KR101615983B1 - Mobile terminal and method of controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which information corresponding to an area selected on a display unit can be executed in a state applied to an application selected by a user.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a main display; A user input unit for receiving a command from a user; And displaying the application list in a form of a pop-up window on at least a part of the main display when a predetermined pop-up area is selected on the main display after an object area is selected on the main display according to a user's command input through the user input unit, And controlling the selected application to be executed in a state where information included in the selected target area is input to at least one field of the selected application when any one of a plurality of applications included in the application list is selected; . ≪ / RTI >

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which information corresponding to an area selected on a display unit can be executed in a state applied to an application selected by a user.

The terminal can move And can 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. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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 order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

As a variety of applications are provided in the mobile terminal, the user may experience a case where the user desires to input information on an arbitrary application through another application. In such cases, efforts have been made to provide a UI for more convenient input.

The present invention is intended to provide a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user on a display unit can be automatically applied to an application selected in a pop-up menu.

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user is automatically applied to an application selected, and a menu window for application selection is displayed.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a display unit for displaying a main display; A user input unit for receiving a command from a user; And displaying the application list in a form of a pop-up window on at least a part of the main display when a predetermined pop-up area is selected on the main display after an object area is selected on the main display according to a user's command input through the user input unit, And controlling the selected application to be executed in a state where information included in the selected target area is input to at least one field of the selected application when any one of a plurality of applications included in the application list is selected; . ≪ / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving an object region on a display unit through a first touch-drag input on a touch screen; Displaying an application list in the form of a pop-up window; Inputting information included in the selected target area into at least one field of the application when one of applications included in the application list is selected through a second touch-drag input with the target area as a starting point; And displaying the application.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments are only a few of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that various embodiments in which the technical features of the present invention are reflected may be understood by those skilled in the art, And can be derived and understood.

In the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, since the information included in the area selected by the user on the display unit is automatically applied to the application selected in the pop-up menu, It is convenient because there is no need to input it directly.

In addition, according to the present invention, the information included in the area selected by the user is automatically applied to the selected application, and a menu window for application selection is displayed, so that the user can conveniently search for an application to be executed.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

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), navigation and the like. 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.

Overall configuration

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 (DVF-H) 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 an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

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 image communication mode or the photographing mode, the captured or / and received image, UI, or GUI is 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 for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') 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.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed 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 a 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. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image outward at a predetermined point distance. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the 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), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A 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. [

Organization description

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Front touch

Hereinafter, a related operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a front view of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These pieces of information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " virtual keypad ".

3 illustrates inputting of a touch applied to the virtual keypad through the front surface of the terminal body.

The display unit 151 may operate as an entire area or may be divided into a plurality of areas and operated. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window 151a and the input window 151b are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window 151b, a virtual keypad 151c is displayed in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed. When the virtual keypad 151c is touched, numbers and the like corresponding to the touched virtual keypad are displayed on the output window 151a. When the first operation unit 131 is operated, call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

The display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling, as well as the input method described in the above embodiments. The user can move a cursor or a pointer located on an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, an icon or the like, by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. The one function may be activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, for example.

Proximity touch

The proximity sensor 141 described with reference to Fig. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to Fig.

4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a pointer such as a user's finger, a pen, or the like approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor 141 disposed in or near the touch screen senses the proximity sensor and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured to output different proximity signals according to the distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

In FIG. 4, for example, a cross-section of a touch screen having proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d ₁ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₁ or more and less than distance d ₂ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₂ or more and less than d ₃ distance, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the third proximity depth. If the pointer is positioned apart from the touch screen by a distance d ₃ or more, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity depth and proximity position of the pointer, and perform various operation control according to the various input signals.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the mobile terminal referred to below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. In particular, the mobile terminal to which the present invention can be applied includes a display unit having a touch pad, i.e., a touch screen.

On the other hand, an arrow or a finger-shaped object for displaying a specific object or selecting a menu displayed on the display unit is called a pointer or a cursor. However, in the case of a pointer, it often means a finger or a stylus pen for a touch operation or the like. Therefore, in the present specification, the image displayed on the display unit is referred to as a cursor and a physical means such as a finger or a stylus pen capable of performing a touch, a proximity touch, and a gesture input on the touch screen is referred to as a pointer It is called.

First Embodiment

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal in which information included in a region selected by a user can be automatically applied to an application selected in a pop-up menu and executed.

The operation of the mobile terminal will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying information of a region selected by a user to an application in an application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, an area including information to be applied to an application by a user is first selected (S501).

At this time, the information in the area is preferably text data including characters, numbers, symbols, graphics, etc. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and general copying such as hyperlink text (HTML) - A concept that includes all types of information that a copy & paste operation can be applied to.

This area may also be selected on any application that includes text or image files, such as e-mail, text messages, web pages, notepads, and the like.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a method of selecting an area may be performed through various commands input through the user input unit 130 of the user. As a preferable example of the command input method, when the touch screen 151 is provided, a corresponding region can be selected through a touch-drag operation for a desired selection region. This will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Next, an application to which data included in the selected area is to be applied can be selected, and a list of selectable applications can be displayed in a pop-up form in a specific area or a separate window (S502).

The pop-up type application list can be activated (i.e., displayed) when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the user may touch the selected area in step S501 and then input the drag operation to a specific area (for example, one edge of the display unit) while maintaining the touch state. As another example, the user may operate a specific button (a hardware key button or a virtual key button displayed on the touch screen) after completing the area selection in step S501. As another example, it may be the case that the user applies a proximity touch or a long-proximity touch input on a specific region (for example, one edge of the display portion) after completing the area selection through the process of S501.

Examples of such applications may be an Internet browser, a document creator, a dictionary browser, a map browser, a scheduler, a call function, a message creation and a telephone directory. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be applied to any application having an input field.

The specific form of the pop-up menu and the activation conditions will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

When the application is selected (S503), the control unit 180 determines whether the selected application is a function requiring parsing (S504).

Here, parsing refers to an operation of analyzing information included in a selected area when the selected application includes a plurality of fields and sorting the information according to the characteristics of each field. For example, when the selected application is an address book function, a plurality of fields including a name, an address, an e-mail, and a telephone number are provided. When the parsing function is applied, information included in the selected area is classified into a name, an address, . To this end, it is preferable that a predetermined classification criterion is provided in the mobile terminal, and the classification criterion can be stored in the memory unit 160. [ An example of classification criteria is to allow a numeric string starting with an identification number such as' 02 ',' 031 ', or' 010 'to be recognized as a telephone number. If the combination of Internet address domains such as' @' and ' Address.

If the parsing function is an application requiring the parsing function, the controller 180 parses the information included in the selected area to fit the fields of the selected application (S505).

If the application that does not require the parsing function is selected by the user, or if the parsing operation is completed, the application included in the selected area may be executed in the selected field of the selected application (S506).

Through such an operation, the user can conveniently select the desired information from the running application and then input the information selected on the other application automatically in the appropriate field without performing a separate copy-paste operation.

Hereinafter, each of the above-described operations will be described in more detail with a specific example.

Fig. 6 shows an example of the area selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that the mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a touch screen that recognizes a user's touch input to the display unit 151.

6 (a), an e-mail checking function is performed on the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention to display e-mail contents.

At this time, the user desires to select the text area 610 for the date and time at the center of the touch screen.

To this end, the user can select a corresponding region 610 by inputting a touch-drag operation onto the touch screen 151 using a stylus pen or a pointer such as a finger. Here, the touch-drag operation refers to an operation of applying a touch input to a first point on a touch screen through a pointer, moving the pointer to a second point while holding the touch input, and releasing the touch input.

The above-described touch-drag operation may start with a touch input through the pointer 620 at the start point 611 of the user's desired selection area 610, as shown in FIG. 6B. The user moves the pointer 620 to the end point 612 of the selection region 610 while maintaining the touch input from the start point 611 of the selection region 610 as shown in FIG. The touch state can be released. Accordingly, a predetermined visual effect (color inversion in this case) indicating that the corresponding region is selected may be displayed on the touch screen 151 as shown in FIG. 6 (d).

The above-described touch-drag operation is merely an example of the area selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to any user input unit 130 operation that can specify a region.

For example, when a predetermined type of cursor can be moved on the screen by using the navigation key, the movement of the pointer described above can be replaced with a navigation key operation, and the touch state of the pointer is replaced with a specific key button input .

Next, menu selection through a pop-up menu will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a pop-up menu displayed on a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the desired area 710 of the user is selected on the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 through one of the area selection methods as shown in FIG. 7A, . At this time, a pop-up area 700 can be set in a specific area (here, right edge) of the touch screen 151. [

The user applies a touch input to the area 710 selected by the pointer 720 as shown in FIG. 7B, and then moves the pointer to the pop-up area 700, as shown in FIG. 7C, The pop-up menu 750 may appear on the pop-up area 700. At this time, when the touch input is released in one of the applications included in the pop-up menu, the corresponding application can be selected.

Here, the pop-up menu 750 may be a list of applications in which information included in the selected area according to the present embodiment can be automatically applied in a predetermined form.

The position of the pop-up menu and the arrangement form of each application are illustrative, and the present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to various types of pop-up menus at various positions. As another example of the form of the pop-up menu, a plurality of faces are arranged in a polyhedron form, and different applications are mapped on each face of the polyhedron.

In addition, various conditions may be set without limitation to the touch-drag operation starting from the selection area to the pop-up area under the condition that the pop-up menu is displayed. For example, a function of applying a proximity touch input on a pop-up region or displaying a pop-up menu may display a pop-up menu by displaying a mapped virtual button on the display unit and selecting by a touch operation or a cursor . Similarly, a method of mapping a function to display a pop-up menu on a hardware key button may also be used.

Next, parsing of information included in the selected area will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 shows an example of how information of a selected region in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is parsed and applied to each field of a scheduler.

Referring to FIG. 8A, a user can select a text area 810 in which the date and time of a specific schedule is written through one of the above-described selection methods while reading an e-mail through the mobile terminal. It is assumed that the details of the schedule are the same as the right text box 820.

After the user has selected the area 810, the user can select the scheduler 831 application after activating the pop-up menu 830 as shown in FIG. 8B through one of the methods described above.

It is assumed that the scheduler application has a time information area and a place information area field each including a start time and an end time. The controller 180 may cause the scheduler to be executed with the starting point and the end point in the time information area 840 and the place information in the place information area 850 automatically inputted through the parsing function described above. At this time, the criterion for classification in the parsing operation of the controller 180 is as described above. That is, when the keyword includes 'when', 'Fri' indicating the day of the week, 'July' indicating the month, and 'AM' indicating the time when the time information is included, And the location information can be determined through the keyword 'where'.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of how information of a selected region in the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is parsed and applied to each field of the address book.

Referring to FIG. 9A, when a user is reading an e-mail through the mobile terminal, the user intends to register personal information displayed in the signature area 910 of the sender in the address book.

For this, the user can select the signature area 910 as shown in FIG. 9B through one of the above-described area selection methods, and accordingly, the color is inverted to indicate that the corresponding area is selected, . ≪ / RTI >

After the selection is completed, the user can activate the pop-up menu 930 as shown in FIG. 9C through one of the above-mentioned pop-up menu activation methods and select a contact item 931 among them.

9D, information on the information parsed from the selected area in each field (e.g., name, mobile terminal number, fixed terminal number, group, etc.) of the phone book on the display unit 151 As shown in Fig.

According to another aspect of the present embodiment, when only the information corresponding to the telephone number is selected and a contact item is selected, a voice or video call other than the address book may be directly connected. This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 shows an example of how a call connection function is performed when information of a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a telephone number.

Referring to FIG. 10A, a user tries to make a call connection to a telephone number 1010 displayed in a signature area of a caller while reading an e-mail through a mobile terminal.

For this purpose, the user can select the area 1010 corresponding to the telephone number of the signature area through one of the area selection methods described above, and accordingly, Can be displayed in the inverted state 1020. [

After the selection is completed, the user can activate the pop-up menu 1030 as shown in FIG. 10 (c) through one of the above-mentioned pop-up menu activation methods and select a contact item 1031 among them.

Accordingly, the call connection function can be directly performed on the telephone number corresponding to the selected area as shown in (d) of FIG. At this time, whether to make a voice call or a video call can be set in advance through a predetermined menu operation.

Next, the Internet search function will be described with reference to FIG.

11 illustrates an example of an Internet search performed with information corresponding to a region selected in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 11 (a), it is assumed that, while the user is reading an e-mail through the mobile terminal, the user intends to search the Internet by using a combination of words included in a specific area in the text. For this purpose, the user can select an area 1110 including words to be searched through one of the area selection methods described above.

After the selection is completed, the user can activate the pop-up menu 1120 as shown in FIG. 11 (b) through one of the pop-up menu activation methods described above and select the internet item 1121 among them.

Accordingly, the result of performing an Internet search using words included in the selected region as a keyword as shown in (c) of FIG. 11 may be displayed on the display unit. At this time, the address of a search engine for performing an Internet search may be preset in the memory unit 160 through a predetermined menu operation.

According to another aspect of the present embodiment, when a dictionary item is selected in place of the Internet item, the dictionary contained in the memory unit 160 can be searched using the words included in the selected area, and the result can be displayed. Whether connection is made by voice call or video call can be set in advance through a predetermined menu operation.

Second Embodiment

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user is automatically applied to a selected application, and a menu window for application selection is displayed.

The operation procedure of this embodiment is similar to the embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. However, instead of displaying the pop-up menu in the pop-up area, a general menu screen is displayed in one area of the screen of the display unit, and an application to be executed is selected in the same manner as general menu selection. Therefore, the description of the overlapping portions will be omitted for simplicity of the description.

FIG. 12 shows an example of an application being selected through a menu selection window of a cube type in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 12 (a), it is assumed that a user wants to perform a map search using words included in a specific area in a text while a short message is being confirmed through the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100. It is also assumed that a general menu selection method of the mobile terminal is performed to rotate and select a polyhedron constituted by a plurality of surfaces mapped by different applications. More specifically, the polyhedron is assumed to be a hexahedron and is referred to as a "cube ".

For this purpose, the user can select the area 1210 including the word (here, Gangnam station) to be searched through one of the area selection methods described above. After the user completes the area selection, the user may select the cube menu 1220 to select the map application.

When the cube menu is selected, the menu selection window 1230 is activated in a partial area on the display unit as shown in FIG. 12 (b), and the cube 1240 can be displayed therein. The user can select a desired menu, i.e., a map, by rotating the cube 1240 through a touch input in the menu selection window 1230 using a pointer such as the finger 1250. [

Accordingly, a map search result (not shown) of the Gangnam station can be displayed in a predetermined form on the display unit.

At this time, the position and size of the menu selection window can be set in advance through a general menu selection method and / or a predetermined menu operation by the user. At this time, a general menu screen including the cube can be enlarged or reduced according to the size of the menu selection window.

Also, the position of the menu selection window can be changed according to the relative position of the area selected on the display unit. For example, if the selected area is located at the upper part of the display part, the menu selection window is displayed at the lower part of the display part. If the selected area is located at the lower part of the display part, the menu selection window can be displayed at the upper part of the display part have. In addition, the menu selection window may be displayed in a form of overlapping on the currently running application screen in the form of a translucent pop-up window.

In another aspect of this embodiment, another method of activating the menu selection window will be described with reference to Fig.

Figure 13 illustrates another method of activating a menu selection window in a mobile terminal in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 13A, the same situation as in Fig. 12A is assumed. However, the cube menu 1220 shown in Fig. 12 is not displayed on the display image 151. [ In this situation, the user selects an area 1320 containing the word to be searched through one of the methods described above.

When the area 1320 is selected, a menu selection window activation icon 1330 is displayed in a partial area on the display unit as shown in FIG. 13 (b). When the icon 1330 is selected, Similarly, the menu selection window 1340 may be activated and the cube 1350 may be displayed. Accordingly, a desired menu, i.e., a map, can be selected by rotating the cube 1350 through the touch input in the menu selection window 1340 using a pointer such as the finger 1360. [

The menu window activation method of the present invention is not limited to the method described with reference to Figs. 12 and 13, and various operation methods can be applied. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, a menu window pop-up area is set as described above, and a method of applying a touch-drag input from the selected area to the pop-up area or a method of adding a touch- A method of applying a proximity touch may be used.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal having the above-described transparent display unit can be applied to a case where the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments are not limited and the embodiments can be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively As shown in FIG.

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

2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a front view of a mobile terminal for explaining an operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying information of a region selected by a user to an application in an application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 shows an example of the area selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a pop-up menu displayed on a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows an example of how information of a selected region in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is parsed and applied to a field of a scheduler.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of how information of a selected region in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is parsed and applied to each field of the address book.

FIG. 10 shows an example of how a call connection function is performed when information of a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a telephone number.

11 illustrates an example of an Internet search performed with information corresponding to a region selected in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows an example of an application being selected through a menu selection window of a cube type in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 illustrates another method of activating a menu selection window in a mobile terminal in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (16)

A touch screen for displaying information on the screen; And When a first area in the screen is touched to be selected and dragged to a second area on the screen in a state where the touch of the first area is maintained, a list including two or more items to which the execution function of two or more applications is assigned is displayed in a pop- When the touch input starting on the second area is released on a specific item in the list, the information contained in the first area is automatically displayed on at least one field of the application corresponding to the specific item And controlling the application corresponding to the specific item to be executed in the input state. delete delete The method according to claim 1, And the second area is located at one edge of the screen. delete delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein, Wherein when the selection of the first area is completed, a virtual key button is displayed in the second area, and when the virtual key button is operated, the list is displayed. The method according to claim 1, In the list, Wherein at least two surfaces to which the applications are mapped are displayed in a form that forms a polyhedron. The method according to claim 1, Wherein, Parsing the information included in the first area according to the purpose of each of the at least one field included in the application corresponding to the specific item, and transmitting the parsed information to each of the at least one field Wherein the control unit controls the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal is separately input. 10. The method of claim 9, And a memory unit for storing a criterion for each purpose of each of the at least one field. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the information included in the first area includes: A hyperlink, a text, a graphic, a symbol, and a picture file. The method according to claim 1, The applications, An Internet searcher, a document creator, a dictionary searcher, a map finder, a scheduler, a call function, a message creation and a telephone directory. The method according to claim 1, Wherein, When the first area is selected, a specific visual effect indicating that the first area is selected is given to the selected first area. 14. The method of claim 13, The visual effect may include: And the color of the selected first region is reversed. Claim 15 is abandoned in the setting registration fee payment. When a first area in the screen of the touch screen is touched and selected and the first area is dragged to the second area on the screen while the touch of the first area is maintained, a list including two or more items Displaying on a second area in the form of a pop-up window; And When the touch input starting on the second area is released on the specific item in the list, the information included in the first area is automatically inputted to at least one field of the application corresponding to the specific item, And executing the application. delete

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