Wireless terminal and method for processing contact information

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The invention relates to communication technology, in particular to embodiments of a wireless terminal and a method of processing contact information.

BACKGROUND [0002] Along with richer content, the web has become one of the main ways for people to get information and show themselves. For example, people can write articles on blogs, load and present photos in a web album and update their personalized signature, feel or image in QQ and MSN. (Tencent QQ, generally known as QQ, is a popular free computer program in China for instant messaging; MSN (originally Microsoft Network) is a collection of services and services provided by Microsoft.) Using these services, friends can know the current state of life of users on based on their network information. In addition, people can use the online store, available at taobao.com, for the sale of goods,

[0003] In the state of the art, when people want to know if a QQ signature has changed their contact, they have to log in to QQ; when people want to check if they have received an e-mail from the contact they are interested in, they must log in to the e-mail account.

[0004] During the implementation of the invention, the inventor has found the following problems in the prior art. When people want to get information about their contacts, they have to use different methods, for example to log in to QQ or email. Therefore, this method is complicated and does not take place in real time. It is urgent to solve the problem of how to quickly and easily acquire information about contacts that interest you.

Patent application CN 101188827 A discloses how to display the standby screen on a mobile phone. The option to set whether the contact is displayed on the standby screen is added to the contact in the mobile phone's address book. When the standby screen is running, the contact information, set to display on the standby screen, is displayed by scrolling in a specific order. The method has advantages in that the contact information is directly displayed on the standby screen and this information can be viewed directly without entering the address book. The user can easily find out about unread messages (unread messages) and missed calls (missed calls) from contacts that interest him. His contacts are interesting

-2displayed by scrolling on the standby screen, and unread messages and missed calls can be displayed directly on the leading photos of the respective contacts. The user can selectively treat them according to their validity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] Embodiments of the invention provide a wireless terminal and method of processing contact information to solve a technical problem in the prior art such that the process of obtaining information about user-friendly contacts is complicated and does not take place in real time, thereby providing an easy and quickly get information about contacts that you are interested in.

[0006] The method of processing contact information for a wireless terminal performed by a wireless terminal involves setting a contact list on the screen. The contact is selected from the contact list and the information about the selected contact is associated with the specific area of ​​the display. The service information corresponding to the contact information is obtained and displayed in a specific area of ​​the display. If the contact information is only one, only this one contact information is associated with one specific display area; when the contact information is many, a lot of contact information is associated with many specific display areas on a one-to-one basis; the size and layout of the specific display area are determined based on the actual needs of the user.

[0007] In another embodiment, the wireless terminal includes a setter configured to set the contact list on the display. The dialer is configured to select a contact from the contact list. The binding module is configured to bind contact information selected by the selecting module to a specific display area. The receiving module is configured to obtain service information corresponding to the information about the contact bound by the binding module. The display module is configured to display the service information received by the receiving module in a specific display area. When the contact information is only one, only one contact information is associated with one specific display area; when the contact information is many, a lot of contact information is associated with many specific display areas on a one-to-one basis; the size and layout of the specific display area are determined based on the actual needs of the user.

[0008] In an embodiment of the invention, the contact is set on the display for creating a contact list; the contact is selected from the contact list and associated with a specific area of ​​the display so that different contact information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display; the wireless terminal obtains information about the selected contact information so that the user can obtain information about the contact he is interested in while using the wireless terminal; the service information obtained is displayed in a specific area of ​​the display such that

-3user can easily and quickly read information about the contact he is interested in in a specific area of ​​the wireless terminal display.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] For a clearer representation of a technical solution according to the invention, the drawing figures attached to show embodiments of the invention are shown below. Of course, the attached drawings are only examples, and technical experts may obtain other figures of the drawing from the attached figures without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a flow diagram of a method of processing contact information according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sequence diagram of a method of processing contact information according to another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of a mobile telephone according to a specific embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 shows the structure of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the invention; and

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

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS [0010] The technical solution of the invention is set forth in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the invention, and the invention is not limited to these embodiments. Other embodiments that those skilled in the art will get from the embodiments of the invention are also within the scope of protection of the invention.

[0011] Fig. 1 is a flow diagram of a method of processing contact information according to embodiments of the invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the method comprises the following steps.

[0012] Step 101: Setting the contact list on the display. For example, a wireless terminal user can set up a list of contacts on the display of a wireless terminal based on current needs so that performing related operations on contacts from the contact list is convenient.

[0013] Step 102: Selecting a contact from the contact list. When a wireless terminal user wants to associate one or more contacts to a specific area of ​​the wireless terminal display, a wireless terminal user may select a contact from the contact list.

[0014] Step 103: Linking the contact information of the selected contact to a specific area of ​​the display. For example, a wireless terminal may associate information about

- selected contact with a specific area of ​​the wireless terminal display such that various service information regarding the contact information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display. In this embodiment, the wireless terminal may be a mobile telephone and the contact information is not limited to information such as the mobile contact communication number, and may include all contact information, e.g. an email address, an MSN number, and so on. In real-world applications, a mobile phone user may choose a contact as an interested contact, and then associate contact information with a specific area on the display. Thus, all contact information is displayed on a specific area of ​​the display.

[0015] It should be noted that the embodiment is not limited to the case that only information about one contact is associated with one particular display area. On the basis of current needs, information on multiple contacts may be associated with multiple specific areas on a one-to-one basis, or information on multiple contacts may be associated with one specific display area. The size and layout of a specific display area can be determined based on the actual user's needs.

[0016] Step 104: Obtaining service information regarding the selected contact information and displaying service information in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0017] After the wireless terminal associates the selected contact information with a specific display area, the wireless terminal may obtain service information corresponding to the contact information. In this embodiment, the mobile telephone may be used to obtain and save contact information for contacts stored in the mobile phone. For example, the contact information may be the mobile contact number of the contact, and the information of the contact information service may be SMS information or MMS information. The mobile phone may receive SMS information, and then compare or match the sender information conveyed in the SMS information (e.g. a mobile sender's mobile number) with the contact information associated with the specific display area. If the comparison or match is successful, the mobile phone may know that the received SMS information is sent from the contact of the interested user. Thus, the mobile phone may display SMS information in a specific display area associated with the contact information.

[0018] It is understood that a mobile telephone may also receive MMS information and display images or animations from MMS information in a specific, associated display area. In yet another example, the contact information may be an MSN number. In the meantime, the mobile phone can automatically search for dynamically updated information in the background, such as a personalized signature and photo associated with the MSN, for example every half hour.

[0019] By using the method provided in this embodiment, the contact is set on the display for creating a contact list; the contact is selected from the contact list and the information about the selected contact is associated with a specific area of ​​the display so that different contact information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display; the wireless terminal obtains information about the contact information so that the user can obtain information about the contact at hand using the wireless terminal in time; the contact information obtained is displayed in a specific area of ​​the display so that the user can quickly and easily read information about the contact he is interested in in a specific area of ​​the wireless terminal display.

[0020] The above embodiment may in particular be implemented by a specific hardware device and may also be implemented by means of some software.

[0021] In another embodiment of the method of processing contact information, the contact information includes information about at least one contact. That is, information about at least one contact is associated with a specific area of ​​the display. All service information about contacts associated with a contact can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0022] In another embodiment of the method of processing contact information, the contact information includes a mobile contact communication number and at least one of an instant message number, a web log address, an e-mail address and an online store address regarding mobile contact number.

[0023] When the contact information includes a mobile communication number, the step of obtaining service information regarding contact information and displaying service information in a specific area of ​​the display may include receiving SMS information or MMS information; matching the identifier of the mobile terminal 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 display area if the match is successful.

[0024] When the contact information includes a contact's e-mail address, the step of obtaining service information regarding the contact information and displaying service information in a particular area of ​​the display may include receiving e-mail information; matching the sender's e-mail sender carried in the e-mail information with the e-mail address information. The e-mail information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display if the match is successful.

[0025] When the contact information includes an immediate communication number, the network log address, the electronic store address, the step of obtaining service information regarding contact information and displaying service information in a specific display area may include obtaining dynamically updated information.

-6 concerning the immediate communication number, the network log address or the address of the online store. Dynamically updated information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0026] Furthermore, obtaining dynamically updated information regarding the instantaneous communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store may include periodic login to the website corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store. Dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the online store address can then be obtained.

[0027] In the following, a method for processing contact information with respect to specific embodiments is described in detail.

[0028] Fig. 2 is a sequence diagram of operations for processing contact information according to another embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the wireless terminal may be a mobile telephone and the contact may be stored in the mobile phone. As shown in Fig. 2, the method comprises the following steps:

Step 201: Save contact information on your mobile phone. Contact information is not limited to a mobile number and can include all contact information. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the following contact information is stored in the mobile phone: name and surname: Zhang San; mobile number: 134xxxx9458; network log address:<a href="http://www.xxxx.com">www.xxxx.com</a>; QQ number: 43xxxx56; e-mail address<a href="mailto:xxxx@sohu.com">xxxx@sohu.com</a>; the address of the online store: www. ****. com.

Step 202: Setting the contact list on the display. The user of the mobile phone can set the contact of the contact he is interested in in the contacts stored in the mobile phone on the display of the mobile phone to create a list of contacts. The same, when it is necessary to link a contact to a specific area of ​​the display, the contact can be easily and quickly selected.

Step 203: Selecting a contact from the contact list.

Step 204: Link information about the selected contact to the specific area of ​​the display. For example, a mobile phone user may consider Zhang San to be interested in contacting him, and then link the contact information to a specific display area so that all contact information is displayed in a specific display area, for example each time the Zhang San network log is updated when short messages are received from Zhang San, when the Zhang San QQ signature is updated, or when the Zhang San image is updated.

Step 205: Receive a short message, evaluate if the sender's mobile communication number matches the mobile communication number of the contact associated with the specified message

- display area, and display a short message in a specific area of ​​the display if the match is successful.

[0029] When the mobile phone receives a short message, the cellular telephone extracts the mobile communication number of the sender sending the short message, and matches the sender's mobile communication number with the mobile number 134xxxx9458 Zhang San; if the match is successful, the mobile phone may know that a short message has been sent from the contact's interested user, and then display the content of the short message in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information.

[0030] 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 sending the multimedia message with the contact mobile communication number associated with the specific display area; if the match is successful, the mobile phone may know that the multimedia message has been sent from the contact of the interested user, and then display the content of the multimedia message, such as images and animations, in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information.

[0031] Step 206: Periodic login to <a href="http://www.xxxx.com">www.xxxx.com</a>. If any updated information is found, obtain dynamically updated information and display dynamically updated information in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0032] For example, a mobile phone logs in to the background <a href="http://www.xxxx.com">www.xxxx.com</a> every half an hour to know if Zhang San's blog has been updated. If the blog has been updated, the mobile phone may obtain dynamically updated information and display dynamically updated information in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information. Thus, the user can get the updated content of Zhang San's blog in a specific display area.

[0033] Step 207: Searching for temporally dynamically updated information corresponding to the QQ number "43xxxx56". If any updated information is found, obtain dynamically updated information and then display dynamically updated information in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0034] For example, the mobile phone searches in the background every 30 minutes for information on whether the QQ number has been updated, whether the personalized signature has been updated, whether new log entries or photos have been updated in the QQ zone, and whether the QQ image has been updated; if any updated information is found, the mobile phone obtains dynamically updated information and displays dynamically updated information in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information.

[0035] Step 208: Receiving an e-mail message, evaluating whether the sender's e-mail address matches the e-mail address of the associated contact

- with a specific display area, and display the e-mail content in a specific area of ​​the display, if the match is successful.

[0036] For example, a mobile telephone may e-mail the e-mail address of the sender sending the e-mail, and then match the e-mail address of the sender with the e-mail address <a href="mailto:xxxx@sohu.com">xxxx@sohu.com</a> Zhang San. If the match is successful, the mobile phone may know that the e-mail has been sent from the contact of the interested user, and then display the e-mail content in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information.

[0037] Step 209: Periodic login to www. **** com. If any updated information is found, obtain dynamically updated information and display dynamically updated information in a specific area of ​​the display. For example, a mobile phone can log in in the background to www. ****. Com every half an hour to check whether new goods are available in the online store, whether new information about discounts is available, or whether new comments have been added. If any new information is found, the mobile phone may obtain dynamically updated information and display dynamically updated information in the specific display area associated with the Zhang San contact information.

[0038] It should be noted that the earlier steps 205 to 209 can be performed in any order.

[0039] The above embodiment may in particular be implemented by a specific hardware device and may also be implemented by certain software.

[0040] By using the method provided in this embodiment, contact is set on the display for creating a list of contacts. The contact is selected from the contact list and the information about the selected contact is associated with a specific area of ​​the display so that different contact information can be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display. The wireless terminal actively obtains information about the contact information so that the user can obtain timely information about the contact he is interested in by using the wireless terminal, e.g. when a short message is received from the contact when the contact's blog is updated, and when the new goods will be available in the online store contact. The information obtained is displayed in the specific area of ​​the device display,

[0041] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a graphic user interface of a mobile phone in a particular embodiment of a method of processing contact information of the invention. On the graphical interface, a list of contacts has been set below the search bar, and a specific area is located below the contact list

-9wyświetlacza. The user of the mobile terminal can add more contacts and contact information to the contact list. The user can use the mobile phone keypad to dial, from the contact list, the contact that interests him. In the case of touch-screen phones, the user can select a contact from the contact list by using a touch stylus or finger. For example, when the user selects the contact positioned most on the left in Fig. 3, the contact information information may be displayed in a specific area of ​​the display screen. As shown in Fig. 3, a picture of the contact's daughter read by the contact to the Internet is displayed.

[0042] Fig. 4 shows the structure of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless terminal includes a setting module 11, a selection module 12, a binding module 13, a receiving module 14 and a display module 15. The setting module 11 is configured to set a list of contacts on the display. The selecting module 12 is configured to select a contact from the contact list set by the setting module 11. The binding module 13 is configured to bind contact information selected by the selecting module 12 to a specific display area. The acquiring module 14 is configured to obtain service information corresponding to information about the selected contact associated with the linking module 13.

[0043] The principle of implementing the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment is the same as the embodiment of the contact information processing method shown in Fig. 1 and will not be further described.

[0044] By using the wireless terminal in this embodiment, the contact is set on the display for creating the contact list. The contact is selected from the contact list, and the information about the selected contact is associated with a specific area of ​​the display so that different contact information is displayed in a specific area of ​​the display. The receiving module actively obtains the service information corresponding to the information about the selected contact so that the user can obtain information about the contact he is interested in by using the wireless terminal in time. The obtained service information is displayed in a specific area of ​​the display so that the user can easily and quickly read information about the contact he is interested in in a specific area of ​​the display by using a display module.

[0045] Fig. 5 shows the structure of a wireless terminal according to another embodiment of the invention. As shown in Fig. 5, the wireless terminal includes a setting module 11, a selection module 12, a binding module 13, a obtaining module 14 and a display module 15. The setting module 11 is configured to set a list of contacts on the display. The selecting module 12 is configured to select a contact from the contact list set by the setting module 11. The binding module 13 is configured to bind contact information selected by the selecting module 12 to a specific display area. The receiving module 14 is configured to obtain service information corresponding to information about the selected associated contact

With the binding module 13. The display module 15 is configured to display service information obtained by the obtaining module 14 in a specific area of ​​the display.

[0046] Furthermore, the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment includes a storage module 16 configured to store the contact, wherein the contact comprises a mobile communication number and at least one of the instant communication number, network log address, email address and store address he -line, corresponding to the number of mobile communication. The acquiring module 14 may include a matching unit 141 and a login unit 142. The matching unit 141 is configured to: match the sender's wireless terminal identifier carried in received SMS information or MMS information with the mobile contact communication number, and send the SMS information or MMS information to the display module if the match is successful, or for matching the sender's e-mail identifier carried in the received e-mail information to the e-mail address, and sending the e-mail information to the display module 15, if the match is successful. The login unit 142 is configured to periodically log in to the website corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store, obtain dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, network log address and online store address, and to send dynamically updated information to the module displaying 15. and sending e-mail information to the display module 15, if the match is successful. The login unit 142 is configured to periodically log in to the website corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store, obtain dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, network log address and online store address, and to send dynamically updated information to the module displaying 15. and sending e-mail information to the display module 15, if the match is successful. The login unit 142 is configured to periodically log in to the website corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store, obtain dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, network log address and online store address, and to send dynamically updated information to the module displaying 15.

[0047] The principle of implementing the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment is the same as the embodiment of the contact information processing method shown in Fig. 2, and is not further described.

[0048] By using the wireless terminal provided in this embodiment, the contact stored in the storing module is set on the display for creating a contact list; the contact is selected from the contact list, and the information about the selected contact is associated with a specific area of ​​the display so that different contact information is displayed in a specific display area by the display module; the receiving module actively acquires information services corresponding to information about the selected contact so that the user can receive information about the contact in time using the wireless terminal, e.g. about whether a short message has been received from the contact, whether the contact's blog has been updated or new the goods are available in the online store of contact;

[0049] Other embodiments are described as follows:

Embodiment 1

[0050] A method of processing contact information for a wireless terminal, the method comprising: setting (101, 202) a list of contacts on the display; dialing (102, 203) contacts from the contact list; associating (103, 204) contact information of the selected contact with a specific area of ​​the display; obtaining (104) service information corresponding to the contact information of the selected contact; and displaying (104) content of service information in a specific display area; wherein, when the contact information is only one, only this one contact information is associated with one specific display area; when the contact information is many, a lot of contact information is associated with many specific display areas on a one-to-one basis;

Embodiment 2 [0051] The method of claim 1, wherein the selected contact includes at least one contact.

Embodiment 3 [0052] The method of embodiment 1 or embodiment 2, wherein the contact information includes a mobile communication number of the selected contact and at least one of: an instant messaging number, a network log address, an email address, and an online store address, corresponding to the number of mobile communication of the selected contact.

Embodiment 4 [0053] The method of embodiment 3, wherein the step of obtaining (104) service information corresponding to the contact information and displaying service information in a specific area of ​​the display comprises: receiving (205) information of a short message service (SMS) or information service message multimedia (MMS); matching (205) the sender's wireless terminal identifier contained in the SMS information or MMS information with the mobile communication number; and displaying (205) the SMS information or MMS information in the specific display area, if the match is successful.

Embodiment 5 The method of embodiment 3, wherein the step of obtaining (104) service information corresponding to the contact information and displaying service information in a specific area of ​​the display includes: receiving (208) e-mail information, matching the sender's e-mail identifier contained in the message; e-mail information with e-mail address information; and displaying (208) e-mail information in a specific display area, if the match is successful.

Embodiment 6

[0055] The method of embodiment 3, wherein the step of obtaining service information corresponding to the contact information and displaying content of service information in a specific display area, includes: obtaining (206, 207, 209) dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, address network log and the address of an online store; and displaying (206, 207, 209) dynamically updated information in a specific area of ​​the display.

Embodiment 7 [0056] The method of embodiment 6, wherein the step obtained (206, 207, 209) of dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, network log address and online store address includes: periodic login (206, 207, 209) to the website corresponding to the number of instant communication, the address of the network log and the address of the online store, and obtaining dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the internet journal address and the address of the online store.

Embodiment 8 [0057] A wireless terminal, comprising: a setter module (11) configured to set a list of contacts on the display; a selection module (12) configured to select a contact from the contact list set by the setting module (11); a binding module (13) configured to associate contact information of a selected contact selected by the selecting module (12) with a specific display area; a receiving module (14) configured to obtain service information corresponding to information about the selected contact associated by the linker module (13); a display module (15) configured to display service information obtained by the obtaining module (14) in a specific area of ​​the display; where there is only one information about the contact, only this one contact information is associated with one specific display area; when the contact information is many, a lot of contact information is associated with many specific display areas on a one-to-one basis; the size and layout of the specific display area are determined based on the actual needs of the user.

Embodiment 9 [0058] A wireless terminal according to embodiment 8, also comprising a storing module (16) configured to store contact information, wherein the contact information comprises a mobile communication number of the selected contact and at least one of the instant communication number, the log address. network, e-mail address, e-shop address, corresponding to the number of mobile communication.

Embodiment 10

[0059] A wireless terminal according to embodiment 9, wherein the obtaining module (14) comprises a matching unit (141) configured to match the sender's wireless terminal identifier contained in the received short message service (SMS) information or multimedia message service information (MMS). ) with the mobile communication number, and sending SMS information or MMS information to the display module, if the match is successful, or matching the sender's e-mail identifier contained in the received e-mail information with the e-mail address information, and sending the e-mail information content to the display module (15) if the match is successful.

Embodiment 11 [0060] A wireless terminal according to embodiment 9 or embodiment 10, wherein the obtaining module (14) includes a login unit (142) configured to periodically log on to a website corresponding to an instant messaging number, a network log address, and a store address. on the internet, obtaining dynamically updated information corresponding to the instant communication number, the network log address and the address of the online store, and sending dynamically updated information to the display module (15).

Dorota Rzążewska Patent attorney