KR20040059692A - Method for selecting the message receiving sound of many thing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for selecting a variety of message reception tones that can specify various message reception sounds like a caller designation ring in a mobile communication terminal and can also be set and specified as a group.

To this end, the present invention is to download a variety of reception tones from the service provider to receive the call-by-caller using a mobile communication terminal, and to select the downloaded tones and the default receiving sound designated by the terminal manufacturer supplier to each caller received tones Calling party selection designation step, and if there is additional information or specific information for each sender after the caller selection designation, the additional information and specific designation step for each sender can be specified separately, and each of the selected callers By selecting and setting the desired reception tone and completing the reception tone setting for each caller by varying the ringing tone for each caller, it is possible to identify the caller without having to check the caller's phone number displayed on the terminal due to the variety of message receiving tones It has a convenient effect.

Description

Method for selecting the message receiving sound of many thing}

The present invention relates to a method for selecting and specifying a message reception sound, and to a variety of message reception sound selection methods that can specify various message reception sounds like a caller designation ring in a mobile communication terminal and can also be set and designated as a group.

Recently, with the rapid development of information and communication technology, users who want to communicate freely anytime and anywhere are increasing exponentially the number of users who use mobile communication terminals.

As mobile communication terminals become a necessity of modern people, their use includes not only sending and receiving phone calls, but also providing voice messages, text messages, Internet, e-commerce, and recently, transportation card functions.

Among them, text messages, in particular, are increasingly used because of the low cost.

In the conventional method of receiving a text message, a user selects a 'message' button in which a menu related to a text message is gathered, and the user presses a 'setting' button in a menu and selects a message from a menu displayed on a screen of a terminal. Select a menu to specify the incoming sound.

The message receiving sound is a sound off, two rings, four rings, vibrations, and the like. The user sets one of the above-described items as a text message receiving sound. Moreover, the message receiving melody is only one melody.

In this case, when the text message is received, the text message reception sound is sounded by a user-set reception sound among sound off, two rings, four rings, and vibration.

1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for reproducing a ringtone of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional mobile communication terminal is described. An RF transmitter / receiver 20, which receives and demodulates a call connection signal transmitted from a base station through an antenna 10, is connected to the controller 30. The memory unit 40 in which several ring signals are stored is connected to the control unit 30.

In addition, the control unit 30 is connected to the key input unit 50 so that the user can select one of the ring tone signals stored in the memory unit 40, the ring signal selected by the user through the key input unit 50 Is restored by the bell signal generator 60 and output to the speaker 70.

Therefore, if the call connection signal received through the RF transmitter / receiver 20 is a call connection signal for calling itself, the controller 30 searches for a bell signal selected by the user among ringtone signals stored in the memory 40 to ring the bell. To the signal generator 60.

Accordingly, the bell signal generator 60 restores the applied melody signal and outputs the melody signal through the speaker 70 to notify the user that the call has come.

However, these ringtones also have a problem in that most manufacturers use similar sounds and do not feel the difference between the phone sounds of others and their own phone sounds.

However, since the conventional ringtone or text message reception sound has only one ringtone, it is inconvenient to identify the sender only by checking the caller's telephone number displayed on the terminal.

In addition, in order to check the caller number in a folder type mobile communication terminal without an auxiliary display device, it is inconvenient to use in a situation such as driving a car in which both hands are not free to check the calling party number.

In addition to the above, it is difficult for a user who is inconvenient to have a visual function to check contents of each caller displayed on the display device of the terminal.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described conventional problem, and provides a variety of message reception sound selection methods that can specify various message reception sounds, such as a bell designated by a caller in a mobile communication terminal, and can also be set and specified as a group. Have a purpose

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the steps of downloading a variety of ringtones from a service provider for receiving caller-specific ringtones using a mobile communication terminal;

A caller selection designation step of selecting to designate the downloaded reception sound and the basic reception sound designated by the terminal manufacturer and supplier as the respective caller reception tones;

After specifying the sender selection, if there is additional information or specific information for each sender, and specify the additional information and specific information for each sender can be specified separately,

And selecting and setting a desired reception tone suitable for each of the selected callers and completing the reception tone setting for each caller to change the reception tone for each caller.

In the caller selection designation step, the caller's telephone number and a predetermined reception tone are selected and designated.

The addition and specific matters specifying step by the sender may further specify a name according to the sender,

Allows the sender's secret to be specified as specific.

In addition, the present invention comprises the steps of downloading a variety of ringtones from the service provider for the ringtone by group using a mobile communication terminal;

A group-specific selection designation step of selecting to designate the downloaded reception sound and the basic reception sound designated by the terminal manufacturing supplier as the reception sound for each group;

And selecting and setting a reception sound suitable for each of the selected groups, and completing the reception sound setting for each group to change the reception sound for each group.

In the selection selection step for each group, the phone number for each group and a predetermined reception tone are selected and specified.

In the process of selecting and specifying the group, an editing function for editing a group name or a change of each group is added separately.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a ringer reproducing apparatus of a general mobile communication terminal.

Figure 2 is a system configuration for explaining a dial tone melody service providing method of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a process diagram illustrating a method for selecting a reception tone for each caller of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a group management process showing another method that can select the ring tone per caller of the present invention for each group.

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

2 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a method for providing a dial tone melody service of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal 200 for downloading a dial tone melody, and a mobile communication server supporting a telephone call and a wireless Internet connection between each user in the mobile communication terminal 200 ( And a melody providing ARS 220 for providing a dial tone melody download to a mobile communication terminal 200 as a voice response service (ARS) through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) connected to the mobile communication server 210; It is composed of a mobile communication server 210 and a melody providing web server 230 for providing a dial tone melody download to the mobile communication terminal 200 through the Internet.

The mobile communication server 210 is an RF transmitter / receiver 212 for transmitting and receiving RF data through the antenna 211 for various phone and data communication with the mobile communication terminal 200, and the mobile communication terminal 200 PSTN and Communication network connection unit 214 for connecting to the Internet network, and a server control unit 213 for controlling all functions of the mobile communication server 210.

By using the method of providing a dial tone melody of the mobile communication service as described above, the user selects and downloads a variety of short message tones for each caller to be used by the user and stores them in the memory unit 40 of the terminal.

Through the above process, it is possible to variously select the reception sound for each caller.

As such, the terminal user may download and use a desired reception sound from a service provider, or may select and use a basic reception sound provided by a manufacturer of the terminal.

For example, the basic reception sound provided by the manufacturer of the terminal, such as the morning sound 1 or the exciting everyday sound 2, the fantasy sound 3, the sound received from the service provider 4 You can choose from a variety of caller-specific ringtones, ringtones such as global voice bells, ringtones like party parties, and so on.

3 is a process diagram illustrating a method for selecting a reception tone for each caller according to the present invention, in which a mobile terminal user initially selects and designates a caller in his terminal key input unit 50 (301).

In the caller selection designation process (301), the caller may select several persons according to the intention of the user. Among them, the caller 1 may be selected as an embodiment, and the caller 1 may be assigned a call tone 1 corresponding to the caller 1, and the caller 1 may have a telephone number "01912345678". If you press and then press the OK button, the caller 1's received tone 1 selection is assigned and stored in the memory unit 40.

Subsequently, select the next caller 2, specify the call tone 2 corresponding to the caller 2, specify the caller 2's telephone number "01923456789", and press the OK button. Then, the caller 2's receive tone 2 selection is assigned and stored in the memory unit 40. .

By repeating the above process, if necessary, the caller may designate as many callers as necessary and set the reception sound corresponding to the caller. When the message is received from the caller, the reception sound corresponding to the caller may sound differently.

The above process is all performed by the control unit 30 of the mobile communication terminal.

That is, when a message arrives from the caller 1 through the antenna 10 and the RF transmitter / receiver 20 of the terminal, the controller 30 recognizes the caller 1's telephone number "01912345678", and the caller according to the recognized result. The data of the received sound 1, which is assigned to 1, is searched in the memory unit 40, and then processed into a voice signal and then output to the speaker 70 through the bell signal generator 60.

After the caller selection designation (301) process is completed, the caller's additional designation (302) process for inputting the name or other specific information of each caller proceeds to the next process.

In the caller's additional item designation 302 process, the caller who wants to designate the up and down keys through the key input unit 50 of the terminal is input, and then the caller's name or specific information is input at the selected caller location.

For example, the name of the caller 1 is entered as "Suyeoni", or the specific information of the caller 2 is entered as "secret".

In the case of the caller 2, the designated number is stored secretly.

After the caller's additional information designation 302 is completed, a caller-specific reception tone setting 303 is performed to designate each caller's tone.

In the process of setting the reception tone for each caller 303, when the reception tone 1 is designated to the caller 1, a "morning sound" is set in the reception tone 1 so that the "morning sound" corresponding to the reception tone 1 is set, and the reception tone 4 is set in the caller 1 If it is specified, it selects and sets various melodies for various reception sounds such as setting "character melody" for reception sound 4 so that "character melody" corresponding to reception sound 4 sounds.

After the process of designating the reception tone for each caller 303 is completed, a process of completing the designation of the reception tone for each caller is then completed 304. In this completion 304, the terminal user repeatedly performs the above-described processes. It is the process of finishing the designation of the reception tone for each sender after achieving the desired purpose by designating all the reception tones.

In this way, by setting and specifying various reception sounds for each caller who sends various messages to the mobile communication terminal, the melody sounds are differently output between different callers.

4 is a group management process diagram showing another method of selecting a ringing tone for each caller according to the present invention, wherein a mobile communication terminal user initially selects and designates a caller group from his terminal key input unit 50 (401). )do.

In the process of selecting and specifying the sender group (401), all groups desired by the user, such as a family group, a friend group, a company peer group, various group groups, etc., may be selected and specified in various ways. In the assigning process 401, an editing function for editing a group name or a change of each group is added separately.

The process of selecting and specifying the caller group (401) is followed by a process of setting a reception tone for each group 402 for setting a respective reception tone for each designated group. By setting the reception sound 3 to a group of, for example, a family group, set the "fantastic trip" to the reception sound 3 so that the reception sound such as "fantasy travel" sounds.

The group receiving sound setting process 402 may set a ringtone for each group in addition to the short message receiving sound setting, and may set all functions related to the group, such as setting an LED display.

The reception sound ringing process for each group is also performed by the controller 30 of the mobile communication terminal.

That is, when a message arrives from the family group through the antenna 10 and the RF transmitter / receiver 20 of the terminal, the controller 30 recognizes the family group's telephone number, for example, "01943215678", and responds to the recognized result. Accordingly, the data of the received sound 3 designated and assigned to the family group is searched by the memory unit 40 and then processed into a voice signal and then output to the speaker 70 through the bell signal generator 60.

In this way, by setting and designating various reception sounds for each sender group sending various messages to the mobile communication terminal, melody sounds are differently output between different groups.

As described above, the present invention can designate various message reception sounds like a caller designation ring in a mobile communication terminal, and can be set and specified as a group, so that the message reception sounds can be variously identified without identifying the caller's telephone number displayed on the terminal. It has a convenient effect.

In addition, the use of a mobile communication terminal by notifying the caller differently to the user who has difficulty in visual function or to a user who is in a situation where it is difficult to use both hands such as driving a car in a folding terminal without an auxiliary display device. This provides a more convenient effect.

Claims (6)

Downloading various reception tones from a service provider for receiving sound for each caller using a mobile communication terminal; A caller selection designation step of selecting to designate the downloaded reception sound and the basic reception sound designated by the terminal manufacturer and supplier as the respective caller reception tones; After specifying the sender selection, if there is additional information or specific information for each sender, and specify the additional information and specific information for each sender can be specified separately, And selecting and setting a desired reception tone suitable for each of the selected callers, and completing the reception tone setting for each caller by varying the reception tone ringing for each caller. The method according to claim 1, In the caller selection designation step, the caller's telephone number and a predetermined reception tone are selected and designated. The method according to claim 1, The addition and specific matters specifying step by the sender may further specify a name according to the sender, A method for selecting a variety of message receiving tones characterized by specifying the sender's secret as specific. Downloading various reception tones from a service provider for receiving a reception sound for each group by using a mobile communication terminal; A group-specific selection designation step of selecting to designate the downloaded reception sound and the basic reception sound designated by the terminal manufacturer and supplier as the reception sound for each group; And selecting and setting a respective reception sound suitable for each of the selected groups and completing the reception sound setting for each group by varying the reception sound for each group. The method according to claim 4, In the group-specific selection designation step, a group-specific phone number and a predetermined reception tone are selected and specified. The method according to claim 4, In the process of selecting and specifying the group, various message receiving sound selection methods, characterized in that an additional editing function for editing a group name or a change in each group is added.