KR20150094057A - Method for controlling mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for controlling a mobile terminal is disclosed. The control method of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving input of dragging a first icon corresponding to a certain first application to a second icon corresponding to a second application; displaying a message asking whether to grouping the first and second applications in an alarm area; and generating a tap displaying an alarm corresponding to the first or second applications in the alarm area corresponding to input of a user.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal control method.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a mobile terminal is a portable device having one or more functions that can carry and perform voice and video communication functions, information input / output functions, and data storing functions.

With the recent spread of smart devices such as smart phones, the functions of such mobile terminals have become diversified, so that they have complicated functions such as photographing and video shooting, music and video file playback, game and broadcast reception And is evolving into a comprehensive multimedia device.

At the upper part of the display unit of the mobile terminal, a notification bar is provided. When activating the notification bar, a new notification is displayed for the user to view.

However, conventionally, such notifications are arranged in chronological order, so that the readability is degraded. Even if the user confirms the notification, the user must go through a number of steps in order to enter the application, have

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a mobile terminal control method for grouping notification information, improving readability and enhancing convenience for a user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method including: receiving an input for dragging a first icon corresponding to a first application to a second icon corresponding to a second application; Displaying a message inquiring whether to group the first and second applications in a notification area; And generating a tab for displaying the notification corresponding to the first application or the second application in the notification area, corresponding to the input of the user.

The mobile terminal control method of the present invention may further comprise the step of displaying a window such that a user inputs a grouping name.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising: receiving, in the notification area, an input for selecting a tab generated by the first method; Displaying at least one notification corresponding to the first or second application; And receiving, when receiving a selection input for one of the at least one notification, entering an application corresponding to the notification.

A mobile terminal control method of the present invention includes: displaying a third icon for entering a notification area on a home screen; And entering the notification area when receiving an input for the third icon.

The mobile terminal control method of the present invention may further include, when receiving a previous step entry input from a user, returning to the notification area.

In the present invention as described above, the notification corresponding to the grouped application is displayed in a separate tab, so that the user can easily distinguish the notification and improve convenience.

1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining display of a notification confirmation icon according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the grouping of notification areas according to the present invention.
6 to 9 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the present invention.
10 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the grouping setting of the present invention.
11 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of searching for or sorting notifications in the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a pad computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) A navigation unit, and the like, and a display unit capable of flicking input.

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 a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, except in a case where the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

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

As shown in the figure, a mobile terminal 1 according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 10, an audio / video (A / V) input unit 20, a user input unit 30, An input unit 40, an output unit 50, a storage unit 60, an interface unit 70, a control unit 80, and a power supply unit 90. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the above constituent elements will be discussed in order.

The wireless communication unit 10 includes one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 1 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 1 and the network in which the mobile terminal 1 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 10 may include a broadcast receiving unit 11, a mobile communication unit 12, a wireless Internet unit 13, a short range communication unit 14, and a location information unit 15.

The broadcast receiver 11 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server (not shown) via a broadcast channel. At this time, 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 broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information to the mobile terminal 1.

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 mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information can also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it can be received by the mobile communication unit 12. Broadcast-related information can 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).

The broadcast receiving unit 11 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only ), And ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving unit 11 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcasting system but also other broadcasting systems.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiver 11 may be stored in the storage unit 60.

The mobile communication unit 12 transmits and receives radio signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server in the mobile communication network. At this time, the wireless signal may include various types of data according to a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet unit 13 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the mobile terminal 1 or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication unit 14 is 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 for short range communication technology.

The position information unit 15 is a module for acquiring the position of the mobile terminal 1. As a representative example thereof, there is a GPS (Global Position System) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, the A / V input unit 20 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 21, a microphone 22, and the like. The camera 21 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image 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 51. [

The image frame processed by the camera 21 can be stored in the storage unit 60 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 10. [ At least two cameras 21 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 22 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 unit 12 and output when the voice data is in the call mode.

The microphone 22 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

Further, in the present invention, the user may receive the user's voice from the microphone 22, and the control unit 80 may include the voice recognition unit 82 for recognizing the user's voice. However, the voice recognition unit 82 may be implemented within the control unit 80 or separately. Since the speech recognition algorithm of the speech recognition unit 82 is already well known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The user input unit 30 generates input data for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 1 by the user. The user input unit 30 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 40 is connected to the mobile terminal 1 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 1, the position of the mobile terminal 1, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal 1, , And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 1. [ For example, the sensing unit 40 may sense whether the power supply unit 90 is powered on, whether the interface unit 70 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 40 may include a proximity sensor 41, a touch sensor 42, and a tilt sensor 43.

The output unit 50 is for generating an output relating to a visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 51, an acoustic output unit 52, an alarm unit 53, and a haptic unit 54 .

The display unit 51 displays (outputs) the information processed by the mobile terminal 1. [ For example, when the mobile terminal 1 is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 1 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, it can display the photographed and / or received image or the UI and the GUI.

The display unit 51 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, and a 3D display.

There may be two or more display units 51 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 1. [ For example, in the mobile terminal 1, a plurality of display sections may be spaced apart from one another, or may be arranged integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

When the display unit 51 and a sensor (touch sensor) 42 for sensing a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 51 may be used as an input device Can be used. The touch sensor 42 may be implemented in the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad.

The touch sensor 42 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 51 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display portion 51 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 42 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 42, the corresponding signal is transmitted to the touch control unit (not shown). The touch control unit processes the corresponding signal and transmits the corresponding data to the control unit 80. [ Thus, the control unit 80 can know which area of the display unit 51 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 41 may be disposed in an inner area of the mobile terminal 1 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 41 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 the electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 41 has a longer life span than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 41 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 is configured to detect the proximity of the input unit with a change in the electric field along the proximity of the input unit when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the act of causing the input unit to be recognized as being proximate to the touch screen without touching the input unit on the touch screen is called "proximity touch" Quot; directly touch "the action that the input unit actually touches. The position at which the proximity touch is made to the input unit on the touch screen means the position where the input unit corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the input unit is touched proximately.

The proximity sensor 41 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 can be output on the touch screen.

The audio output unit 52 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 10 or stored in the storage unit 60 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output unit 52 also outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 1. [ The sound output unit 52 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 53 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 1. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal 1 include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 53 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal can also be output through the display unit 51 or the sound output unit 52 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 53. [

The haptic unit 54 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic portion 54 is vibration. The intensity and the pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic portion 54 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic portion 54 may be provided with a pin arrangement that vertically moves 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 part 54 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 such as the finger or arm. At least two haptic units 54 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 1.

The storage unit 60 may store a program for the operation of the controller 80 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The storage unit 60 may store data on vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The storage unit 60 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) (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-only memory (PROM) A magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 1 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 60 on the network.

The interface unit 70 serves as a path for communication with all the external devices connected to the mobile terminal 1. The interface unit 70 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 1 or allows data in the mobile terminal 1 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 70.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 1 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal 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. Therefore, the identification device can be connected to the mobile terminal 1 through the port.

The interface unit 70 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 1 when the mobile terminal 1 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user, (1). ≪ / RTI > Various command signals or power from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 1 is correctly mounted in the cradle.

The controller 80 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 1. [ For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 80 may include a multimedia unit 81 for multimedia playback. The multimedia unit 81 may be implemented in the control unit 80 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 80. [

The control unit 80 can perform a pattern recognition process capable of recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 90 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 80 and supplies power required 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 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 80 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented in 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 codes are stored in the storage unit 60 and can be executed by the control unit 80. [

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

The illustrated mobile terminal 1 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 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 2 and a rear case 3. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 2 and the rear case 3. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 2 and the rear case 3. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin or may be formed to have a metal material such as aluminum (Al), stainless steel (STS), or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 51, the sound output unit 52, the camera 21, the user input unit 30, the microphone 22, the interface unit 70, and the like may be disposed in the front body 2, .

The display portion 51 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 2. The sound output section 52 and the camera 21 are disposed in the area adjacent to one end of the both ends of the display section 51 and the user input section 30 and the microphone 22 are disposed in the area adjacent to the other end have. The user input unit 30 and the interface unit 70 may be disposed on one side of the front case 2 and the rear case 3.

The user input unit 30 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 1 and may include a plurality of operation units 31 and 32. [ The operation units 31 and 32 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the tactile manner in which the user operates with a tactile impression.

The contents input by the first and second operation units 31 and 32 can be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 31 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 32 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 52, To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining display of a notification confirmation icon according to the present invention.

Conventionally, the user has to display the notification area by sliding the notification bar 3A downward on the display part 51 in order to confirm the notification. However, according to the present invention, the notification icon 3C And can be displayed on the home screen 3D.

Accordingly, the user can touch the notification icon 3C (i.e., the control unit 80 receives the touch input of the user with respect to the notification icon 3C), and display the notification area.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of grouping a notification area according to the present invention.

(a), when a user designates an icon corresponding to an application that wants grouping in one folder, the folder name may be set to correspond to a tab of the notification area as shown in (b) .

That is, in FIG. 4A, a folder 4A corresponding to 'chat', a folder 4B corresponding to 'Cafe', and a folder 4C corresponding to 'shopping' 4D, 4E, 4F).

At this time, the notification area shown in (b) may be entered by touching the notification icon 3C or sliding the notification bar 3A downward on the display unit 51 as shown in FIG.

5 is another exemplary diagram for explaining the grouping of notification areas according to the present invention.

5A and 5B corresponding to the cafe application are displayed as shown in Fig. 3A, when the user drags (5C) any one of the icons 5B to another icon 5A, However, in the present invention, the control unit 80 may display a message 5D inquiring whether to perform the grouping corresponding to the notification area as shown in (b). When the user selects 'YES' 5E, the control unit 80 displays a window 5G requesting to input a grouping name (that is, a folder name) as shown in (c) You can specify a name. However, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the controller 80 may provide a proper folder name without asking the user for a folder name.

When the user inputs the grouping name into the window 5G, the tab 5J corresponding to the grouping name is generated in the notification area as shown in (e). Other tabs in (e) may be generated similarly.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the present invention in which a notification is generated in the chat tab of the notification area.

When the user selects the notification icon 3C on the home screen in FIG. 3 or slides the notification bar 3A to enter the notification area and selects the chat tab 6A (that is, (For example, when receiving a selection input (e.g., touch input) to the tab 6A), the control unit 80 can display notifications related to the chat application, such as 6B to 6D in (a). That is, the control unit 80 can display notifications for chat rooms in which a new conversation has arrived in the chat application, as shown in 6B to 6D.

When the user selects the notification of 6B in (a), for example, as shown in (b), it is possible to display the chat room 6E in which the notification is generated (that is, a new chat history is generated) At this time, when the user selects the cancel key (or the back key) on the screen of (b), the user can return to the notification area of (a) instead of the home screen as in the conventional case.

As described above, according to the present invention, when entering an application corresponding to the notification in the notification area, the application returns to the notification area, thereby making it possible to access the chat application with the unified operation, .

7 is a diagram illustrating an operation for explaining the operation of the present invention, in which a notification is generated in a cafe tab of a notification area.

When the user selects the notification icon 3C on the home screen in FIG. 3 or slides the notification bar 3A to enter the notification area and selects the cafe tab 7A, 7B through 7D, it is possible to display notifications related to the cafe application. That is, the control unit 80 can display notifications of the cafe where the new event has arrived in the cafe application, as shown in 7B to 7D.

7, an alarm indicating that a new article has arrived in each cafe has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it may be notified that a mail has been received, have.

For example, if the user selects 7B and enters the cafe, if the user selects the cancel key or the back key, the user returns to the notification area as shown in FIG. 7 to allow the user to access the cafe application with the unified operation, The convenience of the user can be improved.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the present invention in which a notification is generated in a shopping tab of a notification area.

When the user selects the notification icon 3C on the home screen in FIG. 3 or slides the notification bar 3A to enter the notification area and selects the shopping tab 8A, the control unit 80 controls the 8B ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 8E, < / RTI > In other words, the control unit 80 can display notifications indicating that new shopping information has arrived in the shopping application as shown in 8B to 8E.

As described above, the control unit 80 of the present invention can increase the readability of the user by integrating and displaying the optimum shopping information delivered from the plurality of shopping applications in one tab.

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining the operation of the present invention, in which an alert is generated in the event tab.

The event tab indicates contents related to the mobile terminal 1, such as 9C indicating that the connection is made to the USB, 9D indicating that the USB debugging connection is established or 9B indicating that charging related events have occurred Etc., can be displayed in association with the mobile terminal 1.

Generally, the notifications updated with respect to the mobile terminal 1 are low in importance, so that they can be separately displayed in the event tab and not mixed with other notifications.

9, when the user selects the upgrade tab 9E, the control unit 80 can display an upgrade notification for the application.

Usually, the upgrade notification is displayed on the notification bar 3A, and is continuously displayed until the user completes the upgrade of the application, so that the space of the notification bar 3A becomes narrower and the user can feel fatigue Therefore, it is possible to improve convenience for the user by separately displaying on the upgrade tab 9E.

10 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the grouping setting of the present invention.

When the user selects the chat tab 10A, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the setting icon 10B can be provided. By selecting the setting icon 10B, the user can select an application Can be selected.

That is, among the plurality of applications displayed in FIG. 10, the user can receive notification of a desired application by selecting (i.e., touch input) an application to display a notification in the corresponding chat tab. At this time, the control unit 80 can provide an installed application list as shown in FIG. 10 so that the user can select an application to receive a notification in the chat tab 10A.

In addition, though not shown, it is possible to set notifications for a specific word or a specific application through the setting icon 10B, whereby the user can notify only the information that the user wants to be notified.

11 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of searching for or sorting notifications in the present invention.

As shown in the figure, when the user enters the chat tab 11A, the control unit 80 can display icons 11B to 11F for search and sorting in one area.

That is, when the user selects the first icon 11B for sorting notifications in chronological order, the controller 80 can display the most recent notification in chronological order. Also, when the second icon 11C for sorting in the order of the names of the other parties is selected, the control unit 80 can sort and display the notifications in the order of the other party's name.

In addition, when the third icon 11D for sorting in application order is selected, the control unit 80 can sort and display the applications in the order of their names.

On the other hand, when the user inputs a predetermined word as a search word in the search window 11E and selects the search icon 11F, the search word is searched from the notification content and only the searched notification is displayed or the searched notification is displayed with the highest priority It is possible.

The kind of the icon varies depending on the properties of the tab, and it is obvious that the icon is not limited to the description of the present invention.

The chat tab, the cafe tab, the shopping tab, the event tab, and the upgrade tab have been described with reference to the above-described types of tabs, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

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Claims (5)

Receiving an input to drag a first icon corresponding to a first application to a second icon corresponding to a second application;
Displaying a message inquiring whether to group the first and second applications in a notification area; And
And generating a tab for displaying a notification corresponding to the first application or the second application in the notification area in response to a user's input.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of displaying a window such that the user enters a grouping name.
Receiving, in the notification area, an input for selecting a tab generated by the first method;
Displaying at least one notification corresponding to the first or second application;
And receiving, when receiving a selection input for any one of the at least one notification, entering an application corresponding to the notification.
The method of claim 3,
Displaying a third icon for entering a notification area on a home screen; And
And entering the notification area when receiving an input for the third icon.
The method of claim 3,
And returning to the notification area when receiving a previous step entry input from the user.

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