KR100698260B1 - Mobile Terminal Having Function for Controlling Agent Action and Method thereby - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a function for controlling agent operation and a method using the same are provided to control an agent to perform specific operation corresponding to a signal inputted from a user so that the agent can perform operation corresponding to the input and deletion of characters or perform operation corresponding to a selected menu. A mobile terminal having a function for controlling agent operation comprises the followings: an input unit which generates at least one input signal between a signal by character input and a signal by character deletion; a display unit which displays an agent performing a process corresponding to the first step while displaying at least one process between the character input and the character deletion; and a control unit which controls the display unit to display the agent performing the process corresponding to the first step while displaying the at least one process between the character input and the character deletion according to the generated input signal.

Description

Mobile Terminal Having Function for Controlling Agent Action and Method

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a mobile terminal having an agent operation control function according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation control method of an agent using a mobile terminal according to the present invention when a character is input or deleted.

Figure 3a is an embodiment for showing the operation of the agent according to the present invention, when entering the character.

Figure 3b is an embodiment for showing the operation of the agent according to the invention when deleting the character.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for controlling an agent operation using a mobile terminal according to the present invention when a menu is selected.

5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of an agent according to the present invention when a menu is selected.

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having an agent operation control function and a method using the same.

Recently, when I use internet communication, game site, or communication site, I use another expression, avatar. It is now common practice for all netizens to own avatars as a tool for new Internet identities. As mentioned above, the reason why the avatar can make rapid progress is that the netizens are limited in self-expression in text-based simple PC communication or the early Internet, and the rapid development of multimedia support technology Because it was.

Currently, the mobile terminal implements various additional functions in addition to the telephone function. One of the additional functions is a character agent function having an avatar which displays the state of the mobile terminal in association with the operation of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal stores and backs up information of the agent and various mobile terminals interworking with the agent.

In addition, the mobile terminal may transmit an agent stored in the mobile terminal to another mobile terminal using a wired / wireless local area communication method.

However, according to the above-described conventional invention, the specific operation of the agent corresponding to the input signal cannot be controlled and displayed.

In addition, according to the conventional invention described above, it is not possible to display the specific operation of the agent according to the character input or deletion.

In addition, according to the conventional invention described above, it is not possible to display the specific operation of the agent according to the menu selection.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal for controlling the operation of an agent to perform a specific operation corresponding to an input signal input from a user, and a method using the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method using the same, which control an agent to perform an operation corresponding to a character input or deletion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method using the same, which control an agent to perform an operation corresponding to a menu selection.

In order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal having an agent operation control function according to the present invention, the input unit for generating at least one input signal of the signal by the character input and the signal by the character deletion, the character input and the character A display unit for displaying at least one process of deletion and an agent corresponding to the process, and displaying at least one process of character input and character deletion according to the generated input signal; At the same time includes a control unit for controlling the display unit to display an agent performing an operation corresponding to the process.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal having an agent operation control function according to the present invention, the input unit for generating a menu selection signal, and the agent for displaying the selected menu and at the same time the operation corresponding to the menu selection And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display an agent which performs an operation corresponding to the menu selection while displaying a menu selected according to the generated selection signal.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the agent operation control method using a mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating at least one input signal of the character input signal and the character deletion signal, the character input in accordance with the input signal And controlling to display at least one process among character deletion, controlling the agent to perform an operation corresponding to at least one of the character input and character deletion according to the input signal, and according to the control operation. And displaying at least one process of the character input and the character deletion and displaying an agent performing an operation corresponding to at least one of the character input and the character deletion.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the agent operation control method using a mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a menu selection signal, controlling to display a menu selected according to the generated selection signal, and Controlling an agent to perform an operation corresponding to the menu selection according to a selection signal generated; and displaying the selected menu according to the control operation and displaying an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection Steps.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Inclusion of a transceiver, an RF module, a transceiver signal processor, and the like, which are essential components of the mobile terminal, is obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to Figure 1, it will be described in detail an embodiment of a mobile terminal having an agent operation control function according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal displays an input unit 110 for generating a predetermined input signal, a memory unit 150 storing agent-related data, and a character input or deletion process. And a display unit 130 for displaying an agent operating according to an input signal, and a controller 120 for controlling the input unit 110, the memory unit 150, and the display unit 130. In addition, the mobile terminal may further include a speaker 140.

The input unit 110 is a component for generating an input signal, and includes a key pad, a jog dial, a jog shuttle, a touch panel, and a side key button. Key Button) and the like.

For example, the input unit 110 may generate at least one input signal from a signal by character input, a signal by character deletion, or a signal by menu selection.

The memory unit 150 stores agent-related data.

For example, the memory unit 150 stores the agent related data including agent shape data, agent operation data, agent background data, and the like. The controller 120 controls to read the agent-related data from the memory unit 150 and display it on the display unit 130 according to a predetermined input signal.

The controller 120 is a key component of the mobile terminal, and not only controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal, but also controls the input unit 110, the speaker 140, the display unit 130, and the memory unit 150, respectively. To control. In addition, the controller 120 includes a mode selector 122 that determines an operation mode of an agent for an input signal. The mode selector 122 will be described in detail later.

The display unit 130 is a component for displaying the shape, operation, and background of an agent according to a control signal of the controller 120, and includes an LCD, an OLED, and the like. Specific operations of the agent displayed on the display 130 are shown in detail in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 5, and will be described in detail later with reference to this.

The speaker 140 is a component that converts an electrical signal into an audio signal and generates a reception sound during a call. In addition, the speaker 140, according to the present invention can output the sound signal of the agent, a detailed description thereof will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 2, an embodiment of a method for controlling an operation of an agent using a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail when inputting or deleting a character.

The mode selector 122 determines an operation mode of the agent with respect to the input signal (S210).

The input signal includes at least one of a signal by character input and a signal by character deletion. The operation mode may include a mode for allowing the agent to perform an operation corresponding to the character input (hereinafter referred to as an input operation mode) or a mode for performing an operation corresponding to character deletion (hereinafter referred to as a delete operation mode). do.

For example, the input operation mode is a mode for allowing the agent to spit the input character (hereinafter, 'spitting mode') when the input signal is a signal by a character input, to perform a writing operation. Mode (hereinafter, referred to as a 'writing mode'), and a mode (hereinafter, referred to as a 'pattern mode') that allows an operation to mimic a letter shape.

In addition, the deletion operation mode, when the input signal is a signal by the character deletion, the mode to allow the agent to eat the deleted character (hereinafter 'eating mode') and to perform the operation to delete the character Mode (hereinafter referred to as 'erasing mode').

For example, the determining may include determining an input operation mode and a deletion operation mode selected by a user as an operation mode for the input signal. Alternatively, in the determining step, when there is an input operation mode and a deletion operation mode set as a default, if there is no selection of an operation mode by the user, the operation mode set as the default may be determined as an operation mode for the input signal. .

The input unit 110 generates at least one of a signal by inputting a character and a signal by deleting a character (S220).

For example, when the specific character is input according to the user's selection, the input step generates a character input signal corresponding to the input character. The character includes Korean, English, numbers, special symbols, and the like.

The input step may generate a character deletion signal corresponding to the deleted character when a specific character is deleted among the characters already input according to a user's selection.

The controller 120 controls to display at least one process of character input and character deletion according to the input signal (S230).

In the case of text input, the control step not only controls the displayed text to be displayed but also controls the displayed text to be displayed in conjunction with the operation of the agent.

For example, in the case of the character input, the control step may be controlled so that the input character is displayed by being written or sputtered by the agent or mimicking a letter shape according to the determined input operation mode. .

In the case of character deletion, the control step not only controls the character deletion process to be displayed but also controls the character to be deleted to be displayed in association with the operation of the agent.

For example, in the case of the character deletion, the control step may control the character deletion process to be displayed by the deleted character being erased or eaten by the agent according to the determined deletion operation mode.

The control unit 120 controls the agent to perform an operation corresponding to at least one of the text input and text deletion according to the input signal (S240).

The controlling step controls the agent to perform at least one of spitting, writing, and letter-shaping a character input in a character input direction according to the determined input operation mode.

For example, when the determined input operation mode is the 'spitting mode' or the 'writing mode', the control step is generally performed according to the input signals for 'a' and 'ㅏ' sequentially selected by the user. In the right direction, which is a character input direction, the agent may control to spit out or write in sequence.

Alternatively, in the controlling step, when the determined input operation mode is a 'letter shape mode', the agent may turn in the right direction according to an input signal for 'a' and 'ㅏ' sequentially selected by the user. As it can be controlled to mimic the shape of the letter 'ㄱ' and 'ㅏ'.

The controlling step controls the agent to perform at least one of an operation of eating and deleting a character deleted in the character deletion direction according to the determined deletion operation mode.

For example, when the determined delete operation mode is the 'eating mode' or the 'erasing mode', the left direction is a general character deletion direction according to the deletion signal for 'ga' selected by the user. As such, the agent may control to perform an operation of eating or deleting the 'ㅏ' and 'ㄱ' sequentially.

The controller 120 determines whether a sound signal output function using the speaker 140 is set (S250).

The sound signal output function is a function of outputting a sound signal of an agent corresponding to the input signal, and may be set by a user or set as a default.

When it is determined that the determination result is set, the display unit 130 displays an agent performing an operation corresponding to the character input or character deletion at the same time as the sound signal output of the agent using the speaker 140. (S260). In this case, the displaying step, the character input process or the character deletion process displayed by the agent is displayed with the agent.

The displaying step may be one of an operation of displaying an input character and spitting a character input in the character input direction at the same time according to a control operation by a character input signal of the controller 120. Show agents that do In this case, the speaker 140 outputs a sound signal corresponding to the input character.

For example, the speaker 140 outputs a sound signal corresponding to 'a' corresponding to an input signal of 'a' and 'n'. The sound signal is recognized as a sound signal emitted by the agent.

In addition, the displaying step, according to the control operation by the character deletion signal of the control unit 120, displays the agent to perform one of the operation of eating and deleting the character to be deleted in the character deletion direction.

On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not set as a result of the determination, the character input process or the character deletion process is displayed and at the same time the agent which performs an operation corresponding to the character input signal or the character deletion signal is displayed (S270).

Referring to FIG. 3A, the operation of an agent according to the present invention when inputting a text will be described in detail as follows.

3A illustrates the operation of the agent corresponding to the case where the determined input operation mode is the 'write mode'.

In order to operate according to the text input signal, the waiting agent is displayed (310).

When the 'a' input signal is generated according to the user's selection, the agent displaying the input 'a' is displayed (315,320).

After the agent completes the operation of writing the input 'b', when the 'ㅏ' input signal occurs, the agent displaying the input 'ㅏ' is displayed (325, 330).

The agent completes the operation of writing the input 'ㅏ', and displays the agent waiting for the operation corresponding to the next input character (335).

Referring to Figure 3b, when deleting the character, the operation of the agent according to the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

3B illustrates the operation of the agent corresponding to the case where the determined deletion operation mode is the 'eating mode'.

In order to perform the operation according to the character deletion signal, the waiting agent is displayed (350).

In response to a user's selection, when a delete signal for 'ga', which is already input, is generated, an agent performing an operation of eating 'ㅏ' is first displayed (355,360).

After the agent completes the operation of eating 'ㅏ', the agent displays the agent performing the operation of eating 'ㄱ' (365,370).

The agent completes the operation of eating 'b', and displays the agent waiting for the operation corresponding to the next input signal (375).

Referring to Figure 4, when the menu is selected, an embodiment of the agent operation control method using a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The input unit 110 generates a menu selection signal (S410).

The input step generates a menu selection signal corresponding to the selected menu when a specific menu is selected according to a user's selection from among a list of menus configured or stored in the mobile terminal.

For example, the menu list may be configured not only with a plurality of functions of an equivalent higher class but also with a plurality of functions of an equal lower class belonging to a specific higher function.

The control unit 210 controls to display the selected menu (S420).

The controlling step controls the selected menu to be displayed in association with an operation of an agent according to the menu selection signal.

The controller 210 controls the agent to perform an operation corresponding to the menu selection signal (S430).

The controlling step controls the agent to appear with the selected menu according to the menu selection signal.

For example, the controlling step may control the agent to appear with a sign displaying the specific menu or to appear in a mouth according to a signal for selecting a specific menu.

The controller 120 determines whether the selected menu is a higher menu according to the menu selection signal (S440).

The upper menu means a menu having at least one lower menu.

If it is determined that the selected menu is an upper menu, the display unit 130 controls to display a plurality of lower menus belonging to the upper menu around the agent having the selected menu (S450).

In addition, in the controlling step, when an arbitrary menu is selected from among the plurality of displayed lower menus, the agent appearing with the upper menu disappears from the screen, and the agent reappears with a sign displaying the selected arbitrary menu. To control.

The controller 120 determines whether a sound signal output function using the speaker 140 is set (S460).

When it is determined that the determination result is set, the display unit 130 displays an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection at the same time as the sound signal output of the agent using the speaker 140 (S470). . In this case, the displaying step displays the selected menu together with the agent.

The displaying step displays an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection while emitting a sound signal corresponding to the selected menu.

For example, when the selected menu is a 'phone book', the displaying step may display an agent appearing with a sign displaying the 'phone book' while generating a sound signal corresponding to the 'phone book'. have.

On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not set as the determination result, the selected menu and the agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection are displayed (S480).

In the displaying steps S470 and S480, when the selected menu is an upper menu, a plurality of lower menus belonging to the upper menu may be displayed around an agent appearing with a menu board on which the upper menu is displayed.

For example, the display steps S470 and S480 may display the submenu as a 3D image.

Referring to Figure 5, when selecting a menu, the operation of the agent according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As the 'menu' function is selected by the user, the selected 'menu' function displays an agent holding a displayed sign (510).

The 'menu' function is an upper function including one or more sub functions, and includes sub functions of a phone function, a volume ringtone, a screen setting, a fun function, a schedule management, a convenient function, and a mobile phone setting function.

The sub-functions included in the menu function are displayed around the agent holding the 'menu' function sign (510). In addition, the lower functions may be displayed as a 3D image.

When the 'telephone function' is selected among the sub-functions included in the 'menu' function, the agent holding the 'menu' function sign disappears from the screen, and the agent holds a sign displaying the selected 'telephone function'. Appear again (520).

The 'phone function' includes sub-functions of a phone book, a speed dial number, a group environment setting, a recent call list, a message, a telephone usage time, and an emergency contact function.

Sub-functions included in the phone function are displayed around the agent holding the 'telephone function' sign (520).

If the 'message' function is selected among the sub functions for the 'telephone function', the agent holding the 'telephone function' sign disappears from the screen, and the agent reappears with the sign with the selected 'message' displayed. (530).

The 'message' function includes a lower function of a new send, a received text, a received voice, an MMS, a sent text, a voice message, and a text function in writing.

Sub-functions included in the message function are displayed around the agent holding the 'message' sign (530).

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to control the agent to perform a specific operation corresponding to the input signal from the user.

In addition, according to the present invention described above, it is possible to control the agent to perform an action corresponding to the character input or deletion.

In addition, according to the present invention described above, it is possible to control the agent to perform an action corresponding to the menu selection.

Claims (17)

An input unit configured to generate at least one input signal among a signal by character input and a signal by character deletion; A display unit for displaying at least one process among the text input and the text deletion and an agent performing an operation corresponding to the process; And And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display an agent performing an operation corresponding to the process while displaying at least one process among the character input and the character deletion according to the generated input signal. Mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, And a speaker for outputting a sound signal of the agent corresponding to the input signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, And a mode selector configured to determine an operation mode of the agent with respect to the input signal. The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit, According to the determined operation mode, the display control unit to control the display unit to display the agent to perform at least one of the operation of spitting, writing, letter-shaped operation input characters in the character input direction Mobile terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit, The mobile terminal having an agent operation control function according to the determined operation mode, characterized in that for controlling the display unit to display an agent that performs at least one of the operation of eating and deleting the character deleted in the character deletion direction. An input unit for generating a menu selection signal; A display unit displaying an selected menu and simultaneously displaying an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection; And And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the selected menu according to the generated selection signal and to display an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit, And a control unit configured to control the display unit to display an agent appearing with a sign of the selected menu according to the selection signal. The method of claim 6, wherein the display unit, And when the selected menu is an upper menu, a lower menu belonging to the selected menu is displayed around the agent. Generating at least one input signal among a text input signal and a text delete signal; Controlling to display at least one process of character input and character deletion according to the input signal; In response to the input signal, controlling an agent to perform an operation corresponding to at least one of the text input and text deletion; And And displaying an agent performing an operation corresponding to at least one of the character input and the character deletion while displaying at least one process of the character input and the character deletion according to the control operation. Motion control method. The method of claim 9, Determining whether an output function for a sound signal corresponding to the input signal is set; And And if it is determined that the determination result is set, outputting a sound signal of the agent corresponding to the input signal. The method of claim 9, And determining an operation mode of the agent with respect to the input signal. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein said operation Control step, And controlling the agent to perform at least one of spitting, writing, and letter-shaping a character input in a character input direction according to the determined operation mode. The method of claim 11, wherein the operation control step, And controlling the agent to perform at least one of an operation of eating and deleting a character deleted in the direction of character deletion in the determined operation mode. Generating a menu selection signal; Controlling to display a selected menu according to the generated selection signal; Controlling an agent to perform an operation corresponding to the menu selection according to the generated selection signal; And And displaying the selected menu and an agent performing an operation corresponding to the menu selection according to the control operation. The method of claim 14, wherein the operation control step, And controlling the agent to perform an operation of appearing with a sign of the selected menu according to the selection signal. The method of claim 14, wherein the displaying step, And when the selected menu is an upper menu, displaying a lower menu belonging to the selected menu around the agent. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying step, Agent operation control method using a mobile terminal, characterized in that to display the sub-menu in three dimensions.

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