KR101755406B1 - Method For Display Configuration And Apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of configuring a screen of a portable terminal and a portable terminal using the same.
According to the present invention, the idle screen of the user according to various collection information such as time and position or the type and arrangement of the icons constituting the screen of the display unit used by the user are changed to enable the user to output an easy- A portable terminal and a screen configuration method are disclosed.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method of configuring a screen of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal using the same,

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal which confirms a current environment of the portable terminal based on information collected from at least one of various components such as the location and time of the portable terminal, and supports a screen designed for the current environment And a portable terminal using the method.

The portable terminal supports various user functions based on mobility and is used in a wide variety of fields due to its convenience of use and portability.

Such a portable terminal is equipped with a specific function module for supporting various user functions. For example, the portable terminal may include a file search module for playing back stored image files, an MP3 player module for playing music files, and a camera module for image collection functions. Each module described above is built in order to support the user function of the portable terminal and is activated according to the control of the user.

Accordingly, the conventional portable terminal is merely an electronic device when the user does not directly control the portable terminal. Accordingly, there is a demand for a portable terminal supporting a user to use a specific service more conveniently based on a portable terminal supporting various user functions, and more intelligently supporting the corresponding service.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a screen configuration method of a mobile terminal that enables a user to utilize a mobile terminal function more quickly and in a timely manner by configuring a screen of the mobile terminal in a specific form according to a user's environment, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of configuring a screen of a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of: recognizing location information of a portable terminal, information on a local communication function, The method comprising: collecting at least one of acquired speech recognition information, sensor information generated by a sensor unit operation, camera function related information, and call related information; comparing the collected information with a predetermined screen setting value; Checking the screen information corresponding to the screen setting value if the collected information is similar to the predetermined screen setting value; and outputting a specific screen based on the screen information and outputting .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal, comprising: a portable terminal for collecting information generated according to an activation of a user function of the portable terminal, A control unit configured to configure a specific screen based on screen information corresponding to the screen setting value when the screen size is similar to a predetermined screen setting value and a display unit for outputting the specific screen, , At least one of local area communication function related information, broadcast reception function related information, voice recognition information obtained by voice recognition of an audio signal, sensor information generated by a sensor unit operation, camera function related information, and call related information .

According to the screen configuration method of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal can provide a screen in which the user can quickly and timely use the specific user function to be executed.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a detailed block diagram of the control unit of the present invention,
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface for editing the time information setting of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface for editing location information setting according to the present invention. FIG.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface for confirming and editing the sensor information setting of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface corresponding to a screen setting list capable of confirming and editing screen setting values and screen information of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for explaining an example of the screen changing function of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart for explaining a screen configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor is not limited to the meaning of the terms in order to describe his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

The portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention described below compares at least one of the information collected from each of the configurations with a predetermined screen setting value, and when the collected information is the same or similar to the predetermined screen setting value, It is possible to control the screen to be displayed on the display unit. Accordingly, the user of the portable terminal can directly use a specific user function provided by the portable terminal without searching or the like by using the predetermined screen in a specific environment. Hereinafter, each configuration of the portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG.

The screen setting value may be a specific value of information that each configuration of the portable terminal can collect. For example, the screen setting value may correspond to a specific coordinate value among position information that can be collected by the GPS, and may correspond to specific time information among time information that the RTC can collect. In addition, the screen setting value may correspond to a specific sensor value among various sensor information that the sensor unit can collect, and may be information indicating whether the local communication module, the broadcasting receiving module, and the like are activated.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a radio frequency unit 110, an input unit 120, an audio processing unit 130, a display unit 140, a storage unit 150, The module 170, the broadcast receiving module 180, the GPS 190, the sensor unit 200, and the controller 160. [

The portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention collects various pieces of information through the respective components of the portable terminal and compares the collected information with pre-stored screen setting values to change the screen configuration . For example, when the mobile terminal 100 displays a specific screen such as a standby screen, the mobile terminal 100 adjusts the screen to output a specific widget icon and a menu icon according to the result of the comparison between the collected information and the screen setting value So that the user can utilize the screen by having a specific widget icon and a menu icon at a specific point in time. Hereinafter, the functions and roles of the respective components will be described in more detail.

The radio frequency unit 110 may form a communication channel with a base station for data communication and voice communication with other mobile terminals. For this, the radio frequency unit 110 may include a radio frequency transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, a radio frequency receiver for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency. The radio frequency unit 110 forms a communication channel for a voice call function, a message service function, an instant message service function, a video call function, and a data transmission function of the portable terminal. The portable terminal 100 may be provided in the form of a menu icon for providing a call function of the radio frequency unit 110 or a widget icon for accessing a specific server, Icons can be used to directly use the call function or the server connection function. The menu icon and the widget icon for providing the function of the radio frequency unit 110 may be output or removed as elements constituting a specific screen according to the collected information and the screen setting value comparison result.

The input unit 120 may include a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving numeric or character information and setting various functions. The function keys may include a direction key, a side key, and an accelerator key set for performing a specific function. The input unit 120 may generate a key input signal to be transmitted to the control unit 160 in connection with the function control of the portable terminal 100. The input unit 120 may include various functions of the portable terminal 100 such as a call function, a moving picture or music file playback function, an image file search function, a broadcast reception module 180 viewing function, a camera function, An input signal for use of various functions such as a communication function, a GPS function, a sensor function, a voice recognition function, and a call function can be generated according to user control and transmitted to the controller 160. In particular, the input unit 120 may generate an input signal for selecting at least one of various icons displayed on the screen, for example, a menu icon or a widget icon, and may transmit the input signal to the controller 160. In order to support the functions described above, the portable terminal 100 may further include a camera module, a voice recognition module, and a voice recognition database.

The audio processing unit 130 reproduces an audio signal received through the RF unit 110 through the speaker SPK under the control of the controller 160 or converts an audio signal such as a voice input from a microphone To the unit (110). The audio processing unit 130 may output a predetermined audio signal when at least one of the specific icons constituting the screen is selected. In addition, when the information collected by the respective components is similar to or identical to the screen setting value and the specific screen is output according to the screen information corresponding to the screen setting value, the audio processor 130 generates a predetermined audio signal for the screen changing function Can be output. The audio processing unit 130 may transmit the audio signal collected by using a microphone (MIC) to the control unit 160 for voice recognition. Then, the control unit 160 determines whether the voice recognition information is the same as or similar to the predetermined screen setting value, and controls the screen changing function based on the voice recognition information if the voice recognition information is similar. The storage unit 150 may include a voice recognition module and a voice recognition database. The voice recognition module may be loaded into the controller 160, and the controller 160 may include a storage unit 150 to the voice recognition database.

The display unit 140 may display various menu screens of the mobile terminal 100, user data input by the user, screen setting values, various information to be provided to the user, and the like. The display unit 140 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (OLED) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED). When the display unit 140 is formed as a touch screen, . In particular, the display unit 140 of the present invention can output various editing screens for defining and modifying the screen setting values, and a screen setting list pre-stored in the storage unit 150. The screen setting list is a value defining various elements constituting a specific screen, and may include a plurality of screen information. Each screen information includes information on the type and number of menu icons constituting the screen, the type and number of widget icons, and the like. Accordingly, the display unit 140 may implement a screen corresponding to a specific screen setting based on the screen setting list, under the control of the controller 160. [ The screen interface of the display unit 140 will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

The storage unit 150 may store user data and the like, as well as programs necessary for the functional operation of the portable terminal 100. The storage unit 150 may include a program area and a data area.

The program area includes an operating system (OS) and a call function for controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal 100, a video or music file playback function, an image file search function, a broadcast receiving module 180 viewing function, Audio recording function, short range communication function, GPS function, sensor function, voice recognition function, and so on. The program module is loaded into the controller 160 according to an input signal for requesting activation of each function described above to perform an initialization process of each function and support a specific function according to a preset schedule information or a user input signal. In particular, the program area may store an application program supporting the screen change function of the present invention. The screen change function supporting application program checks the collected information on the basis of the previously stored screen setting value, and if the predetermined condition, that is, the collected information is similar to the previously stored screen setting value, So that a specific screen can be implemented.

The data area is an area for storing data generated according to use of the portable terminal 100, and may store phone book, audio data, information corresponding to the content or user data, and the like. In particular, the data area according to the embodiment of the present invention can store a map map, a screen setting list, and the like, and can store a screen setting value and a voice recognition database. The screen setting value is a value obtained by matching information that can be collected by various configurations of the portable terminal 100 with specific screen information. For example, the screen setting value may be position information that can be collected by the GPS 190 module, specific time information, sensor information collected from the sensor unit 200, and the like. The screen setting value may be information that can be obtained from the various functions described above, for example, local communication function related information, broadcast receiving function related information, voice recognition information, and camera function related information. The screen information is information on various components constituting a specific screen. For example, the screen information includes a type and position information of menu icons that can be output on a specific screen, a kind and position information of the widget icons, Information, type of background image, and layout information. The map map is provided for supporting the GPS 190 function. That is, when the GPS 190 is activated and collects the current position information, the portable terminal 100 can provide the current position information through the map map. The screen setting list may include screen information on a screen to be implemented when the collected information corresponds to a predetermined screen setting value. Meanwhile, the data area temporarily stores information collected through each configuration of the mobile terminal 100, and may provide the previously stored screen setting values as a comparison reference of the collected information under the control of the controller 160. [ Here, the collected information includes call history information generated when a call function, a movie or music file playback function, an image file search function, a broadcast reception module 180 viewing function, a camera function, an audio recording function, A file history, a file search history, a file information retrieved, a viewing history of the broadcast receiving module 180, image information captured by a camera, information recorded by audio, history of performing a short distance communication function, sensor information collected by the sensor unit 200, Voice recognition information, and the like.

The local area communication module 170 is a module for supporting the local area communication function of the mobile terminal 100. The local area communication module 170 searches for a local area communication device existing in the vicinity according to an input signal input from the input unit 120, And the list information on the devices can be output through the display unit 140. The short-range communication module 170 may transmit information about the short-range communication function to the controller 160 at a point of time when the function for short-range communication is activated. The controller 160 may store information about the short- It can be used as a reference for changing the current screen to a specific screen by comparing with the screen setting value. At this time, the screen setting value may be whether or not the local communication module is activated.

The broadcast receiving module 180 is a module that supports a broadcast receiving function and is activated according to an input signal input from the input unit 120. When the stored program information exists, the broadcast receiving module 180 receives a broadcast signal based on the program information , Decodes it, and outputs it to the display unit 140 and the audio processing unit 130. The broadcast receiving module 180 may generate information on a broadcast receiving function at a point in time when the user desires to activate the corresponding module and may transmit the information to the controller 160. Then, the control unit 160 compares the information about the broadcast receiving function with the pre-stored screen setting value, and can use the current screen as a reference for changing the current screen to a specific screen. Here, the current screen and the specific screen may be an idle screen or the like. Here, the screen setting value may be whether or not the broadcast receiving module is activated and whether an antenna is connected to receive broadcasting. When the broadcast receiving function is terminated, the portable terminal 100 can control to output a screen based on the screen information corresponding to the screen setting value.

The GPS 190 collects the current position information of the mobile terminal 100 transmitted from the satellite according to the input signal of the input unit 120 or the preset schedule information . The GPS 190 may transmit the collected current location information to the controller 160. [ The control unit 160 controls the display unit 140 to apply the current position information transmitted from the GPS 190 to the map map or to compare the current position information with the pre- Can be used as a reference for changing to a specific screen. Here, the screen setting value may be specific position information designated by the user.

The sensor unit 200 may be, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gravity sensor, or an acceleration sensor. The sensor unit 200 may be turned on according to a predetermined period set by the user to collect sensor information, And may collect sensor information or may be turned on according to an input signal from the input unit 120 to collect sensor information. The sensor information thus collected is transmitted to the controller 160. Then, the controller 160 compares the sensor information collected by the sensor unit 200 with the previously stored screen setting values to check the similarity or the identity, and if the similarity is present, It is possible to control to change to a specific screen. Here, the screen setting value may be sensor information, i.e., a specific temperature value, a specific humidity value, a specific gravity value, a specific direction value, a specific operation value, and the like.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal 100 and the signal flow between the internal blocks, and can control the data processing functions and the like. In particular, the control unit 160 according to the present invention compares the information collected from the respective configurations of the portable terminal 100 with the pre-stored screen setting values, and when the comparison result collection information and the value are equal to or greater than a certain degree of similarity, It is possible to control the screen to be configured based on the screen information corresponding to the set value. 2, the control unit 160 includes an information collecting unit 161, an information setting unit 163, an information comparing unit 167, a screen setting unit 165, and a screen forming unit 169 . The controller 160 may include a real time clock (RTC) for notifying the current time.

The information collecting unit 161 collects information about the radio frequency unit 110, the microphone (MIC) of the audio processing unit 130, the near field communication module 170, the broadcast receiving module 180, GPS 190, voice recognition, and activation time of the sensor unit 200. That is, the information collecting unit 161 may collect specific information generated from the activated functions according to the input signal input from the input unit 120. [ For example, the information collecting unit 161 may receive at least one of the short distance communication module 170, the broadcast receiving module 180, the GPS 190, and the sensor unit 200 according to the input signal of the input unit 120 Information related to the local communication function, information related to the broadcast reception function, current location information, sensor information collected from various sensors, and the like can be collected. In addition, the information collecting unit 161 may collect the voice recognition information, the image collection information, the call related information, and the like according to the activation of the corresponding function. The information collecting unit 161 transmits information generated from various functions to the information comparing unit 167.

The information setting unit 163 is configured to support definition of a screen setting value. The information setting unit 163 allows the designer of the portable terminal and the user of the portable terminal to newly define the screen setting value or to change the predetermined screen setting value. For this purpose, the information setting unit 163 may provide a screen setting value editing screen for creating and changing screen setting values. The screen setting value editing screen is provided with various editing screens according to the screen setting values or supports various screen setting values in one screen. For example, the screen setting value editing screen may include various information setting editing screens such as a time information setting screen, a location information setting screen, and a sensor information setting screen. The screen setting value editing screen will be described later in more detail with reference to the drawings.

When the specific information is collected from the information collecting unit 161, the information comparing unit 167 receives the information about the screen setting value from the information setting unit 163, . The information comparing unit 167 calculates the similarity or the identity between the screen setting value and the collected information stored in the comparing process, and when the similarity or the identity is within a predetermined error range, Unit 169, as shown in FIG. For example, when the screen setting value is composed of the position information and the time information, the information comparing unit 167 compares the current position information and time information collected from the GPS 190 and RTC from the information collecting unit to the screen setting value Compares the defined location information with time information, and confirms that the comparison result is similar within a predetermined error range. If it is within the error range, the information comparing unit 167 transmits the screen setting value to the screen forming unit 169.

The screen setting unit 165 provides screen information corresponding to a specific screen setting value and provides an editing screen so that the user can define the screen information. That is, when the screen configuration unit 169 receives a specific screen setting value from the information comparison unit 167, the screen setting unit 165 searches screen information to be implemented by the screen configuration unit 169, And provides screen information to the screen configuration unit 169. [ In addition, when the information satisfying the specific screen setting value is collected and the screen is changed, the screen setting unit 165 provides an editing screen so that the user can define the screen information constituting the screen to be output. Accordingly, when a specific screen setting value is collected based on the function of the screen setting unit 165, the user of the mobile terminal can generate screen information by designating which menu icon and widget icons are to be displayed on the screen. For this purpose, the portable terminal 100 may provide a menu item for screen setting. The editing screen provided through the activation of the menu item may include various screen elements that the portable terminal 100 can provide, such as a screen background image, a menu icon, a widget icon, a soft key, So that it can be arranged at a specific position on the screen.

When the screen configuration value is transferred from the information comparison unit 167, the screen configuration unit 169 confirms the screen information corresponding to the transmitted screen configuration value from the screen configuration unit 165, And a display unit 140 for displaying the screen. That is, the screen configuration unit 169 is configured to check a menu icon included in the screen information, a type and an output position of the widget icon, and control the icons to be output according to the confirmed information.

As described above, the portable terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can store information collected by the respective components of the portable terminal, for example, location information and time information, sensor information, communication function information, ) By adjusting the screen that is currently being output to be changed to a predetermined screen based on the information generated according to the performance of the function, it is possible to use the screen which is adaptively changed according to the environment where the user is located.

Various screen interfaces output through the display unit 140 of the portable terminal will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a view illustrating an example of a screen interface for setting time information among edit screens provided by the information setting unit 163 for a screen configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the display unit 140 of the present invention provides a first tag 210 that can select a day of the week and a second tag 220 that can select a date, When the tag 210 is designated, an edit screen for day of the week selection can be output as in the 301 screen. More specifically, the display unit 140 includes a first tag 210 for indicating "day of the week" on the screen 301, a day of the week information area 211 for outputting day of the week information for selecting a day of the week, And a day-of-the-week time setting area 213 for setting the time at which the predetermined screen configuration is output. After the information setting of the day-of-the-week information area 211 and the day-time setting area 213 is completed, the display unit 140 displays a soft key, for example, a " Can be output.

When the user designates a second tag 220 that can select a date as in the 302 screen, the display unit 140 displays a second tag 220 indicating a "date" A date information area 221 for outputting date information, for example, a calendar, and a date-specific time setting area 223 for setting a time at which a predetermined screen configuration is output on the selected date. After the portable terminal user designates the information on the date information area 221 and date-specific time setting area 223, the display unit 140 instructs the application to apply the designated information to the information setting Quot; setting "key 225, for example.

In addition, the display unit 140 may output a screen information editing screen that allows screen information to be defined so that a specific screen is output according to the day of the week setting and the date setting after the day setting and date setting are completed. For example, the display unit 140 may include a menu capable of specifying a background image, a menu icon indicating a user function of the mobile terminal, a widget icon indicating a widget function, a screen information editing screen Can be provided. Then, the user of the mobile terminal can define various types of screen information related to the screen configuration to be output at the time of the setting according to the day of the week and the setting according to the date through the editing screen, and the mobile terminal 100 can display the defined screen information The screen can be configured and output at that point in time as a reference. Here, the menu for specifying the background image, the menu icon for instructing the user function, the widget icon for indicating the widget function, and the soft key may be provided in the form of a tray. When the portable terminal 100 is implemented as a touch screen In this case, the user of the mobile terminal can configure the screen information by controlling the icons placed on the tray by the touch event method.

4 is a view illustrating an example of a screen interface for setting location information among editing screens provided by the information setting unit for the screen configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the display unit 140 of the present invention may output a map map stored in the storage unit 150. The scale map can be changed according to the user's operation, and the type of the information displayed according to the scale change can be changed. For example, when the portable terminal user controls the scale to be applied to a large extent, the display unit 140 may output information of the map map so that the unit of the map can be displayed up to a certain unit. On the other hand, when the map map is output to the display unit 140, the user of the portable terminal can specify a specific location. For this purpose, when the display unit 140 is implemented as a touch screen, the user of the portable terminal can touch a specific point 141 of the display unit 140 on which the map map is output. If the display unit 140 is not a touch screen, the user of the portable terminal can point to a specific point 141 of the map map using a direction key or the like. On the other hand, after the user designates the specific point 141 in a state in which the map map is output, the display unit 140 outputs an application key for applying the point, for example, a "setup 145" . Meanwhile, the user of the portable terminal may designate a certain range around the specific point 141 without specifying a specific point. That is, as shown in the display unit 140, the user of the portable terminal can designate a certain range including a specific point 141, for example, a "library " , The user may be able to specify a specific range in a touch drag manner. In addition, when the mobile terminal user designates two or more points on the map map, the mobile terminal 100 may provide a path connecting two or more points to the screen information Setting. At this time, the path may be a path specifying two or more points as the shortest distance, or a path directly instructed by the user on the map map.

When the specific point 141 is designated through the above process, the portable terminal 100 displays the screen information to be output when the portable terminal 100 is located at a location corresponding to the location information of the corresponding point, Can be selected or edited.

5 is a view for explaining an editing screen for setting sensor information among editing screens provided by the information setting unit 163 for the screen configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the display unit 140 of the present invention may output an edit screen for setting sensor information. For this purpose, the user of the mobile terminal can activate a menu for setting sensor information or activate a hot key assigned for setting sensor information. Then, the portable terminal 100 outputs an editing screen for setting the sensor information according to the generation of an input signal, as shown in FIG. The display unit 140 provides an edit screen for setting the sensor information, and outputs an indicator region 510, a title region 520, an edit region 530, and a soft key region 540 . Here, the indicator region 510 may be an area for outputting an icon for notifying the remaining power level of the battery, for example, a basic function of the portable terminal 100, And may be removed from the display unit 140 during the sensor information setting process. The title area 520 is used to indicate what kind of information is being displayed on the screen currently being output, and may be output as a title indicating "sensor setting" indicating a menu for setting current sensor information. The information output in this title can be determined or changed through the designer's intention or the user's modification. The soft key area 540 may be an area where specific soft keys for selecting or confirming a menu provided by the portable terminal and moving to a previous screen are output.

The editing region 530 may include a category region 531 indicating the type of the sensor, a first element region 532 and a second element region 533 for specifying a specific value of the sensor. The category area 531 is an area for describing the types of the sensors included in the portable terminal 100 and may actually describe the types of sensors set to be adapted to the screen change function according to the screen setting values. For example, when the sensors operating in the type region 531 are an acceleration sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a pressure sensor, the corresponding sensor name can be output. When there are other sensors in the portable terminal 100, for example, a temperature sensor, a direction sensor, and the like, and these sensors are used for providing the screen change function of the present invention, May be further included.

The first element region 532 is an area for selecting the information of the sensors presented in the type region 531. It is preferable that the first element region 532 is provided so that the user can select elements among the provided elements and provide the elements to be collected by the specific sensor rather than directing the elements of the specific sensors by the user. For example, in the first element region 532, an area related to the acceleration sensor may be implemented as a roll-up window so that items such as shake, snap, leftward, rightward, and the like can be selected, And may be implemented in such a manner that an item is changed and output. In other parts of the first element region 532, that is, the illuminance sensor region and the pressure sensor region, a certain form of information that can be collected by the sensors is output, for example, in the case of the illuminance sensor region, In case of pressure sensor area, "1N" item can be output. Each item of the first element regions 532 may be an item designated by the user.

The second element region 533 is an area in which items for finely selecting the items selected in the first element region 531 are selected. For example, in the case of the acceleration sensor area, "shaking" is selected in the first element area 532, "more than five minutes" can be selected in the second element area 533. The second element region 533 may also provide a plurality of items similar to the first element region 532 and support the selection by the user. For example, when the second element area of the acceleration sensor is designated by the user of the portable terminal, the corresponding area may include a roll up window including items such as 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, And the user can select the double specific item. Similar to other sensors, it is possible to output "10 minutes or more" for the second element region of the light intensity sensor and "15 seconds or more" for the second element region of the pressure sensor according to user selection.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the setting of the factors of the various sensors, the present invention is not limited thereto. The user of the portable terminal may designate only a specific sensor among the plurality of sensors, Can be applied. For example, the user of the mobile terminal can apply the screen change function using only the acceleration sensor, and can set the screen change function to be supported using only the illuminance sensor. A sensor without any setting can be a sensor that does not apply to the screen change function. In the above description, it is described that two element regions can be designated. However, the portable terminal can provide more various element regions, and the user can more precisely set the sensor values of the specific sensors through the element regions can do.

Meanwhile, after the sensor setting is completed, the user of the portable terminal may be provided with a screen information editing screen capable of defining the configuration of the screen to be implemented according to the sensor setting. Then, the mobile terminal user can generate and store screen information constituting a specific screen through the screen information editing screen. When the specific sensor information is collected, the mobile terminal 100 can display the screen information The screen can be controlled to be configured.

6 is a view for explaining an example of a screen setting editing screen provided by the screen setting unit 165 for setting screen information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the display unit 140 of the present invention may output a screen information editing screen for setting screen information according to a specific screen setting value. For this purpose, the user of the portable terminal can activate a menu for the screen information editing screen or activate the hot key allocated for activating the screen information editing screen. The portable terminal 100 outputs a screen information editing screen as shown in FIG. 1 according to the generation of an input signal for the screen information editing screen. The display unit 140 providing the screen information editing screen outputs the indicator 610, the title area 620, the list area 630, and the soft key area 640. [ Here, the indicator region 610 may be an area for outputting an icon for notifying a remaining capacity of a battery, for example, a basic function of the portable terminal, for example, It can be removed on the display during the editing process. The title area 620 is used to indicate what kind of information the present screen is providing, and a "screen setting list" for indicating a menu for editing the current screen information may be output as a title. The information output in this title can be determined or changed through the designer's intention or the user's modification. The soft key area 640 may be an area in which specific soft keys for selecting or confirming a menu provided by the portable terminal and moving to a previous screen are output.

The list area 630 includes an index area 631 for outputting an index of a list item, a location area 632, a time area 633, a rest area 634, (635). The index area 631 is an area indicating the number of lists registered in the screen setting list, and the number thereof can be changed according to user setting. The index area 631 can display the number of registered lists as Arabic numerals. If the screen configuration method is changed, the Arabic numerals are changed to other index values, for example, "A, B, C ... & .

The location area 632 is an area in which the screen setting value according to the location setting is described in the information setting editing screen. For example, when the mobile terminal user designates the location of "Gangnam" in a state in which the map map is outputted, the location area 632 corresponding to the first item of the index area 631 indicates the designated Gangnam area as the screen setting value Can be output. In this case, the Gangnam is an area divided into administrative districts, and the portable terminal 100 can substantially store the area defined by Gangnam as a range of coordinate values. In the position area 632 corresponding to the second item of the index area 631, a path value ranging from "Gangnam to Gyeongbok" to a range from Gangnam to Gyeongbuk can be output as a screen setting value have. For this purpose, the user of the mobile terminal can designate Gangnam and Hyanggok on the map map, respectively, or specify a specific route between Gangnam and Hyanggok on the editing screen for setting the location information. As described above, the 'Kangnam ~ Yeonggok' is an area divided by the administrative district, and the mobile terminal 100 can store the coordinate value range of the paths from Gangnam to Yeonggok.

The time area 633 is an area for outputting a screen setting value corresponding to time information for outputting a specific screen based on screen information composed of icons output in the icon area 635. The first item time area 633 of the index area 631 can output the information of "08: 00-10: 00 ", the second item time area 633 of the index area 631, Quot; 18: 00 ~ 20: 00 "information. For this purpose, the user of the portable terminal can perform time information setting using an edit screen for setting time information as described with reference to FIG. If there is no separate time information setting, the portable terminal 100 can recognize that all 24 hours are applied.

The other area 634 is an area for outputting a screen setting value of information collected from other configurations of the portable terminal 100. For example, the other area 634 corresponding to the first item of the index area 631 may output "X" to indicate that there is no additional screen setting value, The other area 634 corresponding to the item 2 can output a "sensor" to indicate that sensor information is set as the screen setting value. The other area 634 can output a screen setting value related to information output to the corresponding area when an input signal for confirming the screen setting value outputted at the corresponding location is generated. For example, when it is desired to select and check a "sensor" that is output to the other area 634, the mobile terminal 100 may output sensor setting information corresponding to a screen setting value as shown in FIG. 5 have. In addition to the sensor information, the other area 634 may include information related to the short distance communication function according to the operation of the short distance communication module 170, information related to the broadcast receiving function according to the operation of the broadcast receiving module 180, Various information such as information related to audio processing function according to the operation of the audio processing unit 130 may be output according to user setting.

The icon area 635 may be configured such that the information set in the previous areas, i.e., the location area 632, the time area 633, and the other area 634 is the same or similar to the information currently collected by the portable terminal 100 , It is an area where the images of the icons outputted on the screen, that is, the screen information is output. For example, when the current position is Gangnam and the time is between 08:00 and 10:00, the mobile terminal 100 displays A and B (i.e., A and B) in the icon area 635 of the first item of the index area 631, , And icons corresponding to the C icon image are output. If the current position is in the middle of Gangnam, the time is from 18:00 to 20:00, and the sensor setting value set in the other area 634 is satisfied, the portable terminal 100 transmits the index area 631 Icons corresponding to the B, D, E, and H icon images output in the icon area 635 of the two items can be configured. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. Meanwhile, although the screen information output to the icon area 635 is described as outputting an image of icons to be displayed on the screen, the icon area 635 may output a reduced image of the screen formed by outputting the icons have.

In the above description, the elements of the position area 632, the time area 633, and the other area 634 are set in order to configure a specific screen composed of the icons output in the icon area 635, The present invention is not limited to such a configuration. That is, the portable terminal 100 according to the present invention may include a specific screen including icons based on location information, location and time information, time information, other information based, location, and other information, To be output at a time when the collected information satisfies the corresponding screen setting values.

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen interface for explaining an example of a screen change function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the display unit 140 of the present invention displays three icons, i.e., A, B, and C icons, on one side of the screen in the 601 screen. At this time, the A icon is outputted to the upper left side, the B icon is outputted to the right side, and the C icon is outputted to the lower left side. At least one of the icons A, B, and C may be a menu icon, and at least one of the icons may be a widget icon. The icons A, B, and C may be icons corresponding to hot keys that can directly activate a specific user function of the portable terminal 100. The 601 screen outputting the A, B, and C icons may be a standby screen. If there is no information collection satisfying a separate screen setting value according to the default setting, the A, B, and C icons can be output have. That is, when an event satisfying specific screen setting values does not occur, the portable terminal 100 can output a screen 601.

When the portable terminal 100 is located at a specific position, the portable terminal 100 may configure a screen on which icons such as the 603 screen are displayed. For example, if the screen setting value includes position information from Gangnam to the last song and time information after 18:00, and the screen setting value is satisfied, a screen including B, D, E, and H icons is configured The portable terminal 100 can control the display of the screen including the icons B, D, E, and H at the corresponding time and corresponding positions.

Here, the portable terminal 100 that outputs the 601 screen may be located in the middle of the song in Gangnam, but the 601 screen is not output because the time information is not satisfied. If the time elapses and the screen setting value is after 18:00, the mobile terminal 100 can control the screen from 601 to 603.

As another example, if the screen setting value is defined as " shaking "of the acceleration sensor for 5 minutes or more for sensor information for 603 screen output, the portable terminal 100 is after 18:00, It is possible to keep the 601 screen output even if the current position is located between the rivers in Gangnam. If the information collected from the sensor unit 200 is "5 minutes or more" of the acceleration sensor, which is the screen setting value, the portable terminal 100 can control to change to the 603 screen.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 switches to another screen in which elements constituting the screen are changed in the current screen based on the location information, the time information, and the sensor information, It is possible to provide a suitable screen. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 performs the screen change based on the location information, the time information, and the sensor information, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention sets one of the location information to a screen setting value and controls the specific screen to change to another screen in accordance with the position change. Also, the portable terminal 100 may generate location information and other information, such as time information, sensor information, audio path formation information such as an earphone connection, an antenna connection for broadcasting reception, The broadcast receiving function related information, the short distance communication function related information generated according to the activation of the short distance communication module 170, and the voice acquired by the microphone (MIC) And controls to output a screen set accordingly. The screen different from the specific screen can be distinguished when the types and number of icons, soft keys, and background images output on the screen are different. Also, even if the specific screen and the other screen include the same icon or soft key, the screen may be divided into a different screen from the specific screen when the position of each icon and the soft key is changed. The portable terminal 100 may provide a key that can go directly to a previous screen, for example, a standby screen, on a screen composed of specific screen elements. Then, the mobile terminal user can perform screen switching to the idle screen set as the default through the key activation while the specific screen is being output to the display unit 140. [ The portable terminal 100 may provide the shortcut key as a toggle key so that the user of the portable terminal can alternately output the current screen and the idle screen through the repeated input of the toggle key.

The functions and roles of the respective components of the mobile terminal 100, which controls the current screen to be changed to a specific screen based on the location information or the location information, and the screen interface have been described above. Hereinafter, a screen configuration method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a screen configuration method of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the screen configuration method of the present invention, when the power is supplied, the mobile terminal 100 may initialize each configuration in step S101. In this case, when the predetermined idle screen exists, the mobile terminal 100 may control the display unit 140 to output a predetermined idle screen.

At this time, the mobile terminal 100 may check the screen information according to the current time, location, and other settings in step S103. In step S105, the portable terminal 100 may control to output a screen configuration according to the screen information. If there is no screen information corresponding to the screen setting value determined by the current time, position, or other information setting in step S103 and step S105, the mobile terminal 100 controls to hold the standby screen outputted in step S101 can do.

Then, in step S107, the portable terminal 100 may change position information, elapsed time, and other sensor information. That is, when the user moves from the portable terminal 100 to the specific location while holding the portable terminal 100, the portable terminal 100 can collect location information according to the location information change, Time information can be collected over time. When the sensor unit is set, the portable terminal 100 may collect sensor information generated according to the surrounding environment, operation, state, and the like of the portable terminal 100.

The portable terminal 100 compares the specific screen setting value with the currently collected information in step S109 while performing various information collection. For example, the portable terminal 100 may compare whether the location information collected according to the location information change corresponds to a predetermined screen setting value. The portable terminal 100 can compare the time information generated according to the passage of time with a preset screen setting value. Since the screen setting value may be at least one of the above-described location information, time information, and various other information, the portable terminal 100 preferably checks whether there is a screen setting value corresponding to the collected information. In particular, the screen setting value may be set based on location information, and may further include time information, sensor information, local area communication related information, call related information, broadcast reception related information, voice recognition related information, As shown in FIG. The portable terminal 100 may include at least one of an RTC, a sensor unit 200, a short range communication module 170, a radio frequency unit 110, a broadcast receiving module 180, a voice recognition database, and an audio processing unit 130 . ≪ / RTI >

Next, the mobile terminal 100 may check whether the information collected in step S111 is the same as the specific screen setting value, and if not, control to keep the information collection by branching to step S107. If the information collected in step S111 is equal to a specific screen setting value, the portable terminal 100 branches to step S113 and controls to output a screen configuration according to a specific screen setting value. For this, the portable terminal 100 may store a list or a table including specific screen information mapped to a specific screen setting value according to a user setting. Then, the mobile terminal 100 checks whether the mobile terminal 100 has been terminated in step S115. If the mobile terminal 100 does not terminate the process, the mobile terminal 100 may proceed to step S107 to repeatedly perform the following steps. At this time, in step S115, the termination of the termination may correspond not only to termination of the function of the mobile terminal 100 but also termination of the screen change function supported by the present invention. That is, when the user of the portable terminal desires to end the screen change function through the menu or the like, the portable terminal 100 may control to stop the function of providing the screen change based on the collected information. The portable terminal 100 may provide a shortcut key for moving directly to a specific screen, for example, a standby screen, on the changed screen based on the collected information, The current screen and the idle screen can be switched in a toggle manner.

Although the screen configuration method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described as collecting information according to time, location, and other settings, and comparing the collected information with pre-stored screen setting values, It is possible to compare the preset information with the previously stored screen setting value using only the position information value, and also to compare the screen setting value in which the time information and other information are set in combination with the currently collected information. In this case, when the mobile terminal 100 provides a screen change function based only on the location information, the mobile terminal 100 may control to activate the GPS 190 of the configuration of the mobile terminal 100, ) Is activated in a predetermined cycle unit to collect current position information. That is, the screen configuration method and the portable terminal according to the present invention can be configured to display the location information of the portable terminal, the information related to the short distance communication function of the portable terminal, the information related to the broadcasting reception function of the portable terminal, Wherein the information providing unit provides at least one of voice recognition information, sensor information generated according to the operation, state and environment of the portable terminal, and camera function related information of the portable terminal as a screen setting value, Can be compared with a specific screen setting value to confirm the similarity. The screen configuration method and the mobile terminal of the present invention can control to output a specific screen based on the screen information corresponding to the specific screen setting value when the collected information is similar or identical to the specific screen setting value.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

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Receiving information on the earphone connection detection on the portable terminal;
Displaying a tray-type menu associated with the earphone insertion, the menu including at least one of at least one multimedia function and a call function, and a menu tray edit function;
Displaying a list of functions that can be displayed on the menu when the menu tray editing function is executed;
Receiving user input for selecting one or more functions displayed on the list of functions;
And displaying the selected one or more functions on the menu in a tray format,
Wherein the list includes a list of functions related to earphone insertion.
A sensor unit for sensing one or more inputs from a plurality of sensors;
A display unit configured with a touch screen;
A display unit for receiving information on earphone connection detection in the portable terminal and displaying a menu in a tray format including at least one of at least one multimedia function and a call function, Controls to display on the display unit a list of functions that can be displayed on the menu when the menu tray editing function is executed and controls the display unit to display a list of functions including a user input for selecting one or more functions displayed on the list of functions A control unit for controlling the display unit to display the selected one or more functions on the menu in the form of a tray; And
And a storage unit for storing information on the menu in a tray format,
Wherein the list includes a list of functions related to earphone insertion.
3. The method of claim 2,
The storage unit stores a screen setting value,
The screen setting value
And the audio-path forming information is a specific value for the audio-path forming information.
3. The method of claim 2,
The display unit
And changing the preset idle screen to the menu in the tray format.
3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising: an input unit for generating an input signal capable of returning to a screen before a specific screen is output.
Displaying an idle screen;
Confirming the insertion of the earphone,
Displaying a tray-type menu associated with the earphone insertion, the menu including at least one of at least one multimedia function and a call function, and a menu tray edit function;
Displaying a list of functions that can be displayed on the menu when the menu tray editing function is executed;
Receiving user input for selecting one or more functions displayed on the list of functions;
Displaying the selected one or more functions on the menu in a tray format,
Characterized in that the list comprises a list of functions relating to earphone insertion.
touch screen; And
And a control unit,
The control unit
A tray type menu including at least one of at least one multimedia function and a call function, and a menu tray editing function, which is related to the earphone insertion, controls the display of the idle screen on the touch screen, Controls the touch screen to display a list of functions that can be displayed on the menu when the menu tray editing function is executed, and controls the touch screen to display one or more functions displayed on the list of functions And controls the touch screen to display the selected one or more functions on the menu in a tray format,
Wherein the list includes a list of functions related to earphone insertion.

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