen in order of increasing menu log data values. How to Organize Smart Menus.

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