KR100649697B1 - Method for displaying visually the state of mobile-terminal by using 2D/3D contents and the Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for visually expressing basic UI and other state information of a mobile communication terminal on a background screen using 2D and 3D techniques.

The present invention provides a method of downloading and storing 2D or 3D content from an online server, and a single content including a background of 2D and objects of 2D or 3D in order to display the stored state of the terminal. Setting as a background content which is defined to be in charge of a status item and whose shape / action / contrast / movement path change logic is defined as many as the status item has, and the current status of each status item of the terminal. Detecting and outputting the set background content to the terminal display window, and changing a change logic of a corresponding object according to each state change of the terminal to express the current state of the terminal on the background screen.

Wallpaper, 2D / 3D content, terminal UI, terminal status information, 2D engine, 3D engine, change logic

Description

Method for displaying visually the state of mobile-terminal by using 2D / 3D contents and the Device}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a terminal state information display apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a terminal state information display process according to the present invention.

3 is a conceptual diagram of a background 2D / 3D content according to the present invention;

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10: MPU 11: User Setting Section

12: background content processing unit 13: terminal UI processing unit

14: 2D engine driver 15: 3D engine driver

16: terminal status detection unit 17: 2D / 3D content storage unit

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for visually expressing state information of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to visually express basic UI and other state information of a mobile communication terminal on a background screen using 2D and 3D techniques. A method and apparatus are provided.

In general, various shaped icons are displayed on the upper part of the display window of the mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone to indicate the current state of the terminal. That is, the radio wave reception level is indicated by an antenna and a bar icon, and the current battery level information is indicated by a battery icon. In addition, whether the message is received, whether vibration is set, whether an alarm is set or the like is expressed in the form of an icon.

However, when the technology of the mobile terminal has recently been developed and a high-performance processor is provided and coloring and contents are provided, the state information expression method uses a conventional icon that conveys only information, so that the user's preference for visual aesthetics and diversity can be improved. Not satisfied

In addition, if the terminal state information is expressed in connection with the background screen in the form of 2D / 3D, not only can the terminal display window be more efficiently used, but also the basic UI or various state items of the mobile terminal can be more effectively and dynamically expressed. It is expected.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and necessities, and an object of the present invention is to visually present current states of a mobile communication terminal through a change in shape or operation of objects displayed in 2D / 3D on a background screen. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for visually expressing terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques that not only make the display of the terminal more efficient, but also express the terminal state more dynamically and give the user a visual aesthetic. have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of visually displaying terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques, the method including: downloading and storing 2D or 3D content from an online server; Stored content is one content including a background of 2D and objects of 2D or 3D in order to indicate the terminal state, and each object is defined to be in charge of one state item each, and the number of cases corresponding to the state of the corresponding state item. Setting the background content in which the change logic of the shape / motion / contrast / movement path is defined; Detecting a current state for each state item of the terminal; And outputting the set background content to the terminal display window, and changing a change logic of a corresponding object according to each state change of the terminal to express the current state of the terminal on the background screen.

In addition, the apparatus for visual presentation of terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques for achieving the object of the present invention is a single content including a background of 2D and objects of 2D or 3D in order to express the state of the terminal, 2D / 3D content storage unit for defining a target object each of which is in charge of the object, the background content of the change logic of the shape / action / contrast / movement path is defined as many as the state of the charge state item; A user setting unit which receives a specific one of the contents stored by the user among the contents stored by the user as the background content; A terminal UI processor for converting current state information of each state item of the terminal into a dedicated protocol and transferring the current state information to a background content processor; A 2D engine driver for driving 2D contents; A 3D engine driver for driving 3D contents; And displaying the set background content on the display window of the terminal through the 2D engine driver and the 3D engine driver, and displaying a corresponding object according to the change logic of each state item to express the current state of the terminal through the change of the object. Background image content processing unit; characterized in that it comprises a.

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

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a terminal state information display apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the state information display apparatus of the present invention includes a terminal state sensing unit 16, a 2D / 3D content storage unit 17, a user setting unit 11, a background screen content processing unit 12, and a terminal. And a UI processor 13, a 2D engine driver 14, a 3D engine driver 15, and an MPU 10 for controlling the operation of each component.

The terminal state detection unit 16 is a component that detects a current state of various state items such as radio wave reception level, battery level, vibration setting, data access, alarm setting, SMS / MMS reception, and the like.

This status detection is not done through a single component but rather by status detection logic and user setting information (alarm, vibration setting, etc.) for each item to detect the current status.

In addition, the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17 stores and manages 2D / 3D contents to be displayed as a background screen. The user can directly input such wallpaper content from a PC or the like through a connection port or download and store it from an online server. In addition, the terminal is set to the IP address or domain name of the online server to facilitate the user's content download. The background 2D / 3D contents are composed of a background screen which is a basic background of the terminal display window and status display objects for expressing the status information of the terminal, and changes the shape / action / contrast of the target to change the state of the corresponding item. It will represent the current state.

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For example, in the case of 'winter landscape' content, a snowy winter landscape is displayed as a background of a terminal display window, and state display objects such as a snowman, a Christmas tree, and the sun are disposed at an appropriate position.

In this case, the terminal battery is expressed through a snowman to express the current battery level according to the melting degree of the snowman. In addition, when an SMS message arrives, a mail envelope is suspended on the Christmas tree to inform the arrival of the message. In addition, the radio wave reception level may be expressed through the size, brightness, or position of the sun.

On the other hand, in the production process of the background 2D / 3D content, the basic background is first produced in 2D form, and the function of each state display object is defined. In other words, by selecting an appropriate object for each status item, the snowman is responsible for the remaining battery charge and the envelope enclosed by the Christmas tree is defined to be responsible for the SMS message arrival.

Each object implements logic in which its shape / action / contrast / movement path changes according to the change of state information.

When the function is defined and the change logic is implemented according to the input of the state information, the completed 2D / 3D contents are stored in a normalized file format.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the concept of the background 2D / 3D content, and state information objects such as A1, B1, and C1 are disposed on the background screen. In A1-1, the shape / action / contrast / movement path of the object A1 for case 1 (e.g., before alarm setting) is defined, and the object A1 for case 2 (e.g., after alarm setting) is defined in A1-2. The shape / action / contrast / movement path of the is defined.

And, depending on which state item the object is responsible for, it may be defined in two cases or in many cases. For example, an object for alarm setting may be defined for two cases before and after setting, and radio wave reception and battery level may be defined in 5 to 6 cases according to levels.

In addition, the SMS message reception, vibration setting, etc. may be defined in such a form that the object is not displayed before or before the reception. In addition, when receiving a plurality of SMS messages can be defined to represent the number of received messages.

The status display object may be implemented in 2D or 3D form in consideration of data size and information transferability, and in 2D, two-dimensional deformation, and in 3D, shape, rotation, motion, contrast, zoom, etc. Allow to deform freely.

In producing the background 2D / 3D content as described above, those skilled in the art may implement the present invention in various forms according to the embodiment and the type of the content.

The user setting unit 11 selects and sets the background content to be displayed on the terminal. The user connects to an online server and selects or sets the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17. When setting via an online server, the terminal automatically downloads and stores the corresponding content data to the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17.

The terminal UI processor 13 checks all the state information collected by the terminal state sensor 16 and transmits the terminal UI information to the background screen content processor 12 according to a dedicated protocol. That is, the new display, the change, the existence, the level level, and the like of each state item are determined through the detected state information, and the terminal UI information is provided to the background screen content processing unit 12 according to the determination. Here, the dedicated protocol is required to transform the terminal UI information for displaying the existing status display icon into information for displaying the background content.

The background content processing unit 12 reads the background content selected by the user from the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17 with reference to the user setting unit 11, and the 2D engine driving unit 14 and the 3D engine driving unit ( Display on the terminal display window. In addition, the terminal UI information from the terminal UI processor 13, that is, the terminal state information is checked, and the changed state item is changed and displayed according to the change logic of the background screen content.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a background screen and terminal state information using 2D / 3D contents.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user first accesses an online server or the like to download necessary background image content and stores the background image content in the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17 (S201).

The user selects a specific background content from the downloaded contents and sets the content to be displayed on the terminal display window (S202). In this case, the user may directly set the content on the online server.

Accordingly, the background content processing unit 12 reads the content selected by the user from the 2D / 3D content storage unit 17 and displays the content on the terminal display window according to the current terminal state.

On the other hand, the state information detecting unit 16 and the terminal UI processing unit 13 detects the current state for each state information item from time to time (S204) and checks whether the state changes for each item (S205).

In this case, if there is no state change, the background screen is maintained and displayed (S206). If there is a change, the object corresponding to the changed state item is newly displayed or changed according to the change logic. (S207)

In the above, the present invention has exemplified a case where a background screen and an object are integrated and provided as one content. In addition, the state item which each object in charge is also predetermined by the content producer.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the background content and the object content may be separately produced and provided, and the user may manually set the function of the object.

That is, the user first sets the background content to be the basic background of the terminal through the user setting unit 11. Then, the appropriate target content is matched and set for each state item.

Such object contents are classified into contents that change in two cases or many cases. The object content that changes in two cases may be set in state items such as whether alarm is set or whether a message is received, and the content that changes in many cases may be set in state items such as a radio wave reception level and a battery level. In addition, the object content is defined for each case of change logic such as shape / motion / contrast / movement path.

The background content processing unit 12 displays the set background content with reference to the user setting unit 11, and refers to the object content according to the change logic by referring to the state change information from the terminal UI processing unit 13. It is displayed on the background screen.

In this case, since the user can separately download the background content and the object content and set them according to their taste, the user has a wider choice, and since only the object can be replaced for the same background, the number of contents is doubled. .

On the other hand, in addition to delivering the state information through the visual change as described above, those skilled in the art can also be able to transmit information through the melody change of the object.

As described above, the method and apparatus for visually expressing terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques according to the present invention display various terminal UIs and state information in association with a background screen through a 2D / 3D technique. Not only can it be used more efficiently, it can give the user a visual aesthetic and three-dimensional appearance, and can transmit UI information and state changes to the user more effectively.
In addition, the present invention can easily determine the current state through the number of shapes / actions / contrast / movement, etc., if the initial screen is configured as large as the desktop screen and the status items configured on the desktop have the same according to the screen of the wireless telephone terminal In addition, the elderly or people with poor vision may have an effect of easily grasping the current state through a large screen.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing the method and apparatus for visual representation of terminal state information using the 2D and 3D technique according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, Without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed in the claims, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

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(a) downloading and storing 2D or 3D content from an online server; (b) the stored content is one content including a background of 2D and objects of 2D or 3D in order to display a terminal state, and each object is defined to be in charge of one state item, and the state of the charge state item has Setting the background content in which the change logic of the shape / motion / contrast / movement path is defined by the number of cases; (c) detecting a current state of each state item of the terminal; And (d) in outputting the set background image content to a terminal display window, expressing a current state of the terminal on a background screen by changing a change logic of a corresponding object according to each state change of the terminal; Visual representation of terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the background content is It consists of background content for the basic background and object content to represent each status item. In the step (b), the user visually expresses the terminal state information using the 2D and 3D techniques, characterized in that the user manually sets the background content and the target content of each state item among the stored contents. The method of claim 3, wherein step (b) comprises: setting the target content for each state item; Set 2D or 3D content with change logic in two cases for status items such as vibration setting, alarm setting, message reception, or missed call. A method of visually expressing terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques, wherein 2D or 3D contents having a plurality of change logics of 3 or more are set for a state item of a radio reception level or a battery level. It is one content including 2D background and 2D or 3D objects in order to express the state of the terminal. Each object is defined to be in charge of one state item, and the number of shapes / actions is as many as the state of the charge state item has. A 2D / 3D content storage unit for storing background content in which the change logic of the / contrast / movement path is defined; A user setting unit which receives a specific one of the contents stored from the user among the stored contents from the user as a background content; A terminal UI processor converting the current state information of each state item of the terminal into a dedicated protocol and transferring the current state information to a background content processor; A 2D engine driver for driving 2D contents; A 3D engine driver for driving 3D contents; And The set background image is displayed on the terminal display window through the 2D engine driver and the 3D engine driver, and the corresponding object is displayed according to the change logic of each state item to express the current state of the terminal through the change of the object. And a background content processor; and visual display apparatus of terminal state information using 2D and 3D techniques. delete The method of claim 5, In the 2D / 3D content storage unit, contents for a background screen, which are the basic background of the terminal display window, and object contents for displaying each state item are separately downloaded and stored, The user setting unit is a visual representation of the terminal state information using the 2D and 3D techniques, characterized in that manually input the setting information of the background content and the setting information of the target content for each state item from the stored contents, respectively. Device.

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