KR101674945B1 - Mobile Terminal and Method for displaying message list thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is characterized in that when there is an unacknowledged message among at least one message received from at least one counterpart terminal, the unconfirmed message is transmitted at a specific position in the message list regardless of the arrangement criterion of the message items constituting the message list A mobile terminal for displaying a message item corresponding to a counterpart terminal, and a message list display method for the mobile terminal.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of displaying the message list,

The present invention relates to a method of displaying a message list in a mobile terminal having a message transmission / reception function.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

According to the related art, in displaying the message list, the mobile terminal can display a message list including messages arranged in order according to the transmission / reception time of the message.

However, according to the related art, since the received messages are sorted in order according to the received time regardless of whether they are acknowledged, there is a need to downsize the message list in order to check the unconfirmed messages.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal capable of displaying a message item of a counterpart terminal (or an unidentified message) that has transmitted an unacknowledged message at a specific position on a message list, regardless of the arrangement order of message items, and a message list display method thereof It has its purpose.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal capable of displaying a message item of a counterpart terminal (or a message received from a counterpart terminal first) at a specific position on a message list regardless of the arrangement of message items, and a message list display method thereof There is a purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a wireless communication unit for receiving at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal; A controller configured to generate a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals and to determine whether an unacknowledged message exists among the received at least one message; And a control unit to display the generated message list when there is an unacknowledged message as a result of the check, and to display the generated message list on the basis of an arrangement order of the message items, And a display unit for displaying a message item corresponding to the terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a wireless communication unit for receiving at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal; A user input unit for receiving a destination terminal from the at least one destination terminal; A controller for generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals; And a display unit for displaying the generated message list according to the control of the control unit and displaying a message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement order of the message items .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a message list of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal; Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals; Determining whether an unacknowledged message exists among the received at least one message; And displaying the generated message list when an unacknowledged message exists as the confirmation result, wherein the message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal transmitting the unacknowledged message at a specific position in the message list, regardless of the arrangement order of the message items, The method comprising the steps of:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a message list of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal; Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals; Designating a counter party terminal among the at least one counter party terminals; And displaying the generated message list, wherein the message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal is displayed at a specific position in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items.

The effect of the mobile terminal and its message list display method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as above is as follows.

First, since the message item of the counterpart terminal (or the unacknowledged message) transmitting the unconfirmed message can be displayed at a specific position on the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message item, the user can quickly check the unidentified message.

Second, since the message item of the counterpart terminal (or the message received from the counterpart terminal) can be displayed at a specific position on the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message item, the user can preferentially receive the message received from the specific counterpart terminal .

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a first flow diagram of a method of displaying a message list of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a screen configuration diagram illustrating a process of selecting a menu item corresponding to a message list view according to the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 5A to 5D are diagrams showing a screen for displaying an unconfirmed item at a specific position on a received message list according to the present invention. FIG.
6A to 6C are diagrams showing a screen for displaying an unconfirmed item at a specific position on a transmission / reception message list according to the present invention.
FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are diagrams illustrating a method of arranging unconfirmed items when there are a plurality of counterpart terminals having an unacknowledged message according to the present invention. FIG.
8A and 8B are diagrams showing a screen for identifying and displaying an unidentified item on a message list according to the present invention.
FIGS. 9A to 9E are diagrams showing a screen for displaying a message list for each counterpart when a specific unacknowledged item is selected in the message list according to the present invention. FIG.
10A and 10B are diagrams of a screen for outputting reception notification information of an unidentified message according to the present invention.
11 is a second flowchart of a message display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B are screen configuration diagrams in which a user enters a menu for specifying a counterpart terminal in accordance with the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 13A to 13C are screen layouts for displaying a message item of a designated opposite party terminal through a menu search at a specific position in a message list according to the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 14A to 14C are diagrams showing a screen in which a counterpart terminal is first designated in a message list display state and displayed at a specific position according to the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and a navigation device.

However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (DVF-H) And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 are controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands A signal may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. Various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may operate as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be further disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

The mobile terminal referred to herein may include at least one of the components shown in FIG.

In addition, the message referred to herein may include a short message service (SMS) or a long message service (LMS) message or a multimedia message service (MMS) message. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention described below can be applied to any type of received data that requires user confirmation, such as e-mail, as well as a message.

In addition, the message list referred to in this specification includes a transmission message list composed of messages (hereinafter referred to as transmission messages) transmitted from a user terminal to a counterpart terminal, and messages received from a counterpart terminal (hereinafter referred to as a reception message) A list of received messages, or a list of threaded messages composed of send and receive messages.

In particular, the message list of the present invention may include a message item corresponding to each of at least one counterpart terminal, or may include a message item corresponding to at least one message exchanged with at least one counterpart terminal.

In the former case, the component of the message list is the counterpart terminal, and in the latter case, the component of the message list may be the message transmitted and received with the counterpart terminal.

For example, if there are a plurality of messages received from the first counterpart terminal, one message item corresponding to a plurality of first counterpart terminals is generated in the former case, and one message item corresponding to the number of messages received from the first counterpart terminal in the latter case A plurality of message items may be generated.

Hereinafter, a message list display method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a message list display method in the case where an unacknowledged message exists among the received messages will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 10B.

3 is a first flowchart of a method of displaying a message list of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 100 receives at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal through the wireless communication unit 110 (S310).

Here, the counterpart terminal may be a terminal whose information (e.g., telephone number, name, e-mail address, etc.) is registered on the telephone number of the mobile terminal 100, May also be terminals that are not registered.

For example, in the receiving step S310, the mobile terminal 100 receives a message provided through the mobile communication network using the mobile communication module 112 and transmits a message provided through the wireless Internet to the wireless Internet module 113 Can be received.

The mobile terminal 100 may also transmit at least one message to each of the at least one counterpart terminals via the wireless communication unit 110. [

More specifically, the mobile terminal 100 can input the message content and the recipient party information in the message creation state, and transmit the created message to the recipient terminal corresponding to the received recipient party information.

The mobile terminal 100 generates a message list including a message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the message received in the receiving step S310 under the control of the controller 180 at step S320.

When a plurality of messages are received in the receiving step S310 and the plurality of messages are transmitted from different counterpart terminals, a message item included in the message list may be generated by the number of counterpart terminals that have transmitted the message. On the other hand, when a plurality of messages are received in the receiving step S310 and the plurality of messages are transmitted from one counterpart terminal, one message item included in the message list may be generated.

Here, the message item may include at least one of the reception time of the most recently received message from the corresponding counterpart terminal, the content of the most recently received message from the counterpart terminal, and the information of the counterpart terminal. Accordingly, even when a plurality of messages are received from the counterpart terminal, information on the most recently received message may be included in the message item.

When a new message is received from the counterpart terminal while the message item is displayed, the position of the message item can be rearranged according to the order of reception time (when the arrangement criterion of the message item is the reception time) The contents can be changed based on newly received messages.

The arrangement criterion of the message item on the generated message list may include the reception time of the most recently received message from the counterpart terminal corresponding to the message item or the information of the counterpart terminal.

For example, the message items may be arranged in a fast (or slow) order of receipt time of the most recently received message, or the message items may be arranged in alphabetical order of the name of the corresponding counterpart terminal.

Meanwhile, when generating a message item for each of the received messages, the generated message list may include a message item corresponding to each of the received messages.

For example, when receiving a plurality of messages from one counterpart terminal, a message item can be generated by the number of the received plurality of messages. At this time, the message item may include a message reception time, a content of the message, or information of the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the message.

In addition, when a group including a plurality of counterpart terminals is specified and a message is received from a specific terminal belonging to the specified group, a message item corresponding to the specified group can be generated.

For example, when a message is received from each of a plurality of counterpart terminals belonging to the designated group, the message item may be generated corresponding to the designated group rather than a plurality of counterpart terminals. Furthermore, the message item may include information (for example, a group name) of the corresponding group instead of the information of the counterpart terminal. Also, the group assignment may be performed before the message is received, during the generation of the message list, or during the display of the message list (described later).

The mobile terminal 100 determines whether there is an unacknowledged message among at least one message received in the receiving step S310 according to the control of the controller 180 in operation S330.

Here, the unidentified message may mean a message received by the mobile terminal 100 but not confirmed by the user.

The mobile terminal 100 displays the generated message list according to the control of the controller 180 when it is determined that an unacknowledged message exists in the determination step S330, (Not shown) corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the unconfirmed message at a specific position on the display unit (S340). At this time, the message list can be displayed through the display unit 151.

Here, the unacknowledged item includes at least one of the time of receiving the unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal, the content of the unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal, the number of unacknowledged messages received from the counterpart terminal, .

Also, the unconfirmed item may include the reception time and the message content of the most recently received message from the corresponding counterpart terminal. In this case, information indicating that an unacknowledged message exists (unidentified notification information) may be included. For example, the unconfirmed notification information may be represented as an icon, a phrase, or an image corresponding to the unconfirmed notification, and may include the number of unacknowledged messages received from the counterpart terminal.

Further, the specific position may include the top row or the bottom row, assuming that the message list is composed of a plurality of rows. Furthermore, if there are a plurality of unacknowledged messages, it may include a certain number of rows from the top or a certain number of rows from the bottom. Of course, the specific position is not limited to the uppermost or lower row, and may include all the positions designated to display the unidentified item.

For example, when the arrangement order of the message items is in the order (or the fastest sequence) in which the reception time of the message most recently received from the counterpart terminal is slow, the mobile terminal 100 may delay ), The unconfirmed item can be displayed in the first row, which is located ahead of the message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the received message later (or earlier).

Alternatively, when the array reference of the message item is an alphabetical order of the name of the corresponding counterpart terminal, the mobile terminal 100 determines whether the counterpart terminal whose name starts with "D " The unconfirmed item can be displayed in the first row which is located before the message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal having the name starting with "A ", even if the name of the terminal starts with" A ".

In addition, when the message list is divided into a plurality of pages (when the message item displayed on the next page can be confirmed through page turning), the unconfirmed item can be continuously displayed at a specific position even if the page is changed.

For example, if an unacknowledged item is displayed on the first line of the first page and the second page is displayed, an unacknowledged item may still be displayed in the first line even if the message list portion corresponding to the second page is displayed have.

If it is determined in step S330 that the unacknowledged message does not exist, the mobile terminal 100 includes at least one message item sorted according to the message item array reference, under the control of the controller 180 The message list can be displayed through the display unit 151 (S350).

Referring to the display step S340, a detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a screen configuration diagram illustrating a process of selecting a menu item corresponding to a message list view.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the mobile terminal 100 enters the message related mode, the mobile terminal 100 may display a menu list composed of menu items related to messages.

At this time, when the menu item "received message" 401 is selected from the menu list, the mobile terminal 100 receives the message item (s) corresponding to the counterpart terminal A message list can be displayed. Alternatively, when the menu item "Threaded message" 402 is selected from the menu list, the mobile terminal 100 displays a message item (message item) corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has received the transmission message or the counterpart terminal Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

5A to 5D are screen configuration diagrams for displaying an unconfirmed item on a received message list at a specific location.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the menu item "received message" 401 is selected in Fig. It is also assumed that the received message list includes four message items.

5A to 5D, an unidentified received message icon 521 is used as an example of the identification information of the message item to indicate that the corresponding message item is related to an unidentified received message, and a default received message icon 522 ) May be used to indicate that the corresponding message item is related to the identified received message.

In FIGS. 5A and 5B, a message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the unconfirmed message is referred to as an unidentified item, and a message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the previously-confirmed message is referred to as a confirmation item.

5A and 5B, the unconfirmed item 501 is located and displayed in the first row of the received message list regardless of the arrangement criterion of the message item, and the remaining three check items 502 to 504 are, And can be displayed in the second to fourth rows.

For example, in FIG. 5A, since the reception time of the message in which the message item is received most recently is the earliest in time, the first item of confirmation (reception time, PM 1:00 PM on April 1, 2010) The second check item (March 10, 2010, 10:00 AM) 503 and the third check item (March 1, 2010, PM 3:00) 504 may be displayed sequentially from the top .

5B, since the arrangement order of the message items is the order in which the information (e.g., name) of the corresponding counterpart terminal is first in alphabetical order, the third check item (name Alice) 504, the second check item The name Minky) 503 and the first period confirmation item (name Thomas) 502 may be displayed sequentially from the top.

In Fig. 5C, the message item corresponding to the unconfirmed message is referred to as an unidentified item, and the message item corresponding to the previously confirmed message is referred to as a confirmation item. That is, a message item is generated for each received message.

5C, the unconfirmed item 501 is positioned and displayed in the first row of the received message list regardless of the arrangement criterion of the message item, and the remaining four items 502, 502 (a), 502 b), 503 may be located and displayed in the second to fifth rows. Here, it can be seen that the arrangement order of the message items is the order of reception of the message in a fast order.

For example, when there are three messages received from the counterpart terminal "Thomas", the message items 502, 502 (a), 502 (b) corresponding to the three messages are sequentially displayed based on the reception time .

FIG. 5D shows a case where a message is received from an arbitrary counterpart terminal belonging to a group including a plurality of counterpart terminals. At this time, even if a message is received from an arbitrary counterpart terminal, a message item corresponding to the group to which the counterpart terminal belongs can be generated.

According to FIG. 5D, when there is an unacknowledged message received from a specific counterpart terminal (name_mom) belonging to the group "family ", an unidentified item 506 May be displayed in the first row of the received message list.

Also, when there is a confirmation message received from a specific counterpart terminal belonging to the group "circle ", a check item 507 corresponding to the group" circle " is displayed on the received message list have.

6A to 6C are screen configuration diagrams for displaying an unconfirmed item at a specific position on a transmission / reception message list.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the menu item "Threaded message" 402 is selected in Fig. It is also assumed that the transmission / reception message list includes five message items.

6A to 6C, as an example of the identification information of the message item, it is possible to indicate that the corresponding message item is related to the transmission message by using the transmission message icon 523.

6A and 6B, the unconfirmed item 501 is positioned and displayed in the first row of the transmission / reception message list regardless of the arrangement criterion of the message item, and the remaining two initial confirmation items 502 and 503 and the remaining non- The two transmitted message items 601 and 602 can be displayed by being positioned in the second to fifth rows.

Here, the transmission message item may mean an item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has received the transmitted message when the message is transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 to the counterpart terminal.

For example, in FIG. 6A, since the transmission and reception times of the messages that have been most recently transmitted and received are earlier than the array reference of the message items, the first check item (reception time, April 1, 2010, PM 9:00) The first transmission message item (transmission time 2010 March 30 PM 5:00) (601), the second period confirmation item (March 10, 2010, 10:00 AM) 503, and the second transmission message item March 3, 2010 10:00) 602 may be displayed sequentially from the top.

In FIG. 6B, since the arrangement order of the message items is in the order of the alphabetical order of the information (e.g., name) of the corresponding counterpart terminal, the second transmission message item (name Alice) 602, The name Minky) 503, the first period confirmation item (name Thomas) 502, and the first transmission message item (name Tommy) 601 may be displayed sequentially from the top.

6C, when a message item is generated for each transmission / reception message, the unconfirmed item 501 is positioned and displayed in the first row of the transmission / reception message list irrespective of the arrangement of message items, (502, 502 (a), 502 (c)) and the remaining one transmitted message item 601 can be located and displayed in the second to fifth rows. Here, it can be seen that the arrangement order of the message items is the order of transmission and reception of messages in a fast order.

For example, when there are three messages transmitted and received with the counterpart terminal "Thomas", the message items 502, 502 (a), 502 (c) corresponding to the three messages are sequentially displayed based on the reception time .

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, when a "Threaded message" 402 is selected, a list of received messages composed only of received messages may be displayed (see FIGS. 5A to 5D).

7A and 7B are screen configuration diagrams illustrating a method of arranging unconfirmed items when there are a plurality of counterpart terminals having an unacknowledged message. 7A and 7B, a case where a plurality of unacknowledged messages exist for one counterpart terminal will be described. For convenience of description, although it is limited to the transmission / reception message list, it is of course also applicable to the reception message list.

7A, when a plurality of unacknowledged items 701 to 703 exist, the plurality of unacknowledged items 701 to 703 are not unidentified (one example of a specific position) in the first to third rows of the transmission / reception message list The received time of the message can be displayed in the order in which the latest message is displayed.

For example, the first unconfirmed item (reception time, March 31, 2010, PM 10:00) 701, the second unidentified item (reception time 2010 March 1, 10:00 am) 702, Unidentified items (reception time, Jan. 20, 2010, AM 9:00) 703 may be arranged in order from the first row to the third row, respectively.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the figure, the unconfirmed items 701 to 703 may be arranged in the order of the receipt time of the unacknowledged message in the fastest order.

7B, when a plurality of unacknowledged items 701 to 703 are present, the plurality of unacknowledged items 701 to 703 are unacknowledged in the first to third rows of the transmission / reception message list The number of messages can be displayed in sorted order.

For example, the second unidentified item (five unacknowledged messages) 702, the third unacknowledged item (two unacknowledged messages) 703, and the first unacknowledged item (one unacknowledged message) To 3 < th > rows.

7A and 7B, the number of unacknowledged messages received from one counterpart terminal can be displayed in the corresponding message item.

8A and 8B are screen configuration diagrams for identifying and displaying unidentified items on the message list. For convenience of explanation, the description is limited to the transmission / reception message list, but it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to the reception message list.

According to FIG. 8A, the transmission / reception message list may include a plurality of message items arranged in order of the latest transmission / reception time of the most recent transmission / reception message. The unconfirmed items 701 to 703 may also be arranged according to the reception time of the most recently received message from the corresponding counterpart terminal.

At this time, the unconfirmed items 701 to 703 can be distinguished and displayed to indicate that an unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal is present. For example, an area of an unidentified item may be displayed in bold, highlighted, or displayed in a separate color. Also, an icon 524 indicating an unidentified area may be displayed in an unidentified item.

In addition, contents related to the most recently received message are displayed on the unidentified items 701 to 703, and the number of unacknowledged messages received from the counterpart terminal or the reception time may be displayed.

According to FIG. 8B, the unconfirmed items 701 to 703 can be displayed on the transmission line list from the first row to the third row (an example of a specific location), and the reception of the most recently received message (703, 701, 702 order).

Returning to FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 100 selects a specific message item from the message list displayed in the display step S340 through the user input unit 130 (S360).

Under the control of the control unit 180, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a message list of each party including at least one message transmitted / received to / from a specific counterpart terminal corresponding to the specific message item selected in the selection step S360 (S370).

For example, if there are five messages sent to and from a particular called party, two received and confirmed messages, and three received and unacknowledged messages, a total of ten messages may be included in the per- have.

At least one message included in the generated counterpart message list may be arranged based on the message transmission / reception time, for example, on a message arrangement basis. For example, the transmission and reception times can be sorted in the fastest or slowest order.

The mobile terminal 100 may display the list of the correspondent messages generated in the generating step S370 under the control of the controller 180 so that the selected specific message An unidentified message received from the specific counterpart terminal corresponding to the item is displayed (S380). At this time, the message list for each counterpart may be displayed through the display unit 151.

Here, the specific position may include the top row or the bottom row, assuming that the message list for each party is composed of a plurality of rows. Furthermore, if there are a plurality of unacknowledged messages, it may include a certain number of rows from the top or a certain number of rows from the bottom. Of course, the specific position is not limited to the uppermost or lower row, and may include all the positions designated to display the unidentified item.

For example, when the message array reference is in the order of (or in the fastest order) in which the reception time is slow, the mobile terminal 100 determines whether the message (s) received later than A message can be displayed in the first row that is ahead of the later received message.

In addition, when the message list for each counterpart is divided into a plurality of pages (when the message item displayed on the next page can be confirmed through page turning), the unconfirmed message can be continuously displayed at a specific position even if the page is changed.

For example, if an unacknowledged message is displayed on the first line of the first page and then the second page is displayed, an unacknowledged message may still be displayed in the first line even if the message list portion corresponding to the second page is displayed have.

The display step S380 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 9A to 9E. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the message list is composed of message items for each other terminal.

9A, the mobile terminal 100 can select a third message item 703 in which at least one unacknowledged message exists among a plurality of message items 701 to 705 included in the message list .

9B, the mobile terminal 100 displays a message list for each party including at least one message 901 to 905 transmitted and received with the correspondent terminal "James " corresponding to the selected third message item 703 can do.

For example, the message list per correspondent may include messages that are listed on the basis of the transmission / reception time (more specifically, the order in which the transmission / reception time is latest or the order in which the transmission / reception time is earlier).

Also, unidentified messages 901 and 902 among the messages received from "James " can be displayed at a specific position in the other party message list irrespective of the above message arrangement criterion (transmission / reception time reference). For example, assuming that a message list for each party is composed of a plurality of rows, it can be displayed in the first row if there is one unacknowledged message, and sequentially from the first row if there are plural unacknowledged messages have. Of course, the specific position does not necessarily have to be on the top of the list, but may be the position designated by the user.

In addition, among the messages received from "James ", the multimedia message (see 901) includes file information (e.g., file number, file name, file Contents, etc.) can be displayed.

For example, if the file attached to the multimedia message is a photo file, the image corresponding to the photo file can be displayed as the file information. If the photo file is a plurality of images, the image corresponding to the representative photo file or a plurality of photo files May be displayed.

9C or 9D, when the first unconfirmed message 901 of the counterparty message list 901 shown in FIG. 9B is selected by the user, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the first unidentified message 901 corresponding to the first unidentified message 901 The message contents and related information (reception time, sending party terminal information_ name or telephone number, attached file, etc.) can be displayed.

9E, when the first unconfirmed message 901 of the counterparty message list shown in FIG. 9B is selected by the user, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the first unconfirmed message 901 It is possible to enter a response message creation state to the terminal. At this time, the response message creation window may be displayed in one area of the screen, and the message content of the first unconfirmed message 901 may be displayed in another area of the screen.

The mobile terminal 100 determines whether the operation input from the user is a confirmation command operation for an unconfirmed message (configuring the screen of FIG. 9C or FIG. 9D) or a response message creation command operation for an unconfirmed message ) Can be distinguished.

9C to 9E, the unconfirmed message 901 is confirmed by the user and is no longer an unacknowledged message. Therefore, the unacknowledged message 901 is not located at a specific position (for example, the first row) .

According to the present invention, under the control of the control unit 180, when the capacity of the memory 160 storing a message after a predetermined time has elapsed from the reception time of the unconfirmed message is less than a certain standard, Unit 150 can output the reception notification information of the unconfirmed message.

This is for not only prompting the user to confirm unidentified unidentified messages for a long time, but also checking undetected messages in order to induce deletion in a situation where new messages are not received due to memory capacity.

This will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 10A and 10B.

10A, the mobile terminal 100 displays a message indicating that an unacknowledged message exists by using a pop-up window 1010 when a predetermined time (for example, three months) has elapsed from the reception time of the unconfirmed message . At this time, the predetermined period may be, for example, one hour, one day, one week, one month, three months, etc., and can be freely set by the user.

Alternatively, according to FIG. 10B, the mobile terminal 100 may display a message indicating that an unacknowledged message exists by using a pop-up window 1020 when the memory capacity is below a certain standard.

10A or 10B, the mobile terminal 100 can display the message content of the unacknowledged message (see FIG. 9C or FIG. 9D) and select "List" in FIG. 10A or 10B The unacknowledged message can display a message list located at a specific location (see FIG. 5A).

Although not shown in the drawing, the reception notification information of an unconfirmed message may be output using not only text but also voice, image, icon, alarm sound, alarm vibration, alarm lamp, and the like.

Next, a message list display method according to the designation of the counterpart terminal will be described with reference to Figs. 11 to 14C.

11 is a second flowchart of a message display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 100 receives at least one message from at least one counterpart terminal through the wireless communication unit 110 (S1110). Since the receiving step S1110 is the same as the receiving step S310 of FIG. 3, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile terminal 100 generates a message list including a message item corresponding to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the message received in the receiving step S1110 according to the control of the controller 180 in operation S1120. The generation step S1120 is the same as the generation step S320 in FIG. 3, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile terminal 100 first designates the counterpart terminal according to the user selection operation through the user input unit 130 (S1130).

Here, the counterpart terminal includes a terminal whose message item can be displayed at a specific position on the message list regardless of the arrangement order of message items among a plurality of terminals that have sent a message to the mobile terminal 100 .

The counterpart terminal may be a counterpart terminal or a group including a plurality of counterpart terminals.

The designation step S1130 may be performed before the reception step S1110, or may be performed while displaying the message list.

For example, if the message is displayed before the receiving step (S1110), the destination terminal is first designated by using the menu corresponding to the destination terminal's designation, and if it is performed in the message list display state, The destination terminal can be designated first. Of course, even in the message list display state, the other party terminal can be designated first by using the menu corresponding to the specification of the counterpart terminal.

The information on the designated first-party terminal can be stored in the memory 160. [ For example, the information on the other party terminal may first include the name of the counterpart terminal, a telephone number, and the like.

Furthermore, first, the effective specification condition of the counterpart terminal can be set. Therefore, the designated first-party terminal can operate first as the other-party terminal only when the specified effective designation condition is satisfied. For example, the effective designating condition may include a predetermined time period, a specific place, and the like.

The mobile terminal 100 displays the generated message list under the control of the controller 180. The message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal specified in the designating step S1130 Priority item) is displayed at a specific position in the message list (S1140). At this time, the display step S1140 may be performed using the display unit 151. [

The message list displayed in the display step S1140 may include not only the priority items but also unconfirmed items. At this time, apart from the priority display for the priority item, the related embodiments described above can be applied to the unidentified item.

Here, the priority item may include at least one of the reception time of the most recently received message from the counterpart terminal, the content of the most recently received message from the counterpart terminal, and the information of the counterpart terminal first.

If there is an unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal (if the corresponding message item is a priority item and an unconfirmed item), the priority item includes information indicating that an unacknowledged message exists (unidentified notification information) Contents related to an unacknowledged message other than the recently received message may be included.

Further, the specific position may include the top row or the bottom row, assuming that the message list is composed of a plurality of rows. Furthermore, when there is a plurality of priority items, it may include a certain number of rows from the top or a certain number of rows from the bottom. Of course, the specific position is not limited to the top row or the bottom row, but may include all the positions designated to display the item first.

Also, in the case where the message list is divided into a plurality of pages (when the message item displayed on the next page can be confirmed through page turning), the priority item can be continuously displayed at a specific position even if the page is changed.

For example, when the priority item is displayed in the first row of the first page and the second page is displayed, even if the message list portion corresponding to the second page is displayed, the priority item can still be displayed in the first row have.

If all of the N priority items and M unacknowledged items are included in the message list, the priority item is displayed from the first row to the Nth row of the message list, and the N + 1th row to the N + An item can be displayed.

Of course, the unconfirmed item may be displayed first and then the priority item may be displayed. Alternatively, it may be sequentially displayed according to its reception time at a specific position without distinction of an unidentified item and a priority item. Furthermore, the message item, which is a priority item and an unacknowledged item, can be displayed to be distinguished from other prioritized items or unidentified items.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12A to FIG. 13C, a process of specifying a counter party terminal and a process of displaying a message list will be described in the case where a counter party terminal is designated prior to message reception.

12A, according to the menu operation by the user, the mobile terminal 100 can first enter a menu in which the counterpart terminal can be individually designated.

For example, the mobile terminal 100 may display the name (or telephone number) of each of a plurality of counterpart terminals registered in the telephone number float and designate the counterpart terminal selected by the user as a counterpart terminal.

12A, if the "Minky" and "Alice" are designated as the other party's terminal, the message item 1301 corresponding to "Minky" and the message item 1303 corresponding to "Minky" A message item 1302 corresponding to "Alice " can be displayed in the first row and the second row, respectively (Fig. 13A).

At this time, the message item 1301 corresponding to "Minky" is placed before the message item 1302 corresponding to "Alice " in accordance with the reception time of the most recently received message from" Minky " .

Referring to FIG. 12B, the mobile terminal 100 may enter a menu that allows the other party terminal to be designated for each group according to a menu operation by the user.

For example, the mobile terminal 100 may display a name of each of a plurality of groups registered on a telephone directory, and may designate a plurality of counterpart terminals included in a group selected by the user as a counterpart terminal.

12B, when the group "family" is designated as the other party terminal, the message item 1305 corresponding to the group "family" (Fig. 13B).

At this time, the message item 1305 corresponding to the group "family " may include contents related to the most recently received message from any one of a plurality of counterpart terminals belonging to the group" family ".

13C, the mobile terminal 100 does not display the priority items on the message list at a specific position, but places priority items according to the arrangement order of the message items, and the priority items 1301 and 1302 are identified and displayed You may.

For example, the identification display may include a highlight of the display area corresponding to the item, a separate color setting, a hatched display, and the like.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 14A to FIG. 14C, a process of displaying a message at a specific location in a message list display state will be described.

14A, when the mobile terminal 100 displays the message list, the touch drag operation (①) from the third message item 1403 to the first message item 1401, the third message item 1403 The selection operation (2) of the priority area 1410 or the touch drag operation (3) to the priority area 1410 in the third message item 1403 can be input.

The first to third operations (1) to (3) may include an operation for assigning the counterpart terminal corresponding to the third message item to the counterpart terminal first. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described operation mode, but may include any operation as long as it is an operation for designating a counterpart terminal.

In particular, in the case of the first operation (1), the third message item may also include an operation of designating a specific position to be displayed to the position of the first message item 1401. The other second and third operations (2) and (3) may be predefined for a specific position.

In addition, when it is desired to designate all of the plurality of counterpart terminals as the counterpart terminal in the first and third operations (1) and (3), after selecting a plurality of message items, A touch drag operation to the message item 1401 (in the case of the first operation) or a touch drag operation (in the case of the third operation) to the priority area 1410 can be inputted.

14B, the mobile terminal 100 first designates the counterpart terminal Minky corresponding to the third message item 1403 as the counterpart terminal, and determines whether or not the third message item 1403 on the message list, The display unit 1403 can be displayed at a specific position.

14C, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a new message from "Minky ", the third message item 1403 is continuously displayed in a specific position, The contents related to the newly received message can be displayed.

In addition, even if a new message is first received from another counterpart terminal other than the counterpart terminal after the counterpart terminal is first assigned, the priority column 1403 is continuously displayed at a specific position, and a new message received from another counterpart terminal Its display position is not changed by reception time or the like.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 can arbitrarily change the sort order of message items (corresponding to the priority item and the unconfirmed item) included in the message list according to the user's selection.

In addition, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 can partially delete or delete the message items (corresponding to the priority item and the unconfirmed item) included in the message list according to the user's selection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the message list display method of the mobile terminal described above can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The above-described mobile terminal and its message list display method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments can be applied to all or some of the embodiments May be selectively combined.

100 mobile terminal
110 wireless communication section
130 User Input
151 display portion
180 control unit

Claims (21)

A display unit;
A wireless communication unit for receiving at least one message from each of at least one counterpart terminal; And
And a control unit,
The control unit
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals, determining whether an unacknowledged message exists among the received at least one message,
And displaying the generated message list on the display unit when there is an unacknowledged message as a result of the check, wherein the unacknowledged message is transmitted to the counterpart terminal that has transmitted the unacknowledged message at a specific position in the message list The message items corresponding to each of the plurality of counterpart terminals are displayed on the basis of the number of unacknowledged messages received for each counterpart terminal, Lt; / RTI > The method of claim 1,
A reception time of a most recently received message from the corresponding counterpart terminal, a content of a most recently received message from the counterpart terminal, and information of the counterpart terminal. The method of claim 1,
When the counterpart terminal transmits the unacknowledged message, the time of receipt of the unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal, the content of the unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal, the number of unacknowledged messages received from the counterpart terminal, And information about the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1,
When receiving a message from one of counterpart terminals belonging to the same group, includes a message item corresponding to the group to which the counterpart terminal belongs. 2. The method of claim 1,
At least one of a reception time of a message most recently received from the corresponding counterpart terminal and information of the counterpart terminal. The display device according to claim 1,
And displays a message item corresponding to the counter party terminal that has transmitted the unacknowledged message on the message list under the control of the controller. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And arranges message items corresponding to each of the plurality of counterpart terminals at the specific position on the basis of the reception time of the unacknowledged message for each counterpart terminal, when the counterpart terminals transmit the unidentified message. The method according to claim 1,
The wireless communication unit includes:
A message is transmitted to an arbitrary counterpart terminal,
The message list includes:
Further comprising a message item corresponding to an arbitrary counterpart terminal that has received the message transmitted from the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the received at least one message,
The display unit includes:
And displays a message item corresponding to the unacknowledged message at a specific location in the message list, regardless of an arrangement criterion of the message item, under the control of the control unit. [11] The method of claim 9,
And a reception time of each of the received at least one message. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an output unit for outputting reception notification information of the unconfirmed message under a control of the control unit when a predetermined time passes from the reception time of the unconfirmed message or when the memory capacity is below a predetermined reference. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a user input unit for selecting a specific message item from the displayed message list,
Wherein,
Generates a message list for each counterpart, the message list including at least one message transmitted / received with a specific counterpart terminal corresponding to the selected specific message item,
The display unit includes:
And displays the generated message list of the other party according to the control of the controller and displays an unacknowledged message received from the specific counterpart terminal at a specific one of the counterpart message lists regardless of the message arrangement criterion. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a user input unit for receiving a designation of a counter party terminal among the at least one counterpart terminals,
The display unit includes:
And displays a message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items under the control of the controller. A display unit;
A wireless communication unit for receiving at least one message from each of at least one counterpart terminal;
A user input unit for receiving a destination terminal from the at least one destination terminal; And
And a control unit,
The control unit
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminal,
Displaying the created message list on the display unit, displaying a message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items, And arranges message items corresponding to each of the plurality of priority counterparts at the specific location based on the number of unacknowledged messages received for each of the priority counterparty terminals. 15. The apparatus of claim 14,
Wherein the mobile terminal receives the message from the at least one counterpart terminal or displays the message list. 15. The apparatus of claim 14,
And designates a specific group including at least one counterpart terminal as the counterpart terminal. Receiving at least one message from each of at least one counterpart terminal;
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals;
Determining whether an unacknowledged message exists among the received at least one message; And
And displaying a message list corresponding to the counterpart terminal, which has transmitted the unacknowledged message at a specific position in the message list, regardless of the arrangement order of the message items, if there is an unacknowledged message , ≪ / RTI >
Wherein the step of displaying includes arranging message items corresponding to the plurality of counterpart terminals at the specific position on the basis of the number of unacknowledged messages received for each counterpart terminal when the counterpart terminals transmit the unacknowledged message Further comprising the steps of: 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the generating comprises:
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the received at least one message,
The display step may include:
And displaying a message item corresponding to the unidentified message at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items. 18. The method of claim 17,
Selecting a specific message item from the displayed message list; And
Generating a message list for each party including at least one message transmitted and received with a specific counterpart terminal corresponding to the selected specific message item; And
Further comprising displaying the generated list of the counterparty messages and displaying an unacknowledged message received from the counterpart terminal at a specific one of the counterparty message lists regardless of a message arrangement criterion . 18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising the step of designating a counter party terminal among the at least one counter party terminals,
The display step may include:
And displaying a message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items. Receiving at least one message from each of at least one counterpart terminal;
Generating a message list including at least one message item corresponding to each of the at least one counterpart terminals;
Designating a counter party terminal among the at least one counter party terminals; And
Displaying the generated message list and displaying a message item corresponding to the designated opposite party terminal at a specific location in the message list regardless of the arrangement of the message items,
Wherein the step of displaying includes displaying the message items corresponding to each of the plurality of priority counterparts on the basis of the number of unacknowledged messages received for each of the priority counterpart terminals, How to display a message list.

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