Event processing apparatus and method for mobile communication terminal

• US 20080026723A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Soo-Jin
• Application Number:
  US11/648,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20080026723A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

An event processing apparatus and method for a mobile communication terminal are disclosed. The event processing apparatus includes a security level determiner for identifying, in response to reception of an event, a security level of the received event using registered security settings for individual persons; a security level comparator for comparing the identified security level of the event with a current security level of the mobile communication terminal; a controller for controlling, if the security level of the event is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal, a display operation not to display the event; and a display unit for displaying event information under the control of the controller. Thereby the user can easily protect stored private information from leakage or exposure to other parties, by changing security levels of the mobile communication terminal with respect to security levels of events.

Claims

1. An event processing apparatus for a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a security level determiner for identifying, in response to reception of an event, a security level of the received event using registered security settings for individual persons;

a security level comparator for comparing the identified security level of the event with a current security level of the mobile communication terminal;

a controller for controlling, if the security level of the event is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal, a display operation not to display the event; and

a display unit for displaying event information under the control of the controller.

2. The event processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a memory unit for storing the received event.

3. The event processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the security level of the mobile communication terminal is changed to a security level greater than the security level of the received event, the controller controls the display unit to display the received event.

4. The event processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the memory unit further stores the security settings for individual persons and the security level of the mobile communication terminal.

5. The event processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal has one of at least two levels of security.

6. The event processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the security settings for individual persons has one of at least two levels of security.

7. The event processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the event corresponds to one of an incoming call and an incoming message.

8. The event processing apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a communication unit for receiving an incoming call, and wherein the controller controls the display operation to prevent display of information on the call if a security level of the received call is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal.

9. The event processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the security level of the received call is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal, the controller processes the received call in a no-answer state and stores information on the received call in the memory unit.

10. The event processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the security level of the received call is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal, the controller transmits an automatic reply message to the calling mobile communication terminal placing the received call.

11. The event processing apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a communication unit for receiving an incoming message, and wherein the controller controls the display operation not to display the received message, if a security level of the received message is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal.

12. An event processing method for a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

identifying, in response to reception of an event, a security level of the received event using registered security settings for individual persons;

comparing the identified security level of the event with a current security level of the mobile communication terminal; and

storing the received event without displaying it if the security level of the event is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal.

13. The event processing method of claim 12, further comprising displaying the stored event if the security level of the mobile communication terminal is changed to a security level greater than the security level of the event.

14. The event processing method of claim 12, further comprising registering the security settings for individual persons.

15. The event processing method of claim 12, wherein the mobile communication terminal has one of at least two levels of security.

16. The event processing method of claim 12, wherein each of the security settings for individual persons has one of at least two levels of security.

17. The event processing method of claim 12, wherein the event corresponds to one of an incoming call and an incoming message.

18. The event processing method of claim 17, further comprising, if the received event is an incoming call and a security level of the received call is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal:

preventing display of information on the call;

processing the received call in a no-answer state; and

storing and inserting information on the received call into an unanswered call list.

19. The event processing method of claim 18, wherein in the processing the received call step an automatic reply message is transmitted to a calling mobile communication terminal placing the received call.

20. The event processing method of claim 17, further comprising, if the received event is an incoming message and a security level of the received message is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal:

preventing display of the received message; and

storing and inserting the received message into a received message list.

21. A call processing method for a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

identifying, in response to reception of an incoming call, a security level of the received call using registered security settings for individual persons;

comparing the identified security level of the call with a current security level of the mobile communication terminal; and

preventing display of information on the call if the security level of the call is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal.

22. A message processing method for a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

identifying, in response to reception of an incoming message, a security level of the received message using registered security settings for individual persons;

comparing the identified security level of the message with a current security level of the mobile communication terminal; and

preventing display of the message if the security level of the message is greater than the security level of the mobile communication terminal.