KR20150056356A - Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a mobile terminal. It includes a main body which has a front, back, and lateral side, a display part which is arranged on the front side, and outputs first screen information, a lateral touch detection part which is formed on the lateral side adjacent to both edges from the display part and receives the continuous touch input of a user, and a control part which controls the display part to output second screen information to a region of the display part corresponding to the touch range of the continuous touch input.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a side touch detecting unit for receiving a touch input for outputting time information of a terminal.

A mobile terminal is a portable electronic device that is portable and has one or more functions of voice and video call function, information input / output function, and data storing function.

As the functions of the mobile terminal are diversified, the mobile terminal is implemented in the form of a multimedia device having complicated functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, and reception of a game and a broadcast.

Researches have been continuing to expand or extend the structure to which the user's control command is applied for design and functional modification of the terminal and to widen the display area for outputting the visual information. Recently, a structure in which a display unit area is extended to a mobile terminal is being developed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a control method of controlling a mobile terminal by applying a control command to a touch sensing unit formed on a side of a terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including a main body including a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface, a display unit disposed on the front surface and outputting first screen information, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to output the second screen information to the side touch detecting unit for receiving the continuous touch input of the user and the one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range of the continuous touch input.

As an example related to the present invention, the first and second screen information correspond to execution screens of the first and second applications, which are distinguished from each other.

As one example related to the present invention, the first and second applications are running and are sequentially activated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the display unit outputs the first and second screen information to the divided areas on the display unit, and the control unit displays the first screen information or the second screen information on the touch input And controls the first application or the second application.

As an example related to the present invention, the control unit controls the display unit to output an icon of a recommendation application related to the first screen information, when the first application among the running applications is activated first or last.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the touch input applied to the touch sensing unit is canceled, the control unit selectively outputs screen information to be output to more areas on the display unit, among the first and second screen information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first screen information includes at least one content, and the second screen information includes time information related to a selected one of the contents.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller selects a content to be output to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range among a plurality of contents included in the first screen information.

As an example related to the present invention, the time information corresponds to a menu image for receiving a touch input for editing the content.

As an example related to the present invention, the time information corresponds to a menu image for receiving a touch input for executing an application related to the content.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the time information corresponds to lower information related to the content, and the control unit controls the display unit to output a part of the plurality of lower information corresponding to the touch range.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first screen information corresponds to a home screen page including at least one icon corresponding to an application, the control unit selects at least one icon based on the touch range, Print the sub information related to the application of the selected icon.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch sensing unit may include a display unit for outputting an image, and the controller may output a notification image to one area of the touch sensing unit for receiving the touch input for outputting the second screen information do.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the first screen information includes a plurality of contents, and the second screen information is time information related to one content, the notification image may be displayed on the touch sensing unit And is output to one area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, including the steps of outputting first screen information to a display unit, And outputting the second screen information to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range by the continuous touch input.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control method further includes storing an order in which a plurality of applications being activated are activated, and the second screen information is stored in one of the execution screens of the selected application .

According to the present invention, additional screen information can be provided by using the side touch detection unit without a control command applied on the display unit in order to change the screen information currently output.

The application can be activated based on the activated sequence without any additional control commands or screen changes to identify the running application. In addition, the content included in the screen information may be selected based on the touch input applied to the touch sensing unit, and information related thereto may be provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams of a communication system in which a mobile terminal can operate according to the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 3A. FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5D are conceptual diagrams for explaining a control method of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams for explaining a control method of outputting additional information on a selected one of a plurality of contents included in screen information.
7A to 7C are conceptual diagrams for explaining a control method of outputting sub information of selected contents.
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of controlling a touch input applied to the touch sensing units on both sides according to a touch method.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to different embodiments in the same or similar configurations. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. 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 includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC , A tablet PC (tablet PC), and an ultrabook (ultrabook). However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment 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 at least one of 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. 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 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 And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). 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 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 mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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. Examples of the wireless Internet technology include a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a Wibro (Wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA Can be used.

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, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. are used as short range communication technology .

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and representative examples thereof include a Global Position System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module.

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 may be transmitted to an external device through the wireless communication unit 110. In addition, The camera 121 may be provided in two or more 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 according to a control command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 applied by the user. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 may sense the position 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 of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal (or sensing signal) for sensing the current state and controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the sensing unit 140 may detect whether the slide phone is opened or closed when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone. The sensing unit 140 may sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 153, an alarm unit 154, a haptic module 155, and the like in order to generate output related to visual, auditory, have.

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

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, a 3D display, and an e-ink 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 the 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 mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

Also, the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit 152 for displaying a stereoscopic image.

Here, a stereoscopic image represents a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image, and a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image represents a progressive depth and reality in which objects are located on a monitor or a screen. It is an image that makes you feel the same as reality space. 3D stereoscopic images are implemented using binocular disparity. The binocular parallax means the parallax caused by the positions of the two separated eyes. When the two eyes see different two-dimensional images and the images are transmitted to the brain through the retina and fused, the depth and real feeling of the stereoscopic image can be felt do.

The stereoscopic display unit 152 may be applied to a three-dimensional display system such as a stereoscopic system (glasses system), an autostereoscopic system (no-glasses system), and a projection system (holographic system). The stereoscopic method, which is widely used in home television receivers, includes a Wheatstone stereoscopic method.

Examples of the autostereoscopic method include a parallax barrier method, a lenticular method, an integral imaging method, and a switchable lens method. The projection method includes a reflection type holographic method and a transmission type holographic method.

Generally, 3D stereoscopic images consist of left image (left eye image) and right image (right eye image). A top-down method of arranging a left image and a right image in one frame according to a method in which a left image and a right image are combined into a three-dimensional stereoscopic image, A checker board system in which pieces of a left image and a right image are arranged in a tile form, a left-to-right (right-side) Or an interlaced method in which rows are alternately arranged, and a time sequential (frame-by-frame) method in which right and left images are alternately displayed in time.

In addition, the 3D thumbnail image can generate a left image thumbnail and a right image thumbnail from the left image and right image of the original image frame, respectively, and combine them to generate one 3D thumbnail image. In general, a thumbnail means a reduced image or a reduced still image. The left image thumbnail and the right image thumbnail generated in this way are displayed on the screen with a difference of the left and right distance by the depth corresponding to the parallax between the left image and the right image, thereby exhibiting a stereoscopic spatial feeling.

The left and right images necessary for realizing the three-dimensional stereoscopic image can be displayed on the stereoscopic display unit 152 by a stereoscopic processing unit (not shown). The stereoscopic processing unit receives a 3D image and extracts a left image and a right image from the 3D image, or receives a 2D image and converts it into a left image and a right image.

On the other hand, when a display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') that detects a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device in addition to the 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 unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area where the touch object is touched on the touch sensor but also the pressure at the time of touch. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

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 unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 may be provided as an example of the sensing unit 140. The proximity sensor 141 measures the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined sensing surface It refers to a sensor that uses infrared rays to detect without mechanical contact. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection fluorescent light sensor, a mirror reflection fluorescent light sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is electrostatic, it is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by a change of the electric field along the proximity of an object having conductivity (hereinafter, referred to as a pointer). 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 touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; 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 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, 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.

In the case where the three-dimensional display unit 152 and the touch sensor have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'three-dimensional touch screen') or a three-dimensional sensor that detects the touch operation and the stereoscopic display unit 152 are combined with each other The stereoscopic display unit 152 may also be used as a three-dimensional input device.

The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, a three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142, an ultrasonic sensing unit 143, and a camera sensing unit 144 as an example of the three-dimensional sensor.

The proximity sensor 141 measures the distance between the sensing surface (for example, a user's finger or a stylus pen) to which the touch is applied without mechanical contact using the force of the electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The terminal recognizes which part of the stereoscopic image has been touched using the distance. In particular, when the touch screen is of the electrostatic type, the proximity of the sensing object is detected by a change of the electric field according to the proximity of the sensing object, and the touch on the three-dimensional is recognized using the proximity.

The stereoscopic touch sensing unit 142 senses the strength or duration of a touch applied to the touch screen. For example, the three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142 senses a pressure to apply a touch, and when the pressing force is strong, recognizes the touch as a touch to an object located further away from the touch screen toward the inside of the terminal.

The ultrasonic sensing unit 143 is configured to recognize the position information of the sensing target using ultrasonic waves.

The ultrasound sensing unit 143 may include, for example, an optical sensor and a plurality of ultrasound sensors. The light sensor is configured to sense light, and the ultrasonic sensor is configured to sense ultrasonic waves. Since light is much faster than ultrasonic waves, the time it takes for light to reach the optical sensor is much faster than the time it takes for the ultrasonic waves to reach the ultrasonic sensor. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the position of the wave generating source using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera sensing unit 144 includes at least one of a camera 121, a photo sensor, and a laser sensor.

For example, the camera 121 and the laser sensor are combined with each other to sense a touch of a sensing target with respect to a three-dimensional stereoscopic image. When the distance information detected by the laser sensor is added to the two-dimensional image photographed by the camera, three-dimensional information can be obtained.

As another example, a photosensor may be stacked on a display element. The photosensor is configured to scan the movement of the object proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of light change, thereby acquiring position information of the object to be sensed.

The audio output module 153 can 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 153 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 153 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal 100 include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 154 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event by using a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 153 so that the display unit 151 and the sound output module 153 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 154 .

The haptic module 155 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 155 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 155 can be controlled by the user's selection or setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 155 may combine and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 155 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a 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 155 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 sense of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 155 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 (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- And may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk and optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, An audio I / O port, a video 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 use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) 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. Therefore, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 170. [

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, And various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. 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. [

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

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the controller 180 can execute a lock state for restricting input of a control command of the user to the applications. In addition, the controller 180 may control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on a touch input sensed through the display unit 151 in the locked state.

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 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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 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.

The software code may 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. [

Next, a communication system that can be implemented through the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described. 2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams of a communication system in which the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention can operate.

First, referring to FIG. 2A, the communication system may use different wireless interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by a communication system include Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) , Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the like.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

2A, a CDMA wireless communication system includes at least one terminal 100, at least one base station (BS) 270, at least one base station controller 180 (BSCs) ) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290 and BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG. 2A.

Each of the plurality of BSs 270 may include at least one sector, and each sector may include an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radials from the BS 270. In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments may have a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS 270 may be referred to as a base station transceiver subsystem (BTSs). In this case, one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270 may be collectively referred to as a base station. May also denote "cell sites ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2A illustrates a satellite 300 of a Global Positioning System (GPS). The satellite 300 aids in locating the mobile terminal 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2A, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with the satellite 300 shown in FIG. 2A to obtain desired location information. Here, the position of the mobile terminal 100 can be tracked using all the techniques capable of tracking the location as well as the GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Of the typical operation of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the mobile terminal 100. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 is connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. BSCs 275 also transmit the received data to MSC 280 and MSC 280 provides additional transport services for connection with PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 is connected to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 is connected to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 are connected to the BS 100 so that the forward link signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 270 can be controlled.

Next, a method of acquiring location information of a mobile terminal using a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Positioning System (WPS) will be described with reference to FIG. 2B.

The WiFi positioning system 300 uses a WiFi module provided in the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless access point 520 transmitting or receiving a wireless signal with the WiFi module, Is a technology for tracking the position of the terminal 100, and refers to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based positioning technology using WiFi.

The WiFi location tracking system 300 includes a Wi-Fi location server 510, a mobile terminal 100, a wireless AP 530 connected to the mobile terminal 100, and a database 530 storing arbitrary wireless AP information .

The Wi-Fi location server 510 extracts information of the wireless AP 520 connected to the mobile terminal 100 based on the location information request message (or signal) of the mobile terminal 100. The information of the wireless AP 520 connected to the mobile terminal 100 may be transmitted to the Wi-Fi position location server 510 through the mobile terminal 100 or may be transmitted from the wireless AP 520 to the Wi- Lt; / RTI >

SSID, RSSI, channel information, Privacy, Network Type, Signal Strength, and Noise Strength based on the location information request message of the mobile terminal 100, Lt; / RTI >

The WiFi location server 510 receives the information of the wireless AP 520 connected to the mobile terminal 100 and transmits the information included in the preformed database 530 to the wireless AP 520, And extracts (or analyzes) the location information of the mobile terminal 100 by comparing the information.

In FIG. 2B, the wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 are illustrated as first, second and third wireless APs 520 as an example. However, the number of wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 can be variously changed according to the wireless communication environment in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. The WiFi location tracking system 300 is capable of tracking the location of the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to at least one wireless AP.

Next, the database 530 may store various information of arbitrary wireless APs located at different locations, as will be described in more detail with respect to the database 530 in which arbitrary wireless AP information is stored.

The information of any wireless APs stored in the database 300 includes at least one of MAC address, SSID, RSSI, channel information, privacy, network type, radar coordinate of the wireless AP, (Available in GPS coordinates), address of the AP owner, telephone number, and the like.

Since the wireless base station 530 stores the wireless AP information and the location information corresponding to the wireless AP, the WiFi location server 510 receives the location information of the mobile terminal 100 from the database 530, The location information of the mobile terminal 100 can be extracted by searching for the wireless AP information corresponding to the information of the wireless AP 520 connected to the wireless AP 520 and extracting the location information matched with the retrieved wireless AP information.

Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal performing the operation of FIG. 2 will be described in detail.

3A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3A.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms 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. At least one intermediate case (not shown) may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The cases 101 and 102 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 153a, the camera module 121, and the like may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. The interface unit 270 and the like may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 151

The display unit 151a is disposed on the front surface of the terminal and is configured to display time information. The present invention further includes a touch sensing unit 151b extending from both sides of the display unit to form a side surface of the mobile terminal and sensing a touch input of a user. The touch sensing unit 151b may be integrally formed with the display unit 151a in a bent form from the display unit 151a. The touch sensing unit 151b may be configured to output predetermined screen information. That is, the touch sensing unit 151b may include the display unit 151a and one display unit.

For example, the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention including the display 151a and the touch sensing unit 151b may be configured such that the display unit 151 includes a Banded DOP (DOP) Banded Dilplay Only Phone) type mobile phone body.

For example, the window disposed on the upper surface of the display unit 151 is bent in both sides, and the front and side surfaces of the main body are formed by the window. Accordingly, the display unit 151a and the touch sensing unit 151b may be connected to each other without a physical interface. In this case, the display unit 151 may include a display device formed in a curved shape and embedded in the window.

As another example, the display unit 151 may be a flexible display. The flexible display portion includes a display that can be bent, twistable, collapsible, and curlable, which can be bent by an external force. Here, the flexible display unit may include both a general flexible display and an electronic paper.

Here, a typical flexible display refers to a durable display that is lightweight and does not break, made on a thin and flexible substrate that can be bent, bent, folded or rolled like paper while maintaining the display characteristics of conventional flat panel displays.

In addition, the electronic paper may be a display technology to which general ink characteristics are applied, and the point of using reflected light differs from a general flat panel display. The electronic paper can be changed by using a twist ball or electrophoresis (electrophoresis) using a capsule.

In this manner, the terminal main body can be configured such that both side surfaces of the display portion are bent by the flexible material property.

A sound output unit 153a and a camera module 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151a, and a front input unit (not shown) and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end .

The front input unit may include a plurality of operation units as an example of the user input unit 130 (see FIG. 1). The operating units may also be referred to as manipulating portions and may be employed in any manner as long as the user is operating in a tactile manner with a tactile impression.

In addition, the display unit 151a may form a touch screen together with the touch sensor, and the touch screen may be a user input unit 130 in this case. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a configuration without a front input unit on the front surface of the terminal. In this case, the mobile terminal can be configured such that the input operation to the main body of the mobile terminal can be performed only through the display unit 151a.

Referring to FIG. 3B, a camera module 121b may be additionally mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. FIG. The camera module 121b may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 221 (see FIG. 3A) disposed on the front surface of the terminal body, and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera module 121.

For example, the camera module 121 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and transmit the face to the other party, and the camera module 121b does not directly transmit an image of a general subject It is preferable to have a high pixel. The camera modules 221a and 221b may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash and a mirror may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera module 121b. The flash illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera module 121b. The mirror enables the user to illuminate the user's face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera module 121b.

A sound output unit 153a may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The rear audio output unit may implement the stereo function together with the front audio output unit 252 (see FIG. 3A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode in a call.

That is, a second sound output unit (not shown) may be formed on the rear surface or the speaker, together with the sound output unit 153a (first sound output unit) on the front face of the terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a second sound output unit may be provided on a side surface of the terminal.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear input unit 132 may be disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The rear input unit 132 may be located, for example, below the camera module 121b.

The rear input unit 132 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100, and input contents may be variously set. For example, a command such as a command such as power on / off, start, end, scrolling and the like, adjustment of the size of sound outputted from the sound output unit 153a, or switching to the touch recognition mode of the display module 251 Can receive. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the terminal may include only one of the front input unit and the rear input unit 132.

Hereinafter, a control method of accessing an application and executing an application or using the application as a folder will be described by combining the front and side surfaces of the display unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a conceptual diagram for explaining a control method of FIG. 4 according to an embodiment.

The display unit 151a outputs the first screen information 510. For example, the first screen information 510 may correspond to an execution screen of an activated application. For example, the first screen information 510 may correspond to an execution screen of a message application.

The mobile terminal 100 can execute a plurality of applications and activate the one application. Although not shown in the figure, the control unit may control the display unit to output time information regarding the application being executed according to a preset control command. The display unit may control the display unit to sequentially output time information based on the control command in the order in which the corresponding application is activated.

The touch sensing unit 151b is formed adjacent to both sides of the display unit 151 along the longitudinal direction of the display unit 151. [ The user can apply a touch input to the touch sensing unit 151b formed with the display unit 151 with the two fingers.

Although not shown in the drawings, the touch sensing unit 151b may be a display device that outputs time data, and may be integrally formed with the display unit 151, as described above. Accordingly, the preset time information can be output to the touch sensing unit 151b of the display device. For example, the controller may control the touch sensing unit 151b to emit light in one area of the touch sensing unit 151b to which the user's touch is applied.

Continuous touch input is applied to the touch sensing unit 151b (S502). Here, the touch input is preferably applied to the both-touch sensing unit 151b, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The continuous touch input is an input method using a finger moving along the length direction of the display unit. The continuous touch input defines a touch range according to a length to which the touch input is applied and a position where the first touch is applied.

The control unit controls the display unit 151 to output the second screen information to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range of the continuous touch input in step S503.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5A, the second screen information may correspond to an execution screen of another application. That is, the control unit controls the display unit 151 to switch a part of the first screen information, which is the execution screen of the first application, to the second screen information, which is the execution screen of the second application. Referring to FIG. 5A, the second application may correspond to an execution screen of a gallery application that outputs a plurality of images.

The display unit outputs the second screen information 520 to a partial area on the display unit corresponding to the touch distance based on the touch range corresponding to the touch distance applied to the touch sensing unit 151b. That is, the partial area corresponds to an area corresponding to the distance from the first touch applied to the touch sensing unit 151b to the last movement point. The touch input applied to the both-touch sensing unit 151b is preferably moved in a substantially parallel manner, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Also, the display unit outputs the second screen information 520 to a region corresponding to the touch range, and outputs a portion of the first screen information 510 to the remaining region. The second screen information 520 corresponds to a part of the execution screen of the second application.

Wherein the control unit activates the first application and the second application at the same time when the touch range corresponds to a part of the length of the display unit and sets a part of the execution screen of the first application and the second application in each divided area of the display unit To the display unit.

Here, the second application corresponds to an application that is running with the first application but is inactive. In addition, the second application corresponds to an application activated immediately before or after the activation of the first application.

The touch sensing unit 151b senses a touch input applied in both directions, that is, along a longitudinal direction or an opposite direction of the display unit. For example, when the touch input unit 151b receives a touch input continuously from top to bottom, the control unit activates the application immediately before the currently activated application is activated, and displays an execution screen The display unit can be controlled.

Also, the controller controls the display unit to output one area of each screen information according to a direction in which the touch input is applied. For example, when the touch input is moved downward with respect to the display unit, the display unit outputs the upper area of the first screen information 510 to the lower end of the display unit, and the second screen information 520 To the upper end of the display unit.

As the touch range increases from the moment when the first touch is applied to the touch sensing unit 151b, the display unit limits the output of a part of the first screen information in real time and displays the second screen information in a larger area And controls the display unit to output the image.

5A and 5C, when the touch range is applied substantially equal to the length of the side of the display unit, the control unit displays the second screen information 520 on the display unit as a whole And controls the display unit to output the image. For example, when the touch input is continuously applied from the uppermost end to the lowermost end of the side of the display unit, the control unit controls the display unit to switch the first screen information 510 to the second screen information 520 . The control unit may control the display unit to increase the area in which the second screen information 520 is output as the area in which the first screen information 510 is output is reduced based on the touch range.

Accordingly, the control unit can switch the first application to the inactive state.

Referring to FIGS. 5C and 5D, the touch sensing unit 151b senses a touch input applied in the opposite direction. That is, when the touch input unit 151b detects a touch input moving from the lowermost end to the uppermost end of the touch sensing unit 151b, the control unit 150 again transmits the second screen information 520 to the first screen information (510). ≪ / RTI >

That is, the control unit controls the display unit to output the execution screen of the previous application again based on the touch input applied in the opposite direction.

The control unit sequentially records an application activated by the user and sequentially outputs the execution screen of the application based on the direction of the continuous touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b. It is assumed that the first to third applications are being executed, the first application to the third application are sequentially activated, and the execution screen of the second application is currently being output to the display unit. The control unit outputs the execution screen of the first application based on the touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b in the downward direction and displays the execution screen of the third application on the basis of the touch input applied in the upward direction So that the display unit can be controlled to output.

Accordingly, the user can immediately execute the previously executed application without having to input a separate control command in order to check the information about the currently executed application again.

Referring to FIG. 5B, a control method of each application in a state in which the first and second screen information are outputted will be described. The controller outputs the first screen information 510 to one area of the display unit based on the continuous touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b and outputs the second screen information 520 to the remaining area, .

Referring to FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (d), the controller may control the second application by applying a touch input to the second screen information 520. For example, the second application corresponds to a gallery application that outputs an image stored in the memory 160, and the second screen information 520 includes a plurality of images in a reduced form.

When a plurality of images are output, the control unit controls the display unit to enlarge and output only the image when a touch input is applied to one image.

According to the present exemplary embodiment, when the touch input is applied to one image included in the second screen information 520, the control unit may display at least a portion 520 'of the image in the remaining area on the display unit And controls the display unit. That is, the display unit controls the second application based on the touch input applied to the second screen information 520, and outputs the changed execution screen of the second application to the remaining area.

Although not shown in the drawings. The first application can be controlled by a touch input applied to the first screen information 510. That is, the controller may simultaneously activate the first and second applications while simultaneously outputting the first and second screen information 510 and 520.

Accordingly, the user can activate and control the first and second applications at the same time, and receive execution screens corresponding to the first and second applications simultaneously.

Referring to FIG. 5C, a control method of providing an icon of a recommendation application based on a touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b will be described.

For example, the control unit outputs an execution screen of an application that was activated immediately before based on the touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b in the downward direction, and outputs the execution screen to the touch sensing unit 151b in the upward direction The control unit controls the display unit to output an execution screen of the application that was activated next (more recently) based on the touch input.

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, when the touch input is applied to the touch sensing unit 151b in the upward direction, the control unit displays an execution screen of an application that has been activated more recently than the current application. However, if the first application of the first screen information 510 is the application most recently activated, the control unit provides information on the recommended application.

That is, the control unit controls the display unit to output recommendation icons corresponding to at least one recommended application at a lower end of the display unit. The recommendation application may be preset by the user or recommended based on the analyzed result of the first screen information 510.

For example, the recommendation icon includes a first icon 531 preset by the user. The first icon 531 may correspond to a graphic image that receives a touch input for switching to a home screen page.

The recommendation icon includes a second icon 532 for an application expected to be used through analysis of the first screen information 510 and a third icon 532 for an application related to information contained in the first screen information 510 533). For example, when the first screen information 510 corresponding to the execution screen of the message application is output, the first screen information 510 may include text such as a picture in the message. The control unit may expect the user to launch a gallery application for sharing images, and may output a second icon 532 of the gallery application.

In addition, if the message includes a telephone number, the control unit may control the display unit to output the third icon 533 of the telephone application.

Further, the control unit analyzes the execution tendency of each application by using the execution history of the recorded user. For example, the control unit may recommend an application that is frequently executed with the message application. For example, when the user frequently activates the Internet connection application while activating the message application, the display unit may output the fourth icon 534 of the Internet connection application.

The recommendation icons are output to occupy a predetermined area of the display unit. Referring to FIG. 5C, the recommendation icons are displayed to cover a part of the first screen information 510.

5C, the display unit may restrict the output of the upper part of the first screen information 510 by moving the first screen information 510, and may display the first screen information 510, The recommendation icons may be displayed so as to be connected to the lower end of the display unit. That is, the display unit may move the first screen information 510 in the upward direction and output the icons to the remaining area.

However, the positions where the icons are output are not limited thereto. In addition, if the current display unit is displaying the execution screen of the application that has been executed for the first time, if the touch input applied in the downward direction is applied to the touch sensing unit 151b, the control unit displays the recommended icons So that the display unit can be controlled to output.

Accordingly, even when the user does not have the execution screen of the application to be provided any more, the user can execute the desired application more easily using the recommended application.

Referring to FIG. 5D, a control method for simultaneously outputting two screen information will be described. Referring to FIG. 5D, when the continuous touch input is stopped in one area of the touch sensing unit 151b, the controller displays a part of the first and second screen information 510 and 520, And outputs it to the display unit. The boundary between the first and second screen information 510 and 520 corresponds to the position of the touch sensing unit 151b to which the touch input of the user is applied.

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the controller may select one of the first and second screen information 510 and 520 as a touch input to the touch sensing unit 151b, And controls the display unit to output only the screen information.

For example, when the touch input is canceled, the control unit selects screen information output to more areas on the display unit. Therefore, the control unit limits the output of the first screen information 510 and controls the second screen information 520 to be output on the display unit as a whole.

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5C, when the predetermined touch input is applied to the touch sensing unit 151b, the controller displays the first and second screen information 510 and 520, The display unit can be controlled so as to output simultaneously.

For example, while the first and second screen information 510 and 520 are being output on the display unit at the same time, the controller may control the touch sensing unit 151b for a predetermined period of time The controller may control the display unit to output the first and second screen information 510 and 520 together when the touch input (e.g., long touch input) of the touch screen is applied and terminated. The output area and boundary of the first and second screen information 510 and 520 may correspond to one area of the touch sensing unit to which the long touch input is applied.

Accordingly, the user can easily receive at least one desired screen information.

6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a control method of outputting additional information on a selected one of a plurality of contents included in the screen information.

6A shows a display unit for outputting a first execution screen 540 of a gallery application for outputting together a plurality of images obtained through different views or schemes. The controller senses one area of the touch sensing unit 151b to which the touch input is applied. The first execution screen 540 includes a plurality of contents, and the contents correspond to a plurality of images.

The controller selects at least one content displayed in one area on the display unit corresponding to one area of the touch sensing unit 151b in which the touch input is sensed. One area on the display unit corresponding to one area of the touch sensing unit 151b is determined by two touch input points that are applied in parallel to the both touch sensing units 151b formed on both sides. If the additive line segment connecting the two touch input points applied to the both touch sensing unit 151b is defined, the virtual line segment passes through one area on the display unit based on the touch input continuously applied along one direction do. The control unit selects the content to be output to one area on the display unit through which the virtual line segment passes. That is, the control unit controls the display unit to output the content displayed in the row on the display unit corresponding to the touch range.

The control unit controls the display unit to output the first additional information 550 related to the selected content. The first additional information 550 may be displayed in an area adjacent to the selected content. Also, the controller may control the display unit to output the first additional information 550 so as to cover one area of the first execution screen 540. However, the area on the display unit on which the first additional information 550 is outputted is not limited thereto. For example, the controller may control the display unit to move a portion of the first execution screen 540 to another area to secure an area to which the first additional information 550 is to be output.

The first additional information 550 may correspond to a menu for controlling (or editing) the selected content. For example, the first additional information 550 may correspond to a menu image for receiving a touch input to hide, edit, or sort the content.

Since the controller selects a plurality of contents by touch input on a row-by-row basis, the controller can select a plurality of contents to be output in one row. In this case, the controller may select only one content by touch input on the display unit among the plurality of contents. For example, as shown in the figure, three images are selected based on a touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b, and the display unit outputs a menu image for three images. The control unit may select one image based on the touch input applied on the display unit, and may control the selected one image based on the additional touch input applied to the menu image. As shown in the figure, the control unit may control the display unit so that the selected one content item 541 is hidden based on a plurality of touch inputs of the user (the output is limited).

The controller may control the display unit to limit the output of the first additional information 550 based on a touch input applied along the direction opposite to the touch sensing unit 151b. That is, the control unit controls the display unit to select the content by the touch input applied along the one direction and output the first additional information 550 according to the selected content, And controls the display unit such that the outputted first additional information 550 disappears.

For example, a continuous touch input applied along the opposite direction may be defined as a touch input such that the virtual line segment is passed through the first additional information 550.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6D, the controller may select one of the first additional information 550 and the selected one content 541 based on the touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b. It is possible to control the display unit to limit the output.

Also, although not shown in the drawing, all of the contents included in the row through which the virtual segment segment passes may be selected based on the touch input. For example, when the execution screen includes a text composed of a plurality of lines, the control unit can select the plurality of lines and edit the text.

Accordingly, the user can select at least one content displayed on the display unit by the touch input of one area of the touch sensing unit, and receive the additional information therefrom more easily.

A control method that provides distinct additional information for the selected content will be described with reference to FIG. 6B.

6B is a view showing a display unit for outputting a second execution screen 560 corresponding to a web browser screen. The second execution screen 560 includes different types of contents. For example, the second execution 560 may include an image, an input window, text, a moving picture, an image linked with a hyperlink, an icon, and the like. For example, the second execution screen 560 includes a first content 561 including an image and text, and a second content 562 in the form of a number.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, the controller selects the first content 561 based on a touch input to the touch sensing unit 151b. Since the method of selecting the content is substantially the same as the method of FIG. 6A, duplicate description is omitted.

The controller selects the first content 561 based on the touch input and controls the display unit to output the second additional information 571 in an area adjacent to the first content 560. [ The second additional information 571 corresponds to the information related to the first content 561. For example, the second additional information 571 may correspond to a menu image for storing the image, storing text, or receiving a touch input for copying an image and text.

On the other hand, referring to (c) of FIG. 6B, the controller selects the second content 562 based on the touch input. The control unit controls the display unit to output third additional information 572 related to the second content 562 to an area adjacent to the second content 562. [

For example, the third additional information 572 may include a menu image for receiving a touch input to make a call using the number, store a number as a telephone number, or transmit a character. The controller activates an application based on a touch input to one of the menu images and performs a selected function using the information included in the content.

Accordingly, the user can select one of the plurality of contents and receive additional information related to the selected contents.

7A to 7C are conceptual diagrams for explaining a control method of outputting sub information of the selected contents.

7A is a diagram illustrating a display unit for outputting a first execution screen 540 including a plurality of image groups. Although not shown in the drawing, the display unit may output at least one sub-image included in the image group based on the touch input applied to the image group.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, on the basis of a touch input to the touch sensing unit 151b, the control unit displays the touch screen in a row of one of the image groups included in the first execution screen 540 And selects at least one image group to be displayed. The control unit may control the display unit to output at least one image included in the selected image group based on the touch input of the continuously-applied touch sensing unit 151b.

That is, the control unit controls the display unit to output the first lower information 551 of the selected image group, and the first lower information 551 is preferably output to an area adjacent to the selected image group 541 Do.

In addition, the controller may control the display unit to display the first lower information 551 in a region on the display unit through which a line defined by continuous touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b passes . Also, the display unit may output more first lower information 551 as the area of the applied touch input increases.

For example, when the image group selected by the touch sensing unit 151b includes a plurality of images and the display unit outputs a plurality of images with a predetermined size, And controls the display unit to output a larger amount of images.

That is, the user can confirm a plurality of images included in the image group without applying a touch input to the image group output to the display unit. In addition, when a plurality of image groups are selected, it is possible to receive distinct images included in each image group at the same time.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7C, the control unit controls the display unit to output the second lower information 552 of the selected image group. For example, the second lower information 552 may correspond to generation information, setting information, size, and the like of the image group.

Referring to FIG. 7B, a control method for providing the third lower information included in the application without activating the application in the home screen page will be described.

7B is a view illustrating a display unit for outputting third screen information 580 corresponding to a home screen page. The third screen information 580 includes at least one icon for receiving a touch input for executing at least one application.

When the event is generated or received in the application, the display unit may display a notification medium on the icon. For example, when a message is received in the mobile terminal, the display unit may display an advertisement badge in the icon 581 of the message application.

When the home screen page is output, the controller may select at least one icon among the plurality of icons based on a touch input to the touch sensing unit 515b.

The control unit may control the display unit to output additional information on the application corresponding to the selected icon. For example, the controller selects at least one icon displayed in one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range of the touch sensing unit 151b. The controller may output the third lower information 590 regarding the application of the icon formed with the notification medium among the selected icons.

For example, when the icon 581 of the message application is selected by the touch range, the control unit may control the display unit to output the received message.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if there is no event or notification corresponding to the selected icon, the control unit may control the display unit to output additional information of the application corresponding to the selected icon. Here, the additional information may correspond to a description of the application, information related to installation, memory used, and the like.

In addition, the display unit may output the third lower information 590 to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range based on the touch range.

Accordingly, the user can receive information on the event on the home screen page without activating the application including the received event.

Although not shown in the drawing, the controller may be configured to apply a touch input in the opposite direction to the touch sensing unit 151b, or to display the touch sensing unit 151b in one area on the display unit (the area in which the third lower information 590 is not output) When the touch input is applied, the display unit can be controlled to limit the output of the third lower information 590.

In addition, if a touch input is applied to the third lower information 590, the control unit may activate the application and control the display unit to output an execution screen of the application.

Referring to FIG. 7C, a notification image displayed on the touch sensing unit 151b will be described. According to the present embodiment, the touch sensing unit 151b may be implemented as a display device that outputs time information. Accordingly, the controller may control the touch sensing unit 151b to output an image if necessary. The present embodiment is not limited to the control method shown in the drawings, and can be applied to all the embodiments described above.

Referring to FIG. 7A, when the lower information that can be output to the content is included, the control unit controls the notification image 600 to be output to one area of the touch sensing unit 151b. The notification image 600 may have a predetermined image or a light emitting form. The notification image 600 is preferably formed in an area adjacent to the content including the additional information or the lower information.

For example, if the image 542 of one of the images displayed on the display unit with the gallery application active includes the sub information 553, the control unit displays the notification image And controls the touch sensing unit 151b to display the touch sensing unit 600. [

7C, the controller 54 enlarges and outputs the image 542 according to the touch input applied to the image 542, and outputs the lower information 553, To the display unit.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, when the touch range of the touch sensing unit 151b includes the display area of the notification image 600, the control unit outputs the lower information 553 And controls the display unit.

Also, the controller may control the touch sensing unit 151b to move the output position of the notification image 600 based on the continuous touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the touch sensing unit 151b may change the shape of the notification image 600 or fix the position of the notification image 600 based on the touch input.

Although not shown in the drawings. The notification image 600 may be output to the upper or lower portion of the touch sensing unit 151b when an application executed before or after the execution of the application exists while the execution screen of one application is being output .

Accordingly, the user can confirm the content related to the information that can be provided, whether or not there is information that can be provided by applying the touch input to the touch sensing unit 151b.

8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of controlling a touch input applied to the touch sensing units on both sides according to a touch method. 8 (a) is a diagram showing a display unit for outputting first screen information of the first application.

The control unit may control the display unit based on continuous touch input applied to the touch sensing unit 151b on one side while the touch input is simultaneously applied to the touch sensing units on both sides.

8A and 8C, when a long touch input is applied to one area of the left touch sensing part and a continuous touch input moves along one direction to the right touch sensing part, And outputs the second screen information 520 of the application along with the second screen information 510.

The area on the display unit on which the second screen information 520 is output is based on the touch range of the touch input applied to the right touch sensing unit 151b. That is, not only the continuous touch input applied to the left and right sides but also other applications can be activated even when the touch input is applied to only one touch sensing unit.

8 (a) and 8 (c), when the long touch input is applied to the left touch sensing unit 151b and the continuous touch input is applied to the right touch sensing unit, Activate.

However, the controller controls the display unit to output the first and second screen information 510 and 520 with one region of the left touch sensing unit 151b to which the long touch input is applied. According to the present embodiment, the output information of the screen information can not be controlled by the touch range by the continuous touch input to the right touch sensing unit 151b.

Accordingly, it is possible to more easily control the activation of the application and the output of the screen information even if all of the continuous touch input is not applied to the both-side touch sensing unit 151b.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

Claims (16)

A body including a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface;
A display unit disposed on the front surface and outputting first screen information;
A side touch sensing unit formed on the side adjacent to both corners of the display unit and receiving a continuous touch input of the user;
And controlling the display unit to output the second screen information to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range of the continuous touch input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first and second screen information correspond to execution screens of first and second applications that are distinguished from each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first and second applications are running and are sequentially activated. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the display unit outputs the first and second screen information to the divided areas on the display unit,
Wherein the control unit controls the first application or the second application based on a touch input applied to the first screen information or the second screen information. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to output an icon of a recommendation application related to the first screen information when the first application is activated first or last in the running application, 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the controller selectively outputs screen information to be output to a larger area on the display unit of the first and second screen information when the touch input applied to the side touch detection unit is canceled. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first screen information includes at least one content,
And the second screen information comprises time information related to a selected one of the contents. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the controller selects content to be output to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range among a plurality of contents included in the first screen information. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the time information corresponds to a menu image for receiving a touch input for editing the content. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the time information corresponds to a menu image for receiving a touch input for executing an application related to the content. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the time information corresponds to lower information related to the content,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to output a part of the plurality of pieces of lower information corresponding to the touch range. The method of claim 8, wherein the first screen information corresponds to a home screen page including at least one icon corresponding to an application,
Wherein the control unit selects at least one icon based on the touch range and controls the display unit to output lower information related to the application of the selected icon. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the touch sensing unit comprises a display unit for outputting an image and the control unit outputs a notification image to one area of the touch sensing unit for receiving the touch input for outputting the second screen information. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the first screen information includes a plurality of contents and the second screen information is time information related to one content,
Wherein the notification image is output to a region on the side touch detection unit adjacent to the content. Outputting first screen information to a display unit;
Sensing a continuous touch input applied to a touch sensing unit connected to both sides of the display unit;
And outputting the second screen information to one area on the display unit corresponding to the touch range by the continuous touch input. 16. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising storing an order in which a plurality of running applications are activated,
And the second screen information corresponds to one of the execution screens of the application selected based on the order.

Images