Patent ID: 8515398
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for managing phone book data of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a phone book search screen; comparing a file name of a photo to be stored with a record name of a phone book when photo storage is executed in the phone book search screen; and automatically designating a photo having the same file name as the record name of the phone book in a photo field of the phone book, wherein the automatically designating of the photo comprises: updating information of the photo field with a photo received from an external source or a captured image when a different photo is designated in the photo field of the phone book, and wherein the updating of the information of the photo field comprises: recognizing a face from a received photo or a captured image; recognizing a face of a designated photo in the photo field of the phone book; calculating a similarity between the recognized face of the received photo or the captured photo and the face of the designated photo; and updating the information of the photo field of the phone book with the recognized face of the received photo or the captured photo when the calculated similarity is higher than a certain threshold value.