Patent ID: 8121627

Claim:
A mobile terminal having a schedule management function, said mobile terminal comprising: a key input unit for outputting a signal corresponding to a key pressed and including an automatic response key for sending an automatic response message with implementation of the schedule management function; a memory for storing a schedule management table including at least one piece of schedule information, and a standard voice message informing the callers that the user is unable to answer calls, wherein the schedule management table describes appointments of the user; and a control unit for determining whether the automatic response key is pressed in order to send schedule information corresponding to a current time when an incoming call is received, detecting any schedule information corresponding to the current time from the schedule management table when the automatic response key is pressed, sending a schedule informing message including the detected schedule information to a caller's terminal when the schedule information corresponding to the current time is detected, and the standard voice message to a caller's terminal when the schedule information corresponding to the current time is not detected; wherein the schedule information comprises at least a description of an appointment of the user for the current time, and the description is stored in the memory as text data or sound data.