Method for log management during bluetooth communication and mobile terminal device employing the same

• US 20070135045A1
• Filed: 05/05/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Chang, Cha, Ji-Young, Son, In-Gu
• Application Number:
  US11/418,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135045A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile terminal and method for managing a log during Bluetooth communication with a Bluetooth module in which information about a counterpart terminal connected via Bluetooth module is analyzed, the analyzed information about the counterpart terminal is stored, a task performed by the counterpart terminal is analyzed, the analyzed task is stored, and the stored information about the counterpart terminal and the task are displayed. The mobile terminal and method for managing a log enables a user of the mobile terminal to know what tasks were performed on a file of its mobile terminal by the counterpart terminal connected for Bluetooth communication. Since the mobile terminal can save original files using a backup function of log management, it is possible to prevent a serious problem caused by the counterpart terminal'"'"'s arbitrary change or deletion of an important file in the slave unit.

Claims

1. A method for log management during Bluetooth communication, the method comprising the steps of:

analyzing information about a counterpart terminal connected via Bluetooth;

storing the analyzed information about the counterpart terminal;

analyzing a task performed by the counterpart terminal;

storing the analyzed task; and

displaying the stored information about the counterpart terminal and the task.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of storing information about the counterpart terminal comprises:

determining whether the counterpart terminal is a terminal capable of performing at least one file processing task; and

storing a time of connection and identifier information received from the counterpart terminal, if the counterpart terminal is capable of performing at least one file processing task.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said identifier information comprises unique information identifying the counterpart terminal and transferred to the mobile terminal during the connection for Bluetooth communication.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said unique information comprises at least one of a type, name, serial number and unique ID number of the counterpart terminal.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein said counterpart terminal capable of performing file processing tasks comprises at least one of a computer and a mobile phone.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of storing the analyzed task comprises:

determining a task type to be performed by the counterpart terminal from a signal received from the counterpart terminal; and

storing a time of receipt of the signal and the determined task type.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising backing up a pertinent file, if the determined task type is a file deleting or editing task.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said displaying step is performed when a signal is received from the counterpart terminal or when requested by the mobile terminal.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one processing task comprises at least one of downloading, adding, deleting and editing of a file.

10. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a controller;

a display; and

a Bluetooth module,

wherein the controller analyzes information about a counterpart terminal connected via the Bluetooth module, stores the analyzed information about the counterpart terminal, analyzes a task performed by the counterpart terminal, stores the analyzed task and displays the information about the counterpart terminal and the task on the display.

11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, further comprising a memory for storing at least one of the information about the counterpart terminal and the task.

12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 11, wherein said controller controls to store a time of connection and identifier information of the counterpart terminal in the memory, if the counterpart terminal is capable of performing at least one file processing tasks.

13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 12, wherein said file processing tasks are at least one of download, addition, deletion and editing of a file.

14. The mobile communication terminal of claim 12, wherein said counterpart terminal capable of performing file processing tasks is at least one of a computer and a mobile phone.

15. The mobile communication terminal of claim 12, wherein said controller controls to determine a task type to be performed by the counterpart terminal from a signal received from the counterpart terminal, and store a time of receipt of the signal and the determined task type.

16. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15, wherein said controller comprises backing up a pertinent file, if the determined task type is a file deleting or editing task.