METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERFACE MENU, AND MOBILE TERMINAL AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION SERVICE USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the method comprising:
- setting a user interface menu, to be provided when a pertinent application service is selected, per service attribute of application services provided to the mobile communication terminal;
receiving a service attribute notifying message from the application service providing device upon connection of a call between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system, wherein the service attribute notifying message is configured to notify the service attribute of the pertinent application service;
searching a menu corresponding to the received service attribute upon receipt of the service attribute notifying message; and
changing the user interface menu to the searched menu.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a user interface menu and a mobile communication terminal and a device for providing application service are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method of controlling the user interface menu can include receiving user interface menu forming information from the application service providing device if a call is connected between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device through the mobile communication system; extracting menu component data corresponding to a set user interface menu if the menu forming information; and combining the extracted menu component data and forming the user interface menu to be provided per the service attribute.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the method comprising:
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setting a user interface menu, to be provided when a pertinent application service is selected, per service attribute of application services provided to the mobile communication terminal; receiving a service attribute notifying message from the application service providing device upon connection of a call between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system, wherein the service attribute notifying message is configured to notify the service attribute of the pertinent application service; searching a menu corresponding to the received service attribute upon receipt of the service attribute notifying message; and changing the user interface menu to the searched menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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3. A method of controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the method comprising:
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receiving user interface menu forming information from the application service providing device if a call is connected between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system; extracting menu component data corresponding to a set user interface menu if the menu forming information is received; and combining the extracted menu component data so as to form the user interface menu to be provided per service attribute. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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17. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to i) request an application service to an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and ii) receive service data and a service attribute notifying message from the application service providing device, wherein the service attribute notifying message is configured to notify the service attribute of the requested application service; an input unit, including a plurality of input keys, configured to receive a user'"'"'s selection and command; a storing unit configured to store user interface menu data per service attribute of the application service and a command and function information to be performed corresponding to the pertinent menu title, wherein the user interface menu data comprises a menu title corresponding to each service attribute; a control unit configured to i) search menu data corresponding to received service attribute in the storing unit upon receipt of the service attribute notifying message, ii) change the user interface menu in the terminal to the searched menu and iii) perform a function corresponding to the user interface menu selected according to the user'"'"'s selection and command; and a displaying unit configured to display the user interface screen, changed according to the control of the control unit, and the user interface menu. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 23)
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21. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a wireless communicator configured to i) request an application service to an application service providing device through a mobile communication system and ii) receive service data and user interface menu forming information corresponding to the attribute of a provided service; a receiver, comprising a plurality of input keys, configured to receive a user'"'"'s selection and command; a memory configured to store menu component data including a command and function information to be performed in a element of each menu to form a menu corresponding to each service attribute per service attribute of the application service; a controller configured to i) extract the menu component data corresponding to received menu forming information upon receipt of the menu forming information, ii) form the user interface menu and iii) perform a function corresponding to the user interface menu selected according to the user'"'"'s selection and command; and a display configured to display the formed user interface menu. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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24. A method of controlling a user interface menu for providing an application service in an application service providing device, which provides the application service to a mobile communication terminal via a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
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classifying service attribute per type of the application service and per operating modes of each service; connecting a call between the application service providing device and the mobile communication terminal in accordance with a call request from the mobile communication terminal; receiving a service request from a mobile communication terminal through the connected call; checking the service attribute corresponding to the call request from the mobile communication terminal; and transmitting information, related to the service attribute and user interface menu forming information corresponding to the service attribute, to the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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25. A method of controlling a user interface menu for providing an application service in an application service providing device, which provides the application service to a mobile communication terminal via a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
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classifying service attribute per type of the application service and per operating mode of each service; storing user interface menu forming information corresponding to the service attribute; connecting a call between the application service providing device and the mobile communication terminal in accordance with a call request from the mobile communication terminal; receiving a service request from a mobile communication terminal through the connected call; checking the service attribute corresponding to the call request from the mobile communication terminal; and transmitting the user interface menu forming information corresponding to the service attribute to the mobile communication terminal.
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27. An application service providing device, which provides at least one type of application service to a mobile communication terminal via a mobile communication system, the device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an input signal of a user from the mobile communication terminal; a processor configured to provide the application service corresponding to the input signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit service attribute information and user interface menu forming information per attribute of the application service, wherein the user interface menu forming information is configured to form a user interface menu on the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. One or more processor-readable storage devices having processor-readable code, the processor-readable code which, when executed by one or more processors, performs a method of controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device through a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the method comprising:
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setting a user interface menu to be provided when a pertinent application service is selected per service attribute of application services provided to the mobile communication terminal; receiving a service attribute notifying message from the application service providing device upon connection of a call between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system, wherein the service attribute notifying message is configured to notify the service attribute of the requested application service; searching a menu corresponding to the received service attribute among the menus per set service attribute upon receipt of the service attribute notifying message; and changing the user interface menu to the searched menu.
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32. One or more processor-readable storage devices having processor-readable code, the processor-readable code which, when executed by one or more processors, performs a method of controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the method comprising:
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receiving user interface menu forming information from the application service providing device upon connection of a call between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system; extracting menu component data corresponding to a set user interface menu based on the user interface menu forming information; and combining the extracted menu component data so as to form the user interface menu to be provided per the service attribute.
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33. An apparatus for controlling a user interface menu in a mobile communication terminal, which accesses an application service providing device via a mobile communication system and uses at least one type of application service, the apparatus comprising:
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means for setting a user interface menu, to be provided when a pertinent application service is selected, per service attribute of application services provided to the mobile communication terminal; means for receiving a service attribute notifying message from the application service providing device upon connection of a call between the mobile communication terminal and the application service providing device via the mobile communication system, wherein the service attribute notifying message is configured to notify the service attribute of the pertinent application service; means for searching a menu corresponding to the received service attribute upon receipt of the service attribute notifying message; and means for changing the user interface menu to the searched menu.
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