KR100374344B1 - Method for registering phone number during communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for registering a phone number during a communication is provided to allow a caller to register a phone number by receiving it as a DTMF signal from a callee who wants to inform the caller of the phone number. CONSTITUTION: A controller changes an operation mode of a first mobile phone corresponding to a mode function change key input(S44). At this time, as the first mobile phone is in a communication with a second mobile phone, the operation mode of the first mobile phone is changed from a call mode to a DTMF dial receiving mode. The controller waits for a DTMF dial transmitted from the second mobile phone to the first mobile phone(S48). When the DTMF dial is received from the second mobile phone, the first mobile phone displays the DTMF dial(S50). When a registration key is inputted, the controller registers the DTMF dial in an internal memory of the first mobile phone(S54).

Description

How to register a phone number during a call

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile radiotelephone, and more particularly to a method for registering a specific telephone number during a call of a mobile radiotelephone.

In the conventional mobile wireless telephone or general telephone, the telephone number cannot be registered or displayed during the telephone call. In the standby state, that is, during the non-call, the telephone number to be registered is input through the key input unit and registered in the memory unit. Only the method used is implemented.

In the case of an automatic answering machine, the telephone number is recorded on a tape or DSP (Digital Signal Process), and after the call, the recorded contents are listened to and the registered telephone number is registered by using the above standby mode telephone number registration method. I used a method of taking notes on a memo. In the case of a general phone or a wireless phone, there is no phone number registration function during a call.

In the conventional method described above, when a phone number must be suddenly remembered during a call, the user has to make a note or memorize the phone number called by the other party on the call, and then register after using the memory dial function of the phone. there was. In particular, in the case of a mobile wireless telephone in which a handset and a keypad are integrated, it is inconvenient to register a telephone number called by the other party by operating the keypad during a call. In addition, the other party to the call was inconvenient to know whether the recipient received a good phone number.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering a telephone number transmitted in a DTMF signal by a key operation of a side (the other party) to announce a telephone number during a call of a mobile radio telephone.

The present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a keypad consisting of a numeric key, a mode function change key and a registration key for inputting a telephone number, and registers a telephone number during a call of the first mobile wireless telephone with the second mobile wireless telephone. A method comprising: a first process of changing an operation mode of a first mobile wireless telephone to a DTMF dial receiving mode in response to input of a mode function change key of the first mobile wireless telephone, and by a key operation of a second mobile wireless telephone; 1 Registering the DTMF dial received from the second mobile wireless telephone in the first mobile wireless telephone internal memory in response to a second process of waiting for the DTMF dial to be transmitted to the mobile wireless telephone and inputting a registration key of the first mobile wireless telephone. It characterized in that it comprises a third process.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description, such as specific processing flows, to provide a more general understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. And detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile radio telephone according to the present invention. Looking at the configuration of the mobile radio telephone with reference to FIG. 1, the control unit 26 controls the overall operation of the mobile radio telephone and registers and reads a telephone number input during a call. The memory 32 is connected to the control unit 26 and includes a ROM for storing programs and initial service data, and a RAM for temporarily storing a phone number and various data generated during a call of a mobile radio telephone. The keypad 28 is connected to the control unit 26, and a plurality of keys for performing a function change key for storing a telephone number registration function and storing keys, dialing, etc. of the mobile radio telephone and when the key data is generated. This is output to the control unit 26. The display unit 30 displays various messages output from the control unit 26 and displays a telephone number input as a DTMF signal during a call. To this end, the DTMF receiver 22 receives a telephone number transmitted as a DTMF signal by a key operation of the counterpart during a call, and transmits the telephone number to the controller 26. A more detailed description of the DTMF receiver 22 will be mentioned later. The duplexer 10 is connected to an antenna to separate a transmission RF signal and a reception RF signal. The RF receiver 12 is connected between the duplexer 10 and the call circuit 16 to frequency convert and demodulate the RF signal received from the duplexer 10 and output the frequency to the call circuit 16. The RF transmitter 14 connected between the duplexer 10 and the communication circuit 16 inputs the transmission data output from the communication circuit 16, modulates the transmission data, and outputs the data to the duplexer 10. The communication circuit 16 distributes and transmits a voice signal and various tone signals input from the RF receiver 12 to a corresponding part under the control of the controller 26. The DTMF receiver 22 connected between the communication circuit 16 and the control unit 26 converts the DTMF signal input from the communication circuit 16 into digital data and provides it to the control unit 26. In particular, the DTMF receiver 22 receives the telephone number input as the DTMF signal from the counterpart during the call and provides the telephone number to the controller 26. The DTMF transmitter 24 connected between the communication circuit 16 and the control unit 26 converts the digital data output from the control unit 26 into a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal to convert the digital data into the call circuit 16. Will output The voice input unit 18 and the voice output unit 20 connected to the call circuit 16 input and output voice signals, respectively.

2 is a control flowchart illustrating a method for registering an evolution number during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of a method for registering a telephone number during a call of a mobile wireless telephone (hereinafter referred to as a first mobile wireless telephone) that is in communication with another mobile wireless telephone (hereinafter referred to as a second mobile cordless telephone).

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a call number registration process during a call of a first mobile wireless telephone according to the present invention will be described. At this time, the detailed components of the mobile radio telephone shown in FIG. 1 are regarded as for the first mobile radio telephone.

In order to register a telephone number during a call according to the present invention, first, the control unit 26 changes the operation mode of the first mobile wireless telephone in response to the mode function change key input of the first mobile wireless telephone (S44). At this time, since the first mobile wireless telephone is in a call state with the second mobile telephone, in this step S44, the operation mode of the first mobile wireless telephone is changed from the call mode to the DTMF dial receiving mode.

Then, the control unit 26 waits for the DTMF dial transmitted to the first mobile radio telephone transmitted from the second mobile radio telephone (S48).

When the DTMF dial received from the second mobile wireless telephone is received during the process S48, the first mobile wireless telephone displays the DTMF dial (S50). In addition, in response to the register input of the first mobile radio telephone, the DTMF dial is registered in the internal memory of the first mobile radio telephone (S54).

At this time, the step (S50) of displaying the DTMF dial can be omitted by the user of the corresponding mobile radio telephone.

In addition, if the DTMF dial received from the second mobile wireless telephone is stored by the above-described process, the user of the first mobile wireless telephone can input the mode change key of the first mobile wireless telephone to operate the first mobile wireless telephone. Call back to the call mode (not shown) to resume the call.

As described above, the present invention receives and automatically stores a telephone number transmitted as a DTMF signal by a key operation of the side (the other party) who wants to announce the telephone number during the call of the mobile radio telephone. The inconvenience of registering a number can be eliminated, and the user can be provided with the telephone number at any time. This is more effective in the case of a mobile radio telephone in which the handset and the keypad are integrated. That is, the user of the mobile wireless telephone can eliminate the inconvenience of operating the keypad while listening to the voice heard through the handset. Also, by directly operating the key on the side (the other party) to which the telephone number is announced, a more accurate telephone number can be obtained. It is possible to deliver, which saves the other person the hassle of checking the phone number again.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile radio telephone according to the present invention.

2 is a control flow chart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (3)

In the method of registering a telephone number during a call of a first mobile wireless telephone having a keypad comprising a numeric key, a mode function change key, and a registration key for inputting a telephone number, A first process of changing the operation mode of the first mobile wireless telephone to the DTMF dial receiving mode in response to the mode function change key input of the first mobile wireless telephone; A second process of waiting for a DTMF dial to be transmitted to the first mobile wireless telephone by a key operation of the second mobile wireless telephone, And a third process corresponding to the registration key input of the first mobile wireless telephone, and registering the DTMF dial received from the second mobile wireless telephone in the internal memory of the first mobile wireless telephone. . The method of claim 1, And a fourth step of displaying the DTMF dial received from the second mobile wireless telephone on the first mobile wireless telephone. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a fifth process of returning the operation mode of the first mobile wireless telephone to the call mode in response to the mode function change key input of the first mobile wireless telephone.