KR101972346B1 - Mobile terminal and web browsing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a web browsing method for searching a long web page more efficiently when performing a web browsing, and more particularly, - displays the page of the link selected in the up-up window or displays the web page on the first screen by dividing the screen, displays the page of the link selected on the second screen, and embeds it in the web page according to the flicking for the displayed link page A page of another link is automatically selected and displayed on the second screen so that the user can conveniently perform a page search and a link view.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND WEB BROWSING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a web browsing method for searching a long web page more effectively when performing web browsing.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some mobile terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other mobile terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. Such efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows a user who is unfamiliar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also user interface (UI) Is becoming an important function of

Generally, when web browsing is performed using a mobile terminal, the contents of a web page are searched by using scroll (or flicking). However, in such a scroll method, the user has to scroll (or flick) continuously if the content of the web page is long, and particularly, when reaching the end of the web page, it is troublesome to perform many scrolling (or flicking) .

Also, when performing web browsing, a plurality of links are included in one web page. When a user selects a specific link on a web page, the corresponding link page is displayed while the screen is changed. However, as the number of links to be searched for in the link page display increases, the user must repeatedly perform selection and return operations repeatedly. That is, when retrieving a plurality of link pages included in a specific web page, the user has to repeatedly perform operations such as link selection, link page view, and previous screen return.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and its web browsing method that can perform a movement in a web page more quickly and easily when performing web browsing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a web browsing method thereof that can quickly and easily perform display of a link page and movement between link pages when performing web browsing.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of browsing a web page of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a web page having a plurality of links; Displaying a web page on a first screen and a page of a link selected on a second screen by dividing the screen when a specific link is selected; And automatically selecting a page of another link included in the web page according to the flicking of the link page and displaying the selected page on the second screen.

The first and second screens are divided into different sizes.

The first and second screens are resized and switched with each other according to user input.

The step of displaying a page of the other link may include: determining a left / right direction of the flicking; Displaying a page of a previous or next link of a currently selected link on a second screen in accordance with the determined flicking direction; And moving the web page displayed on the first screen up and down according to the determined flicking direction.

The selected link is highlighted on the first screen.

The web browsing method of the mobile terminal further includes a step of returning to a screen in which the first link is displayed according to a user input when a page of the last link is displayed on the second screen.

The user input is one of a microphone noise input, a back key input, an operation recognition, and a gesture.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of browsing a web page of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a web page having a plurality of links; Displaying a page of the link in a pop-up window when a specific link is selected; And automatically selecting a page of another link included in the web page according to flicking of the displayed linked page and displaying the selected page on the second screen.

The other link page is a page of the previous or next link determined according to the left-right direction of flicking.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a display unit displaying a web page having a plurality of links; A sensing unit for sensing a touch input and a flicking input; And displaying the web page and the linked page on the first and second screens by dividing the screen when the link is selected by the touch and displaying the page of the link on the first and second screens, And a controller for selecting a page of the link and displaying the selected page on the second screen.

The first and second screens are divided into different sizes.

The first and second screens are resized and switched with each other according to user input.

The control unit displays the page of the previous or next link of the currently selected link on the second screen according to the left and right direction of the flicking and moves the web page displayed on the first screen up and down.

When the link is selected or changed by touching or flicking, the control unit highlights the corresponding link on the first screen.

When the page of the last link is displayed on the second screen, the controller returns to the screen displaying the first link according to the user input.

The user input is one of a microphone noise input, a back key input, an operation recognition, and a gesture.

The control unit displays a page of the link in a pop-up window when a specific link is selected in a state that a web page is displayed, automatically selects a page of another link included in the web page according to the flicking of the displayed link page And displays it on the second screen.

The control unit displays the page of the previous or next link in the left-right direction of the flicking.

The present invention can provide convenience to a user by conveniently performing not only a movement of a page but also a selection, a movement, and a return of a link through a pop-up window and a screen division method when searching a web page including a plurality of links There is an effect.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a method of returning to a first page of a page in a conventional long web page; FIG.
4A and 4B illustrate an example of returning to a first screen of a page according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5A and 5B illustrate an example of returning to a first screen of a page by using various functions of the mobile terminal.
6 is a view illustrating an example of returning to a first screen of a page using a search window when a page is scrolled according to the present invention.
Figure 7 illustrates one embodiment of performing a link view of a web page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 illustrates another embodiment for performing a link view of a web page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing an example of continuously performing a link view using a link tap region in the present invention.
10 is a flowchart showing a mobile terminal and a web browsing method thereof 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 components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned " module " and " part "

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in this specification may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) And fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may be applied to the fixed terminal, except for components specifically configured for mobile use.

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. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on 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-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. 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.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

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

In addition, 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. Here, 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 the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as 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 position information module 115 is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude It can be calculated accurately. 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 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) 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 an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, 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. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of 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, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

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. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not 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. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The sensing unit 140 includes a geomagnetic sensor for calculating a moving direction when a user moves, a gyro sensor for calculating a rotating direction, and an acceleration sensor.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. 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, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores 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 Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. 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.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. 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 three-dimensional display 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be viewed from outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. In addition, there may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and area but also the touch input pressure.

The audio output module 152 outputs 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 functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include 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 informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

Also, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for performing a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, 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 control unit 180 as a battery, and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

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

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

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

The terminal 100 shown in Fig. 1 is configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite-based communication system .

2 is a wireless communication system in which a terminal related to the present invention is operable.

2, the wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BSs) 270, base station controllers (BSCs) 275, , And a mobile switching center ('MSC') 280. MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (" PSTN ") 290, and is also configured to be coupled to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments has a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word " base station " may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate a " cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

2, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2 illustrates several Global Positioning System ('GPS') satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, you can track your location using all of the technologies that can track your location, as well as your GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

The present invention proposes a method for quickly and easily performing not only a movement in a long web page but also a display of a link page and a movement between link pages in a specific web page having a plurality of links when web browsing is performed.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method for returning to a first page of a page in a conventional long web page.

As shown in FIG. 3, if the content of a specific web page (eg, Nate) is long, the user has to scroll or flick the page downward to retrieve the desired information. When reaching the end of the page, You have to scroll or flick the page back in the opposite direction to go. This method is inconvenient to the user, so an effective way to go to the beginning of the page is needed.

4A and 4B illustrate an example of returning to the initial screen of a page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The first method is a method of displaying an icon 50 that can be returned to the beginning of the page at a time when the end of the page is reached, as shown in Fig. 4A, and the second method is a method of displaying an icon 50, And connecting the entire page to the circular structure to make the page circular structure. In this case, when the user scrolls further in the same direction at the end of the page, the first screen is displayed.

5A and 5B show examples of returning to the initial screen of a page by using various functions of the mobile terminal.

The present invention can return to the initial screen of a page by using a microphone or a back key existing in the mobile terminal or by using a gesture to recognize a menu or a motion.

5A is an example of returning to the initial screen of the page by using microphone noise or qor zl (back key).

When the user performs a browser, the controller 180 performs a different page movement operation according to the noise input to the microphone 122 after turning on the microphone (MIC) 122 function. For example, if the user taps the microphone 122 with a finger, the control unit 180 recognizes the sound and automatically moves to the top of the page. When the microphone 122 is 'rubbed' Scroll one step.

Then, when the user quickly rubs the microphone 122 with his / her fingers, the controller 180 scrolls to the lower page multi-step. When the user fingers the microphone 122 with his / her finger .

The control unit 180 moves to the first screen (top of the page) of the page when the back key 51 is long-touched. When the user presses the back key 51 and closes the microphone 122 at the same time, You can also go to the top.

5B is an example of returning to the initial screen of the page by using the menu key provided at the lower end portion.

As shown in FIG. 5B, when the menu key 52 is selected while a predetermined page (including a web page) is displayed, various options are displayed. Therefore, if one of the menu options is selected by the user by adding " Move to Top ", it will be possible to conveniently return to the first page of the page.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to return to the initial screen of the page by utilizing motion recognition or gesture. For example, when the user touches the upper end of the terminal, shakes the terminal with a snap (left or right or up and down), or blows into the microphone 122, the control unit 180 detects this and returns to the initial screen of the page .

6 is an example of returning to the first screen of a page using a search window when a page is scrolled in the present invention.

As soon as you scroll through a specific page displayed in a browser, the browser input window and the search window go up. The present invention uses the above windows.

That is, when a specific page is scrolled, the browser window 53 displays a function icon 54 required for browsing at a fixed position (at the top of the page) regardless of page movement.

The function icon 54 is an icon related to page movement and search, for example, go to the top of the page, go to the bottom of the page, capture a page, translate a page, extract only text from a page, Viewing pages, moving pages to notes, and various applications.

In particular, the browser window 53 may be fixedly positioned at the bottom of the page so that the user can focus on the page currently being viewed when the page is scrolled. The function icons 54 disappear automatically when they are moved to the top of the page.

7 illustrates an embodiment of performing a link view of a web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Generally, a web page contains a plurality of links. When a user selects a specific link, for example, a link "Art Museum and Zoo at once", the screen is switched and the corresponding link page (contents) is displayed. Such a link page search has the disadvantage of returning to the original web page when viewing another link.

Thus, the present invention provides a way to display a link page in the form of a pop-up window 70 with the current page maintained. The pop-up window 70 is displayed when a predetermined link is long-touched, and returns to the previous web page state when the back key is pressed. Particularly, the pop-up window 70 has the advantage of displaying a page centered on context information rather than a full page.

7, when the user selects a specific link (" Art Museum and Zoo at a time .. ") from a specific web page (eg, NATE), the control unit 180 displays the pop- Display the corresponding link page. A function menu 70-1 is provided at the lower end of the window 70 so that the link page can be utilized. The types of the function menu 70-1 are as follows.

- Link translation

- Later view

- Go to notebook

- Page messenger sending

- Link copy

- Link tweet

Using the function menu, the user can perform various functions while the link page is displayed.

The pop-up window 70 disappears when the top portion is touched.

When the pop-up window 70 is displayed, the user can display a page of another link without selecting another link on the web page by flicking, and can select the link without selecting the next web page have.

That is, when the user flickes the current link page to the right or to the left, the web page displays the page after the link selected by the current user or the link of the previous link. At this time, the title of the link is displayed in the title area 70-2 of the link page.

As another embodiment, the same result can be obtained when flicking the title area 70-2.

Therefore, the user flicking the flicking or link title area of the corresponding link page while a specific link page is displayed in the pop-up window 70, The link search in the page and the inter-web page link search can be effectively performed.

Figure 8 illustrates another embodiment of performing a link view of a web page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The above embodiment is an example of displaying a link of a web page in a screen division manner.

8, when the link 1 is selected (long touch) in the web page area 72 including the links 1 to 4, the web page 72 is displayed on the link tab 71, And is divided into an existing web page area 72 and a new link tab area 73 (screen division).

In this case, the web page area 72 is displayed in a large size and the link tab area 73 is displayed in a small size. When the user touches the link tab area 73 having a small size, screen sizes are switched with each other. Also, the selected link in the web page area 72 is highlighted to be distinct from the other links.

In addition, the sizes of the web page area 72 and the link tab area 73 can be adjusted by the user by directly moving the link tab 71. When the web page area 72 or the link tab area 73 is double-tapped, the entire page is displayed. When the web page area 72 or the link tab area 73 is double-tapped in this state, the screen returns to the screen division mode.

The method shown in FIG. 7 and the method shown in FIG. 8 are set by the user in the link view menu.

FIG. 9 is an example of continuously performing a link view using the link tab region in the present invention.

As described above, when a predetermined link is selected in the web page, the content (page) of the link is displayed in the link tab region 73. [ In this state, when the user flickes the link to the left and right, the content of the subsequent link or the previous link of the link is displayed in the link tab region 73. [

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the user flickes the link 1 to the right in the state that the contents of the link 1 are displayed in the link tab region 73, The content is displayed, and the web page 72 is highlighted to indicate that the current link 2 has been selected.

When the link 2 is flicked to the right again in the same manner, the content of the link 3 is displayed in the link tab region 73, and the link 3 in the web page 72 is highlighted. When the link 3 is further flicked to the right, The contents of the link 4 are displayed in the tab region 73 and the link 4 in the web page 72 is highlighted. At this time, the web page 73 is moved up and down according to the flicking direction of the link. That is, when the link is flicked to the right, the page is moved down, and when it is flicked to the left, it is moved upward.

Therefore, when the content of the link 4 is displayed in the link tab region 73, only the link 4 is displayed on the web page, and the links 1 to 3 are moved upward and are not shown. In this state, the user can return to the initial state (display state of link 1) using the method of Figs. 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B described above.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of browsing a mobile terminal and a web browsing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a user accesses a specific web site, a web page is displayed on the display unit 151 (S10). The web page may be an initial screen of the web site or a specific web page selected by the user. The web page includes at least one link, so that the user can retrieve the contents of the desired link.

When the user selects a specific link on the web page, the control unit 180 divides the corresponding web page in a screen division manner and displays the page of the selected link on the first screen, (S11, S12). The position and size of the two screens can be switched or adjusted by the user's choice.

In this state, the user flickes the link page displayed on the second screen to display the contents of the moved and moved link to another link included in the web page, as shown in FIG.

When the flicking of the link page is detected, the controller 180 determines the flicking direction (left or upper) and displays the page of the previous or next link of the currently selected link on the second screen in accordance with the determined flicking direction At the same time, the page displayed on the first screen is shifted up and down (moved), and the link corresponding to the changed link page is highlighted and displayed (S14). The previous link displayed on the first screen is not shown by the page movement.

When the page of the last link is displayed on the second screen by the singing flicking operation, the controller 180 detects the user input, and if the user input is a command to return to the first page (FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A, And returns to the first page of the link view in response to the input, and returns to the first web page display state in the case of the link view end command (S15, S16).

As described above, according to the present invention, when searching a web page including a plurality of links, it is possible to conveniently perform selection, movement, and return of a link as well as movement of an image through a peep-up window and a screen division method, Can be provided.

 The above-described mobile terminal and its web browsing method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively As shown in FIG.

50: Move page icon 51: Back key
52: Menu key 53: Browser window
54: Function icon 70: Pop-up window
70-1: Function menu 70-2: Title area
71: link tab 72; Web page (area)
73: Link tab area

Claims (18)

Displaying a web page having a plurality of links;
Displaying a web page on a first screen and a page of a link selected on a second screen by dividing the screen when a specific link is selected; And
And automatically selecting a page of another link included in the web page according to the flicking of the link page displayed on the second screen and displaying the selected page on the second screen,
Moving the web page displayed on the first screen based on the detection of flicking of the link page displayed on the second screen; And
Further comprising highlighting and displaying a link corresponding to a link page displayed on the second screen among the plurality of links on the web page displayed on the first screen,
Wherein the moving comprises:
A page of the previous or next link of the currently selected link is displayed on the second screen according to the left and right direction of the flicking applied to the second screen, and the web page displayed on the first screen is moved up or down. The web browsing method of the mobile terminal. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first screen and the second screen
Wherein the mobile terminal is divided into different sizes. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first screen and the second screen
Wherein the size of the mobile terminal is adjusted according to user input and the mobile terminal is switched to another mobile terminal. delete 2. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the first and second screens are displayed in a highlighted manner on the first screen. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of returning to a screen displaying the first link according to a user input when a page of the last link is displayed on the second screen. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the user input comprises:
A microphone input, a microphone input, a back key input, a motion recognition, and a gesture. delete delete A display unit for displaying a web page having a plurality of links;
A sensing unit for sensing a touch input and a flicking input; And
When a link is selected by a touch, a screen is divided to display pages of a web page and a link on a first screen and a second screen, respectively, and a web page of a link is displayed on the first web page and the second web page in accordance with a flicking direction, And a controller for selecting a page of another link included in the page and displaying the selected page on the second screen,
Wherein,
Moving the web page displayed on the first screen based on the detection of flicking of the link page displayed on the second screen and moving the web page displayed on the first screen to the second screen of the plurality of links Highlight the link corresponding to the displayed link page,
The control unit
A page of the previous or next link of the currently selected link is displayed on the second screen according to the left and right direction of the flicking applied to the second screen, and the web page displayed on the first screen is moved up or down. . The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first screen and the second screen
And the mobile terminal is divided into different sizes. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first screen and the second screen
And is sized and switched according to user input. delete 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit
When the link is selected or changed by touch or flicking, the corresponding link on the first screen is highlighted. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit
When the page of the last link is displayed on the second screen, the screen returns to the screen displaying the first link according to the user input. 16. The method of claim 15,
A microphone input, a microphone input, a back key input, a motion recognition, and a gesture. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit
When a specific link is selected while a web page is displayed, a page of the link is displayed in a pop-up window, and a page of another link included in the web page is automatically selected according to flicking of the displayed link page, To the mobile terminal. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the control unit
And displays the page of the previous or next link in the left-right direction of the flicking.

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