METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY USING VNOTE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20110201273A1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Kyong-Hun, KANG, Min-Jee, JEONG, Hyo-Moon
• Application Number:
  US13/015,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20110201273A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for adaptively using vNote in a portable terminal. The method includes determining whether a Bluetooth messenger is in operation upon reception of a vNote message, preventing a display notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation, and displaying the received vNote message through the Bluetooth messenger in operation.

Claims

1. A method for adaptively using vNote in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

determining whether a Bluetooth messenger is in operation upon reception of a vNote message;

preventing a display of notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation; and

displaying the received vNote message through the Bluetooth messenger.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a notification window indicating a reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is not in operation.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying the received vNote message according to a user'"'"'s request when the Bluetooth messenger is not in operation.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising preventing the display of notification indicating reception of the vNote message if multimedia data is received.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying a reception of the multimedia data via another notification window.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a notification indicating reception of other data in the notification window when the Bluetooth messenger is in operation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein preventing the display of notification window comprises preventing a pop up window indicating reception of the vNote message.

7. The method of clam 1, further comprising selectively setting the terminal to display or prevent a display of the notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation.

9. An apparatus for adaptively using vNote in a portable terminal, comprising:

a controller for determining whether a Bluetooth messenger is in operation upon reception of a vNote message, preventing a display of notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation, and displaying the received vNote message through the Bluetooth messenger; and

a display unit for displaying the received vNote message under control of the controller.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is not in operation.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the received vNote message according to a user'"'"'s request when the Bluetooth messenger is not in operation.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller further prevents the display of notification indicating reception of the vNote message if multimedia data is received.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller further displays a reception of the multimedia data via another notification window.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller further displays a notification indicating reception of other data in the notification window when the Bluetooth messenger is in operation.

16. The apparatus claim 9, wherein the controller prevents the display of notification window comprises preventing a pop up window indicating reception of the vNote message.

15. The apparatus of clam 9, wherein the controller further selectively sets the terminal to display or prevent a display of the notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation.