KR20120035772A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling icons on multi home screen thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and an icon control method on multi home screen of the same are provided to offer a thumbnail preview of the multi home screen, thereby checking icons arranged on each home screen at a glance. CONSTITUTION: A control unit receives a multi home screen view request(S101). When the multi home screen view request is received, the control unit checks a load state of each home screen(S102). The control unit displays a list of applications. When one of the applications is selected in the list, the control unit displays the multi home screen in a thumbnail type by reflecting the load state(S103). When a home screen is selected from the multi home screens, the control unit adds an icon of a selected application on a selected home screen. A user can conveniently check the icons on each home screen.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ICONS ON MULTI HOME SCREEN THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for controlling an icon on a multi home screen and a method of controlling an icon on a multi home screen thereof.

Terminals such as personal computers, laptops, mobile phones, etc. may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include data and voice communication functions, taking pictures or videos through a camera, storing voices, playing music files through a speaker system, and displaying images or videos. Some terminals include additional functionality to play games, while others are implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to watch a video or television program.

In general, a terminal may be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal according to whether or not it is mobile, and again, the mobile terminal may be a portable terminal (or handheld terminal) according to whether the user can directly carry it. And it may be divided into a vehicle mount terminal (vehicle mount terminal).

Efforts to support and increase the function of the terminal continue. The above efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components forming the terminal, but also improvements in software and hardware.

Conventionally, a user needs a plurality of key inputs in order to select a desired menu by providing a hierarchical menu. However, in order to solve such inconvenience, recently, a home screen such as a widget and a shortcut are provided. Provides a user interface to quickly execute the desired function.

However, when there are many icons such as widgets and shortcuts displayed on a limited home screen, it is difficult to find icons desired by the user on the home screen and find a space to add an icon on the home screen.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal providing a thumbnail preview of a multi-home screen and a method for controlling the multi-home screen icon thereof.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal for controlling an icon on a multi-home screen using a preview function of a multi-home screen, and a method for controlling an icon on the multi-home screen.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an icon on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving a request for adding an icon on a home screen, displaying a list of applications when the request is received; Selecting one application from the application list, displaying a multi home screen in a thumbnail form when the application is selected, selecting one home screen among the multi home screens, and selecting the selected application. Arranging an icon of the selected application on a home screen;

In addition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a display unit for displaying a home screen, and if there is a request for adding an icon on the home screen, displays a list of applications, and if any one of the applications list is selected, the multi-home screen A thumbnail, and a controller for adding an icon of the selected application to the selected home screen when one of the multi-home screens is selected.

Since the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above provides a thumbnail preview of the multi-home screen, the user can identify icons arranged on each home screen at a glance. Therefore, the user may enter the home screen on which the desired icon is arranged more quickly and conveniently.

In addition, the present invention can more conveniently and quickly perform operations such as moving an icon disposed on the home screen to another home screen or adding an icon on the home screen by using the preview function of the multi-home screen. have.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the front;
3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.
4 is an example of adding a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an example of controlling a multi-home screen when the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a multiprocessor.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-home screen display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a multi-home screen view screen of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG.
8 is an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a state of a multi-home screen on a lock screen.
9 is an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a multi-home screen while an application is running.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding an icon to a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an example in which a mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 10 adds an icon to a home screen.
12 is an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention deletes an icon from a home screen.
13 is an example of arranging icons on a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is an example of arranging duplicate icons on a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 illustrates an example of splitting a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

The mobile terminal described herein may include 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 the like. 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, and the like, except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an 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, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast center through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast center may refer to 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 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, and the like 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 the video call mode or the 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 121 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 can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may 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 dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 detects the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, the 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, if 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 sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to sight, hearing, or tactile sense, and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. Can be.

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 shooting mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or 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). and at least one of a 3D 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.

Two or more display units 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. 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.

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 configured 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 141 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 by 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 be output through the display unit 151 or the audio 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 tactile effects that the 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. The haptic module 154 may be provided with two or more according to the configuration aspect 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 relating to various patterns of vibration and sound 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 association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a passage 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 the data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

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

The interface unit may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various command signals input from the cradle by a user may be transferred. It may be a passage that is delivered to the 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.

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.

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), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments 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. Software code can be implemented in 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.

2 is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention viewed from the front.

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.

The body includes a casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) that forms an exterior. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a 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 display unit 151, the audio output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. have.

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 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100, 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 commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

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

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 ′ may be additionally mounted on the rear of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 ′ has a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2), and may be a camera 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. It is desirable to have a high pixel because there are many. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

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 124 allows the user to see his / her own face or the like when photographing (self-photographing) the user using the camera 121 '.

The sound output unit 152 'may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

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

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 be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

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.

4 is an example of adding a home screen in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the home screen editing function is selected by the user, the controller 180 enters the home screen editing mode. For example, when a user selects a home screen editing function through a menu operation, the controller 180 outputs a home screen editing screen for editing the home screen according to a user input to the display unit 151. The home screen edit screen displays thumbnail images of at least one home screen that is previously generated as shown in FIG. 4A. In addition, the controller 180 places a delete icon 201 on one side of the thumbnail image, and an additional icon 202 on a point on the home screen edit screen.

When the add icon 202 on the home screen edit screen is selected, the controller 180 creates and adds a new home screen 203 as shown in FIG. In this case, the controller 180 may arrange the new home screen 203 before (before) or next to the first home screen of the existing home screen (s) or after the last home screen. Alternatively, the controller 180 may place the new home screen 203 between predetermined home screens. The new home screen 203 is created as an empty space that does not include an icon such as a widget.

Thereafter, the controller 180 may place an icon corresponding to a desired application on the generated new home screen 203 according to a user input. Here, the icon includes a widget, a shortcut, a folder, and the like.

5 is an example of controlling a multi-home screen when the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a multiprocessor.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 180 may be configured of at least two processors. The controller 180 may include as many processors as the maximum number of home screens that can be generated. That is, when the maximum number of home screens that can be generated is 10, the controller 180 may be configured with 10 processors. Therefore, the mobile terminal 100 may allocate a processor for each home screen. The home screen displays shortcuts, widgets, folders, wallpaper, and the like.

For example, when the controller 180 includes the first processor 180a and the second processor 180b as shown in FIG. 5, when the first home screen and the second home screen are generated, the first home screen is generated. The first processor 180a and the second processor 180b are allocated to the second home screen. That is, if the number of home screens and the number of processors match, one processor may be allocated to each home screen.

If more home screens are created than the number of processors, processors may be alternately assigned every time the home screen is generated. For example, the first home screen, the third home screen, the fifth home screen ... The first processor 180a is allocated to the m-th screen, and the second home screen, the fourth home screen, and the sixth home screen. ... The second processor 180b is allocated to the n-th home screen. Alternatively, the processor may analyze a requirement of an application executed on the home screen and allocate a processor corresponding thereto. In other words, assign a processor with good computing power to a heavily loaded application or home screen. For example, when applications included in the first home screen are related to multimedia playback, the processor for multimedia is allocated to the first home screen.

In the case of using the dual processor as described above, the home screen and the application may be used without delay, and the processor may be automatically or manually reassigned by checking the load for each processor or the home screen.

The controller 180 may display a predetermined home screen on the display unit 151 of at least one home screen as a standby screen. In this case, the controller 180 may display a home screen that is displayed at the last (most recently) or a home screen frequently used by a user as a standby screen, or display a home screen set as a default as a standby screen.

The controller 180 may be implemented by one processor, and the maximum number of home screens that can be generated is determined by the performance of the processor.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-home screen display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the controller 180 receives a multi-home screen view request (S101). For example, the controller 180 recognizes the input as a multi-home screen view request when the home key of the user input unit 130 is input for a predetermined time or continuously input (double click).

When the controller 180 receives the multi-home screen view request, the controller 180 checks the load status (degree) for each home screen (S102). In other words, the controller 180 checks the load amount due to the application being executed for each home screen. At this time, the controller 180 also checks the load on each of the running applications. In the present exemplary embodiment, the load for each home screen is checked when there is a multi-home screen view request. However, the controller 180 checks the load for each home screen in real time and pops up a message if the load exceeds a threshold. It may be displayed in a form or a warning sound may be output so that the user can recognize it.

The controller 180 displays the multi home screen in the form of a thumbnail by reflecting the checked load state (S103). The controller 180 displays the thumbnail image color and size of the corresponding home screen differently according to the load of each home screen. Here, the controller 180 may classify the load state into predetermined levels and display different colors or sizes according to the levels. For example, separate into three stages according to the load, the first stage is displayed in green with a smooth state, the second stage is displayed in orange with a slightly slower state with a slight load, and the third stage is cleaned up. Is displayed in red as required. In addition, when the multi-home screen is displayed as a thumbnail-type preview screen, the controller 180 may display the number of applications executed for each home screen by numbers.

In the above-described embodiment, the checking of the load status for each home screen has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and an important matter for each home screen is enlarged and displayed by analyzing the number of times of use or a method of use of the user. For example, when the frequency of use of the social network service application is the highest and there is an update on a predetermined home screen, the controller 180 enlarges and displays the widget of the social network service application and displays an icon indicating that there is updated data. Display.

FIG. 7 is an example of a multi-home screen view screen of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 6.

First, the controller 180 displays one home screen of the multi-home screen on the display unit 151 as a standby screen (a). When the user double-clicks the home key on the idle screen, the controller 180 recognizes the double click of the home key as a multi-home screen view (home screen zoom out) request.

The controller 180 displays the multi home screen in the form of a thumbnail in response to the multi home screen view request (b). In other words, the controller 180 zooms out the at least one or more home screens previously generated and displays them in the form of a thumbnail. When the multi-home screen is displayed in the form of a thumbnail, if a predetermined input such as a proximity touch is detected on any one of the multi-home screens displayed in the form of a thumbnail, the controller 180 enlarges and displays the home screen at a predetermined ratio. do.

The controller 180 can display the load status for each home screen when the multi-home screen view screen is displayed on the display unit 151. For example, when receiving a multi-home screen view request, the controller 180 checks the load status for each home screen and visually displays the load level for each home screen by reflecting the checked load status. If the load of the home screen exceeds a threshold, the controller 180 displays the edge of the home screen as a thick line 211, and visually distinguish the application 212 that has the greatest load on the home screen. Colors and sizes are processed differently so that they can be displayed.

If a particular home screen of the multi-home screen is heavily loaded, the controller 180 may reallocate the processor in consideration of the current load for each home screen. In this case, the controller 180 may allocate a plurality of processors to a home screen with a high load. Alternatively, the controller 180 may allocate a processor to the home screen according to a user input.

In addition, the controller 180 may terminate the application running on the home screen or the entire home screen selected by the user.

8 illustrates an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure displays a state of a multi-home screen on a lock screen.

If a specific key of the user input unit 130 is input while the power supplied to the display unit 151 is cut off, the controller 180 supplies power to the display unit 151 and displays a lock screen with a display unit ( 151). In this case, the controller 180 may check the state of the main home screen (s) and display the confirmed state information. The main home screen may be a home screen in which an application being executed exists or a home screen preset by a user. As shown in FIG. 8, the controller 180 displays an icon 220 according to the load for each main home screen. If one of the icons is selected, the controller 180 displays the corresponding home screen on the display unit 151. The controller 180 may terminate the running application or execute a specific application according to a user input on the displayed home screen.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a multi-home screen while an application is running.

First, the controller 180 executes a specific application selected by a user (eg, Twitter) and displays an execution screen of the application on a display screen (a). The controller 180 generates a multi-home screen view event when a preset gesture is input while the executed application is used or when a load is applied to at least one or more home screens among the multi-home screens.

The controller 180 measures a load amount for each home screen when a multi-home screen view event occurs. The controller 180 may display the multi-home screen in the form of a thumbnail based on the measured load amount for each home screen or only display the load status for each home screen (c). When displaying the load status for each home screen, the controller 180 distinguishes the load level according to the measured load amount for each home screen and displays an icon corresponding to the distinguished load level.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding an icon to a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 11 is a view illustrating an example of adding an icon to a home screen of a mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 10. do.

First, the controller 180 displays one home screen of at least one home screen on the display unit 151 (S201). For example, when a user inputs a home key, the controller 180 displays a predetermined home screen among the multi home screens. The home screen may be preset as a default. Alternatively, when the touch screen is activated, the controller 180 displays the home screen most recently output to the display unit 151.

The controller 180 receives a command for adding an icon to a home screen while displaying the home screen (S202). For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, when long touch is input to an empty space of the home screen displayed on the display unit 151, the controller 180 recognizes the input long touch as an icon adding command to the home screen. do.

Upon receiving the icon adding command, the controller 180 displays a list of menus related to adding an icon (S203). In other words, the controller 180 lists forms that can be displayed on the home screen. For example, if a long touch is detected in an empty space of the home screen, the controller 180 displays a menu list including a shortcut, a widget, a folder, a wallpaper, and the like.

When any one item of the displayed menu list is selected, the controller 180 displays a list of applications corresponding to the selected item (S204 and S205). That is, the controller 180 displays a list of applications that can be added in the selected form on the home screen. For example, the controller 180 displays a list of applications that provide a widget function when a widget is selected from a menu list. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11B, the controller 180 may display a list of applications classified by categories.

When the long touch is input to any one item (application) of the displayed application list, the controller 180 displays the multi-home screen in the form of a thumbnail (S206 and S207). For example, if a long touch is detected on a predetermined icon in the application list, the controller 180 displays a multi-home screen in the form of a thumbnail as shown in FIG. 11C. That is, the controller 180 outputs a preview screen of the multi home screen to the display unit 151. In addition, when an application to be added to the home screen is selected, the controller 180 checks whether there is a home screen in which the selected application is installed in a predetermined form (widget, shortcut, folder, etc.), and the home screen on which the icon of the selected application is arranged. And the home screen not arranged. That is, the controller 180 classifies and displays the home screen in which the selected application can be installed and the home screen which cannot be installed.

If any one of the displayed multi-home screens is selected, the controller 180 adds and displays an icon of the selected application to the selected home screen (S208, S209). The controller 180 arranges the added icon on the selected home screen according to a user input. For example, if a predetermined home screen is selected among the multi-home screens, the controller 180 adds an icon of the selected application on the corresponding home screen as shown in FIG. 11 (d).

12 illustrates an example in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention deletes an icon from a home screen.

When a user wants to delete an icon located on a predetermined home screen, the controller 180 moves to the home screen where an icon to be deleted is located according to a user input. For example, when the user double-clicks the home key, the controller 180 outputs a preview screen of the multi home screen on the display screen. If a touch is detected on a thumbnail image of a predetermined home screen in the preview of the multi-home screen, the controller 180 moves to the corresponding home screen.

When a long touch is input to any one of the icons located on the moved home screen, the controller 180 enters the home screen editing mode and deletes an icon at one point of the home screen displayed on the display unit 151. (230) is added and displayed. Then, when the selected icon is dragged to the delete icon 230, the controller 180 removes the icon from the home screen. In this case, the controller 180 removes only the icon from the home screen and does not delete the application from the mobile terminal.

13 illustrates an example of arranging icons on a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The controller 180 records the number of times a touch occurs and the date, etc. on the icon disposed on the home screen. That is, the controller 180 checks the frequency of use and the period of non-use of the application located on the home screen.

The controller 180 suggests candidate deletion icons according to a frequency of use and a period of time. For example, the controller 180 provides a visual effect so that a user can recognize icons that have not been used for a predetermined period of time. That is, the controller 180 may display a specific symbol 240 such as a circle on an unused icon for a predetermined time.

When the proximity touch is detected on the icon on which the specific symbol 240 is displayed, the controller 180 may be configured to output a notification message such as 'unused for the last three months'.

14 illustrates another example of arranging duplicate icons on a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a preview of the multi home screen is requested, the controller 180 displays the multi home screen in the form of a thumbnail. At this time, the controller 180 checks whether there are overlapping icons. When the overlapping icons are identified, the controller 180 gives a visual effect to the overlapping icons so that the user can recognize them. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the controller 180 displays a specific symbol such as a circle or a square on the duplicated icons. In this case, the controller 180 displays duplicate icons with the same symbol or color.

Icons other than one of icons overlapped with each other on the home screen may be deleted. The method of deleting a duplicate icon deletes the corresponding icon by long touching the icon to be deleted among the overlapped icons. Or, drag the icon to be deleted and move it to an icon that will not be deleted. If at least a portion of the two icons overlap, the moved icon is deleted.

15 illustrates an example of splitting a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the controller 180 displays one home screen of the multi-home screen on the display unit 151. When a drag input of the user occurs on the home screen displayed on the display unit 151, the controller 180 detects the drag input through the sensing unit 140. The controller 180 divides the icons arranged on the home screen into a plurality of home screens by classifying the icons on the basis of the drag path. The controller 180 arranges the classified icons on different divided home screens. For example, when the home screen is divided into two home screens, the controller 180 arranges icons located on the right side of the divided home screens on one of the two divided home screens based on the drag path, and left from the reference. The icons located at are placed on the other split home screen.

In addition to the above embodiments, the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention may generate a buffer page and use the same to manage and control a widget displayed on a home screen. For example, the controller 180 selects icons to be moved to a specific home screen on a multi-home screen according to a user input and moves them to a buffer page. When the buffer page is moved to the specific home screen, the icons arranged on the buffer page are displayed. Move to the specific home screen at once.

In addition, the controller 180 displays a notification on one point of the home screen currently displayed on the display unit 151 when an operation such as interrupting or updating a task of an application running on another home screen occurs.

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

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

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

Claims (14)

Receiving a request for adding an icon on a home screen;
Displaying a list of applications upon receiving the request;
Selecting any one application from the application list;
Displaying a multi-home screen in thumbnail form when the application is selected;
Selecting any one of the multi home screens;
And placing an icon of the selected application on the selected home screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon,
A method for controlling icons on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal, comprising a widget, a shortcut, and a folder. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the application list comprises:
Displaying a menu list upon receiving the request;
Selecting any one item from the menu list;
And displaying a list of applications corresponding to the selected item. The method of claim 3, wherein the menu list,
Method of controlling an icon on the multi-home screen of the mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a form of an icon disposed on the home screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying in the form of the multi home screen thumbnail comprises:
A method for controlling icons on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal, characterized by displaying a multi-home screen in a thumbnail form reflecting load status of each home screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying in the form of the multi home screen thumbnail comprises:
A method for controlling icons on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal, characterized by displaying the number of running applications for each home screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying in the form of the multi home screen thumbnail comprises:
A method for controlling icons on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal for checking and displaying duplicate icons among icons arranged on a home screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying in the form of the multi home screen thumbnail comprises:
A method of controlling an icon on a multi-home screen of a mobile terminal, which checks and displays unused icons for a predetermined period among icons arranged on a home screen. The method of claim 1,
Detecting a drag input on the home screen;
Dividing a home screen by classifying icons arranged on the home screen based on the detected drag path;
And arranging the classified icons on the divided home screens on different divided home screens. A display unit for displaying a home screen;
If there is a request to add an icon on the home screen, an application list is displayed; when any one application is selected, the multi-home screen is displayed in thumbnail form; And a controller for adding an icon of the selected application to a selected home screen. The method of claim 10, wherein the icon,
Mobile terminal comprising a widget, a shortcut, a folder. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit,
When displaying the multi-home screen in the form of a thumbnail mobile terminal, characterized in that to check and display the load status for each home screen. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit,
And displaying a check mark on duplicate icons when displaying the multi-home screen in a thumbnail form. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit,
The mobile terminal, characterized in that for checking the unused icons for a predetermined time of the icons displayed on the home screen.

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