KR20160042416A - Apparatus and method for providing list in a portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing a list which support a popup function for providing output information of an object focused by performing navigation on a list screen in a popup window. The method for providing a list comprises: a process of outputting a list screen consisting of a plurality of objects; a process of extracting output information of a specific focused object among the objects; and a process of displaying the output information on the list screen in a popup window.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIST IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a list providing method and a portable terminal supporting the list, and more particularly, to a list providing method and a portable terminal supporting the list in which a user can conveniently manage objects constituting a list in a portable terminal.

Generally, portable terminals provide various list screens. For example, a call log list, a message list, a phone book list, and the like. Currently, the memory of the portable terminal is generally in units of Giga, and the number of objects stored in the portable terminal is increasing exponentially. In addition, as the number of stored objects increases, the number of objects constituting the list increases. In this situation, a lot of time and inconvenience are caused in the user in searching for a specific list and managing objects in the list.

In particular, in recent years, the number of users using the message transmission / reception function is rapidly increasing due to its convenience. As the use of the message transmission / reception function increases, the number of objects corresponding to the transmission / reception message stored in the portable terminal, that is, the transmission message and the reception message, is also increasing. The mobile terminal integrates objects for the transmission message and reception messages according to the storage capacity supported by the portable terminal, or stores the objects for each category. Accordingly, the number of objects constituting the message list may increase from several to several thousand depending on the storage capacity of the portable terminal. In the case of a received message, a spam message of an advertisement that the user does not need may be received.

Therefore, the user frequently performs management (deletion, movement, copying, etc.) on the transmission objects and reception objects in the message list. At this time, conventionally, in order to check what contents a specific object contains in the message list, a procedure of selecting and checking the object may be performed. In this case, a message function for confirming the contents of the object is executed and switched to the message confirmation screen on the message list screen. Then, the user confirms the contents of the message of the object on the message confirmation screen, and then makes a decision such as deletion, movement, copy, maintenance or the like. In order to manage other objects, the user can manage the message list by closing the message confirmation screen, switching to the message list screen, and repeating the above process for the other object.

On the other hand, in the portable terminal, a function of deleting an object constituting the message list is provided. The deletion function supports a method of deleting each object one by one, deleting all the messages at once, selecting a plurality of objects corresponding to a user selection, and selectively deleting only a plurality of selected objects. In a method of deleting or selectively deleting the objects one by one among the deletion methods, a procedure for confirming contents for deletion of the object may be performed. However, in the conventional portable terminal, only the telephone number information or a limited number of characters for each object in the list is provided on the list screen, or a part of the message content is slowly slid by the slide function.

Accordingly, the user can infer the entire contents of the object only by dialing a phone number, a limited number of characters, or a part of the slide, or switching to a message confirmation screen to determine the entire contents of the object. Therefore, it is difficult to grasp the exact contents when managing the message list, and it takes a lot of time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal supporting a pop-up function in providing a list and a list providing method using the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for efficiently managing objects in a list by using a pop-up function.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a list providing method and a portable terminal supporting the same, which can display output information about each object in a list in real time by a pop-up function in a portable terminal.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a list providing method of outputting information of an object to be focused in response to user navigation in a list in real time through a pop-up window and a portable terminal supporting the list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a list, the method comprising: outputting a list screen including a plurality of objects; Extracting output information of a specific object to be focused among the objects; And displaying the output information on the list screen through a pop-up window.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a list including a plurality of objects, a focusing state of a specific object in the list, and output information of a focused object through a pop-up window A display unit; And a controller for controlling focusing on the object in the list, extracting output information of the focused object, determining a pop-up area of the pop-up window, and controlling the output of the pop-up window including the output information in the determined pop- .

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for providing a list of portable terminals using the pop-up function proposed in the present invention, it is possible to more easily and quickly manage the list by using the pop-up function. According to the present invention, the user can check the output information of each object in the list in real time while performing navigation. Accordingly, the user can perform list management while real-time checking the output information of the object in the list. Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether or not to delete, move, copy, maintain, etc. the objects in the list more quickly.

For example, when a user desires to delete an object having unnecessary output information (message content) from a message list, the user can easily and quickly determine and delete one or more objects desired to be deleted while checking corresponding output information of each object in real time have. That is, according to the present invention, the output information through the pop-up window and the objects in the list are provided together, and the corresponding output information for each object is provided in a pop-up window in real time, .

1 is a diagram illustrating a list providing method for supporting a pop-up function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a detailed operation example of a list management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 and 5 are views illustrating a screen example corresponding to performing a pop-up function in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a view for explaining a pop-up window provided by a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of well-known functions and constructions that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. In other words, it should be noted that only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a list providing method and apparatus for supporting a pop-up function. In particular, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when providing a list of a specific category, output information on objects constituting the list can be outputted in real time through a pop-up window.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a screen of a list corresponding to a user request is output, and output information of a corresponding object to be focused at a focusing movement corresponding to a user's navigation is provided in a real time through a pop-up window. The pop-up window may be determined to correspond to a position of a corresponding object to be focused on the screen of the list. Accordingly, the pop-up window may adaptively provide an upper region, a lower region, a left region, and a right region adjacent to the corresponding object according to a position of the focused object.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the list includes a call log list for recording received call history, call history information and message history, providing information on each user and a phone number mapped thereto A phonebook list, a message list for recording the received message details, a message list for recording the transmitted message details, and a message list for recording the received and transmitted message details. In the following description, the list of the present invention is described as an example of a list composed of multiple lines, but may also be provided as a list composed of multiple lines and a lattice pattern.

Hereinafter, a method for providing a list for erasing a pop-up function in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, it should be noted that the portable terminal and the method thereof according to the present invention are not limited to or limited to those described below, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

1 is a diagram illustrating a list providing method for supporting a pop-up function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal displays a specific list corresponding to a user request on the screen (step 101). The portable terminal extracts a specific list according to the list selection procedure of the user and processes the corresponding list screen display. The list may be a list including objects having output information (e.g., message body information, phone book information, etc.) such as a call log list, a message list, a phonebook list, The body information includes information such as a content of a message to be recorded upon receipt of a message or message transmission, a telephone number, and the like. The phonebook information includes information such as a mobile communication telephone number, a wired telephone number, an e-mail address, and a home address set by the user through the phone book function.

Next, the portable terminal can focus a specific object in the list according to a user operation on the provided list screen (step 103). That is, the user can operate the portable terminal to display a screen of the desired list, and perform an operation of focusing a specific object on the list screen.

Here, the operation may be an operation of generating an input signal using the input unit of the portable terminal, or an operation of generating a touch signal using the touch screen when the portable terminal includes a touchscreen. The focusing may be performed by designating a specific object by generating an input signal or generating a touch signal as described above. In addition, the focusing operation may be an operation of automatically designating an object located at the top of the list at an initial point of displaying the list screen according to the setting method of the portable terminal. The focusing may indicate a state such that a specific object is highlighted or a cursor is positioned on a specific object.

Next, in step 105, the portable terminal parses the specific object in which the focusing is performed when the specific object is designated as the focusing point. The portable terminal can extract the output information of the specific object by parsing the specific object (operation 107). For example, in the example of FIG. 1, assuming that the list is a message list, at step 107, the portable terminal transmits at least one of the contents of the message, Can be extracted.

Next, the portable terminal outputs a pop-up window when extracting the output information of the specific object and outputs the output information to the pop-up window (step 109). That is, the portable terminal displays the extracted output information on the list screen through the pop-up window. The portable terminal may provide output information of the objects in the list and specific objects to be focused.

Here, the portable terminal may perform a process of calculating a pop-up area for outputting the pop-up window. The portable terminal can also determine the size and the shape of the pop-up window to be output to the pop-up area when calculating the pop-up area. The portable terminal may then output the pop-up window to the calculated pop-up area and provide the output information through the pop-up window. At this time, the pop-up window may be output to the upper side or the lower side of the selected object corresponding to the calculated pop-up area. The form of the pop-up window may be removed to a size determined according to the size of the output information. And the pop-up window may be provided in a form including a scroll bar for scrolling the output information. A detailed description thereof will be given later.

Next, the portable terminal can output the output information of the specific object through the pop-up window and determine whether there is a function execution request (step 111). If the portable terminal has the function execution request (Yes in step 111), the portable terminal can execute a corresponding function corresponding to the user request (step 113). For example, the execution of the function may be performed by selecting a specific object, executing a message function for confirming a message content when the specific object is an object of a message list, deleting the specific object corresponding to a user request Can be performed. Here, when selecting the specific object, an item such as "V" indicating that the specific object is selected on one side (e.g., the leftmost region) of the specific object may be output. This screen example will be described later.

Next, in step 115, the portable terminal can check whether there is a request to perform the function (No in step 111), or whether there is a focusing movement of the object after the corresponding function is executed according to a user request in step 113. FIG. If there is the focusing movement (Yes in step 115), the mobile terminal proceeds to step 103 and moves the focusing in the direction corresponding to the user request to focus on the object located before or next to the previous focused object And then the process of step 103 and subsequent steps may be performed again.

On the other hand, if the focusing does not move (No in step 115), the mobile terminal can perform a corresponding function requested by the user (step 117). For example, the mobile terminal can perform a function corresponding to a user request such as deleting, moving, copying, and setting a protection function in the step 113. Alternatively, the portable terminal may perform a corresponding function such as terminating the display of the list screen and entering a higher menu in response to a user request, or making a call using the object.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed operation example of a list management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the portable terminal displays a specific list corresponding to a user request on the screen (step 201). The list may be a list including objects having output information (e.g., message body information, phone book information, etc.) such as a call log list, a message list, a phonebook list, The body information includes information such as a content of a message to be recorded upon receipt of a message or message transmission, a telephone number, and the like. The phonebook information includes information such as a mobile communication telephone number, a wired telephone number, an e-mail address, and a home address set by the user through the phone book function.

Next, the portable terminal can analyze the category of the list when displaying the list screen (step 203). For example, the mobile terminal can analyze which category of the various categories, such as the call log category, the message category, and the phonebook category, the list is. At this time, the mobile terminal can buffer the analyzed result information.

Next, the portable terminal can focus a specific object in the list according to a user operation on the provided list screen (operation 205). That is, the user can manipulate the portable terminal to display a screen of the desired list, and perform an operation of focusing a specific object on the list screen. Here, the operation may be an operation of generating an input signal or a touch signal using an input unit of the portable terminal or a touch screen.

At this time, the portable terminal can focus the specific object according to the generated input signal / touch signal. In addition, the portable terminal may automatically focus or remove an object existing at the top of the list at an initial point of time of displaying a list screen according to a setting method. The focusing may indicate a state such that the specific object is highlighted or a cursor is positioned on the specific object.

Next, when the specific object is focused, the portable terminal can determine whether the list to which the object belongs is a list belonging to the set category, using the result information analyzed in operation 203 ). For example, the portable terminal identifies whether the list is a list belonging to a category of a message category or a category of a phone book. That is, the mobile terminal can determine whether the list is a message list or a phone book list. In the case of the message category or the phone book category, steps 209 and 211 described below may be omitted, and all the objects constituting the corresponding list (message list or phonebook list) include body information or phone book information. On the other hand, in the case of the call log category, the objects constituting the list are composed of various types of objects such as call reception / receipt history, message reception / reception history, absence reception history, etc., (Steps 209 and 211) to determine whether the object is an object.

Accordingly, if the mobile terminal determines in step 207 that the list is a list (e.g., a message list, a phonebook list, or the like) belonging to the category in which the list is set (Yes in step 207) If it is determined in step 207 that the list does not belong to the set category (for example, call log list) (No in step 207), the mobile terminal analyzes the type of the specific focused object (step 209 ), It is determined whether the specific object is an object of the set type (step 211). For example, the portable terminal distinguishes whether the focused object is an object of a message type such as a received message or an outgoing message including output information.

Next, if it is determined in step 211 that the object is an object of a set type, for example, a message type (Yes in step 211), the portable terminal parses the focused object in step 213. The portable terminal extracts output information of the specific object by the specific object parsing (step 215). For example, the mobile terminal can extract the text information or the phonebook information corresponding to the set category list when the portable terminal directly proceeds from step 207 to step 213. Alternatively, the mobile terminal may extract the message information of the received message or the outgoing message according to the object of the set type in step 213, in step 207, following steps 209 and 211.

Next, in step 217, the portable terminal determines a pop-up area to output a pop-up window when extracting output information for the specific object. The pop-up area determination may vary depending on the position of the focused specific object on the list screen. For example, the portable terminal can display an upper area or a lower area of the specific object according to the position of the focused specific object. More specifically, when the specific object is positioned at the lower end of the center of the list screen, the mobile terminal can determine the pop-up area as an upper area of the specific object. Alternatively, the portable terminal may determine the pop-up area as a lower area of the specific object when the specific object is located at the upper part centered on the center of the list screen. At this time, the pop-up area may be determined as a region adjacent to the upper or lower side of the corresponding object to which focusing is performed.

Next, in step 219, the portable terminal outputs the pop-up window to the pop-up area determined when determining the pop-up area, and outputs the extracted output information through the pop-up window. For example, the portable terminal can output the pop-up window to an upper area adjacent to the specific object when the pop-up area is determined as an upper area of the specific object. Alternatively, the portable terminal may output the pop-up window to a lower area adjacent to the specific object when the pop-up area is determined as a lower area of the specific object.

Next, the portable terminal outputs the pop-up window output information and the output information of the specific object through the pop-up window, and then executes a corresponding function requested by the user (step 221). For example, the portable terminal can execute a function of outputting an item such as "V" to the specific object area in response to the user's request, according to the specific object selection and the selection. Alternatively, the portable terminal may execute an editing function such as deleting, moving, or copying the specific object in response to a user request. Alternatively, the mobile terminal may execute a message function for confirming the contents of the text of the specific object in response to a user request. The portable terminal may perform a procedure of omitting the display of the pop-up window when executing the corresponding function.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 211 that the object is not an object of a set type, for example, a message type (No in step 211), the mobile terminal can perform a setting operation (step 231). For example, the portable terminal can provide some information (for example, the title and some contents of the specific object) of the specific object on which the focusing is performed while slowly sliding. Alternatively, the portable terminal can provide only the focusing state without giving any effect to the specific object according to the setting method.

Next, the portable terminal can determine whether there is a focusing movement request of the object after performing the setting operation (step 233). That is, the portable terminal may control the scrolling according to the navigation of the user and may move the focusing state in the upward or downward direction according to the navigation progress direction.

Next, when the focusing movement of the object is requested (Yes in step 233), the portable terminal moves the focusing in the direction corresponding to the movement request to designate focusing on the object located above or below the specific object (Step 235). After the object focusing, the portable terminal proceeds to step 211 and performs the following process. On the other hand, if there is no request for focusing movement of the object (No in step 233), the portable terminal can perform a corresponding function requested by the user (step 223). For example, the mobile terminal may delete the focused specific object in response to a user request. Alternatively, the portable terminal may terminate the above-described list screen display and may perform functions such as entering a menu corresponding to a user request or terminating the function of the portable terminal.

In the foregoing, a pop-up function for performing list management more conveniently using output information provided in a pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention and a list providing method using the pop-up function have been described. The control operation of the portable terminal according to the present invention and the control operations according to the following screen examples (Figs. 3 to 6) are controlled by the controller 350 of the portable terminal shown in Fig. 3, And can be controlled by software having a predetermined algorithm for control.

Hereinafter, a configuration of the portable terminal supporting the pop-up function and the list management method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, it should be noted that the configuration of the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to or limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the portable terminal of the present invention includes an input unit 310, a display unit 320, an audio processing unit 330, a storage unit 340, and a controller 350. The audio processing unit 330 may include a speaker (SPK), a microphone, and a microphone (MIC). Hereinafter, each configuration of the mobile terminal will be described in more detail.

The input unit 310 transmits an input signal for inputting various numeric and character information and an input signal inputted in relation to the setting of each function of the portable terminal and the control of each function to the controller 350. The input unit 310 includes input keys and function keys for inputting input signals of the portable terminal. The function keys may include a direction key, a side key, and an accelerator key set for performing a specific function. The input unit 310 may be any one of a touchpad, a touchscreen, a keypad of a general key arrangement, and a keypad of a QWERTY type according to the provision of the portable terminal, or a combination thereof . In particular, the input unit 310 may generate an input signal for controlling navigation between objects in the list on the list screen of specific data, an input signal for selecting a specific object in the list, and provide the input signal to the control unit 350 . The input signal for the navigation control may be generated as a key signal according to the direction key operation or a touch signal according to the contact of the touch screen. The input signal for selecting the object may be generated in the form of a key signal according to an operation of a function key (e.g., an OK key) assigned to the input unit 310, or a touch signal corresponding to the contact of the touch screen .

The display unit 320 displays a screen that is activated according to the performance of the portable terminal. For example, the display unit 320 may output a boot screen, an idle screen, a menu screen, a list screen, a play screen, . That is, the display unit 320 may display various screens related to the status and operation of the portable terminal. The display unit 320 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like. Also, the display unit 320 may be implemented by a touch screen method. In this case, the display unit 320 may perform input and output functions together.

When the display unit 320 is implemented with the touch screen and performs an input function, the navigation control and the object selection control between the objects on the list screen can be controlled by the touch input. That is, the user can control the navigation and the selection by generating a touch input in the area where the specific object desired to be selected is provided by the display unit 320. In addition, the display unit 320 may provide a focusing state such as a highlight display or a cursor display to the corresponding object in at least one of automatic designation and user selection according to the setting method at the time of displaying the list screen.

In addition, the display unit 320 may display a pop-up window in an area adjacent to the focused specific object under the control of the controller 350 when the pop-up function is performed. For example, the display unit 320 displays a pop-up window in any pop-up area determined by the control unit 350 among the pop-up areas of the lower area, the upper area, the overlapped left area, and the overlapping right area of the specific object Can be displayed. The display unit 320 may display the output information extracted by the controller 350 when the pop-up window is displayed in the pop-up window.

The audio processing unit 330 may include the speaker SPK for reproducing an audio signal of the portable terminal and the microphone MIC for collecting an audio signal such as a user's voice. The audio processing unit 330 is connected to the microphone MIC and the speaker SPK and converts the audio signal received from the microphone MIC into data and outputs the audio signal to the control unit 350, And outputs the audio signal through the speaker SPK. That is, the audio processing unit 330 converts the analog audio signal inputted from the microphone (MIC) into a digital audio signal and outputs the digital audio signal to the control unit 350 or the digital audio signal inputted from the control unit 350, Signal and outputs the signal through the speaker SPK. In addition, the audio processor 330 may receive various audio components (for example, an audio signal for an effect alarm according to a pop-up window output, an audio signal for data reproduction, an audio signal for an effect alarm at the time of object navigation, ) Can be output according to user selection.

The storage unit 340 may include a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). The storage unit 340 stores various data generated and utilized in the portable terminal. The data may include data (e.g., call log data, message data, phone book data, music data, image data, broadcast data, and photo data) generated according to the execution of the function of the portable terminal, (For example, a web server, an external portable terminal, a personal computer, etc.), and an application for directly executing a corresponding function / menu set among support functions of the portable terminal.

The storage unit 340 may store software related to the pop-up function control. The storage unit 340 may store various setting information according to the portable terminal and the pop-up function. The setting information may include size information of a pop-up window, pop-up area information in which a pop-up window is displayed, information on automatic focusing of the top object in providing an initial list screen, and the like. The storage unit 340 may store a list including at least one object having output information.

Also, the storage unit 340 may include one or more buffers for temporarily storing data generated during the function of the portable terminal. For example, the storage unit 340 may buffer output information about a specific object extracted when a pop-up function is operated. The storage unit 340 may be configured inside the portable terminal or may be configured externally such as a smart card. The storage unit 340 may include all storage media inside / outside the portable terminal can do. The storage unit 340 may include a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, and the like. The storage unit 340 may include a single memory or two memories, for example, a multi chip package (MCP) memory, each of which is configured or integrated with a RAM, a ROM, or a flash memory.

The control unit 350 performs overall control functions for the portable terminal and controls the signal flow between the respective components in the portable terminal. The control unit 350 controls the signal flow between the input unit 310, the display unit 320, the audio processing unit 330, and the storage unit 340.

The controller 350 controls the pop-up function of the present invention and the list providing function using the pop-up function. The control unit 350 controls the display unit 320 to display a list corresponding to a user request. When the specific object is focused on the list, it extracts output information of the specific object and determines a pop-up area of the pop-up window to output the output information. The controller 350 outputs the pop-up window to the determined pop-up area and controls the display of the output information in the pop-up window. In addition, the controller 350 controls removal of the pop-up window when a certain period of time elapses after the pop-up window is output or the focusing is shifted. In addition, the controller 350 may determine a size and a shape of the pop-up window provided when the pop-up function is operated. In addition, the controller 350 controls functions such as navigation corresponding to a user request, selection of a specific object, focusing movement, and the like in a list management by the pop-up function.

The control unit 55 may be responsible for the overall operation related to the operation of the pop-up function of the present invention and its function control as described in the above-described description with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 4 to 6 . A series of control functions of the control unit 350 as described above may be implemented by software.

3, a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal is shown as an example for convenience of explanation. However, the portable terminal of the present invention is not necessarily limited to or limited to the above configuration. Accordingly, the controller 350 may include a baseband module for the mobile communication service of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may further include a wireless communication module. The baseband module may be provided in either the controller 350 or the wireless communication module, or may be provided separately from the controller 350 and the wireless communication module.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the portable terminal of the present invention includes a short distance communication module for short distance communication, a camera module for photographing a still image / moving picture of a subject, a wired communication method or wireless An interface for transmitting / receiving data by a communication method, an internet communication module for performing an Internet function by communicating with an Internet network, and a digital broadcasting module for performing a digital broadcasting receiving and reproducing function . These components can not be enumerated because of the wide variety of variations according to the convergence trend of the digital device. However, components having the same level as the above-mentioned components are further included in the portable terminal . In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention may exclude specific configurations from the above configuration or be replaced with other configurations according to the provision mode of the portable terminal of the present invention. Which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

Also, the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may include all types of devices that provide a specific list. For example, the mobile terminal may include all mobile communication terminals operating based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a digital broadcasting player , A personal digital assistant (PDA), a music player (e.g., MP3 player), a portable game terminal, a wired / wireless telephone, and a smart phone.

The control operation according to the functional operation of the present invention has been described above in the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, operation screen examples according to the function operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG. However, it should be noted that the present invention according to the exemplary operation screen of the present invention is not limited to or limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen corresponding to performing a pop-up function in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the controller 350 of the portable terminal can control the display of the specific category list screen corresponding to the user request by the display unit 320 as indicated by reference numeral 410 have. The user operates the portable terminal to generate an input signal for causing the display unit 320 to display a screen of a desired list. Then, the control unit 350 controls the display unit 320 to display a screen of the corresponding list such as the reference numeral 410 corresponding to the input signal. The list may be a list of specific categories including at least one object having output information such as a call log list, a message list, a phone book list,

The list screen includes a category area 401 for providing category information to which the list displayed on the display unit 320 belongs and an object area 403 for providing at least one object constituting the list, And a soft key area 405 for providing a soft key for performing various functions such as selection of the at least one object, entry of a submenu, activation of an option menu, and the like. Here, the soft key area 405 may be omitted according to a user setting or a portable terminal providing form.

Meanwhile, in the screen example of the reference numeral 410, a screen example corresponding to a method of not focusing any object when providing an initial list is shown. If the focusing is automatically performed when the initial list is provided, the controller 350 may automatically specify focusing on an object positioned at the top of the objects constituting the list when providing the list. An example of such a screen may be shown as a screen example 420 below.

Next, the controller 350 may control focusing and focusing movement corresponding to the user's navigation performed between the objects in the list. That is, reference numeral 420 denotes an example of a screen for performing focusing on an uppermost object, as indicated by reference numeral 407, when initial navigation is performed according to a user operation in the screen example of the reference numeral 410. Reference numeral 430 denotes an example of a screen when the focusing is shifted as indicated by reference numeral 409 in correspondence with the navigation of the user in the screen example of the reference numeral 420.

Referring to the screen examples 420 and 430, the user may operate the portable terminal to perform an operation of displaying focusing on a specific object on the list screen. Here, the operation may be an operation for generating an input signal using the input unit 310 of the portable terminal, or an operation for generating a touch signal using the touch screen when the display unit 320 is formed as a touch screen have. Accordingly, the controller 350 controls focusing of the specific object corresponding to the input signal or the touch signal generated in response to the user operation.

Meanwhile, the control unit 350 may analyze the type of the object at a point in time when the specific object is focused, as shown in the screen example of the reference numeral 420 and the reference numeral 430. For example, the control unit 350 may determine whether the corresponding object to be focused is an object (e.g., an object of a message type) including output information. At this time, if the category of the list is a message list or a phonebook list, the procedure for analyzing the object type may be omitted.

Next, if the focused object does not include the output information, the controller 350 may control the setting operation as described in the description of step 231 with reference to FIG. On the other hand, if the focused object includes the output information, the controller 350 may control the operation as described in the description of steps 213 to 219 with reference to FIG. For example, when the focused object 409 includes arbitrary output information, the controller 350 displays a pop-up window 411 in a lower area of the focused object, Control the output. The control unit 350 controls the output of the output information 413 through the pop-up window 411. At this time, the controller 350 can determine a pop-up area to output the pop-up window 411. In the example of the screen 430, the controller 350 determines the pop-up area as a lower area of the object The following is an example of the case.

If the control unit 350 does not generate an input signal or a touch signal from the user for a predetermined time or more in a screen example of 430, the controller 350 displays the pop- The window 411 can be removed from the display unit 320. At this time, the removal of the pop-up window 411 may be performed by a set input signal. For example, the user can remove the pop-up window 411 by generating an input signal using the input unit 310 or generating a touch signal using the touch screen.

If the navigation of the user is performed in the same state as the reference numeral 430 or the reference numeral 440, the controller 350 performs the control for controlling the object type analysis and the popup window output according to the progress direction of the navigation Can be carried out continuously.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen corresponding to performing a pop-up function in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 5, the controller 350 of the portable terminal may display a category list screen corresponding to a user request on the display unit 320, as indicated by reference numeral 510. For example, the user operates the portable terminal to generate an input signal for causing the display unit 320 to display a screen of the desired list. Then, the control unit 350 controls the display unit 320 to display a screen of the corresponding list such as the reference numeral 510 corresponding to the input signal.

The list screen includes a category area 501 for providing category information to which the list displayed on the display unit 320 belongs and an object area 503 for providing at least one object constituting the list, And a soft key area 505 for providing soft keys for performing various functions such as selecting at least one object, entering a submenu, activating an option menu, and the like. Here, the soft key area 505 may be omitted according to a user setting or a portable terminal providing form.

On the other hand, in the screen example of the reference numeral 410, when the initial list is provided, focusing is automatically generated on the object located at the highest position among the objects of the list (the object of the first item). Accordingly, the controller 350 analyzes the object positioned at the top of the list when providing the list screen, and can check whether the object includes the output information. At this time, if the list is a list having all output information such as a message list and a phone book list, the object analysis and output information check process may be omitted.

The control unit 350 may extract the output information and determine the pop-up area of the object as the highest-level object (the object of the first item) is focused. Then, the control unit 350 outputs a pop-up window 511 to the determined pop-up area and controls the output of the object through the pop-up window 511. For example, the controller 350 identifies the location information of the object on the list screen, and determines a pop-up area corresponding to the location information. In the example of the screen 510, an example of a case where the lower region adjacent to the object is determined as the pop-up region is shown.

Next, in the same state as the reference numeral 510, the user can generate an input signal for selecting the focused item of the first item. For example, the user may generate an input signal for selecting a selection key 525 to which the function of commanding selection of an object in the soft key area 503 is assigned. The input signal may be a touch signal generated by an input touching the selection key 525 when the display unit 320 is provided as a touch screen or may be a touch signal generated by the input unit 310 corresponding to the selection key 525 And may be an input signal generated by a function key input.

Then, the control unit 350 may select the object of the first item corresponding to the input signal, and may provide the selected object separately from other objects that are not selected. For example, as shown in the screen 520 of FIG. 5, the control unit 350 may include a selection item (e.g., " V ") indicating that the object is selected 545 may be provided. At this time, the control unit 350 may perform control to remove the pop-up window 511 in response to the input signal.

Next, the user can perform navigation for checking and selecting the output information of other objects in the same state as the reference numeral 530. [ Accordingly, the control unit 350 can control the focusing provided to the object of the item 1 in response to the navigation operation of the user between the objects in the list. At this time, the focusing movement can be moved according to the direction of navigation according to a user's request, and the example of the case where the focusing movement is moved downward in FIG. Accordingly, the controller 350 can control the focusing in the downward direction in response to the downward navigation operation. These examples are shown at reference numeral 530 and reference numeral 540.

As shown in the screen example of the reference numeral 530, the control unit 350 controls the focusing. The controller 350 extracts output information and determines a pop-up area of the corresponding object (the object of the second item) focused according to the focusing movement. Then, the control unit 350 outputs a pop-up window 511 to the determined pop-up area and controls the output of the output information for the object of the second item through the pop-up window 511. Also, as shown in the screen example of the reference numeral 540, the controller 350 moves the focusing provided to the item # 2 corresponding to the navigation performed by the user to the item # 3. The controller 350 extracts output information and determines a pop-up area for the object of the third item focused according to the focusing movement. Then, the controller 350 controls the output of the output information for the object of the third item through the pop-up window 511 to output the pop-up window 511 to the determined pop-up area.

Next, the control unit 350 can control the navigation and pop-up functions up to the object of item 6 of the list according to the above-described procedure, as shown in the screen example of reference numeral 550. When the object of the sixth item is focused, the controller 350 may determine the output information and the pop-up area of the object of the sixth item. The control unit 350 then outputs a pop-up window 511 to the determined pop-up area and controls the output of information about the object of the item 6 through the pop-up window 511.

For example, the controller 350 identifies the position information of the object of the sixth item in the list screen and determines the pop-up area in response to the position information. In the example of the screen 550, an upper area adjacent to the object is determined as the pop-up area. In this way, the controller 350 determines the ratio of the margin according to the position of the currently focused object on the list screen, and determines a pop-up area to output the pop-up window 511 corresponding thereto.

Next, in the state of 550, the user can generate an input signal for selecting the object of the item 6. For example, the user can perform the selection procedure by generating an input signal using the input unit 310 or generating a touch signal using a touch screen constituting the display unit 320. Then, the control unit 350 may select the object of the sixth item corresponding to the input signal, and may provide the selected object separately from other unselected objects. For example, as shown in the screen example of the reference numeral 550, the control unit 350 displays a selection item (e.g., " V ") indicating that the corresponding object is selected 545 may be provided. At this time, the controller 350 may maintain the selection item 545 for both the object of the first item and the object of the sixth item. The control unit 350 may perform control to remove the pop-up window 511 in response to the input signal.

As described above, the user can perform navigation from the object 1 to the object 6 in the list by repeating the above-described operation. Accordingly, the user can omit execution procedures such as execution of a function for confirming the contents of the corresponding object and cancellation of the execution function for switching to the list screen in order to check the output information included in each object of the list. Accordingly, the user can quickly perform the navigation to the object of the item 6 and the selection procedure for the desired object quickly. Thereafter, the user can perform functions such as delete, move, copy, and set protection functions on the selected objects.

According to the method and apparatus for providing a list using a pop-up function according to an embodiment of the present invention, output information on each object in the list can be checked in real time while performing navigation. Accordingly, when the user wishes to delete an object having unnecessary output information (message content) from a message list, for example, one or more objects desired to be deleted can be selected and deleted simply and in real time while checking corresponding output information of each object in real time have. That is, according to the present invention, the output information through the pop-up window and the objects in the list are provided together, and the corresponding output information for each object is provided in a pop-up window in real time, .

6 is a diagram illustrating a pop-up window provided by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a pop-up window provided according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a pop-up window, as shown in screen examples 610 to 640, May be provided in the upper region or the lower region. Alternatively, the pop-up window may be provided in the left area or the right area in a form in which the object overlaps the corresponding object according to the position in the list screen, as shown in the screen example of the reference numeral 650.

In addition, the pop-up window may be provided in various sizes according to the size of output information of the focused object as in the screen examples of reference numerals 610 and 620. That is, the pop-up window may be provided with a maximum size or a minimum size capable of displaying the output information. Also, the pop-up window may be provided in a form including a scroll bar according to the size of the output information, as indicated by reference numeral 650.

Accordingly, the control unit 350 of the portable terminal can determine the pop-up area of the pop-up window according to the position occupied by the object on the list screen in the control of the pop-up function according to the present invention. When the pop-up window is output, the pop-up window can be adjusted to a size corresponding to the size of the output information. The controller 350 may provide a scroll bar to one area of the pop-up window according to the size of the output information and the maximum size at which the pop-up window can be provided.

Meanwhile, the navigation control and the pop-up function control in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may be performed by generating an input signal using the input unit 310 or the display unit 320 including the touch screen as a representative example Respectively. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the navigation control and the pop-up function control may be controlled by a microphone (MIC), a motion sensor, an acceleration sensor or the like.

That is, the control unit 350 of the portable terminal may control the focusing movement command according to the navigation, the selection command through the voice recognition function, and the motion recognition function. For example, in a state in which a specific list screen is provided, the user can select a navigation command among the objects in the list by voice recognition such as "upward movement or downward movement" or motion recognition such as "downward tilt or upward tilt" .

Then, the mobile terminal moves the focusing state to each object in the list in response to the navigation command, and controls the display. Further, in a state in which the specific list screen is provided, the user can deliver a selection command for selecting the focused object by voice recognition such as "selection " or motion recognition based on the set motion of the portable terminal. Then, the mobile terminal can select the focused object corresponding to the selection command and control the display of the corresponding item.

The list providing method using the pop-up function of the present invention as described above can be implemented in the form of a program command which can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer readable recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. On the other hand, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

The computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, and a magnetic recording medium such as a floppy disk. Optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The program instructions also include machine language code, such as those generated by the compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention .

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

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In the list providing method,
Displaying a list of a plurality of objects;
Receiving a user input for selecting a specific one of the plurality of objects;
Determining a type of the selected object;
Determining whether to display a pop-up window according to the determined object type;
Extracting output information from the object based on the determined type of the object when the pop-up window is displayed; And
And displaying a pop-up window based on the extracted information.
In an electronic device,
display; And
And a processor electrically coupled to the display,
The processor
Said display controlling to display a list of a plurality of objects,
Determining a type of the selected object in response to a user input for selecting a specific object among the plurality of objects,
Determines whether to display a pop-up window according to the determined object type,
Extracting output information from the object based on the determined object type if the pop-up window is to be displayed,
And controls the display to display a pop-up window based on the extracted information.

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