KR20070121439A - Apparatus and method for managing call history in portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for call history management in a portable terminal. The apparatus for registering meeting information in a portable terminal includes a meeting information registration mode when a user requests meeting information registration. Convenience to contact for meetings, including a control unit for registering a name, meeting place, meeting time, attendee name, and a device for storing the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, attendee name And, it is possible to manage the history of the meeting attendance, etc. to provide convenience to the user, there is an advantage to increase the utilization of the terminal.

Description

Apparatus and method for managing call history in portable terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF TELEPHONE HISTORY IN PORTABLE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of meeting registration processing in a portable terminal having meeting management according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a process flow chart for a call log in a mobile terminal having meeting management according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a meeting registration and call log setting environment of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for call history management in a portable terminal, and in particular, a call history management function is provided to a user in a case where it is necessary to extend a call function in a portable terminal to call a plurality of people for a common purpose such as a meeting. It relates to the following apparatus and method.

The existing portable terminal simply leaves a call function and a call log thereof. If you want to call several people with the same purpose only by using the call log, the user needs to memorize the contents of the call or write it through a memo, which is inconvenient to require a separate tool in addition to the portable terminal.

For example, when a user contacts a mobile terminal for a reunion meeting, if the alumni phone number is registered in the phone book, the user retrieves the phone number from the phone book and presses the call key to call each alumni, who meets You will record whether or not you will attend. In order to record a call, a writing instrument and a note paper are needed separately. If the user forgets the memo recording the call result, it is inconvenient to call again. Of course, some portable devices have a memo function, but the call contents must be recorded by using a keypad or touch screen.

Alternatively, the user can send a group text message at the same time without a call to announce a reunion meeting, but if the other party doesn't respond to the text message, he or she won't know if it's received, and he'll clean up a lot of text messages even when the reply text message comes. You will have to.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus and method for allowing a user to manage a call using only a portable terminal by managing a history and a result of a call by extending a phone book function when a user wants to make a call to a plurality.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for allowing a user to manage a call using only a portable terminal by managing a history and a result of a call by extending a phone book function when a user wants to make a call to a plurality.

The apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above objects, in the device for registering meeting information in a portable terminal, when meeting information registration request from the user, the meeting information registration mode is set to the meeting name, meeting place, And a memory for storing a meeting time, a participant name, and a memory for storing the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, and attendee name.

Another apparatus according to the present invention is a device for editing a meeting call history in a portable terminal, and when a meeting call history editing request from a user is selected, the meeting call history is edited through a key input unit in a meeting call history editing mode, and whether or not the meeting is attended. And a control unit for editing the call history.

The method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the method of registering meeting information in a portable terminal, when meeting information registration request from the user, the meeting information registration mode is set to the meeting name, meeting place, And a process of inputting a meeting time, a participant name, and storing the meeting name, a meeting place, a meeting time, and a participant name in a memory.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of editing a meeting call history in a portable terminal, the process of selecting an editing function through a key input unit in a meeting call history edit mode when a meeting call history editing request is made from a user; In the meeting call history editing function, the meeting attendance and the contact result may be edited.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described a method for providing a call management function to the user for the case of having to call a plurality of people for a common purpose such as a meeting by extending the call function to the portable terminal.

In the following description, the portable terminal includes both a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. Meaning, it will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a control unit 101, a display unit 103, an input unit 105, a communication unit 107, a codec 109, and a memory 111.

The controller 101 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, processing and control for voice call and data communication, and in addition to the normal function, when the user requests the meeting information registration in accordance with the present invention, the meeting information registration mode is set to the meeting through the key input unit 105 Controls the ability to register name, meeting place, meeting time, and attendee's name. In addition, when the meeting call history edit request from the user, the meeting call history edit mode is set to select the meeting call history editing function through the key input unit 105, and controls the ability to edit the meeting attendance and contact results.

The display unit 103 displays state information, numbers, letters, and images generated during the operation of the portable terminal. The input unit 105 includes a keypad of the portable terminal and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 101.

The communication unit 107 processes a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted and received through an antenna. The codec (Coder: Decoder) 109 converts the PCM data provided from the controller 101 into an analog voice signal and outputs the same through a speaker, and converts the analog voice signal input through the microphone into PCM data. Output to the control unit 101.

The memory 111 stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal, temporary data generated during the operation of the portable terminal, system parameters, and other storage data. In particular, according to the present invention stores the meeting information (meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, attendee name).

2 and 3 illustrate a process flow for meeting registration and call log editing management in a portable terminal having meeting management according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operations according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3 are programmed in the memory 130 to be performed by the controller 101 of FIG. 1. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a meeting registration process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, when a user performs a key manipulation for registering a meeting through the key input unit 105, the controller 101 may proceed to step 200. The key input unit 105 is set to a meeting registration mode in response to the meeting registration request of the user. In step 202, the controller 101 receives a meeting name, a meeting place, a meeting time, and an attendee name for registering meeting information from the user through the key input unit 105. The controller 101 proceeds to step 204 to register and store in the meeting information storage area on the memory 111 for the function.

The algorithm of the present invention is then terminated.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a call history editing management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. When performing a key manipulation for editing a call log in a mobile phone terminal, the control unit 101 performs the key input unit 105 in step 300. Set a call history editing mode in response to the call history editing request of the user. Subsequently, the controller 101 proceeds to step 302 and receives a call key through the key input unit 105 to attempt a call with the participant. When the call is terminated in step 304, the controller 101 proceeds to step 306 to select a call history editing menu function desired by the user through the key input unit 105.

If the control unit 101 proceeds to step 314 and receives and executes a contact result function through the key input unit 105, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 316 to input whether the caller is to attend the meeting through the key input unit 105. Receive. Indicate whether or not to attend the meeting by using the left and right navigation keys, "O" for attendance, "X" for no attendance, and "?"

Thereafter, after checking whether the meeting attendance is completed, the process proceeds to step 318 where the contact result function ends.

If the controller 101 proceeds to step 326 to receive and execute a call log function through the key input unit 105, the controller 101 proceeds to step 328 and displays the call log content on the display unit 103. The call history is divided into "no call", "call", "leave a voice memo" and the like is represented by an icon.

After that, after checking the call log content, the process proceeds to step 330 to end the call log function.

If the control unit 101 proceeds to step 308 to receive and execute a search / add function through the key input unit 105, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 310 to display specific meeting information in the memory 111 through the search list screen. It is read out and displayed on the display unit or additional meeting information is stored in the memory 111.

Here, the search / add function may be added by selecting a plurality of lists from the searched list connected to the telephone number search menu. In the case of group information linking, the list of meeting information is also automatically edited when the list is edited in the group information. However, numbers not included in the group are retained. In the case of copying group information, the contact list must be edited separately from the meeting information because it is kept separate from the group information.

After the search / add confirmation is finished, the process proceeds to step 312 to terminate the search / add function.

If the controller 101 proceeds to step 320 and receives and executes a delete function through the key input unit 105, the controller 101 proceeds to step 322 to delete meeting information not related to the meeting from the memory 111.

After the deletion is complete, the process proceeds to step 324 to end the deletion function.

The algorithm of the present invention is then terminated.

4 is a diagram illustrating a meeting registration and call history editing mode environment of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

The present invention as described above provides a convenience to the user by providing a meeting information editing function to facilitate contact for meetings, and to manage the history of meeting attendance, etc., to increase the utilization of the terminal There is this.

Claims (14)

In the device for registering meeting information in a portable terminal, When the user requests meeting information registration, the control unit registers the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, and attendee's name through the key input unit in the meeting information registration mode. Device for storing the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, attendee name. The method of claim 1, And registering a meeting information in the meeting call history editing function after the meeting information is registered. The method of claim 2, And press a call key in the meeting call history editing mode to call the attendee. The method of claim 2, The meeting attendance display device, characterized in that the meeting attendance display is represented by one of a letter, a symbol, or an icon. The method of claim 2, The call history is a device characterized in that it is represented by an icon divided into non-calls, calls, leaving voice memo. The method of claim 2, Apparatus, characterized in that for adding the search / add, delete function in the meeting call log editing function. The method of claim 2, The search / add function of the meeting call log editing function may be connected to a phone number search menu and select and add a plurality of lists from the searched list. In the method of registering the meeting information in the portable terminal, When requesting to register meeting information from the user, the meeting information registration mode is set, and the process of inputting the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, and attendee name through the key input unit; And storing the meeting name, meeting place, meeting time, and attendee name in a memory. The method of claim 8, And registering the meeting attendance and the contact result in the meeting call log editing function after registering the meeting information. The method of claim 9, And pressing a call key in the meeting call history editing mode. The method of claim 9, The meeting attendance indication is characterized in that represented by one of the letters, symbols, or icons. The method of claim 9, The contact result is characterized in that the call is divided into not icon, the call, left voice memo, etc. are represented by an icon. The method of claim 9, How to add a search / add, delete function in the meeting call history editing function. The method of claim 9, The search / add function of the meeting call log editing function may be connected to a phone number search menu and select and add a plurality of lists from the searched list.

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