Apparatus and method for synchronizing phonebook data with messages in portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSun-Young MAENG
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for synchronizing phonebook data with messages in a portable terminal. The method includes setting a synchronization mode for synchronizing the phonebook data with the sent/received messages; detecting, from among the sent/received messages, a message corresponding to a specific phone number of a phonebook when the specific phone number is changed; and changing sending/receiving information contained in the detected message according to the set synchronization mode.
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A method for synchronizing phonebook data with sent/received messages in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:
- setting a synchronization mode for synchronizing the phonebook data with the sent/received messages;
- detecting from among the sent/received messages, a message corresponding to a specific phone number in a phonebook when the specific phone number was changed;
- and
- changing sending/receiving information contained in the detected message according to the set synchronization mode.
An apparatus for synchronization phonebook data with sent/received messages, comprising:
- a phonebook for storing phone numbers and names;
- a message DataBase (DB) for storing message senders'/receivers' phone numbers and names of the sent/received messages;
- and
- a control unit for checking a synchronization mode opted by a user for synchronizing the phonebook data with the sent/received messages when a specific phone number of the phonebook was changed, detecting from the message DB a message corresponding to the specific phone number to be changed, and changing sending/receiving information contained the detected message according to the checked mode.
An apparatus for synchronizing phonebook data with sent/received messages in a portable terminal, comprising:
- means for setting a synchronization mode for synchronizing the phonebook data with the sent/received messages;
- means for detecting from among the sent/received messages, a message corresponding to a specific phone number in a phonebook when the specific phone number was changed;
- and
- means for changing sending/receiving information contained in the detected message according to the set synchronization mode.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon program for synchronizing phonebook data with sent/received messages in a portable terminal, comprising:
- a first code segment for setting a synchronization mode for synchronizing the phonebook data with the sent/received messages;
- a second code segment for detecting, from among the sent/received messages, a message corresponding to a specific phone number in a phonebook when the specific phone number was changed;
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- a third code segment for changing sending/receiving information contained in the detected message according to the set synchronization mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.