Mobile communication terminal and method for one-touch message transmission

• US 7,392,065 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2004
• Issued: 06/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Wan-Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour; Naghmeh
• Application Number:
  US10/903,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20050049007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/564, 455/419, 455/418, 455/465, 455/412, 4554561-4563, 455/575, 455/456, 455/455, 379/93.18, 379/93.14, 379/88.23, 379/88.15, 379/67.1, 379/87.1
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal comprising: a key input unit including a one-touch message key and outputting a signal requesting one-touch message transmission when the one-touch message key is pressed; a display unit for displaying menus for one-touch message transmission; a memory for storing a message corresponding to the one-touch message key; and a control unit for sending the stored message corresponding to the one-touch message key when a user inputs a demand for one-touch message transmission.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal for one-touch message transmission, which comprises:

a key input unit including a one-touch message key, the key input unit outputting a signal requesting one-touch message transmission when the one-touch message key is pressed after a telephone-number is pressed;

a display unit for displaying menus for one-touch message transmission;

a memory for storing a message corresponding to the one-touch message key; and

a control unit for sending the stored message corresponding to the one-touch message key when a user inputs a demand for one-touch message transmission.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said one-touch message key is implemented by pressing a send key for a period selected from a longer and shorter time duration than the key-pressing time for initiating a phone call after inputting a telephone number in standby mode.

3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said one-touch message key is separately and independently provided on the key input unit.

4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said memory stores messages in different areas according to messaging service types.

5. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein said message service types include a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an enhanced messaging service (EMS).

6. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of messages are stored to correspond to said one-touch message key.

7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a paging message is stored to correspond to said one-touch message key.

8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein said one-touch message key is a paging button.

9. A mobile communication terminal for one-touch message transmission, which comprises:

a key input unit including a plurality of one-touch message keys, the key input unit outputting a signal requesting one-touch message transmission when a user presses one of the one-touch message keys after a telephone-number is pressed;

a display unit for displaying menus for one-touch message transmission;

a memory for storing messages corresponding respectively to the plurality of one-touch message keys; and

a control unit for sending a message stored to correspond to the pressed one-touch message key when the user inputs a demand for the one-touch message transmission.

10. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein said memory stores messages in different areas according to messaging service types.

11. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein said message service types include SMS, MMS and EMS.

12. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein at least one message is stored to correspond to each of said plurality of one-touch message keys.

13. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein a paging message is stored to correspond to at least one of the one-touch message keys.

14. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein one of said one-touch message keys is a paging button.