KR20150029088A - Terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal and a control method thereof. The present invention displays location information and chatting content on a map of a region where a buddy is located. The present invention includes: a display unit which displays the chatting content with an external terminal on a screen; a memory having map data in which at least one region is included; and a control unit which displays the chatting content which the external terminal transmits to the portable terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal,

The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a control method thereof, in which the use of the terminal can be realized by further considering the convenience of the user.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Conventionally, when sharing location information between terminals, terminals agree to provide location information with each other, and transmit and receive location information between each other through a text message or the like.

However, conventionally, there is a problem that it is inconvenient to provide only text-based location information through transmission / reception of a text message.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal capable of simultaneously displaying location information and chat contents with a portable terminal and a conversation partner on a map of an area where the portable terminal and the conversation partner are located, and a control method thereof .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including: a wireless communication unit for transmitting / receiving a message including text-based chat contents with at least one external terminal registered in a messenger; A display unit for displaying chat contents with the external terminal on a screen; A memory having map data including at least one region; If the text-based chat mode is switched to the map-based chat mode, a map depicting an area including a current location of the portable terminal and the external terminal among the map data is searched for and displayed on the screen, The mobile terminal displays first and second items respectively indicating the portable terminal and the external terminal at a position corresponding to a current position of the portable terminal and the external terminal, And a controller for displaying chat contents to be transmitted and controlling the external terminal to display chat contents to be transmitted to the portable terminal on the second item.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: transmitting / receiving a message including text-based chat contents with at least one external terminal registered in the messenger; Displaying chat contents with the external terminal on the screen; Switching the text-based chat mode to a map-based chat mode; Searching for a map depicting an area including a current position of the portable terminal and the external terminal among the prepared map data; Displaying the searched map on the screen; Displaying first and second items respectively representing the portable terminal and the external terminal at a location corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal and the external terminal in the map; Displaying chat contents transmitted from the portable terminal to the external terminal on the first item and displaying chat contents transmitted from the external terminal to the portable terminal on the second item.

The portable terminal and its control method according to the present invention simultaneously display location information and chat contents with the portable terminal and the conversation partner on the map of the area where the portable terminal and the conversation partner are located, And to share the position of each other with each other.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a rear perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention.
5 to 19 are explanatory views illustrating a control procedure of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a portable 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 portable 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), and navigation.

However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to the portable terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable 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 unit 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 that enable wireless communication between the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the wireless terminal 100 and a network in which the wireless 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 broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

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 means 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, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (MBMS) Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial) or the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. 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 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

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 a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 and a touch sensor (static pressure / static electricity) 137 located on the front, rear, or side of the portable terminal 100, and may include a key pad ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the portable terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the portable terminal 100, the position of the portable terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the portable terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. (The proximity sensor will be described later).

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

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) the information processed in the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the portable terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received image, UI, or GUI is displayed.

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

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

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the portable terminal 100. [ For example, in the portable terminal 100, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor 137 may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor 137 has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. And may be integrally formed.

The touch sensor 137 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 137 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 137, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner area of the portable terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by 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 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. 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, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically 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 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception tones, message reception tones, etc.) performed in the portable 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 portable terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the portable terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. 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. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, .

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit 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 include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, For example. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibrations and sounds of various patterns to be output upon touch input on the touch screen, and may store map data including a plurality of regions according to the present invention.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The portable 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 portable terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device and transmits the data to each component in the portable terminal 100 or allows data in the portable terminal 100 to be transmitted 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 for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the portable 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 portable terminal 100, or various command signals input from the cradle by the user It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the portable terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the portable 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 external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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 a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

The body of the portable terminal 100 includes cases 101, 102, and 103 which form an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A component such as a USIM card and a memory card, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, which may be detached, may include an opening in the case so as to be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the portable terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound 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 cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100, and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

The operation units 131, 132 and 133 may have a button system recognized when a user applies pressure and a touch sensor 137 may be provided to the operation units 131, 132 and 133 in addition to the display unit 151 So that the user's command can be received only by the user's touch.

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

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body such that they can be rotated or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output 152 'on the rear side of the body may implement the stereo function together with the sound output 152 (see FIG. 2) of the front side of the body, and may be used for the implementation of the 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.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIG.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the portable terminal mentioned below includes at least a part of the components shown in Fig. Specifically, the portable terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit 151, a memory 160, and a controller 180 among the components shown in FIG. The portable terminal according to the present invention can be implemented more easily when the display unit 151 is the touch screen 151. Therefore, it is assumed that the display unit 151 is a 'touch screen'.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the touch action of the user means a touch gesture implemented by touching or touching closely on the touch-screen type display unit 151, and the touch input indicates an input received by the touch gesture do.

The touch gesture can be classified into various types depending on the operation such as tapping, touch & drag, flicking, long touch, multi touch, pinch in, pinch out.

Tapping refers to a touch gesture such as a click of a mouse in a general personal computer, by lightly pressing and releasing the display unit 151 once.

In addition, the touch drag may be an operation of moving to a specific position while holding the touch of the display unit 151 and releasing the object. 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 display unit 151 and then stroking in a specific direction (up, down, left, right or diagonal) and a specific speed (or intensity) When the touch input is received by flicking, the controller 100 performs a specific operation based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like.

Also, the long touch means an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the display unit 151. [

Also, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the display unit 151 at the same time.

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

4 to 19, according to the present invention, by simultaneously displaying location information and chat contents with the mobile terminal and one or more chat partners on a map of an area where the mobile terminal and the chat partner are located, And simultaneously sharing the location of the chat partner with each other will be described in detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

5 to 19 are explanatory views illustrating a control procedure of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

4 to 19, the control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 may operate a messenger for group chat with one or more external terminals at the request of the user, And displays the content display screen on the touch screen 151. [

The messenger provides a text-based chat mode and a map-based chat mode according to the present invention.

If a chat group including one or more external terminals is set through the messenger, the control unit 180 transmits and receives a message including chat contents with the external terminals set in the chat group, The chat contents included in the transmitted and received messages are displayed on the chat content display screen of the messenger [S120].

If the command for switching the text-based chat mode to the map-based chat mode is input, the control unit 180 switches the text-based chat mode to the map-based chat mode (S130) (S140) that searches for a map including the current position of the portable terminal 100 and the current location of the external terminals among the map data included in the map data.

That is, when the text-based chat mode is switched to the map-based chat mode, the control unit 180 drives the location information module 115 to determine the current location of the mobile terminal 100, Transmits information on the current location of the mobile terminal 100 to the external terminals through the mobile terminal 100 and requests and receives information on the current location of the external terminals from the external terminals, ) And a current location of the received external terminals in the map data based on the current position of the portable terminal 100 and the current location of the received external terminals .

The control unit 180 displays the retrieved map as a background on the chat content display screen of the messenger (S150), and displays each item indicating the portable terminal 100 and the external terminals in the portable terminal 100 And displays them at points corresponding to the current positions of the external terminals [S160].

In step S170, the control unit 180 displays the chat contents transmitted by the user of the portable terminal 100 to the users of the external terminals on the item representing the portable terminal 100, In step S180, the user of each of the external terminals displays chat contents to be transmitted to the user of the portable terminal 100 on the items representing the external terminals among the displayed items in step S180.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the touch key 411 to which the map-based chat mode switching function is assigned is displayed on the screen of the messenger in the text-based chat mode environment, Based chat mode 200 into the map-based chat mode 300, as shown in FIG. 5 (c).

5 (b), when a message requesting to switch the current text chat mode to the map chat mode is received from an external terminal, which is a specific chat partner, the controller 180 transmits the received message Based chat mode 200 as shown in FIG. 5 (c) when the touch key 412 for switching the text chat mode to the map chat mode is touched, And switches to the chat mode (300).

5C, when the map chat mode is switched to the map chat mode 300, the controller 180 determines whether the current state of the portable terminal 100 and the external terminals among the map data stored in the memory 160, The map 310 of the area including the location is searched and displayed as the background of the messenger screen.

The control unit 180 displays the first item 211 indicating the user ("ME") of the portable terminal 100 on a point corresponding to the current position of the portable terminal 100 in the map 310 LEE "and" TOM ") of the external terminals to each of the second and third items 221 and 231 representing the users (" LEE "," TOM " Respectively.

The controller 180 controls the chat contents 212 (hereinafter, referred to as " LOM ") transmitted from the user ("ME") of the portable terminal 100 to the users ("ME") of the portable terminal 100 are displayed on the second and third items 221 and 231, respectively, The chat contents 222 and 232 are displayed in the form of a speech balloon.

At this time, the control unit 180 may display the conversation name of the user of the portable terminal 100 (ME) or the contact name registered in the phone book of the memory 160 in the first item 211, LEE ", "TOM") of the external terminals in the second and third items 221 and 231, ") Can be displayed.

6, the control unit 180 may display the movement paths of the portable terminal 100 and external terminals on the map 310, respectively.

6 (a) and 6 (b), when the controller 180 switches to the map-based chat mode, the control unit 180 periodically grasps the location of the portable terminal 100 and the locations of the external terminals, Each of the first to third items 211, 221, and 231 indicating the portable terminal 100 and the external terminals is displayed at the changed position, respectively, whenever the positions of the portable terminal 100 and the external terminals are changed, A path 213 on which the mobile terminal 100 has moved from the previous position to the current changed position on the map 310 and paths 223 and 233 where the external terminals have moved to the current changed position from the previous position, Display.

7, when the first item 211 representing the portable terminal 100 is selected, the control unit 180 displays a list of at least one edit function related to the map 310 Is displayed on the map 310, and the user can edit the map 310 in a desired manner using the editing function in the list.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the first item 211 is first touched, the control unit 180 determines whether at least one item related to the map 310, such as shown in FIG. 7B, A list 420 of editing functions 421, 422, 423, 424, and 425 of the editing function 421 is displayed on the map 310.

For example, the list 420 includes a map capture function 421, and when the map capture function 421 is selected, the controller 180 determines whether the first to third items 211 and 221 , 231 and the corresponding chat contents 212, 222, and 232 are captured.

In another example, the list 420 includes a map capture function 422, and when the map storage function 422 is selected, the controller 180 determines whether the first to third items 211, 221, 231 and the corresponding chat contents 212, 222, 232 are stored in the memory 160.

In another example, the list 420 includes a map sharing function 423, and when the map sharing function 423 is selected, the controller 180 controls the first to third items 211, 221, and 231, And the map sharing function 423 is selected and the contact information of the specific partner terminal is transmitted to the external terminals through sharing the image of the map 310 including the chat contents 212, The image of the map 310 can be transmitted to the specific counterpart terminal and shared.

In another example, the list 420 includes a map zoom in / zoom out function 424, and the control unit 180 determines whether the map zoom in / zoom out function 424 is selected, When a pinch-in touch gesture is input, the map 310 is zoomed out according to the degree of pinch-in. When a pinch-out touch gesture is input on the map 310, The map 310 is zoomed in corresponding to the degree of pinch-out.

As another example, the list 420 includes a chat partner add function 425, and when the chat partner add function 425 is selected, the controller 180 displays a list of chat buddies registered in the messenger Or an input window of a contact / chat ID of a chat partner to be newly added, and adds a chat partner selected through the list or a chat partner inputted through the input window to the current chat group.

8 (a), when the first item 211 representing the user of the portable terminal 100 is touched, the control unit 180 determines whether the first item 211 is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (b) Likewise, a chat content input window 430 to be transmitted to the external terminals can be displayed on the map 310.

9 (a), the controller 180 determines whether the first item 211 among the first to third items 211, 221, and 231 displayed in the map 310 is a touch 9 (b), when the second and third items 221 and 231 are touched, the mobile terminal 100 and the external terminals communicate with each other via the wireless communication unit 110, Call or video call).

When the first item 211 is touched and any one of the second and third items is selected, the control unit 18 determines whether the portable terminal 100 and the external terminal corresponding to the selected item are voice Connect a call or video call.

10 (a), when the first item 211 indicating the user of the portable terminal 100 is touched, the control unit 180 displays a message as shown in FIG. 10 (b) Similarly, when the memo input window 440 is displayed and the memo content is inputted through the memo input window 440, the map memo 310 may be stored in the memo content. In addition, the inputted memo contents may be transmitted to the external terminals for sharing.

11 (a), when the first item 211 is touched and a specific point to be set as the destination 451 is touched on the map 310, A path 452 from the position of the portable terminal 100 indicated by the first item 211 to the position corresponding to the destination 451 is identified as shown in (b) of FIG. 11, A path 452 may be displayed on the map 310. At this time, the controller 180 may transmit at least one of the position information corresponding to the specific point and the position information corresponding to the path 452 to at least one external terminal among the external terminals to share.

12 (a), the control unit 180 determines whether the first item 211 is touched and the third item (at least one of the second and third items 221 and 231) When a specific point to be set as the appointment place 461 is touched on the map 310 after the touch point 231 is touched, the position corresponding to the touched appointment place 461, as shown in (b) Information to the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 to notify the location of the appointment place 461.

The control unit 180 controls the first path 462 from the position of the portable terminal 100 at the time when the first item 211 is touched to the position corresponding to the appointment place 461, The second path 463 from the position of the external terminal at the time when the touch panel 231 is touched to the position corresponding to the appointed place 461 is grasped and the detected first and second paths 462 and 463 Is displayed on the map (310).

13A, the controller 180 sets the destination 451 of the user of the portable terminal 100 on the map 310 by the process of FIG. 11, When the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched, the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched with each other at the position of the portable terminal 100 at the time when the first item 211 is touched, And estimates the estimated arrival time on the basis of the route to the location corresponding to the location 451.

If the portable terminal 100 does not reach the destination 451 within the estimated arrival time, the control unit 180 determines whether the contact of the external terminal corresponding to the touched third item 231, (For example, "112 " or " 119") of the mobile terminal 100.

14 (a), when the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched, the controller 180, as shown in FIG. 14 (b) A message including a chat content is received from an external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 through the wireless communication unit 110 for a preset time period and if the message is not received during the predetermined time, The user of the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 is automatically transmitted to the contact of the government office (for example, "112 or 119"

15 (a), when the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched, the controller 180, as shown in FIG. 15 (b) A 1: 1 whisper chat function with a user of the portable terminal 100 corresponding to the first item 211 and a user of the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231.

16 (a), when the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched, the controller 180, as shown in FIG. 16 (b) The travel path and the estimated arrival time of the intermediate point having the shortest distance from the position of the portable terminal 100 corresponding to the first item 211 to the position of the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231, Information (470) indicating a travel route and an estimated arrival time of the identified intermediate point is displayed at a position corresponding to the intermediate point in the map (310). In addition, the control unit 180 may transmit the location information of the detected intermediate point to an external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 and share the information.

17 (a), when the third item 231 is touched, as shown in FIG. 17 (b), the control unit 180 controls the third The external terminal corresponding to the item 231 is deleted or withdrawn.

18 (a), when the first item 211 and the third item 231 are touched, the controller 180, as shown in FIG. 18 (b) The camera 121 of the portable terminal 100 is driven and the real time street image 481 around the portable terminal 100 inputted through the camera 121 is displayed in the thumbnail form on the first item 211 And transmits the street image 481 to the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 through the wireless communication unit 110 so that the external terminal can transmit the real time street image 481 around the portable terminal 100 .

The control unit 180 transmits a signal requesting the real time street image 482 around the external terminal to the external terminal corresponding to the third item 231 through the wireless communication unit 110, A real-time street image 482 around the external terminal, which is input from the camera of the external terminal, is received through the first item 231, and a real-time street image 482 around the received external terminal is displayed on the third item 231 in the form of a thumbnail .

19 (a), the controller 180 controls the first to third items 211, 221, and 231 to be touched and set as an appointment place 491 on the map 310 When a specific point is touched, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the position information corresponding to the touched appointment place 461 is transmitted to the external terminals corresponding to the second and third items 221 and 231 And informs the user of the location of the appointment place 491.

The controller 180 controls the first path 492 from the position of the portable terminal 100 at the time when the first item 211 is touched to the position corresponding to the appointed place 461, The second path 493 from the position of the external terminal at the time when the item 221 is touched to the position corresponding to the appointed place 491 and the position of the external terminal at the time when the third item 231 is touched The third route 494 to the position corresponding to the appointment place 491 is grasped and the first to third paths 492, 493 and 494 are displayed on the map 310.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
111: broadcast receiver 112: mobile communication module
113 wireless Internet module 114 short-range communication module
115: Position information module 120: A / V input section
121: camera 122: microphone
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
141: proximity sensor 150: output section
151: Display unit 152: Acoustic output module
153: Alarm module 154: Haptic module
155: projector module 160: memory
170: interface unit 180: control unit
181: Multimedia module 190: Power supply

Claims (19)

A wireless communication unit for transmitting / receiving a message including one or more external terminals registered in the messenger and text-based chat contents;
A display unit for displaying chat contents with the external terminal on a screen;
A memory having map data including at least one region; And
If the text-based chat mode is switched to the map-based chat mode, a map depicting an area including a current location of the portable terminal and the external terminal among the map data is searched for and displayed on the screen, The mobile terminal displays first and second items respectively indicating the portable terminal and the external terminal at a position corresponding to a current position of the portable terminal and the external terminal, And a control unit for displaying chat contents to be transmitted and controlling the external terminal to display chat contents to be transmitted to the portable terminal on the second item. The method according to claim 1,
And a location information unit for obtaining a current location of the portable terminal,
Wherein the control unit acquires the current location of the portable terminal through the location information unit when the text-based chat mode is switched to the map-based chat mode, and transmits the current location of the portable terminal to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit. And requests the current location of the external terminal to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays a dialog name or a contact name of a user of the portable terminal and a user of the external terminal in the first and second items, respectively, The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the corresponding chat contents on the first and second items in a speech balloon form. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the movement paths of the mobile terminal and the external terminal in the map based on the current position of the mobile terminal and the external terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller performs at least one of capturing, storing, sharing, and zooming in / out of the map when the first item is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller displays an input window for inputting chat contents to be transmitted to the external terminal on the map when the first item is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller connects any one of a voice call and a video call with the external terminal through the wireless communication unit when the first and second items are selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays an input window for inputting memo contents on the map when the first item is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit grasps a path from a position corresponding to the first item to a position corresponding to the specific point when the first item is selected and a specific point to be set as a destination is selected on the map, And displays the route on the map. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the control unit transmits at least one of position information corresponding to the selected specific point and position information corresponding to the detected path to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the first and second items are selected and a specific point to be set as an appointment place with the external terminal is selected, the control unit transmits position information on the selected specific point to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit, And displays the identified route on the map. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first route is a route to the first item, and the second route is a route to the second route. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory stores at least one of the contact information of the external terminal and the contact information of the public office for notifying the user of the wireless terminal of an emergency situation,
Wherein the control unit recognizes an estimated arrival time from a current position of the portable terminal to a predetermined destination when the first and second items are selected and displays the estimated arrival time at a position of the destination within the estimated estimated arrival time The mobile terminal automatically transmits a message informing the user of the mobile terminal of the occurrence of an emergency through at least one of the contact of the external terminal and the contact of the public office through the wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory stores at least one of contacts of a public office for notifying a user of the external terminal of an emergency situation,
Wherein the control unit checks whether a message including a chat content is received from the external terminal through the wireless communication unit for a predetermined time when the first and second items are selected, And automatically transmits a message informing the user of the external terminal that an emergency situation occurs, to the contact point of the public office through the wireless communication unit if the message is not received. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller performs a one-to-one (1: 1) chat with only the external terminal corresponding to the second item among the two or more external terminals when the first and second items are selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit recognizes a movement route having a shortest distance from a current position of the portable terminal to a current position of the external terminal and an estimated arrival time through the movement route when the first and second items are selected, And displays information indicating the identified travel route and estimated arrival time on the map. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller deletes or cancels an external terminal corresponding to the second item from the chat group when the second item is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a camera,
Wherein the control unit transmits, in real time, an image input through the camera to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit when the first and second items are selected, And displays the received image in real time. Transmitting / receiving a message including one or more external terminals registered in the messenger and text-based chat contents;
Displaying chat contents with the external terminal on the screen;
Switching the text-based chat mode to a map-based chat mode;
Searching a map depicting an area including a current position of the portable terminal and the external terminal among the prepared map data;
Displaying the searched map on the screen;
Displaying first and second items respectively indicating the portable terminal and the external terminal in a location corresponding to a current location of the portable terminal and the external terminal in the map; And
Displaying chat contents transmitted from the portable terminal to the external terminal on the first item and displaying chat contents transmitted from the external terminal to the portable terminal on the second item; A method of controlling a terminal.

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