Method for managing schedule in mobile communication terminal

• US 7,751,851 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2002
• Issued: 07/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Shima Seiki Manufacturing Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yong-Nam, Lee, Woo-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE
• Application Number:
  US10/287,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20030087668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,801 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/418, 455/466, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

A method for managing a schedule as a supplementary function of a mobile communication terminal. The method is capable of efficiently managing schedule information such as anniversaries to be repeated every year. Further, the method is capable of conveniently making contact with another party by providing telephone numbers of the other party at the same time when the schedule information is provided to a user.

Claims

1. A method for managing a schedule in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

a) registering schedule information according to a predetermined type;

b) determining whether the registered schedule information exists;

c) determining whether a current time matches an alarm generation time for the registered schedule information, and based upon the determination;

determining whether the current time matches month, day and hour data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered, if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is repeated schedule information; and

determining whether the current time matches year, month, day and hour data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered, if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is general schedule information;

d) generating a pre-set alarm if the current time matches the alarm generation time;

e) searching for a list of previously stored telephone numbers, and displaying the registered schedule information with more than one telephone number related to a name if the name corresponding to the registered schedule information exists among names registered in the list of telephone numbers; and

f) dialing a telephone number selected by the user among the displayed telephone numbers.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

displaying simultaneously a short message creation menu if the telephone number of a mobile communication terminal exists among the displayed telephone numbers; and

setting a short message creation mode if the user selects the short message creation menu and creating a short message in response to the user selection to transmit the created short message to the other mobile communication terminal.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the current time matches the year data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered is only performed if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is general schedule information.

4. A method for managing a schedule in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

a) registering schedule information including a name according to a predetermined type;

b) determining whether the registered schedule information exists;

c) determining whether a current time matches an alarm generation time for the registered schedule information, and based upon the determination;

determining whether the current time matches month, day and hour data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered, if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is repeated schedule information; and

determining whether the current time matches year, month, day and hour data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered, if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is general schedule information;

d) generating a pre-set alarm if the current time matches the alarm generation time;

e) searching for a list of previously stored telephone numbers, simultaneously displaying the registered schedule information and a telephone number related to the name if the name corresponding to the registered schedule information exists among names registered in the list of telephone numbers; and

f) dialing the telephone number if a user selects a call connection.

5. The method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

displaying a short message creation menu if the selected telephone number is the telephone number of another mobile communication terminal when the schedule information is displayed; and

setting a short message creation mode if the user selects the short message creation menu, creating a short message in response to the user selection and transmitting the created short message to the other mobile communication terminal.

6. The method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the step of:

displaying only the schedule information if the name corresponding to the registered schedule information does not exist among the names registered in the list of telephone numbers.

7. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the repeated schedule information is the schedule information to be provided annually.

8. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the schedule information includes content information made up of schedule contents or names and schedule date information.

9. The method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

storing the schedule information if the registered schedule information is repeated schedule information; and

deleting the schedule information if the registered schedule information is general schedule information.

10. The method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the step of:

if the registered schedule information is repeated schedule information and date information of the repeated schedule information is lunar calendar information, converting the lunar calendar information to solar calendar information and storing the solar calendar information.

11. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein step a) further comprises the steps of:

storing the schedule information;

setting the alarm generation time when the user inputs alarm time information so that the schedule information is provided to the user; and

setting an alarm sound to be generated at the alarm generation time in response to an alarm sound selection selected by the user.

12. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the step of determining whether the current time matches the year data of the alarm generation time set when the schedule information was registered is only performed if the registered schedule information'"'"'s type is general schedule information.