KR101917074B1 - Mobile terminal and control method for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal.
In the present invention, the mobile terminal optionally provides a specific area for displaying items that can be added to the home screen, and when any one item selected in the specific area is dragged to the home screen, the selected item is added to the home screen . Also, at least one of the items newly added to the home screen and the items disposed on the home screen is automatically grouped.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method for a mobile terminal,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable. Again, the mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can carry the mobile phone directly.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a smart phone, a tablet PC, and the like have been popular, and various functions or applications have been provided in a terminal. Among functions and applications provided by a terminal, there are functions or applications that require privacy protection of a user.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various methods for efficiently managing applications installed in a terminal, such as a home screen, have been proposed with the increasing use of smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like. The user can use an item such as a shortcut icon and a widget, which correspond to frequently used functions, applications, and the like, on the home screen.

On the other hand, as various applications are installed in a terminal, items to be placed on the home screen are also increasing. Accordingly, various methods for grouping items for efficient management of items disposed on the home screen are being considered.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal for efficiently managing items disposed on a home screen.

A mobile terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a touch screen for displaying a home screen and selectively providing a specific area for displaying at least one item that can be placed on the home screen; And controlling the display of the specific area based on the user input, adding the first item to the home screen when the first item displayed in the specific area is dragged to the home screen, And a controller for automatically grouping at least one second item disposed on the home screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, including: displaying a home screen; Providing, based on user input, a specific area displaying at least one item that can be added to the home screen; Adding the first item to the home screen as the first item selected in the specific area is dragged to the home screen; And automatically grouping at least one second item and the first item of the items disposed on the home screen, based on the attribute information of the first item.

The mobile terminal and the control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can easily add items to the home screen using the item tray.

In addition, when items are added, items are automatically grouped on the basis of item attributes, and a plurality of items grouped by a simple touch gesture can be moved at once or the arrangement can be changed, thereby enhancing user convenience.

It is also possible to generate a folder simply by using a plurality of grouped items.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of grouping items on a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of displaying an item tray in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of scrolling items displayed in an item tray in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of adding an item selected in an item tray to a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate examples of combining and displaying grouped items in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows an example of highlighting and displaying groupable items.
FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate examples of guiding the position of a selected item in an item tray and a groupable item in a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 illustrates an example in which an item dragged from an item tray is automatically moved and displayed in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
12 illustrates an example of adding a plurality of items that can be grouped in an item tray to a home screen at the same time in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
13 illustrates an example of displaying only a part of a plurality of items grouped into one group on a screen in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate examples of deleting at least one item grouped in the mobile terminal from the home screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 illustrates an example of moving a plurality of items grouped in a mobile terminal to another page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 and 18 show examples of changing the arrangement of a plurality of items grouped in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 to 22 illustrate examples of creating a folder in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. 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. In addition, numerals (e.g., days, days, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another component

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

In addition, the suffix " module " and " part " for constituent elements 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) .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

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

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

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting broadcasting (DMBT), a digital multimedia broadcasting satellite (DMBS), a media forward link only (MediaFLO), a digital video broadcasting ), And ISDBT (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). 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 160.

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

The wireless Internet module 113 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 (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (object), information on the time when the distance information is measured, , It is possible to calculate three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (individual) in one hour. 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 115 continues to calculate the current position in real time and uses it to calculate speed information.

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 module 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ 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 current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. 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 is for generating output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display module 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display module 151 displays information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 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 module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

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 module 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 module 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display modules may be spaced apart or integrally arranged on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

In a case where the display module 151 and the sensor for sensing the touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen' 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 module 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 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 module 151 is touched or the like.

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

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

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

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

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 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 module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or audio signal may also be output through the display module 151 or the audio output module 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. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

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

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM At least one of a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- Type storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or 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.

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

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

The 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.

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases such embodiments may be implemented using a controller 180 < / RTI >

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. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

The embodiments disclosed in this document can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIG.

In this document, it is assumed that the display module 151 is the touch screen 151. FIG. As described above, the touch screen 151 can perform both the information display function and the information input function. However, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this document, the touch gesture refers to a gesture implemented by touching or touching the touch screen 151 in a touch manner, and the touch input means an input received by the touch gesture.

The touch gesture is divided into tapping, dragging, flicking, press, multi-touch, pinch in, and pinch-out depending on the operation. do.

Tapping refers to a touch gesture, such as a click of a mouse on a general computer, by gently pressing and releasing the touch screen 151 once.

In addition, dragging may be performed by moving to a specific position while touching the touch screen 151, and when the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed in accordance with the drag direction.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the touch screen 151 and then moving the contact in a specific direction (upward, downward, left, right or diagonal) and then releasing the contact point. The mobile terminal 100, The processing of the specific operation is performed based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like. For example, the page turning operation of the e-book can be performed based on the flicking direction.

In addition, the press refers to an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the touch screen 151. [

In addition, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the touch screen 151 at the same time.

In addition, the pinch-in refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers that are multi-touching approach each other. That is, a drag that starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched on the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched approach each other.

In addition, the pinch-out refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers in a multitouch direction move away from each other. That is, dragging starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched in the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched move away from each other.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

The control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be performed by the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the touch screen 151 displays a home screen. Also, when entering a specific mode with the home screen displayed, at least one item that can be placed on the home screen is displayed.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, an area in which at least one item that can be placed on the home screen is displayed is referred to as an 'item tray'. In addition, the specific mode is a mode for editing the arrangement of the items on the home screen. For convenience of description, the specific mode is referred to as an 'edit mode'.

In this document, an item may include a short cut, a widget, or the like, to which a specific function or execution function of the application is corresponded. The item may also include a folder containing at least one shortcut icon, a widget, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the memory 160 stores attribute information and layout information of each item placed on the home screen.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 180 controls entry into the edit mode based on the control input received from the user in the state that the home screen is displayed. In addition, the item tray is selectively displayed according to whether or not the user enters the edit mode.

When the control unit 180 enters the edit mode, the control unit 180 displays the item in the item tray. Also, at least one item that can be placed on the home screen is displayed in the item tray.

In addition, the control unit 180 adds at least one item selected from the item tray to the home screen, and groups the newly added item with at least one already arranged item.

The control unit 180 uses the attribute information of each item to group the items.

For example, based on item attribute information, items that have similar attributes or are included in the same category can be grouped together.

Further, for example, based on the item attribute information, items that are related to each other can be grouped together.

In addition, the control unit 180 allows the items included in the same group to be displayed in combination with each other, thereby making it possible to distinguish each group. The control unit 180 can combine and display the items included in the same group by attaching them together, displaying them in the same frame, or combining them in one block and displaying them.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of grouping items on a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 3 to 13 are views for explaining the item grouping method of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 180 displays the home screen on the touch screen 151 based on the user's control input (S101).

When the home screen is displayed and the specific input is received, the control unit 180 enters an editing mode for editing an item placed on the home screen (S102).

When entering the editing mode, the control unit 180 displays the item tray on the touch screen 151 (S103). Also, at least one item that can be placed on the home screen is displayed in the item tray.

Thereafter, when one of the items is selected in the item tray and the selected item is dragged to the home screen (S104), the controller 180 newly adds the item to the home screen. In addition, the newly added items are automatically grouped with other items placed on the home screen based on the attribute information of the newly added items (S105). Further, the grouped items are combined and displayed (S106).

In step S102, the specific input for entering the edit mode may be input in various forms.

The control unit 180 can receive the specific input as the specific touch gesture is input while the home screen is displayed. The specific touch gesture may include various touch gestures such as flicking in a specific direction, tapping, and pressing on a specific area.

In addition, the controller 180 may receive the specific input when a specific icon corresponding to the item tray display function is touched.

Also, the control unit 180 may receive the specific input when a specific key button corresponding to the item tray display function is operated.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of displaying an item tray in step S103.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 180 displays the item tray 3 on a partial area of the screen as it enters the editing mode. Also, at least one item (item1 to item3) that can be placed on the home screen is displayed in the item tray 3. [

In FIG. 3, the item tray 3 is displayed on the upper part of the screen of the home screen which does not overlap with the area where the items already arranged on the home screen are displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this .

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the displayable area of the item tray is limited, the number of items that can be displayed in the item tray can also be limited. Accordingly, when the number of items that can be placed on the home screen is larger than the number of items that can be displayed in the item tray, the control unit 180 displays only some items in the item tray, scrolls items displayed in the item tray through flicking, You may.

Figure 4 illustrates an example of scrolling items displayed within an item tray.

4, when the number of items that can be placed on the home screen is larger than the number of items that can be displayed in the item tray 3a, the controller 180 determines whether some items (item1 , item2, item3) are displayed on the item tray (3).

Thereafter, the area where the item tray 3 is displayed by the user is flicked, so that the control unit 180 displays the item displayed in the item tray 3 corresponding to the flicking direction as shown in FIG. 4 (b) To scroll.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in step S104, when the specific item in the item tray is dragged to the home screen, the controller 180 newly arranges the item on the home screen. Also, based on the attribute information of the newly added item, the newly added item is grouped with other items already arranged.

For example, at least one item having attributes similar to the newly added item or being included in the same category and the newly added items can be grouped into one group.

Also, for example, if an item group having an attribute similar to a newly added item or containing items included in the same category already exists, the item added to the item group can be added.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of adding an item selected in an item tray to a home screen.

5, when a specific item 5a is selected from the item tray 3 and dragged to an item placement area in the home screen, the control unit 180 determines whether the corresponding item 5a to the home screen.

Also, based on the attribute information of the newly added item 5a, it is searched whether an item included in the same category as the newly added item 5a of the items arranged on the home screen or having similar attributes exists.

When an item included in the same category or similar in attribute is searched, the newly added item 5a is grouped into the retrieved item 5b and one group G1. Items 5a and 5b grouped into one group G1 are displayed together with each other as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

Referring to FIG. 5B, it is possible to display one block by displaying the items 5a and 5b grouped by one item group G1 together. However, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the present invention, there are various embodiments of a method of combining and displaying items grouped into one item group.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show examples of combining and displaying grouped items.

6, the controller 180 displays the items 5a and 5b included in one item group G1 on one frame 6a, so that the items 5a and 5b are grouped into one item group Can be intuitively displayed as being included in the image G1.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 can completely combine the grouped items 5a and 5b and display them as one block. That is, a plurality of items 5a and 5b may be displayed in a form in which the areas are divided and arranged in one block.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the controller 180 determines whether the item displayed on the home screen page displayed on the current screen among the items displayed in the item tray is more easily grouped than the item displayed in the item tray Can be emphasized and displayed.

For example, if there is an item that can be grouped with an item of the home screen displayed on the current screen among the items displayed in the item tray, the items that can be grouped can be highlighted and displayed.

FIG. 8 shows an example of highlighting and displaying groupable items.

8, when there is no item groupable with the item of the home screen page being displayed on the current screen among the items displayed on the item tray 3, the user selects the item (s) It is possible to scroll the items displayed in the tray 3.

In addition, when scrolling through the items displayed in the item tray 3, when the item 8b and the groupable item 8a being displayed on the current home screen are displayed in the item tray 3, the control unit 180 It is possible to highlight and display the items 8a and 8b by controlling the display characteristics of the groupable items 8a and 8b differently from those of the other items as shown in FIG. 8 (b). For example, grouping items 8a and 8b may be highlighted and displayed by blinking. Also, for example, by displaying the groupable items 8a and 8b in the same color as each other, it is possible to emphasize that the items are groupable and display them.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the user can intuitively grasp the groupable items 8a and 8b by highlighting the items 8a and 8b that can be grouped with each other or displaying them in the same color with each other.

2, if the item that can be grouped with the item selected in the item tray in step S104 does not exist in the home screen page currently being displayed on the screen, the controller 180 determines whether the item Location guidance.

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate examples of guiding the selected item in the item tray and the position within the home screen of the groupable item.

Referring to FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9A, as the specific item 9a is touched in the item tray 3, the control unit 180 determines that the corresponding item 9a and the groupable items. Also, when an item that can be grouped with the corresponding item 9a among the items arranged on the home screen is searched, it is confirmed which page in the home screen the searched item is located.

When the groupable item exists in a page P3 other than the currently displayed home screen page P4, the control unit 180 determines whether or not the groupable item exists in the page P3 on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 9B, the controller 180 displays a graphic effect 9b blinking light of a specific color at an edge portion corresponding to a page movement direction among the edges of the screen Thereby guiding to which page the groupable item is located. For example, if the page of the home screen currently displayed on the screen is the fourth page P4, and the selected item 9a and the page on which the groupable item is arranged are the third page P3, The blinking effect can be displayed on the left edge portion corresponding to the moving direction to the previous page.

9 (b), the user who has confirmed the position in the home screen of the item 9a selected in the item tray 3 and the groupable item scrolls the page in the direction instructed on the screen, the user can move to the page P3 on which the groupable item 9c is placed as shown in (c) of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10, the control unit 180 may use the page indicator 10b to guide the selected item 10a in the item tray 3 and the position in the home screen of the groupable item. For example, if the page of the home screen being displayed on the current screen is the fourth page (P4) and the page in which the selected item 10a and the groupable item are arranged is the third page, The page indicator 10b corresponding to the page indicator 10b can be emphasized and displayed. For example, the page indicator 10b may be displayed in an emphasized color or blinked with respect to another page indicator.

Referring back to FIG. 2, when the item dragged from the item tray in step S105 and a groupable item exist in a page other than the currently displayed home screen page, the controller 180 automatically sets the dragged item to the corresponding page As shown in FIG.

11 shows an example of automatically moving and displaying an item dragged from the item tray.

Referring to FIG. 11, as the specific item 11a selected in the item tray 3 is dragged to the home screen as shown in FIG. 11 (a), the control unit 180 displays the items The item 11a and the groupable items are retrieved. Also, when an item that can be grouped with the corresponding item 11a among the items arranged on the home screen is searched, it is confirmed which page in the home screen the searched item is located.

When the groupable item is present in the page P3 other than the currently displayed home screen page P4, the control unit 180 determines that the groupable item 11b ) Is placed in the page P3. The item 11a dragged from the item tray 11a is newly added to the page P3 and grouped with another item 11b.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in step S104, the control unit 180 may add a plurality of items groupable in the item tray to the home screen at a time.

FIG. 12 shows an example of adding a plurality of items that can be grouped in the item tray to the home screen at the same time.

Referring to FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the controller 180 determines whether any item 12a in the item tray 3 is touched for a predetermined time or longer, (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) that are groupable with the corresponding item 12a among the items included in the item list 12a. 12 (b), the retrieved items 12b, 12c, and 12d are attached to the touched item 12a and displayed.

12 (c), the controller 180 determines whether or not the item 12a that is touched in the item tray 3 is dragged to the home screen, 12a and the groupable items 12b, 12c, 12d together to the home screen, thereby adding the plurality of items 12a-12d at one time to the home screen.

12 (d), a plurality of newly added items 12a to 12d are grouped into another item 12e and a group G12 already arranged on the home screen, and grouped The items 12a to 12e are displayed in combination with each other.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in step S106, if the number of items to be grouped is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the control unit 180 may display only some of the items to be grouped on the screen. Here, among the plurality of grouped items, the number of items that can be displayed on the screen may be set in advance or may be set to be flexible according to the screen state. For example, the more free space the item can be placed on the screen, the more the number of items that can be displayed on the screen among the plurality of grouped items can be set. In addition, the number of items that can be displayed on the screen among the plurality of grouped items may be set by the user. For example, when a user sets an area in which an item can be displayed through a touch gesture such as a drag, the number of items can be set corresponding to the set area.

FIG. 13 shows an example of displaying only a part of a plurality of items grouped into one group on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 13, the controller 180 determines whether any item item1 selected in the item tray 3 is newly added to the home screen, as shown in FIG. 13 (a) (Item 1) and items (item 2 to item 7) that can be grouped are searched.

13 (a), when the newly added item item1 and the groupable items item2 to item7 are already grouped, the item item1 is added to the group.

On the other hand, when the size of the displayable area 13a per one item group is set in advance, the controller 180 determines whether the size of the items (item1 to item5) is within the predetermined area 13a as shown in (b) ).

13 (c), the items (item6, item7) which are not displayed on the screen may be displayed on the screen through dragging. That is, items can be scrolled and displayed in the predetermined area 13a by dragging or flicking the area 13a in which the item group is displayed.

As described above, when the number of items that can be displayed on the screen is limited among the grouped items, it is possible to efficiently use the limited area of the home screen.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 deletes a plurality of items grouped in the edit mode from the home screen or selectively deletes only a part of a plurality of grouped items from the home screen.

FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate examples of deleting at least one grouped item from the home screen.

Referring to FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the controller 180 determines whether any one of the grouped items (item1 to item4) And selects an item group including the item (item1).

Further, as the item group 14a is selected, the group 14a is selected as shown in Fig. 14 (b). In addition, the icon 14b to which the item delete function is associated is displayed adjacent to the item group 14a.

14 (c), when the icon group 14a corresponding to the delete function is touched in the state that the item group 14a is selected, the control unit 180 sets the corresponding item group 14a, Is deleted from the home screen as a whole.

Referring to FIG. 15, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, when one of the grouped items (item1 to item4) The item group containing the item (item 1) is selected. Further, as the item group 14a is selected, the icon 14b to which the item delete function is associated is displayed adjacent to the item group 14a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (c), as the at least one item (item2, item4) among the items (item1 to item4) included in the selected item group 14a is touched, Select the touched item (item2, item4).

In addition, when at least one item (item2, item4) is selected, the controller 180 touches the icon 14b corresponding to the delete function, (item2, item4) from the home screen.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 can move a plurality of items grouped in the edit mode to another page or change the arrangement of a plurality of grouped items.

FIG. 16 illustrates an example of moving a plurality of grouped items to another page.

Referring to FIG. 16, the controller 180 selects an item group 16a including an item as the item is touched for more than a preset time in the edit mode.

As the item group 16a is selected and the item group 16a is dragged to a specific edge of the screen as shown in Fig. 16 (a), the control unit 180 displays Switch the page of the home screen displayed on the screen, as shown.

For example, as the currently displayed page is the fourth page P4, the control unit 180 displays the fifth page P5 of the home screen on the screen as the item group 16a is dragged to the right edge do. Further, the dragged item group 16a is entirely moved to the fifth page P5 and arranged.

On the other hand, when there is an item or an item group that can be combined with the item group 16a in the page P5 where the item group 16a has newly moved, the control unit 180 stores the item or item group in the item group 16a It is also possible to combine them to create one group.

17 and 18 show examples of changing the arrangement of a plurality of grouped items.

17, the controller 180 attaches the plurality of items (item1 to item4) grouped into one item group to form one block 17a, as shown in FIG. 17 (a) Display.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 17 (b), (c) and (d), the control unit 180 displays a drag input that starts from the outside or edge of the block 17a and proceeds inside the block 17a As received, the shape of the block 17a is changed based on the drag direction. That is, when a touch gesture as if pressing the block 17a is input, the shape of the block 17a can be changed based on the pushing direction.

As the shape of the block 17a is changed, the arrangement of the plurality of items (item1 to item4) constituting the block 17a is also automatically changed according to the shape of the changed block 17a.

18, the controller 180 determines whether one block 18a formed of a plurality of grouped items (item1 to item4) has been touched in a specific direction As it is dragged, the block 18a is rotated and displayed.

18 (b), (c) and (d), as the block 18a is rotated and its shape is changed, a plurality of items (item1 to item4) Is also automatically changed according to the shape of the changed block 18a.

18 (c), the item item 5 overlapping with the block 18a due to the rotation of the block 18a is automatically moved to the free area and rearranged.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a folder can be easily created using a plurality of items grouped in the edit mode.

19 to 22 show examples of creating a folder.

Referring to FIG. 19, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), the controller 180 determines whether any item item1 selected in the item tray 3 is newly added to the home screen, (Item 1) and items (item 2 to item 7) that can be grouped are searched.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), when the newly added item item1 and the groupable items (item2 to item7) are already grouped, the item (item1) is added to the group.

On the other hand, if the number of items included in one item group 19a is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the controller 180 may generate a folder 19b including the items.

19B and 19C, the controller 180 newly creates a folder 19b as the number of items included in the item group 19a becomes seven, (Item1 to itme7) are included in the items 19a and 19b.

Referring to FIG. 20, the controller 180 forms one block 20a from a plurality of grouped items (item1 to item4), as shown in FIG. 20 (a).

20 (b), the controller 180 determines that the block 20a composed of the items item1 to item4 is pinned in the multi-touched state, As shown, a folder 20b is created. Also, items (item1 to itme4) are included in the newly created folder 20b.

19 and 21, the control unit 180 can generate a folder including items grouped by a simple touch gesture.

Referring to FIG. 21, the controller 180 forms one block 21a from a plurality of grouped items (item1 to item4), as shown in FIG. 21 (a).

Then, as shown in FIG. 21B, the control unit 180 determines whether some items (item1 to item2) among the grouped items (item1 to item4) are touched by a drag input, , The folder 21b is created. In addition, only the items (item1 to itme3) touched in the newly created folder 21b are included. That is, the untouched item item 4 is excluded from the folder 21b. As a result, the item group 21a is automatically excluded.

21, the control unit 180 may generate a folder including only a part of a plurality of items grouped by using a simple touch gesture.

Referring to FIG. 22, the controller 180 forms one block 22a from a plurality of grouped items (item1 to item4), as shown in FIG. 22 (a).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), as the drag for dividing the block 22a formed of the plurality of items (item1 to item4) into a plurality of blocks is input, And divides the plurality of items (item1 to item4) into a plurality of item groups.

Also, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), folders (folder1, folder2) corresponding to the divided groups are created, and items corresponding to the generated folders are included. For example, according to the divided form, two items (item1, item2) are included in the first folder (fodler1) and the remaining two items (item3, item4) are included in the second folder (foder2).

According to the above-described FIG. 22, the controller 180 can generate a plurality of folders using a plurality of items grouped by using a simple touch gesture.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal can easily add an item to a home screen using an item tray.

In addition, when items are added, items are automatically grouped on the basis of item attributes, and a plurality of items grouped by a simple touch gesture can be moved at once or the arrangement can be changed, thereby enhancing user convenience.

It is also possible to generate a folder simply by using a plurality of grouped items.

A computer-readable recording medium includes a recording device of a mode type in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD 占 ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk, Also, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over a network-connected computer device so that computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings, and all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made.

Claims (10)

A touch screen for displaying a home screen and selectively providing a tray area including at least one item that is positionable on the home screen; And
Controls the display of the tray area based on user input and adds the first item to the home screen when the first item displayed in the tray area is dragged to the home screen except for the tray area, Searching for at least one second item included in the same category as the first item or having similar attributes among the previously arranged items,
A control unit for automatically grouping the added first item and the searched at least second item, and displaying the combined first item and the at least one second item in association with each other;
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delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit places the first item and the at least one second item on the home screen so that the grouped first item and the at least one second item form one block. .
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller selects at least one third item among the items forming the block based on a touch input to the items forming the block, and when the at least one third item is selected, If it is received, deletes the at least one third item from the home screen.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller changes the shape of the block based on the touch input to the block and automatically changes the arrangement of the items forming the block based on the shape of the changed block.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller generates a folder including at least one item constituting the block based on a touch input to the block.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit creates a folder when the number of the grouped first item and the number of the at least one second item is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and includes the first item and the at least one second item in the generated folder To the mobile terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller is further configured to, when the tray area is displayed, to display the first item and the at least one second item in a display attribute of the at least one second item to emphasize that the first item and the at least one second item can be grouped into one group To the mobile terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
The control unit may further include an indicator for guiding movement to the second page when the at least one second item is disposed on a second page other than a first page currently displayed among a plurality of pages constituting the home screen And displays on the touch screen.
◈ Claim 10 is abandoned due to the registration fee. Displaying a home screen;
Providing, based on user input, a tray area displaying at least one item that can be added to the home screen;
Adding the first item to the home screen as the first item selected in the tray area is dragged to the home screen except for the tray area;
Searching for at least one second item existing in the same category or having a similar property as the first item among the items previously placed on the home screen;
Automatically grouping the added first item and the searched at least one second item; And
Combining and displaying the grouped first item and the at least one second item with each other;
And transmitting the control information to the mobile terminal.

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