Method of storing phone book data in mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal implementing the same

• US 20060248465A1
• Filed: 03/03/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Shin-Dong, Kwon, Dong-Wook
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,658 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method and mobile communication terminal for storing phone book data in the mobile communication terminal are provided in which phone book data can be registered group-by-group, where a predetermined is selected group among the registered groups in response to a user'"'"'s request, and at least one of phone book data stored in the selected group is moved and stored into a group assigned by the user when a phone book data movement request is input by the user. Accordingly, a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among phone book data stored in a group basis in a mobile communication terminal can be easily moved and stored into another group. In addition, since the user can easily store phone book data whose group is not identified in a predetermined group, user convenience improves.

Claims

1. A method of storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

selecting at least one group of data from phone book data comprising registered groups in response to a request; and

moving and storing at least one of the phone book data stored in the selected group into an assigned group, when movement of the phone book data is requested.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the at least one group comprises:

displaying the registered groups in response to the request; and

selecting one of the displayed groups in response to a selection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the at least one of the phone book data comprises:

displaying phone book data stored in the selected group, when the movement of the phone book data is requested;

displaying the registered groups, if at least one of the displayed phone book data is selected in response to selection information;

assigning a group comprising the selected phone book data moved in response to the selection; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data into the assigned group, if confirmed.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

requesting input of a name of a group to be created, if a group creation is requested where the registered groups are displayed;

creating a group comprising the input group name, if the group name is input; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data into the created group if confirmed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the at least one of the phone book data comprises:

displaying the registered groups, if the phone book data movement is requested;

assigning a group comprising the selected phone book data moved in response to the selection; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data stored in the selected group into the assigned group, if confirmed.

6. A method of storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

displaying stored phone book data in response to a phone book data display request;

selecting at least one phone book data in response to a selection, if a phone book data movement is requested; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data into an assigned group, if the at least one phone book data is selected.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the displaying of the stored phone book data comprises displaying phone book data whose group is not identified, if the phone book data display request is input.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the storing of the selected phone book data comprises:

displaying the registered groups to store the at least one phone book data, if the at least one phone book data is selected;

assigning a group comprising the at least one phone book data moved in response to the selection; and

moving and storing the at least one phone book data into the assigned group, if confirmed.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

requesting input of a name of a group to be created, if a group creation is requested where the registered groups are displayed;

creating a group comprising the input group name, if the group name is input; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data into the created group, if confirmed.

10. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a display unit for displaying stored phone book data in response to a phone book data display request;

a key input unit for selecting at least one phone book data in response to a selection; and

a controller for moving and storing the selected phone book data into an assigned group, if the at least one phone book data is selected.

11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller displays the phone book data, which is not stored in the assigned group, in the display unit in response to a phone book data display request.

12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein if at least one of the display phone book data is selected, the controller displays registered groups in the display unit for storing the selected display phone book data, moves and stores the selected display phone book data into a selected group.

13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 12, wherein if a group creation is requested where the registered groups are displayed, the controller creates the requested group, moves and stores the selected display phone book data into the created group.