Unified management method of various types of messages of a personal information terminal

• US 7,958,099 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2009
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Seung Ho, Kang, Yun Gyu, Kim, Sang Bum, Jung, Byung Hak, Shin, Yong Soo, Pan, Su Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Wassum; Luke S
• Application Number:
  US12/559,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/694
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of displaying several types of messages all together through a single window and of enabling a user to write and transmit a message with no consideration of message type. This unified message management method displays various types of messages all together along with their respective message types through a single window, converts the type of a written message, if needed, to match it to a protocol determined based on information written in its field distinguishing a message type, and transmits the type-converted message, whereby a user can confirm all types of received messages at a time and user'"'"'s inconvenience that a message type to write should be distinguished in advance prior to choosing a message input screen can be removed.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a message in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a first input window configured to receive a first type message, wherein the input window comprises a plurality of message fields;

receiving input data into at least one of the plurality of message fields of the first input window;

determining whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message;

displaying a notification message for changing the input window based on the determining;

displaying a second input window configured to receive a second type message, wherein the second input window comprises at least one message field different from the first input window; and

transmitting the second type message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message comprises determining whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message based on a recipient'"'"'s address included in the input data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the recipient'"'"'s address is an email address if the message type is an email and a telephone number if the message type is an SMS message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input window is displayed if the at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining is performed after receipt of a message transmission request.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a second input window configured to receive a second type message comprises converting the first message type into the second message type.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

content is included in a body of the first type message, and

the second input window is displayed to include the content in a body of the second type message after a response is entered to the notification message, the content from the first type message automatically input into the body of the second type message.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display;

a first input window configured to receive a first type message, wherein the input window comprises a plurality of message fields;

a controller configured to determine, when input data is received into at least one of the plurality of message fields of the first input window, whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message and display a notification message to change the input window based on the determination; and

a second input window configured to receive a second type message, wherein the second input window comprises at least one message field different from the first input window, wherein the first and second input windows are output on the display of the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller determines whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message based on a recipient'"'"'s address included in the input data.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the recipient'"'"'s address is an email address if the message type is an email and a telephone number if the message type is an SMS message.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the second input window is displayed if the at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller determines whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message after receipt of a message transmission request.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein if the at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message, the controller converts the first message type into the second message type.

18. A user touch interface, comprising:

a display;

a first input window configured to receive a first type message, wherein the input window comprises a plurality of message fields;

a controller configured to determine, when input data is received into at least one of the message fields of the first input window, whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message and display a notification message to change the input window based on the determination; and

a second input window configured to receive a second type message, wherein the second input window comprises at least one message field different from the first input window, wherein the first and second input windows are output on the display of the user touch interface.

19. The user touch interface of claim 18, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

20. The user touch interface of claim 18, wherein the controller determines whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message based on a recipient'"'"'s address included in the input data.

21. The user touch interface of claim 20, wherein the recipient'"'"'s address is an email address if the message type is an email and a telephone number if the message type is an SMS message.

22. The user touch interface of claim 18, wherein the second input window is displayed if the at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message.

23. The user touch interface of claim 22, wherein the first message type comprises an email and the second type message comprises an SMS message.

24. The user touch interface of claim 18, wherein the controller determines whether at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message after receipt of a message transmission request.

25. The user touch interface of claim 18, wherein if the at least one of the input data does not correspond to the first type message, the controller converts the first message type into the second message type.

26. A method for transmitting a message in a mobile terminal, comprising:

displaying a first input window configured to receive a first type message, wherein the input window comprises a plurality of fields;

receiving input data for the first type message;

determining whether the input data includes information corresponding to the first type message;

displaying a notification message for changing the input window when said input data does not include information corresponding to the first type message has not been received;

displaying a second input window configured to receive a second type message, wherein the second input window comprises at least one field different from the first input window; and

transmitting the second type message.