KR100703437B1 - Method for standby screen displaying in wireless terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: selecting at least two standby screen items from among pre-stored idle screen items, displaying a standby screen of one of the selected items; When a key for requesting a change of the displayed idle screen is input, randomly selecting any one item among the selected idle screen items except for the displayed idle screen item; And changing the displayed standby screen to a standby screen of the randomly selected item.

Mobile terminal, standby screen

Description

How to display the idle screen on your mobile device {METHOD FOR STANDBY SCREEN DISPLAYING IN WIRELESS TERMINAL}

1 is an overall block diagram of a portable terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of setting a standby screen in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view illustrating a screen when displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view illustrating a screen when displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method for displaying a standby screen in a portable terminal.

As the personalization of the portable terminal is increased, the functions of the portable terminal and various setting states of the portable terminal can be executed according to the user's taste. Accordingly, the menus that are mainly used by the user can be set in the same way as the shortcut key to easily execute the menu access. In addition, by setting the user's desired mobile terminal to perform a function as a personal portable terminal for the user's ease of use.

However, despite the setting of various conventional functions, the standby screen of the mobile terminal is implemented to be set to the standby screen only for the image set by the user or the image of the calendar. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to set various standby screens required by the user other than the image. In addition, it is implemented to display one idle screen set by the user, and when the user wants to change the idle screen, it is troublesome to enter the idle screen menu and change the displayed idle screen.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a convenience for setting various standby screens desired by a user in a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing a user to easily change a standby screen of a mobile terminal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal, the method including receiving at least two standby screen items from among previously stored idle screen items, and waiting for any one of the selected items. When a key for requesting a change of the displayed idle screen is input, a screen is randomly selected from among the selected idle screen items except for the displayed idle screen item. And changing the currently displayed standby screen into a standby screen of the randomly selected item.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as specific components are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the specific details may be changed or changed within the scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau.

1 is an overall block diagram of a portable terminal to which the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 100 controls the overall functions of the mobile terminal. In particular, in the present invention, when the control unit 100 detects that the user receives a menu input for setting the standby screen, the controller 100 sets the standby screen such as various images and contents stored in the memory 105 and data items received from the user in advance. The display unit 115 displays a list of possible idle screen items. In addition, the controller 100 receives at least two or more idle screen items among various items that can be set as the idle screen, and controls the display unit 115 to display the set idle screen. The standby screen displayed on the display 115 and an item to be preset by the user and displayed on the standby screen are displayed in a predetermined position on the display 115 in the form of an icon, and the displayed icon is the standby screen. If a change occurs, the display is controlled to change to correspond. When the controller 100 detects an input of a key for changing the idle screen, the controller 100 checks a list of idle screen items previously selected by the user. Thereafter, the display is changed to the standby screen set to be displayed next to the currently displayed standby screen of the list and controlled to be displayed on the display unit 115.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 100 controls the display unit 115 to convert the image, content, or data, which are set to be displayed as a standby screen from the user, into a thumbnail format and display them on the display unit 115. In addition, when the controller 100 detects an input of a key for selecting one of the plurality of idle screens displayed by the user, the controller 100 enlarges the selected idle screen to match the size of the display unit 115. Thereafter, the enlarged idle screen is controlled to overlap with the unselected idle screens. In addition, the controller 100 controls to execute a submenu corresponding to the displayed standby screen when a signal for executing a submenu is input to the currently displayed standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory unit 105 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores a program for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal. The memory unit 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores content, an image, or various data information that can be displayed on a standby screen. In addition, the memory unit 105 stores the item of the idle screen to be set as the idle screen selected by the user, and reads and displays the idle screen item when a signal for changing the idle screen displayed by the user is input.

The MP3 (MPEG-Audio Layer-3) module unit 110 plays the MP3 coded MP3 audio file stored in the memory unit 105 from the user, sends the MP3 audio data to the controller 100, and then transmits the MP3 audio data to the controller 100. The input audio data is output to the speaker or earphone through the audio processor 145 via the data processor 140 to provide high quality music to the user.

The display unit 115 displays the current state, each processing and operation state in response to a key input from the key input unit 120 in the control unit 100. In addition, the image data output from the image processing unit 125 is displayed, and a user interface indicating execution of the shooting function is displayed. The display unit 115 may use an LCD. In this case, the display unit 115 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. When the LCD is implemented by using a touch screen method, the key input unit 120 and the LCD may be input units. The display unit 115 includes an image data display unit for outputting image data. The display unit 115 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of displaying a standby screen set by a user. In addition, when there are a plurality of standby screens set by the user according to an embodiment of the present invention, all of the selected plurality of standby screens are displayed on the display unit, or one by one according to a key input to change the plurality of standby screens. Perform the function to make it work. In addition, the plurality of idle screen information is displayed in a predetermined position in the form of an icon.

The key input unit 120 includes a key for inputting numeric and text information and function keys for setting various functions. The key input unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of receiving a selection of a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit 115 from a user. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention is used to receive an input of a key to display while changing the set standby screen sequentially or randomly according to a plurality of standby screen set by the user. The key input unit 120 is used to receive an input of a key or a menu for executing a submenu of the displayed idle screen. Also, it is used to receive data from a user according to the executed submenu or to receive an input of a key for executing various functions according to the submenu.

The camera 130 photographs image data and includes a camera sensor that converts the photographed optical signal into an electrical signal. It is assumed here that the camera sensor is a CCD sensor. The image processor 125 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying an image signal. The image processor 125 transmits an image signal received under the control of the controller 100 in accordance with the standard of the display unit 115, and compresses and decompresses the image data. The camera unit 130 and the image processing unit 125 may be one camera unit. The camera unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of capturing an image or a video that can be displayed on a standby screen. Therefore, the image or image received from the camera unit 130 is stored in the memory unit 105.

The wireless processor 135 performs communication of the mobile terminal. The radio processor 135 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. The wireless processor 135 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of receiving an image or content that can be displayed on an idle screen.

The data processor (MODEM) 140 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal, a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal, and the like.

The audio processor 145 may configure a codec, and the codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice. The audio processor 145 reproduces the digital audio signal received from the data processor 140 by converting an analog signal through the audio codec or transmits an analog audio signal generated from a microphone through the audio codec. It converts the signal and transmits the signal to the data processor 140. The codec may be provided separately or included in the controller 100.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a standby screen setting operation of the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 100 is in a standby mode in step 205. When it is detected that a predetermined signal is input in the standby mode, step 210 is performed to determine whether the input signal is a signal of a key for executing a menu for setting a standby screen. If it is determined that the input signal is not a menu for setting a standby screen, the controller 100 executes step 215 of performing a function corresponding to the input key signal. In addition, when it is determined that the input signal is a signal of a key for setting the idle screen, the controller 220 displays a list of idle screen items that are preset and currently displayed on the idle screen.

The controller 100 executes step 225 of checking whether a menu for adding a standby screen item is input from the list of the displayed idle screen items. Thereafter, when the controller 100 detects that the key signal is a key signal of a menu for adding an idle screen item when the key input signal is detected while displaying the idle screen list, an image, content, and user that can be set as the idle screen. Step 230 of displaying a list of items that can be set as a standby screen among the data items received from the user is performed. The controller 100 executes step 235 of selecting at least one idle screen from a user among the settable idle screen lists displayed. Thereafter, step 240 is performed to determine whether an input of a confirmation key indicating completion of selection of the idle screen to be added is received. As a result of the determination, when the controller 100 confirms the input of the confirmation key for completing the selection of the idle screen to be added, the controller 100 executes step 265 of updating the preset idle screen list.

If the controller 100 determines that the menu for adding the idle screen is not received in step 225, the controller 100 proceeds to step 245 and inputs a menu for deleting the idle screen item in which the input signal is preset. Determine if you have received. The controller 100 displays a list of preset standby screens when determining that the received menu is a menu for deleting a selected idle screen item among preset standby screens. Thereafter, the controller 100 executes step 250 for selecting a standby screen to be deleted from the displayed idle screen list. Thereafter, step 255 of detecting an input of a confirmation key indicating that the selection of the idle screen to be deleted is completed is performed. When the controller 100 confirms that a confirmation key for completing the selection of the idle screen to be deleted is input, the controller 100 executes step 260 to delete the selected idle screen from the list. Thereafter, the controller 100 executes step 265 of updating the standby screen list except for the deleted idle screen. Thereafter, the controller 100 displays a standby screen set as a default among the updated idle screen list.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen when displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, examples of screens of FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3D, and 3D are for a standby screen list set as a standby screen by a user. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an item set as a standby screen from a user is set to be displayed as a calendar (a), a memo (b), an image (c), and a calculator (d). In addition, the description will be given by way of example setting an item set to be displayed on a standby screen as a calendar item by default. The controller 100 receives the above-mentioned idle screen item from the user and displays the calendar, which is the idle screen set as a default, on the display unit 115 as shown in the screen example (a). When the user detects that the user inputs a preset standby screen change request key for changing the idle screen displayed by the calendar item, the screen example shows a memo item set to be displayed on the idle screen next to the calendar. Display as shown in (b). The standby screen change request key may be provided separately or may use a sign language volume control key provided in the portable terminal. In addition, the order in which the displayed idle screen is switched may be directly set by the user or may be determined according to an order selected as the idle screen item. The memo item is set by the user to display a list of memos stored in the memory unit 105 as shown in the screen example (b).

When the memo item is detected and the input of the preset standby screen change request key is detected while the memo item is being displayed, the control unit 100 changes the image item to be set to be displayed next to the memo item standby screen being displayed and displays on the display 115. The image is displayed as shown in the screen example (c). The image is an image taken from the camera unit 130 or an image input from the outside through the wireless Internet. When the controller 100 detects the input of the standby screen change request key when displaying the image item as described above, the controller 100 displays the calculator item set to be displayed on the standby screen next to the image item as shown in the screen example (d).

The control unit 100 is set and displayed as the standby screen as described above, is changed according to the input of the standby screen change request key, and the calendar item (a), memo item (b), image item (c) and calculator (d) items. Is displayed. Also, the controller 100 may input the standby screen change key a predetermined number of times when one of the idle screen items set by the user is displayed, or when a predetermined menu is input, the controller 100 may display the idle screen items. To execute a sub item, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example of executing a sub menu according to a predetermined menu input. That is, when the standby screen item displayed on the display unit 115 is a calendar item (a), the controller 100 detects that a menu for executing a submenu of the calendar item is input, the schedule being a sub item of the calendar mode. The item is displayed as shown in the screen example (a) _1. The controller 100 displays the contents of the schedule previously stored on the corresponding date according to the execution of the schedule item. In addition, when it is detected that a menu to add or modify the displayed schedule contents is inputted, the display apparatus switches to the schedule input mode.

The control unit 100 displays the memo item (b) as the standby screen as the standby screen change key of the standby screen is displayed as the calendar item (a), and inputs a menu to execute a submenu of the memo item display. If it is detected that the calendar item is selected in a similar way to the execution of the sub-menu, any one of the memo items are selected to display the information and content of the selected memo as shown in the screen example (b) -1. As shown in the screen example (b) -1, when the information and contents of the memo detect an input such as a direction key during display, the memo received after the memo_1 may be sequentially displayed. In addition, as shown in the screen example (b) -1, when a predetermined menu is input during display, the content of the memo_1 may be modified or a memo may be added. In addition, if the item displayed on the standby screen is a calculator item, although not shown, it operates in an input mode for inputting numbers and letters required for calculation when a signal for executing a submenu is input.

4 is an exemplary view of a screen when displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the control unit 100 displays all the standby screens set by the user as shown in FIG. 2 in the thumbnail format as shown in the screen example (a) of FIG. 4. In another embodiment of the present invention, the standby screen item set by the user is described as an example of selecting a calendar, image, memo, and calculator item. The controller 100 receives one of the idle screens by a predetermined key input or a menu input in a similar manner to executing a submenu of the idle screen displayed in FIG. 3 among the displayed idle screens. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a memo item of the displayed idle screen is selected by the user as an example. Accordingly, the control unit 100 receives a predetermined menu of all of the plurality of standby screens set by the user on the display unit 115 in thumbnail form and receives a memo item. Thereafter, the control unit 100 receives a memo item according to the input menu from the user and displays a memo list previously stored in the memo item as shown in the screen example (b).

When the controller 100 displays a memo list previously input as shown in the screen example (b), the controller 100 selects one of the lists from the user and displays contents corresponding to the selected list. Display together. In addition, when the controller 100 determines that a menu for modifying or adding a new memo selected by the user is selected as shown in the screen example (b) -1, the screen example (b) _2 and Let's operate in input mode as well.

As described above, the configuration and operation according to the embodiment of the present invention can be made. Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, the specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but by the claims and equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention can easily set a plurality of standby screens by easily converting a plurality of standby screens that are set to be displayed as a standby screen from a user when displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal. It also allows you to quickly operate submenus of the displayed idle screen.

Claims (14)

In the portable terminal display method, Receiving at least two idle screen items from among pre-stored idle screen items; Displaying a standby screen of any one of the selected items; When a key for requesting a change of the displayed idle screen is input, randomly selecting any one item among the selected idle screen items except for the displayed idle screen item; And displaying the currently displayed standby screen by changing the currently displayed standby screen to the standby screen of the randomly selected item. The method of claim 1, And displaying information on the selected idle screen item as an icon on a predetermined position of the idle screen. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And changing the standby screen item information icon displayed at the predetermined position to correspond to the changed standby screen when the displayed idle screen is changed. The method of claim 1, And displaying a sub-menu of the displayed standby screen when a predetermined signal is input when the standby screen is displayed. The method of claim 4, wherein And the predetermined signal is one of a menu for executing a submenu of the idle screen or an input signal of a predetermined key. The method of claim 4, wherein Displaying the schedule information registered on the date when the sub-menu execution signal is input; And displaying the schedule information when the submenu execution signal is re-input, when the schedule information is displayed. The method of claim 4, wherein Displaying a memo list stored in advance when the displayed idle screen is a memo item and the submenu execution signal is input; And displaying a memo list when the pre-stored memo list is displayed, operating in a memo input mode. In the portable terminal display method, Receiving at least two of the pre-stored idle screen items; Displaying idle screens corresponding to the selected at least two idle screen items; In the case of receiving any one of the displayed idle screen from the user, the mobile terminal is characterized in that the step of expanding the selected idle screen to be displayed on the non-selected idle screen of the displayed idle screen How to display the idle screen. The method of claim 8, When displaying the idle screens corresponding to the selected at least two idle screen items, the display unit is divided so as to correspond to the number of the displayed idle screens so that the idle screens are displayed to correspond to the divided regions. Standby screen display method in a mobile terminal. The method of claim 8, And displaying each item of the standby screen in a thumbnail format when displaying at least two standby screens. The method of claim 8, When a predetermined signal is input when one of the idle screen selected by the user is displayed, a sub-menu of the displayed idle screen is executed. The method of claim 11, And the predetermined signal is one of a menu for executing a submenu of the idle screen or an input signal of a predetermined key. The method of claim 8, Displaying the schedule information registered on the date when the sub-menu execution signal is input; And displaying the schedule information when the submenu execution signal is re-input, when the schedule information is displayed. The method of claim 8, Displaying a memo list stored in advance when the displayed idle screen is a memo item and the submenu execution signal is input; And displaying a memo list when the pre-stored memo list is displayed, operating in a memo input mode.

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