Abstract: A method notifies of an incoming call or message in a mobile communication terminal, and using a short range wireless communication device. The mobile communication terminal generates a message having the information exchange format by encoding a message including incoming notifying information related to the incoming call or message to have an information exchange format and by adding an incoming notifying parameter set to be in a notification supporting state, and transmits the message to a short range wireless communication device set as an incoming notifying device through the short range wireless communication. The short range wireless communication device receives a message having an information exchange format, decodes the message, and displays information decoded from the message through the display by an incoming notifying popup, when an incoming notifying parameter is set to be in a notification supporting state.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for adaptively using vNote in a portable terminal. The method includes determining whether a Bluetooth messenger is in operation upon reception of a vNote message, preventing a display notification window indicating reception of the vNote message if it is determined that the Bluetooth messenger is in operation, and displaying the received vNote message through the Bluetooth messenger in operation.

Abstract: A method for using vNote in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes requesting transmission of a vNote message, inserting a variable for setting the vNote message as a message to be used for a Bluetooth messenger into the vNote message, and transmitting the vNote message into which the variable for setting the vNote message is inserted as a message to be used for the Bluetooth messenger.