KR102018553B1 - Mobile terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of setting update cycles of a plurality of applications and a control method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a mobile terminal may include installing a plurality of applications and updating the at least two applications so that at least two of the plurality of applications may start updating within a preset time range. And setting the time information associated with the method and executing the update of the at least two applications based on the set information.

Description

Mobile terminal and its control method {MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of setting an update cycle of a plurality of applications and a control method thereof.

Terminal is movable It may be divided into a mobile terminal (portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether or not. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

As the functions are diversified, for example, the terminal is implemented in the form of a multimedia player having complex functions such as taking a picture or video, playing a music or video file, playing a game or receiving a broadcast. have. Further, in order to support and increase the function of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural part and the software part of the terminal.

In addition, for such a mobile terminal, it may be considered to provide a variety of user interfaces to meet the needs of the user.

Meanwhile, recently, a mobile terminal can update an application by using data communication. In the use of such data communication, the consumption of the battery increases, so the necessity of systematic management thereof is increasing.

One object of the present invention is to provide a method of matching update cycles of applications having different update cycles.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently using a battery by managing update execution of an application.

The present invention relates to a method of matching update cycles of applications having different update cycles.

A control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of installing a plurality of applications and updating the at least two applications so that at least two of the plurality of applications can start updating within a preset time range. And setting the time information associated with the method and executing the update of the at least two applications based on the set information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the time information associated with the update may include at least one of update start time information and update period information.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of applications may be divided into at least one group having different time information related to an update, and the at least two applications may be included in any one of the at least one group.

In one embodiment, the step of executing the update is characterized in that the update of the application is executed in groups.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of applications may be classified into the at least one group based on a preset condition associated with at least one of an application usage pattern, an application type, and initial configuration information of the application.

In one embodiment, the use pattern corresponds to the frequency of use of the application, and the initial configuration information is characterized in that the information associated with the update period initially set at the time of installation of the application.

According to an embodiment, the at least two applications may be included in a group having a shorter update period as the frequency of use increases.

In an embodiment, the usage pattern is determined based on usage information of an application input from a user.

According to an embodiment, the application belonging to any one group of the at least one group may be controlled to be included in a group different from the one group based on a predetermined criterion.

According to an embodiment, the preset criterion is the frequency of use of an application, and when an application frequency of the application belonging to any one group decreases, the update period is higher than that of any one group. It is controlled to be included in the other long group, and when the frequency of use of the application belonging to any one group is increased, it is controlled to be included in the other group having a shorter update period than any one of the group.

In one embodiment, the display unit includes a display unit, wherein the display unit is divided into a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions corresponding to the at least one group, and each of the plurality of regions included in a group corresponding to each region. The icon of the application is output.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an icon included in any one of the plurality of areas is moved to another area based on a touch input to the icon, and based on the movement, an application corresponding to the icon is changed to the other area. And controlled to be included in the group corresponding to the region.

According to an embodiment, at least one icon selected by the user among icons included in the plurality of areas may be restricted in movement despite the touch input.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a graphic object indicating that movement between regions is restricted is output to an area adjacent to the at least one icon.

In an embodiment, the time information associated with updating the at least two applications may be changed to time information associated with the set update.

According to an embodiment, the time information associated with the set update may include update period information, and the update period may be changed based on a battery remaining amount.

In an embodiment, when the remaining battery level is less than or equal to a preset value, the update period is set longer than the set update period.

The display device may include a display unit including a plurality of regions respectively corresponding to different update groups, and a controller for outputting an icon of an application included in the different update groups to any one of the plurality of regions. In the plurality of areas, an icon of an application included in an update group corresponding to each area is output.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller moves the icon applied to the touch input to another area based on a touch input to an icon included in any one of the plurality of areas, and based on the movement, the icon It is characterized by including the application corresponding to the update group corresponding to the other area.

In one embodiment, the controller is characterized in that for updating the application in the update group unit.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can reduce the amount of current consumed during the update by matching the update period of the application with different update periods.

In addition, the mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention may group applications having different update periods into groups having different update periods in consideration of the usage pattern of the application. Thereafter, the mobile terminal can execute an update of an application having a different update period for each group. Accordingly, the user can more conveniently execute the update of the plurality of applications in consideration of the usage pattern of the application.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views of an example of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the front.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the control method of FIG. 3.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of grouping a plurality of applications in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the control method of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a conceptual view illustrating that time information associated with an update is different for each group in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual view illustrating receiving a user input using a questionnaire table in order to investigate a usage pattern of an application in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a change of a group of applications in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the control method of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a conceptual view illustrating that when a group of applications is automatically changed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the group is changed.
12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a change in a group of applications by a user's selection in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a conceptual view illustrating a method of preventing a group of applications from being changed by a user's selection in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
14 is a conceptual view illustrating that a group of applications is not changed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a conceptual view illustrating that an update cycle is changed according to the remaining battery capacity in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed herein, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easily understanding the embodiments disclosed in the present specification and are not to be construed as limiting the technical spirit disclosed in the present specification by the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal described herein includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and a slate PC. , Tablet PC, Ultra Book, and so on. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that 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 that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and a network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, a location information module 115, and the like. .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal 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 mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-H). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as Handheld and Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcasting system but also other broadcasting systems.

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 a wireless signal with 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 according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

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

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access and may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used.

The location information module 115 is a module for obtaining a location of a mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a GPS (Global Position System) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, the 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 image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in a video call mode or a photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

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

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data may be converted into a form transmittable to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 and output in the call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of a user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate 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 may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to visual, auditory, or tactile, and may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. have.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the mobile terminal displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the call. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays photographed and / or received images, a UI, and a GUI.

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

Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. 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.

According to an implementation form of the mobile terminal 100, two or more display units 151 may exist. For example, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a touch screen), the display unit 151 may be used in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of a mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object present in the vicinity without using a mechanical contact by using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. Proximity sensors have a longer life and higher utilization than touch sensors.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is capacitive, the touch screen is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen so that the pointer is located on the touch screen is referred to as a "proximity touch", and the touch The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch." The position where the proximity touch is performed by the pointer on the touch screen refers to a position where the pointer is perpendicular to the touch screen when the pointer is in proximity proximity.

The proximity sensor 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, and a proximity touch movement state). Information corresponding to the sensed proximity touch operation and proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various haptic effects that a user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or may be sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to provide a pin array that vertically moves with respect to the contact skin surface, a jetting force or suction force of air through an injection or inlet port, grazing to the skin surface, contact of an electrode, electrostatic force, and the like. Various tactile effects can be generated, such as effects by the endothermic and the reproduction of a sense of cold using the elements capable of endotherm or heat generation.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also may implement the user to feel the haptic effect through a muscle sense such as a finger or an arm. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided according to configuration aspects of the mobile terminal 100.

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

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), RAM random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

The identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the use authority of the mobile terminal 100. The identification module includes a user identify module (UIM), a subscriber identify module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module ( universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and the like. A device equipped with an identification module (hereinafter referred to as an 'identification device') may be manufactured in the form of a smart card. Therefore, the identification device may be connected to the terminal 100 through a port.

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

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

 In addition, the controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing a writing input or a drawing input performed on the touch screen as text and an image, respectively.

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal satisfies a set condition, the controller 180 may execute a lock state for restricting input of a user's control command to applications. The controller 180 may control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on a touch input detected through the display unit (hereinafter, referred to as a “touch screen” 151) in the locked state.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented 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 include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein.

The software code may be implemented as a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Hereinafter, a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 1 are disposed will be described.

2A is a front perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

2A is a front perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a terminal body in the form of a bar. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swivel type, and two or more bodies are coupled to be relatively movable.

According to the illustration, the terminal body 100 (hereinafter referred to as 'body') has a front, side and back. The body also has both ends formed along the longitudinal direction.

The body 100 includes a case (casing, housing, cover, etc.) forming an appearance. In the present embodiment, the case may be divided into a front side (hereinafter referred to as 'front case' 101) and a rear side (hereinafter referred to as 'rear case' 102). Various electronic components are built in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be further disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The cases may be formed by injecting synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The terminal body 100 mainly includes a display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, a user input unit 130/131, 132, a microphone 122, an interface 170, and the like in the front case 101. Can be arranged.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. The sound output unit 152 and the camera 121 are disposed in regions adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151, and the user input unit 131 and the microphone 122 are disposed in regions adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 131 and the interface 170 may be disposed on side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. In contrast, the microphone 122 is disposed at the other end of the body 100.

The user input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal, and may include a plurality of manipulation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

Content input by the first or second manipulation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 adjusts the volume of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the display unit 151. Command), such as switching to the touch recognition mode.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a sound output unit 152 ′ may be additionally disposed on the rear of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The sound output unit 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

In addition, the rear case 102 may further be equipped with a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. Like the display unit 151, the touch pad 135 may also be configured to have a light transmission type. In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output visual information from both sides, the visual information may be recognized through the touch pad 135. The information output on both surfaces may be controlled by the touch pad 135. Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may also be disposed on the rear case 102.

In addition, a camera 121 'may be additionally mounted on the rear case 102 of the terminal body. The camera 121 ′ may be a camera having a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 mounted on the front case and having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 has a low pixel so that the user's face is photographed and transmitted to the counterpart in case of a video call, and the camera 121 'photographs a general subject and does not transmit it immediately. Many can be made to have a high pixel. The camera 121 'may be installed in the terminal body 100 to be rotatable or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror allows the user to see his / her face or the like when the user wants to photograph himself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

The sound output unit 252 'may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 252 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output unit 252 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may be further equipped with a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. Like the display unit 151, the touch pad 135 may also be configured to have a light transmission type. In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output visual information from both sides, the visual information may be recognized through the touch pad 135. The information output on both surfaces may be controlled by the touch pad 135. Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may also be disposed on the rear case 102.

The touch pad 135 operates in association with the display unit 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed in parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have the same or smaller size as the display unit 151.

In addition, in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include at least one or more of the above-described components, the update period of applications having different update periods may be changed.

That is, in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of applications can execute the update at the same time period, thereby reducing the amount of battery current consumed when the update is executed.

Hereinafter, a method of setting time information associated with updating of a plurality of applications having different time information associated with updating will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the control method of FIG. 3.

First, in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step S300 of installing a plurality of applications may be performed.

The plurality of applications may be applications installed at the same time or in different time zones. In addition, the plurality of applications may be an application existing at the time of initial installation in the mobile terminal or an application installed based on a user's selection.

The plurality of applications may be an application that executes an update using the wireless communication unit 110. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may communicate with a server using 3G, 4G, LTE, WiFi communication network. The update may mean changing, adding or deleting information related to the application. The plurality of applications may be an application configured to automatically update an application, an application configured to execute an update only when the current state of the wireless communication unit 110 is a WiFi communication network, and the like.

The plurality of applications may have time information related to different updates. The time information related to the update may include update start time information, update cycle information, and the like. The time information related to the update may be time information related to an update initially set at the time of installation of the plurality of applications.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may set the time information related to the update of at least two applications of the plurality of applications (S310).

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may set time information related to the update for at least two applications having different time information related to the update. For example, time information related to the update may be set identically.

The time information related to the update initially set at the time of installation of the at least two applications may be changed to the time information related to the same set update. Alternatively, time information related to an update initially set at the time of installation may not be changed. However, the at least two applications may not be updated based on time information associated with an update initially set at the time of installation, and the application may be updated based on time information associated with the set update.

For example, referring to FIG. 4, an application having different update periods may be installed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, an application 410 having an update period of 30 minutes and an application 420 having an update period of 20 minutes may be installed. The different update period may be initial update time information set at the time of installation of the application.

At this time, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can change the update period of the application having the different update period. For example, the update period of the application 410 having the update period of 30 minutes and the application 420 having the update period of 20 minutes may be changed. In this case, the changed update period may be set to be the same. For example, all of the changed update periods may be set to 30 minutes.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may execute an update of the application based on the time information associated with the set update (S320).

That is, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may set the time information related to the update of the application having different time information related to the update, and then execute the update of the application according to the set update period.

For example, if time information related to the update is set to be the same, an application having different time information related to the update may be executed by time information related to the same set update.

In this case, the update may be executed in at least two applications having the same time information related to the update within a preset time range. The preset time range may mean a very short time. For example, a very short time may mean a time of less than one second. In addition, the meaning that the update is executed within the preset time range may mean that the update of the at least two applications is sequentially executed within the preset time range. In this case, an update order of the at least two applications may be arbitrarily determined. In addition, the update is executed within a preset time range may include that the at least two applications are updated at the same time.

As described above, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, by setting the same time information associated with the update of the plurality of applications, it is possible to collectively execute the update of the plurality of applications. . Therefore, the mobile terminal according to the present invention can reduce the amount of battery current consumed when the update is executed by reducing data traffic that occurs frequently as a plurality of applications are individually updated. Thus, the user can use the capacity of the battery more efficiently.

Hereinafter, a method of executing an update by grouping a plurality of applications having different time information associated with the update will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing an update by dividing a plurality of applications into groups, and FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the control method of FIG. 5.

First, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may divide the plurality of applications into at least one group (S500).

The plurality of applications may have various time information related to the update. In this case, a plurality of applications having various time information related to the update may be divided into at least one group based on various criteria. The various criteria may be an application usage pattern, an application type, initial setting information of the application, and the like. The usage pattern may be a frequency of use, a time of using an application, and the like. For example, the time for using the application may be a time zone for using the application, a running time of the application, and the like. The type of application may be an application related to SNS, an application related to traffic information, an application related to a schedule, and the like. For example, if the types of applications are similar, the applications of similar types may be included in the same group. The initial setting information may be an update period initially set at the time of installation of the application.

In this case, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may set the time information related to the update for each of the at least one group with respect to the at least one group (S510).

The at least one group may have time information related to different updates. In this case, the time information related to different updates may mean that update cycle information and update start information are different.

The at least one group may include at least one application. In this case, the time information related to the update of the application included in the at least one group may be changed to the time information related to the update set in the group. Alternatively, although the time information related to the update of the application is not changed, the update of the application may be executed based on the time information related to the update set in the group.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may perform an update in the group unit (S520).

The application included in the at least one group may be updated based on time information related to the update set for each group. In this case, the time information related to the update set in the group unit may be different for each group.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of ungrouped applications installed in a mobile terminal may be divided into at least one group based on preset criteria. For example, the preset criterion may be the initially set update period. A mobile terminal according to the present invention may allow similar update periods initially set among the plurality of applications to belong to the same group. The preset range may be stored in advance on the system or arbitrarily set by a user.

For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, the at least one group may be four. In this case, the update period of each group may be different. For example, the update period of each group may be 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 12 hours.

Applications with similar initial update periods may belong to the same group. For example, applications with update periods between 0 and 10 minutes may belong to a group with update periods of 10 minutes. Applications with update periods between 11 and 30 minutes may also belong to a group with the 30 minute period.

As described above, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can divide the plurality of applications into groups and execute the updates in groups, thereby enabling the update of the plurality of applications more efficiently. In addition, by dividing the plurality of applications into groups, the groups can be distinguished in various ways according to characteristics of the application such as usage patterns of the applications. Furthermore, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute a plurality of applications in the group unit.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention looks at in more detail with respect to setting the update period in groups. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that at least one group of time information associated with different updates is set.

The display unit 150 of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of areas. The at least one group may correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively. The at least one group may have time information associated with different updates. In this case, the time information associated with the different updates may mean different update cycles. In addition, an application included in the at least one group may be displayed in an area corresponding to the at least one group among a plurality of areas.

Referring to FIG. 7, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of areas. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, two regions may be included. In this case, the plurality of areas may correspond to groups having different update periods. For example, the update period may be 10 minutes 710, the update period is 30 minutes 720, the update period is 1 hour 730, and the update period is 12 hours. At this time, the update start time of each group may be the same. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, all update start time points may be the same as to.

In the above, by setting different time information related to the update for each group, the update can be executed in groups. In addition, a user can manage a plurality of applications more efficiently by performing updates in groups.

Hereinafter, a method of determining a usage pattern of a plurality of applications based on a user's selection will be described. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the use of a survey table to determine a usage pattern of a plurality of applications.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine a user's usage pattern through various methods. As an example of the various methods, there may be a method of determining a usage pattern of an application using the survey table. The survey table may include a plurality of questions related to a user's usage pattern.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the contents of the plurality of questions related to the usage pattern may be questions that are not related to each other. For example, the plurality of questions may include a question of checking whether the application is frequently used (810), the type of application (820), the time zone 830 of frequently using the application.

The question related to the type 820 of the application may be to determine whether the application requires an update frequently. For example, in the case of traffic information applications, updates may be required in real time for accurate traffic information. In addition, an item related to a time zone 830 that frequently uses the application may be to execute an update before a time zone that is frequently used.

Different scores may be assigned to the options belonging to each item of the questionnaire. For example, the options may be given 3 points, 5 points, and 7 points, respectively. The controller 180 may classify a group of applications according to the summed score by summing scores for each item. That is, the survey table may be used to determine a user's usage pattern, and group a plurality of applications according to the usage pattern.

As such, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute the updating of applications in consideration of a usage pattern. Therefore, the user can manage the update cycle more efficiently.

Hereinafter, it will be described that a group of applications is changed based on preset criteria. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating that a group to which a current application belongs is changed based on a predetermined criterion of an application, and FIG. 10 is a conceptual view illustrating the control method of FIG. 9.

Various criteria, such as a usage pattern of an application, may be set to the preset criteria. The usage pattern may be a frequency of use of the application, whether the application requires frequent updates, whether a new update event has occurred in the application since the last update is executed, and the like.

When the group of applications is changed, the time information related to the update of the application may be changed to the time information related to the update set in the changed group.

First, referring to FIG. 9, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may proceed to step S900 of dividing the mobile terminal into at least one group according to a frequency of use of a plurality of applications. For example, the plurality of applications may be classified into a group having a shorter update period as the frequency of use increases, and a group having a long update period as the frequency of use is lowered.

Next, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine whether there is a change in the use frequency of the plurality of applications (S910).

According to a result of determining the change in the frequency of use, the group to which the application belongs is changed. The frequency of use may be determined periodically. For example, the frequency of use may be determined once every hour.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may determine whether the use frequency has increased from a previously determined use frequency (S920). In this case, whether to change the use frequency may be periodically determined.

If the frequency of use increases, step S930 in which the application of increased frequency of use is moved to a group having a shorter update period than a group to which the current application belongs.

On the other hand, when the frequency of use decreases, step S940 may be performed in which the application whose frequency of use has been reduced is moved to a group having an update period longer than the group to which the current application belongs.

In addition, when there is no change in the frequency of use, the application which checks the frequency of use may not proceed with the change of the group to which the current frequency belongs (S950).

For example, referring to FIG. 10, if the frequency of use of the application 1010 having a short update period is reduced, the controller 180 can change the group of the application 1010 having the short update period. . In this case, the changed group may be a group having a longer update period than the group having the short update period. For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 10, a group having an update period of 10 minutes may be changed to a group having an update period of 30 minutes. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the frequency of use of the application 1020 having a long update period increases, the controller 180 can change the group of the application 1020 having the long update period. have. In this case, the changed group may be a group having a shorter update period than the group having the long update period. For example, referring to FIG. 10C, it may be changed from a group having an update period of 1 hour to a group having an update period of 10 minutes.

In the above, the update cycle of the application is changed according to a preset criterion. In this way, the controller 180 may automatically change the update period of the application according to the user's usage pattern. Therefore, the user can conveniently manage the application more efficiently by changing the time associated with the update without setting a cycle of applications requiring frequent updates.

Hereinafter, a method of notifying a user when a group to which an application belongs is changed will be described. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of notifying when a group to which an application belongs is changed.

 The plurality of applications may be grouped in various ways. For example, the group to which the application belongs may be changed according to a user's selection or preset criteria. When the group is changed, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may output a graphic object indicating that the group has been changed. The graphic object may be a pop-up window, an indicator, or the like.

 For example, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may output an indicator 1110 indicating that the group has been changed. In this case, the indicator 1110 may be output in an area adjacent to the icon 1010 of the application whose group is changed. For example, the adjacent area may be an area of the upper right portion of the icon 1010 for the application whose group is changed.

The indicator 1110 may be represented in various ways. For example, the indicator may indicate why the group is changed in the application in which the group is changed. Alternatively, the indicator may be an arrow. The arrow may indicate in which direction the group has changed. If the group is changed from a short update period group to a long update period group, the graphic object may be indicated by an arrow pointing downward. In addition, when the group is changed from a long update period group to a short update period group, the graphic object may be indicated by an arrow pointing upward.

For example, referring to FIG. 11A, an icon 1010 of an application whose usage frequency is reduced may be changed to a group having a longer update period than a group to which the current group belongs. In this case, referring to FIG. 11B, an indicator 1110 of an arrow shape is changed from a group having a short update period to a group having a long update period in an adjacent area of the icon 1010 of the application in which the frequency of use is reduced. May be output. The arrow shape may be an arrow pointing downward. This is to inform that the icon 1010 of the application whose frequency of use has been reduced is moved to a lower group having a long update period.

In addition, in the case of the icon 1020 of the application of increased use frequency, the update period of the icon 1020 of the application of increased use frequency may be changed to a group having a shorter update period. For example, it may be changed to a group having an update period of 10 minutes shorter than the current 1 hour update period.

In this case, indicators 1110 and 1120 indicating that the group is changed may be output in an area adjacent to the icon 1020 of the application in which the frequency of use is increased. For example, the indicator 1120 indicating that a change from a group having a long update period to a group having a short update period may be output. The indicator 1120 may be an indicator in the form of an up arrow. The up arrow-shaped indicator 1120 may inform that the application having the increased usage period has been changed to an upper group having an update period longer than that to which the current belonging group belongs.

In addition, although not shown, the indicator 1110 may be output on the status bar as another embodiment according to the present invention. The status bar may output at least one of a reason why the group is changed and an icon whose group is changed.

In the following description, a group of applications is changed based on a user's selection. 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that a group of applications is changed based on a user's selection.

 The user can change the group of the application by using a touch input to the application. In this case, the user may move the icon of the application to be changed to an area corresponding to a group desired by the user through a touch input to the icon of the application to be changed. That is, the user may change the group of the application by moving the icon of the application to be changed to an area corresponding to the desired group.

For example, referring to FIG. 12, a user may select an icon 1210 of an application to be changed. In this case, the user changes the icon 1210 of the application to be changed from the area corresponding to the group having the 1 hour period to which the icon 1210 of the application to be changed belongs to the area corresponding to the group having the 12 hour period. The touch input may be moved using a preset touch input. For example, the preset touch input may be a drag and drop input. After moving the icon of the application to be changed to an area corresponding to the group having the 12 hour period through a touch input, the icon 1210 of the application to be changed in the area corresponding to the group having the 12 hour period ), The group of applications can be changed to the group having the 12 hour period. In this case, the application to be changed belongs to a group having the 12 hour period.

In the above, the user can set the update cycle desired by the user by changing the group of applications by the user's selection.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of limiting movement between areas of an application based on a user's selection of the application. FIG. 13 is a conceptual view for explaining the restriction of movement between areas of an application based on a user's selection.

 The user's selection may be a touch input of a preset method. The preset touch input may be a multi-touch or a long touch input. For example, referring to FIG. 13A, a user may apply a long touch input to an icon 1310 of an application in order to limit movement between regions.

In this case, a graphic object indicating that movement between regions is restricted may be output in an adjacent region of the icon 1310 of the application to which the preset touch input is applied. The adjacent area may be an upper right corner of the icon 1310 of the application to which the preset touch input is applied.

For example, referring to FIG. 13B, the graphic object may be a lock shaped indicator 1320. The lock indicator may be output on the upper right side of the icon 1310 of the application to which the preset touch input is applied.

Although not shown, when the inter-region movement of the application is restricted through the preset touch input, when the touch input of the preset method is applied once more to the application where the movement between the regions is limited, the inter-region movement This limited application can be lifted the restriction of movement between the regions. In this case, when the restriction of the movement between the regions is released, the lock-shaped indicator may not be output.

In the above, by restricting the movement between areas of the application, the user can prevent the update group of the application from being automatically changed.

Hereinafter, in the case of the application in which the movement between the regions is limited, the movement between the regions is limited despite the user's touch input. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method when a touch input is applied to an icon of an application in which movement between the regions is limited.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may limit the movement between regions of the application through the long touch input. In this case, even if a touch input for changing an area is applied to the application in which the movement between the areas is limited, the area of the application in which the movement between the areas is restricted is not moved.

For example, FIG. 14A illustrates an application 1310 having limited movement between regions. In this case, the user may apply a touch input for changing an area to the application where the movement between the areas is limited. However, even when a touch input for changing the area is applied, referring to FIG. 14C, the area of the application 1310 in which the movement between the areas is limited may not be moved.

Hereinafter, based on a preset criterion, the update period set for the group may be changed at once. 15 is a conceptual view illustrating that an update period of a group having an update period is changed based on a preset criterion.

The update period of the update group to which the application belongs may be changed based on a preset criterion. The preset criterion may be whether the terminal is currently used or the remaining battery level.

For example, referring to FIG. 15, the preset criterion may be the remaining capacity of a battery. When the remaining amount of the battery is less than or equal to the reference value, the controller 180 may collectively set the update period of the plurality of groups longer than the existing update period. For example, the reference value may be a case where the battery has 30% remaining capacity.

For example, referring to FIG. 15A, in the case of 100% of the remaining battery capacity, the update periods of the plurality of groups may be 10 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour and 12 hours. In this case, referring to FIG. 15B, when the battery is less than 30% (1560), the update periods of the groups 1510, 1520, 1530, and 1540 are 30 minutes, 1 hour, and 12 hours, respectively. It can be changed to 24 hours.

In the above, the method of changing the update cycle according to the remaining battery capacity has been described. When the mobile terminal according to the present invention sets a long update period, when the remaining battery capacity is insufficient, the mobile terminal can manage the battery more efficiently.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to the present invention can reduce the amount of battery current consumed during the update by matching the update period of the application with different update periods. Furthermore, the mobile terminal according to the present invention may group applications having different update cycles into groups having different update cycles in consideration of application patterns. Thereafter, the mobile terminal according to the present invention can execute an update of an application having a different update period for each group. Accordingly, the user may more conveniently execute the update of the plurality of applications in consideration of the usage pattern of the application.

In addition, according to one embodiment disclosed herein, the above-described method may be implemented as code that can be read by a processor in a medium in which a program is recorded. Examples of processor-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include.

The above-described mobile terminal is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. It may be.

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Installing a plurality of applications;
Setting time information related to updating of the at least two applications so that at least two of the plurality of applications can start updating within a preset time range;
Executing an update of the at least two applications based on the set information,
The plurality of applications are divided into at least one group having different time information related to an update,
The at least two applications are included in any one of the at least one group,
The display unit is divided into a plurality of areas.
The plurality of areas respectively correspond to the at least one group,
The control method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the icon of the application included in the group corresponding to each area is output to each of the plurality of areas. The method of claim 1,
And the time information associated with the update comprises at least one of update start time information and update period information. delete The method of claim 1,
In the step of executing the update, the control method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that for updating the application in groups. The method of claim 1,
And the plurality of applications are divided into the at least one group based on a preset condition associated with at least one of an application usage pattern, an application type, and initial configuration information of the application. The method of claim 1,
The application belonging to any one group of the at least one group is controlled to be included in the other group and the one group based on a predetermined criterion. The method of claim 6,
The preset criterion is the frequency of use of the application,
Application belonging to any one group,
When the frequency of use of the application belonging to any one of the groups is reduced, it is controlled to be included in another group having an update period longer than any one of the groups,
If the frequency of use of the application belonging to any one group is increased, the control method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that controlled to be included in another group having a shorter update period than any one of the group. delete The method of claim 1,
And time information related to the update of the at least two applications is changed to time information related to the set update. The method of claim 1,
The time information related to the set update includes update cycle information.
The control method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that for changing the update period based on the remaining battery.



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