Method for processing conversation information in wireless terminal

• US 20060121925A1
• Filed: 12/06/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Won-Suk
• Application Number:
  US11/295,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20060121925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for processing conversation information in a wireless terminal. The method includes registering information about a push-to-talk (PTT) conversation service subscriber currently performing push-to-talk conversation when a key for storing push-to-talk conversation data is input during execution of a push-to-talk conversation service, and storing push-to-talk conversation data of a subscriber of the push-to-talk wireless terminal and push-to-talk conversation data corresponding to the registered information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber when the push-to-talk conversation data are received. Accordingly, while PTT conversation service is being provided, PTT conversation data are stored, reproduced and then recognized, thereby ensuring reliability for a PTT conversation service which may be used only once. In addition, the stored PTT conversation data can be backed up using an e-mail or an MMS message, and PTT conversation data stored during the provision of the PTT conversation service can be transmitted to the counterpart of the PTT conversation, thereby preventing a repeated request for important information data such as conference-call due to the loss of the data using a document or a telephone.

Claims

1. A method for storing push-to-talk (PTT) conversation data in a wireless terminal simultaneously performing a push-to-talk service between a first push-to-talk conversation subscriber and at least one other push-to-talk conversation subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:

registering information about a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber currently performing push-to-talk conversation when a key for storing push-to-talk conversation data is input during execution of a push-to-talk conversation service; and

storing push-to-talk conversation data of a subscriber of the push-to-talk wireless terminal and push-to-talk conversation data corresponding to the registered information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber when the push-to-talk conversation data is received.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber includes a phone number of the subscriber, a push-to-talk conversation time of the subscriber, and a subscriber identifier.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

displaying a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list when the push-to-talk conversation data is received; and

selecting from the displayed push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber for storing and distinguishing push-to-talk conversation data.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of storing push-to-talk conversation data further comprises:

checking a remaining capacity of a memory while storing the extracted push-to-talk conversation data;

storing all of the extracted push-to-talk conversation data if the remaining capacity of the memory is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and

displaying a message indicating shortage of the memory capacity and terminating storage of push-to-talk conversation data if the remaining capacity of the memory is less than the threshold value.

5. A method for storing push-to-talk (PTT) conversation data in a wireless terminal simultaneously performing a push-to-talk service between a first push-to-talk conversation subscriber and at least one other push-to-talk conversation subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:

registering information about a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber currently performing push-to-talk conversation when a key for storing push-to-talk conversation data is input during execution of a push-to-talk conversation service;

storing the registered information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber and push-to-talk conversation data corresponding to the registered information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber when the push-to-talk conversation data is received; and

transmitting the stored push-to-talk conversation data and the stored information about the registered push-to-talk conversation service subscriber to a push-to-talk server and transmitting the stored push-to-talk conversation data to a wireless terminal of the registered push-to-talk conversation service subscriber when a key for transmitting push-to-talk conversation data is input.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the information about the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber includes a phone number of the subscriber, a push-to-talk conversation time of the subscriber, and a subscriber identifier.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

displaying a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list when the push-to-talk conversation data is received; and

selecting from the displayed push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber in order to store and distinguish push-to-talk conversation data.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of storing push-to-talk conversation data further comprises:

checking a remaining capacity of a memory while storing the extracted push-to-talk conversation data;

storing all of the extracted push-to-talk conversation data if the remaining capacity of the memory is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and

displaying a message indicating a shortage of the memory capacity and terminating storage of push-to-talk conversation data if the remaining capacity of the memory is less than the threshold value.

9. A method for storing push-to-talk (PTT) conversation data in a wireless terminal performing simultaneously a push-to-talk service between a first push-to-talk conversation subscriber and at least one other push-to-talk conversation subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list when a key for storing push-to-talk conversation data is input during execution of a push-to-talk conversation service;

registering information about a selected push-to-talk conversation service subscriber when the push-to-talk conversation service subscriber for storing and distinguishing push-to-talk conversation data is selected from the displayed push-to-talk conversation service subscriber list;

extracting push-to-talk conversation data corresponding to the registered push-to-talk conversation service subscriber information when the push-to-talk conversation data is received;

displaying a preset storage menu list when a key for terminating storage of push-to-talk conversation data is input; and

storing the extracted push-to-talk conversation data corresponding to a selected menu when the menu for storing the extracted push-to-talk conversation data is selected from the displayed storage menu list.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the storage menu list is in a folder type and includes a group name, a push-to-talk conversation time and a subscriber identifier.

11. A method for reproducing push-to-talk conversation data in a wireless terminal capable of performing a push-to-talk service, the method comprising the steps of:

checking a remaining available capacity of a memory when a key for reproducing push-to-talk conversation data is input;

displaying a message indicating a shortage of a memory capacity and displaying a push-to-talk conversation data storage list if the remaining capacity of the memory is less than a threshold value;

reproducing selected push-to-talk conversation data when the push-to-talk conversation data are selected from the displayed push-to-talk conversation data storage list; and

deleting the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of deleting the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data, further comprises the steps of:

displaying a message for selecting deletion of reproduced push-to-talk conversation data;

deleting the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data when the deletion of the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data is selected; and

storing the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data when storage of the reproduced push-to-talk conversation data is selected.

13. A method for transmitting stored push-to-talk conversation data using a communication service in a wireless terminal capable of performing push-to-talk service, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a preset conversation service menu;

selecting from the displayed conversation service menu a communication service used for transmitting the push-to-talk conversation data;

registering information about an incoming call required for carrying out the selected communication service;

inserting the push-to-talk conversation data to be transmitted into the registered information about the incoming call; and

transmitting the inserted push-to-talk conversation data using the information about the incoming call when a key for transmitting the push-to-talk conversation data is input.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the communication service menu includes an MMS message, Internet, Bluetooth, and IrDA.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of inserting the push-to-talk conversation data to be transmitted into the registered information about the incoming call, further comprises the steps of:

displaying a push-to-talk conversation data storage list; and

selecting from the displayed push-to-talk conversation data storage list push-to-talk conversation data.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the information about the incoming call includes one of an incoming call number and an e-mail address according the selected communication service.