Method of storing phone book data in mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal implementing the same

• US 8,195,658 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2006
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Shin-Dong, Kwon, Dong-Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weinrich, Brian E.
• Application Number:
  US11/366,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,286 Days
• Field of Search: 707/736, 707/922
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method and mobile communication terminal for storing phone book data in the mobile communication terminal are provided in which phone book data can be registered group-by-group, where a predetermined is selected group among the registered groups in response to a user'"'"'s request, and at least one of phone book data stored in the selected group is moved and stored into a group assigned by the user when a phone book data movement request is input by the user. Accordingly, a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among phone book data stored in a group basis in a mobile communication terminal can be easily moved and stored into another group. In addition, since the user can easily store phone book data whose group is not identified in a predetermined group, user convenience improves.

Claims

1. A method of storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

in response to input from a user via a key input on a mobile communication terminal having a plurality of registered data groups, selecting a phone book data entry from the phone book data in the mobile communication terminal;

in response to selecting the phone book data entry, displaying the registered data groups in a main window area on the mobile communication terminal;

in response to input from a user via a key input on the mobile communication terminal, selecting one of the displayed registered data groups; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data entry to the selected registered data group in the mobile communication terminal,

wherein a remaining window area other than the main window area comprises display functions related to function keys and information related to the operation of the mobile communication terminal, and

wherein the storing the selected phone book data entry comprises;

displaying the phone book data stored in the selected registered data group, when the movement of the phone book data is requested;

displaying the registered data groups, when at least one of the displayed phone book data entries is selected in response to selection information;

assigning a selected registered data group comprising the selected phone book data entry moved in response to the selection;

moving and storing the selected phone book data into the selected registered data group, if confirmed;

requesting input of a name of a group to be created, if a group creation is requested where the registered data groups are displayed; and

creating a group comprising the input group name, if the group name is input; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data entry into the created group if confirmed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing the selected phone book data entry comprises:

displaying the registered data groups, if the phone book data entry movement is requested;

assigning a group comprising the selected phone book data entry moved in response to the selection; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data entry stored in the selected group into the assigned group, if confirmed.

3. A method of storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

displaying the phone book data having one or more phone book data entries in a mobile communication terminal in response to a phone book data display request, the phone book data having a plurality of registered data groups;

selecting at least one of the phone book data entries, when a phone book data movement is requested;

in response to selecting the phone book data entry, displaying the registered data groups;

selecting one of the displayed registered data groups; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data entry into the selected registered data group,

wherein the storing the selected phone book data comprises;

associating the selected phone book data entry with the selected registered data group;

moving and storing the at least one phone book data into the selected registered data group, if confirmed;

requesting input of a name of a registered data group to be created, if a registered data group creation is requested where the registered data groups are displayed;

creating a registered data group comprising the input group name, if the group name is input; and

moving and storing the selected phone book data into the created registered data group, if confirmed.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the phone book data comprises displaying the phone book data not being associated with the registered data groups, if the phone book data display request is input.

5. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a display unit in a mobile communication terminal for displaying phone book data having one or more phone book data entries in response to a phone book data display request, the phone book data having a plurality of registered data groups;

a key input unit for selecting one of the displayed phone book data entries in response to a selection; and

a controller for, after selecting the displayed phone book data entry, displaying the registered data groups, selecting one of the registered data groups, and moving and storing the selected phone book data entry into the selected data group,

wherein when at least one of the one or more phone book data entries is selected, the controller displays the registered data groups in the display unit for storing the selected display phone book data, and moves and stores the selected phone book data entry into one of the registered data groups, and

wherein, if a registered data group creation is requested where the registered data groups are displayed, the controller creates a new registered data group, and moves and stores the selected phone book data entry into the new registered data group.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller displays the one or more phone book data entries not being associated with the registered data groups in the display unit in response to a phone book data display request.