KR101749612B1 - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen and a control unit. The touch screen displays an execution screen of the first application. The control unit may further display an item list on the touch screen in response to a touch of a specific area of the touch screen, and may display a specific item on an execution screen of the first application based on a direction of a first touch on the item list Or may change the item list.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing multi-tasking.

As the functions of terminals such as a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, and a smart phone are diversified, a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and video shooting, playing music or video file, (multimedia player).

For functional support and enhancement of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software part of the terminal. 2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, various terminals including a mobile terminal have been provided with complex and various functions, so that a menu structure has become complicated and attention and demand for terminals capable of multi-tasking are increasing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a mobile terminal capable of performing various functions simultaneously by using an area displayed on the touch screen or an active control function in response to a touch on the touch screen.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Other objects, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a touch screen and a controller. The touch screen may display an execution screen of the first application. Wherein the control unit further displays an item list on the touch screen in response to a touch of a specific area of the touch screen and displays a specific item on an execution screen of the first application based on a direction of the first touch on the item list Or may change the item list. In addition, the controller may execute a function corresponding to a specific item in response to a second touch on the item list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a touch screen and a controller. The touch screen may display a first area. Wherein the controller displays a first area and a second area including a list of icons in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen and executes a plurality of applications in response to a touch on the icon list, At least one of the execution screens of the application of the first area may be displayed on at least a part of the first area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a touch screen and a controller. The touch screen may display a first area. Wherein the control unit activates an application control function that is executed in the background when a touch for a specific area of the touch screen is received and controls the second application that is being executed based on the position or direction of the touch received through the first area being executed Can be controlled.

The user of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can attach an item to a screen displayed on a touch screen or perform a function corresponding to a specific item through a touch operation on an item list displayed in response to a touch on the touch screen.

Also, the user of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can execute a plurality of applications through a touch operation on the icon list displayed in response to the touch on the touch screen.

In addition, the user of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can control the function of the application running in the background through the touch operation of the idle screen displayed on the touch screen or the execution screen of another application.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3 to 4 are diagrams illustrating a method of operating the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, Area is displayed on the touch screen.
5 is a diagram illustrating that a second area displayed on the touch screen can be scrolled in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen.
FIG. 6 illustrates a process in which an item displayed in a second area is attached to an execution screen of a first application displayed in the first area, according to the method for driving a mobile terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 illustrates a process in which an item displayed in the second area is attached as an attachment to a first application displayed in the first area according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that the second area displayed on the touch screen can be scrolled based on the direction of the touch with respect to the second area according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 shows a process in which a function corresponding to an item displayed in the second area is performed according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
FIG. 10 shows a process in which another function corresponding to an item displayed in the second area is performed according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, a second area including an icon list is displayed on the touch screen in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen, Indicates the process to be displayed.
FIG. 13 shows a process of executing an application corresponding to a received icon in response to a movement of a touch on an icon list displayed in a second area, according to the method of driving a mobile terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, in response to a touch of an icon list displayed in a second area and a touch of an execution area displayed in the second area, It shows the process to be executed.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 11 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15, The execution screen of another application corresponding to the first area is displayed in the first area.
FIG. 16 shows a process of displaying an icon of an application associated with the running application in a second area in response to a touch to an execution screen of a running application and a touch to a specific area of the touch screen.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 shows a process of displaying a display guide for controlling an application running in the background in response to a touch to a first area of the touch screen, according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
FIG. 19 shows a process in which a function of an application running in the background is controlled based on a direction of a touch with respect to a first area, according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.
FIG. 20 illustrates a process of controlling a function of an application running in the background in response to a touch on a first area, according to the method of driving a mobile terminal shown in FIG.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

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.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, A memory unit 160, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power unit 190, and the like. 1 are not essential, the mobile terminal 100 may have more or less components than those shown in FIG.

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).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals 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 unit 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal 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 in response to a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution) .

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 the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. The location information module 115 may obtain location information using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Here, the Global Positioning System (GNSS) is a term used to describe the radionavigation satellite systems in which certain types of radionavigation receivers orbiting the Earth are transmitting reference signals that can determine their position near the surface or ground surface . The Global Positioning System (GNSS) includes Global Positioning System (GPS) in the United States, Galileo in Europe, GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satelite System) in Russia, COMPASS in China and Japan QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), which is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

As a representative example of the GNSS, the location information module 115 may be a Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to a point (object), information on a time when the distance information is measured, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated distance information, Dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to a point (object) in the three-dimensional space. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module continuously calculates the current position in real time, and calculates velocity information using the current position.

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 unit 160 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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 movement 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, And senses the current state of the terminal 100 to generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. The sensing signal may be transmitted to the controller 180 so that the controller 180 may perform a specific function.

The sensing unit 140 may include a touch sensor for sensing whether the user touches the touch panel, a vibration sensor for sensing vibration generated based on the touch of the user, a gyro sensing rotation of the mobile phone 100, A sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or the like. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

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. In addition, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to 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.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating an output related to visual, auditory, have.

The display unit 151 displays and 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, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or 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.

A proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen that is wrapped 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.

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 unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory unit 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 unit 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. Also, the sound output unit 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can connect the earphone to the earphone jack 116 to hear the sound output.

The alarm unit 153 may output 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 also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output unit 152.

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 be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing 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 feel the tactile effect through the muscles of the user's 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 memory unit 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 unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory unit 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), 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 unit 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 receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an 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.

Herein, the user identification module is a chip that stores various information (i.e., user identification information) for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100. In a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) system, a Subscriber Identity Module In a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system, a UIM (User Identity Module) card and a RUIM (Removal User Identity Module) card are mounted on a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) card in a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Can be implemented.

The interface unit 170 may include a card slot on which the card type user identification module can be mounted. Then, the user identification module may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 through the card slot.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands A signal may be a path through which the signal is transmitted to the mobile 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 control unit 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.

Under the control of the control unit 180, the power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power, 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 processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

In the foregoing, the general operation and functions of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention have been described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG. 20, an item can be attached to a screen displayed on a touch screen or a function corresponding to a specific item using a list of items displayed in response to a touch on the touch screen, A description will be given of a feature of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention in which a plurality of applications can be executed or a running application can be controlled through a touch operation with respect to an icon list displayed in response to a touch on the touch screen.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal driving method will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the execution screen of the first application on the touch screen 151 (S110). Then, when a touch for a specific area of the touch screen 151 is received (S120), the controller 180 controls the touch screen 151 in response to a touch of the specific area, 2 area is further displayed (S130).

Here, the first application may include a file included in the item list, such as an SMS creating application, an MMS message creating application, an e-mail creating application, a document creating application, or the like, Means an application to which a file selected from the displayed list of items can be attached. Therefore, the item list may include various files to be attached to the execution screen of the first application, a folder including files, and an application execution icon for opening a file.

The specific area of the touch screen 151 may be a blank area of the execution screen of the first application. Here, the blank area means an area in which a specific operation or function is not performed even when a user's touch is received. In addition, the specific area of the touch screen 151 may be an area outside the area where the screen is displayed on the touch screen 151. [ In addition, the specific area of the touch screen 151 may be a predetermined area in which the position of the touch screen 151 is predetermined. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. At this time, the controller 180 may display a region on the touch screen 151 so that the user can recognize whether the area is a specific area for displaying the item list when the touch is received.

3 to 4 illustrate a case where the execution screen 151A of the first application is displayed on the touch screen 151 according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG. And a second area 151B including a list of items in response is displayed on the touch screen 151. [ Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

When the user's touch to a specific area outside the execution screen of the e-mail application is received (FIG. 3) while the execution screen of the e-mail application is displayed on the touch screen 151, The second area 151B including the item list together with the execution screen of the e-mail application is displayed on the touch screen 151 (FIG. 4). Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that photo files, music files, folder icons including files, and the like that can be attached to the execution screen of the e-mail application can be displayed in the second area 151B have.

4, the second area 151B is displayed on the touch screen 151, and the screen is differentiated for the execution screen 151A of the first application and the second area 151B. On the other hand, Area 151B may be overlaid on the execution screen 151A of the first application. At this time, the second area 151B may be displayed semi-transparently, and the transparency may be changed by a user.

The controller 180 displays the second area 151B including the item list on the touch screen 151 and then when a touch on the specific area of the touch screen 151 is received, The second area 151B displayed in the second area 151B can be scrolled.

5 is a diagram showing that the second area 151B displayed on the touch screen 151 can be scrolled in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen 151. [ 5, the controller 180 scrolls the second area 151B upward when the touch position in the specific area is above the touch screen 151, It can be seen that the second area 151B can be scrolled downward when the screen 151 is below the screen.

Although not shown in the drawing, the controller 180 does not scroll the second area 151B in response to a touch of the specific area, but does not scroll the second area 151B, Item list.

When the first touch is received through the item list at step S140 after the second area 151B including the item list is displayed on the touch screen 151, A specific item of the item list may be attached to the execution screen of the first application or the item list may be varied (S150).

For example, when the direction of the first touch with respect to a specific item included in the item list is the execution screen 151A of the first application, the control unit 180 displays the specific item on the execution screen 151A of the first application ). Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 6 to 7, examples in which a specific item is attached to the execution screen 151A of the first application according to the direction of the first touch will be described.

FIG. 6 illustrates a process in which an item displayed in the second area 151B is attached to an execution screen 151A of the first application displayed in the first area according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 6 illustrates a case where, when a touch is moved to the execution screen 151A of the first application by a touch and drag operation for a specific item, Indicates the process of attaching an item.

6, when the touch of a specific picture file in the item list displayed in the second area 151B is moved to the execution screen of the e-mail creation application (FIG. 6A) It is possible to display the specific photo file on the execution screen of the e-mail creation application in which the touch is moved.

6, if the direction of the touch (e.g., flicking) with respect to a specific picture file is determined to be the left of the execution screen direction of the e-mail creation application, A specific photo file may be displayed on the execution screen of the e-mail creation application.

FIG. 7 illustrates a process in which an item displayed in the second area is attached as an attachment to a first application displayed in the first area according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 7 illustrates a case where a touch is moved to a file attachment area of the execution screen 151A of the first application by a touch and drag operation for a specific item, File is displayed on the execution screen of the first application.

7, when a touch on a specific picture file in the item list displayed in the second area 151B is moved to the file attachment area of the execution screen of the e-mail creation application (FIG. 7A) The control unit 180 can attach the specific photo file as an attached file to the e-mail currently being created.

7, even when the direction of a touch (e.g., flicking) to a specific picture file is determined to be the direction of the file attachment area of the execution screen of the e-mail creation application, the control unit 180 ) Can attach the specific photo file as an attached file of the e-mail currently being created.

If the first touch is received through the item list after the second area 151B including the item list is displayed on the touch screen 151 in step S140, And scroll the second area 151B in which the item list is displayed (S150).

8 is a diagram showing that the second area 151B displayed on the touch screen can be scrolled based on the direction of the touch with respect to the second area 151B according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in Fig. Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that the second area 151B can be scrolled downward or upward based on the direction of touching the second area 151B. Also, when the direction of the first touch is the right direction of the second area 151B, the controller 180 may scroll the second area 151B upward or downward according to a predetermined environment setting have.

The second area 151B including the item list is displayed on the touch screen 151. When the second touch is received through the item list S140, And perform a function corresponding to the selected specific item (S160). Hereinafter, examples of performing functions corresponding to specific items based on the second touch will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 shows a process in which a function corresponding to an item displayed in the second area 151B is performed according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 9 shows that a function corresponding to a specific item is performed by a long-touch operation for a specific item.

9, when a long-touch is received on a specific music file in the item list displayed in the second area 151B (FIG. 9A), the controller 180 determines It can be seen that the application is played to reproduce the specific music file.

The touch operation for selecting the specific music file may be a simple tapping rather than a long-touch operation. In addition, the specific music file may execute the specific music file when a touch to a music file icon and a touch to a specific area of the touch screen 151 are received.

If the item selected by the second touch operation is a folder, the specific operation performed by the controller 180 may be to open a folder selected by the second touch operation. Then, the file included in the folder can be displayed in the second area 151B, and the user can attach the file to the execution screen of the first application by touching the file.

Referring again to FIG. 9, it can be seen that the reproduction screen 151B_1 of the specific music file is displayed in a part of the second area 151B. However, the reproduction screen 151B_1 of the specific music file may be displayed in a part of the e-mail creation application or in a part of each of the e-mail creation application and the second area 151B. That is, the playback screen 151B_1 of the specific music file may be displayed on at least a part of the touch screen.

9, when the long-touch for the specific music file is received, the controller 180 may attach the specific music file to the execution screen of the e-mail creation application.

FIG. 10 shows a process in which another function corresponding to an item displayed in the second area is performed according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 10 shows that a function corresponding to a specific item is performed when a long-touch for a specific item is received.

10, when the long-touch is received on a specific picture file in the item list displayed in the second area 151B (FIG. 10A), the control unit 180 displays the image associated with the specific picture file And executes the image view application (photo gallery). The controller 180 may execute an image view application associated with the specific photo file in response to a touch of the specific file and a touch of a specific area of the touch screen 151. [

A plurality of images displayed on the execution screen 151B_2 of the image view application may be selected and attached to the execution screen 151A of the e-mail application, or the specific photo file may be edited. In this case, the application associated with the specific photo file may be an application predetermined by an initial environment setting of the mobile terminal 100 or a setting of a user.

The execution screen 151B_2 of the image view application may be displayed on at least a part of the touch screen 151 and its position may vary depending on the position of the touch on the specific area. In FIG. 10, since the touch on the specific area is the lower right of the touch screen 151, the execution screen 151B_2 of the image view application is displayed on the lower right.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 11. FIG.

First, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the first area on the touch screen 151 (S210). Here, the first area may be a standby screen or an execution screen of a specific application.

When the first area is displayed on the touch screen 151 and a touch for a specific area of the touch screen 151 is received in step S220, the controller 180 controls the touch screen 151 to display the first area And a second area including the icon list (S230).

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating a mobile terminal according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen 151 in a state where an idle screen is displayed in the first area 151A, The area 151C is displayed on the touch screen 151. [0051] FIG.

12, when the user touches a specific area of the outside of the idle screen in the touch screen 151 (FIG. 12A), the controller 180 displays a plurality of (An execution button) and an ending area (ending button) (FIG. 12 (b)).

The second area 151C is displayed on the touch screen 151 so that the screen is differentiated for the first area 151A and the second area 151C. Alternatively, the second area 151C May be overlaid on the first area 151A. At this time, the second area 151C may be displayed semi-transparently, and the transparency may be changed by the user.

When the second area 151C is displayed on the touch screen 151 and a touch on the icon list displayed in the second area 151C is received in step S240, the control unit 180 executes a plurality of applications (S250). At least one execution screen of the plurality of applications to be executed is displayed on at least a part of the first area 151A (S260).

For example, when the touch of the icon list is moved to the first area 151A, the controller 180 may execute an application corresponding to the icon received with the touch. In addition, the controller 180 can execute an application corresponding to the icon received with the touch even when the touch of the icon list is moved to the execution area displayed in the second area 151C.

FIG. 13 shows a process in which an application corresponding to an icon received with a touch is executed in response to movement of a touch on the icon list displayed in the second area 151C according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.

13, when the touch of the icon MP3 of the music playback application is moved to the first area 151A or moved to the execution area (FIG. 13A), the controller 180 It is understood that the music playback application is executed and its execution screen 151A_1 is displayed on the first area 151A (Fig. 13 (b)).

In FIG. 13, the execution screen 151A_1 of the music reproduction application is displayed in an opaque state on the first area 151A, but it may be displayed semi-transparently on the first area 151A. At this time, the transparency may vary depending on the user. In addition, the controller 180 may divide the screen of the touch screen 151 into a region for the first area 151A and a region for an execution screen 151A_2 of the music reproduction application.

For example, when the touch for the icon list and the touch for the execution area are received, the controller 180 can execute the application corresponding to the icon received with the touch.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the mobile terminal shown in Fig. 11, in which a touch is received in response to a touch on the icon list displayed in the second area 151C and a touch on the execution area displayed in the second area 151C Indicates the process in which the application corresponding to the icon is executed.

14, when the user touches the icon MP3 of the music playback application and touches the execution area 151C (FIG. 14A), the controller 180 displays the music playback application And the execution screen 151A_1 is displayed in a part of the first area 151A.

As described above, when the controller 180 receives an additional touch on the icon list displayed in the second area 151C, the controller 180 may additionally execute an application corresponding to the received icon. This means that the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention supports a multi-tasking function capable of executing a plurality of applications at the same time.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the mobile terminal shown in Fig. 11, in which the execution screen 151A_1 of the first application is displayed in the first area 151A, And an execution screen 151A_2 of another application corresponding to the icon received in response to the movement is displayed in the first area 151A.

15, when the touch of the icon (gallery) of the image view application is moved to the execution region (FIG. 15 (a)) while the music playback application is running, The execution screen 151A_1 of the music reproduction application and the execution screen 151A_2 of the image view application can be simultaneously displayed in the area 151A.

13 to 15, the process of executing the application in response to the touch of the icon list displayed in the second area 151C of the touch screen 151 has been described. Although not shown in the drawing, the control unit 180 may terminate the execution of the running application in a manner similar to the application executing process described above. Hereinafter, examples will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. FIG.

For example, when the touch of at least one of the icon corresponding to the running application and the execution screen of the running application is moved to the end area displayed in the second area 151C, Can be terminated.

When the touch for at least one of the icon corresponding to the running application and the execution screen of the running application and the touch for the end area displayed in the second area 151C are received, The execution of the running application can be terminated.

In response to the touch of at least one of the icon of the application being executed and the execution screen of the application being executed and the touch of the specific area of the touch screen 151, The icon list can be converted into a list of icons of applications associated with the running application.

Here, the application associated with the running application refers to an application having a relation with the function, operation, execution result, etc. of the executing application. For example, an application related to a calendar application may include a scheduling application, a memo application, an alarm application, and the like. The application associated with the running application may be predetermined according to the initial environment setting of the mobile terminal 100, or may be set by the user and stored in advance.

16 shows a process of displaying an icon of an application associated with the running application in the second area 151C in response to a touch to the execution screen 151A_2 of the application being executed and a specific area of the touch screen 151 .

16, when the image view application is in operation and a touch to the execution screen 151A_2 of the image view application and a touch to a specific area of the touch screen 151 are received, the control unit 180 It can be seen that the icon list displayed in the second area 151C is changed to include the icon list of the applications "Paint" and "Camera" applications associated with the image view application.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal driving method will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the first area on the touch screen 151 (S310). When a touch on a specific area of the touch screen 151 is received in step S320, the controller 180 activates a control function of the first application running in the background (S330 ).

Here, the first area may be an idle screen or an execution screen of a second application. In addition, the specific area may be an area in which a specific operation or function is not performed even when a touch is received in the first area, or an area in which a specific operation or function is not performed even when a touch is received from an area outside the first area.

After the control function for the running application is activated, if the touch for the first area is received (S340), the control unit 180 controls the function of the first application based on the position or the direction of the touch (S350).

At this time, the controller 180 may display a display guide for controlling the function of the running application on a separate area or on the first area, and the user of the mobile terminal 100 may display the display guide The function of the running application can be controlled through a touch to the application.

18 shows a display guide for controlling an application running in the background in response to a touch to the first area 151A of the touch screen 151 according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in Fig. . For reference, in the mobile terminal 100 shown in Figs. 18 to 20, the current music playback application is running in the background.

18, when a touch (for example, double tapping) is received for a specific area of the touch screen 151 in a state that an idle screen is displayed in the first area 151A the controller 180 activates the MP3 playback control function of the music playback application currently running in the background and displays the display guide 151D for the function control on the touch screen 151 (Fig. 18 (b)).

Then, the user of the mobile terminal 100 can select the previous or next music of the currently playing music through touching the display guide 151D, or increase or decrease the volume. The display guide 151D is displayed on the touch screen 151 so that the screen is divided for the first area 151A and the display guide 151D, Or may be overlaid on the first area 151A. At this time, the display guide 151D may be displayed in a translucent manner, and the transparency may be changed by a user.

FIG. 19 shows a process in which the function of an application being executed in the background is controlled based on the direction of the touch with respect to the first area 151A according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 19, when a touch (e.g., double tapping) is received on the first area 151A while the idle screen is displayed in the first area 151A (FIG. 19A) , The controller 180 activates the MP3 playback control function of the music playback application currently running in the background and controls the function of the music playback application based on the direction of the touch to the first area 151A 19 (b)).

For example, as shown in FIG. 19, if the direction of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the upward direction of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 may increase the playback volume. On the contrary, if the direction of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is below the touch screen 151, the controller 180 may reduce the playback volume.

If the direction of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the right side of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 can select the next piece of music. If the direction of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is When the touch screen 151 is on the left side, the controller 180 may select the previous music.

FIG. 20 shows a process in which the function of an application running in the background is controlled in response to a touch to the first area 151A, according to the mobile terminal driving method shown in FIG.

20, when a touch (e.g., double tapping) is received for the first area 151A while the idle screen is displayed in the first area 151A (Fig. 20 (a) , The controller 180 activates the MP3 playback control function of the music playback application currently running in the background and controls the function of the music playback application based on the position of the touch with respect to the first area 151A 20 (b)).

For example, as shown in FIG. 20, if the position of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the lower right of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 can reduce the playback volume. On the contrary, if the position of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the upper right of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 may reduce the playback volume.

Also, if the position of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the lower left of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 can select the previous music. On the contrary, if the position of the touch with respect to the first area 151A is the upper left of the touch screen 151, the controller 180 may select the next piece of music.

Each of the mobile terminal driving methods according to the present invention may be implemented in a form of a program that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of programs include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like, as well as machine code as produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
151: display unit 151: touch screen
152: sound output unit 160: memory unit
170: interface unit 180: control unit
190:

Claims (19)

A touch screen displaying an execution screen of the first application; And
Further comprising: displaying an item list on the touch screen in response to a touch of a specific area of the touch screen; attaching a specific item to an execution screen of the first application based on a direction of a first touch on the item list; And a control unit for changing an item list,
Wherein,
Selecting a specific item in response to a second touch of the item list, and performing a function corresponding to the specific item in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen, at a position where a touch on the specific area is received And the mobile terminal. The apparatus of claim 1,
And attaches the specific item to the execution screen of the first application when the direction of the first touch to the specific item is the execution screen direction of the first application. 3. The apparatus of claim 2,
Wherein when the first touch for the specific item is moved to the execution screen of the application, the specific item is attached to the moved position of the first touch. 4. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Is displayed on an execution screen of the first application or attached as an attachment file for the first application. The apparatus of claim 1,
And a controller for executing a function corresponding to a specific item in response to the second touch on the item list. 6. The apparatus of claim 5,
And displays an execution screen of a function corresponding to the specific item executed in response to the second touch on at least a part of the touch screen. delete delete A touch screen displaying a first area; And
Wherein the touch screen further displays a second area including a list of icons on the touch screen in response to a touch on a specific area of the touch screen and executes a plurality of applications in response to a touch on the icon list, And a control unit displaying at least one of the execution screens on at least a part of the first area,
Wherein,
An icon list displayed in the second area is displayed as an icon list of an application associated with the running application in response to a touch to at least one of an icon of the application being executed and an execution screen of the application being executed, To the mobile terminal. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
When a touch on the icon list is moved to an execution area displayed in the second area, or when a touch on the icon list and a touch on the execution area are received, an application corresponding to the icon on which the touch is received is executed Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Wherein when the touch on the icon list is moved to the first area, the application corresponding to the icon received by the touch is executed. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Wherein the execution of the running application is terminated when a touch to an icon corresponding to a running application or a touch to an execution screen of the running application is moved to an end area displayed in the second area . 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
The execution of the currently running application is terminated when a touch to at least one of an icon corresponding to a running application and an execution screen of the running application and a touch to an end area displayed in the second area are received . delete A touch screen displaying a first area; And
Activating a first application control function being executed in the background when a touch for a specific area of the touch screen is received and controlling a function of the first application based on a position or a direction of a touch received through the first area And a controller,
Wherein,
Wherein the display unit displays a display guide corresponding to the first application in the first area at a position where a touch for the specific area is received when a touch for the specific area is received. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the mobile terminal is an idle screen. 16. The method of claim 15,
And displays an execution screen of the second application. delete delete

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