MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL PROVIDING MEMO FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110269433A1
• Filed: 07/14/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eun-Sue Park, Jee-Young Cheon, Sang-Hyuck Lee, Yeon-Woo Park
• Original Assignee: Eun-Sue Park, Jee-Young Cheon, Sang-Hyuck Lee, Yeon-Woo Park
• Inventors: Park, Yeon-Woo, Lee, Sang-Hyuck, Cheon, Jee-Young, Park, Eun-Sue
• Granted Patent: US 8,515,487 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0216 Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal including a controller configured to activate both a speakerphone function and an additional function on the terminal when a functional key corresponding to the additional function is selected during an existing call, and an input unit configured to input information related to the additional function during the existing call.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a display including a touch screen and configured to receive touch inputs for inputting information on the mobile terminal;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; and

a controller configured to;

control the wireless communication unit to call the at least one other terminal based on keys touched on a keypad of the display,

receive a memo input signal indicating an activation request of a memo function on the mobile terminal during an existing call,

display a screen to input a memo or a memo menu to select an additional function related to the memo when the memo input signal is receive, and

display, on the screen, information indicating that the call is placed to the at least one other terminal while the memo is input.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the memo function further comprises recording and storing a voice memo.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the information includes a conversation time, a phone number and a predetermined indicator.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the memo function further comprises additional services.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the additional services includes online services, messaging functions, a communication function, a camera function and functions related to the mobile communication terminal.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to activate a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal according to a user'"'"'s interaction in the memo menu.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to automatically activate a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal when the memo input signal is received, and automatically deactivate the speakerphone function and output the voice included in the call via a previous output unit used before the speakerphone function when the memo function is completed.

8. A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

controlling a wireless communication unit to call at least one other terminal based on keys touched on a keypad of a display;

receiving a memo input signal indicating an activation request of a memo function on the mobile terminal during an existing call;

displaying a screen to input a memo or a memo menu to select additional function related to the memo when the memo input signal is received; and

displaying, on the screen, information indicating that the call is placed to the at least one other terminal while the memo is inputted.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the memo function further comprises recording and storing a voice memo.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the information includes a conversation time, a phone number and a predetermined indicator.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising deactivating a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal according to a user'"'"'s interaction in the memo menu.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising automatically deactivating a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal when the memo input signal is received, and automatically deactivating the speakerphone function and output the voice included in the call via a previous output unit used before the speakerphone function when the memo function is completed.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the memo function further comprises additional services.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the additional services includes online services, messaging functions, a communication function, a camera function and functions related to the mobile communication terminal.

15. A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

controlling a wireless communication unit to call at least one other terminal based on keys touched on a keypad of a display;

receiving an input signal indicating an activation request of an additional service on the mobile terminal during an existing call;

displaying a screen to execute the addition service and a menu option to select specific additional function when the input signal is received; and

displaying, on the screen, information indicating that the call is placed to the at least one other terminal while the memo is inputted.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the specific function comprises a memo function, a file download function, a camera function and functions related to the mobile communication terminal.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the memo function further comprises recording and storing a voice memo.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the specific additional function is activated with a speakerphone function.