KR20030020101A - Method For Performing A Terminal Application Program Using A Shortcut Mark In Wireless Terminal And Its Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut on a wireless terminal. The present invention relates to storing a plurality of telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of a person in one shortcut number, It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a device for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts in a wireless terminal for easily sending a phone call, a short message or an e-mail using various shortcuts and the shortcut numbers. . To this end, the present invention is a device for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal having a keypad consisting of a number button and a shortcut button, the mapping between the shortcut and the terminal application in a relationship required by the user Or terminal application program mapping means for mapping various ID information of one counterpart to one shortcut number; A mapping table configured to manage mapping information between a shortcut symbol and a terminal application program and various ID information of a counterpart matched with one shortcut number, set through the terminal application program mapping means; And ID information used for the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut among the terminal application program information mapped to the shortcut key input by the user and the ID information mapped to the shortcut number input by the user. And an application program control means for executing the extracted terminal application program using the extracted ID as a source address.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] Method for Performing A Terminal Application Program Using A Shortcut Mark In Wireless Terminal And Its Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut symbol on a wireless terminal.

With the development of wireless communication technology and the proliferation of wireless terminals, many users want to receive various services using wireless terminals.

That is, in the case of the wireless terminal, which was introduced earlier, only a voice call was provided, but after that, a short message service (SMS) was additionally provided, and according to the development of the wireless Internet, the wireless terminal can be connected to the Internet. In addition, E-mail, which was only available on wired terminals, can also be freely used on wireless terminals.

In other words, the use of wireless terminals is expanding their range from voice calls to various data communication and application programs. Especially, in the teens and twenties, various types of data communication are increasing, and the age group is gradually expanding. There is a situation.

However, the current wireless terminal provides various application programs in the form of various menus. Therefore, it is more difficult than a voice call to access a short message service (SMS) or an Internet site. There is this.

In addition, many users are not only using voice calls through wireless terminals but also using short message service (SMS). However, if you want to send short messages to popular wireless terminals, you cannot use general phone number storage services. However, there is a problem in that a message to be sent after writing a phone number in the short message sending menu must be entered. In other words, you cannot send a short message using the phone number stored in the Save current phone number menu.If you want to send a short message, select Send short message and enter the phone number directly to use the desired service. There is a problem.

In addition, the currently provided telephone number storage service is a service that allows you to connect a voice call to the other party by pressing a simple number of one or two digits after mapping one telephone number to one number. When a person has a plurality of telephone numbers, i.e., a wireless terminal telephone number and a wired terminal telephone number, each user needs to be stored in a separate shortcut key for each telephone number. There are also wireless terminals that provide programs that can systematically manage multiple telephone numbers or e-mail addresses for a person in a single storage space, but it simply provides a number or address (ID). There is a problem in that it does not provide a service such as sending a short message or sending an e-mail, such as a voice shortcut number, but providing a service for storing and confirming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and stores a plurality of telephone numbers or e-mail addresses, etc., owned by one person in one shortcut number, while using a variety of shortcut symbols and the shortcut numbers to make a phone call or a short message. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal for sending a message or an e-mail.

Another object of the present invention is to map various application programs available to users in the final stages of a wireless Internet site to a single shortcut number so that the user can simply use the shortcut number and the shortcut symbol in the specific wireless Internet site. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal for executing a web application.

1A is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 1b is an exemplary view showing the internal structure of a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 1c is an exemplary view showing the internal structure of a conventional wireless terminal.

1D is an exemplary diagram of a program in a terminal adapted to the present invention.

Figure 2a is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts in a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a detailed flowchart illustrating an example of a method of storing an ID for each individual (company) in a specific number of an address book among various terminal application program driving methods using a shortcut in a wireless terminal according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2C is a detailed flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of storing address information and the like of a specific web application of a wireless Internet server in a specific number of an address book among various terminal application program driving methods using a shortcut in the wireless terminal according to the present invention; FIG.

Figure 2d is an exemplary view showing an ID registration state on a wireless terminal applied to the present invention.

Figure 3a is an exemplary view showing a process of going to a desired wireless web site in a wireless terminal applied to the present invention.

3B is an exemplary view illustrating a process of storing a desired wireless web site as a shortcut number in a wireless terminal to which the present invention is applied.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for driving various terminal applications using shortcut symbols in a wireless terminal having a keypad consisting of numeric buttons and shortcut buttons, wherein the user requests the shortcut and the terminal application program. Terminal application program mapping means for mapping in a relationship or for mapping various ID information of one counterpart to one shortcut number; A mapping table configured to manage mapping information between a shortcut symbol and a terminal application program and various ID information of a counterpart mapped to one shortcut number set through the terminal application program mapping means; and mapped with a shortcut symbol input by a user. The terminal application program information and the ID information used for the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut symbol among the ID information mapped to the shortcut number input by the user are extracted from the mapping table to extract the extracted terminal application program. And application control means for executing the generated ID as a source address.

The present invention also relates to a method for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts in a wireless terminal, which is applied to various terminal application driving apparatuses using shortcut symbols in a wireless terminal having a keypad composed of numeric buttons and shortcut buttons. A first step of mapping a shortcut button and a terminal application to be executed by the shortcut button in a relationship requested by a user; A second step of mapping various ID information of one counterpart to one shortcut number; A third step of extracting ID information used for the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut from the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut key input by the user and the ID information mapped to the shortcut number input by the user ; And a fourth step of executing the terminal application program extracted in the third step by using the ID extracted in the third step as a source address.

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

FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 1B is an exemplary view showing an internal structure of a wireless terminal according to the present invention. The inside of the wireless terminal 10 shown in FIG. The configuration is shown in detail. In addition, FIG. 1D is an example of a program in a terminal applied to the present invention, and shows a configuration of programs executed in the terminal application program mapper 15 shown in FIG. 1B.

As shown in the figure, an information communication system to which the present invention is applied may use a wireless terminal (i.e., a voice call, a text message, an e-mail, a wireless Internet, etc., wirelessly, such as a mobile phone or a PDA). 10), a wired telephone 30 capable of making a voice call by wire, a wired terminal 40 such as a PC capable of using various services by wire, and a wireless Internet server operating various wireless Internet sites. It consists of 50. In particular, the wireless terminal applied to the present invention refers to a wireless terminal in which a function of a button is limited because only a numeric button and a few shortcut buttons are included, such as a mobile phone currently used.

The user of the wireless terminal 10 may register a phone number of a friend or family member in an address book in the wireless terminal, and if necessary, check the telephone number through a search and then make a voice call with the wireless terminal 20 or the landline phone 30. have.

In addition, the user may exchange e-mail with the wired terminal 40 through the wireless terminal 10.

In addition, the user may move not only a voice call but also a short message service (SMS) through the wireless terminal 10, and access the wireless Internet server 50 through the wireless terminal 10 to retrieve desired information. It may be.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 1B, the wireless terminal 10 includes a keypad 11, an input manager 13, an application manager 14, a mapping table 17, and an interface unit (MMI / UI) 18. , The application manager 19, the display 21, and the like.

At this time, the various programs shown in FIG. 1D for executing the method according to the present invention are managed by the terminal application mapper 15, and accordingly various data, namely, mapping tables between shortcuts and the terminal application, individual ( Company) ID set, mapped shortcut number table, etc. are stored and managed in the mapping table (17).

That is, a terminal application program set provided for each service according to the present invention, a shortcut button set for each terminal application program, and an ID (telephone number or e-mail address, etc.) defined for each terminal application program can be entered. ID set for each individual (company), ID input program set to allow the user to select and enter a method of entering the ID, by connecting the corresponding application and ID when the user enters a specific symbol and number A user interface management program or the like for providing a service requested by a user is stored and managed in the terminal application program mapper 15 or the mapping table 17. At this time, as shown in Figure 1d, the application and the database for configuring the various sets interact with the user interface management program. It is stored and managed in the terminal application program mapper 15 or the mapping table 17 of FIG. 1B. In addition, the user interface management program may include a plurality of programs for performing a function according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, FIG. 1C illustrates an internal structure of a conventional wireless terminal, which is different from the wireless terminal to which the present invention shown in FIG. 1B is applied. The input management unit 13, the application program management unit 14, and the interface unit 18 are described. That is, the mapping table 17 is composed of one software device 21-1. In the terminal to which the present invention is applied, since the mapping table 17 and the terminal application mapper 15 capable of controlling the mapping table 17 are independently configured, the terminal may be arbitrarily selected by the user. Although it can be stored and managed in the mapping table 17 by mapping with an application program, the conventional wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1C can be used for various services without a device performing a function such as the terminal application program mapper 15. The difference is that the user could not set the hotkey as he or she wanted since the symbols are pre-set and sold by the terminal manufacturer. That is, in the wireless terminal 10 to which the present invention is applied, a user may freely perform mapping operations between shortcuts and terminal applications through a user interface management program in the terminal application program mapper 15, and input an ID. The difference is that you can freely choose the method.

Meanwhile, information about wire / wireless voice switching calls, SMS transmission modes, e-mail transmission modes, instant message transmission modes, terminal applications for using an Internet web browser, and various applications provided by the wireless terminal 10 may be applied. It is stored in the program management unit 19.

In addition, an ID search program for searching for a shortcut number in which the telephone number is stored using the telephone number input by the user is also stored in the user interface management program in the terminal application mapper 15.

In this case, the terminal application program refers to programs necessary for providing various services such as wired / wireless voice call, SMS transmission, e-mail transmission, Internet access, instant message transmission, and the like, and a shortcut button set refers to It refers to a combination of specific symbols ('#', '*') used to distinguish each terminal application and a program therefor (hereinafter, the same). In addition, the ID set is user information necessary for executing each terminal application, for example, a wired / wireless phone number for wired / wireless voice calls, a phone number for SMS transmission, an e-mail address for e-mail transmission, Refers to a set of URL addresses and the like for accessing the Internet (hereinafter, identically). In addition, simply application programs refer to various application programs executed on the wireless terminal 10 as application programs other than the terminal application program.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the user can directly define the contents of the terminal application program set, the shortcut button set, the ID set for each individual (company), the ID input program set, etc. on the user interface management program, but only a part of the user May be defined.

Also. ID input method is also directly input by the user as shown in Figure 1d (using the ID input program). An input method (using another program linked program) by mapping with another application program existing in the wireless terminal (10). Various methods can be used, such as an input method (using a download program) to download an address book existing in another web server or a PC via wired or wireless.

Meanwhile, the user interface management program exists as one application program executed in the wireless terminal 10 like other terminal applications, and may be installed at the time of manufacture of the wireless terminal or may be installed on the wireless terminal 10 by downloading or the like. It can also be installed in.

Figure 2a is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal according to the present invention, Figure 2b is a method of driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal according to the present invention As a detailed flowchart of a method of storing an individual (company) ID in a specific number of an address book, the wire / wireless terminal phone number, an e-mail address, a buddy ID, etc. of the other party may be included in the address book of the wireless terminal during the process of FIG. The process of storing 200 is shown in detail. That is, telephone / wireless terminal phone numbers and e-mail addresses are registered in the phone book, and each phone number or e-mail address is mapped to a specific speed dial number, so that a voice call, a short message (SMS), an electronic It is a flowchart showing the ID registration process for sending e-mails. FIG. 2C is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method of storing address information and the like of a specific web application of a wireless Internet server in a specific number of an address book among various terminal application program driving methods using a shortcut in the wireless terminal according to the present invention. In detail, a process 300 of mapping a specific web application of various wireless Internet servers to a shortcut number of a wireless terminal is shown in detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the user of the wireless terminal 10 executes a shortcut button set setting program among user interface management programs to map a desired terminal application program and a shortcut to one-to-one (100). That is, in general, a wireless voice call does not require input of a specific symbol, a '**' for a wired voice call, a '* #' for an SMS transmission, and a '##' for an e-mail transmission. ',' ### 'for Internet access, and' *** 'for instant message transmission. The set mapping information is stored and managed in the mapping table 17.

In this case, the terminal application program and the shortcut button set may already be mapped by the terminal manufacturer.

In addition, in addition to the terminal application mentioned above, a terminal application using various telephone numbers and addresses of the user may be further added, and the number of wireless telephones or wired telephones to be stored for one call counterpart may be one or more. In this case, the shortcut button set may be further added. That is, if the other party has two wireless phone numbers, the second wireless phone number of the other party can be mapped to '**', and the wired voice telephone number can be set using another symbol instead.

After mapping the terminal application and the shortcut symbol one-to-one through the above process, or after the mapping process has already been performed by the wireless terminal manufacturer, the user selects a set of ID input programs and the wired / wireless telephone number of the desired counterpart. , Email address, URL address. Enter your buddy ID. In this case, the ID set for each individual (company) may be generally referred to as a collection of address books for a specific individual or company stored in the wireless terminal 10.

First, the other party's wired / wireless terminal phone number. A process 200 of storing an e-mail address, a buddy ID, and the like in the address book of the wireless terminal by the ID input program will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2B.

That is, when the other party's wireless terminal number is 01x-yyy-zzzz, select the Save phone number menu (202) and enter the other party's name or company name (204), and the desired shortcut number ('1' number). (Assuming that is selected) (206) and enter the telephone number of A (208). The input information is stored in the mapping table 17.

On the other hand, the other party A may have a telephone number of a wired terminal as well as a wireless terminal. In this case, the user selects a telephone number storage menu from the user interface management program managed by the terminal application program mapper 15 as in the above process (210), and then selects a previously registered shortcut number '1' ( 212). At this time, the wireless terminal telephone number of A is already stored in the speed dial number '1', and the user selects the wired terminal telephone number storage menu from the save menu and enters the wired terminal telephone number of A (214).

In the same way, you can also enter and save the other party's e-mail address from the phone number storage menu. That is, after selecting the menu to store the phone number (210). Select the already registered shortcut number '1' (212). In the Save menu, select the Save Email menu, and enter the email address of A (214). In this case, when the e-mail storage menu is selected, the application manager 14 of the wireless terminal automatically changes the input mode of the keypad to a mode capable of inputting alphabetic characters so that a user inputs an e-mail address without any separate operation. Do it.

That is, through the above process, the number '1' is stored in the user A's wireless terminal telephone number, wired terminal telephone number, and e-mail address.

Meanwhile, a process 300 of mapping particular web applications of various wireless Internet servers to shortcut numbers of the wireless terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2C.

In this case, the specific web application of the wireless Internet server refers to an environment configured so that a user can finally use various materials among various menus provided by each wireless Internet server.

That is, in the case of the wireless Internet server 50 that provides the stock information, a web application required for an environment in which an order for buying or buying an order can be issued, an environment for retrieving the current price, and a comprehensive stock index can be retrieved. It refers to a program. In addition, in the case of the wireless Internet server 50 which provides an online game, it means the environment which can actually play or download various games.

Therefore, the specific web application at this time is not simply a URL address of a wireless Internet server, but a web application for implementing an environment in which various services are substantially provided to users at the end of the URL address. will be.

That is, the user accesses the wireless Internet through the wireless terminal 10 and then accesses a site operated by the wireless internet server 50, selects a menu provided at each step, and finally, a web application (service menu) desired by the user. (302). At this time, the process of finding the final web application (stock sale order) is shown in Figure 3a.

When the desired web application program is selected, the user selects one type of ID input program of the user interface management program (in this case, the ID input program) to register the menu. That is, in the case of a service menu (web application) that can check the current price among the securities information, as well as the corresponding web address of the service menu, address information for driving the web application corresponding to the service menu is also included. Save it.

At this time, if necessary, the wireless Internet application program in the wireless Internet server 50 may send down address information on a specific service menu to the terminal 10.

The user may select a specific shortcut number for the selected service menu (application) and register it in the address book (304). In this case, if the service menu to be registered is related to the user A described above, the user A The service menu (application) may be stored in the shortcut number '1'. However, the service menu (application) may be stored in another shortcut number, for example, the shortcut number '4' regardless of the user A.

At this time, as shown in the terminal picture shown in Figure 3a, the user can store the shortcut number in the desired menu during each step. In other words, you can save the environment that displays the menu list for selecting news, stocks, games, and shopping (the second screen of the terminal picture shown in FIG. 3A) as a shortcut number, and the stock price index, current price, sell order, and buy order. You can also save the environment where you can select the third screen. Similarly, an environment (fourth screen) for placing an order for sale can be stored as a shortcut number.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3A, a method of storing a selected wireless web site information by selecting a speed dial menu in the state of being connected to the wireless Internet is as follows. In other words, there may be a way to use the site information that was finally connected while terminating the connected wireless Internet when selecting to save the speed dial number, and to execute and store the speed dial storage program without shutting down the wireless Internet. There may be a way.

In the following description, a case where the address number '1' of the address book is registered with the selling order service menu (application) in the wireless Internet server 50 operated by the securities company in which the counterpart A works to provide securities information is described. I will explain by example.

That is, in the state where the user is connected 302 to the selling order environment (fourth screen of FIG. 3A) through the above process, the user selects a shortcut number storage menu (304) (the first screen of FIG. 3B), and is already registered. Select the shortcut number '1' (306) (second screen of FIG. 3B), and select the current information storage menu with the shortcut number '1' selected (308) (the third screen of FIG. 3B). ). If the current information storage menu is selected, the information on the services provided by the website and the application information for driving the service are stored, as well as the URL address of the website that the user is currently accessing.

At this time, the address number '1' of the address book has already stored the other party's wire / wireless telephone number, e-mail address, Bunny ID, and the like. A process of storing the wireless web site information (sold order service) in the shortcut number '1' by the above method is shown in FIG. 3B.

However, a method of directly inputting a URL address of a corresponding website, such as a method of storing a telephone number or the like, may be used as well as in a state of accessing the relevant website as described above. On the other hand, in the case of directly inputting the URL address, the user directly selects the URL input menu from the phone number storage menu. At this time, the application manager 14 of the wireless terminal automatically selects an input mode of the keypad as a mode for inputting English characters. By converting, the user can input the URL address without any manipulation.

Meanwhile, various IDs of the counterpart A input by the user through the above process are output on the wireless terminal in the form shown in FIG. 2D. In this case, when the user sets a shortcut to store two or more input numbers of the wireless telephone number in the one-to-one mapping process 100 between the shortcut and the terminal application, the wireless telephone number input window is generated as many as the set number. do. The same applies to landline telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Internet URL addresses.

Through the above process (200 or 300), the user can send information about the service provided by the web server operated by the counterpart A, as well as the e-mail address and the counterpart A, as well as the number '1'. It can be integrated into the management.

Such information may be managed in the mapping table 17 or in a separate storage medium.

Hereinafter, using the various information about the other party A stored in the speed dial number '1' as described above, the other party accesses the wired / wireless phone SMS transmission, the e-mail transmission, and accesses a specific service of the web server operated by the other party A. I will explain how to do it.

That is, the user presses a shortcut button mapped to a desired terminal application among preset shortcuts (400), and then selects a shortcut number in which the shortcut number stored in the address book is stored. Long press (500).

At this time, the application program controller 16 of the application program manager 16 searches for the input shortcut button in the shortcut button set previously registered in the mapping table 17, and then retrieves the corresponding shortcut in the application program manager 12. While executing an application program, a telephone number (or an e-mail address, a URL address, etc.) mapped with the terminal application is read from the information on the other party A stored in the speed dial number, and the wire / wireless telephone call, Enable SMS transmission, email transmission, wireless website access, etc. (600).

That is, when the user simply presses '1' long, the application controller 16 sets the mode of the terminal to a mode (terminal application) for a voice call, and automatically reads the A's wireless terminal number and The call is routed to the phone number. In other words, simply pressing the speed dial '1' means setting a mode (terminal application) for a voice call and connecting the call to the corresponding phone number.

On the other hand, when pressing a shortcut button, for example, '**' and long pressing '1', the application controller 16 sets the mode of the terminal to a mode (terminal application) for a voice call, while '1' It reads the phone number of the wired terminal among the phone numbers stored in 'No.' and connects the call to the corresponding phone number. That is, in this case, if the one-digit or two-digit number is pressed long after the shortcut button '**', the application controller 16 sets a mode (terminal application) for a voice call and calls the corresponding phone number. Will be connected.

On the other hand, pressing another shortcut button, for example, '* #' and pressing and holding '1', the application controller 16 switches the mode of the terminal to a mode (terminal application) for sending a short message (SMS). On the other hand, it reads the wireless telephone number which is supposed to receive a short message (SMS) among the telephone numbers stored in the storage space '1'. That is, the application controller 16 is to set the mode (terminal application program) that can send a short message to the telephone number of the wireless terminal stored in the '1' storage space. At this time, various buttons of the keypad of the wireless terminal are automatically converted to a mode for inputting Korean. In other words, when sending a short message, most Korean characters are mainly used. Accordingly, the mode of the keypad is also changed to the Korean input mode along with the conversion to the mode of sending the short message.

Meanwhile, when another shortcut button, for example, '##' is pressed and '1' is pressed and held, the application controller 16 sends a mode (terminal application program) to send an e-mail to the mode of the terminal. ), And the electronic buckwheat address of A stored in storage space '1' is read. That is, the application controller 16 reads an e-mail address among telephone numbers stored in the storage space '1' and sets a mode (terminal application) for sending an e-mail. At this time, various buttons of the keypad of the wireless terminal are converted to a mode for inputting Korean. That is, as with a short message, most Hangul is mainly used for sending an e-mail, and therefore, the mode of the keypad is also changed to the Hangul input mode with the conversion to the e-mail sending mode.

Meanwhile, when another shortcut button, for example, '###' is pressed and '1' is pressed for a long time, the application controller 16 recognizes '###' as a command to open an internet web browser, and thus the web browser. To access the wireless Internet. Thereafter, the application controller 16 accesses the sell order service menu (web application) of the wireless Internet server 50 stored in address number '1' of the address book. That is, the user can access a specific menu (web application) of a specific web site by operating a wireless internet web browser by simply pressing '###'.

That is, as described above, when the last digit of one or two digits is long entered together with the buttons of '**', '* #', '##', and '###', the application controller 16 ) Will run the terminal application (voice phone call program, short message program, e-mail program, Internet access program, etc.) mapped with the shortcut button, and the wireless phone number stored in the numbers entered together. , Call a landline phone number, e-mail address, or URL address, and call (or e-buckwheat, SMS, website access, etc.) with the ID (phone number or e-mail address, URL address, etc.) corresponding to the terminal application. Make it happen.

In this case, when the terminal application program of the short message or the electronic mail is set, the input mode of the keypad may also be automatically changed to Korean or English so that the user may easily write the message.

On the other hand, from the user's point of view, it is possible to input a phone number and the like for a plurality of counterparts as a simple shortcut number. As the number of the shortcut numbers increases, there may be a case where the shortcut number itself is sometimes forgotten.

In this case, after checking the speed dial number of the other party who wants to call through various address book search applications inherent in the terminal, it is possible to check the other party's wire / wireless phone number, e-mail address, URL address, and the like.

However, in the case of sending an e-mail to the other party, if the other party's wireless phone number is stored but the stored shortcut number cannot be stored, the other party's shortcut number is not searched using the shortcut button provided in the present invention. You can send a short message or e-mail right away.

In order to use this method, the user checks the shortcut button set '****' as shown in FIG. 1D in advance and the telephone number following it, and searches for the shortcut number including the telephone number. Among the counterpart information stored in the speed dial number, it should be mapped to a terminal application program that sends a short message to a phone number capable of receiving a short message.

If the user wants to send a short message to the other party A with the above setting, but cannot remember the shortcut number that stores the other party's information, but only remembers the other party's wireless or landline phone number, the user Enter '****' and enter the phone number to remember.

In this case, when the last number is pressed long, the application program controller 16 searches for the terminal application program corresponding to the shortcut button '****'. That is, since the terminal application mapped to the shortcut button '****' sends the short message after searching the phone number, the user application controller 16 first of all inputs the phone number stored in the address book. Search for and extract the speed dial number with the matching phone number.

At this time, the telephone number to be searched may be a complete telephone number of the wireless or landline telephone number (that is, the entire 01x-yyy-zzzz number), and a part of the telephone number that the user remembers (that is, the user of 01x-yyy-zzzz). May be some number zzzz). The application controller 16 searches and compares the entire phone number or a part of the phone numbers with all the phone numbers stored in the address book, and extracts the shortcut number of the matching phone number. In the list of all the speed dial number having a phone number including the partial phone number entered, the user selects the desired speed dial number among the speed dial number.

Alternatively, for example, pressing '* # zzzz' may find a stored shortcut number for 'zzzz' and run a program that inputs an SMS message to a wireless number that can receive SMS from the set of IDs. have. That is, in this case, since '* #' is an abbreviation for invoking an SMS transmission terminal application as shown in FIG. 1D, when four or more numbers are entered (when the shortcut number is limited to only three digits), the application controller 16 determines the input number as part of the phone number, searches the mapped speed dial table, extracts the speed dial number with the phone number of the input number, and sends a short message to the wireless phone number in the speed dial number. To make it possible. This method can be used not only for short message transmission but also for an electronic mail transmission method (when the abbreviation '##' is used).

At this time, in the above two methods, part of the ID input after the shortcut may be a phone number or a part of an e-mail address. That is, part of every ID can be used.

In addition, in the above two methods, if there is only one shortcut number extracted, there is provided a terminal application that can send a short message (or e-mail) to a wireless tram number (or e-mail address) stored in the shortcut number. If several speed dial numbers are found, the terminal application that can send a short message (or e-mail) to the wireless phone number (or e-mail address) stored in the selected speed dial number is executed. .

In addition, the shortcut and the shortcut number that the user wants to register are a number (* 88 or # for accessing a specific application, for example, a voice mailbox, used in a wireless terminal 10 designated by a mobile network operator or a mobile terminal manufacturer). 89, etc.), a message may be sent to prohibit registration of the shortcut and the shortcut number.

In addition, in all the methods described above, the shortcut number is input after the shortcut button is input. However, the shortcut number may be pressed first and then the shortcut button may be input. That is, the application program controller 16 determines that the user wants to use various terminal application program driving methods using the shortcut buttons according to the present invention when a shortcut button is input after inputting a number. The designated terminal application program is searched for to perform voice call, SMS transmission, e-mail transmission, and URL access by the above-described method.

In the meantime, the above-mentioned contents are related to a method of using a shortcut button when a user wants to make a voice call, a short message transmission, an e-mail transmission, an instant message transmission, or an internet connection to a counterpart using a terminal. Hereinafter, a method of simply checking the contents by using a shortcut button when receiving another terminal application except for a voice call will be described.

That is, when receiving a short message, an e-mail, an instant message, or the like, the user inputs a shortcut button used to receive the message, and at this time, the last button is pressed. In this case, the shortcut button generally refers to the same button as the shortcut button mapped to the terminal application program, but may be a shortcut button defined separately.

When only a shortcut button is input, the application program controller 16 may output a list of received messages by searching the mapping table 17 and executing a terminal application program mapped to the shortcut button. You can also print the contents of the most recently received message immediately.

For example, if the user wants to check the received short message, the user inputs '* #' according to the shortcut button set shown in FIG. 1D. At this time, the application program controller 16 executes the short message program and outputs the received short message list or the recently received short message.

The terminal application program execution method may output not only a list of short messages received as described above or a recently received short message when the '* #' is input, but also various operations such as transmission.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited to the drawings.

According to the present invention as described above, the user can arbitrarily select and map shortcuts and terminal applications according to the user's selection, there is an excellent effect that can use the wireless terminal more effectively.

In addition, the present invention has an excellent effect that by storing all the ID information of the other party in one shortcut number and using the shortcut number and the shortcut symbol to run the terminal application program corresponding to each ID to use the desired service.

Claims (12)

In the various terminal application program driving apparatus using a shortcut symbol in a wireless terminal having a keypad consisting of a number button and a shortcut button, Terminal application mapping means for mapping the shortcut and the terminal application in a relationship requested by a user, or for mapping various ID information of one counterpart to one shortcut number; A mapping table configured to manage mapping information between a shortcut symbol and a terminal application program and various ID information of a counterpart mapped to one shortcut number, set through the terminal application program mapping means; And From the mapping table, ID information used for the terminal application mapped to the shortcut is extracted from the single application information mapped to the shortcut input by the user and the ID information mapped to the shortcut number input by the user. Application control means for executing the extracted terminal application program using the extracted ID as a source address Apparatus for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts in a wireless terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The terminal application program mapping means may use various ID information of one counterpart mapped to one shortcut number, In the wireless terminal, characterized in that the input is received by using a method selected directly by the user among the method of receiving a direct input by the user, a method of downloading through a wireless network or a wired network, input in connection with other programs in the wireless terminal. Apparatus for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts. The method of claim 1, The terminal application program mapping means may input an input mode of the keypad when various IDs are inputted. Device for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut and in the wireless terminal, characterized in that the ID is automatically set according to the ID input mode of the terminal application to be used. The method of claim 1, The application program control means, when an ID other than a shortcut number is input together with a shortcut symbol, Extract the shortcut number having the input ID from the mapping table, extract the ID information used in the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut symbol among the IDs mapped to the extracted shortcut number, and send the extracted ID information. And a terminal application program mapped to the shortcut symbol as an address, wherein the terminal application program driving apparatus using the shortcut symbol in the wireless terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The application program control means, when only a shortcut is input, The terminal application program information mapped to the shortcut symbol may be extracted from the mapping table to check a message received by the extracted terminal application program, send a message from the terminal application program, or select both. Apparatus for driving various terminal applications using shortcuts in a wireless terminal, characterized in that for executing a terminal application program. A method for driving various terminal applications using shortcut symbols in a wireless terminal, which is applied to various terminal application driving apparatuses using shortcut symbols in a wireless terminal having a keypad composed of numeric buttons and shortcut symbols buttons, A first step of mapping a shortcut button and a terminal application to be executed by the shortcut button to a relationship requested by a user; A second step of mapping various ID information of one counterpart to one shortcut number; Terminal application mapped with a shortcut entered by the user. And extracting ID information used for the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut from the ID information mapped to the shortcut number input by the user. And A fourth step of executing the terminal application program extracted in the third step using the ID extracted in the third step as a source address; Various terminal application program driving method using a shortcut in the wireless terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The first step is, A fifth step of receiving a shortcut from a user; And A sixth step of receiving a terminal application program mapped to the shortcut from the user and mapping and storing the shortcut and the terminal application; Method of driving each terminal application program using a shortcut in the wireless terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The ID may include at least one of a wireless telephone number, a landline telephone number, an e-mail address, wireless Internet access information, and buddy ID access information. . The method of claim 6, The ID is directly input by the user on the user interface management program, input by data mapping with another address book previously stored on the wireless terminal, or downloaded from the address book stored on another web server through the wireless Internet. A method for driving various terminal applications using a shortcut in a wireless terminal, characterized in that the input is performed by at least one of the methods received or received from data transmitted by a short message. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, A seventh to extract a shortcut number including a telephone number corresponding to the input ID from among IDs stored in all shortcut numbers when a part or all of the user ID is input together with a shortcut button mapped to the terminal application; step; An eighth step of executing the terminal application program mapped to the shortcut button to send a message to the ID stored in the shortcut number when the extracted shortcut number is one; And A ninth step of executing a terminal application mapped to the shortcut button to send a message to an ID stored in a shortcut number selected by a user among a plurality of shortcut numbers; Various terminal application program driving method using a shortcut in the wireless terminal further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, In the method of inputting the shortcut and the shortcut number, the terminal may be input after the shortcut is input or the shortcut may be input after the shortcut is input. How to run the application. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, A seventh step of receiving a shortcut button designated to send a message; And An eighth step of executing a terminal application program mapped to the shortcut button to display various menus applied to the terminal application program, or to display a list of received messages or recently received message contents; Various application program driving method using a shortcut in the wireless terminal further comprising.