KR102161061B1 - Method and terminal for displaying a plurality of pages - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of displaying a plurality of pages on a screen of a terminal, the terminal comprising: detecting a gesture of a user requesting movement of the plurality of pages; Checking a movement mode related to movement of a plurality of pages; And moving and displaying the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the confirmed movement mode, wherein the movement mode includes: a discrete mode and a continuous mode. Disclosed is a method for displaying a plurality of pages including a mode.

Description

Method for displaying multiple pages and terminal for the same {METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF PAGES}

The present invention relates to a method of displaying a plurality of pages under the limitation of a physical screen size of a terminal and a terminal therefor.

The terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of taking a picture or video through a camera, a function of recording a voice, a function of playing a music file through a speaker system, and a function of displaying an image or video.

Some terminals include an additional function capable of playing a game, and other terminals are implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, as the development of smart phones is accelerated, the development and use of various applications are increasing.

However, when a terminal attempts to provide a multi-window function, only one or a small number of windows are executed due to a limitation of a limited screen size, which impairs the practicality of the multi-window.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a system that can maximize the use of multi-windows in a terminal.

The present invention virtualizes the display area of the terminal, executes a plurality of applications on a plurality of pages, and when a user's touch input is received, a plurality of pages on which the application is being executed are moved and displayed on the screen according to the movement mode. A method for displaying a plurality of pages maximizing the use of multi-windows and a terminal therefor can be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a plurality of pages of a terminal includes: sensing a gesture of a user requesting movement of the plurality of pages; Checking a movement mode related to movement of a plurality of pages; And moving and displaying the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode, and the movement mode includes a discrete mode and a continuous ( Continuous) mode may be included.

In the method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the discontinuous mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved in page units, and in the continuous mode, the displayed page is displayed on the screen. It may include moving the first page and the second page connected to the first page in pixel units.

In the method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the identified movement mode is a discrete mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved, It may include displaying the second page on the entire area of the screen.

In the method for providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the confirmed movement mode is a continuous mode, the first displayed page on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved, and the screen It may include displaying a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page displayed on the screen together.

The method for providing a plurality of pages by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes determining the size of a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page displayed on the screen based on the movement length of the gesture. can do.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a plurality of pages of a terminal includes: sensing a user input requesting execution of at least one application; And displaying an execution window of at least one application on a partial area of the first page and a partial area of the second page displayed on the screen in response to a user input.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a plurality of pages by a terminal includes: detecting a mode change request from a user for changing a moving mode from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode; And changing the moving mode from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode in response to the user's mode change request.

The step of changing to the discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention may include selecting one of a first page and a second page; And displaying an execution window of at least one application on one selected page.

The step of changing to the discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting one page based on a ratio of an area in which an execution window of at least one application is displayed on the first page and the second page. Changing to the discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention may include displaying one of the first page and the second page on the entire area of the screen.

The step of changing to the discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting one of the first page and the second page based on the ratio of the partial area of the first page and the partial area of the second page displayed on the screen. It may further include a step.

The method of providing a plurality of pages by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include the step of presetting a movement mode based on a user input.

The user's gesture according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of a drag gesture and a flick gesture.

A method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include checking a movement mode based on a type of gesture.

In the method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the gesture is a one-finger drag input, the movement mode is determined as a discontinuous mode, and when the gesture is a two-finger drag input, the movement mode is set to a continuous mode. It may include the step of determining.

A plurality of pages according to an embodiment of the present invention may be arranged in at least one of a vertical direction, a left and right direction, and a diagonal direction.

The second page according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a page connected to the first page in at least one of a vertical direction, a left and right direction, and a diagonal direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal includes: receiving a user's pinch input for a screen; And displaying all of the plurality of pages in the form of thumbnails on the screen.

A method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include changing the arrangement position of the plurality of pages as one of the plurality of pages displayed in the form of a thumbnail is selected and dragged and dropped. have.

In the method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, an execution window of an application displayed on a third page among a plurality of pages displayed in a thumbnail form is selected and dragged and dropped to the fourth page. , It may include the step of moving and displaying the execution window of the application from the third page to the fourth page.

The method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include displaying a list of at least one application running on the terminal on a screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a plurality of pages of a terminal includes: receiving a selection for at least one application from a list of applications; And displaying a page including an execution window of the selected application among the plurality of pages on the screen of the terminal.

In the method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, as an execution window of an application displayed on a first page displayed on the screen is selected and flicks in the direction of the second page, the selected application execution window is first It may further include moving from the page to the second page.

The method of providing a plurality of pages of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include displaying on a screen a second page of which an execution window of an application has been moved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal includes: a user input unit configured to detect a gesture of a user requesting movement of a plurality of pages; A control unit for checking a movement mode related to movement of a plurality of pages; And a display unit that moves and displays a first page displayed on the screen and a second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode, and the movement modes include a discrete mode and a continuous ( Continuous) mode may be included.

The display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention moves the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page, and displays the second page when the identified movement mode is a discrete mode. Can be displayed on the entire area of

The display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the confirmed movement mode is a continuous mode, moves the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page, and moves the first page displayed on the screen. A partial area of the page and a partial area of the second page may be displayed together on the screen.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine the size of a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page displayed on the screen based on the movement length of the gesture.

The user input unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention detects a user input requesting execution of at least one application, and the display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an execution window of at least one application. May be displayed on a partial area of the first page and a partial area of the second page displayed on the screen.

The user input unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention detects a mode change request of a user for changing a movement mode from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode, and the control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, In response to the user's request to change the mode, the moving mode may be changed from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention selects one of the first page and the second page in response to a user's mode change request, and displays an execution window of at least one application on the selected page. The display unit can be controlled as possible.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may preset a movement mode based on a user input.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may check the movement mode based on the type of gesture.

The controller of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine the movement mode as a discontinuous mode when the gesture is a one-finger drag input, and determine the movement mode as a continuous mode when the gesture is a two-finger drag input. .

The user input unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a user's pinch input on the screen, and the display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays all of the plurality of pages on the screen in the form of thumbnails. I can.

The controller of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may change the arrangement position of the plurality of pages as one of the plurality of pages displayed in the form of a thumbnail is selected and dragged and dropped.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention executes the application as the execution window of the application displayed on the third page is selected from among a plurality of pages displayed in the form of thumbnails and is dragged and dropped to the fourth page. The window can be displayed by moving from the third page to the fourth page.

The display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may display a list of at least one application running on the terminal on the screen.

The user input unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a selection for at least one application from a list of applications, and the display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention executes an application selected from a plurality of pages. A page including a window can be displayed on the screen of the terminal.

The control unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention moves the execution window of the selected application from the first page to the second page as the execution window of the application displayed on the first page is selected and flicks in the direction of the second page. Can be moved.

The display unit of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may display a page to which the application is moved on a screen.

1 is a diagram illustrating a screen for implementing a plurality of pages by virtualizing a display area of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a plurality of pages according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a plurality of pages in a discontinuous mode or a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram for describing a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a plurality of pages in a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting window for setting a movement mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing a mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating movement of an execution window of an application when changing from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating a graphical user interface (GUI) for moving a plurality of pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing a plurality of pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating a screen for providing a plurality of pages in the form of thumbnails according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a page including an application selected by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating a screen providing a list of a plurality of applications according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a diagram illustrating a user's input for moving an application being displayed on a screen to another page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a diagram illustrating a result screen of moving an application being displayed on a screen to another page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a diagram for displaying a page to which the application is moved on a screen when a page of an application is moved according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in the present specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected from general terms that are currently widely used while considering functions in the present invention, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a technician working in the field, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall contents of the present invention, not a simple name of the term.

When a part of the specification is said to "include" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "... unit" and "module" described in the specification mean units that process at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. .

Throughout the specification, “application” refers to a set of computer programs designed to perform specific tasks. The applications described herein may vary. For example, there may be a game application, a video playback application, a map application, a memo application, a broadcast application, an exercise support application, a payment application, a photo editing application, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

Throughout the specification, "touch input" refers to a gesture or the like performed by a user on a touch screen to control a terminal. For example, the touch input described herein may include tap, touch & hold, double tap, drag, pan, flick, drag and drop, and the like.

"Tap" refers to an action in which a user touches the screen very quickly with a finger or a touch stylus. That is, the time difference between the touch-in point at which the finger or touch tool touches the screen and the touch-out point at the point at which the finger or touch tool falls off the screen is very short.

"Touch & hold" refers to an operation in which a user touches the screen using a finger or a touch tool (stylus) and then holds the touch input for more than a threshold time. That is, the time difference between the touch-in time point and the touch-out time point is greater than or equal to the threshold time. In order to recognize whether the touch input is a tap or a touch & hold, a feedback signal may be provided visually or aurally when the touch input is maintained for more than a threshold time.

"Double tap" refers to an operation in which a user quickly touches the screen twice using a finger or a touch tool (stylus).

"Drag" refers to an operation in which a user touches a finger or a touch tool on the screen and then moves a finger or a touch tool to another location on the screen while maintaining the touch. Due to the drag operation, the object is moved or a panning operation to be described later is performed.

"Panning" refers to a case in which the user performs a drag operation without selecting an object. Because panning does not select a specific object, the object does not move within the page, but the page itself moves within the screen, or a group of objects moves within the page.

"Flick" refers to the action of a user dragging very quickly using a finger or a touch tool. Drag (or panning) and flick may be distinguished based on whether the moving speed of the finger or the touch tool is greater than or equal to the threshold speed.

"Drag & drop" refers to an operation in which a user drags an object to a predetermined position on the screen using a finger or a touch tool and then releases it.

“Pinch” refers to a motion of a user moving in different directions while touching two fingers on the screen. It is a gesture for Pinch Open or Pinch Close of an object or page, and an enlargement or reduction value is determined according to the distance between two fingers.

“Swipe” is an operation that moves a certain distance in a horizontal or vertical direction while touching an object on the screen with a finger or a touch tool. Movement in the diagonal direction may not be recognized as a swipe event.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and similar reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

1 is a diagram illustrating a screen for implementing a plurality of pages by virtualizing a display area of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a logical space 10 in which a display area is virtualized. The logical space 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of pages that can be displayed by independently executing a plurality of applications.

Each of the plurality of pages may display an execution window in which at least one application is executed. Also, the size of each of the plurality of pages may be the same as the size of the physical display area 10. The physical display area 10 may mean an actual display area, that is, a screen of the terminal 100.

Meanwhile, the plurality of pages may be arranged in at least one of an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a diagonal direction in the logical space 10. Accordingly, each of the plurality of pages may include not only coordinates on the physical display area 20 but also arrangement position information (eg, coordinate values) on the logical space 10. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement position of a plurality of pages on the logical space 10 may be changed. For example, the terminal 100 may move and rearrange a plurality of pages on the logical space 10 based on a touch input by a user's finger or an electronic pen. That is, the user can manage the arrangement position of a plurality of pages through a touch gesture.

The plurality of pages may be moved and displayed in the physical display area 10 in a page unit or a pixel unit. For example, when a user drags a screen in a predetermined direction in the touch-based terminal 100, the terminal 100 can move a plurality of pages according to the dragging direction, so that a specific page is displayed on the screen. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a page may be added on the logical space 10 based on execution of an application. That is, when the application is executed, pages can be dynamically added to the logical space 10.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a page may be added based on the user's request to add a page (see 1240 of FIG. 12B). In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may set the size of the added page. For example, if the size of a general page is 1000 X 600 (pixel), the user can adjust the size of the added page to 700 X 300 (pixel).

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal 100 described in the present specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet PC, an electronic book terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, personal digital assistants (PDA), and a PMP ( Portable Multimedia Player), navigation, MP3 player, digital camera, etc., but are not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying a plurality of pages on which an application is executed by the terminal 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a plurality of pages according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In step 210, the terminal 100 may detect a user's gesture requesting to move a page. The user's gesture includes a touch gesture, and examples include a drag gesture, a flick gesture, and a tap gesture. But. It is not limited thereto. The screen of the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a touch screen that provides a touch interface.

For example, when the user drags in a predetermined direction while touching a partial area of the screen with a finger or an electronic pen, the terminal 100 may detect the occurrence of the drag event. In addition, the terminal 100 may recognize a drag speed and a drag direction.

In step 220, the terminal 100 may check a movement mode related to movement of a page. A movement mode according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a discrete mode and a continuous mode.

The discontinuous mode refers to a mode in which a plurality of pages are moved discontinuously. The terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages in a page unit in a discontinuous mode. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages by one page or by several pages based on the drag speed.

The continuous mode refers to a mode in which a plurality of pages are continuously moved. The terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages in pixel units in the continuous mode.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may preset a movement mode based on a user input. For example, reference will be made to FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, when the toggle switch of the smooth virtual space is moved to the left (when it is activated), the terminal 100 sets the movement mode to the continuous mode, and the toggle switch of the smooth virtual space When the (toggle switch) is moved to the right (when it is deactivated), the terminal 100 may set the movement mode to a discontinuous mode.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may check the movement mode based on the type of the user's gesture. For example, if the gesture is a one-finger drag input (drag while touching with one finger), the terminal 100 determines the movement mode as a discontinuous mode, and the gesture is a two-finger drag input (while touching with two or more fingers). Drag), the terminal 100 may determine the moving mode as a continuous mode. That is, a user can move a plurality of pages by page unit by dragging one finger on the screen, and move a page by pixel unit by dragging with two or more fingers.

Conversely, when the gesture is a one-finger drag input (drag while touching with one finger), the terminal 100 determines the movement mode as a continuous mode, and the gesture is a two-finger drag input (touch and drag with two or more fingers). In this case, the terminal 100 may determine the moving mode as a discontinuous mode. Meanwhile, the continuous mode and the discontinuous mode may be mapped to and set with another gesture.

In step 230, the terminal 100 may move and display a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to the page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode. For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a drag input is received, the terminal 100 may move a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to the page displayed on the screen according to the movement mode. In addition, the terminal 100 may display at least one of a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to the page displayed on the screen on the screen. This will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 3.

The page connected to the page displayed on the screen may be a page connected to the page displayed on the screen in the logical space 10 in at least one of a vertical direction, a left and right direction, and a diagonal direction. Hereinafter, for convenience of description,'a page connected to a page displayed on the screen' will be expressed as a'connected page'.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may determine a moving direction of a plurality of pages based on a moving direction (eg, a drag direction) of a gesture. For example, when the user drags from right to left, the terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages from right to left. The terminal 100 is capable of moving a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to the right side of the page displayed on the screen in the left direction.

In addition, when the user drags from top to bottom, the terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages from top to bottom. The terminal 100 is capable of moving a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to an upper portion of the page displayed on the screen in a downward direction.

A method of moving and displaying the page displayed on the screen and the connection page by the terminal 100 according to the moving mode will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a plurality of pages in a discontinuous mode or a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 310, the terminal 100 may detect a user's gesture (eg, drag input) requesting movement of a plurality of pages. And in step 320, the terminal 100 may check the movement mode. Steps 310 and 320 correspond to steps 210 and 220 of FIG. 2, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In step 330, when the moving mode is a discontinuous mode, the terminal 100 may discontinuously move the page displayed on the screen and the connection page. In this case, since the moving mode is a discontinuous mode, a plurality of pages may be moved in units of pages (ie, as much as the screen size). Accordingly, in step 340, the terminal 100 may display the connection page on the entire area of the screen. For example, reference will be made to FIG. 4.

4 is a view for explaining a discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, when the user drags (or flicks) the screen in the discontinuous mode, a plurality of pages is moved in units of pages. For example, when a user drags a screen on which the first page 410 is displayed, the terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages to display the second page 420 on the screen. In addition, when the user drags the screen on which the second page 420 is displayed, the terminal 100 may move a plurality of pages to display the third page 430 on the screen.

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if a plurality of applications that are executed at the same time are not displayed on one screen, a plurality of applications can be respectively displayed through a plurality of pages existing on the logical space 10, Since the page displayed on the screen can be changed through a simple gesture, the practicality of multi-windows can be maximized.

Returning to FIG. 3 again, in step 350, when the moving mode is a continuous mode, the terminal 100 may continuously move the page displayed on the screen and the connected page (eg, in pixel units). For example, the terminal 100 may move the page displayed on the screen and the connection page based on the moving length of the user gesture (eg, the length of the drag input).

In step 360, the terminal 100 may display a partial region of the page displayed on the screen and a partial region of the connection page together on the screen. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 determines the size of a partial region of a page displayed on the screen and a partial region of a connection page based on the movement length of the user gesture (eg, the length of the drag input). I can.

For example, when the user drags 1cm in the right direction, the terminal 100 moves the page displayed on the screen and the connection page to the right by a pixel (or coordinates) corresponding to 1cm, so that a partial area of the page displayed on the screen And a partial area of a page connected to the left may be displayed on the screen. Reference will be made to FIGS. 5 and 6.

5 is a diagram for describing a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the user can drag the screen in the left or right direction. In this case, the terminal 100 may move the plurality of pages by the length of the user's drag input. Accordingly, in the continuous mode, an entire page may be displayed on the screen, but some areas of two pages may be displayed on the screen together.

For example, when dragging the screen on which the second page including the web browser is displayed in the left direction, a partial area of the second page including the web browser and a partial area of the third page including My Documents are displayed on the screen 510 ) Can be displayed (see Fig. 6).

On the other hand, when a user drags the screen 510 on which a partial area of the second page and a partial area of the third page are displayed to the right, a partial area of the second page and a partial area of the first page including the memo application are It may be displayed on the screen 511. In addition, when a user drags the screen 510 on which a partial area of the second page and a partial area of the third page are displayed to the left, a partial area of the third page and a partial area of the fourth page including a video playback application This can be displayed on the screen 512.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a plurality of pages in a continuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal 100 may sense an input of a user dragging a screen on which a second page is displayed in a left direction. In this case, when the moving mode is the continuous mode, the terminal 100 may move the second page and the third page connected to the second page in pixel units by the length of the sensed drag input.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6B, the terminal 100 may display a partial area of the second page including the web browser and a partial area of the third page including the My Documents on the screen.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may detect an input of a user executing a new application 600 in addition to the web browser and my document. In this case, when the moving mode is the continuous mode, as shown in FIG. 6(c), the boundary of the page disappears, and the terminal 100 displays a new area on a portion of the second page and a portion of the third page displayed on the screen. The execution window of the application 600 may be displayed.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting window for setting a movement mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The setting window may be a window for receiving a user's setting value in relation to the display of the plurality of display windows when a plurality of display windows are displayed together on the screen of the terminal 100.

As shown in FIG. 7, the setting window according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a Support All Apps field 70, an Ignore Intent's Window Mode field 71, a Behavior based App Launch field 72, and One Step Fling Title. A field 73, a Smooth virtual space field 74, a Scroll by fling field 75, a Fling Gesture Mode field 76, a Move Gesture Mode field 77, and a Two Finger Gesture Mode field 78 may be included. have. In addition, each field (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78) in the setting window corresponds to each field (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78) A button (eg, a toggle switch) for activating a function to be activated may be included.

The Support All Apps field 70 is a field for setting the multi-window function to be supported for not only applications set to support multi-windows, but also other applications not set to support multi-windows. When the function of the Support All Apps field 70 is activated, a multi-window function may be supported for all applications in the terminal 100, but is not limited thereto.

The Ignore Intent's Window Mode field 71 is a field for ignoring a user's setting related to multi-window support. For example, when the function of the Ignore Intent's Window Mode field 71 is activated, even if the user executes the application in the full screen mode, the application may be executed in the multi-window mode instead of the full screen when the application is started.

The Behavior based App Launch field 72 is a field for displaying a display window of a newly executed application in a display mode of a display window currently activated on the screen of the terminal 100.

The One Step Fling Title field 73 is a field for conveniently providing setting of a multi-window function. When the function of the One Step Fling Title field 73 is deactivated, the bar located at the top of the screen of the terminal 100 can be expanded downward by the user's touch, and the expanded bar is A multi-window function may be set based on a user input through an included predetermined menu. However, when the function of the One Step Fling Title field 73 is activated, if the bar located at the top of the screen of the terminal 100 extends downward and descends by the user's touch, the multi-window function will be executed immediately. I can.

The smooth virtual space field 74 is a field for continuously moving pages on the launcher screen or home screen of the terminal 100. When the function of the smooth virtual space field 74 is activated, a page displayed on the screen of the terminal 100 may be continuously moved based on a user's drag or flick input. Specifically, based on the user's flick input for the first page displayed on the screen of the terminal 100, the first page displayed on the screen of the terminal 100 is continuously a predetermined distance in the direction of the flick input. You can move. In addition, as a result of moving the first page, a part of the second page connected to the first page and a part of the first page may be displayed together in a state of being stopped on the screen of the terminal 100.

When the function of the smooth virtual space field 74 is deactivated, a page displayed on the screen of the terminal 100 may be discontinuously moved based on a user's drag or flick input. For example, based on a user's flick input for a first page displayed on the screen of the terminal 100, a second page connected to the first page may be displayed on the screen.

The Scroll by fling field 75 is based on a user input of touching a predetermined bar displayed on the display window (for example, a title bar or an action bar of the display window) and dragging or flicking it in the left or right direction, in the display window. This field is for moving the displayed predetermined page to the previous page or the next page.

The Fling Gesture Mode field 76 arranges the display window or changes the display mode of the display window based on a user input of touching a predetermined bar (the title bar or action bar of the display window) displayed on the display window and dragging or flicking. This is a field to do.

When the function of the Fling Gesture Mode field 76 is activated, the terminal 100 may provide the function illustrated below. For example, based on a user input of touching a predetermined bar displayed on the display window and dragging or flicking to the left or right, the terminal 100 switches the display window to the left or right of the screen of the terminal 100. It can be displayed in fleet mode. Also, based on a user input of touching a predetermined bar displayed on the display window and dragging or flicking upwards, the terminal 100 may change the display mode of the display window. In addition, based on a user input of touching a predetermined bar displayed on the display window and dragging or flicking in a downward direction, the terminal may reduce the size of the display window to a preset size.

In the Move Gesture Mode field 77, when the ghost view (virtual window) virtualizing the display window is moved to the upper, lower, left or right edge of the screen of the terminal 100, the display window is moved to full screen, minimum screen, This field is for setting the function to display in the form of the right split screen or the left split screen.

The Two Finger Gesture Mode field 78 is a field for aligning and displaying two display windows in a split mode as predetermined bars included in each of the two display windows are touched together for a predetermined time or longer.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing a mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 810, the terminal 100 may set the movement mode to the continuous mode based on an input of a user selecting the movement mode as the continuous mode. At this time, when a user's drag input is detected, the terminal 100 moves the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page, and moves a partial area of the first page and a partial area of the second page. Can be displayed together on the screen.

In addition, when a user input requesting execution of at least one application is detected, the terminal 100 responds to the user input, and in response to the user input, the terminal 100 displays at least one in a partial area of the first page and a partial area of the second page. The application execution window can be displayed (see FIG. 6).

In operation 820, the terminal 100 may detect a mode change request from a user who changes the movement mode from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode. At this time, in step 830, the terminal 100 may change the moving mode from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode in response to the user's request for mode change.

In step 840, the terminal 100 may move and display an execution window of an application displayed over a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page to one page. That is, the terminal 100 may select one of the first page and the second page, and display an execution window of the application on the selected one page.

In this case, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may select one of the first page and the second page based on the ratio of the area in which the execution window of the application is displayed. For example, when 2/3 of the execution window of the application is displayed in a partial area of the first page, and 1/3 of the execution window of the application is displayed in the partial area of the second page, the terminal 100 is You can select the first page that displays more. Accordingly, the terminal 100 may move the execution window of the application displayed over the first page and the second page in the continuous mode to the first page in the discontinuous mode, and display the execution window of the application only on the first page.

Meanwhile, when the moving mode is changed from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention selects one of the first page and the second page displayed on the screen together, and Only one page selected in can be displayed.

In this case, the terminal 100 may select one of the first page and the second page based on the ratio of the partial region of the first page and the partial region of the second page displayed on the screen. For example, the terminal 100 selects the first page displayed in the 3/4 area of the screen under the continuous mode, and when changing to the discontinuous mode, the second page is not displayed and the first page is displayed in the entire area of the screen. Can be displayed. With reference to FIG. 9, a case where the moving mode is changed from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode will be described in more detail.

9 is a diagram illustrating movement of an execution window of an application when changing from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9(a), when an input of the user executing the new application 600 in the continuous mode is detected, the boundary of the page disappears, and the terminal 100 displays the second display area 20 The execution window of the new application 600 may be displayed over a partial area of the page and a partial area of the third page (see FIG. 6(c)).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 9(b), when a user's mode change request for changing the moving mode from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode is detected, the terminal 100 changes the moving mode from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode and , The page boundary can be recreated.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9(c), the terminal 100 moves the execution window of the application 600 to the second page, and moves the entire area of the second page on which the execution window of the application 600 is displayed. 100) can be displayed on the display area 20. That is, when changing from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode, the terminal 100 may select only one page from among a plurality of pages displayed on the display area 20 and display it on the display area 10.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 9(d), according to another embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 converts the execution window of the application 600 displayed over the second page and the third page into one page. The entire area of the second page including a partial area of the execution window of the application 600 may be displayed on the display area 20 of the terminal 100 without moving. That is, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can display the execution window of the application 600 executed in the continuous mode divided into the second page and the third page even in the discontinuous mode. When the user drags the screen to the left, the terminal 100 may display a third page including the remaining part of the execution window of the application 600 on the display area 20.

In FIGS. 8 and 9, a case of changing the moving mode from the continuous mode to the discontinuous mode has been described as an example, but the moving mode may be changed from the discontinuous mode to the continuous mode. When the movement mode is changed from the discontinuous mode to the continuous mode, the boundary of the page under the discontinuous mode disappears, and the execution window of at least one application displayed on each page may be moved in pixel units. In addition, an execution window of an application newly executed in the continuous mode may be displayed on a boundary line of a plurality of pages.

10 is a diagram illustrating a graphical user interface (GUI) for moving a plurality of pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may display a desired page on the screen by touching the GUI 1010 for moving a plurality of pages in addition to the drag input.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may provide an identification display 1020 for distinguishing the page currently displayed on the screen from other pages. For example, according to the identification display 1020 shown in FIG. 10, a total of five pages exist, and it can be seen that the page currently displayed on the screen is a third page.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing a plurality of pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 1110, the terminal 100 may receive a user's pinch input. For example, when the user touches two points on the screen with two fingers and then drags two fingers in different directions, the terminal 100 may detect the occurrence of a pinch event.

In step 1120, the terminal 100 may display a plurality of pages in the form of thumbnails. In this case, the terminal 100 may arrange the thumbnails of the plurality of pages according to the arrangement order on the logical space 10. The thumbnail may be an image in which a plurality of pages including an application are reduced by a predetermined ratio.

In step 1130, the terminal 100 may change an arrangement position of a plurality of pages or an application position.

For example, the terminal 100 may change the arrangement position of the plurality of pages as one of the plurality of pages displayed in the form of a thumbnail is selected and dragged and dropped.

In addition, as the application displayed on the first page is selected from among a plurality of pages displayed in the form of thumbnails and is dragged and dropped to the second page, the terminal 100 moves the selected application from the first page to the second page. Can be moved to. In this case, the selected application may be displayed on the second page. Movement of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention may mean movement of an application execution window in which the application is being executed.

It will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 12.

12 is a diagram illustrating a screen for providing a plurality of pages in the form of thumbnails according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12(a), the terminal 100 may receive a user's pinch input on the screen.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 12B, the terminal 100 may provide an edit mode by displaying all of the plurality of pages on the screen in the form of thumbnails. When the user touches the fourth page and drags it in the direction of the first page and drops the fourth page to the first page position, the terminal 100 changes the arrangement position of the fourth page to the position of the first page and displays it. Can do it (1210).

In addition, when the user touches and selects a header portion of a predetermined application included in the third page for a predetermined time or longer, and then drags and drops it to the fifth page, the terminal 100 selects the predetermined application included in the third page. It can be displayed by moving to the page (1220).

Meanwhile, in the edit mode, the user may delete a specific page (or application) (1230) or add a new page (1240). In addition, when the user touches the home button 1250 displayed on the second page, the terminal 100 may terminate the editing mode and display the second page on the entire area of the screen.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a page including an application selected by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 1310, the terminal 100 may display a list of at least one application running in the terminal 100 on the screen. In this case, the list of applications may be displayed in the form of an icon representing the application. Also, the list of applications may be displayed in the form of a screen shot of at least one page on which the application is running.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may display a list of applications on the home screen on the screen, and the user touches a specific GUI or a specific area of the screen (eg, a lower area of the screen) ( Or tap), the application list may be displayed in a partial area of the screen.

In step 1320, the terminal 100 may receive a selection for at least one application from the list of applications. In this case, in step 1330, the terminal 100 may display a page including the selected application on the screen of the terminal 100. Reference will be made to FIG. 12.

14 is a diagram illustrating a screen providing a list of a plurality of applications according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 14A, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may display a list 1400 of running applications at the lower part of the screen. As shown in FIG. 14(b), when the user selects a third application from the list of applications 100, the terminal 100 may display a page including the third application on the entire screen area. .

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can quickly search for a specific page desired by the user from among a plurality of pages on which the application is running.

15 is a diagram illustrating a user's input for moving an application being displayed on a screen to another page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may move the selected application from a page displayed on the screen to a connection page as an application included in a page displayed on the screen is selected and flicked. In this case, the terminal 100 may display the page to which the application has been moved on the screen, or may continue to display the current page.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the terminal 100 may display a fifth page including an execution window of the memo application 1510 and the application 1520 providing a file list on the screen. In this case, when the user flicks after touching the header portion of the application 1520 providing the file list, the terminal 100 may move the application 1520 providing the file list to the third page connected in the flick direction. .

As shown in FIG. 16, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 deletes the execution window of the application 1520 providing a file list from the fifth page, and only the memo application 1510 is included. The fifth page can be displayed.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 is an application that provides a file list when the application 1520 that provides a file list is moved to the third page. A third page including 1520 may be displayed on the entire screen.

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can easily move a specific application to a specific page.

18 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 18, the terminal 100 may include a user input unit 110, a display unit 120, and a control unit 130. However, not all of the illustrated components are essential components. The terminal 100 may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, and the terminal 100 can be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the above components will be described in order.

The user input unit 110 refers to a means for a user to input data for controlling the terminal 100. The user input unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a key pad, a dome switch, and a touch pad (contact capacitive method, pressure resistive film method, infrared sensing method, surface ultrasonic conduction method). Method, integral tension measurement method, piezo effect method, etc.), a jog wheel, a jog switch, etc. In particular, when the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display unit 120 to be described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

The user input unit 110 may receive a user's gesture (eg, a drag gesture, a tap gesture, a flick gesture, etc.) for a screen (or a page displayed on the screen). Also, the user input unit 110 may receive a user's pinch input for a screen (or a page displayed on the screen).

The user input unit 100 may receive a selection for at least one application from a list of applications.

The display unit 120 displays and outputs information processed by the terminal 100. For example, the display 120 may display a page including an execution window of an application on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the display unit 120 and the touch pad form a layered structure to form a touch screen, the display unit 120 may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The display unit 120 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display. It may include at least one of a 3D display and an electrophoretic display.

The touch screen may be configured to detect not only a touch input position and a touched area, but also a touch input pressure. In addition, the touch screen may be configured to detect not only the real-touch but also a proximity touch.

In this specification, the term "real-touch" refers to a case where a pointer is actually touched on the screen, and the term "proximity-touch" refers to the fact that the pointer actually touches the screen. It does not work and is approached a predetermined distance from the screen. In the present specification, a pointer refers to a tool for touching a specific part of a displayed screen or touching it in proximity. Examples include stylus fans and fingers.

Although not shown in the drawings, various sensors may be provided inside or near the touch screen to sense a touch or a proximity touch of the touch screen. As an example of a sensor for sensing a touch on a touch screen, there is a tactile sensor.

The tactile sensor refers to a sensor that detects contact with a specific object to the extent that a person feels it or more. The tactile sensor can detect various information such as roughness of a contact surface, hardness of a contact object, and temperature of a contact point.

A proximity sensor is an example of a sensor for detecting a touch on a 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 existing in the vicinity using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays without mechanical contact. Therefore, the proximity sensor has a considerably longer life than the contact type sensor, and its utilization is also considerably higher.

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

The display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may move and display a page displayed on the screen and a page connected to the page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode.

For example, when the identified movement mode is a discrete mode, the display unit 120 may move a plurality of pages one by one and display a page connected to the page displayed on the screen in the entire area of the screen. have. That is, when the user drags or flicks the page displayed on the current screen, the user can check the previous page or the next page.

In addition, when the confirmed movement mode is a continuous mode, the display unit 120 continuously moves the page displayed on the screen and the connection page by the movement length of the user gesture (eg, the dragged length), and A partial area of the displayed page and a partial area of a connected page can be displayed together on the screen. That is, the user can continuously check the page displayed on the current screen and the connected page by dragging the screen.

Meanwhile, when a user's pinch input on the screen is received, the display 120 may display all of the plurality of pages on the screen in the form of thumbnails. In addition, the display 120 may display a list of at least one application running in the terminal 100 on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a selection for at least one application from the list of applications is received, the display unit 120 displays a page including the selected application among a plurality of pages on the screen of the terminal 100. Can be marked on.

When the application page is moved, the display unit 120 may display a page including the moved application on the screen.

The controller 130 generally controls the overall operation of the terminal 100. For example, the controller 130 may control the user input unit 110, the display unit 120, and a memory (not shown).

The controller 130 may check a movement mode related to movement of a page. In the moving mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, there may be a discrete mode and a continuous mode. Accordingly, when a user's gesture (eg, drag input) is received, the controller 130 may check whether the preset movement mode is a discontinuous mode or a continuous mode.

The controller 130 may check the movement mode based on the type of the user's gesture. For example, when the gesture is a one-finger drag input, the controller 130 may determine the movement mode as a discontinuous mode, and when the gesture is a two-finger drag input, determine the movement mode as a continuous mode, but limited to this. It does not become.

In the continuous mode, the controller 130 may determine a size of a partial region of a page displayed on the screen and a partial region of a connection page, based on the movement length of the gesture, and display the size on the screen. The controller 130 may preset a movement mode based on a user input.

The controller 130 may change the arrangement position of the plurality of pages as one of the plurality of pages displayed in the form of a thumbnail is selected and dragged and dropped. The controller 130 moves the selected application from the first page to the second page as an application displayed on the first page is selected from among a plurality of pages displayed in the form of thumbnails and is dragged and dropped to the second page. You can also display it.

As the application included in the page displayed on the screen is selected and flicked, the controller 130 may move the selected application from the page displayed on the screen to the connection page.

The terminal 100 may further include a memory. The memory (not shown) may store a program for processing and control of the controller 130 or may perform a function for temporary storage of input/output data.

Memory (not shown) is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.) , RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (ROM, Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) magnetic memory, magnetic It may include at least one type of storage medium among a disk and an optical disk. In addition, the terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of a memory (not shown) on the Internet.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of the program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

100: terminal
110: user input unit
120: display unit
130: memory
140: control unit

Claims (15)

In the terminal, in the method for displaying a plurality of pages on the screen of the terminal,
Detecting a gesture of a user requesting movement of the plurality of pages;
Checking a movement mode related to movement of the plurality of pages; And
And moving and displaying a first page displayed on the screen and a second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the identified movement mode,
One of the first page and the second page is selected based on the ratio of the area displayed on each page of the execution window of the application displayed over the partial area of the first page and the partial area of the second page, and the selected page As the execution window of the application is displayed by moving. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode of movement comprises a discrete mode and a continuous mode. The method of claim 2, wherein when the moving mode is changed from continuous mode to discontinuous mode, one of the first page and the second page is selected based on the ratio, and the execution window of the application is moved to the selected page. Displayed by, how. The method of claim 2, wherein the moving and displaying comprises:
In the discontinuous mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved page by page, and in the continuous mode, the first page and the first page displayed on the screen are connected And moving the second page on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The method of claim 2, wherein the moving and displaying comprises:
When the identified movement mode is a discrete mode, moving the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page, and displaying the second page on the entire area of the screen Containing, method. The method of claim 2, wherein the moving and displaying comprises:
When the identified movement mode is a continuous mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved, and a partial area of the first page and a part of the second page And displaying an area together on the screen. The method of claim 1,
The method further comprising determining sizes of a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page displayed on the screen based on the movement length of the gesture. In a terminal displaying a plurality of pages on a screen,
A user input unit for detecting a gesture of a user requesting movement of the plurality of pages;
A control unit for checking a movement mode related to movement of the plurality of pages; And
A display unit for moving and displaying a first page displayed on the screen and a second page connected to the first page displayed on the screen according to the checked movement mode,
One of the first page and the second page is selected based on the ratio of the area displayed on each page of the execution window of the application displayed over the partial area of the first page and the partial area of the second page, and the selected page The terminal is displayed by moving the execution window of the application. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the moving mode includes a discontinuous mode and a continuous mode. The method of claim 9, wherein when the moving mode is changed from a continuous mode to a discontinuous mode, based on the ratio, one of the first page and the second page is selected, and the execution window of the application is moved to the selected page. Displayed by the terminal. The method of claim 9, wherein the display unit
In the discontinuous mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved page by page, and in the continuous mode, the first page and the first page displayed on the screen are connected The terminal to move the second page in pixel units. The method of claim 9, wherein the display unit
When the identified movement mode is a discrete mode, moving the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page, and displaying the second page on the entire area of the screen, Terminal. The method of claim 9, wherein the display unit
When the identified movement mode is a continuous mode, the first page displayed on the screen and the second page connected to the first page are moved, and a partial area of the first page and a part of the second page A terminal that displays an area together on the screen. The method of claim 9, wherein the control unit
The terminal determining a size of a partial region of the first page and a partial region of the second page displayed on the screen based on the movement length of the gesture. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for implementing the method of claim 1 is recorded.

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