KR20130064257A - Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal and a control method thereof are provided to offer an interface which is easily used by a user. CONSTITUTION: A control unit(180) displays items corresponding to an execution function of a specific application on a touch screen. The control unit selects the operation mode of a specific application based on touch numbers within set time. The control unit executes control operation in order to allow the specific application to be executed as the selected operating mode. The specific application includes a camera application. The control unit selects the operation mode of the camera application according to a two-dimensional image capturing mode or a three-dimensional image capturing mode according to the touch numbers. [Reference numerals] (110) Communication unit; (111) Broadcasting reception module; (112) Mobile communication module; (113) Wireless Internet module; (114) Local area communication module; (115) Location information module; (120) A/V input unit; (121) Camera; (122) Microphone; (130) User input unit; (140) Sensing unit; (150) Output unit; (151) Display module; (152) Sound output module; (153) Alarm unit; (154) Haptic module; (160) Memory; (170) Interface unit; (180) Control unit; (181) Multimedia module; (190) Power supplying unit

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal.

Terminals may be divided into mobile terminals and stationary terminals according to their mobility. Again, the mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can carry it directly.

Recently, as the applications and functions supported by the mobile terminal are diversified, the user complexity of using the mobile terminal also increases.

Accordingly, it is contemplated to improve the structural part and / or software part of the terminal to support a terminal environment that is easy for the user to use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal with improved user convenience.

A mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, a touch screen; And displaying an item corresponding to an execution function of a specific application on the touch screen, selecting an operation mode of the specific application based on the number of times the item is touched within a preset time, and wherein the specific application is the selected operation mode. It includes a control unit for controlling to run.

In addition, a control method of a mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a touch input for an item to which an execution function of a camera application corresponds; Obtaining a number of times the item is touched within a preset time; Selecting an operation mode of the camera application based on the number of touches; Running the camera application; And controlling the camera application to operate in the selected operation mode.

The mobile terminal and the method for controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention have an effect of increasing the convenience of a user using the mobile terminal by providing an easily usable interface.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are views for explaining a stereoscopic image display method using a binocular parallax associated with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 illustrate the appearance of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates an example of obtaining a plurality of images for generating a stereoscopic image according to binocular disparity using a plurality of cameras provided in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating steps S102 to S103 of FIG. 7 in detail and illustrates a case where the specific application is a camera application.
9 and 10 illustrate examples of controlling a camera application to operate in different operation modes according to the number of touches.
11 and 12 illustrate examples of switching an operation mode of an application based on the number of touches.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
14 illustrates examples of selecting a plurality of items in a multi selection mode.
15 illustrates an example of deselecting an item in a multi-selection mode.
16 and 17 illustrate examples of executing the same function for a plurality of items selected in the multi selection mode.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. In addition, numerals (e.g., days, days, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another component

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

In addition, the suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements 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 in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include 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 management server through a broadcast channel.

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

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

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of a DVBH (Digital Video BroadcastHandheld).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting broadcasting (DMBT), a digital multimedia broadcasting satellite (DMBS), a media forward link only (MediaFLO), a digital video broadcasting ), And ISDBT (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. WLAN (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (object), information on the time when the distance information is measured, , It is possible to calculate three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (individual) in one hour. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module 115 continues to calculate the current position in real time and uses it to calculate speed information.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a 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 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor module 141. The proximity sensor module 141 may include at least one proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

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

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the proximity sensor may be disposed on one surface of the body of the mobile terminal 100 to detect when the user approaches the head of the mobile terminal 100 during a call.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the proximity sensor may be disposed near the internal area of the mobile terminal 100 or the display module 151 to monitor the proximity of the pointer to the display area.

The proximity sensor will be described in more detail later.

The sensing unit 140 may also include a pulse wave sensing module 142. The pulse wave sensing module 142 may sense a pulse wave signal which is a biosignal. The pulse wave sensing module 142 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6 to be described later.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display module 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

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

The display module 151 is a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, or a 3D display. It may include at least one.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or the like. The rear structure of the display module 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display module 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display modules 151 according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display modules may be spaced apart or integrally arranged on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

In a case where the display module 151 and the sensor for sensing the touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of 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 transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display module 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, an 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 pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio 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 mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

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

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 sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also implement the haptic effect through the muscle sense of the user's finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

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

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM At least one of a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- Type storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. 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 identify 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.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted 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 control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

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

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

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

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

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

2 and 3 are views for explaining a stereoscopic image display method using binocular parallax according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a method using a lenticular lens array (lenticular lens array) 3 shows a method of using a parallax barrier.

The binocular parallax refers to the difference in the way the left and right eyes of a person see things. When a human's brain synthesizes the image seen through the left eye and the image seen through the right eye, the synthesized image makes a person feel three-dimensional. In the following description, a phenomenon in which a person feels a stereoscopic sense according to binocular parallax is called 'stereoscopic vision' and an image causing stereoscopic vision is called a 'stereoscopic image'. . Also, when a specific object included in the image causes stereoscopic vision, the object is referred to as a 'stereoscopic object'.

The stereoscopic image display method according to the binocular disparity can be classified into a spectacle type requiring special glasses and a non-eye type requiring no glasses. The spectacles include a method using sunglasses with wavelength selectivity, a polarization glasses method using a light blocking effect according to a polarization difference, and a time-division glasses method alternately presenting left and right images within an afterimage time of an eye. In addition, there is a method in which a filter having different transmittances is mounted in the left and right sides to obtain a stereoscopic effect on the movement in the left and right directions according to the time difference of the visual system coming from the difference in the transmittances.

The autostereoscopic method, in which a stereoscopic effect is generated on the image display surface rather than the observer, includes a parallax barrier method, a lenticular lens method, a microlens array method, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, the display module 151 includes a lenticular lens array 11a to display a stereoscopic image. The lenticular lens array 11a includes a display surface 13 in which the pixels L to be input to the left eye 12a and the pixels R to be input to the right eye 12b are alternately arranged along the horizontal direction, and the left and right eyes 12a, 12b), and provides optical discrimination directivity for the pixel L to be input to the left eye 12a and the pixel R to be input to the right eye 12b. Accordingly, the image passing through the lenticular lens array 11a is observed separately from the left eye 12a and the right eye 12a, and the human brain is viewed through the left eye 12a and through the right eye 12b. By synthesizing the three-dimensional image.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display module 151 includes a vertical grid parallax barrier 11b to display a stereoscopic image. The parallax barrier 11b includes a display surface 13 and left and right eyes 12a in which pixels L to be input to the left eye 12a and pixels R to be input to the right eye 12b are alternately arranged along the horizontal direction. 12b), the image is separated from the left eye 12a and the right eye 12b through a vertical grid-shaped aperture. Therefore, the human brain synthesizes an image viewed through the left eye 12a and an image viewed through the right eye 12b to observe a stereoscopic image. The parallax barrier 11b is turned on only when a three-dimensional image is to be displayed and is separated from the incident time, and is turned off when a planar image is to be displayed. have.

Meanwhile, the stereoscopic image display methods described above are for illustrating embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can display stereoscopic images using binocular parallax using various methods in addition to the above-described methods.

4 and 5 illustrate the appearance of a mobile terminal 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 may be configured of one body. FIG. 4A illustrates a front surface of the mobile terminal 100, and FIG. 4B illustrates a rear surface of the mobile terminal 100. A plurality of cameras 121a and 121b may be provided on the front surface of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, a display module 151 is provided on the rear surface of the mobile terminal 100, and a user input unit 130 such as a keypad is provided. In addition, a circuit for implementing the controller 180 is provided inside the body of the mobile terminal 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 100 may be configured with one bar type body. FIG. 5A illustrates a front surface of the mobile terminal 100, and FIG. 5B illustrates a rear surface of the mobile terminal 100. The front of the mobile terminal 100 is provided with a display module 151, a user input unit 130, such as a keypad is provided. In addition, a circuit for implementing the controller 180 is provided inside the body of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, a plurality of cameras 121a and 121b may be provided on the rear surface of the mobile terminal 100.

4 and 5 illustrate examples of the appearance of the mobile terminal 100, and the body shape of the mobile terminal 100 may vary. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be implemented as a folder type body. In addition, the position of each component of the mobile terminal 100 may vary. For example, the first camera 121a of the mobile terminal 100 may be disposed above the rear surface of the body, and the second camera 121b may be disposed below the rear surface of the body.

Meanwhile, the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b provided in the mobile terminal 100 may be synthesized to generate a stereoscopic image according to binocular parallax.

6 illustrates an example of obtaining a plurality of images for generating a stereoscopic image according to binocular disparity using a plurality of cameras 121a and 121b provided in the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6A illustrates an example of acquiring a right eye image through the first camera 121a for the same object 6a, and FIG. 6B illustrates a second image. An example of acquiring the left eye image through the camera 121b is illustrated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 100 obtains a left eye image and a right eye image having different parallaxes through a plurality of cameras 121a and 121b, and obtains the obtained left eye image and right eye image. Synthesize to generate a stereoscopic image.

Embodiments disclosed in this document may be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In this document, the display module 151 may be provided with a panel for implementing stereoscopic vision. As described above, the panel may have a structure for implementing stereoscopic vision in any one of a lenticular lens method or a parallax barrier method.

In this document, for convenience of explanation, the display module 151 is assumed to be the touch screen 151. FIG. As described above, the touch screen 151 can perform both the information display function and the information input function. However, it should be clear that the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this document, the touch gesture refers to a gesture implemented by touching or touching the touch screen 151 in a touch manner, and the touch input means an input received by the touch gesture.

The touch gesture is divided into tapping, dragging, flicking, press, multi-touch, pinch in, and pinch-out depending on the operation. do.

Tapping refers to a touch gesture, such as a click of a mouse on a general computer, by gently pressing and releasing the touch screen 151 once.

In addition, dragging may be performed by moving to a specific position while touching the touch screen 151, and when the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed in accordance with the drag direction.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the touch screen 151 and then moving the contact in a specific direction (upward, downward, left, right or diagonal) and then releasing the contact point. The mobile terminal 100, The processing of the specific operation is performed based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like. For example, the page turning operation of the e-book may be performed based on the flicking direction.

In addition, the press refers to an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the touch screen 151. [

In addition, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the touch screen 151 at the same time.

In addition, the pinch-in refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers that are multi-touching approach each other. That is, a drag that starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched on the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched approach each other.

In addition, the pinch-out refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers in a multitouch direction move away from each other. That is, dragging starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched in the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched move away from each other.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention and operations of the mobile terminal for implementing the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 8 to 12 are diagrams for describing a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 displays an item corresponding to an execution function of a specific application on the touch screen 151 (S101). The item may be implemented in the form of a shortcut icon that corresponds to an execution function of a specific application, and may be displayed on a home screen or a menu screen.

If the corresponding item is touched to execute a specific application (S102), the controller 180 obtains the number of touches for a preset time. In operation S103, an operation mode of the specific application is selected based on the number of touches.

Thereafter, the controller 180 controls the execution of the specific application to operate in the selected operation mode (S104). That is, the controller 180 executes the specific application in the selected operation mode.

For example, when the specific application is a camera application, the controller 180 may select a shooting mode of the camera application as a 2D image capture mode or a 3D image capture mode according to the number of touches.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating steps S102 to S103 of FIG. 7 in detail and illustrates a case where the specific application is a camera application.

Referring to FIG. 8, as the shortcut icon corresponding to the execution function of the camera application displayed on the screen is touched (S201), the controller 180 acquires the number of touches for a preset time.

When the shortcut icon corresponding to the execution function of the camera application is touched once, the controller 180 selects the 2D image capturing mode as an operation mode of the camera application (S202 and S203). Accordingly, the controller 180 executes the camera application (S204) and controls to operate in the 2D image capturing mode (S205).

In operation S205, when the controller 180 operates in the 2D image capturing mode, the controller 180 controls the panel for implementing stereoscopic vision included in the display module 151 into an inactive state. In addition, only the camera for 2D imaging is activated among the cameras 121a and 121b provided in the mobile terminal 100.

On the other hand, when the shortcut icon corresponding to the execution function of the camera application is touched twice, the controller 180 selects the stereoscopic image capturing mode as an operation mode of the camera application (S202 and S206). Accordingly, the controller 180 executes the camera application (S207) and controls to operate in the stereoscopic image capturing mode (S208).

In operation S208, when operating in the stereoscopic image capturing mode, the controller 180 controls the panel for implementing stereoscopic vision provided in the display module 151 to an active state. In addition, the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b provided in the mobile terminal 100 are activated to enable stereoscopic image capturing.

9 and 10 illustrate examples of controlling a camera application to operate in different operation modes according to the number of touches.

Referring to FIG. 9, the controller 180 executes the camera application in the 2D image capturing mode as the shortcut icon 9a corresponding to the execution function of the camera application is touched once.

Accordingly, the controller 180 drives only one of the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b included in the mobile terminal 100 to photograph two-dimensional images, as shown in FIG. 9B. The preview image 9b of the 2D image acquired through the driven camera is displayed on the touch screen 151. In addition, an icon 9c indicating that the device is currently operating in the 2D image capturing mode is displayed on the touch screen 151.

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 180 executes the camera application in the stereoscopic image capturing mode as the shortcut icon 9a corresponding to the execution function of the camera application is touched twice in succession within a preset time. In addition, the display module 151 is controlled to activate a panel for stereoscopic vision.

Accordingly, the controller 180 drives the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b provided in the mobile terminal 100 and is acquired through the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b as illustrated in FIG. 10B. A preview image 9b ′ of the stereoscopic image to be displayed is displayed on the touch screen 151. In addition, an icon 9c ′ indicating that the device is currently operating in the stereoscopic image capturing mode is displayed on the touch screen 151.

8 to 10 illustrate an example in which an icon corresponding to an execution function of a camera application is touched once and operates in a 2D video recording mode, and when touched twice, an operating mode is a 3D video recording mode. However, it will be apparent that the present invention is not limited thereto. According to the present invention, the number of touches for selecting each operation mode can be changed.

Meanwhile, according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 180 may change the operation mode based on the number of touches even when the application is executed.

For example, if the touch screen 151 is touched twice in a predetermined time while the camera application is operating in the 2D image capturing mode, the operation mode may be switched to the 3D image capturing mode.

For example, when the touch screen 151 is touched twice in a predetermined time while the camera application is operating in the stereoscopic image capturing mode, the operation mode may be switched to the 2D image capturing mode.

11 and 12 illustrate examples of switching an operation mode of an application based on the number of touches.

Referring to FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 11A, the control unit 180 continuously touches the touch screen 151 twice within a preset time while the camera application is operating in the 2D image capturing mode. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11B, the operation mode of the camera application is switched to the stereoscopic image capturing mode. That is, the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b for acquiring stereoscopic images are controlled in an active state, and the display module 151 is controlled to activate a panel for stereoscopic vision.

Referring to FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 12A, the controller 180 may touch the touch screen 151 continuously twice within a preset time while the camera application is operating in the stereoscopic image capturing mode. As shown in FIG. 12B, the operation mode of the camera application is switched to the 2D image capturing mode. That is, the display module 151 is controlled to deactivate a camera that is not used for 2D image acquisition among the plurality of cameras 121a and 121b and to deactivate a panel for stereoscopic vision.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine the operation mode in the execution step of the application only by changing the number of touch, there is an effect that the user's convenience is increased.

Now, the control method of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the operations of the mobile terminal for implementing the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 14 to 17 are diagrams for describing a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 displays a plurality of items on the touch screen 151 (S301). Here, the item may include a shortcut icon, a widget, content, a file, contact information, and the like.

Thereafter, as a specific input is received (S302), the controller 180 enters a multi selection mode that enables multiple selection of items (S303).

The specific input may be received as a specific area of the touch screen 151 is touched a predetermined number of times continuously within a preset time.

For example, the specific input may be received as the blank area in which the item is not displayed on the touch screen 151 is touched twice in succession within a preset time.

As the multi-select mode is entered, the controller 180 selects a plurality of items based on a user's control input (S304).

 Thereafter, when the execution of a specific function is requested (S305), the controller 180 executes the requested function for all of the selected plurality of items (S306).

In step S304, when the item is touched while entering the multi selection mode, the controller 180 selects the touched item. In addition, when the selected item is touched again, the controller 180 may cancel the selection of the corresponding item.

In the step S305, the specific function is possible in various embodiments.

The specific function may include a moving function. For example, when a plurality of items are selected on a home screen, the controller 180 may move and display the selected items at once in the multi selection mode.

In addition, the specific function may include a delete function. For example, the controller 180 may delete a plurality of media files selected in the multi selection mode at once.

In addition, the specific function may include an execution function. For example, when a plurality of items are selected on the home screen, the controller 180 can execute all functions or applications corresponding to the selected items.

In addition to the above-described functions, various functions may be executed for a plurality of items selected in the multi selection mode.

14 illustrates examples of selecting a plurality of items in a multi selection mode.

Referring to FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 14A, the controller 180 enters the multi selection mode as the blank area of the touch screen 151 is touched twice in succession within a preset time.

Thereafter, the controller 180 may multi-select a plurality of items 13a and 13b based on a user's touch input. Referring to FIG. 14B, the controller 180 selects the first item 13a as the first item 13a is touched, and thereafter, as the second item 13b is touched, the second item 13b. ) Also select.

In addition, the controller 180 highlights and displays the selected items 13a and 13b so that the selected items 13a and 13b can be intuitively distinguished from other items in the multi-selection mode.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 180 may release the selection of the item selected in the multi selection mode.

15 illustrates an example of deselecting an item in a multi-selection mode.

Referring to FIG. 15, as shown in FIG. 15A, the controller 180 may again touch the second item 13b while the first item 13a and the second item 13b are selected. , The second item 13b is deselected. As the selection is released, the controller 180 releases the highlight display of the second item 13b as illustrated in FIG. 15B.

16 and 17 illustrate examples of executing the same function for a plurality of items selected in the multi selection mode.

Referring to FIG. 16, as shown in FIG. 16A, if the controller 180 is requested to execute the delete function in a state in which a plurality of items 13a and 13b are selected in the multi-selection mode, the controller 180 may be configured as shown in FIG. 16A. As shown in (b), all the selected items 13a and 13b are deleted.

Referring to FIG. 17, the controller 180 is shown in FIG. 17B as the plurality of multiple-selected items 13a and 13b are dragged to the folder 17a as shown in FIG. 17A. As shown, the items 13a and 13b are included in the corresponding folder 17a.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention described above, multiple selections for simultaneously selecting a plurality of items in the mobile terminal are possible, so that when the same function is to be executed for several items, the items must be selected one by one and the function execution must be repeated. Compared with the prior art, the convenience of the user is increased.

The above-described method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention can be provided by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium as a program for execution in a computer.

The control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can be executed through software. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier in a transmission medium or communication network.

The computer-readable recording medium includes a mode type recording device in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording devices include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, hard disks, optical data storage devices, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer devices so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings, and all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made.

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touch screen; And
Displays an item corresponding to an execution function of a specific application on the touch screen, selects an operation mode of the specific application based on the number of times the item is touched within a preset time, and sets the specific application to the selected operation mode Control to control execution
Mobile terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The specific application includes a camera application,
And the controller selects an operation mode of a 2D image capture mode and a 3D image capture mode as an operation mode of the camera application according to the number of times the item is touched.
The method of claim 2,
And when the operation mode of the camera application is selected, the controller executes the camera application and controls to operate in the selected operation mode.
The method of claim 2,
It further comprises a plurality of cameras for acquiring an external image,
The touch screen includes a panel for implementing stereoscopic vision,
The controller may automatically control whether the plurality of cameras and the panel are activated according to the selected operation mode.
Receiving a touch input for an item to which an execution function of a camera application corresponds;
Obtaining a number of times the item is touched within a preset time;
Selecting an operation mode of the camera application based on the number of touches;
Running the camera application; And
Controlling the camera application to operate in the selected operation mode
Control method of a mobile terminal comprising a.

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