Wireless terminal and method for processing contact information

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DESCRIPTION

Wireless terminal and method of processing contact information

Technical field

The present invention is related to communication technology and, in particular embodiments, to a wireless terminal and to a method for processing contact information.

Background

As the content of the web becomes more enriching, the network has become one of the main ways for the public to obtain information and show it to themselves. For example, the public can write articles through a Blog, uploading and presenting photos in an album on the web, and update their personalized signature, with sensations or images from QQ and MSN. (Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ, is a popular free instant messaging software in China; MSN (originally the Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft.) Using services such as these, friends can learn about the current way of life of users, according to such information on the web. In addition, the public can operate an online store on taobao.com to sell items, so that other people can enter the online store to check for new items.

In the conventional technique, when people want to know if the QQ signature of an involved contact has changed, they have to enter QQ; when people want to check if they receive an email from an involved contact, they have to go into the email box.

During the implementation of the present invention, the inventor encounters at least the following problems in the conventional art. When people want to get information about the contacts involved, they have to use different ways, for example, entering the QQ or in the mailbox of the email. Therefore, this process of operations is complicated and is not done in real time. It is urgent to solve the problem of how to obtain information about the contacts involved, in an easy and fast way.

CN101188827A discloses a mobile phone standby screen display method. An option is added to a contact, in the mobile phone's address book, to establish whether the contact is presented on the standby screen in the address book, when the screen is activated, the contact information is presented. set it to be presented on the idle screen by sliding it in a specific sequence. Simultaneously, the invention discloses the mobile phone to carry out the method. Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that the contact information is presented directly on the waiting screen, and the information can be viewed directly by the user without entering the address book. The unread message (or messages) and the missed call (or calls) from the involved contacts can be easily viewed by the user. The involved contacts are presented by sliding across the idle screen, and the unread message (or messages) and the missed call (or calls) can be presented directly in the header photos of the relevant contacts. The user can selectively treat them according to importance (see summary).

Document US2004017376A1 refers to graphically organizing the patterns of communication uses. The visual attributes of images associated with specific groups vary dynamically as the user's communication patterns with specific groups change (see summary).

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless terminal and a method for processing contact information, to solve the technical problem of the conventional technique that the process of obtaining information about the contacts involved is complicated and is not in real time. , and this information about the contacts involved is obtained easily and quickly.

One method of processing contact information for a wireless terminal, performed by a wireless terminal, includes establishing a contact list on a screen. A contact is selected from the contact list and the contact information of the selected contact is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen. The content of the service information corresponding to the contact information is obtained and presented in the specific area of ​​the screen. When the contact information is only one, the only contact information is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen; When the contact information is multiple, the multiple contact information is linked to multiple specific areas of the screen on a one-to-one basis.

In another embodiment, a wireless terminal includes an establishment module that is configured to establish a contact list on the screen. A selection module is configured to select a contact from the contact list established by the establishment module. A vincu2 module is configured

ES 2 557 232 T3 link to link the information of the contact selected by the selection module to a specific area of ​​the screen. A retrieval module is configured to obtain the service information corresponding to the contact information linked by the linking module. A presentation module is configured to present the content of the service information obtained by the obtaining module in the specific area of ​​the screen. When the contact information is only one, the only contact information is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen; When the contact information is multiple, the multiple contact information is linked to multiple specific areas of the screen on a one-to-one basis.

In embodiments of the present invention, the contact is set on the screen to form a contact list; a contact is selected from the contact list and linked to a specific area of ​​the screen, so that different information about the contact can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen; the wireless terminal obtains the information of services corresponding to the selected contact, so that the user can obtain timely information about the contact involved, using the wireless terminal; the obtained service information is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen, so that the user can easily and quickly read the information about the contact involved in the specific area of ​​the wireless terminal screen.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to clarify the technical solution of the present invention, the accompanying drawings are described below to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention. Of course, the accompanying drawings are only examples, and those skilled in the art can deduce other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative effort.

Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing contact information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the method for processing contact information, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of a mobile phone, according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 shows a structure of a wireless terminal, according to an embodiment of the present invention; Y

Figure 5 shows a structure of the wireless terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description of Illustrative Embodiments

The technical solution of the present invention will be described hereinafter in detail, with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is clear that the embodiments are only examples of embodiments of the present invention and that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. Other embodiments that those skilled in the art obtain based on embodiments of the present invention will also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing contact information, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in Figure 1, the method includes the following steps:

Step 101: Establish a contact list on one screen. For example, a user of a wireless terminal can set the contact list on the screen of the wireless terminal according to actual needs, so that it is convenient to perform the related operations on the contacts of the contact list.

Step 102: Select a contact from the contact list. When the user of the wireless terminal wishes to link one or more contacts in a specific area of ​​the screen of the wireless terminal, the user of the wireless terminal can select the contact from the contact list.

Step 103: Link the contact information of the selected contact with a specific area of ​​the screen. For example, the wireless terminal can link the contact information of the selected contact in the specific area of ​​the screen of the wireless terminal, so that the different service information corresponding to the contact information can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen. . In this embodiment, the wireless terminal can be a mobile phone, and the contact information is not limited to information such as the contact's mobile communication number, and can include all information about the contact, for example, the contact information. email address, MSN number, and the like. In the

ES 2 557 232 T3 real applications, the mobile phone user can select a contact as the involved contact, and then link the contact information in the specific area of ​​the screen. In this way, all the information about the contact is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen.

It should be noted that this embodiment is not limited to the case where there is only one contact information linked to a specific area of ​​the screen. According to actual needs, multiple contact information can also be linked to multiple specific areas of the screen, on a one-to-one basis, or multiple contact information can be linked to a specific area of ​​the screen. The size and configuration of the specific area of ​​the screen can be determined according to the actual needs of a user.

Step 104: Obtain service information corresponding to the contact information of the selected contact, and present the service information in the specific area of ​​the screen.

After the wireless terminal has linked the contact information of the selected contact to the specific area of ​​the screen, the wireless terminal can obtain service information corresponding to the contact information. In this embodiment, a mobile phone can be used to obtain and store the service information about the contact stored in the mobile phone. For example, the contact information can be a mobile communication number of the contact, and the service information about the contact information can be SMS information or MMS information. The mobile phone can receive a portion of SMS information and then compare or match the sender information carried in the SMS information (for example, the sender's mobile communication number) with the contact information linked to the specific area of ​​the screen. . If the comparison or match is successful, the mobile phone can know that the received SMS information is sent from the involved contact of the user. Therefore, the mobile phone can present the SMS information in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to the contact information.

It is understood that the mobile phone can also receive a portion of the MMS information and display images or animation in the MMS information in the specific area of ​​the linked screen. In another example, the contact information can be an MSN number. Thus, the mobile phone can automatically search the background for the dynamically updated information, such as the personalized signature and the image corresponding to the MSN number based on a schedule, for example every half hour.

Using the method provided in this embodiment, the contact is set on the screen to form a contact list; the contact is selected in the contact list and the contact information of the selected contact is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen, so that different information about the contact can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen; the wireless terminal obtains the service information corresponding to the contact information, so that the user can obtain information about the involved contact from time to time using the wireless terminal; the obtained service information is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen, so that the user can easily and quickly read the information about the contact involved in the specific area of ​​the wireless terminal screen.

The above embodiment can be specifically implemented by means of a specific hardware device, and can also be implemented by means of some software.

In another embodiment of the method for processing contact information, this contact information includes at least one contact information. That is, at least one contact information is linked to the specific area of ​​the screen. All the service information about the contacts linked to the contact can be presented in the specific area of ​​the screen.

In another embodiment of the method for processing contact information, the contact information includes a contact's mobile communication number and at least one instant communication number, a web entry address, an email address, and an email address. address of an online store corresponding to the contact's mobile communication number.

When the contact information includes the mobile communication number, the step of obtaining service information corresponding to the contact information and presenting the service information in the specific area of ​​the screen may include the receipt of a portion of information SMS or a mMS information portion; by matching the mobile phone identifier of the sender carried in the SMS information or MMS information with the mobile communication number. SMS information or MMS information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the screen if the match is successful.

When the contact information includes the contact's email address, the step of obtaining the service information corresponding to the contact information and presenting the service information in the specific area of ​​the screen may include receiving a portion of email information; match the sender's email identifier, carried in the email information

ES 2 557 232 T3 with email address information. The email information can be presented in the specific area of ​​the screen if the match is successful.

When the contact information includes the instant communication number, the web entry address, and the online store address, the step of obtaining the service information corresponding to the contact information, and the presentation of the information of services in the specific area of ​​the screen can include obtaining the dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, to the entry address on the web and the address of the online store. The dynamically updated information can be presented in the specific area of ​​the screen.

In addition, obtaining the dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the web entry address and the online store address may include the entry on the website corresponding to the instant communication number, the address entry on the web and to the address of the online store periodically. The dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the web entry address and the online store address can be obtained later.

The following describes the method for processing the contact information in detail with reference to the specific embodiments.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for processing contact information in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the wireless terminal can be a mobile phone, and the contact can be stored in the mobile phone. As illustrated in Figure 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step 201: Store the contact information on the mobile phone. Contact information is not limited to the mobile phone number, and can include all information about the contact. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the next contact information of the contact is stored in the mobile phone. Name: Zhang San; mobile communication number: 134xxxx9458; web entry address: www.xxxx.com; QQ number: 43xxxx56; email address: xxxx@sohu.com; online store address: www. *****. com.

Step 202: Pin a contact list on the screen. The user of the mobile phone can set the contact of the contacts involved in the contact stored in the mobile phone on the screen of the mobile phone, to form a contact list. In this way, when it is necessary to link the contact to the specific area of ​​the screen, the contact can be selected easily and quickly.

Step 203: Select a contact from the contact list.

Step 204: Link the contact information of the selected contact in the specific area of ​​the screen. For example, the mobile phone user may consider Zhang San an involved contact, and then link the contact information to a specific area of ​​the screen, so that all information about the contact is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen. screen, for example if Zhang San's web entry is up to date, if short messages are received from Zhang San, if Zhang San's QQ signature is up to date, or if Zhang San's image is up to date.

Step 205: Receive a short message, judge whether the sender's mobile communication number matches the mobile communication number of the contact linked to the specific area of ​​the screen, and present the short message in the specific area of ​​the screen if the match Is successful.

When the mobile phone receives a short message, the mobile phone extracts the mobile communication number of the sender sending the short message, and matches the mobile communication number of the sender with the mobile communication number 134xxxx9458 of Zhang San; If the match is successful, the mobile phone can know that the short message has been sent from an involved contact of the user, and then present the content of the short message in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to Zhang San's contact information.

In step 205, a multimedia message may also be received. When the mobile phone receives a multimedia message, the mobile phone matches the mobile communication number of the sender who sends the multimedia message, with the mobile communication number of the contact linked to the specific area of ​​the screen; If the match is successful, the mobile phone can know that the multimedia message has been sent from an involved contact of the user, and then present the content of the multimedia message, such as photos and animations, in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to the contact information for Zhang San.

Step 206: Periodically enter www.xxxx.com. If any updated information is found, get the dynamically updated information and present the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen.

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For example, the mobile phone enters www.xxxx.com in the background every half hour, to see if Zhang San's blog has been updated. If the blog is up to date, the mobile phone can get the dynamically updated information and present the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to Zhang San's contact information. Therefore, the user can get the updated Zhang San blog content in the specific area of ​​the screen.

Step 207: Search for the dynamically updated information corresponding to the QQ number "43xxxx56" based on the programming. If updated information is found, get the dynamically updated information and present the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen.

For example, the mobile phone checks every half hour in the background for information about whether the QQ number has been updated, for example, if the personalized signature is updated, if new entries or new photos have been updated in the QQ area, and if QQ image updated; If any updated information is found, the mobile phone gets the dynamically updated information and displays the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to Zhang San's contact information.

Step 208: Receive an email, judge whether the sender's email address matches the email address of the contact linked to the specific area of ​​the screen, and present the email content in the specific area of ​​the screen if the match is successful.

For example, the mobile phone can extract the email address of the sender sending the email from the email, and then match the email address of the sender with Zhang San's email address xxxx@sohu.com . If the match is successful, the mobile phone can know that the email has been sent from an involved contact of the user, and then present the content of the email in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to Zhang San's contact information.

Step 209: Periodically enter www. *****. Com. If any updated information is found, get the dynamically updated information and present the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen. For example, the mobile phone enters www. *****. Com in the background every half hour, to check if new items are available in the online store, if any discount information is available, or if they have been added. new comments. If any updated information is found, the mobile phone can obtain the dynamically updated information and display the dynamically updated information in the specific area of ​​the screen linked to Zhang San's contact information. Therefore, the user can get updated information about the Zhang San online store in the specific area of ​​the screen.

It should be noted that the preceding steps 205 to 209 can be executed in any sequence.

The above embodiment can be specifically implemented by means of a specific hardware device, and can be implemented by means of some software.

Using the method provided in this embodiment, the contact is set on the screen to form a contact list. A contact is selected from the contact list and the contact information of the selected contact is linked to the specific area of ​​the screen, so that different information about the contact information can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen. The wireless terminal actively obtains the service information corresponding to the contact information, so that the user can get information about the involved contact from time to time, using the wireless terminal, for example if a short message is received from the contact, if it has been updated the contact's Blog, and if new articles are available in the contact's online store. The obtained service information is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen, so that the user can easily and quickly read the information about the contact involved in the specific area of ​​the wireless terminal screen.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of a mobile phone in a specific embodiment of a contact information processing method, according to the present invention. In the graphical interface, below the search bar a list of contacts is fixed, and below the list of contacts is the specific area of ​​the on-screen presentation. The user of the wireless terminal can add more contacts and contact information to the contact list. The user can use the mobile phone keypad to select from the contact list a contact that he needs to involve. For a touch screen mobile phone, the user can select a contact from the contact list by using a stylus or a finger to touch the screen. For example, when the user selects the leftmost contact in Fig. 3, the relevant information of the contact information can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the display screen. As illustrated in Figure 3, the image of the daughter of a contact who has uploaded the contact on the Internet is presented.

Figure 4 shows a structure of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present

ES 2 557 232 T3 invention. As illustrated in Figure 4, the wireless terminal includes an establishment module 11, a selection module 12, a linking module 13, a obtaining module 14, and a presentation module 15. The establishment module 11 is configured to establish a contact list on the screen. The selection module 12 is configured to select a contact from the list of contacts established by the establishment module 11. The linking module 13 is configured to link the contact information selected by the selection module 12 in the specific area of ​​the screen. The obtaining module 14 is configured to obtain the service information corresponding to the selected contact information that the linking module 13 has linked. The presentation module 15 is configured to present the service information obtained by the obtaining module 14 in the specific area of ​​the screen.

The principle for implementing the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment is the same as that for implementing the contact information processing method illustrated in Fig. 1 and will not be described again.

Using the wireless terminal in this embodiment, the contact is set on the screen to form a contact list. A contact is selected from the contact list and the contact information of the selected contact, so that the user can obtain information about the involved contact, it is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen, so that different information about contact in the specific area of ​​the screen. The obtaining module actively obtains the service information corresponding to the contact information of the selected contact from time to time, using the wireless terminal. The obtained service information is presented in the specific area of ​​the screen, so that the user can easily and quickly read the information about the contact involved in the specific area of ​​the screen, using the presentation module.

Figure 5 shows a structure of a wireless terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the wireless terminal includes an establishment module 11, a selection module 12, a linking module 13, a obtaining module 14, and a presentation module 15. The establishment module 11 is configured to establish a contact list on the screen. The selection module 12 is configured to select a contact from the list of contacts established by the establishment module 11. The linking module 13 is configured to link the contact information selected by the selection module 12 in the specific area of ​​the screen. The obtaining module 14 is configured to obtain the service information corresponding to the contact information of the selected contact who has linked the linking module 13. The presentation module 15 is configured to present the service information obtained by the obtaining module 14 in the specific area of ​​the screen.

Furthermore, the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment includes a storage module 16 configured to store the contact, where the contact includes a mobile communication number of the selected contact and at least one instant communication number, an entry address in the website, an email address and an online store address corresponding to the number of mobile communications. The obtaining module 14 may include a matching unit 141 and a system input unit 142. The matching unit 141 is configured to: match the identifier of the sender's wireless terminal, carried in the received SMS information or MMS information, with the contact's mobile communication number, and send the SMS information or MMS information to the presentation module 15 if the match is successful, or match the sender's email identifier conveyed in the email information received with the email address, and sending the email information to the presentation module 15 if the match is successful. The system entry unit 142 is configured to enter a website corresponding to the instant communication number, email address, web entry address and online store address periodically, obtain the dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the web entry address and the online store address, and sending the dynamically updated information to the display module 15.

The implementation principle of the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment is the same as for implementing the contact information processing method illustrated in Fig. 2, and will not be described again.

By using the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment, the contact stored in the storage module is fixed on the screen to form a contact list; a contact is selected from the contact list and the contact information of the selected contact is linked to a specific area of ​​the screen, so that different information about the contact can be displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen, using the presentation; the obtaining module actively obtains the service information corresponding to the contact information, so that the user can obtain information about the involved contact in a timely manner, using the wireless terminal, for example, if a short message is received from the contact, if The contact's Blog has been updated, and if new items are available in the store at

ES 2 557 232 T3 contact line; the service information obtained is displayed in the specific area of ​​the screen, so that the user can easily and quickly read the information about the contact involved in the specific area of ​​the wireless terminal screen.