KR101952686B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes: a wireless communication unit; A display unit; A memory for storing at least one photograph including photographing position information; A location information module for calculating a current location of the mobile terminal; And a display unit for displaying, when a desired one of the at least one picture is selected, a map data received from the wireless communication unit or map data previously stored in the memory and a path from the current position to a photographing position of the desired picture, And a control unit for controlling the display unit.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof for selecting a photograph including photographing position information so that a path from a current position of the mobile terminal to a photographing position of a selected photograph can be guided.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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

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

If the user of the mobile terminal finds the specific position where the photograph is taken with only the photograph, it is difficult to know the exact position, and the person who has taken the photograph should ask about the specific position.

It is an object of the present invention to propose a method for extracting a photographed position of a photograph in a photograph stored in a mobile terminal and notifying a path from a current position to a photographing position with respect to the extracted position.

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

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a wireless communication unit; A display unit; A memory for storing at least one photograph including photographing position information; A location information module for calculating a current location of the mobile terminal; And a display unit for displaying, when a desired one of the at least one picture is selected, a map data received from the wireless communication unit or map data previously stored in the memory and a path from the current position to a photographing position of the desired picture, And a control unit for controlling the display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a mobile terminal, including: storing at least one photograph including photographing position information in a memory; Selecting a desired one of the at least one picture; Displaying on the display unit the map data received from the wireless communication unit or the map data previously stored in the memory and a route from the current position to the photographing position of the desired photograph on the map data.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention can select a photograph including photographing position information stored in a memory and guide the path from the current position of the mobile terminal to the photographing position of the selected photograph.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8A to 8D are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display unit on which a rough review is displayed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view illustrating a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

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

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

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

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

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

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

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 located on the front, rear, or side of the mobile terminal 100, and a touch sensor (static / static) 137. Although not shown, ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. ≪ / RTI >

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

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner area of the mobile terminal 100 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 contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 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 include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

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

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

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

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

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

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

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

The body of the mobile terminal 100 includes a casing 101, 102, In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A part such as a USIM card and a memory card, which is required to be detached, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, may include an opening in the case so that the part can be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the mobile terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

In addition to the display unit 151, the operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be provided with touch sensors, It is also possible to receive a command of the user by touch alone.

3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body such that they can be rotated or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output 152 'on the rear side of the body may implement the stereo function together with the sound output 152 (see FIG. 2) of the front side of the body, and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 mentioned below may include at least one of the components shown in FIG.

4 to 10, a description will be given of displaying a route from a current position to a photographing position of a selected desired photograph by selecting a desired photograph in the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention may include a touch screen 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may store at least one photograph including photographing position information in the memory 160 (S410).

The at least one photograph may be photographed through the camera 121 of the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 includes a position information module 115 for calculating a current position of the mobile terminal 100. The controller 180 controls the position information of the mobile terminal 100, Can be obtained. For example, the control unit 180 may acquire positional information of the mobile terminal 100 at the time when a photograph is taken through the GPS module 115. GPS information as location information is only an example. The mobile terminal 100 may be an A-GPS (Assisted GPS) method in which assistance data is received from a provider network in addition to a method of using a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite to acquire position information, a Galileo Or a method using a Glonass satellite or the like. In addition, a Wifi (Wifi Position Service) method using a wireless Internet, a Cell-ID method using a cell ID of a base station to which a user belongs, a method using Bluetooth, and a method using RFID can be utilized. The photograph including the photographing position information photographed through the camera 121 and calculated through the position information module 115 at the photographing time can be stored in the memory 160. [

According to the embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 may receive at least one photograph including the photographing position information through the wireless communication unit 110, or may receive the photograph through the auxiliary storage medium 165 such as a USIM card and a memory card, (100) and stored in the memory (160).

A desired one of the at least one photograph may then be selected (S420). The desired photograph may be a photograph of at least one of the photographs stored in the memory 160 to be photographed by the user. The selection of the desired photo may be performed by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input, or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151.

If the desired photograph is selected, the control unit 180 may display a path from the current position of the mobile terminal 100 on the map data to the photographing position of the desired photograph on the display unit 151 (S430) .

The map data may be received from the server in which the map data is stored through the wireless communication unit 110, and the map data may be stored in the memory 160 according to an embodiment.

The map data includes geographic coordinates (geographic coordinates or latitude and longitude coordinates) indicating latitude and longitude in units of minutes (DMS unit: Degree / Minute / Second). In addition to the geographical coordinates, the map data may include UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) coordinates, UPS (Universal Polar System) coordinates, TM (Transverse Mercator) coordinates, and the like.

The control unit 180 may calculate the current position of the mobile terminal 100 through the position information module 115 and extract the photographing position information from the selected desired photograph. The control unit 180 may control to display a route from the current position of the calculated mobile terminal 100 to the position where the desired photo is photographed on the map data. The path at this time may be, for example, a shortest path.

5A and 5B, a method of displaying a path from a current position to a photographing position of a desired photograph on a display unit of the mobile terminal will be described in detail.

5A and 5B are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment, at least one photograph including photographing position information may be stored. A desired photograph 250 of which at least one photograph stored in the memory 160 is to be photographed by the user can be selected by the user. In FIG. 5A, a selection of at least one photograph 250 stored in the memory 160 is displayed in the gallery, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the at least one photograph may be displayed at a corresponding photographing position on the map data 300 to select a desired photograph 250 among them, which will be described below again.

5B, when the user selects the desired photograph 205, the controller 180 reads the desired photograph 205 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 on the map data 300 250 to the photographing position 255 on the display unit 151. [0043]

The control unit 180 extracts information on the photographed position 255 of the desired photograph 250 from the selected desired photograph 250 when the desired photograph 250 is selected and transmits the extracted information to the mobile terminal 100 The current position 210 of the current position (e.g. The control unit 180 may then display the map data 300 received from the wireless communication unit 110 or the map data 300 stored in the memory 160 on the display unit 151. The control unit 180 may display the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the desired photograph 250 and the photographing position 255 of the mobile terminal 100 together on the map data 300 as shown in FIG. But is not limited thereto. For example, the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 are displayed together with the path on the map data 300, May not be displayed.

The control unit 180 calculates the shortest path from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 and displays the path on the map data 300 .

That is, when a photograph is selected in the gallery, the map data 300 is first displayed on the display unit 151 and then moved from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 The path may be displayed on the map data 300 after a predetermined time period for calculating the path of the map data 300 has elapsed. Or the route may be simultaneously displayed when the map data 300 is displayed on the display unit 151 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A predetermined pop-up window may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 so that the distance from the present position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250, , Bus, etc.) may be further displayed.

In the above, a method of displaying a route from the current position to the photographing position of the desired photograph when the user selects a desired photograph from at least one photograph stored in the memory has been described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and at least one photograph may be displayed on the map data, and a desired photograph may be selected from the displayed photograph.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, it is assumed that at least one photograph is displayed on the map data, and the user selects a desired photograph Let's take a look.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may store at least one photograph including photographing position information in the memory 160 (S610). The at least one photograph may be photographed through the camera 121 of the mobile terminal 100. In this case, the photographing position at the time of photographing is calculated through the position information module 115, and may be stored in the memory 160 together with the photograph photographed through the camera 121. The at least one photograph may be transmitted through the wireless communication unit 110 or may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 via the auxiliary storage medium 165 and stored in the memory 160. [

Thereafter, the control unit 180 may display the map data on the display unit 151 (S620). The controller 180 may receive the map data display command of the user and display the map data. The map data display command may be performed by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input, or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151. The map data may be received from the server in which the map data is stored through the wireless communication unit 110, and the map data may be stored in the memory 160 according to an embodiment.

The control unit 180 may control the at least one photograph to be displayed on the map data displayed on the display unit 151 to match the corresponding photographing position in operation S630.

The control unit 180 may extract positional information of an area of map data displayed on the display unit 151 from the geographical coordinates of the map data. The control unit 180 then controls the memory 160 to determine whether the photographing position of the at least one photograph is stored in the memory 160 in the location information of the extracted map data area The photographing position information of at least one photograph stored in the photographing position information storing unit. When the photographing position is found within the area of the map data displayed on the display unit 151, the control unit 180 may control to display the searched photograph at the corresponding photographing position on the map data .

According to an embodiment, the control unit 180 may receive a photograph display command of the user and control the display unit to display the at least one photograph on the map data to be matched with the corresponding photographing position. Although not shown, the picture display command can be made by a selection input of a separate icon displayed on the map data after the map data 300 is displayed first.

Then, the desired one of the at least one picture may be selected (S640). The desired photograph may be a photograph of at least one of the photographs stored in the memory 160 to be photographed by the user. At this time, the display unit 151 may include a touch screen. The map data may be displayed on the touch screen, and the desired picture may be selected by touching the pointer among at least one picture displayed at the corresponding photographing position on the map data. The control unit 180 controls the touch sensor 137 to determine whether or not a touch by the pointer has occurred in any one of the photographs of the at least one photograph. The pointer may be, for example, a finger or a stylus pen, but is not limited thereto.

The controller 180 may calculate the current location of the mobile terminal 100 through the location information module 115. The control unit 180 may control to display a path from the current position of the calculated mobile terminal 100 to the position where the desired photo is photographed on the map data at operation S650. The path at this time may be, for example, a shortest path.

7A and 7B are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7A, in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment, at least one photograph including photographing position information may be stored. In addition, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a touch screen, and the control unit 180 controls the display unit 300 to display the map data 300 on the touch screen .

At this time, the controller 180 may extract the location information of the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen from the geographical coordinates of the map data. For example, the controller 180 may extract the latitude and longitude from the geographical coordinates of the upper left of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen, and extract latitude and longitude from the geographical coordinates of the lower right. The area between the two extracted latitudes and longitudes can be calculated as the positional information of the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen.

The control unit 180 can then search whether the photographs included in the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen are stored in the memory 160. Since at least one photograph stored in the memory 160 includes photographing position information, the controller 180 extracts photographing position information from a photograph stored in the memory 160, and displays the photographing position on the touch screen It is possible to determine whether or not the map data 300 is included in the area of the map data 300. For example, when the latitude and longitude extracted from the photographing position information of the photograph are included in the latitude and longitude range extracted from the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen, It can be determined to be included in the area of the map data 300 displayed on the screen.

When the photographing position is found in the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen, the control unit 180 controls the control unit 180 to display the retrieved photograph at the corresponding photographing position on the map data 300 can do. In Fig. 7A, three photographs are displayed at respective corresponding photographing positions within the area of the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen.

The control unit 280 may control the display unit to display the photo in a semi-transparent manner. In this case, the user can view the photograph and the map data 300 together, and can more accurately select the desired photograph 250 to know the photographing position.

A desired photograph 250 of which at least one photograph displayed on the map data 300 displayed on the touch screen is desired to be obtained by the user can be selected by the user. The selection of the desired photo 250 may be made by touching the desired photo 250 among the at least one photo displayed on the touch screen by a pointer.

7B, when the user selects the desired photo 205, the controller 180 reads the desired photo 205 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 on the map data 300 250 to the photographing position 255 on the display unit 151. [0043]

The control unit 180 extracts information on the photographed position 255 of the desired photograph 250 from the selected desired photograph 250 when the desired photograph 250 is selected and transmits the extracted information to the mobile terminal 100 The current position 210 of the current position (e.g. The control unit 180 may display the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the desired photograph 250 and the photographing position 255 of the mobile terminal 100 together on the map data 300 as shown in FIG. But is not limited thereto. For example, the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 are displayed together with the path on the map data 300, May not be displayed.

The control unit 180 calculates the shortest path from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 and displays the path on the map data 300 .

In addition, when the desired photograph 250 is selected according to the embodiment, the controller 180 can control not to display the remaining photographs other than the desired photograph 250 on the map data 300. That is, in FIG. 7A, three photographs are displayed on the map data 300. If any one of the photographs is selected as the desired photograph 250, as shown in FIG. 7B, The remaining pictures can be controlled not to be displayed. In this case, the user can see the path from the current position 210 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 without distortion of the map data 300 by the photograph other than the desired photograph 250.

Although not shown, the controller 180 displays a separate pop-up window on the map data 300 to display a photographing position of the desired photograph 250 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 (Walking, train, car, bus, etc.) may be further displayed on the display screen of the display unit 255. [

In the above description, at least one photograph is displayed on the map data, and a method of displaying the route when the user selects a desired photograph to know the photographing position is described.

Hereinafter, a method of storing the at least one photograph by folder according to the photographing position and displaying the path from the current position to the photographing position of the desired photograph according to the user's selection will be described.

8A to 8D are views showing a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the mobile terminal 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may store in the memory 160 at least one photograph including photographing position information. The at least one photograph may be photographed through the camera 121 of the mobile terminal 100. In this case, the photographing position at the time of photographing is calculated through the position information module 115, and may be stored in the memory 160 together with the photograph photographed through the camera 121. The at least one photograph may be transmitted through the wireless communication unit 110 or may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 via the auxiliary storage medium 165 and stored in the memory 160. [ At this time, the control unit 180 may control the at least one photograph to be divided and stored according to the photographing position.

That is, the control unit 180 may control the photographs photographed in the nearby area to be stored in the same folder according to the photographing position information in the at least one photograph. For example, the control unit 180 may determine whether the photographing position of the at least one photograph is included in the same administrative zone (e.g. When there is one or more photographs in which the photographing positions are included in the same administrative region, the controller 180 may group the photographs included in the same administrative region and store the grouped photographs in the memory 160 as a single folder. Alternatively, the controller 180 may determine whether the distance between the photographing positions of the at least one photographs is within a predetermined distance (e.g., 10 km) by the user, according to the embodiment. The control unit 180 may group the pictures included in the predetermined distance and store the pictures in the memory 160 as a single folder, if there is more than one picture in which the distance between the photographing positions is within the predetermined distance have.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the controller 180 may control the display of the folder stored in the memory 160 on the map data.

More specifically, the controller 180 may extract positional information of an area of the map data 300 displayed on the display unit 151 from the geographical coordinates of the map data 300.

Then, the controller 180 determines whether a folder in which the photographing position of the folder stored in the memory 160 is included in the positional information of the extracted map data is stored in the memory 160 The photographing position information of the folder stored in the memory 160 can be retrieved. At this time, since the at least one photograph is stored separately in the folder according to the photographing position, the controller 180 can extract the photographing position information of the photographs included in each folder and calculate the photographing position of each folder.

When the folder in which the photographing position is included in the area of the map data displayed on the display unit 151 is found, the control unit 180 controls to display the searched folder in correspondence with the corresponding photographing position on the map data 300 can do.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 180 may receive the folder display command of the user and display the folder on the map data 300 by matching with the corresponding photographing position. Although not shown, the folder display command may be made by a selection input of a separate icon displayed on the map data 300 after the map data 300 is displayed first.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the controller 180 controls the display of the photos stored in the folder when any one of the folders displayed on the display unit 151 is selected. The folder may be selected by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input, or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151.

When one of the folders displayed on the display unit 151 is selected, as shown in FIG. 8C, at least one photograph stored in the selected folder is displayed in a separate pop-up window on the map data 300 May be displayed on the display 265.

According to an embodiment, the pop-up window 265 may have an icon 267 that closes the pop-up window 265. If the icon is selected, the controller 180 may control the pop-up window 265 to close. In this case, the display unit 151 displays the folder on the map data 300 again as shown in FIG. 8B, and receives the folder selection input by the user.

Thereafter, a desired photograph 250 of which at least one of the photographs displayed on the display unit 151 is to be known by the user can be selected by the user.

According to the embodiment, when the desired photograph 250 is selected, the controller 180 can control not to display the remaining photographs and folders except for the desired photograph 250 on the map data 300. 8B, two folders are displayed on the map data 300. If any one of them is selected as the desired photo 250, as shown in FIG. 8D, The remaining pictures can be controlled not to be displayed. In this case, the user can see the path from the current position 210 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 without distorting the map data 300 by the photograph and folder other than the desired photograph 250.

8D, when the user selects the desired photo 205, the controller 180 reads the desired photo 205 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 on the map data 300, 250 to the photographing position 255 on the display unit 151. [0043]

The control unit 180 extracts information on the photographed position 255 of the desired photograph 250 from the selected desired photograph 250 when the desired photograph 250 is selected and transmits the extracted information to the mobile terminal 100 The current position 210 of the current position (e.g. The control unit 180 may display the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the desired photograph 250 and the photographing position 255 of the mobile terminal 100 together on the map data 300 as shown in FIG. But is not limited thereto. For example, the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 and the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 are displayed together with the path on the map data 300, The control unit 180 calculates the shortest path from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 and outputs the shortest path to the map data 300. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > path. ≪ / RTI >

In addition, when the desired photograph 250 is selected according to the embodiment, the controller 180 can control the desired photograph 250 to be displayed on the map data 300 so as to be matched with the photographing position. The desired photograph 250 is displayed on the map data 300 so that the user can confirm whether the desired photograph 250 selected by the user is properly selected. When the user arrives at the vicinity of the photographed position 255 of the desired photographed image 250, the user views the desired photographed image 250 displayed on the map data 300, It is possible to immediately find out whether or not there is an object to be photographed.

Although not shown, the controller 180 displays a separate pop-up window on the map data 300 to display a photographing position of the desired photograph 250 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 (Walking, train, car, bus, etc.) may be further displayed on the display screen of the display unit 255. [

In the above, a method of storing the at least one photograph by folder according to the photographing position and displaying the path from the current position to the photographing position of the desired photograph according to the user's selection has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying a review of a photographing position of a desired photograph in addition to a route from a current position to a photographing position of a desired photograph on a display unit of the mobile terminal will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display unit on which a rough review is displayed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, when the desired photograph 250 is selected, the control unit 180 determines whether a review 270 of the position 255 where the desired photograph 250 is photographed is obtained from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100 ) To the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250, as shown in Fig. In this case, the meridian (270) refers to a three-dimensional real photograph that can see an actual image around 360 degrees based on a specific point. According to an embodiment, the reward review 270 may be displayed in the form of a separate pop-up window on the map data 300.

The reward review 270 may be displayed on the map data 300 according to a user's command. For example, although not shown, the controller 180 causes a specific icon to be displayed on the map data 300, and when the specific icon is selected, a review 270 of the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250, Can be displayed.

When the instruction to select the end icon 275 displayed on the reward review 270 is input according to the embodiment, the controller 180 ends the reward review 270 and displays the map data 300, It is possible to display only the path on the screen.

The three-dimensional actual photograph of the rehearsal review 270 can be received from the server where the three-dimensional real photograph of the rehearsal review 270 is stored via the wireless communication unit 110, and according to an embodiment, the rehearsal review 270 May be stored in the memory 160 in advance.

The user can obtain information about the photographed object of the desired photograph 250 by viewing the three-dimensional actual photograph of the desired review photograph 270 in addition to the selected desired photograph 250. [ For example, it is possible to obtain information about other buildings or the like in the vicinity of the object to be photographed, specific information about the appearance of the object to be photographed, and information on the circumferential road conditions of the object to be photographed.

In the foregoing, a method of displaying a review of a photographing position of a desired photograph in addition to a route from a current position to a photographing position of a desired photograph on a display unit of the mobile terminal has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of guiding movement according to a path from a current position of the mobile terminal to a photographing position of a desired photograph will be described.

10 is a view illustrating a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, a navigation application may be stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment. At this time, the desired photograph 250, which the user wants to know the photographing position, can be selected from at least one photograph including the photographing position information stored in the memory 160. When the desired photograph 250 is selected, the controller 180 displays the map data 300 on the display unit 151 from the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100, And controls the navigation application to guide the movement to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 according to the route.

That is, when the user moves along the path displayed on the map data 300, the controller 180 can control the navigation method to guide the moving method from the current position of the user to the photographing position of the desired photograph in real time. The location of the mobile terminal 100 may be calculated through the location information module. When the user moves, the control unit 180 may calculate the movement direction of the current user by calculating the change of the calculated position. The control unit 180 determines the direction in which the user should move in accordance with the calculated moving direction of the user along with the path from the current position 210 to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 It is possible to calculate whether to reach the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 or not. Then, the controller 180 may guide the user's movement according to the calculated result. The user can guide the movement of the user so that the user can reach the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 more accurately and quickly.

Although not shown, when the navigation application is executed according to the embodiment, the controller 180 may control the map data 300 to be enlarged and displayed around the current position 210 of the mobile terminal 100. The map data 300 is enlarged around the current position 210 of the user so that the user can more closely view the path to the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 250 to be reached.

Also, although not shown, when the navigation application is executed, the control unit 180 may control the desired photograph 250 not to be displayed on the map data 300. When the user reaches the photographing position 255 of the desired photograph 240, the control unit 180 may control the desired photograph 250 to be displayed on the display unit 151. In this case, the user can see the desired photo 250 and confirm that the destination has been reached.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the guide of the movement of the desired photograph 250 to the photographing position 255 is a method of displaying a direction in which the user moves by several meters to the display unit 151 . In this case, the user can know his / her moving direction and distance only by viewing the display unit 151.

Alternatively, according to the embodiment, the guidance of the movement of the desired photograph 250 to the photographing position 255 may be performed through the sound output module 152. For example, information on how many meters should be moved in which direction depending on the current position of the mobile terminal 100 may be provided through the sound output module 152. In this case, the user can easily know his / her moving direction and distance even if he / she hears only the voice output through the sound output module 152 without looking at the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100. [

In the above, a method of guiding the movement of the desired photograph to the photographing position using the navigation application stored in the memory according to the path from the current position of the mobile terminal to the photographing position of the desired photograph has been described.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (8)

A wireless communication unit;
touch screen;
A memory for storing photographs, each of which includes positional information of a photographing place, for each folder according to the position of the photographing place;
A location information module for obtaining a current location of the mobile terminal; And
Displaying on the touch screen a map including the obtained current position and the location of the photographing location of the photographs, using the map data received from the wireless communication unit or stored in the memory,
Displaying respective folders corresponding to locations on the map corresponding to the photographing location of the photographs,
A pop-up window including at least one photograph stored in the selected folder is displayed on the map when a specific folder among the displayed folders is selected by touching,
And a controller for displaying a path from the current position on the map to a position of a photographing place of the desired photograph when a desired one of the at least one photograph in the pop-up window is touched and selected. delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays a review of a place where the desired picture is photographed when the desired picture is touched and selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory further stores a navigation application,
Wherein the control unit executes the navigation application when the desired photo is touched and selected so as to guide the movement to the position of the photographing place of the desired photograph according to the route. delete

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