Communication terminal and reception blocking method thereof
A communication terminal and reception blocking method thereof are disclosed, by which a signal of a sender having poor credibility can be blocked in advance, by which a plurality of recipients are able to rate a credibility of a specific sender to block a signal of the specific sender and by which information for the rating can be shared. The present invention includes the steps of setting a level of a reception blocking for a signal transmitted from a specific sender identification number, receiving credibility rating information for the specific sender identification number, and if a credibility rating of the specific sender identification number based on the credibility rating information belongs to a range of the set level, deciding the reception blocking for the signal transmitted from the specific sender identification number.
1. A method of blocking a signal reception in a communication terminal, the method comprising:
receiving, at the communication terminal, a signal transmitted from a sender with a sender identification number, the signal being associated with the sender identification number;
displaying, in a user interface of the communication terminal, a first menu for inputting a credibility rating for the signal received from the sender identification number;
storing, in a memory of the communication terminal, the credibility rating inputted via the first menu, wherein the memory having a plurality of credibility ratings for each of sender identification numbers including the stored credibility rating;
displaying, in the user interface, a second menu for setting a blocking level of the signal reception;
storing, in the memory, the blocking level set via the second menu;
receiving, at the communication terminal, a signal transmitted from a specific sender with a specific sender identification number;
comparing, at the communication terminal, the credibility rating corresponding to the signal received from the specific sender identification number in the memory with the blocking level that is set;
blocking, at the communication terminal, further processing of the signal transmitted from the specific sender identification number if the credibility rating is lower than the blocking level; and
intercepting the signal input to the user interface, if the signal from the specific sender identification number is already received.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal received from the specific sender identification number comprises one selected from the group consisting of an e-mail, a short message, a voice signal and a video signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific sender identification number comprises either an e-mail address or a sender phone number.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the signal from the specific sender identification number is already received, the corresponding signal is deleted at the memory and a reception log for the corresponding signal is stored at the memory.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying, in the user interface, an input window to input ‘goodness’ or ‘badness’ for the sender after terminating the communication with the sender; and
storing, in the memory, the inputted credibility rating information for the sender identification number.
6. A communication terminal, comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive a signal transmitted from a sender with a sender identification number;
a user interface configured to display a first menu for inputting a credibility rating for the signal received from the sender identification number and a second menu for setting a blocking level of a reception signal;
a memory configured to store the credibility rating inputted via the first menu and the blocking level set via the second menu, wherein the memory having a plurality of credibility ratings for each of sender identification numbers including the stored credibility rating; and
a controller configured to compare the credibility rating corresponding to the signal received from the sender identification number in the memory with the blocking level that is set, to block further processing of the signal from the sender identification number if the credibility rating is lower than the blocking level, and to intercept the signal input to the user interface, if the signal from the sender identification number is already received.
7. The communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the received signal comprises one selected from the group consisting of an e-mail, a short message, a voice signal and a video signal.
8. The communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the sender identification number comprises either an e-mail address or a sender phone number.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intercepting step includes:
re-blocking a decoding of the signal if the signal is from the specific sender.
10. The communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to re-block a decoding of the signal if the signal is from the specific sender.