Apparatus and method for detecting communication operation resulted from an erroneous content in mobile platform

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting whether a content executed in a mobile platform of mobile communication terminal perform a communication operation without a user's reservation or permission, thereby preventing an unexpected communication operation. In this invention, if a content performs the communication operation due to its malfunction by a computer virus or a program error, the communication operation, such as voice calling or message transmission to unspecified communication terminal or access to arbitrary wireless internet server, is detected and interrupted. With the interruption of the unexpected communication operation, the user's damage, such as the payment of charges for communication services, is previously prevented. In case of the interruption of the communication operation, the user is informed of the erroneous content and the performed communication operation so that the user selects the corresponding contents to be deleted or preserved.

1 . A mobile communication terminal to interrupt a communication operation caused by an erroneous content, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
 a function setting unit to set an interlock function of platform communication, the interlock function to interrupt the communication operation caused by the erroneous content executed in a mobile platform mounted in the mobile communication terminal, the function setting unit being a menu-driven type or a specific key button-driven type;   a detection unit to detect the communication operation caused by the erroneous content if the function setting unit is set, wherein the detection unit detects the communication operation without a specific key provided with the mobile communication terminal having been pressed for communicative connection;   a controller to interrupt the communication operation caused by the erroneous content if the detection unit detects the communication operation caused by the erroneous content; and   a notification unit to visually or aurally indicate the interruption of the communication operation caused by the erroneous content and to display information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation,   wherein the controller inquires whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content and processes to delete or preserve the erroneous content according to a result of the controller inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content, and   wherein the controller controls the notification unit to visually or aurally indicate the interruption of the communication operation and to display the information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation on a terminal screen.   
     
     
         2 . A mobile communication terminal to interrupt a communication operation caused by an erroneous content, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
 a function setting unit to set an interlock function of platform communication, the interlock function to interrupt the communication operation caused by the erroneous content executed in a mobile platform mounted in the mobile communication terminal, the function setting unit being a menu-driven type or a specific key button-driven type;   a detection unit to detect the communication operation caused by the erroneous content if the function setting unit is set, wherein the detection unit detects the communication operation without a reservation for a message transmission being set;   a controller to interrupt the communication operation caused by the erroneous content if the detection unit detects the communication operation caused by the erroneous content; and   a notification unit to visually or aurally indicate the interruption of the communication operation caused by the erroneous content and to display information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation,   wherein the controller inquires whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content and processes to delete or preserve the erroneous content according to a result of the controller inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content, and   wherein the controller controls the notification unit to visually or aurally indicate the interruption of the communication operation and to display the information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation on a terminal screen.   
     
     
         3 . A method for controlling a communication operation of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising;
 setting an interlock function of platform communication, the interlock function to interrupt the communication operation caused by an erroneous content executed in a mobile platform mounted in the mobile communication terminal, the interlock function being realized in a menu-driven type or a specific key button-driven type;   if the interlock function is set, detecting the communication operation caused by the erroneous content without a specific key provided with the mobile communication terminal having been pressed for communicative connection; and   if the communication operation caused by the erroneous content is detected, the method further comprises:
 interrupting the communication operation caused by the erroneous content, 
 indicating, visually or aurally, the interruption of the communication operation caused by the erroneous content, 
 displaying information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation on a terminal screen, 
 inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content, and 
 deleting or preserving the erroneous content according to a result of the inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content. 
   
     
     
         4 . A method for controlling a communication operation of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
 setting an interlock function of platform communication, the interlock function to interrupt the communication operation caused by an erroneous content executed in a mobile platform mounted in the mobile communication terminal, the interlock function being realized in a menu-driven type or a specific key button-driven type;   if the interlock function is set, detecting the communication operation caused by the erroneous content without a reservation for a message transmission being set; and   if the communication operation caused by the erroneous content is detected, the method further comprises:
 interrupting the communication operation caused by the erroneous content, 
 indicating, visually or aurally, the interruption of the communication operation caused by the erroneous content, 
 displaying information of the erroneous content and the interrupted communication operation on a terminal screen, 
 inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content, and 
 deleting or preserving the erroneous content according to a result of the inquiring whether to delete or preserve the erroneous content.