KR101315209B1 - The apparatus and method for schedule management of mobile telecommunication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a schedule management apparatus and method of a mobile communication terminal for managing the schedule of people stored in the mobile communication terminal. To this end, the present invention provides an input unit for receiving a command for viewing a schedule for each group or person in the phone book menu, a controller for controlling the input command to read information corresponding to each group or person from the memory; And a display unit for displaying the read information, and receiving a command for viewing a schedule for each group or person in the phone book menu, and controlling the input command to control the input command. It consists of the process of reading the information corresponding to each person from the memory and the process of displaying the read schedule, eliminating the inconvenience of selecting and checking a separate menu to view the schedule, and also to search and manage the schedule In terms of convenience and ease of use There is an effect.

Mobile terminal, schedule management, phone book, schedule

Description

TECHNICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is an exemplary view for searching a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary diagram showing appointment information for each day of a selected individual.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching for a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: input unit 20: control unit

30 memory 40 display unit

50: transmitter / receiver 60: output

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a schedule management apparatus and method of a mobile communication terminal for managing the schedule of people stored in the mobile communication terminal.

In general, a mobile service provider provides a user with functions associated with communication functions such as wireless Internet access, video on demand (VOD) service, text and multimedia message transmission, and wireless online game, and manufactures a mobile terminal manufacturer. ) Provides users with functions to perform their own functions without being associated with communication functions such as camera, memo writing, phone book, schedule management, and wake-up call.

As such, among the functions provided to a mobile communication terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal), schedule management is a function for managing a schedule of a terminal user, and when the date, place, time, appointment person, etc. of the appointment are stored, the corresponding appointment It is a function to notify the user by using a ringtone, vibration, etc. in time.

By the way, the conventional schedule management function can register personal information such as names, groups, phone numbers, e-mails, avatars, photos, etc. in the phone book, but in order to check the schedules for each group or person registered in the phone book, the schedule menu must first be used. After approaching, there was no hassle to check by key operation, and there was no function to indicate which group the person was scheduled or who was scheduled for the event when only the schedule was checked.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to search the schedule by group or individual without switching to the schedule menu on the phone book to display the image in the form of a calendar, and to easily manage the schedule view, deletion, editing, message transmission, file transfer, etc. It provides a way to do it.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention,

An input unit for receiving a command for viewing a schedule by group or by name in the phone book menu;

A controller for controlling the input command to read information corresponding to each group or person name from a memory;

And a display unit for displaying the read information.

In addition, the schedule management method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention in order to achieve the above object,

Receiving a command for viewing a schedule by group or by name in the phone book menu;

Controlling the input command to read information corresponding to each group or person name from a memory;

Characterized in that the process of displaying the read schedule.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in describing 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.

Also, in the following description, numerous specific details such as specific processing flows are shown to provide a more general understanding of the invention, and it is common knowledge in the art that the invention may be practiced without these specific details. It will be obvious to those who have.

The basic concept of the present invention is to search the schedule by group or individual without switching to the schedule menu on the phone book and display it in the form of a calendar image, it is easy to manage the schedule view, delete, edit, message transmission, file transfer, etc. To provide a way.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention uses an keypad 10, a touch pad, side keys, direction keys, etc. to input an input command such as schedule input, schedule selection, schedule addition, and schedule deletion. And a controller 20 for controlling the input schedule related command and notifying the user of the controlled result through the display unit 40, the output unit 60, and the like, and a phone number and a photograph under the control of the controller 20. A memory 30 for reading and writing information such as a schedule, a display unit 40 for displaying information read from the memory 30, and outputting a notification to a user through a ringtone or vibration when a time corresponding to the schedule arrives. The unit 60 is configured to include a transmission / reception unit 50 for transmitting and receiving a text message, a file transmission, etc. to a receiving terminal through the phone number displayed on the display unit 40.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First, in order to apply the present invention, it is assumed that a phone number corresponding to a plurality of people in a terminal is stored in an individual or a group, and an appointment is scheduled in the stored state.

As such, when an appointment or the like is scheduled, the terminal user searches for a number corresponding to a person or group of persons and stores information such as the location, time, and appointment purpose of the appointment, or selects a schedule management menu from the menu. To store the information on the date.

When the schedule is stored in the terminal through this process, when the user views the schedule set by the group or individual through the input unit 10 or inputs a command for sending a text message or sending a file to the scheduled individual, The controller 20 may perform a necessary operation according to an input command to display an execution result on the display unit 40, or display the result on the display unit 40 when a time corresponding to the scheduled schedule arrives or notify the user. Alternatively, the output unit 60 controls the output by vibrating, ringing, or the like. As such, when the schedule is scheduled, the terminal user may input a scheduled time for making a notification several hours or minutes before the schedule is scheduled, and the controller 20 at the input scheduled time for the notification is inputted as described above. Announce through. In addition, the output unit 60 includes a speaker capable of outputting a ringtone and the like, and a vibration unit (not shown) such as a motor providing vibration of the terminal.

In addition, if a user transmits a text message or a file to a scheduled individual, the controller 20 controls the transmitter / receiver 50 to perform this operation.

2 is an exemplary diagram for searching for a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, as an exemplary diagram for searching for a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) shows a group and an individual name, an avatar or a picture of the group and an individual, The information of the group and the individual is displayed, and the display part 1 on the left side of FIG. 2 (a) displays the name of the group or individual selected from the user, and the display part 22 on the right side displays the display. A picture of a group or an individual selected in the first part 21, or an avatar or a calendar in a monthly calendar format is displayed, and the third part 23 located at the bottom in FIG. Information such as phone number and anniversary is displayed.

FIG. 2 (b) is an exemplary diagram of FIG. 1 (a), when an individual (eg, Kim Tae-hee) belonging to a friend group is selected from a user, an example diagram showing a picture instead of a schedule, and FIG. 2 (c) is a friend When an individual in the group, Kim Tae-hee, is selected, the monthly calendar shows the date when Kim Tae-hee was promised with the month (marked with O, in other colors to differentiate it from the day when the appointment was not made). 2 (d) is an exemplary view showing a state of hiding the selected photo and the monthly schedule of Kim Tae-hee.

In FIG. 2 (b), when Kim Tae-hee is selected using the up and down arrow keys to view the date or appointment information made with Kim Tae-hee and 'View', the appointment is held in the current month as shown in FIG. 2 (c). The schedule is displayed on the display of the terminal, and if you want to see another month (for example, March or May), you can check the schedule set for the desired month by pressing the left and right arrow keys or the side keys.

As shown in FIG. 2, in FIG. 2A, the display part 1 21 lists names of friends registered in a friend group, and when an individual (eg, Kim Tae-hee) belonging to the friend group is selected, If the picture of Kim Tae-hee is displayed on the display unit 22, or if the picture is not stored in the terminal, a monthly appointment schedule with the avatar or the selected Kim Tae-hee is displayed in a calendar format. In addition, when the icon for displaying information about the selected Kim Tae-hee, that is, a mobile phone number, a home phone number, and an anniversary is displayed, the display section 23 displays information corresponding to the selected icon when the corresponding icon is selected. Do it. Information corresponding to the selected icon is information previously stored in the terminal.

(B), (c) and (d) of FIG. 2 are exemplary views of FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 2 (b) shows a picture of the selected Kim Tae-hee, and the 'menu' key in FIG. 2 (b). If it is possible to display a calendar as shown in FIG. 2 (c) instead of a picture, and if necessary, the picture, avatar and calendar may not be displayed as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 (c) shows a calendar showing the date of the selected Kim Tae Hee's monthly appointment, and FIG. 2 (d) is an exemplary view showing a picture and a calendar hidden.

In other words, the appointment with the selected Kim Tae-hee in the calendar of FIG. 2 (c) is April 5, 8, 11, 16, 26, 29, 30 (denoted O) as shown, which is the date without appointments. Is displayed differently so that the user knows the above. As such, when an individual such as Kim Tae-hee is selected, the schedule is differentiated and displayed with the selected individual, and when a different key is selected by inputting a predetermined key (for example, a down arrow key), the calendar-differentiated date is similarly displayed. In addition, although the calendar for April 2006 is shown in FIG. 2 (c), when a predetermined key (for example, left and right arrow keys) is input, March (for example, when the left direction key is input) and May (for example, when the right direction key is pressed) ) Can be displayed.

The setting for hiding or showing the displayed schedule is possible by selecting the menu shown in FIG. 2, and selecting Add to add when a new schedule is set. In addition, in order to view detailed information regarding the scheduled schedule, that is, information such as an appointment place, a time, a purpose, and the like, it is possible to select the view shown in FIG. 2.

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating appointment information for each day of a selected individual.

As shown in FIG. 3, the date of appointment with Kim Tae-hee in April 2006 in the group of friends is 5, 8, 11, 16, 26, 29, 30 days, as shown in FIG. Selecting a date to view in order to view detailed information of the schedule corresponding to each date, and selecting 'View' of FIG. 3 (a) is shown as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

In other words, if '5' is selected, it is scheduled to go to Kim Tae-hee and the bookstore on April 5, and on April 8, Kim Tae-hee is scheduled to see Shinchon. As such, in order to view the schedule held with Kim Tae-hee in April, the number of days scheduled in FIG. 3 (a) may be input through the keypad keys or the schedule held in April may be viewed using the up and down arrow keys. In addition, it is possible to select 'Add' in FIG. 3 (a) to add a schedule. In order to delete a schedule or edit or send data such as mail or text, 'Delete', 'Edit', You can do this by selecting "Transfer." In addition, when pressing the left and right keys in Figure 3 (a) it is possible to check the schedule of March or May.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching for a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method for searching for a schedule by group or by name according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.

First, suppose that existing phone numbers corresponding to a plurality of people in a terminal are stored in an individual or a group, and are stored in the terminal by scheduling an appointment in the stored state.

When the terminal user selects a group name or person name to search by selecting a phone book menu in order to search for a schedule by group or individual, the controller 20 stores the names or names of persons corresponding to the selected group from the memory 30. The information is displayed on the display unit 40 as shown in FIG. 2A (S100 and S102). In FIG. 2 (a), if a person's name to search for a schedule is selected by using the up and down arrow keys or a cursor, the date corresponding to the current month of the selected person's name is displayed in a different color as shown in FIG. In order to view detailed information on a predetermined date, when the appointment date is selected using a numeric key or the like (for example, April 5), the controller 20 selects the memory 30 from the memory 30 using the ID of the selected person. Monthly appointment information corresponding to the date is extracted (S104 and S106). The control unit 20 equipped with a module for providing such a function may use a left or right arrow key or a side key (for example, in the case of March, the left arrow key or the down direction to view a schedule of March or May instead of April). If a side key, a right direction key or an up side key in the case of May) is input, the controller 20 performs the process S106 to extract monthly appointment information. Then, the extracted appointment place, time, purpose, and the like information is listed by date and displayed on the display unit 40.

As such, when displaying appointment information by month or day of the selected person's name, the controller deletes and edits the appointment schedule or inputs a command for transmitting data such as a text message or e-mail to the selected person, and the controller modifies the memory. It is possible to update the appointment information stored in, and, if you want to transmit data, pop-ups such as 'send data' or 'schedule attached' pop-up, and can control and transmit the transmission / reception unit 50.

Although the contents described in the above process (S100-S108) is limited to searching the individual's schedule, the present invention can check and search the schedule scheduled by group as well as individual by month or day, and also the present invention Although not described in the specification, various embodiments are possible which can be inferred from the gist of the present invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention . Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention does not require an inconvenient procedure of selecting and checking a separate menu to view a schedule because the schedule is searched by group or by name on the phone book, and in terms of schedule search and management. It has the effect of providing convenience and efficiency.

Claims (18)

An input unit for receiving a command for viewing a schedule of a group or an individual; A display unit for displaying a list of telephone numbers including a display area of a name, a photo, and a telephone number when a predetermined group or user is selected in the telephone directory menu; And When the calendar view function is selected in the phone number list, a calendar corresponding to the selected group or name is searched from a memory among calendars registered in a month corresponding to a current date and displayed as a calendar image in the photo display area. And a control unit to display the control unit. When displaying the calendar image, a mobile communication terminal characterized in that the date containing the schedule to be distinguished from other dates. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit And a calendar type image is displayed by automatically searching the next or previous month's schedule according to the input direction of the side key. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit And displaying a detailed schedule information in a list including scrolls when a view key is input or a specific schedule is selected while a calendar image is displayed. The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit And deleting, editing, and transmitting specific detailed schedule information according to a type of a key input by a user. delete delete delete delete delete Displaying a list of at least one user included in the group in the first area when a predetermined group is selected in the phone book menu; If a predetermined user is selected in the user list, displaying the user's photo and telephone number in the second area and the third area, respectively; When the calendar view function is selected in the user list, the calendar corresponding to the group or name selected by the user is searched from the memory among the schedules registered in the month corresponding to the current date, and the calendar image is displayed in the second area. Displaying; And And displaying detailed schedule information in a list including scrolls when a view key is input while the calendar image is displayed. The method of claim 10, wherein a date including a schedule in the calendar image is displayed to be distinguished from other dates. The method of claim 10, further comprising: automatically searching for a schedule of a next or previous month according to an input direction of a side key and displaying a calendar image. The method of claim 10, wherein the detailed schedule information A method for managing a schedule of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that deleted, edited and transmitted according to the type of key input by the user. delete delete delete delete delete

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