KR20170035506A - Terminal and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of recognizing an object included in an image; a step of determining at least one application capable of using the image based on the recognition result, a step of displaying at least one icon corresponding to each of the at least one application determined, and a step of executing an application corresponding to a selected icon in response to a request to select one among the at least one icon displayed. So, the image can be efficiently used.

Description

[0001] TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

An embodiment according to the concept of the present invention relates to a terminal, and more particularly, to a terminal that can efficiently use an image stored in or stored by a terminal and an operation method thereof.

As the performance of handsets such as smart phones and tablet PCs is improved, the usage of handsets is getting wider. Particularly, due to the improvement of the performance of the camera included in the terminal, the improvement of the processing performance of the image photographed by the camera, and the improvement of the storage capacity of the terminal, an image is captured using a camera of the terminal, The majority of users are managed.

The user can utilize an image captured or stored in the terminal through various applications installed and executed in the terminal. In order for a user to utilize an image through an application, a photo management application (e.g., a gallery application) is loaded in the application, and an image to be utilized is selected from a large number of images stored in the terminal through the photo management application There is a hassle. In addition, in the case of a general photo management application, only the function of sorting the images stored in the terminal in chronological order or folder is provided. As the number of images stored in the terminal increases, the user may have difficulty in managing the stored images.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a terminal and a method of operating the same that can effectively provide an image to be utilized in a specific application by a user.

A method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of recognizing an object included in an image, determining at least one application that can utilize the image based on a recognition result, Displaying at least one corresponding icon each, and executing an application corresponding to the selected icon in response to a request to select any of the displayed at least one icon.

Wherein determining the at least one application comprises determining the at least one application capable of utilizing the image based on the number of uses of images including the object accumulated for each of a plurality of applications running on the terminal It can be judged.

According to an embodiment, the image is a live-view image that displays an image to be captured by a capture request in advance, and the step of executing the application further comprises the step of, in response to a request to select one of the at least one icon, And a step of capturing.

According to another embodiment, the step of executing the application may further include the step of displaying a screen of a function of using the image among a plurality of functions provided by the executed application.

According to yet another embodiment, the step of executing the application may further comprise providing information related to the recognized object through the executed application.

The method may further comprise displaying one of the plurality of images stored in the terminal and displaying at least one icon indicating information about the displayed image, Information on an application in which the image is used, information on an object included in the image, and information on a shooting location of the image.

The method includes displaying at least one object icon representing object information of images included in a particular category for the particular category, receiving a request to select any one of the displayed at least one object icons, And displaying at least one image including an object corresponding to the selected object icon among the images included in the specific category.

A terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform the above-mentioned operating methods.

The terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention has an effect of recognizing an object included in an image using the object recognition technology and providing an interface that can conveniently execute an application that can use the image based on the recognition result .

In addition, the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention has an effect of efficiently managing stored images using the object recognition technology.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3D each show an embodiment of an operation method of the terminal shown in FIG.
4A to 5B show another embodiment of the operation method of the terminal shown in FIG.
6A-6B are illustrations of a plurality of application icons displayed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7D show another embodiment of the operation method of the terminal shown in FIG.
8A and 8B show another embodiment of a method of operating the terminal shown in FIG.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B show an embodiment of a method of operating the terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the operation method of the terminal shown in FIG. 9 of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

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

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The terminal described in this specification may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart glass, a head mounted display (HMD), etc.) .

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

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, an interface unit 160, a memory 170, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190 . ≪ / RTI > The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential to the implementation of the terminal, so that the terminal described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

More specifically, the wireless communication unit 110 among the above-mentioned components can perform wireless communication between the terminal 100 and the wireless communication system, between the terminal 100 and another terminal 100, or between the terminal 100 and an external server Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the terminal 100 to one or more networks.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone 122 for inputting an audio signal, an audio input unit, a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user A touch key, a mechanical key, and the like). The voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed by a user's control command.

The sensing unit 140 may include one or more sensors for sensing at least one of information in the terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the terminal, and user information. For example, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, A G-sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, A microphone 226, a battery gauge, an environmental sensor (for example, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, a radiation detection sensor, A thermal sensor, a gas sensor, etc.), a chemical sensor (e.g., an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.). Meanwhile, the terminal disclosed in this specification can combine and utilize information sensed by at least two of the sensors.

The output unit 150 includes at least one of a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, a haptic module 153, and a light output unit 154 to generate an output related to visual, auditory, can do. The display unit 151 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen. The touch screen functions as a user input unit 123 that provides an input interface between the terminal 100 and a user and can provide an output interface between the terminal 100 and a user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with various types of external devices connected to the terminal 100. The interface unit 160 is connected to a device having a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, And may include at least one of a port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, and an earphone port. In the terminal 100, corresponding to the connection of the external device to the interface unit 160, it is possible to perform appropriate control related to the connected external device.

In addition, the memory 170 stores data supporting various functions of the terminal 100. The memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs or applications that are driven by the terminal 100, data for operation of the terminal 100, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least some of these application programs may reside on the terminal 100 from the time of departure for the basic functions (e.g., call incoming, outgoing, message receiving, originating functions) of the terminal 100. Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in the memory 170, installed on the terminal 100, and operated by the control unit 180 to perform the operation (or function) of the terminal.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal 100, in addition to the operations associated with the application program. The control unit 180 may process or process signals, data, information, and the like input or output through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 170 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user.

In addition, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1 in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 170. In addition, the controller 180 can operate at least two of the components included in the terminal 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to the components included in the terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, which may be an internal battery or a replaceable battery.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with each other to implement a method of operation, control, or control of a terminal according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the terminal may be implemented on the terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170. [

Hereinafter, the components listed above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1, before explaining various embodiments implemented through the terminal 100 as described above.

First, referring to the wireless communication unit 110, the broadcast receiving module 111 of the wireless communication unit 110 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. More than one broadcast receiving module may be provided to the terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The mobile communication module 112 may be a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module such as a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module that uses technology standards or a communication method (e.g., Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution And an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network established according to a long term evolution (AR), a long term evolution (AR), or the like.

The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the terminal 100. The wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, wireless LAN (WLAN), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro Interoperability for Microwave Access, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) Transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology, including Internet technologies not listed above.

The wireless Internet module 113 for performing a wireless Internet connection through the mobile communication network in view of wireless Internet access by WiBro, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, LTE- May be understood as a kind of mobile communication module 112.

The short-range communication module 114 is for short-range communication, and includes Bluetooth ™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. The short-range communication module 114 may communicate with the terminal 100 via the short-range wireless communication network (Wireless Area Networks), between the terminal 100 and the wireless communication system, between the terminal 100 and another terminal, Server) can be supported. The short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.

The short range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) another terminal capable of communicating around the terminal 100. [ The control unit 180 may transmit at least a part of the data processed in the terminal 100 to the terminal 100 via the short distance communication module 114. In the case where the other terminal is a device authenticated to communicate with the terminal 100 according to the present invention, To the terminal. Accordingly, the user of another terminal can use the data processed by the terminal 100 through another terminal. For example, according to this, when a telephone is received in the terminal 100, the user performs a telephone conversation via another terminal, or when the terminal 100 receives a message, It can be confirmed, and the opposite operation is also possible.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the terminal 100, and representative examples thereof include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, when the terminal 100 utilizes a GPS module, it can acquire the position of the terminal 100 using a signal transmitted from the GPS satellite. As another example, when the terminal 100 utilizes a Wi-Fi module, it acquires the position of the terminal 100 based on information of a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives a wireless signal with the Wi-Fi module can do. Optionally, the location information module 115 may replace or additionally perform any of the other modules of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data regarding the location of the terminal 100. The position information module 115 is a module used to obtain the position (or the current position) of the terminal 100, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or acquires the position of the terminal 100. [

The input unit 120 is for inputting image information (or signal), audio information (or signal), data, or information input from a user. For inputting image information, A plurality of cameras 121 may be provided. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151 or stored in the memory 170. [ A plurality of cameras 121 provided in the terminal 100 may be arranged to have a matrix structure and a plurality of cameras 121 having various angles or foci may be provided to the terminal 100 through the camera 121 having a matrix structure, Can be input. In addition, the plurality of cameras 121 may be arranged in a stereo structure to acquire a left image and a right image for realizing a stereoscopic image.

The microphone 122 processes the external acoustic signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be utilized variously according to a function (or an application program being executed) being performed in the terminal 100. Meanwhile, the microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 123 is for receiving information from a user. When information is inputted through the user input unit 123, the controller 180 can control the operation of the terminal 100 to correspond to the input information. The user input unit 123 may include a mechanical input unit (or a mechanical key such as a button located on the front, rear or side of the terminal 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, Switches, etc.) and touch-based input means. For example, the touch-type input means may comprise a virtual key, a soft key or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, And a touch key disposed on the touch panel. Meanwhile, the virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on a touch screen having various forms, for example, a graphic, a text, an icon, a video, As shown in FIG.

The sensing unit 140 senses at least one of information in the terminal 100, surrounding environment information surrounding the terminal 100, and user information, and generates a corresponding sensing signal. The control unit 180 may control the driving or operation of the terminal 100 or may perform data processing, function or operation related to the application program installed in the terminal 100 based on the sensing signal. Representative sensors among various sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140 will be described in more detail.

First, the proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface, or the presence of an object in the vicinity of the detection surface, without mechanical contact by using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner region of the terminal 100 or the proximity sensor 141 near the touch screen.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 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. In the case where the touch screen is electrostatic, the proximity sensor 141 can be configured to detect the proximity of the object with a change of the electric field along the proximity of the object having conductivity. In this case, the touch screen (or touch sensor) itself may be classified as a proximity sensor.

On the other hand, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the object is located on the touch screen in proximity with no object touching the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching an object on the screen is called a "contact touch. &Quot; The position at which the object is closely touched on the touch screen means a position where the object corresponds to the touch screen vertically when the object is touched. The proximity sensor 141 can sense the proximity touch and the proximity touch pattern (e.g., proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, etc.) . Meanwhile, the control unit 180 processes data (or information) corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern sensed through the proximity sensor 141 as described above, and further provides visual information corresponding to the processed data It can be output on the touch screen. Furthermore, the control unit 180 may control the terminal 100 so that different operations or data (or information) are processed according to whether the touch to the same point on the touch screen is a proximity touch or a contact touch.

The touch sensor uses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen (or the display unit 151) by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, an ultrasonic type, Detection.

For example, the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the touch screen or a capacitance generated in a specific portion to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, a capacitance at the time of touch, and the like where a touch object touching the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

Thus, when there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like. Here, the touch controller may be a separate component from the control unit 180, and may be the control unit 180 itself.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 may perform different controls or perform the same control according to the type of the touch object touching the touch screen (or a touch key provided on the touch screen). Whether to perform different controls or to perform the same control depending on the type of the touch object can be determined according to the current state of the terminal 100 or an application program being executed.

On the other hand, the touch sensors and the proximity sensors discussed above can be used independently or in combination to provide a short touch (touch), a long touch, a multi touch, a drag touch ), Flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swipe touch, hovering touch, and the like. Touch can be sensed.

The ultrasonic sensor can recognize the position information of the object to be sensed by using ultrasonic waves. Meanwhile, the controller 180 can calculate the position of the wave generating source through the information sensed by the optical sensor and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors. The position of the wave source can be calculated using the fact that the light is much faster than the ultrasonic wave, that is, the time when the light reaches the optical sensor is much faster than the time the ultrasonic wave reaches the ultrasonic sensor. More specifically, the position of the wave generating source can be calculated using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera 121 includes at least one of a camera sensor (for example, a CCD, a CMOS, etc.), a photo sensor (or an image sensor), and a laser sensor.

The camera 121 and the laser sensor may be combined with each other to sense a touch of the sensing object with respect to the three-dimensional stereoscopic image. The photosensor can be laminated to the display element, which is adapted to scan the movement of the object to be detected proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of change of light, and position information of the object to be sensed can be obtained through the calculation.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information to be processed by the terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the terminal 100, or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information.

The sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 170 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 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, and the like) performed in the terminal 100. [ The audio output unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The haptic module 153 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. As a typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 153, as the vibration, the haptic module 153 may include at least one vibration motor for generating vibration. The type of vibration such as the intensity, pattern, and position of the vibration generated in the haptic module 153 can be controlled by the user's selection or the setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 153 may synthesize and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 153 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 153 can transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact, and the tactile effect can be felt by the user through the muscles of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 153 may be provided according to the configuration of the terminal 100.

The light output unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event using the light of the light source of the terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the terminal 100 may include message reception, call signal reception, missed call, alarm, schedule notification, email reception, information reception through an application, and the like.

The signal output by the light output unit 154 is implemented as the terminal 100 emits light of a single color or a plurality of colors to the front or rear surface. The signal output may be terminated by the terminal 100 detecting the event confirmation of the user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the terminal 100. The interface unit 160 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the terminal 100 or allows data in the terminal 100 to be transmitted to an external device. For example, a port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 160.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 160. [

The interface unit 160 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the terminal 100 when the terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user And may be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal 100. The various command signals input from the cradle or the power source can be operated as a signal for recognizing that the terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The memory 170 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 170 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type ), Card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 170 on the Internet.

Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 180 controls the operations related to the application program and the general operation of the terminal 100. [ For example, when the state of the terminal 100 satisfies a set condition, the control unit 180 can execute or release a lock state that restricts input of a user's control command to applications.

In addition, the control unit 180 performs control and processing related to voice communication, data communication, video call, or the like, or performs pattern recognition processing to recognize handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively . Further, the controller 180 may control any one or a plurality of the above-described components in order to implement various embodiments described below on the terminal 100 according to the present invention.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, the battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like.

In addition, the power supply unit 190 may include a connection port, and the connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 160 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

As another example, the power supply unit 190 may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner without using the connection port. In this case, the power supply unit 190 may use at least one of an inductive coupling method based on the magnetic induction phenomenon and a magnetic resonance coupling based on the electromagnetic resonance phenomenon from an external wireless power transmission apparatus Power can be delivered.

Next, a communication system that can be implemented through the terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described.

First, the communication system may use different wireless interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by a communication system include Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) ), Universal mobile telecommunication systems (UMTS) (in particular Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A)), Global System for Mobile Communications May be included.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to all communication systems including an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) wireless communication system as well as a CDMA wireless communication system.

A CDMA wireless communication system includes at least one terminal, at least one base station (BS) (also referred to as a Node B or Evolved Node B), at least one base station controller (BSCs) And a Mobile Switching Center (MSC). The MSC is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and BSCs. The BSCs may be paired with the BS via a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs may be included in a CDMA wireless communication system.

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

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

A Broadcasting Transmitter (BT) transmits a broadcast signal to terminals operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT.

In addition, a CDMA wireless communication system may be associated with a Global Positioning System (GPS) for identifying the location of the terminal 100. The satellite aids in locating the terminal 100. Useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. Here, the position of the terminal 100 can be tracked using all the techniques capable of tracking the location as well as the GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmissions.

The location information module 115 included in the terminal 100 is for detecting, computing or identifying the location of the terminal 100. The location information module 115 includes a global positioning system (GPS) module and a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module . Optionally, the location information module 115 may replace or additionally perform any of the other modules of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data regarding the location of the terminal 100.

The GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to accurately calculate three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude . At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time. However, it is difficult to accurately measure the position of a terminal using a GPS module in a shadow area of a satellite signal, such as in a room. Accordingly, a WPS (WiFi Positioning System) can be utilized to compensate the positioning of the GPS system.

A WiFi Positioning System (WPS) is a system that uses a WiFi module included in the terminal 100 and a wireless AP (wireless access point) that transmits or receives a wireless signal with the WiFi module, Which is a wireless local area network (WLAN) based positioning technology using WiFi.

The WiFi location tracking system may include a Wi-Fi location server, a terminal 100, a wireless AP connected to the terminal 100, and a database in which certain wireless AP information is stored.

The terminal 100 connected to the wireless AP can transmit a location information request message to the Wi-Fi location server.

The Wi-Fi location server extracts information of the wireless AP connected to the terminal 100 based on the location information request message (or signal) of the terminal 100. [ The information of the wireless AP connected to the terminal 100 may be transmitted to the Wi-Fi position location server through the terminal 100 or may be transmitted from the wireless AP to the Wi-Fi location server.

The information of the wireless AP to be extracted based on the location information request message of the MS 100 includes a MAC Address, a Service Set Identification (SSID), a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) Received Quality, Channel Information, Privacy, Network Type, Signal Strength, and Noise Strength.

As described above, the Wi-Fi position location server can receive the information of the wireless AP connected to the terminal 100 and extract the wireless AP information corresponding to the wireless AP to which the terminal is connected from the pre-established database. In this case, the information of any wireless APs stored in the database includes at least one of MAC address, SSID, channel information, privacy, network type, radius coordinates of the wireless AP, building name, Available), the address of the AP owner, telephone number, and the like. At this time, in order to remove the wireless AP provided using the mobile AP or the illegal MAC address in the positioning process, the Wi-Fi location server may extract only a predetermined number of wireless AP information in order of RSSI.

Thereafter, the Wi-Fi position location server may extract (or analyze) the location information of the terminal 100 using at least one wireless AP information extracted from the database. And compares the received information with the received wireless AP information to extract (or analyze) the location information of the terminal 100.

As a method for extracting (or analyzing) the position information of the terminal 100, a Cell-ID method, a fingerprint method, a triangulation method, and a landmark method can be utilized.

The Cell-ID method is a method for determining the location of the wireless AP having the strongest signal strength among the neighboring wireless AP information collected by the terminal as the location of the terminal. Although the implementation is simple, it does not cost extra and it can acquire location information quickly, but there is a disadvantage that positioning accuracy is lowered when the installation density of the wireless AP is low.

The fingerprint method collects signal strength information by selecting a reference position in the service area, and estimates the position based on the signal strength information transmitted from the terminal based on the collected information. In order to use the fingerprint method, it is necessary to previously convert the propagation characteristics into a database.

The triangulation method is a method of calculating the position of the terminal based on the coordinates of at least three wireless APs and the distance between the terminals. In order to measure the distance between the terminal and the wireless AP, the signal intensity is converted into distance information, the time of arrival (ToA) of the wireless signal, the time difference of arrival (TDoA) Angle of Arrival (AoA) or the like can be used.

The landmark method is a method of measuring the position of a terminal using a landmark transmitter that knows the location.

Various algorithms can be utilized as a method for extracting (or analyzing) the location information of the terminal.

The extracted location information of the terminal 100 is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the Wi-Fi location server, so that the terminal 100 can acquire the location information.

The terminal 100 may be connected to at least one wireless AP to obtain location information. At this time, the number of wireless APs required to acquire the location information of the terminal 100 can be variously changed according to the wireless communication environment in which the terminal 100 is located.

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

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 180 of the terminal 100 may recognize an object included in the image (S100). That is, the control unit 180 can recognize an object included in the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image displayed on the display unit 151 may be any one of a plurality of images stored in the memory 170 of the terminal 100 or a live view image captured by the camera 121 of the terminal 100 Lt; / RTI > The live view image may mean an image that is displayed on the display unit 151 before being captured by the capture request.

The control unit 180 recognizes the object included in the image using at least one of various image recognition algorithms, and can determine the category of the image based on the recognition result. For example, when 'spaghetti' is included in the image, the control unit 180 recognizes the object included in the image as 'spaghetti' or 'food', judges the category of the image as 'spaghetti' . Or if the image includes a 'dog', the control unit 180 recognizes the object included in the image as 'puppy' or 'animal', and displays the category of the image as 'dog' 'And so on.

Based on the recognition result, the control unit 180 can determine applications that can use the image including the object (S200).

The control unit 180 may be configured to determine whether or not an application that can use the image based on the number of times (or usage pattern) that other images including objects corresponding to the same category as the image are used in applications executed in the terminal 100 .

According to an embodiment, the control unit 180 may determine applications that can use the image based on information of applications preset by a user or by object.

The control unit 180 may display each icon corresponding to each of the determined applications on one area of the display unit 151 (S300).

The control unit 180 may display each of the icons and the image including the object together on the display unit 151 or may display each of the icons in response to the icon display request received through the user input unit 123, And may be displayed on the display unit 151 as well.

The controller 180 receives a request to select one of the displayed icons, and may execute an application corresponding to the icon in response to the received request (S400).

According to the embodiment, the control unit 180 may immediately execute a specific function of the executed application. The specific function may mean a function using an image including a recognized object among a plurality of functions provided by an executed application.

Steps S300 and S400 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG.

3A to 3D each show an embodiment of the operation of the terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the controller 180 may display a photographing screen including an image 201 of a specific object photographed by the camera 121 on the display unit 151. FIG. The image 201 displayed on the display unit 151 may be a live view image that displays an image to be captured by a capture request in advance, but may be an image stored in the memory 170 of the terminal 100 have.

The control unit 180 can recognize the objects included in the image 201 and determine applications that can utilize the image 201 based on the recognition result. The control unit 180 accumulates the number of times of use of images including a specific object for each application executed in the terminal 100 and stores the accumulated number of times of use in the memory 170. [

For example, when an object included in the image 201 shown in FIG. 3A is recognized as 'food', the control unit 180 stores the number of times of use of images including 'food' Can be loaded. The control unit 180 extracts a specific number of applications in order of the number of times of use based on the number of times of use that has been loaded and extracts the extracted applications from the image 201 that can use the image 201 (or can be connected to the image 201) Applications can be judged.

Assuming that images containing the 'food' object are primarily used in instant messenger applications, blog applications, and diary management applications, the control 180 controls the messenger application, blog application, and diary management application It can be judged as available applications.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the controller 180 may display a plurality of application icons 301 in one area of the display unit 151 in response to an icon display request for displaying icons of the determined applications. As shown in FIG. 3B, the plurality of application icons 301 may be displayed instead of the capture button at the position where the capture button of the capture screen is displayed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A plurality of application icons 301 may be displayed The location may vary.

In FIG. 3A, the touch drag input from the outside of one side of the display unit 151 to the inside is shown as an embodiment of the icon display request, but the type of the icon display request is not limited thereto.

Each of the plurality of application icons 301 can be connected to the corresponding application, and the control unit 180 can display the plurality of application icons 301 in order of the cumulative use count. According to the embodiment, the control unit 180 can display a plurality of application icons 301 on the basis of the number of times of use, which will be described later with reference to FIG.

Upon receiving a request to select one of the plurality of application icons 301 displayed on the display unit 151, the control unit 180 can execute the application corresponding to the selected icon. At this time, in order to use the image 201 in the executed application, the control unit 180 captures the image 201 when any one of the plurality of application icons 301 is selected and stores it in the memory 170 . That is, the application icon may perform the function of the capture button instead.

Figures 3c and 3d show an embodiment of the case where the executed application is a diary management application and a message application respectively.

The control unit 180 can immediately execute the function of using the image 201 among the plurality of functions provided by the executed application when executing the application in response to the request to select. That is, the control unit 180 may display a screen having the function of using the image 201 on the display unit 151. [

3C, when the executed application is a diary management application, the control unit 180 displays a function of using the image 201 among the functions of the diary management application, for example, (151). According to the embodiment, the control unit 180 can make the captured image 201 available immediately by displaying the image 201 on the function screen.

Referring to FIG. 3D, when the executed application is a message application, the control unit 180 may display a message transmission function screen on the display unit 151 and automatically attach the captured image 201 .

4A to 5B show another embodiment of the operation of the terminal shown in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, the control unit 180 can recognize the object of the image and provide information related to the recognized object through the executed application.

4A and 4B, upon receiving a request to select an Internet application icon among a plurality of application icons 302 representing a plurality of applications connected to the image 202, And can run Internet applications in response. At this time, based on the recognition result of the object (e.g., 'smart phone') included in the image 202, the control unit 180 displays an information screen related to the recognized object (for example, Phone 'search result screen 212).

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, upon receiving a request to select 'map application' among the applications that can use the image 203 including 'toy', the control unit 180 responds to the received request You can run the application. At this time, based on the object recognition result ('toy') included in the image 203, the control unit 180 displays information screens related to 'toy' (for example, 'toy shop', 'department store, A map search result screen 213) can be displayed.

6A-6B are illustrations of a plurality of application icons displayed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B, the controller 180 determines whether or not the food (food) of each of the applications installed and executed in the terminal 100, based on the recognition result of the object May be loaded from the memory 170. For example, 3B, the controller 180 may display a plurality of application icons 301 in order of use frequency. As shown in FIG. 6A, the controller 180 may display a plurality of application icons 301 having different sizes Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 304 < / RTI > Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6B, a plurality of application icons 305 may be displayed by highlighting an application icon having a use frequency larger than the reference frequency.

6A and 6B are merely examples for convenience of description, and therefore, the manner in which the control unit 180 displays a plurality of application icons may vary.

7A to 7D show another embodiment of the operation method of the terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, the controller 180 may receive a request to display any one of a plurality of images stored in the memory 170 of the terminal 100.

The request may be a request to select the image display UI 400 included in the photographing screen shown in FIG. 7A, and the request may be a request to select one of the plurality of images displayed on the image collection screen 401 shown in FIG. It may be a request to select an image.

Referring to FIG. 7C, in response to a request to display one of the images according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7A or FIG. 7B, the control unit 180 displays the corresponding image 204 on the display unit 151 . At this time, the control unit 180 may display at least one icon 310 indicating information on the image 204 in one area of the display unit 151. [ The information about the image 204 includes various information about the image 204 such as information about the application in which the image 204 is used, object information included in the image 204, .

Each of the at least one icon 310 may intuitively display information about the image 204. Referring to one embodiment of the icons 311 to 314 shown in FIG. 7C, the first icon 311 may correspond to the messenger application icon, and the second icon 312 may correspond to the blog application icon can do. The first icon 311 includes a downward arrow and an upward arrow, and the second icon 312 may include an upward arrow. For example, if the first icon 311 includes a downward arrow, it may mean that the image 204 is downloaded from the messenger application and stored in the terminal 100. The inclusion of the up arrow in the first icon 311 and the second icon 312 may mean that the image 204 has been transmitted or uploaded via the messenger application and the blog application, respectively.

The third icon 313 may represent information (e.g., 'person') of an object included in the image 204 and the fourth icon 314 may represent the location of the image 204 (e.g., a 'baseball field' Lt; / RTI >

The control unit 180 may receive a request to select any of the displayed icons 311 to 314, and may perform an operation corresponding to the selected icon. Although not shown, when the first icon 311 or the second icon 312 is selected by the user, the control unit 180 controls the first icon 311 or the second icon 312 corresponding to the first icon 311 The corresponding blog application can be executed. Further, according to the embodiment, the control unit 180 may display the function screen using the image 204 directly in the executed application, similar to that described above in Figs. 3C and 3D.

7D, when the user selects the third icon 313, the control unit 180 determines whether the third icon 313 is selected by the user, '), And collects the extracted images 402 and provides them to the user.

Similarly, when the fourth icon 314 is selected by the user, the control unit 180 determines whether the fourth icon 314 is selected in the same place as the image 204 stored in the memory 170 of the terminal 100 Extracts the extracted images, and collects and provides the extracted images to the user.

8A and 8B show another embodiment of a method of operating the terminal shown in FIG.

8A and 8B, upon receiving a request to capture an image 201 including a specific object (e.g., 'food') (e.g., a 'capture button touch'), the control unit 180 controls the camera 121 To capture the image 201 and store the captured image 201 in the memory 170. [

At this time, if the user does not use the image 201 or check the image 201 for a predetermined time after capturing the image 201, the control unit 180 notifies the user of the unused image 201 .

8B shows a pop-up window 500 displayed on the display unit 151 as an example of the notification provided by the control unit 180, but the embodiment of the notification is not limited thereto.

The pop-up window 500 may display applications 320 that are connected to the image 201 based on the unused image 201 and an object ('food') recognition result of the image 201. The operation in which the applications 320 connected to the image 201 are determined is substantially the same as the operation in which the applications 302 described above with reference to FIG. 3B are determined, so a description thereof will be omitted. When any one of the applications 320 is selected, the control unit 180 can execute the selected application and display a function screen capable of using the image 201 among the functions of the executed application.

That is, if the user captures an image for a specific purpose (such as uploading an image to a blog, transmitting an image through a messenger, etc.), forgets it, and does not use the captured image at all for a predetermined time, So that the user can use the captured image.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 to 11C illustrate examples in which the images stored in the terminal 100 are collected by folders (or by date) and displayed on an image management application (e.g., a gallery application or the like) However, this embodiment is not necessarily applied to the image management application.

Referring to FIG. 9, the controller 180 may display object icons representing object information of images included in a specific category (e.g., folder, date, etc.) for the specific category (S500).

The control unit 180 receives a request to select one of the displayed object icons (S600), and displays the images including the object corresponding to the selected object icon in response to the received request (S700).

Steps S500 through S700 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10A through 10B.

10A and 10B show an embodiment of a method of operating the terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10A, the controller 180 may classify and display images stored in the terminal 100 according to categories through the image management application. In FIG. 10A, the control unit 180 displays images classified by date. However, according to an embodiment, the control unit 180 may classify the images according to folders of the terminal 100 and display the images.

The control unit 180 may display at least one object icon for each of the categories, which represents object information of images included in each of the categories, based on object information of each of the images stored in the terminal 100. [

10A, the controller 180 includes a plurality of object icons 611 representing object information of images included in the first category 601, and an object corresponding to each of the icons 611 The number of images to be displayed can be displayed. Each of the plurality of object icons 611 means any one of the objects. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10A, each of the plurality of object icons 611 may mean 'food', 'person', 'landscape', 'animal', and 'text'.

Based on the plurality of object icons 611 and the number of images containing each object, the user can select 113 images including 'food' in the first category 601, images 113 containing ' It is possible to judge that there are 57 images including 'chapter', 'landscape', 39 images including 'animal', and 20 images including 'text'.

The control unit 180 may display a plurality of object icons for each of the remaining categories.

Upon receipt of a request to select one of the plurality of object icons 611, the control unit 180 collects and displays only images including an object corresponding to the selected object icon in response to the received request.

10A and 10B, when an icon corresponding to 'food' is selected among the plurality of object icons 611, the controller 180 determines 'food' among the images included in the first category 601 Only the images 620 including the images can be collected and displayed. That is, the control unit 180 can improve the convenience of use by collecting and providing only images including a specific object among a large number of images stored in the terminal 100.

11A to 11C show another embodiment of the operation method of the terminal shown in FIG. 9 of the present invention.

11A and 11B, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10A, the control unit 180 further displays a function icon 612 for using part or all of the images included in the first category 601 . When the displayed function icon 612 is selected, the control unit 180 displays at least one application 613 in order to allow the user to select an application to use some or all of the images included in the first category 601 can do.

11B and 11C, if any one of the displayed at least one application 613 (e.g., an SNS application icon) is selected, the control unit 180 executes the selected application and includes it in the first category 601 A function screen using the images can be displayed.

According to an embodiment, if any one of at least one application 613 is selected, the control unit 180 may additionally receive a request to select one of the plurality of object icons 611 before executing the selected application . The control unit 180 may execute the selected application and display a function screen using images including any one of the images included in the first category 601. [

According to another embodiment, when either one of the at least one application 613 is selected, the control unit 180 may display an interface for selecting images to be used in the selected one of the images included in the first category 601 have. When the images to be used are selected, the control unit 180 executes the selected application and may display a function screen using selected ones of the images included in the first category 601. [

That is, according to the embodiment shown in Figs. 11A to 11C, the user can conveniently use some or all of the images included in the specific category in a specific application.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A method of operating a terminal,
Recognizing an object included in the image;
Determining at least one application capable of utilizing the image based on the recognition result;
Displaying at least one icon corresponding to each determined at least one application; And
And executing an application corresponding to the selected icon in response to a request to select any one of the displayed at least one icon. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein said determining at least one application comprises:
Determining at least one application that can utilize the image based on the number of uses of images including the object accumulated for each of a plurality of applications running on the terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image is a live view image that displays an image to be captured by a capture request in advance,
Wherein executing the application comprises:
Further comprising capturing the image in response to a request to select any one of the at least one icon. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein executing the application comprises:
And displaying a screen of a function using the image among a plurality of functions provided by the executed application. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein executing the application comprises:
And providing information related to the recognized object through the executed application. The method according to claim 1,
Displaying an image of any one of a plurality of images stored in the terminal; And
Further comprising displaying at least one icon representing information about the displayed image,
Wherein the information about the image includes at least one of information about an application in which the image is used, information about an object included in the image, and information about a shooting location of the image. The method according to claim 1,
Displaying at least one object icon representing object information of images included in a specific category for the specific category;
Receiving a request to select any one of the displayed at least one object icon; And
And displaying at least one image including an object corresponding to the selected object icon among the images included in the specific category. 10. A terminal for performing the method of operation according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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