KR101984098B1 - Mobile terminal and icon arranging method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of arranging icons in a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of: displaying an icon area in which icons are arranged in a row on the outside of a screen, rotating the icons in the icon area according to a scroll operation of a thumb in a grip state, When the icon is thrown to the central area, the user can easily select and execute the icon on the large screen mobile terminal by executing the corresponding icon.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND ICON ARRANGING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of arranging icons of the same which can easily select and execute icons with a single hand in a large-screen smartphone.

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.

Efforts to support and increase 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.

Recently, with the development of smartphone technology, screen size is getting bigger and resolution is getting higher, and multi-programs are being developed to the level where the performance of PCs is close to that of PCs.

The menu UX (User Expert) of a mobile terminal such as a conventional smart phone borrows a method used in a PC based on a tiling of an icon. Due to the development of touch technology, screen switching has been used to arrange icons on multiple pages and to use a page turnover method, and various technologies have been developed and adopted.

On the PC, a program is popped up (displayed) on the screen to perform multiple programs, and various actions are provided through the status bar at the bottom. The program being executed is displayed at the bottom, And other methods are used.

Then, when the space of the narrow desktop of the mobile terminal is occupied by the tiling of the icons, and the favorite pictures (e.g., baby pictures and the like) are displayed on the background screen, the pictures are hidden by the icons. In addition, information indicating the status of messages, mail, or phone added in real time is displayed only in a narrow space at the top, and an icon must be selected in order to check it in detail.

In addition, when a specific program is executed, the icon disappears. When the user desires to perform the next operation, he or she must overlay the recent active program by pressing a certain key or stop the program to expose the icon.

With recent technological advances, a mobile terminal can be equipped with a multi-core processor to perform various tasks at the same time and display multiple screens on the screen at the same time, but the present method is inconvenient because of the narrow screen. In order to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages, recently, terminal makers are introducing a large-sized smartphone such as 4.7 inch or 4.8 inch.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned large-screen smartphone, since a plurality of icons are arranged on the screen in a scattered manner and are displayed over several pages, it is difficult to select and execute the icons with one hand. For example, if the screen size of a mobile terminal increases to some extent, it is difficult to select the icon on the left side of the screen when the mobile terminal is caught with the right hand, so the corresponding icons must be selected with the left hand, There was a hassle.

In addition, although convenience is improved by moving the position of the icon in the conventional method or switching the page displayed with the icon, this method also has the possibility of causing confusion and malfunction of the drag and touch operation when switching the page and selecting the icon have.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a method of arranging icons of the mobile terminal, which can easily select and execute an icon with one hand in a large-screen smartphone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method of arranging icons of the mobile terminal that can utilize a space in which no icon exists.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an icon arrangement method for a mobile terminal, including the steps of: displaying an icon area arranged on an outline of a screen by arranging icons; Scrolling and rotating the icon in the icon area with the thumb in the grip state; And playing back the predetermined icon with the thumb to the center area during the rotation of the icon.

The icon region has a monopoly shape or a round rectangular shape.

The icon area is displayed / released by a predetermined button or displayed when an event occurs.

The width of the upper and lower sides of the icon area is narrowed while the icon is rotated, and the width of the left and right sides of the hand is increased.

Some of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the icon area are semi-transparent or not displayed depending on the grip shape of the hand or the touchable range of the thumb after the entire display.

In the icon area, the face on which the hand is not placed is semitransparent or not displayed, and the icon at the touchable position of the thumb is highlighted and displayed on the face where the hand is mounted.

The plurality of icons are composed of an icon having a fixed position and an icon being moved freely, and the fixed icon is positioned on the right and left sides of the hand with the frequently used icon.

Icons other than the fixed icons are skipped over the fixed icons and are rotated and moved at the same time. The amount of rotation of the icons is determined by the number of icons, size, and drag strength.

Status information and external reception information are displayed in the central area, or at least one application is displayed by the screen division method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a display unit displaying an icon area arranged on a screen outside a plurality of icons; And a control unit for rotating and moving the icon in the icon area according to the thumb scrolling in the grip state and executing the corresponding icon when the icon is bounced back into the empty space inside the icon area.

The icon region has a monopoly shape or a round rectangular shape.

The controller activates / deactivates the icon area when a predetermined button is pressed.

The control unit adjusts the width of the icon area displayed on the upper and lower sides to be narrow and the width of the icon area displayed on the left and right sides to be wide while the icon is rotated.

The controller controls the icon area of some of the upper, lower, left, and right sides to be semi-transparent or not displayed according to the grip shape of the hand or the touchable range of the thumb after the entire display.

The control unit displays an icon area of the face on which the hand is not placed in a semitransparent state or an undisplayed state, and the icon at the touchable position of the thumb is highlighted on the face on which the hand is mounted.

The plurality of icons are composed of an icon having a fixed position and an icon being moved freely, and the fixed icon is positioned on the right and left sides of the hand with the frequently used icon.

Icons other than the fixed icons are skipped over the fixed icons and are rotated and moved at the same time. The amount of rotation of the icons is determined by the number of icons, size, and drag strength.

The control unit displays status information and external reception information in a free area or is displayed by at least one application by a screen division method.

In the present invention, an icon area including a plurality of icons that can be rotated along an outline of a screen is disposed, and the icon area is rotated while holding the mobile terminal to select / execute a desired icon. Can be selected and executed. In particular, it is effective for multitasking and has the effect of maintaining the readability of the screen.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of displaying or playing a variety of information by using the center area as a space for displaying various information and events or for performing a specific function.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2A is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal can operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram of a WiFi location tracking system in which a mobile terminal can operate according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is an icon layout structure of a general mobile terminal.
4A and 4B illustrate an icon array structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of activating the icon wheel;
6 is a flowchart for performing icon wheel rotation and icon selection / execution.
Figs. 7A and 7B show the detailed embodiment of Fig. 6. Fig.
8A and 8B are diagrams showing examples in which additional information is displayed on the icon according to the kind and importance of the icon.
9 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the display form of the icon wheel and the icon according to the grip position.
10A to 10F are views showing an example of changing the display form of the icon wheel according to the position of the hand.
11 is a view showing an example of adjusting the width of the icon wheel when the icon is moved.
12 shows an example of deleting any icon in the icon wheel;
13 is a diagram showing an example in which a central region is divided and used.
14 is a flowchart showing an operation for maintaining readability in displaying an icon wheel;
15 is a view showing a detailed embodiment of Fig.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. 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. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC , A tablet PC (tablet PC), and an ultrabook (ultrabook). 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 illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.

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 at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

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

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

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

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

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 And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). 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 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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. Examples of the wireless Internet technology include a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a Wibro (Wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA Can be used.

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, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. are used as short range communication technology .

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and representative examples thereof include a Global Position System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module.

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 an external device through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Further, the position information of the user and the like can be calculated from the image frame obtained by the camera 121. [ 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 according to a control command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 applied by the user. 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.

The sensing unit 140 may sense the position 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 of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal (or sensing signal) for sensing the current state and controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the sensing unit 140 may detect whether the slide phone is opened or closed when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone. The sensing unit 140 may sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 153, an alarm unit 154, a haptic module 155, and the like in order to generate output related to visual, auditory, have.

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 display unit 151 displays the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI.

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, a 3D display, and an e-ink 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 the 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.

Also, the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit 152 for displaying a stereoscopic image.

Here, a stereoscopic image represents a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image, and a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image represents a progressive depth and reality in which objects are located on a monitor or a screen, It is an image that makes you feel the same as the space. 3D stereoscopic images are implemented using binocular disparity. The binocular parallax means a parallax caused by the position of two eyes away from each other. When two eyes see two different images and the images are transmitted to the brain through the retina and fused, the depth and real feeling of the stereoscopic image can be felt .

The stereoscopic display unit 152 may be applied to a three-dimensional display system such as a stereoscopic system (glasses system), an autostereoscopic system (no-glasses system), and a projection system (holographic system). The stereoscopic method, which is widely used in home television receivers, includes a Wheatstone stereoscopic method.

Examples of the autostereoscopic method include a parallax barrier method, a lenticular method, an integral imaging method, and a switchable lens method. The projection method includes a reflection type holographic method and a transmission type holographic method.

Generally, 3D stereoscopic images consist of left image (left eye image) and right image (right eye image). A top-down method of arranging a left image and a right image in one frame according to a method in which a left image and a right image are combined into a three-dimensional stereoscopic image, A checker board system in which pieces of a left image and a right image are arranged in a tile form, a left-to-right (right-side) Or an interlaced method in which rows are alternately arranged, and a time sequential (frame-by-frame) method in which right and left images are alternately displayed in time.

In addition, the 3D thumbnail image can generate a left image thumbnail and a right image thumbnail from the left image and right image of the original image frame, respectively, and combine them to generate one 3D thumbnail image. In general, a thumbnail means a reduced image or a reduced still image. The left image thumbnail and the right image thumbnail generated in this way are displayed on the screen with a difference of the left and right distance by the depth corresponding to the parallax between the left image and the right image, thereby exhibiting a stereoscopic spatial feeling.

The left and right images necessary for realizing the three-dimensional stereoscopic image can be displayed on the stereoscopic display unit 152 by a stereoscopic processing unit (not shown). The stereoscopic processing unit receives a 3D image and extracts a left image and a right image from the 3D image, or receives a 2D image and converts it into a left image and a right image.

On the other hand, when a display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') that detects a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device in addition to the device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area where the touch object is touched on the touch sensor but also the pressure at the time of touch. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 may be provided as an example of the sensing unit 140. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 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. When the touch screen is electrostatic, it is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by a change of the electric field along the proximity of an object having conductivity (hereinafter, referred to as a pointer). In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

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

The proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, 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.

In the case where the three-dimensional display unit 152 and the touch sensor have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'three-dimensional touch screen') or a three-dimensional sensor that detects the touch operation and the stereoscopic display unit 152 are combined with each other The stereoscopic display unit 152 may also be used as a three-dimensional input device.

The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, a three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142, an ultrasonic sensing unit 143, and a camera sensing unit 144 as an example of the three-dimensional sensor.

The proximity sensor 141 measures the distance between the sensing surface (for example, a user's finger or a stylus pen) to which the touch is applied without mechanical contact using the force of the electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The terminal recognizes which part of the stereoscopic image has been touched using the distance. In particular, when the touch screen is of the electrostatic type, the proximity of the sensing object is detected by a change of the electric field according to the proximity of the sensing object, and the touch on the three-dimensional is recognized using the proximity.

The stereoscopic touch sensing unit 142 senses the strength or duration of a touch applied to the touch screen. For example, the three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142 senses a pressure to apply a touch, and when the pressing force is strong, recognizes the touch as a touch to an object located further away from the touch screen toward the inside of the terminal.

The ultrasonic sensing unit 143 is configured to recognize the position information of the sensing target using ultrasonic waves.

The ultrasound sensing unit 143 may include, for example, an optical sensor and a plurality of ultrasound sensors. The light sensor is configured to sense light, and the ultrasonic sensor is configured to sense ultrasonic waves. Since light is much faster than ultrasonic waves, the time it takes for light to reach the optical sensor is much faster than the time it takes for the ultrasonic waves to reach the ultrasonic sensor. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the position of the wave generating source using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera sensing unit 144 includes at least one of a camera 121, a photo sensor, and a laser sensor.

For example, the camera 121 and the laser sensor are combined with each other to sense a touch of a sensing target with respect to a three-dimensional stereoscopic image. When the distance information detected by the laser sensor is added to the two-dimensional image photographed by the camera, three-dimensional information can be obtained.

As another example, a photosensor may be stacked on a display element. The photosensor is configured to scan the movement of the object proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of light change, thereby acquiring position information of the object to be sensed.

The audio output module 153 can 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 153 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 153 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal 100 include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 154 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event by using a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 153 so that the display unit 151 and the sound output module 153 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 154 .

The haptic module 155 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 155 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 155 can be controlled by the user's selection or setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 155 may combine and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 155 may be configured to perform various functions such as 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 155 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 sense of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 155 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

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

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- And may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk and 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 port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, An audio I / O port, a video 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 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. Therefore, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 170. [

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, And various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. 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. [

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

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the controller 180 can execute a lock state for restricting input of a control command of the user to the applications. In addition, the controller 180 may control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on a touch input sensed through the display unit 151 in the locked state.

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays , 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.

The software code may 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. [

Next, a communication system that can be implemented through the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described. 2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams of a communication system in which the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention can operate.

First, referring to FIG. 2A, the communication system may use different wireless interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by a communication system include Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) , Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the like.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

2A, a CDMA wireless communication system includes at least one terminal 100, at least one base station (BS) 270, at least one base station controller (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center (MSC) The MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290 and 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. 2A.

Each of the plurality of BSs 270 may include at least one sector, and each sector may include an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radials from the 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 may have 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. The BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270 may be summed together. 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.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to 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. 2A illustrates a satellite 300 of a Global Positioning System (GPS). The satellite 300 aids in locating the mobile terminal 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2A, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with the satellite 300 shown in FIG. 2A to obtain desired location information. Here, the position of the mobile terminal 100 can be tracked using all the techniques capable of tracking the location as well as the GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Of the typical operation of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the mobile terminal 100. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 is 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. BSCs 275 also transmit the received data to MSC 280 and MSC 280 provides additional transport services for connection with PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 is connected to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 is connected to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 are connected to the BS 100 so that the forward link signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 270 can be controlled.

Next, a method of acquiring location information of a mobile terminal using a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Positioning System (WPS) will be described with reference to FIG. 2B.

A WiFi Positioning System (WPS) 300 uses a WiFi module included in the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless access point 320 transmitting or receiving a wireless signal with the WiFi module, Is a technology for tracking the position of the terminal 100, and refers to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based positioning technology using WiFi.

The WiFi location tracking system 300 includes a Wi-Fi location server 310, a mobile terminal 100, a wireless AP 330 connected to the mobile terminal 100, and a database 330 in which certain wireless AP information is stored .

The WiFi location server 310 extracts information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 based on the location information request message (or signal) of the mobile terminal 100. The information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 may be transmitted to the Wi-Fi position server 310 through the mobile terminal 100 or may be transmitted from the wireless AP 320 to the Wi- Lt; / RTI >

SSID, RSSI, channel information, Privacy, Network Type, Signal Strength, and Noise Strength based on the location information request message of the mobile terminal 100, Lt; / RTI >

The WiFi location server 310 receives the information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 and transmits the information included in the built-in database 330 and the received wireless AP 320, And extracts (or analyzes) the location information of the mobile terminal 100 by comparing the information.

In FIG. 2B, the wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 are illustrated as first, second, and third wireless APs 320 as an example. However, the number of wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 can be variously changed according to the wireless communication environment in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. The WiFi location tracking system 300 is capable of tracking the location of the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to at least one wireless AP.

Next, the database 330 may store various information of arbitrary wireless APs located at different locations, as will be described in more detail with respect to a database 330 in which arbitrary wireless AP information is stored.

The information of any wireless APs stored in the database 300 includes at least one of MAC address, SSID, RSSI, channel information, privacy, network type, radar coordinate of the wireless AP, (Available in GPS coordinates), address of the AP owner, telephone number, and the like.

Since the database 330 stores any wireless AP information and location information corresponding to the wireless AP, the WiFi location server 310 can search the mobile terminal 100 in the database 330, The location information of the mobile terminal 100 can be extracted by searching for wireless AP information corresponding to the information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the wireless AP 320 and extracting location information matched with the retrieved wireless AP information.

The extracted location information of the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 through the Wi-Fi location server 310 so that the mobile terminal 100 can acquire the location information.

The present invention provides a method of arranging an icon area including a plurality of icons rotatable along an outer periphery of a screen to rotate the icon in a grip state of the mobile terminal to select a desired icon. In the present invention, the icon area is referred to as an icon wheel.

The rotation of the icon wheel is performed through an operation of touching an arbitrary icon and scrolling up and down. The execution of the icon is performed through a drag operation that tilts (bounces) an arbitrary icon to the center area.

The icon wheel has a monopoly shape.

The icon wheel has a structure in which an icon moves on a rail. The icon rail may disappear and appear. That is, when the icon wheel is displayed, the icon rail is briefly displayed and then disappears, and when the inner edge of the icon is touched, it reappears.

The icon wheel may be fixed or mobile. When the icon wheel is set to be fixed, the icons rotate. When the icon wheel is set to be movable, the icon wheel itself moves.

The driving form of the icon wheel can be set by a user in a menu, and in the present invention, a case where the icon wheel is set to be fixed will be described as an example.

In the above two driving modes, the icon wheel is rotated (moved) by the thumb of the hand holding the mobile terminal, and the rotating direction (right rotation or sin rotation) follows the scroll direction.

The amount of rotation of the icon wheel is determined by the size, number and touch intensity of the icon block, and can be set in the menu. In addition, the icon wheel may be fixedly rotated by predetermined icon blocks according to a predetermined button input.

Each icon included in the icon wheel is not executed upon touching but is executed only when the icon wheel is repelled to an area excluding an outer area in which the icon wheel is disposed (hereinafter referred to as a central area). That is, when the icon wheel is rotated and the predetermined icon is thrown to the central area, the corresponding icon is executed.

In order to recognize that the icon is bounced to the center area, the left and right portions of the rectangular space are displayed or designated by a dotted line along the immediate side of the rolling icon, and the specific icon is immediately executed when the icon exceeds the line.

The icon wheel may include at least one fixed icon whose position is fixed. When the icon wheel rotates, the fixed icon is skipped.

The icon wheel is configured such that when the icon is rotated, the width of the upper and lower sides becomes narrow, and the width of the left and right side faces, that is, the width of the face where the finger can be positioned, is widened to facilitate selection and toughening.

The icon wheel may disappear and appear. That is, if the eye tone is not selected for a predetermined time, the rail of the icon wheel disappears and reappears when the icon is selected.

Hereinafter, a rotation UX according to an embodiment of the present invention and a mobile terminal supporting the rotation UX will be described in detail.

3 is an icon arrangement structure of a general mobile terminal.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of icons are regularly and evenly arranged on a desktop of a mobile terminal. When the user holds the mobile terminal with one hand, the user touches the icon with the other speed and executes the icon.

However, as described above, the fixed UX having the icons arranged evenly on the desktop can not be operated by one hand as the screen of the mobile terminal grows on the screen, and it is difficult to utilize the center space of the screen.

Icon wheel ( Icon Wheel )

4A and 4B show an icon array structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A, in the icon array structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, the icon area 50 is positioned along the outer area of the screen, and the icon area 50 is sequentially arranged in the icon wheel 50, And has a structure including a plurality of rotating icons 51. The icon wheel 50 is displayed adjacent to the bezel.

The icon wheel 50 has a structure in which an icon block moves on a rail.

The icon wheel 50 may have a monopoly shape, or may have a rounded square shape as shown in FIG. 4B.

The icon wheel 50 is activated / deactivated by a menu setting or a button.

The icon 51 may include additional information (name, status or available time of the icon, color bar indicating importance or icon type).

The shape of the icon 51 is a rectangle or a rectangle having rounded corners.

The size of the icon 51 varies depending on the movement position of the icon. For example, when the icon 5 is positioned at the top or bottom of the screen, only the icon is displayed without displaying the additional information, and both the icon and the additional information are displayed when the icon 5 is located on the left and right sides. As a result, the width of the icon 51 decreases at the top or bottom of the screen, the width increases at the left and right sides, and the icon 51 is densely arranged at the top or bottom of the screen (the size of the icon is small) It is relatively flat (the size of the icon is large).

Especially, the icons in the range of the thumbs among the icons 51 located on the left and right sides can be displayed relatively larger. The range of the thumb can be grasped based on the user's repetitive behavior.

Among frequently used icons among the plurality of icons 51, the icon may be fixed in a position where the thumb is located. Therefore, the fixed icon is skipped when the icon 51 is rotated.

In addition, the inner area of the icon wheel 50, that is, the center area, basically does not have an icon. The central area 52 is used as a display window of information (time, remaining battery level, wireless sensitivity, etc.) or used as a display space of transmission / reception information (mail, telephone reception, navigation map).

The central region 52 may perform a specific function through gesture input. For example, you can enter a sine to unlock it, or you can draw a number (such as R) to display the trash can and then delete a specific icon (50).

The central area 52 may be divided into screens.

The icon wheel 50 including the plurality of icon blocks 51 overlaps with an application screen when a predetermined application is being executed on the screen. In this case, some areas of the icon wheel 50 may be displayed in a semi-transparent state or not displayed.

Icon wheel ( Icon Wheel ) Display

5 is a flowchart showing the operation of activating the icon wheel.

When the user holds the mobile terminal and presses a predetermined button (e.g., a volume up key) while the desktop is displayed, the controller 180 displays the icon wheel 50 of the monopole type as shown in FIG. Display (enable). The displayed icon wheel 50 disappears when the same button is re-entered or a volume down key is input, for example.

In addition, if there is no user input for a predetermined time even though the button is not inputted, the controller 180 cancels the display of the icon wheel 50 dmo.

Icon Wheel Rotation and Select / Execute Icon

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for performing icon wheel rotation and icon selection / execution, and FIGS. 7A and 7B are detailed embodiments of FIG. 6. FIG.

6, when a drag for an arbitrary icon 51 is sensed (S13), the controller 180 rotates the icon wheel 50 according to the sensed drag direction or moves the icon 51 (S14 to S16). That is, when the detected drag is in the vertical direction (vertical direction), the controller 180 rotates the icon wheel 51 as shown in FIG. 7A (S15).

The amount of rotation of the icon wheel 50 may be set so that the number of movements of the icon 51 is shifted by a predetermined number (e.g., by one or two icons) each time it is dragged, have. In particular, when the icons 51 are arranged in units of groups, they can be rotated in groups. These settings may be initially set by the user in the menu, or may be reset in the menu displayed when the icon wheel 50 is touched.

In addition, the present invention may perform the rotation of the icon wheel 50 by a rolling button as well as a touch & drag of the user.

When the icons 51 are moved by the rotation of the icon wheel 50, icons fixed in position such as a telephone icon are skipped and moved. The icon having the fixed position is mainly distributed on the left and right sides of the icon wheel 5 corresponding to the position of the user's hand.

When the icon wheel 50 rotates, the control unit 180 may give a color or a sound effect to information that can recognize the first icon and the last icon.

On the other hand, if the detected drag is in the horizontal direction, for example, the left direction when the terminal is held by the right hand, it is recognized that the corresponding icon (eg, camera icon) is selected and the corresponding icon is executed .

Particularly, the control unit 180 recognizes that the camera icon is selected when one half of the predetermined icon 50 crosses the inner left and right rails (lines) of the icon wheel 50.

As another example, the present invention may recognize that an arbitrary icon 51 is selected when it crosses the reference line after setting a dotted line arbitrary reference line between the central area 52 and the icon wheel 50. [ This action can create an effect that seems to throw the icon into the center area.

8A and 8B are examples showing additional information in the icon according to the type and importance of the icon.

As described above, the icon 51 disposed within the icon wheel 50 may be colored or added with a separate shape (e.g., a heart) in addition to the name to indicate the type, status, and importance of the icon. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, a color bar 53 of a different color is separately displayed in each icon in the type (document, game, web, SNS) of the icon 51, As shown, the colors of the icons can be displayed differently.

Position of hand ( Group location)  Change the icon wheel display accordingly

9 is a flowchart showing the operation of changing the display form of the icon wheel and the icon according to the grip position.

The present invention can recognize the position of the hand holding the terminal by providing a proximity sensor on the left and right lower end faces of the mobile terminal and the side where the hand is mounted or recognizing the position of the hand by installing a touch sensor on one side of the side or rear face .

When the user grasps the mobile terminal with one hand while the icon wheel 50 is displayed, or when the user presses a predetermined button while holding the mobile terminal with one hand, the controller 180 detects the position of the hand, The display form of the icon wheel 50 can be changed or the icon wheel 50 changed from the beginning can be displayed (S20, S21).

4A and 4B, the changed icon wheel 50 may not be partially displayed, but may be partially or semi-transparently processed, and may include a change in the icon width. For example, during the movement of the icon, the width of the icons on the upper and lower sides can be reduced and the width of the icons on the left and right sides can be increased. The position of the hand includes not only the right hand or the outer hand but also the actual hand contact position.

In addition, the control unit 180 may change the display form of the icon 51 within the range (touchable position) of the thumb at the current top position based on the behavior of the user at step S22. Changing the display form of the icon includes enlarging the size of the icon 51 or displaying the color differently.

10A to 10F show an example of changing the display form of the icon wheel according to the position of the hand.

10A and 10C, if the hand holding the mobile terminal is the right hand as a result of detecting the position of the hand, the controller 180 displays only the icon 51 displayed on the right side of the entire icon wheel 50, The icons 51 on the upper, lower, and left sides may be displayed in a semi-transparent form or not displayed.

If the hand holding the mobile terminal is the left hand as a result of detecting the position of the hand, the controller 180 displays only the icon 51 displayed on the left side of the entire icon wheel 50, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10D And the icons 51 on the top and bottom sides and the right side are not displayed or displayed in a semi-transparent form.

As shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, when an icon is displayed only on the left or right side, the icons within the range of the thumb are highlighted or displayed in a larger size, Is reduced or displayed in a translucent manner.

10E and 10F, when the user holds the mobile terminal with both hands, the controller 180 displays only icons 51 displayed on the left and right sides of the entire icon wheel 50, The icons 51 are not displayed or displayed in a semi-transparent form.

When only a part of icons of the whole icon wheel 50 is displayed according to the position of the hand as described above, the first icon and the last icon are displayed separately, and the indicator 60 indicating the rotating direction of the icon wheel 50 is displayed as an icon 51). The icon 51 in which the indicator 60 is displayed becomes a starting point and an ending point of the icon display. The starting point and the ending point are changed according to the turning direction of the icon wheel 50.

11 is an example of adjusting the width of the icon wheel when the icon is moved.

As described above, when the position of the hand is detected, the controller 180 displays only a part of icons of the entire icon wheel 50 and does not display additional information within the icons 50 displayed on the upper and lower sides, Reduce. Accordingly, when the icon is rotated by holding the mobile terminal with one hand or two hands, the controller 180 decreases the width of the icon 50 displayed on the upper side or the lower side, So that the user can easily perform icon selection and tinting.

Remove icon

12 is an example of deleting any icon in the icon wheel.

As described above, the central area 52 is used as an area for displaying predetermined information (time, battery, remaining amount, wireless sensitivity, etc.) and external reception information (mail, telephone, navigation map). The center area 52 is also used as an area for touch input.

12, when the user paints an "R" character in the central area 52 with the right hand while the icon wheel 50 is displayed, the controller 180 displays the trash box 54 in the corresponding area. The user can flip an arbitrary icon to the central area 52 and delete the corresponding icon. That is, the user can delete the desired icon with a simple skip operation without dragging the icon directly to the trash can 54.

13 shows an example in which the central area is divided and used.

When the icon wheel 50 is displayed along the edge of the screen, the center area 52 can be divided and used. The central area 52 may be divided into a plurality of screens having various shapes according to the setting of the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, it may be divided into four equal-sized rectangular screens A to D, or may be divided into a plurality of screens having different sizes or different shapes. Different applications currently being executed are displayed on the divided screens (A to D). Accordingly, the user can quickly view the corresponding screen by selecting an application displayed on each of the divided screens A to D.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when an event (telephone, mail, SNS reception) occurs during game or video viewing, the event icon may be activated (displayed) at a position selectable with the thumb on the basis of the position of the hand have.

As another embodiment, the present invention may enable the icon wheel 50 to be activated when a specific button is pressed while reading an electronic book or performing a specific operation. In this case, the size of the execution screen can be reduced or the display state of the icon wheel 50 or the icon 51 can be changed as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9Dp so that the readability of the previous screen contents is not affected.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation for maintaining readability in displaying an icon wheel, and FIG. 15 is a detailed embodiment of FIG.

14 and 15, when a preset button (eg, volume up key) is input while the application is being executed, the controller 180 displays the icon wheel 50 including the plurality of icons 51 (S30 to S32). If a desktop screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, if a preset button is input, the screen is changed to a form as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

When the icon wheel 50 is displayed, the controller 180 adjusts the screen size of the currently displayed application according to the display form of the icon wheel 50 (S33).

For example, when the entire icon wheel 50 is displayed, the screen size of the application is reduced and displayed in the center area 52. When only a part of the icon wheel 950 is displayed, the screen size of the application Adjust.

After the icon wheel 50 has completed the selection / execution of a specific icon or when the predetermined button (eg, volume up key) is input again, the controller 810 cancels the display of the icon wheel 50, And returns to the normal size application screen (S34). The application displayed in the central area 52 is displayed in full screen when the user selects it.

For the sake of convenience of explanation, the icon wheel is used as an example of a rotatable icon area in the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, in the present invention, the rotation of the icon wheel has the same meaning as the rotation of the icon by the vertical scrolling of the user.

As described above, according to the present invention, an icon area including a plurality of icons rotatable along the periphery of a screen is disposed, and the icon area is rotated while holding the mobile terminal to select / execute a desired icon to perform multitasking It is effective and maintains the readability of the screen.

Further, the present invention has an advantage that a central area can be displayed or played by using various information and events as an input space for displaying a specific function or performing a specific function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a 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 also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Further, the computer may include a control unit of the terminal.

The above-described method of arranging icons of mobile terminals is not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

50: icon area (icon wheel) 51: icon
52: central area 53: color bar
54: Trash bin 151: Display section
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Claims (20)

Displaying an icon region in which a plurality of icons are arranged on a screen outer side;
Scrolling and rotating the icon in the icon area with the thumb in the grip state; And
And repeating the execution of a predetermined icon with the thumb to the center area while rotating the icon. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the mobile terminal has a monopoly shape or a rounded square shape. The method of claim 1,
And displaying / releasing the icon according to a predetermined button. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the icon is displayed in the form of an icon wheel having a rail for moving the icon, and is formed adjacent to the bezel. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the width of the upper and lower surfaces of the icon is narrowed while the icon is rotated, and the width of the left and right surfaces where the hand is mounted is widened. The method of claim 1,
Wherein some of the upper, lower, left and right sides are semi-transparent or not displayed according to the grip shape of the hand or the touchable range of the thumb after the entire display. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 6, wherein the surface of the icon area in which the hand is not placed is semitransparent or undisclosed, and the icon at the touchable position of the thumb is highlighted on the surface of the hand, How to arrange icons. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the fixed icon is composed of a fixed icon and a freely moving icon, and the fixed icon is located on the right and left sides of the hand, which is frequently used. The method of claim 7, wherein the icon other than the fixed icon
Wherein the amount of rotation of the icon is determined by the number of icons, the size, and the drag strength of the icon. The method according to claim 1,
State information and external reception information are displayed, or at least one application is displayed by the screen division method. A display unit for displaying an icon area in which a plurality of icons are arranged in a row outside the screen; And
And a control unit for rotating and moving the icon in the icon area according to the scroll of the thumb in the grip state and executing the corresponding icon when the predetermined icon is bounced into the empty space inside the icon area. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the mobile terminal has a monopoly shape or a rounded square shape. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit
And the icon area is displayed or released when the preset button is inputted. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
And displays the icon area of the icon wheel having the rail so as to be adjacent to the bezel. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
Wherein the width of the icon area displayed on the upper and lower sides is narrow and the width of the icon area displayed on the left and right sides is wide while the icon is rotated. delete delete delete delete delete

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