KR101046195B1 - Apparatus and method for controlling size of user data in a portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for adaptively enlarging or reducing the display size of user data displayed on a screen in a mobile terminal and controlling the size thereof. The present invention relates to a text message display method in a mobile terminal. Displaying a text message according to a user's request on the screen, expanding or contracting the text message displayed on the screen at a preset zoom ratio in response to a zoom key event, and zooming in on the zoom ratio And correspondingly displaying the converted text message according to the text size of the text message.

Mobile terminal, user data, SMS, font, zoom, move

Description

Apparatus and method for resizing user data in a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIZE OF USER DATA IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an additional service in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for displaying and expanding / reducing user data in a mobile terminal.

In general, with the development of wireless communication technology, the spread of mobile terminals is increasing exponentially, and as the spread of mobile terminals is generalized, communication providers are providing various services to satisfy various needs of subscribers. In other words, mobile communication service providers currently provide various services such as wireless Internet, short message service (SMS) and multimedia services such as image, video, and video, as well as calls without regard to space and time. To provide.

The mobile terminal, in addition to the basic function of making a call with a general subscriber or another mobile subscriber through a base station (BS) while arbitrarily moving in a mobile communication service area, manages personal information, exchanges information with a computer, and the Internet. It has additional functions such as performing the same data connection. In recent years, mobile terminals having improved performances have emerged differently each day, such as image and video transmission, virtual 3D sound and stereo sound implementation, MP3 player functions, and a built-in camera capable of taking pictures.

In addition, according to the function, it may be classified into a terminal device having an Internet function, a terminal device for transmitting a text, a terminal device having a video function, a terminal device for checking a user's health, and a terminal device having a game function. In addition, digital multimedia services such as digital TV and video on demand (VOD) services are provided and commercialized. In addition, the mobile terminal is currently providing not only a game using only text but also game functions that implement 3D and a messenger function.

As such, due to the development of a data service using a mobile terminal, various contents are provided. However, due to the limitation of the screen size of the mobile terminal, the size of data, for example, the size of a character or the size of an image, is gradually decreasing. Therefore, as the size of the text or image is too small, a lot of inconvenience for the user to recognize them.

In order to solve this problem, the conventional technique has been proposed to mechanically mount a magnifying glass on the outside of the mobile terminal so that the screen can be enlarged and viewed as necessary. In addition, according to another method for expanding the screen of a mobile terminal in the related art, a predetermined key for enlarging a character is provided, a font of the corresponding character is designated using the predetermined key, and the specified font is stored in a font memory. The method of reading from and to determine the size of the characters displayed on the screen according to the user's selection has been proposed.

However, the conventional technologies as described above, that is, a method of enlarging a screen using an external device such as a magnifying glass, require an additional mechanical device to increase the size of the mobile terminal and require a separate design for storing the magnifying glass. There is a problem that. In addition, the method of enlarging the fonts displayed on the screen by placing several fonts in the font memory occupies a lot of the memory of the mobile terminal, and there is a problem in that it is cumbersome as the user must determine the size by specifying the size.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing an additional function that can increase the use efficiency of a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for adaptively enlarging / reducing a size of user data displayed on a screen in a mobile terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for adaptively controlling a display size and format displayed on a screen according to user data such as text messages, menus, and images in a mobile terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a device and method for easily adjusting a text size according to a text message in a mobile terminal, and automatically sorting and displaying texts of a text message displayed on a screen corresponding to the text size to be adjusted. In providing.

Another object of the present invention is to enlarge or reduce the user data displayed on the screen at a predetermined rate in the mobile terminal, and to move the enlarged or reduced screen corresponding to the user's setting method, thereby improving user convenience. An apparatus and method for controlling user data enlargement / reduction are provided.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the text message display method in the mobile terminal, the process of displaying a text message according to the user request on the screen, and corresponding to the zoom key event Enlarging or reducing the text message displayed on the screen at a preset zoom ratio, and automatically converting and displaying the converted text message according to the text size of the text message according to the zoom ratio. Process.

An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the text message display device in the mobile terminal, and a key input unit for generating a key event for the expansion, reduction and movement of the text message displayed on the screen; When an event occurs in any one of zooming in, zooming out, and moving a text message through the key input unit, the text message is controlled according to the corresponding event. A control unit for automatically sorting and displaying the text message according to a text size, and expanding, reducing or moving the text message under the control of the controller to display the text message, and controlling the enlargement, reduction and movement of the text message. And a display unit for displaying an execution screen.

As described above, according to the apparatus and method for controlling user data size in a mobile terminal of the present invention proposed by the present invention, it is possible to simply enlarge or reduce the display size of user data displayed on a screen in a mobile terminal. Have In addition, by adaptively adjusting the enlargement / reduction of the user data in the mobile terminal, there is an advantage that it is possible to improve the user's convenience in using the mobile terminal. Since the user data enlarged or reduced in the mobile terminal can be moved with a simple operation, the user's convenience can be improved. It has the advantage of automatically sorting and displaying the converted user data corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio of the user data.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

Prior to the description of the invention, the terms or words used in the specification and claims described below are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors are contemplating their own invention in the best way. For the purpose of explanation, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention on the basis of the principle that it can be appropriately defined as the concept of term. 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, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an additional function for user convenience in a mobile terminal. Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal can enlarge and reduce the size of the user data provided through the screen at the user's discretion and display the user data displayed on the screen accordingly. It is about a method.

For example, the size of text provided according to a short message service (hereinafter, referred to as SMS) among mobile terminal's additional functions is enlarged and reduced by using a predetermined function key formed in the mobile terminal. To display it. Accordingly, when an event occurs by a predetermined function key while the user performs an operation such as inputting a text or checking a received text by using the SMS function, the mobile terminal determines the size of the text displayed on the current screen in response to the event. Zoom in or out. Such an example may be applied to all user data such as an image, a video, a menu screen, etc. available through the mobile terminal, including the text according to the SMS.

That is, the embodiment of the present invention relates to a device and a method which can enlarge and reduce the screen of a mobile terminal arbitrarily, and display on the screen as the screen of the mobile terminal is enlarged / reduced in response to a user request. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for expanding / reducing a screen of a mobile terminal to facilitate identification of a text or an image.

Here, the user data according to the embodiment of the present invention may be text data such as SMS, multimedia messaging service (hereinafter referred to as 'MMS'), menus and texts, images and moving images, and the like. Multimedia data and the like.

Referring to this example, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a text message is transmitted or received via SMS or MMS using a mobile terminal, a predetermined function key provided in the mobile terminal, for example, a volume key, is displayed on the screen. It is possible to easily adjust the size of the transmitted and received text, thereby allowing the user to easily and quickly recognize the text. For example, when an event corresponding to an up key occurs in the volume key, the character size may be adaptively enlarged in response to the event, and the size of the character may be increased. When an event corresponding to the (Down key) occurs, the character size displayed on the screen is adaptively reduced in response to the event.

In addition, the user data enlarged on the screen can be moved up, down, left, and right by using a predetermined function key, for example, a direction key, and this makes it easy to check the entire contents of the user data enlarged on the screen, thereby improving user convenience. Make sure

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when texts based on user data, for example, SMS or MMS are enlarged / reduced, the user's convenience is provided by automatically forming a text arrangement displayed on the screen according to the changed text size. .

For example, when a character is enlarged and out of the screen size provided by the mobile terminal, the enlarged character size is recognized to calculate a range in which the character deviates from one line, and the calculated information is used. Can be used to perform automatic sorting, for example automatic wrapping, and so on. That is, by automatically moving to the next line for a character that is out of the range of the provided screen, the character can be easily seen. In this case, it is possible to check the entire contents by using a predetermined function key, for example, an up / down key, to move to the next page or scroll.

As described above, the screen enlargement / reduction method according to the embodiment of the present invention does not need to include a separate external device, and also does not need to store fonts for each size of the character, thereby increasing memory utilization and adaptively controlling the character size. Can be. Next, preferred operation embodiments according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the above and below will be described for the convenience of the description of the mobile terminal as an example of the mobile communication terminal, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal for providing convenience to a user, preferably, a mobile communication terminal, a mobile phone, a wired / wireless phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone. It will be apparent that the present invention can be applied to all information and communication devices such as smart phones, audio devices, MP3 players, notebooks and personal computers, and applications thereof.

First, an example of a configuration of a mobile terminal for performing a function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a configuration of a mobile terminal performing a function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely divided into an input means, a processing means, a storage means, an output means, and a communication means.

The input means is responsible for receiving multimedia data such as voice data, numeric / character data, and video data. The input means includes an audio processor 107 for processing voice data input through a microphone, a key input unit 109 for receiving numeric / character data and control data by a predetermined function key from a user, and photographing an external predetermined object. And a camera 113 for receiving image data. That is, the input means is responsible for receiving multimedia data such as voice data, numeric / text data, and video data through the above-described configuration devices.

The processing means is responsible for a series of processes corresponding to each of the user data input from the input means, for example, the audio data, numeric / text data and video data, and additional functions requested by the user. The processing means may include a signal processor 115 for converting image data input through the camera 113 into a digital signal, input image data digitally processed by the signal processor 115, and a screen in an embodiment of the present invention. Image processing unit 117 for processing user data changed corresponding to the zoom in / out function, audio data transmitted from the audio processing unit 107, or the like, numeric / character data input from the user through the key input unit 109, or the like. And a data processing unit 105 in charge of the processing of the control unit 101 and a control unit 101 in charge of a series of control of the internal block of the mobile terminal. That is, the processing means is responsible for a series of processes corresponding to each of the user data input from the input means, for example, the voice data, text data and video data, and additional functions requested by the user.

The storage means is responsible for storing user data input through the input means and storing an application for implementing an additional function of the mobile terminal, and includes a memory 111.

The output means is responsible for a function of outputting user data input through the input means or data related to user data stored in the storage means and a screen according to each additional function. The output means includes a display unit 119 for constructing and outputting a screen for providing the user with respect to the input or requested user data and additional functions, and an audio processor 107 for outputting the voice data to the outside. . That is, the output means outputs user data input through the input means or data related to user data stored in the storage means and a screen according to each additional function.

The communication means wirelessly transmits the user data to another external user or the like and is responsible for a function of transmitting / receiving content through interworking with an external web server, and will be referred to as a radio frequency (hereinafter referred to as 'RF'). ) A processor 103, an antenna, and the like.

Looking at each of the components as described above in more detail, the RF processing unit 103 performs a series of communication related to the mobile phone communication, SMS or MMS communication and data communication. The RF processor 103 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal.

The data processor 105 is responsible for processing voice data transmitted from the audio processor 107 or the like, or numeric / character data input from a user through the key input unit 109. In addition, the data processor 109 is a means for performing encoding and modulation on the signal transmitted through the RF processor 103, a means for performing demodulation and decoding on the signal received through the RF processor 103, etc. It may include.

The audio processor 107 plays a function of reproducing a received audio signal output from the data processor 105 or transmitting an audio signal such as a voice input from a microphone to the data processor 105. The key input unit 109 includes numbers, letters and / or function keys for inputting numbers and text information and setting various functions. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the function key is mapped to a key for enlarging / reducing and moving user data displayed on the screen through the display unit 119, for example, a volume key, a direction key, and the like. May include keys.

The memory 111 may include a program memory and data memories. The program memory may store program modules for controlling a general operation of the mobile terminal, and a program module for performing screen zooming and moving functions on user data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The data memory may include a database configured to store data generated while the program modules are executed and setting information related to a screen enlargement / reduction function for user data, and to store respective data in a database form. can do. Here, the database includes a database in which all upper / lower menus provided by the mobile terminal, applications and user data corresponding to the respective menus are mapped to each other, and each database is recorded.

In addition, the program module for controlling the screen zoom and move for the user data, the user input, for example, a predetermined screen associated with the screen zoom / zoom and the corresponding movement command of the user data currently displayed through the display unit 119 A program module for recognizing and determining information on a key event, a program module for controlling enlargement / reduction of user data in response to a key event of the user, and user data corresponding to a key event generated after the enlargement / reduction of the user data And a dedicated application including a program module for controlling movement of a program module and a program module for providing result information on a corresponding operation process in response to the user key event.

The controller 101 performs an overall operation of the mobile terminal and controls the internal blocks of the mobile terminal. In addition, when a setting change signal is input from the key input unit 109 in a mode for setting an enlargement / reduction function of the user data displayed on the screen, the controller 101 controls the enlargement / reduction function setting according to the setting change signal. do. In addition, when a screen enlargement / reduction and a corresponding movement signal are input from the key input unit 109, the corresponding operation is controlled. For example, when a screen enlargement / reduction event occurs through the key input unit 109 with respect to predetermined user data displayed on the current screen through the display unit 119, the size of the user data may correspond to the event. Control operations such as zooming in or out. In addition, when a predetermined event occurs after the enlargement or reduction, control of movement of the enlarged or reduced user data is controlled in response to the event. In addition, the controller 101 controls to display an additional function, user data, or guidance message generated or managed in response to the input mode setting signal.

Preferably, the controller 101 checks an activation / deactivation state of a service mode, determines a key event input corresponding to the service mode state, and displays a screen corresponding to the determination information when predetermined information is transmitted from a user. Control such as zoom in, zoom out and move.

When the screen enlarge / reduce mode is activated, the controller 101 determines the input key event, and when the key event is enlarged, enlarges and displays the user data displayed on the screen at a predetermined rate corresponding to the key event. Control the operation of reducing the user's data displayed on the screen at a predetermined rate according to the key event if the key event is reduced, and displaying the user data displayed on the screen if the key event is moved. Controls an operation of displaying and moving in a predetermined direction according to the event.

In the deactivated state of the screen enlargement / reduction mode, the controller 101 may determine the input key event and control performance of a corresponding operation corresponding to the key event. For example, if the key event is volume up / down, the volume up / down operation is controlled in response thereto.

On the other hand, in the above-described operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, an example of controlling the screen enlargement / reduction operation in response to a predetermined key event as described above has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the screen enlargement / reduction operation may be automatically performed according to the mode setting.

For example, a user sets a predetermined enlargement / reduction ratio or an enlargement / reduction time for predetermined user data such as SMS data received from the outside through the mode setting, and corresponds to the setting when receiving the SMS data. You can automatically zoom in or out at a rate. Or to automatically enlarge or reduce the received SMS data when the time according to the setting elapses, and to automatically restore the enlarged or reduced SMS data to its original size after a predetermined time. Of course you can.

In this way, the user may set various screens according to a setting mode desired by the user. Therefore, for example, by providing various screen sizes to a user who has poor eyesight or a silver generation user, user convenience may be enhanced.

Here, the user data, the outgoing telephone number input from the user through the key input unit 109, transmission and reception data such as SMS, MMS and e-mail, data according to the data communication connection request, the camera 113 It may include all data provided by the mobile terminal, such as photograph data taken using the, the user interface associated with the menu, and multimedia data such as icons, images, and videos.

The camera 113 captures a predetermined object to receive image / image data, and the signal processor 115 converts the image / image data input through the camera 113 into a digital signal.

The image processor 117 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying a signal digitally processed by the signal processor 115 and user data changed corresponding to a screen zooming / reduction function according to an embodiment of the present invention. do. The image processor 115 may display a screen according to an image / video signal and a service mode set under the control of the controller 101, for example, an enlarged screen or a reduced screen and a moving screen for predetermined user data. ) And transmits and compresses the image data.

The display unit 119 displays the image data output from the image processor 117 on a screen. In addition, the user data to be enlarged, reduced or moved under the control of the control unit 101 with respect to the currently displayed user data is adaptively displayed. In addition, the display unit 119 receives and executes a mode setting guide message corresponding to execution or setting screens corresponding to applications for functions such as screen enlargement and reduction of the user data and control of the controller 101. Display on the screen.

Preferably, the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention stores the user data displayed through the event determination unit 121 and the display unit 119 for determining a key event input through the key input unit 109. It may include a user data determination unit 123 to determine.

The event determination unit 121 determines whether to set the screen enlargement / reduction mode of the user data, and when the screen enlargement / reduction mode is set, determines an event signal input through the key input unit 109, and determines the Information is transmitted to the control unit 101.

The user data determination unit 123 determines the format of the currently displayed user data and transmits the determined information to the control unit 101. For example, the user data determination unit 123 determines the format of the currently displayed user data, and when the user data is text data such as SMS, the user data determination unit 123 transmits information about the user data to the controller 101 to form a text data format. To control the screen enlargement / reduction corresponding thereto and the screen display method accordingly.

As another example, when the user data is text data such as SMS, in particular, an emoticon, the user data determination unit 123 transmits information about the user data to the controller 101 to enlarge / reduce a screen corresponding to the emoticon format. And controlling the screen display method accordingly, thereby preventing the emoticon from being deformed due to the enlargement / reduction of user data such as an emoticon.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention for the special user data as described above, the user data format is recognized in advance through the user data determination unit 123 as described above when the screen is enlarged / reduced, and correspondingly to the enlarged / reduced It is desirable to provide a corresponding screen display scheme adaptively. As such an example, it is preferable to allow a user to select a screen display method according to the user data by displaying a screen requesting the screen display method setting when the screen is enlarged or reduced according to the user data.

As another example, the user data determination unit 123 may be configured to automatically recognize the format of the user data, such as a character or an emoticon. For example, when an emoticon or the like is input, when the user data determination unit 123 recognizes this information and transmits the information to the controller 101, the controller 101 changes the format of the emoticon when the screen is enlarged or reduced. It is preferable to control the display to be enlarged / reduced by a predetermined screen display method which is not set.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, when the display unit 119 formed in the mobile terminal is configured as a touch screen, the user data displayed on the screen may be enlarged / reduced through the display unit 119. Of course. Preferably, a user generates an event for enlarging / reducing user data displayed on the display unit 119 through a predetermined function key, and then touches or drags a predetermined area of the display unit 119. By doing so, the user data displayed on the screen can be enlarged or reduced accordingly.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the screen display method according to the adjustment and movement of the screen size of the user data will be described with reference to a mobile terminal having the above configuration as an example.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of adjusting user data size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a screen in which the text message screen is enlarged or moved in a screen on which text messages to be transmitted or received are displayed according to predetermined user data, for example, using SMS. An example of the configuration is shown.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the basic screen as indicated by reference numeral 210, when a key event input by a user is a screen magnification, the mobile terminal responds to the key event and the initial basic screen as indicated by reference numeral 210. Is enlarged to a predetermined ratio and displayed. In this case, the enlarged screen may be displayed as a reference numeral 220, a reference numeral 240, or a reference numeral 260 according to a user setting method.

First, the screen magnification method indicated by reference numeral 220 is enlarged when the character data that is out of the range of the screen size provided by the mobile terminal is automatically changed in line and sequentially displayed through one screen according to the enlargement ratio. That's the way. In this case, the user may check the text data out of the range of the screen size of the mobile terminal by using a scroll function using a predetermined function key of the mobile terminal.

For example, when a user inputs a predetermined function key for a scroll function, the mobile terminal may move to and display a screen below a range of screen sizes through a scrolling operation as indicated by reference numeral 230 in response to the input. . Preferably, the movement between the reference numeral 220 and the reference numeral 230 is adaptively performed in response to the up and down input of the scroll operation.

Next, the screen magnification method indicated by reference numeral 240 automatically changes lines of data outside the range of the screen size provided by the mobile terminal according to the enlargement ratio, and replaces the data beyond one screen. This is an enlargement method when a screen is displayed on a page, for example, and is sequentially displayed on different screens. In this case, the user may check text data out of a range of the screen size of the mobile terminal by using a page up / down function using a predetermined function key of the mobile terminal.

For example, when the user inputs a predetermined function key for the page up / down function, the mobile terminal moves to a new page such as the reference numeral 250 in response to the input, and moves to the next page out of the screen size range. I can display it. Preferably, the movement between the reference numeral 240 and the reference numeral 250 is adaptively performed corresponding to the up or down input of the page up / down operation.

Next, the screen magnification method indicated by reference numeral 260 is an magnification method capable of confirming data of a position outside the range of the screen size provided by the mobile terminal according to the enlargement ratio by a function such as screen movement. In this case, the user may check the text data that is out of the range of the screen size of the mobile terminal by the screen moving function by using a predetermined function key of the mobile terminal.

For example, when the user inputs a predetermined function key for the screen moving function, the mobile terminal may display a screen that is out of the range of the screen size by moving the screen such as up, down, left, and right as indicated by reference numeral 270. Can be. Preferably, the movement between the reference numeral 260 and the reference numeral 270 is adaptively performed according to the function key input of the screen movement operation.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which a screen indicating a category corresponding to a user data currently used by a user, such as a 'text message' menu screen, is also enlarged or moved in response to the event. However, this may correspond to a fixed form of a part indicating a menu name of a service currently used according to a user mode setting method. In addition, it is preferable that the enlargement / movement of the screen indicating the menu name is adaptively changed according to the format or type of the user data displayed on the screen.

3 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation of adjusting user data size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a screen in which the text message screen is reduced and moved in a screen on which a text message to be transmitted or received is displayed according to predetermined user data, for example, using SMS. An example of the configuration is shown.

Referring to FIG. 3, in a basic screen as indicated by reference numeral 310, when a key event input by a user is a screen reduction, the mobile terminal responds to the key event and displays an initial basic as shown by reference numeral 310. The screen is reduced to a predetermined ratio and displayed. In this case, the reduced screen may be displayed as 320 or 360 according to a user setting method.

First, the screen reduction method indicated by the reference numeral 320 maintains the user data format displayed on the basic screen of the reference numeral 310 according to the reduction ratio, and reduces and displays the screen. In this case, the reduced screen may be displayed as a reference numeral 330, a reference numeral 340, and a reference numeral 350 according to a user setting method.

The screen reduction method indicated by reference numeral 330 represents a case of a method of reducing the screen based on the upper left of the screen provided by the mobile terminal according to the reduction ratio. The screen reduction method indicated by reference numeral 340 represents a case of a method of reducing and displaying the screen based on the upper center of the screen provided by the mobile terminal according to the reduction ratio. The screen reduction method indicated by reference numeral 350 represents a case of a method of reducing the screen based on the center of the screen of the screen provided by the mobile terminal according to the reduction ratio.

In the above description, the display method of the reduced screen is illustrated by using three cases as an example for convenience of description, but this method may be expressed in various ways in addition to the three methods according to the user setting mode method. For example, the screen provided by the mobile terminal may be represented in various ways such as the bottom left, the center left, the center bottom, the top right, the center right and the bottom right.

In addition, the respective screens reduced like reference numeral 330, reference numeral 340, and reference numeral 350 may be screen moving functions using a predetermined function key, and the reference numeral 330, reference numeral 340, and reference numeral 350 screen may be used. Let's move together. For example, when a user inputs a predetermined function key for the screen moving function, the mobile terminal allows the movement to be adaptively performed as shown by reference numeral 330, reference numeral 340, and reference numeral 350 in response to the input.

Next, the screen reduction method indicated by reference numeral 360 changes the lines of the text data of the next line corresponding to the range of the screen size provided by the mobile terminal according to the reduction ratio, and sequentially displays them after filling the blanks. Is a reduction method. Here, in filling the spaces, it is preferable not to fill in the spaces arbitrarily floated by the user, for example, the spaces by spaces.

In FIG. 3, a screen indicating a menu name of a user data currently used by a user, for example, a 'text message' menu screen is also reduced or moved in response to the event. However, this may correspond to a fixed form of a part indicating a menu name of a service currently used according to a user mode setting method. In addition, it is preferable that the enlargement / reduction of the screen indicating the menu name is adaptively changed according to the format or type of the user data displayed on the screen.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an operation process of adjusting user data size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 illustrates the text message on a screen displaying a text message to be transmitted or received according to user data, for example, SMS, in response to a predetermined key event input according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following shows an example of an operation of enlarging or reducing the screen. In particular, in the example of FIG. 4, when the screen display method is out of the screen size range of the mobile terminal, the line is automatically changed by a function such as <automatic line change> and the scroll method is used as an example. It is shown.

Referring to FIG. 4, if a key event input by a user is an enlarged screen in a basic screen as shown by reference numeral 410, the mobile terminal is preset in response to the key event as indicated by reference numeral 420. The screen is enlarged and displayed at a predetermined ratio. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is set to 1.5 times the initial screen, the screen magnification is provided 1.5 times corresponding to the key event, and the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is the initial screen. If set to 2 times, the screen is enlarged to provide 2 times corresponding to the key event, and if the ratio to be enlarged to correspond to one key event is set to 3 times, it can be provided to enlarge the screen to 3 times corresponding to the key event. have. That is, the enlarged screen size according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variously made within a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 1.5 times, 2 times, 3 times, and 4 times, according to a user setting. Of course.

Preferably, when the magnification ratio is set to 2 times, the initial screen is enlarged twice in correspondence to a key event, and when the new key event is input, the screen enlarged to 2 times is doubled again. For example, when a key event occurs in the enlarged screen as shown by the reference numeral 420, the screen of the reference numeral 420 is enlarged and displayed as indicated by the reference numeral 430 in response to the key event. This enlargement procedure is preferably performed gradually in proportion to the input of the key event.

However, since the present invention is not limited thereto, the initial screen is sequentially enlarged according to an input key event such as 1.5 times, 2 times, and 3 times according to a setting method, or the initial screen is 2 times, 4 times. Of course, it can also be sequentially enlarged according to input key events, such as 6 times.

In addition, when the key event is a screen reduction, that is, when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 430 to the reference numeral 420, or when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 420 to the reference numeral 410, the predetermined sequence is reversed through the procedure. It is desirable to reduce the size of the screen to a ratio.

Next, in the basic screen as indicated by reference numeral 410, if the key event input by the user is a screen reduction, the mobile terminal displays the screen at a predetermined predetermined size as indicated by reference numeral 440 in response to the key event. To zoom out. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the rate of reduction corresponding to one key event is set to 2/3 times the initial screen, the screen is reduced to 2/3 times corresponding to the key event and provided to reduce the size of the corresponding key event. When the ratio is set to 1/2 of the initial screen, the screen may be reduced by 1/2 to correspond to the key event. That is, the screen size to be reduced according to the embodiment of the present invention is a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 2/3 times, 1/2 times, 1/3 times, and 1/4 times by user setting. Of course, it can be made in various ways.

Preferably, when the reduction ratio is set to 1/2, the initial screen is reduced to 1/2 times in response to a key event, and when the new key event is input, the screen reduced to 1/2 times is again 1/2. Try to zoom out. For example, when a key event occurs in a reduced screen as shown by reference numeral 440, the screen of reference numeral 440 is reduced and displayed as indicated by reference numeral 450 in response to the key event. This reduction procedure is preferably performed gradually in proportion to the input of the key event.

However, since the present invention is not limited thereto, the initial screen may be sequentially reduced according to an input key event such as 2/3 times, 1/2 times, 1/3 times according to a setting method. .

In addition, when the key event is a screen magnification, that is, when the magnification is requested from the reference numeral 450 to the reference numeral 440, or when the magnification is requested from the reference numeral 440 to the reference numeral 410, the preset sequence is set in the reverse order of the procedure. It is preferable to enlarge the screen to a predetermined ratio.

As shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a screen enlargement event, for example, a volume up key is input through a predetermined function key, the screen is first enlarged and displayed, and the volume up key is displayed on the enlarged screen. When input, the screen is enlarged and displayed secondarily. In addition, if a screen reduction event, for example, a volume down key is input through a predetermined function key, the screen is first reduced and displayed. If the volume down key is input from the reduced screen, the screen is secondly reduced.

On the other hand, in the enlarged or reduced screen, such as reference numeral 430 or 450 shown in Figure 4, it is possible to move to the screen of the reference numeral 410 at a time through a predetermined key event. That is, when a key event that requests to move directly to an initial basic screen, for example, the screen of reference numeral 410 occurs, in a screen enlarged or reduced in correspondence with at least one or more key events, such as reference numeral 430 or 450. It is also possible to move to the screen of reference numeral 410 at one time without repeating the process of enlarging or reducing.

It is preferable to map a predetermined function key, for example, a cancel button of the key input unit, to a basic screen return function, and when the cancel button is input, it is possible to move directly from the currently enlarged / reduced screen to the basic screen. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and, for example, when it is out of an enlarged / reduced range according to a setting, it may be automatically returned to the initial basic screen and displayed.

On the other hand, although not shown in Figure 4, when the display unit is formed in the form of a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user data displayed on the screen may be enlarged / reduced through the touch screen function of the display unit Of course. Preferably, the user activates an enlargement / reduction function of the user data displayed on the display unit through a predetermined function key, and then touches or drags a predetermined area by using the touch screen function. Of course, it can be enlarged or reduced.

For example, the user data displayed on the screen can be enlarged by dragging from the upper left of the screen to the lower right corner, or the user data displayed on the screen can be reduced by dragging from the lower right of the screen to the upper left of the screen. to be.

In addition, the method for controlling screen enlargement or reduction of user data according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 4 preferably determines the format of the currently displayed user data and corresponds to the determined user data format. Enlarge or reduce the screen of user data. For example, as a result of the determination of the format of the user data, in the case of an emoticon, the screen is enlarged / reduced corresponding to the emoticon format and the screen display method is controlled accordingly. In the user data format, it is desirable to control the zoom in a corresponding manner. That is, it is preferable to recognize the user data format in advance when the screen is enlarged / reduced with respect to the special user data as described above, and adaptively provide a screen display method corresponding to the enlargement / reduction accordingly.

5 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation process of adjusting user data size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 enlarges or expands a predetermined menu screen through user data, for example, a user interface (UI) in response to a predetermined key event input according to an embodiment of the present invention. It shows an example of an operation of reducing. In particular, the example of FIG. 5 illustrates a method of enabling a scrolling method when the screen display method is out of the screen size range of the mobile terminal. For example, the user screen that is out of the range of the screen size is shown an example of checking the entire screen by moving up, down, left, and right using a predetermined function key.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, in a menu screen as indicated by reference numeral 510, when a key event by a user is enlarged screen, the mobile terminal presets a predetermined ratio as indicated by reference numeral 520 in response to the key event. Enlarge the screen to the size of. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is set to 1.5 times the initial screen, the screen magnification is provided 1.5 times corresponding to the key event, and the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is the initial screen. When set to 2 times, the screen is enlarged and provided twice as large as the key event, and when the ratio is enlarged as set as 3 times corresponding to one key event, the screen can be provided as enlarged as tripled according to the key event. have. That is, the enlarged screen size according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variously made within a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 1.5 times, 2 times, 3 times, and 4 times, according to a user setting. Of course.

In addition, when the key event is a screen reduction, that is, when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 530 to the reference numeral 520, or when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 520 to the reference numeral 510, the procedure is previously set in the reverse order. The screen is reduced in size by a predetermined ratio.

Next, in the menu screen as indicated by reference numeral 510, if the key event input by the user is a screen reduction, the mobile terminal displays the screen at a predetermined predetermined size as indicated by reference numeral 540 in response to the key event. To zoom out. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the rate of reduction corresponding to one key event is set to 2/3 times the initial screen, the screen is reduced to 2/3 times corresponding to the key event and provided to reduce the size of the corresponding key event. When the ratio is set to 1/2 times the initial screen, the screen is reduced to 1/2 times corresponding to the key event. That is, the screen size to be reduced according to the embodiment of the present invention is a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 2/3 times, 1/2 times, 1/3 times, and 1/4 times by user setting. Of course, it can be made in various ways.

In addition, when the key event is a screen magnification, that is, when a magnification is requested from reference numeral 550 to 540, or when a magnification request from reference numeral 540 to reference numeral 510 is performed, the preset sequence is set in the reverse order of the procedure. The screen is enlarged and displayed at a predetermined ratio.

In the meantime, when the key event occurs when the menu screen is enlarged or reduced according to a user setting method, a key event occurs when the cursor is highlighted to select a predetermined menu, for example, when a predetermined menu item is selected. Of course, the screen may be enlarged or reduced based on the menu item where the cursor is located in response to the key event. That is, by allowing the user to enlarge / reduce the screen based on the portion to be enlarged / reduced, the user convenience may be improved.

6 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation process of adjusting user data size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, FIG. 6 illustrates an example of an operation process of enlarging or reducing user data, for example, a predetermined image screen, in response to a predetermined key event input according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the example of FIG. 6 illustrates a method of enabling a scrolling method when the screen display method is out of the screen size range of the mobile terminal.

For example, a method of enabling the user to check the entire screen by moving the screen up, down, left, and right using a predetermined function key for user data that is out of the range of the screen size due to a screen magnification event. In addition, the example shows a method of automatically changing and arranging lines by a function such as <automatic line change> which fills the blank caused by the screen reduction event with image data on the next line. In addition, FIG. 6 illustrates an example of zooming in / out on a folder screen for image search, among certain menu items of the user interface.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, in the image folder screen as indicated by reference numeral 610, when a key event by the user is a screen magnification, the mobile terminal presets a predetermined predetermined value as indicated by reference numeral 620 in response to the key event. The screen is enlarged and displayed in proportions. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is set to 1.5 times the initial screen, the screen magnification is provided 1.5 times corresponding to the key event, and the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is the initial screen. If set to 2 times, the screen is enlarged to provide 2 times corresponding to the key event, and if the ratio to be enlarged to correspond to one key event is set to 3 times, it can be provided to enlarge the screen to 3 times corresponding to the key event. have. That is, the enlarged screen size according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variously made within a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 1.5 times, 2 times, 3 times, and 4 times, according to a user setting. Of course.

In addition, when the key event is a screen reduction, that is, when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 630 to the reference numeral 620, or when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 620 to the reference numeral 610, the pre-set through the reverse order of the procedure The screen is reduced in size by a predetermined ratio.

Next, in the menu screen as shown by reference numeral 610, if the key event input by the user is a screen reduction, the mobile terminal displays the screen at a predetermined predetermined size as indicated by reference numeral 640 in response to the key event. To zoom out. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the rate of reduction corresponding to one key event is set to 2/3 times the initial screen, the screen is reduced to 2/3 times corresponding to the key event and provided to reduce the size of the corresponding key event. When the ratio is set to 1/2 times the initial screen, the screen is reduced to 1/2 times corresponding to the key event. That is, the screen size to be reduced according to the embodiment of the present invention is a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 2/3 times, 1/2 times, 1/3 times, and 1/4 times by user setting. Of course, it can be made in various ways.

In addition, when the key event is a screen magnification, that is, when a magnification is requested from the reference numeral 650 to the reference numeral 640, or when a magnification is requested from the reference numeral 640 to the reference numeral 610, it is set in advance through the reverse order of the procedure. The screen is enlarged and displayed at a predetermined ratio.

On the other hand, the method of enlarging or reducing the image screen is performed by highlighting a portion where the cursor is positioned for selecting a predetermined image, for example, a predetermined image item according to a user setting method. In response to the key event, the screen may be enlarged or reduced based on the image item in which the cursor is located. That is, by allowing the user to enlarge / reduce the screen based on the portion to be enlarged / reduced, the user convenience may be enhanced.

7 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation of adjusting a user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an operation process of enlarging or reducing user data, for example, a predetermined image screen, in response to a predetermined key event input according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the example of FIG. 7 illustrates a method of enabling a screen moving method to be checked when the screen display method is out of the screen size range of the mobile terminal.

For example, a method of allowing the user data that is out of the range of the screen size due to the screen enlargement event to check the entire screen by moving the screen up, down, left, and right using a predetermined function key. In addition, FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which a screen is enlarged / reduced with respect to the selected image data when a predetermined image is selected by the user in a folder screen for image search as shown by reference numeral 710.

Referring to FIG. 7, if a user selects a predetermined image on an image folder screen as shown by reference numeral 710, the mobile terminal may display the selected image as indicated by reference numeral 720. Displays in full screen corresponding to the provided screen size.

Subsequently, in the image screen as shown by reference numeral 720, when the key event by the user is enlarged the screen, the mobile terminal displays the screen at a predetermined predetermined size as indicated by reference numeral 730 in response to the key event. Enlarge the display. In this case, the size of the predetermined ratio may be variously represented according to a user setting method.

For example, when the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is set to 1.5 times the initial screen, the screen magnification is provided 1.5 times corresponding to the key event, and the magnification ratio corresponding to one key event is the initial screen. If set to 2 times, the screen is enlarged to provide 2 times corresponding to the key event, and if the ratio to be enlarged to correspond to one key event is set to 3 times, it can be provided to enlarge the screen to 3 times corresponding to the key event. have. That is, the enlarged screen size according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variously made within a range supported by the mobile terminal at an arbitrary ratio, for example, 1.5 times, 2 times, 3 times, and 4 times, according to a user setting. Of course.

In addition, when the key event is a screen reduction, that is, when a reduction is requested from the reference numeral 730 to the reference numeral 720, the screen is reduced and displayed at a predetermined ratio size through the reverse order of the procedure.

Preferably, when cancellation is requested by the user at the reference numeral 720, a step before the image of the reference numeral 720 is selected, for example, moves to an initial image search screen such as the reference numeral 710.

In addition, in a screen as indicated by reference numeral 720 or 730, when a key event for screen switching is generated by a user, the previous image data or the next image data is displayed at the currently displayed image screen size ratio in response to the key event. It is preferable to display.

For example, when a key event for moving to previous image data is generated by the user at reference numeral 720, the display screen is switched to the previous image data at reference numeral 740 in response to the key event. In this case, the screen size in which the image data of the reference numeral 740 is displayed may be displayed in a ratio corresponding to the screen size of the reference numeral 720, for example, in a full screen manner.

In addition, when a key event for moving to the next image data is generated by the user at reference numeral 720, the screen is switched to the next image data of reference numeral 750 in response to the key event. In this case, the screen size on which the image data of the reference numeral 750 is displayed is preferably displayed in a size corresponding to the screen size of the reference numeral 720, for example, in a full screen manner.

In addition, as indicated by reference numeral 730, when a key event for moving to previous image data occurs by a user on a screen enlarged by a predetermined ratio on the screen of reference numeral 720, reference numeral 760 in response to the key event. Switch to the previous image data and display it. In this case, the screen size in which the image data of the reference numeral 760 is displayed is preferably displayed in a ratio corresponding to the enlarged screen size of the reference numeral 730, for example, in a screen manner enlarged to 1.5 times or in a full screen manner.

In addition, when a key event for moving to the next image data is generated by the user at reference numeral 730, the screen is switched to the next image data of reference numeral 770 in response to the key event. In this case, the screen size in which the image data of the reference numeral 770 is displayed may be displayed in a ratio corresponding to the enlarged screen size of the reference numeral 730, for example, in a screen format magnified 1.5 times or a full screen format.

In addition, even when the screen is switched to the previous or next image data as described above, the screen enlargement / reduction operation as shown in the reference numeral 750 and 770 or the reference 740 and the reference numeral 760 corresponding to the key event. Of course it can be done.

Next, to facilitate understanding of the operation procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention, one embodiment of a screen enlargement / reduction operation procedure according to a user input according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7 as an example. Let's look briefly at an example.

First, when a user moves to an image search folder through a predetermined procedure for searching for an image stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal provides a screen as shown by reference numeral 710. When the user selects a predetermined image and requests confirmation from the screen of reference numeral 710, the mobile terminal displays the selected image data on a full screen, for example, reference numeral 720.

Next, when the user requests a screen enlargement / reduction using a predetermined function key, for example, a volume up / down key, formed on the screen of the reference numeral 720, the mobile terminal may turn off the volume up / down key. Determine the key event signal input through. At this time, if the key event signal is an magnification event signal, the mobile terminal displays image data magnified at a predetermined ratio as shown by reference numeral 730.

Subsequently, when the user requests a screen enlargement / reduction using the volume up / down key on the screen 730, the mobile terminal determines a key event signal input through the volume up / down key. In this case, if the key event signal is an enlarged event signal, the mobile terminal displays the image data enlarged by the predetermined ratio with the image data indicated by reference numeral 730. If the key event signal is a reduced event signal, the mobile terminal displays image data reduced at a predetermined ratio, such as reference numeral 720.

In addition, when a user requests a screen change using a predetermined function key formed on the mobile terminal, for example, a direction key, on the screen of the reference numeral 720 or the reference numeral 730, the mobile terminal receives a key event signal input through the direction key. To judge.

At this time, when the key event signal is switched to the previous screen, for example, when the left (up) direction key is input, the mobile terminal switches to the image data screen 740 or 760 and displays it. When the key event signal is requested to switch to the next screen, for example, when a right (lower) direction key is input, the mobile terminal switches to the image data screen 750 or 770 and displays it.

In the above, examples of screen configurations provided corresponding to the screen enlargement / reduction method of the user data of the present invention have been described. Next, the following provides an enlargement / reduction of the user data according to an embodiment of the present invention. An operation method of a mobile terminal for the following will be described.

8 is a diagram illustrating an enlargement / reduction process of a screen according to a key event in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, first, in step 801, the mobile terminal displays a predetermined screen according to a user's request. In step 803, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined key event occurs from the user. Here, the predetermined screen is preferably a standby screen, a menu screen, a multimedia related screen such as an image and a video, text data transmitted / received according to SMS or MMS, for example, a text message input / confirmation screen and an electronic screen. It includes all screens provided by the mobile terminal, such as data communication screen related to the mail.

In step 803, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined key input is generated from a user through a key input unit, and if a predetermined key input occurs, the mobile terminal determines a key event according to the key input. For example, if a predetermined key event occurs in step 803, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 805 to determine whether the key event is a request for screen enlargement / reduction.

As a result of the determination in step 805, if the input key event is not a screen enlargement / reduction request, an operation according to a user request is performed according to the input key event. For example, when an SMS function for text message transmission is requested by a user, an application related thereto is executed, and a text message input screen is displayed through the display unit.

As a result of the determination in step 805, if the input key event is a screen enlargement / reduction request, the current screen displayed on the display unit is enlarged or enlarged according to a preset screen enlargement / reduction ratio corresponding to the input key event. Zoom out to display.

9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating a screen enlargement / reduction process for user data in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9A and 9B, in step 901, the mobile terminal displays a predetermined screen according to a user request, and proceeds to step 903 to determine whether a predetermined key event occurs from the user. Here, the predetermined screen is preferably a standby screen, a menu screen, a multimedia related screen such as an image and a video, text data transmitted / received according to SMS or MMS, for example, a text message input / confirmation screen and an electronic screen. It includes all screens provided by the mobile terminal, such as data communication screen related to the mail.

In step 903, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined key input is generated from the user through the key input unit, and when a predetermined key input occurs, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 905 to determine whether a mode for screen enlargement / reduction of user data is set. Check it. Here, the user data includes all data provided according to the predetermined screen, for example, text message data transmitted and received through an SMS function.

If the screen enlargement / reduction mode is not set in step 905, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 907 to perform an operation according to a user request. For example, when a multimedia related function for image retrieval is requested by a user, an application related thereto is executed, and a corresponding menu screen for image retrieval is displayed on the display unit.

If the screen enlargement / reduction mode is set as a result of the check in step 905, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 909 to determine the input key event. That is, in step 909, the key event is determined as a key event according to a request to enlarge or reduce the screen for the user data displayed on the current screen as shown in steps 911 and 915. In this case, if the key event is not a screen enlargement or reduction request for user data, the process proceeds to step 907.

If it is determined in step 911 that the input key event is a screen enlargement request, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 913 and the user data displayed on the current screen is enlarged and displayed on a screen at a predetermined ratio, and then step 919 is performed. Next, if it is determined in step 915 that the input key event is a screen reduction request, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 917 to reduce the user data displayed on the current screen to a predetermined ratio and display it on the screen. Proceed. Since a method of enlarging or reducing the user data screen according to the predetermined ratio will be described later, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, after displaying the screen enlarged / reduced by a predetermined ratio as in the step 913 or the step 917, if a new key event is generated from the user as shown in step 919, the process proceeds to step 921. In step 921, the mobile terminal determines whether the new key event is a key event according to a request to enlarge or reduce a screen for user data displayed on a current screen.

As a result of the determination in step 921, if the key event is enlarged / reduced on the screen of the user data, the method proceeds to step 923, in which the user data displayed on the current screen is enlarged / reduced at a predetermined ratio and displayed on the screen. Proceed. In this case, the screen displayed in step 923 preferably represents a screen enlarged or reduced in step 913 or step 917, and the user data enlargement / reduction in step 923 is enlarged / reduced in step 913 or step 917. It is preferable to perform the reduced screen corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio performed in step 913 or 917.

As a result of the determination in step 921, if the key event is not a screen enlargement / reduction for the user data, the process proceeds to step 925 to determine whether the screen movement is performed on the user data displayed on the current screen. In step 925, when the screen is moved to the user data, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 927 and moves and displays the screen in the requested direction corresponding to a predetermined screen display setting method. Since a screen moving method according to the screen display determination method will be described later, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If it is determined in step 925 that the screen is not moved to the user data, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 929 and checks whether it is a request for screen switching of the user data displayed on the current screen. In step 929, when the screen is changed to the user data, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 931 and switches to the previous or next user data screen in response to the key event. In this case, it is preferable that the screen size of the user data displayed through the screen change corresponds to the screen size of the user data displayed before the screen change.

If it is determined in step 929 that the screen is not switched to the user data, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 933 and determines whether the key event is a request to terminate the screen zoom in / out function. If the determination result of the screen enlargement / reduction function is terminated at step 933, the procedure is terminated. If the determination is not the request to terminate the screen enlargement / reduction function at 933, the procedure proceeds to step 907 to correspond to the user request. It is desirable to perform the operation.

On the other hand, although not shown in Figures 9a and 9b, preferably corresponding to a predetermined key event requesting the return to the initial screen to be initially displayed, as described above from the enlarged / reduced screen directly to the basic screen May include an action to return.

10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display method corresponding to screen enlargement / reduction of user data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, if an enlargement / reduction request for user data displayed on a current screen occurs in step 1001, the method proceeds to step 1003 to determine a set screen display method.

As a result of the determination in step 1003, as shown in step 1005, if the display method is the screen magnification method, the process proceeds to step 1007 to maintain the current screen state, that is, the format of the currently displayed user data, Accordingly enlarge or reduce user data.

As a result of the determination in step 1003, as shown in step 1009, if the display method is a line changing method, the process proceeds to step 1011 to change the current screen state, that is, the format of the currently displayed user data, to the set zoom ratio. Accordingly enlarge or reduce user data. For example, lines of user data displayed according to a set enlargement / reduction ratio may be automatically aligned and provided. For example, in the case of the enlargement, it is preferable to change a line through a function such as &quot; automatic line change &quot; for a part out of the size of the screen provided by the mobile terminal. In the case of the reduction, the empty space generated by the reduction is filled with data located on the next line according to the size of the screen provided by the mobile terminal, and then the line is changed and provided through a function such as <automatic line change>. desirable.

11 is a diagram illustrating a screen display method corresponding to screen movement of user data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, if a screen movement of user data is requested from a screen currently displayed in step 1101, the process proceeds to step 1103 to determine a set screen display method.

As a result of the determination in step 1103, as shown in step 1105, if the display method is a scroll method, the display proceeds to step 1107 to move up and down the screen according to an input key event.

As a result of the determination in step 1103, as shown in step 1109, if the display method is the screen moving method, the screen proceeds to step 1111 to move the screen up, down, left, and right according to the input key event. Preferably, the up, down, left, and right movements may be performed in correspondence with the movement direction of the cursor displayed on the screen.

As a result of the determination in step 1103, as shown in step 1113, if the display method is a page up / down method, the process proceeds to step 1115 and performs screen switching according to page up / down according to an input key event.

12 is a diagram illustrating a method of adjusting a text size when a text message is transmitted and received in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, first, in step 1201, the mobile terminal displays a text data screen in response to a user request, and in step 1203, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined key event occurs from the user. Here, the text data screen may include a text data input screen for transmission and a screen of text data received according to SMS, MMS or data communication.

In step 1023, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined key input is generated from a user through a key input unit. If a predetermined key input occurs, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 1205, and a mode for screen enlargement / reduction of the text data is set. Check if there is. Here, the text data includes all data provided according to the text data screen, for example, text message data transmitted and received through an SMS function.

If the screen enlargement / reduction mode is not set as a result of the check in step 1205, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 1207 to perform an operation according to a user request. For example, when a text message transmission is requested by a user, an application related thereto is executed, and the text message transmission screen is displayed.

If the screen enlargement / reduction mode is set as a result of the check in step 1205, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 1209 to check the set screen display method. For example, it is checked whether the set screen display method as shown in step 1211 is a line change method.

If the screen display method set as a result of the check in step 1211 is a line change method, the method proceeds to step 1213 and changes the format of the currently displayed text data, and displays the text data in accordance with an enlargement / reduction ratio generated in the key event. Zoom in or out. For example, a screen of text data that is enlarged / reduced by displaying text data is automatically sorted within a range of screen sizes provided by a mobile terminal. In this case, preferably, when the text data is enlarged and the screen is crossed, it is preferable to indicate that a scroll display or a next page exists.

If the screen display method set as the result of the check in step 1211 is not a line change method, the method proceeds to step 1215 while maintaining the format of the currently displayed text data, and corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio generated in the key event. To zoom in or out.

In addition, after expanding / reducing text data according to a predetermined ratio and displaying the text data according to a predetermined ratio as in step 1213 or 1215, if a request for enlargement / reduction occurs again from the user, the enlarged / reduced text data is correspondingly enlarged. It is preferable to display the image after zooming in / out again corresponding to the reduction ratio.

Next, as shown in step 1213 or 1215, the text data is enlarged / reduced according to a predetermined ratio, and then, as shown in step 1217, a screen movement is requested from the user on the enlarged / reduced text data screen. If yes, proceed to step 1219.

In step 1219, the mobile terminal moves and displays the screen of the text data in a requested direction corresponding to the set screen display method. For example, when the screen display method is a line change method, the screen movement is displayed by scrolling or page up / down, and when the screen display method is not a line change method, the upper, lower, left and right screens of character data by a cursor or the like are displayed. It is desirable to indicate movement.

On the other hand, although not shown in FIG. 12, preferably corresponding to a predetermined key event requesting the return to the initial screen displayed initially, to return to the basic screen directly from the enlarged / reduced screen as described above May include an action.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are of course possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a mobile terminal for performing a function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 illustrates another example of an operation of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an operation process of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation of adjusting user data size in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a diagram illustrating an enlargement / reduction process of a screen according to a key event in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9A and 9B illustrate a screen enlargement / reduction process for user data in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display method corresponding to screen enlargement / reduction of user data according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a diagram illustrating a screen display method corresponding to screen movement of user data according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a diagram illustrating a method for adjusting a text size when a text message is transmitted and received in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (19)

In the text message display method in the mobile terminal, Displaying a text message on the screen according to a user's request; Corresponding to a zoom key event, zooming in or out of a text message displayed on the screen at a preset zoom ratio; And displaying the converted text message corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio by automatically sorting the converted text message according to the text size of the text message. The method of claim 1, And displaying the text message on a screen and then switching to a previous or next problem message in response to a new key event and displaying the text message on the screen. The method of claim 2, The previous or next text message that you switch to display, And displaying a text size enlarged or reduced in correspondence with an enlargement / reduction ratio of the text message displayed before the conversion. The method of claim 1, The process of enlarging or reducing the conversion, Determining a set screen display method when an enlargement / reduction request of the text message occurs; If the set display method is a screen magnification method, expanding or reducing the text of the text message according to a set enlargement / reduction ratio while maintaining the format of the currently displayed text message; If the set display method is a line change method, changing the format of the currently displayed text message, and displaying a text message in a text message according to a set enlargement / reduction ratio. The method of claim 4, wherein The format change of the text message may include automatically arranging lines according to a text size of the text message displayed according to the set enlargement / reduction ratio. The method of claim 2, And fixing an area indicating a category of the text message and expanding / reducing only the text message at a predetermined rate. The method of claim 2, And displaying an area indicating a category of the text message by zooming in / out at a predetermined ratio corresponding to the zoom key event. The method of claim 2, And when the input key event is input through a touch screen, expanding / reducing a text message in response to touching or dragging a predetermined area of the touch screen. The method of claim 2, When the text message is enlarged / reduced, when the format of the text message is recognized and the format of the text message is not suitable for changing the zoom, the text message is enlarged / reduced while maintaining the format of the text message. Method for displaying a text message in a mobile terminal comprising a process. The method of claim 2, And automatically performing an enlargement / reduction of the text message corresponding to a predetermined enlargement / reduction ratio or enlargement / reduction time information. In the text message display device in the mobile terminal, A key input unit for generating a key event for enlarging, reducing and moving a text message displayed on a screen; When any one of the expansion, contraction and movement of the text message occurs through the key input unit, control of the expansion, contraction and movement of the text message in response to the event, and the text of the text message according to the enlargement or reduction A control unit for automatically sorting and displaying the text message according to a size; Under the control of the controller, the text message display apparatus includes a display unit configured to enlarge, reduce or move the text message, and display an execution screen of corresponding applications for controlling the enlargement, reduction and movement of the text message. . The method of claim 11, The controller may enlarge or reduce the text message and display the text message on the screen, and then switch to a previous or next text message in response to a switch key event and display the text message on the screen. The method of claim 12, The controller is configured to display the previous or next text message in a size of an enlargement or reduction ratio of the text message displayed before the switching. The method of claim 12, The controller may determine a set screen display method when a request for enlargement / reduction of the text message occurs, and when the display method is a screen enlargement method, the controller according to an enlargement / reduction ratio while maintaining the format of the currently displayed text message. Text message display device in a mobile terminal, characterized in that to enlarge or reduce the text of the message. The method of claim 14, If the display method is a line change method, the text message display device of the mobile terminal, wherein the text message of the text message is enlarged or reduced according to an enlargement / reduction ratio while changing the format of the currently displayed text message. . The method of claim 15, And the control unit changes the format of the text message by automatically arranging lines according to the text size of the text message displayed according to the enlargement / reduction ratio. The method of claim 12, The control unit displays a text message in a mobile terminal, characterized in that to enlarge, reduce and move the text message displayed on the screen in response to a touch or drag input through the display unit. The method of claim 12, And the controller is configured to fix an area indicating a category of the text message and to display only the text message at a predetermined ratio. The method of claim 12, And the control unit displays an area indicating a category of the text message by zooming in / out at a predetermined ratio corresponding to the zoom key event.

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