MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PHONE BOOK DATA THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for managing phone book data of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a phone book search screen;
comparing a file name of a photo to be stored with a record name of a phone book when photo storage is executed in the phone book search screen; and
automatically designating a photo having the same file name as the record name of the phone book in a photo field of the phone book.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for managing various phone book data of the mobile terminal are disclosed. A file name of a photo received from the external source or a captured photo are compared with the phone book information and automatically stored in the phone book, thereby minimizing the user manipulation and the process of storing the photo data of the phone book. Also, when a photo of a particular user is selected, a phone book photo is requested from a corresponding user according to a certain requesting method, and when the phone book photo is received from the counterpart user, the corresponding photo is added or updated as a phone book photo, thus improving user convenience.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for managing phone book data of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a phone book search screen; comparing a file name of a photo to be stored with a record name of a phone book when photo storage is executed in the phone book search screen; and automatically designating a photo having the same file name as the record name of the phone book in a photo field of the phone book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a memory configured to display a phone book search screen; a camera configured to capture a photo; an interface unit configured to receive a photo from an external source; and a controller configured to compare a file name of a photo received via the interface unit or captured by the camera with a record name of the phone book, and automatically designating a photo having the same file name as the record name of the phone book in a photo field of the phone book. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing phone book data of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a phone book search screen; providing a menu option for requesting a photo when a photo field of a particular user is selected from the phone book search screen; transmitting a photo transmission request to the particular user according to the user'"'"'s selection on the menu option; and automatically designating the photo received from the particular user in a photo field of the phone book. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing phone book data of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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performing video call communication; capturing an image of a counterpart user during the video call communication; adding or updating an image selected by a user from among the captured images as a phone book photo when the video call communication is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a memory configured to store phone book information; a display unit configured to display a phone book search image; and
a controller configured to request a phone book photo from a particular user according to a certain requesting method when a photo of the corresponding user is selected from the phone book search screen, and add or update the photo received from the particular user as a phone book photo. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a memory configured to store content of a video call; and a controller configured to capture an image of a counterpart user when pre-set conditions are met during the video call communication, and adding or updating an image selected by a user from among the captured images of the counterpart user as a phone book photo. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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