Patent Document ID: 7697960
Application ID: 11111977
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for displaying status information on a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: when an event is generated in the mobile terminal, determining whether a function for displaying a character image has been set for the event; if the function has been set, processing the generated event, selecting a character image corresponding to the event in a character memory and displaying an event processing result together with the selected character image; and if the function has not been set, processing the generated event and displaying the event processing result; wherein said character image is an avatar and said character memory is an avatar memory for storing avatar images corresponding to different events; wherein said step of displaying the event processing result comprises: when the generated event is an alarm/schedule alert event for which the character displaying function has been set and when a preset alarm/schedule alert time is reached, analyzing a list of alarm/schedule alert registrations; and detecting an alarm/schedule alert to be generated at the preset time, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the alarm/schedule alert in the avatar memory and displaying an alarm/schedule alert message together with the selected avatar image; wherein said display of the alarm/schedule alert message comprises: when the alarm/schedule alert is an anniversary alert, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the anniversary on a specified date in the avatar memory and displaying an anniversary alert message together with the selected avatar image; and wherein said display of the alarm/schedule alert message comprises: when the alarm/schedule alert is an alarm, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the alarm in the avatar memory, displaying an alarm message together with the selected avatar image and generating a preset alarm sound; and when the alarm/schedule alert is a morning call, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the morning call in the avatar memory, displaying a morning call message together with the selected avatar image and generating a preset bell sound; when the alarm/schedule alert is a schedule alert, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the schedule alert in the avatar memory, displaying a schedule alert message together with the selected avatar image and generating a preset bell sound; and when the alarm/schedule alert is an anniversary alert, selecting an avatar image corresponding to the anniversary alert in the avatar memory, displaying a anniversary alert message together with the selected avatar image and generating a preset bell sound.