METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20080076399A1
• Filed: 09/19/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEGAL, Byung Jik
• Application Number:
  US11/858,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20080076399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location where the service is an information service H04M2242/15; services independent of location H04M3/42229
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

Provided is a method for searching for information in a mobile terminal. The method includes designating a search location at a search mode; if a search word input in the search mode is a place search word, for places corresponding to the place search word; and displaying found places according to a preset priority. The method includes retrieval of information through a retrieval system connected to the mobile terminal via a network, display of the information through analysis in such a manner that the user can easily identify the information and, delivery of an information related service according to the user'"'"'s request, thus allowing users to easily use a search service.

Claims

1. A method for searching for information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

designating a search location at a search mode;

if a search word input at the search mode is a place search word, searching for places corresponding to the place search word; and

displaying found places according to a preset priority.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein searching for places corresponding to the place search word comprises:

if the place search word is input, connecting to a network;

transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via the network; and

receiving place information corresponding to the place search word extracted from the retrieval system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the priority for each place is determined according to location information contained in the place information and wherein each place has a higher priority the nearer the place is to a location of the mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the priority for each place is determined according to preference information contained in the place information and wherein each place has a higher priority as the place'"'"'s preference becomes higher.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the found places are displayed as a list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the found places are displayed on a map

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising if one of the displayed places is selected, displaying detailed information about the selected place.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising if a request for a service is input while displaying the detailed information, displaying the requested service.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a search word input at the search mode is a person search word, searching for people corresponding to the person search word; and

displaying found people according to a preset priority.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein searching for people corresponding to the person search word comprises:

if the person search word is input, connecting to a network;

transmitting the person search word to a retrieval system via the network; and

receiving person information corresponding to the person search word extracted from the retrieval system.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the priority for each person is determined according to at least one of a residential region, an age, and a gender contained in the person information.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising if one of the displayed people is selected, displaying detailed information about the selected person.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising if a request for a service is input while displaying the detailed information, providing the requested service.

14. A method for searching for information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

if a place search word is input in a search mode, transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via a network;

displaying found place information received from the retrieval system; and

if the displayed place information is selected, performing a communication service using the selected place information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the place search word includes a search location.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the place search word further includes one of a trade name and an activity type.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via a network comprises:

if the place search word is one of the trade name and the activity type, transmitting a location of the mobile terminal and the place search word.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via a network comprises:

if the place search word includes the search location and one of the trade name and the activity type, transmitting the place search word.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via a network further comprises:

detecting the location of the mobile terminal.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying found place information received from the retrieval system comprises:

displaying the found place information as a list.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein displaying found place information received from the retrieval system further comprises:

displaying the found place information on a map.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein performing a communication service using the selected place information comprises:

if the displayed place information is selected, displaying detailed information about a place corresponding to the selected place information; and

if the detailed information is selected, connecting with the place using the detailed information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the detailed information includes a phone number and wherein the connecting with the place using the detailed information is:

if the phone number is selected, making a phone call connection with the place.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the detailed information further includes a website and wherein the connecting with the place using the detailed information further comprises:

if the website is selected, accessing the website via the network.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein transmitting the place search word to a retrieval system via a network further comprises:

displaying a search window to input the place search word.