KR101532091B1 - Portable terminal for expanding rss function and control method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal of the present invention includes a communication unit for receiving an RSS file from an external device, an input unit for receiving a user operation signal, a display unit for displaying the RSS file, a memory unit for storing information required for job processing or a result of performing a job, A search unit for requesting to search for additional information related to the contents of the RSS file and an RSS file in which the additional information is searched are differentiated so as to perform a function according to the additional information according to a user instruction through the input unit, And a control unit for displaying the information.

Mobile terminal, RSS

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that extends an RSS function, and a control method using the same. [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that extends RSS functionality using additional information and a control method using the same.

The terminal can move And may be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. Again, the mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can move directly or not.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In general, in RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) content, RSS is a simple distribution method that makes it easier for users to notify blogs, news, and corporate information sites that frequently update large amounts of content. It is a format that is created.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal that is provided with content by extending an RSS function using additional information by user selection.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems includes a communication unit for performing communication with an external device, an input unit for inputting a user operation signal, a display unit for displaying information processed by the mobile terminal, A search unit for requesting an external server to search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file, and an RSS file in which the additional information is searched, according to a user instruction through the input unit, And displaying the differentiated information on the display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including: (a) displaying an RSS file list; (b) requesting search of additional information related to content of the RSS file; (C) inputting a search result for the additional information; and (d) differentiating and displaying the RSS file in which the additional information is searched.

The mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above has the advantage of being provided with extended RSS content capable of executing additional tasks.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in terms of functional components.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') that detects a touch operation form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) A magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2 is a diagram illustrating a communication system including a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an RSS FEED server 410, wired and wireless access networks 421 and 422, and a mobile terminal 430.

The RSS FEED server 410 is a server external to the mobile terminal, searches for an RSS file updated in a state connected to the Internet, and transmits the RSS file to the mobile terminal through the access network.

The RSS FEED server 410 searches for supplementary information related to the content of the RSS file, and transmits the supplemental information together with the RSS file when a request for retrieving additional information related to the content of the RSS file is input from the mobile terminal .

A method of extracting a representative word related to a title of the content of the RSS file and searching for additional information related to the corresponding representative word, a method of extracting a representative word having a high frequency, included in the contents of the RSS file, A method of searching for additional information related to a corresponding representative word, a method of searching for additional information related to a corresponding representative word using the representative word designated in the RSS file, and the like.

In addition, the RSS FEED server 410 periodically updates the data stored on the Internet and provides information to the mobile terminal in real time.

The wired access network 421 and the radio access network 422 connect the RSS FEED server 410 with the mobile terminal 430 and receive and transmit data through the access network.

The mobile terminal 430 receives a user's operation instruction and provides data provided by the server to a user.

The mobile terminal 430 includes a communication unit, an input unit, a display unit, a memory unit, a search unit, and a control unit.

The communication unit 430 communicates with the RSS feed server 410 through the wired / wireless access networks 421 and 422. Specifically, the mobile terminal downloads the RSS file through the communication unit. Also, the mobile terminal transmits a user selection instruction for additional information to the RSS FEED server through the communication unit.

Further, the communication unit includes a communication unit. The communication unit sends a call to perform a call with the outside, and receives the transmitted call. The other party's telephone number that is transmitted to the outside may be a telephone number included in the additional information related to the content. When the call function is selected according to the user's selection, the mobile terminal makes a call through the call unit.

The input unit receives a user operation signal. The mobile terminal can further search for additional information related to a word input by a user in addition to a method of searching for a specific search word included in the RSS file selected by the user. The search unit of the mobile terminal can search for additional information using the storage unit of the RSS FEED server or the mobile terminal itself when the user inputs a search word through which the user wishes to receive the additional information through the input unit.

The display unit displays information processed by the mobile terminal. Receives the RSS file from the RSS FEED server, and displays the RSS file list. In addition, the RSS file in which the additional information is searched can be differentiated to display the RSS file list. The display unit may display information corresponding to the function when the function according to the additional information is executed.

The memory unit may store information necessary for job processing or result of job execution. The memory unit may include an information storage unit for storing predetermined additional information, a financial information unit for storing payment information of a user, and a file storage unit for storing a file transferred from the supplementary information.

The information storage unit is an apparatus for storing information in a mobile terminal capable of replacing an RSS FEED server existing in the outside, and can store a part of the additional information stored in the server with the memory capacity of the mobile terminal as a limit have. The mobile terminal can extract additional information related to a specific content included in the RSS file or a search word based on a user's input by searching the RSS FEED server or the information storage unit of the mobile terminal.

The financial information unit may include the payment information of the user. The payment information may be credit account information, account information, or the like. The payment information is used at the time of financial transaction according to the user's selection. The financial information unit may further include a security system to access the financial information unit through identification of the user.

The file storage unit may store the file when downloading a file related to the content according to a user's selection. Various types of multimedia programs may be included in the RSS file. If the user wishes to store the file separately, the file of the program may be downloaded and stored in the file storage unit according to a selection.

The search unit requests the external RSS FEED server to search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file. The additional information may include geographical information related to the content, location information, telephone number information, product information, person information, data information, and the like.

The geographical information may include map information on the content included in the RSS file, geographical feature information, and the like. The location information is location information on the content included in the RSS file, and can be used for route search along with the location information of the mobile terminal. The phone number information may be phone number information of contents included in the RSS file. The merchandise information may include seller information, price information, product information, purchase information, and the like regarding a predetermined commodity related to the content included in the RSS file. The person information may include personal history information, telephone number information, and the like as information on a person related to the content included in the RSS file. The data information may include attribute information of the file, file information that can be transmitted, and the like when the multimedia file is included in the RSS file.

The retrieving unit may further include an extracting unit, the extracting unit may extract a content representative of the RSS file, and the retrieving unit may request the RSS FEED server to retrieve additional information related to the representative word.

The representative word may be a main word included in the title of the RSS file, a word having a high frequency included in the content of the RSS file, a representative word preset in the RSS file, or the like.

In addition, the search unit may search the supplementary information using the category classified in the RSS file in addition to the representative word.

In addition, the search unit may search for additional information related to a search word input from a user. The user can input a search word to be searched through the input unit, and the search unit can search for the additional information related to the search word using the external RSS FEED server or the information storage unit in the mobile terminal.

In addition, the search unit may search for the supplementary information at regular intervals in response to the RSS FEED server updating information in real time.

The control unit differentiates and displays the RSS file in which the additional information is searched so as to perform a function according to the additional information according to a user instruction through the input unit.

The differentiating method includes a method of converting the color of the corresponding RSS file and displaying it, a method of displaying an icon corresponding to the corresponding RSS file and the additional information, and the like.

In addition, the control unit automatically performs a function corresponding to the additional information when the differentiated RSS file is selected.

Specifically, when the cursor is positioned in the differentiated RSS file, the controller activates a menu icon including a type of the associated additional information. In addition, when the menu icon is selected, the controller displays a list of the types of functions according to the additional information so that the user can be selected.

In addition, the controller may display the RSS file in which the additional information is searched in a hyperlink format in which the functions according to the additional information are linked. In addition, when the RSS file of the hyperlink format is selected by the user, the controller can switch to a page according to the function of the corresponding additional information. The user can receive new information or execute a new function on the converted screen.

Also, the control unit may display the RSS icon in which the additional information is searched and the function icon linked with the function according to the additional information. The function icon may include a route guide icon, a phone call icon, a financial settlement icon, a download icon, and the like. In addition, an icon indicating the type of the additional information can be displayed in a sub image format.

The control unit may guide the route from the point where the user mobile terminal is located according to the information collected from the GPS receiver to the point corresponding to the content location where the additional information is searched using the location information included in the additional information have.

In addition, the controller may transmit the call by designating the telephone number as the reception number through the mobile communication unit using the telephone number information included in the additional information. The mobile terminal asks the user whether or not the automatic connection is established, and when the user selects automatic connection, the mobile terminal designates the telephone number as the reception number and issues a call.

Also, the control unit may purchase the goods through the payment information of the financial information unit using the goods information included in the additional information. The control unit asks the user whether or not the automatic purchase is to be performed, and if the user selects automatic purchase, the control unit immediately connects to the shopping mall for selling the product so that the user can purchase the product automatically.

Also, the control unit may download the multimedia file included in the additional information and store the multimedia file in the file storage unit.

The device according to an embodiment of the present invention is compared with the device of FIG. 1 as follows. The display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the output unit 150 of Fig. 1, the communication unit corresponds to the wireless communication unit 150 of Fig. 1, the input unit corresponds to the operation unit 130 of Fig. 1, And corresponds to the storage unit 160 of FIG. 1, and the search unit and the control unit may correspond to the control unit 180 of FIG.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of (a) displaying an RSS file list, (b) requesting search of additional information related to the content of the RSS file, (c) A step of inputting a search result for the additional information, and (d) a step of differentiating and displaying the RSS file in which the additional information is searched.

In addition, the step (d) may further include displaying the RSS file in which the additional information is searched and displayed, and performing a function according to the type of the additional information when the differentiated content is selected.

In addition, the step (d) may include displaying the RSS file in which the additional information is searched differently and displaying the menu, and when a cursor is positioned on the differentiated RSS file, a menu icon indicating the type of additional information related to the content is activated . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the step (d) may include: displaying the RSS file in which the location additional information is searched differently and displayed; collecting location information of the mobile terminal according to a user's instruction; To a location where the vehicle is located.

In addition, the step (d) may further include displaying the RSS file in which the additional information related to the telephone number is searched and displayed, and transmitting the telephone number to the receiving number according to a user's instruction.

The step (d) may further include the step of displaying the RSS file in which the additional information related to the product is searched and displayed, and automatically purchasing the product using the payment information of the user according to the instruction of the user.

In addition, the step (d) may further include displaying the RSS file in which the additional information related to the multimedia file is searched and displayed, and downloading the multimedia file according to a user's instruction.

3 is a diagram illustrating a control procedure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention receives data from an external RSS feed server and displays a list of RSS files (S710). If the user selects the RSS file (S720), the mobile terminal searches the external server for additional information related to the specific content included in the RSS file (S730). If there is additional information related to the predetermined content (S740), the content related to the additional information is differentiated and displayed (S750), and the RSS file selected by the user is displayed (S760).

4A, 4B, and 4C are views illustrating a display screen of a mobile terminal displaying an RSS file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a view for explaining a display screen of a mobile terminal for displaying contents related to additional information in a hyperlink format according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 4C is a view for explaining a display screen of a mobile terminal activating a menu icon according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, a display screen 510 of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays an RSS file according to a user's selection. In the predetermined content of the RSS file, additional information is further searched and displayed in hyperlink form (511, 512, 513) on the RSS file. The content displayed by the hyperlink further includes various additional information such as location information, product information, route guidance information, and telephone number information, and executes a task according to the type of the additional information according to a user's selection.

For example, the content related to the geographical indications including the "per-line, Kumho-dong, Hannam New Town " may further include additional information such as map information or route guidance information by recording location information. Further, the contents related to the commodity of "Mrs. Paxton's Raw Apple Cake" 512 may further include additional information such as the commodity purchase by storing commodity information, purchase information, and the like. In addition, the contents related to the mutual name of "Samcheong-dong handmade house" 513 may further include additional information such as map information, route guidance, telephone connection, product purchase, etc. by storing location information, telephone number information, .

Referring to FIG. 4B, the display screen 520 of the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention displays an RSS file according to a user's selection. Icons (821, 822, 823) indicating the type of additional information are displayed together with predetermined contents of the RSS file. The icon indicating the type of the additional information means one shortened display in which the contents of the task to be executed by the additional information are compressed.

For example, the content related to the geographical indications including the above "per head, Kumho-dong, Hannam New Town" may be displayed together with an icon 521 for displaying map information or route guidance information. In addition, the content related to the product of "Mrs. Paxton's Raw Apple Cake " may be displayed together with the icon 522 for displaying the product information and the purchase information. In addition, contents related to the mutual name of "Samcheong-dong handmade house" can be displayed together with an icon for displaying location information and an icon 523 for displaying a telephone connection function.

Since the one content may include a task for one additional information or two or more tasks, the icon may be displayed as a single or a plurality of icons.

The icon may be displayed at a fixed location next to the content. In addition, the icon may be displayed in a blinking manner so as to indicate that the icon is an active icon within a certain area including the content. In addition, the icon may be displayed in a semi-transparent state within a certain area including the content.

Referring to FIG. 4C, the display screen 530 of the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention displays an RSS file according to a user's selection. An activated menu icon 532 may be displayed together with predetermined contents of the RSS file. The menu icon 532 is an icon indicating that additional information is present. The menu icon 532 is activated when the cursor 531 indicating the input position of the user instruction is located in the content related to the additional information. The menu icon 532 indicates that the menu icon 532 is activated by being displayed while blinking. When the menu icon 532 is selected by the user, the single or plural types of additional functions 533 are listed in a list format. The user can select specific sub-information among the types of sub-information using various operation keys and proceed the desired task.

5A, 5B, and 5C are diagrams illustrating a mobile terminal that executes various tasks according to additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a view for explaining path guidance of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5B is a view for explaining a telephone connection function of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a product purchase function of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, a display screen 610 of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays route guidance. The additional information 611 of the content displayed in the RSS file corresponds to the location information and includes map information of the specific location (e.g., "Samcheong-dong handicraft house"). When the location information of the mobile terminal is collected using the GPS receiver, the location information of the mobile terminal is set as a start point, and the location information related to the content is set as an end point to guide a route to be visited.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the display screen 620 of the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention displays a telephone connection function. The additional information 621 of the content displayed in the RSS file includes address information and telephone number information of the specific location (e.g., "Samcheong-dong handmade house collection"). The display screen of the mobile terminal indicates that the telephone connection is possible, and receives an instruction of the user as to whether or not the telephone connection is established. When the user selects the telephone connection on the display screen, the telephone number included in the additional information is immediately connected to the call number.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the display screen 630 of the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention displays a product purchase function. The additional information 631 of the content displayed in the RSS file includes product information and sales information of the specific merchandise (ex. The display screen of the mobile terminal indicates that the product can be purchased, and receives an instruction of the user as to whether or not to purchase the product. When the user selects purchase of the goods on the display screen, the goods included in the additional information are immediately purchased using the payment information previously stored in the mobile terminal through a predetermined identification process.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a communication system including a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a control procedure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A, 4B and 4C are views for explaining a display screen of a mobile terminal displaying an RSS file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A, 5B, and 5C are diagrams illustrating a mobile terminal that performs various tasks according to additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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A communication unit for receiving an RSS file from an external device; An input unit for receiving a user operation signal; A display unit for displaying the RSS file; A memory unit for storing predetermined data; A retrieval unit for requesting retrieval of additional information related to the contents of the RSS file using the communication unit; And And a controller for differentiating the RSS file in which the supplementary information is searched so as to perform a function according to the additional information according to an instruction of the user through the input unit, The search unit may search, A main word included in the title of the RSS file, a word having a high frequency included in the content of the RSS file, a representative word preset in the RSS file, a category in which the RSS file is classified, And expanding an RSS function for requesting search of additional information related to the content of the RSS file by using at least one of the search terms. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, Extracts representative words of the contents of the RSS file, And requesting retrieval of additional information related to the extracted representative word. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, And requesting the search of additional information related to a search term of a user instruction inputted through the input unit. The apparatus of claim 1, If the differentiated RSS file is selected, And the function corresponding to the additional information is automatically executed. The apparatus of claim 1, If the cursor is located in the differentiated RSS file, And activating a menu icon including a type in which the function of the corresponding additional information is interlocked. The apparatus of claim 1, And the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is displayed in a hyperlink format in which the functions according to the additional information are interlinked to differentiate the RSS file. The apparatus of claim 1, An RSS file in which the additional information is searched, and a function icon linked with a function in accordance with the additional information are displayed together to differentiate the RSS function. The method according to claim 1, The communication unit may further include a GPS receiver for collecting location information of the user mobile terminal, Wherein the control unit uses the location information included in the additional information, Wherein the route guidance is guided from a point where the user mobile terminal is located according to the information collected from the GPS receiver to a point corresponding to a content location where the additional information is searched. The method according to claim 1, The communication unit may further include a mobile communication unit capable of transmitting and receiving a call with an external mobile terminal, Wherein the control unit, using the telephone number information included in the additional information, Wherein the mobile communication unit transmits the call by designating the telephone number as a reception number through the mobile communication unit. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the memory unit includes user's payment information, Wherein the control unit, using the product information included in the additional information, And the purchaser purchases the product through the payment information. The method according to claim 1,  Wherein the control unit downloads the multimedia file included in the additional information and stores the downloaded multimedia file in the memory unit. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the memory unit further includes information including predetermined additional information, Wherein the search unit requests the memory unit to search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, In response to the server updating the information at a constant cycle, And requests the search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file at a predetermined period of time. Displaying a list of RSS files; Requesting a search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file; Receiving a search result for the additional information; And And displaying the RSS file in which the additional information is searched differently, The step of requesting the search for additional information related to the content of the RSS file comprises: A main word included in the title of the RSS file, a word having a high frequency included in the content of the RSS file, a representative word preset in the RSS file, a category in which the RSS file is classified, And expanding an RSS function for requesting retrieval of additional information related to the content of the RSS file by using at least one of the search terms. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, Further comprising the step of, when the RSS file displayed in the differentiated state is selected, performing a function according to the type of the additional information. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, Further comprising the step of activating a menu icon indicating a type of additional information related to the content when the cursor is positioned on the RSS file displayed in the differentiated state, . 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, A step of displaying an RSS file in which the location additional information is searched for differently; Collecting position information of the mobile terminal according to a user's instruction; Further comprising: guiding a route from a location of the mobile terminal to a location corresponding to the sub information. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, A step in which the RSS file in which the additional information related to the telephone number is searched is differentiated and displayed; and And transmitting the telephone number to a receiving number according to an instruction of a user. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, The step of displaying the RSS file in which the additional information related to the goods is searched and displayed Further comprising the step of automatically purchasing the product using the payment information of the user according to an instruction of the user. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RSS file in which the additional information is searched is differentiated and displayed, A step in which the RSS file in which the additional information related to the multimedia file is searched is differentiated and displayed; and And downloading the multimedia file according to an instruction of a user.

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