KR100652767B1 - Display apparatus and method for mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

A screen display device of a mobile communication terminal and a method thereof are provided to notify a main display device of event generation if an event occurs while a task is conducted through the main display device, and to display an event indicator by moving to a sub display device so that a user can recognize the event generation without influence on the currently conducted task. A processing or result screen in accordance with predetermined task performance is displayed on the first display unit(105). Data related to contents displayed on the first display unit(105) is displayed on the second display unit(106). If a predetermined operation event occurs during the screen displaying, an indicator(901) for notifying of event generation is displayed through the first display unit(105), and the indicator(901) is moved to the second display unit(106) and displayed on the second display unit(106).

Description

Display device and method of mobile communication terminal {DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE STATION}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal having dual display means for multi-screen display of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exemplary screen showing an embodiment showing a multi-screen display method when playing multimedia according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view of a screen in which the screen displayed in the vertical direction is switched in the horizontal direction according to the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a screen displayed reversed by 180 ° in the horizontal screen of FIG. 3.

5 is an exemplary view for explaining an effect of extending the screen of the first display unit to the second display unit according to the present invention;

6 is an exemplary view of a screen for displaying additional information extended to a second display unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying additional information different from each other on a first display unit and a second display unit when the screen is expanded according to the present invention; FIG.

8 is an exemplary screen illustrating a method of reducing and displaying a screen that is extended and displayed on one display unit by a screen reduction command of the present invention.

9 is an exemplary screen illustrating a processing method when a message event occurs during multimedia playback according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary screen illustrating a message transmission method during multimedia playback in FIG. 9. FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100 control unit 101 voice input and output unit

102: wireless communication unit 103: camera unit

104: key input unit 105: first display unit

105a: first touch screen 106: second display unit

106a: second touch screen 107: memory unit

108: rotation detection unit 201: up / down scroll button

202: Move Folder Button 203: Play Button

204: additional information 205: detailed information

206: control button

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user interface method of a mobile communication terminal. In particular, in a mobile communication terminal having a dual display device, a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying associated information on multiple screens during screen display direction switching and multitasking operations. And to a method thereof.

In general, the recent mobile communication terminal has various additional functions such as a game, video on demand (VOD), electronic dictionary, MP3 player, etc., from the simple phone call function, and the recent users have all the functions provided by the mobile communication terminal. It is required to be able to run concurrently. In particular, there is a demand for a more convenient user interface in using multimedia functions.

However, current mobile communication terminals are not properly equipped with a user interface for supporting a multitasking function. For example, when a text message is received while playing music on a main screen or a slide type terminal of a dual clamshell terminal, the music playback screen is automatically switched to a text message reception screen, thereby making it difficult to receive a text message. There was no problem to pause the music playback.

In addition, in the case of the slide-type terminal, the screen is larger than the folder-type terminal, but it is configured to selectively switch the functions of the sub-screen and the main screen according to the state of the terminal. Due to the bulky terminal, there is a problem inconvenient to carry and cumbersome to use.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. In the mobile communication terminal having a dual display device, when an event occurs while performing a task through the main display device, an event is generated in the main display device. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of recognizing an event occurrence without affecting a current task by moving to a sub display apparatus and displaying a corresponding event indicator after the notification.

The present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a plurality of display means for displaying a job performance processing and result screen, or data associated with the job; And controlling means for controlling the display means to display a predetermined indicator on one of the display means when an event occurs, and to move the display means to another display means.

In addition, the present invention provides a process for displaying a result screen or a process according to the execution of a predetermined task on the first display means, and the data related to the content displayed on the first display means to the second display means Marking process; If a predetermined operation event occurs during the display of the screen, and displaying the indicator to notify the occurrence of the event through the first display means, characterized in that it comprises a step of moving and displaying the indicator to the second display means .

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal having dual display means for multi-screen display of the present invention. As shown therein, the mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment is largely based on the existing mobile communication terminal. A key input unit 104 for detecting input of a key attached to the outside of the terminal, such as a control unit 100 and a side key provided, and a wireless communication unit for extracting a voice and data signal from a radio signal transmitted and received through an antenna ( 102 and various functional blocks such as a voice input / output unit 101 and a camera unit 103 for inputting and outputting a voice call signal from the wireless communication unit through a microphone and a speaker. However, even if the configurations use the same name, a new role (function) may be additionally performed in a function block of the same name according to an embodiment.

In addition, the present invention features a posture detector 108 capable of detecting a posture in which the terminal is placed, such as the horizontal or vertical direction of the terminal, and display units 105 and 106 used as display and input means of menus and operating states. It comprises a first display unit 105 for displaying information according to the operation of the terminal and performing various functions, and a second display unit 106 for simultaneously performing a keypad function and a display function. The first and second display units may change their roles and may play the same role according to circumstances.

The first display unit 105 and the second display unit 106 may be separated in hardware, or may be configured by dividing only the region in one display unit. That is, it means that two display means separated separately, or that one display means can be divided into two or more areas. At least one of the touch screens includes a touch screen 105a (first touch screen and 106a: second touch screen) to perform a key input function.

The control unit 100 is a device for controlling an internal operation of the terminal. In the present invention, the control unit 100 controls the operations of the first display unit 105 and the second display unit 106 according to an operation mode, and thus, other than the current processing. The multi-screen display for processing the event when another event occurs, and controls the screen switching operation in the horizontal or vertical direction according to the posture of the terminal. In addition, according to a processing job, a processing screen is displayed on one display part, and a control screen for controlling the job is displayed on another display part.

In addition, a memory 107 for storing a variety of data and algorithms for the multi-screen display using the dual display means is further provided, and more specifically indicator information to inform the occurrence of the event, posture detection and screen switching of the terminal Algorithm, and multimedia data.

The rotation detector 108 detects whether the terminal rotates in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in the horizontal direction by using a position sensor (not shown) or a geomagnetic sensor (not shown), and the like. According to the direction, the control unit 100 switches the screen in the horizontal direction or displays the screen in the vertical direction.

In addition, the key input unit 104 is for inputting a screen enlargement (or reduction) command through the touch screen, and the control unit 100 detects a command input through the key input unit 104 and outputs the command to the first display unit. The displayed screen is extended to the second display unit or, conversely, is reduced and displayed only on one display unit.

Hereinafter, a multi-screen display method in the mobile communication terminal configured as described above will be described in detail.

In general, since the conventional mobile communication terminal displays information through one main screen, it is possible to display only an operation screen for one task in the multitasking task. Therefore, while playing a multimedia file using a mobile communication terminal, when a message is received, there is a problem that the screen should be switched to a text message receiving screen.

However, in the present invention, the mobile communication terminal is provided with a dual display device, so that two or more operation screens can be displayed at the same time, by changing the screen display direction for the user's convenience to increase the convenience of multimedia playback operations, such as receiving a message When a new motion event occurs, it is intended to provide a user interface method that enables a user to handle notification of an event occurrence and a task on the event without affecting a current task.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a multi-screen display method for multimedia playback according to the present invention. For convenience of description, the following description focuses on a music playback method. However, the present invention relates to multimedia files such as video (including broadcast), music, and images. It is characterized by a method that can be applied to all.

First, Figure 2 (a) is a screen example showing a music selection method, (b) is a screen illustration showing a method of playing the selected music, the information is displayed in the vertical direction in accordance with the conventional terminal use method. .

In FIG. 2A, a list of music is displayed on the first display unit 105, and a control button for selecting music is displayed on the second display unit 106. That is, instead of the call related buttons (call / end / clear / numeric buttons, etc.) normally displayed on the second display unit, a control button (up / down scroll button, folder move button, play button, etc.) for music selection is displayed. , Click to change the color and size of the button to feel the pressing effect of the button.

In the above, the up / down scroll button 201 moves up / down the music list of the first display unit 105 to select a desired song, and the folder move button 202 classifies the music into groups (folders). When released, it is for outputting a list of music in that folder, and the play button 203 is for playing the music selected from the list.

When the play button 203 is selected by the user, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2B, the first display unit 105 displays an equalizer screen including additional information (title, copyright holder, singer, composer, writer, etc.) 204 of the music being reproduced, and the second display unit 106. ) Includes detailed information (songs, etc.) 205 of the music to be played, playback time (the current play time of the total play time), and buttons (stop, stop, previous song, next song, list, etc.) 206 for control. Display.

If the reproduced multimedia file is a broadcast or a video, a video (broadcast) screen is output on the first display unit 105, and a button (channel selection, Volume controls, etc.) should be displayed.

At this time, in the present invention, a screen change command is input through a user or a rotation detection means, and the screen displayed in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 2 may be switched to the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 3. At this time, the screen displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit rotates in the same direction.

That is, the screen switching command is made by receiving a predetermined button input from a user or detecting a rotation direction or posture of the terminal. More specifically, the screen switching command is made by pressing a predetermined button or pressing time of the predetermined button provided in the terminal. It is to be made by detecting the rotation direction and posture of the terminal by the position sensor or geomagnetic sensor.

Of course, the button for screen switching includes both a side key and a button displayed on the touch screen, and as shown in FIG. 4, only the screen of the display unit itself in a 90 ° or -90 ° direction according to the direction in which the terminal is rotated. The information displayed on the display unit may be rotated or may be switched to each other.

That is, even if the terminal is rotated in any direction, the processing information (equalizer, video, broadcast screen, etc.) is displayed on the left display part when the user views it, and the control information (music / video (broadcast) control button, etc.) and details are displayed on the right display part. The information is displayed. This allows the user to adjust options through the menu according to the convenience of the user (left handed, right handed, etc.).

On the other hand, the control button screen displayed on the second display unit 106 does not actually need to be displayed any more when playback of the selected multimedia file starts.

Therefore, in the present invention, if there is no input for a predetermined time after the final input of the control screen, the control screen disappears and instead the processing screen (equalizer, video playback screen, etc.) displayed on the first display unit 105 is second. It extends to the display part 106 and displays it.

In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the screen may be naturally extended to the second display unit by applying the effect of extending the screen to the second display unit to visually refine and enjoy the user.

The screen extended to the second display unit 106 may only enlarge and display the processing screen displayed on the first display unit 105, and display the center portion mainly on the first display unit due to the limitation of the screen size. You can make it possible to display even the part that was not.

In addition, the additional information (title, copyright holder, singer, composer, writer, etc.) 204 is not simply enlarged in the size of letters, but as shown in FIG. 6, an area for displaying additional information is extended to the second display unit. As shown in FIG. 7, even if the screen is expanded as shown in FIG. 7, different information 204 and 205 may be displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit for the additional information.

For example, the title display 204 of the multimedia file to be played is displayed on the first display section 105, and the playback time 205 is displayed on the second display section 106. FIG.

When displaying the extended image through both the first display unit and the second display unit as described above, when changing the posture of the terminal or a predetermined predetermined button or touch screen, that is, when a screen switching command (screen reduction command) is input As shown in FIG. 8, the screen is automatically reduced and displayed.

At this time, the reduced screen is displayed by one of the above-described display method according to the attitude of the terminal. That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 8, the screen of the second display unit is reduced and moved to the first display unit. As shown in (c) and (d), the processing screen is displayed on the first display unit, and the control screen is displayed on the second display unit. Is displayed. Of course, when the posture of the terminal is rotated in the vertical direction, the display is switched to the vertical screen as shown in FIG.

As another embodiment, Figure 9 is an exemplary view showing a method of processing when a message event occurs during multimedia playback according to the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the following describes a video reproduction process including broadcast reception.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when a message reception event occurs in a state where a moving picture playback screen is displayed on the first display unit 105 and a control screen for playing the moving picture is displayed on the second display unit 106. In the present invention, the first display unit 105 outputs a predetermined indicator 901 informing the reception of the message. The indicator 901 may be flickered upon initial display to attract the user's eyes, and may be displayed by highlighting or changing colors in other ways.

In this case, the indicator may be a text, an icon, an image, an avatar, or a picture related to an event, and the event is not limited to a message reception event, and upon receiving a call or receiving a text message, an e-mail, or a multimedia message. Contains various events that occur.

In addition, the indicator may be displayed after the first display at a predetermined position in the screen to move to another position. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, the first display unit is moved from the first display unit to the second display unit, and the size thereof can be changed in the moving process. The display unit to which the indicator is moved and finally displayed has a touch screen input function.

Therefore, when a user who recognizes a message as shown in FIG. 9 (c) moves to the second display unit and clicks on the output indicator, the screen displayed on the first display unit is maintained as shown in FIG. 9 (d). Similarly, the second display unit displays a message content 902 and an operation control button 903 related to transmission and reception of the message.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a message transmission method during multimedia playback in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 9, a multimedia playback screen may be displayed on a first display unit, and a message creation and transmission operation may be performed on a second display unit. . In other words, multitasking is possible.

The message writing and sending operation is not very different from the existing message processing. That is, when the message content input screen is output to the second display unit as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the message content input screen is input as shown in FIG. 10 (b), and then the send button Send is pressed. ), The message transmission screen is displayed, and the transmission is completed.

As described above, when event processing such as checking message reception or message transmission is completed, the second display returns to the previous screen (video control screen).

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, but should be interpreted as meanings and concepts corresponding to the technical spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, which can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

As described above, the present invention relates to a user interface for displaying a multi-screen in a mobile communication terminal having a dual display device. When two or more operations are performed at the same time, the dual display device is interlocked with each other to change the screen display direction. By making it possible to switch, there is an effect to improve the convenience of the user.

In addition, in the present invention, when a new event occurs while performing a predetermined task in a mobile communication terminal having a dual display device, the user can recognize the event occurrence without affecting the current task, There is an effect that can improve the user's convenience when tasking.

Claims (20)

A process according to performing a predetermined task on the first display means, or displaying a result screen, and displaying data related to the contents displayed on the first display means on the second display means; If a predetermined operation event occurs during the display of the screen, displaying the indicator for notifying the occurrence of the event through the first display means, and then moving and displaying the indicator to the second display means Screen display method of mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is control data or information data. The method of claim 2, wherein the information data is It includes lyrics information, program-related information, and, in the case of a video, information related to a play time and a production time, and, in the case of a picture, information related to a shooting date and a shooting location. Display method. The method of claim 1, wherein the event A method for displaying a screen of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the event occurs when receiving a call, or a text message, an e-mail, or a multimedia message. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator A screen display method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to display any one of flickering, highlighting, color change in the process of moving after the initial display. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator is configured to change size in a process of moving after initial display. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator is configured to display text, an icon, an image, an avatar, or a picture related to an event. The method of claim 1, wherein the display means for moving and finally displaying the indicator has a touch screen input function. The method of claim 1 or 8, wherein the content of the event and an operation control button of the event are displayed as the indicator is clicked. The method of claim 8, wherein the display means returns to a related screen that was previously displayed upon completion of the event operation by the user. A plurality of display means for displaying a job execution process and a result screen or data related to the job; And control means for controlling the display means to display a predetermined indicator on the first display means when an event occurs, and to move the display means to display the second display means. The method of claim 11, wherein the data is The screen display device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the control data for the job processing or information data related to the job. The method of claim 12, wherein the information data is It includes lyrics information, program-related information, and, in the case of a video, information related to a play time and a production time, and, in the case of a picture, information related to a shooting date and a shooting location. Display device. The method of claim 11, wherein the event is The screen display device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the event occurs when receiving a call, text message, e-mail, multimedia message. The method of claim 11, wherein the control means And displaying one of flickering, highlighting, and color change in a process of moving and displaying the indicator displayed on one display means to another display means. The method of claim 11, wherein the control means And controlling the display device to change its size in a process of moving and displaying the indicator displayed on one display means to another display means. The screen display device of claim 11, wherein the indicator is configured to display by using text, an icon, an image, an avatar, or a picture related to an event. 12. The screen display device of claim 11, wherein the display means that the indicator is moved and finally displayed has a touch screen input function. 19. The apparatus of claim 11 or 18, wherein the control means And when the indicator is clicked, controls to display the corresponding event contents and the operation control screen of the event on each display means. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the display means When the event processing operation is completed, the screen display device of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the control screen of the control unit to return to the related screen displayed before the event processing.

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