KR101143301B1 - Method for setting user interface based on location - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A location-based user interface setting method is provided to set up a user interface of a mobile terminal according to a location of the mobile terminal. CONSTITUTION: A location of a mobile terminal is recognized(110). A specific user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is set up as a user interface of the mobile terminal(120). User interface information is generated by an external device which is connected with the mobile terminal. The user interface which is stored in the mobile terminal or the external terminal is edited.

Description

Method for setting location-based user interface [

The present invention relates to a location-based user interface setting method, and more particularly, to a location-based user interface setting method for setting a user interface suitable for a user according to a location of a mobile terminal, a recording medium, Server.

As the functionality and utilization of mobile computing devices (mobile terminals) increases, more mobile computing devices are used for various purposes in various places. The mobile terminal is used for various purposes such as business use, educational use, contents production and reproduction, entertainment, and communication for a variety of purposes such as office, educational institution, home, or the like.

When using a mobile terminal, a user sets and uses a user interface (UI) so that the user can easily use the terminal. In the case of smartphones, place them on the first screen of the display so that you can access many popular and favorite programs. When there are many widgets or icons of apps and applications that are stored for execution, they are arranged on the next screen not arranged on one screen. In addition, the user can rearrange the position of the widget or icon. A user who likes a game places a game on the first screen of the mobile terminal, and a user who mainly uses the mobile terminal for work places a program related to work on the first screen of the mobile terminal. However, the user's preferred program may vary from place to place. At home, a program such as a game is used for relaxation, a location information program and a route program are used while traveling, and a company can use a program related to work. On the other hand, there is an inconvenience that a user who places the game on the first screen has to move to another screen in order to use a program for work in the company.

In addition, the user sets the environment of the mobile terminal to be optimized to the preferred program according to a preferred program. However, the optimum terminal environment to be executed for each program may be different. Therefore, whenever the user desires to execute another program, it is inconvenient for the user to change the setting of the mobile terminal in order to optimize the terminal environment.

A first problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a location-based user interface setting method for setting a user interface of the mobile terminal according to the location of the mobile terminal.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a user interface server for storing the user interface.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described method.

In order to accomplish the first object of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including: Provides a user interface setting method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the position of the mobile terminal may comprise the step of determining a position of the mobile terminal by using a location information system or using a network ID Lt; / RTI >

Also, the step of setting the user interface may include setting a basic user interface to the user interface of the mobile terminal when the user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is not available. have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of: generating web site information by arranging Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in chronological order; The method comprising the steps of: setting a user interface; and transmitting the generated visited site information, wherein the visited site information includes at least one of a page address or a page screen in the visited site Based user interface setting method.

The visiting site information may display a page screen stored in a visited order upon receiving a user's execution command, and the step of editing the visiting site information according to an editing condition set according to a user's input may further include the step of Based user interface < / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal comprising: a receiver for receiving a location of a mobile terminal; a user interface storage for storing a user interface corresponding to a predetermined location; A user interface searching unit searching in an interface storage unit, and a transmitting unit transmitting the searched user interface to the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described location-based user interface setting method.

According to the present invention, the user interface of the mobile terminal can be set according to the location of the mobile terminal. Further, according to the present invention, visited Internet sites can be stored in order so that they can be reviewed in the order of visiting the Internet site later.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location-based user interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location based user interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location-based user interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a method of transmitting a visit site information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of a user interface server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description of the concrete contents of the present invention, for the sake of understanding, the outline of the solution of the problem to be solved by the present invention or the core of the technical idea is first given.

Based user interface setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of locating a mobile terminal and a step of setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to a location of the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal .

The location-based user interface setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed in either the mobile terminal or the external terminal connected to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal or the external terminal may perform the location- It is possible.

The user interface information stored in the mobile terminal or the external terminal can be generated, added, edited or deleted by another external device connected wirelessly or by wire, and the user interface information can be retrieved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that these examples are provided to further illustrate the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: It is to be noted that components are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings, and components of different drawings can be cited when necessary in describing the drawings. In the following detailed description of the principles of operation of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the known functions and configurations, and other matters may be unnecessarily obscured, A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location-based user interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Step 110 is a step of determining the location of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the location of the mobile terminal is determined using a location information system or a network ID. At this time, when the position of the mobile terminal is located within a predetermined range, the same user interface can be provided. In addition, the predetermined range may be set to a region where the circle is general, but is divided into roads or lot numbers on the map. The location of the mobile terminal can be determined using a GPS (Global Positioning System), which is a location information system. Alternatively, the location of the mobile terminal can be determined using the network ID that the mobile terminal connects to for network connection. Since the network ID varies depending on the location where the mobile terminal accesses the network, the location of the mobile terminal can be determined through the changed network ID. That is, it can be seen that the mobile terminal is located in an area that can access the network through the network ID. A host ID, a base station ID, a network IP address class, an IP address range, or the like other than the network ID may be used.

Step 120 is a step of setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal to the user interface of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, a user interface corresponding to the position obtained in step 110 is set to the user interface of the mobile terminal. The user can set a user interface to be used for each area of a specific range. The area of the specific range is determined within a certain radius of the GPS position information or within a predetermined range of the network ID, based on whether the position of the mobile terminal detected in step 110 belongs. The user can set the optimum user interface according to the place. At home, the program for relaxation is set to be easily accessible, and the company can set the program for business to be preferentially accessible.

The user interface may be configured to adjust an arrangement of icons or widgets on the screen, hide the icons or widgets, or represent hidden icons or widgets. In the case of a smart phone, the user interface can be set by arranging the application (App, Application) to be used on the first screen. In other words, at home, apps for relaxation are arranged on the first screen, and companies can arrange their apps for work first on the first screen. Or you can hide or show your app invisible from a specific location. Another person can hide his / her app from a specific location for his / her own privacy even when he / she views his / her smartphone, and can view the app in his or her own space such as a home. The pre-set user interface is stored together with the location information. The user interface may be stored in a database of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, a separate server may be provided and the user interface may be stored in the server. If the location of the user is known, the user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is searched for and the searched user interface is set to the user interface of the mobile terminal.

If there is no user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal, a basic user interface can be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal. If the mobile terminal is located in a location where the user does not set the corresponding user interface, the mobile terminal can set the basic user interface provided by the mobile terminal provider. Or a user interface most used by other users using the user interface setting method according to the present invention may be used or a user interface selected most frequently among the user interfaces recommended by the mobile terminal provider may be set to the user interface of the mobile terminal .

Also, when the location of the mobile terminal is continuously changed, the user interface corresponding to the mobile terminal can be set to the user interface of the mobile terminal. The corresponding user interface may be set by the user in the case of the movement. Alternatively, the user interface can be set so that a program for showing the current position of the user or searching for the movement route is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. Whether the location of the mobile terminal is continuously changed can be determined by whether the GPS location information or the network ID is actively changing. When the GPS position information or the network ID is actively changed, it means that the user is moving, so that a program mainly used by the user on the move can be displayed on the first screen of the display screen of the mobile terminal. While moving, you can use the program to check the location of the user or to navigate the route. You can set the related program to be displayed on the first screen.

In addition, it is possible to display a program suitable for the character of the place on the first screen by analyzing the character of the place according to the place. The personality of the place is judged by using the location information, and the program suitable for the place and the place can be judged by the accumulated information. Information on a program executed in a specific place in the past is cumulatively stored and a user interface is set so that a program corresponding to the searched place is displayed on the first screen by searching for a place similar to the identified place using the accumulated information .

Furthermore, if the location of the mobile terminal can not be determined, one of the preset user interfaces may be set to the user interface of the mobile terminal according to the input of the user. In the case where it can not receive the GPS location information or the network ID, can not access the communication network or the internet network, or can not grasp the location of the mobile terminal when the user disconnects the external connection. Accordingly, in the above case, one of the preset user interfaces may be set to the user interface of the mobile terminal according to the user's selection. Alternatively, a user interface corresponding to the case of disconnecting from the outside may be preset.

And setting an environment of the mobile terminal so that the program corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is executed or the program is executed.

More specifically, the preferences include hardware preferences such as memory allocation and graphics resolution changes. It is possible to automatically execute the set program at the position by setting a program that is desired to be executed at a specific position. For example, in a company, a mailing program is automatically executed and a company mail can be automatically pushed from the mail server to the mobile terminal. In addition, the hardware environment of the mobile terminal can be adjusted as an optimal environment for executing the highest priority program of the set user interface. For example, when the game is set as the highest priority program, the memory can be given priority to the game, and the graphic resolution can be adjusted to match the game. The game is not immediately executed but the environment of the mobile terminal can be automatically set so that the game can be executed immediately.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location based user interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In setting the user interface, preferences at each position can be used.

Step 210 accumulates the number of times the user selects the program for each program at the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the user accumulates and accumulates the number of times the user selects the program on a program-by-program basis at the location of the mobile terminal. The type and number of selections of the program selected by the user are accumulated and stored so that the user can know which program is heavily used in a certain area of the mobile terminal.

Step 220 is a step of setting a ranking of the preferred programs according to the stored selection times.

More specifically, the ranking of the preference programs is set according to the number of selections accumulated in step 210. [ The preference program means a program frequently used by the user in the area of the specific radius. Preferred programs can be programs for relaxation at home, and programs for work at the company. The order of the preference programs is calculated according to the number of selections stored in step 210. [ The higher the number of selections, the higher the ranking of preferred programs. The order of the preferred programs is set for each position of the mobile terminal, and the order of the preferred programs may be changed for each position of the mobile terminal.

Step 230 is a step of setting a user interface at the mobile terminal according to the preferred program ranking.

More specifically, the user interface at the mobile terminal position is set according to the ranking of the preference program set in operation 220. The program having a higher preference program ranking is set so that the user can easily access the program. In the case of a smart phone, an application having a high preference program ranking is arranged on the first screen and arranged in the earliest position according to easiness of selection even in one screen. The ease of selection may be the center of the screen, top or bottom. May be set by statistics according to use of general mobile terminal users, or may be set by a user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a location-based user interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Step 310 is a step of generating the visiting site information by sorting the Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in chronological order.

More specifically, the web site information is generated by arranging the Internet site information visited by the user through the mobile terminal in chronological order. When a user visits a plurality of internet sites for searching or the like, and wants to visit or check the visited site again, the visiting site information can be used. The visited site information may include an address of a visited Internet site, a site name, a screen shot, and the like. In addition, it may include at least one of a page address or a page screen in the visited site. Because you can visit multiple pages within a particular site, you can store page addresses and page views on a page-by-page basis. Alternatively, the visiting site information may be stored in the order of the visited time. By storing the visited site information in chronological order, it can help the user to review the search order and the search direction when searching for information.

Step 320 is a step of setting the user interface of the mobile terminal so that the visited site information is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the visiting site information generated in step 310 is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. It can be displayed as an icon or as a list for each site.

Step 330 is a step of transmitting the generated visit site information.

More specifically, the visited site information generated in step 310 may be stored in the mobile terminal for display, and may be transmitted to the outside via e-mail or the like to use the information on another mobile terminal or another computer. The visiting site information may be transmitted at the time when all site visits are completed or the visiting site information may be transmitted in real time during the visit to the site so that another person can view the site visited by the user.

In step 340, the visited site information is a step of displaying a page screen stored in the visited order in response to a user's execution command.

More specifically, upon receiving a user's execution command, the visited site information can display a page screen stored in the visited order. After displaying the page of the first visited page, the user can receive input corresponding to the user's " page turnover " Or a list of visited sites, and when the user selects one of them, the user can display a landing page screen corresponding to the selected list.

4 is a flowchart of a method of transmitting a visit site information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Step 410 is a step of generating visited site information by arranging the visited Internet site information in chronological order.

More specifically, the website site information is generated by arranging the Internet site information visited by the user in the order of the visited time. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of step 310 of FIG. 3 and is replaced with a detailed description of step 310 of FIG.

Step 420 is a step of editing the visiting site information according to the editing condition set according to the input of the user.

More specifically, the visiting site information stored in step 410 can be edited and transmitted without directly transmitting the information to the outside. The visited site information includes various information about the visited site. The user can edit and transmit only the information to be viewed or the information to be transmitted to other users. When the user inputs an editing condition to transmit only necessary information, the user edits the visiting site information according to the editing condition set according to the input of the user. Or you can remove unnecessary sites from the list.

The visiting site information may generate the visiting site information according to the time used to visit the respective Internet sites.

More specifically, the visited site information may generate a list according to not only the visiting order but also the time used for the search. That is, when the time of searching the page of the visited site is long, it may mean that there is a lot of information necessary for the page. Accordingly, weights may be assigned according to the time of searching the page to determine the rank of the site or page, and the visiting site information may be generated according to the ranking.

Step 430 is a step of transmitting the generated visited site information.

More specifically, it is a step of transmitting the visited site information stored in step 410 or the visiting site information edited in step 420 to the outside. The visiting site information can be transmitted to another computer or another mobile terminal. By sharing the visited site information, the user can review the visited site information from anywhere, thereby improving convenience for the user. The visiting site information can be transmitted using various types of wireless communication methods. In the case of transmitting in the e-mail format, the visiting site information can be generated and transmitted so that a representative screen shot of the sites and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) can be directly viewed in the e-mail body. In other words, you can preview the index of the script in the body of the email.

The visiting site information can be generated so as to have versatility that can be edited by another device or another program. The visited site information transmitted to the outside can be generated so as to have versatility that can be edited in devices such as the web or other mobile terminals. And generates and retrieves the visiting site information on a device such as another kind of mobile terminal or on an email web. Edited, added, or deleted. A dedicated program that can be used for each device may be different. If the visited site information is to be executed only by a specific program, there may be a problem in availability of the visited site information. Therefore, by making the visiting site information universal, it is possible to enhance the convenience of use of the visiting site information by the user.

The apparatus in which the method according to the present invention is executed may be composed of a receiving unit for receiving positional information and the like, a processing unit for processing the steps of each method, and a transmitting unit for transmitting information processed by the processing unit to the outside. A processor that can process a series of operations and a memory that is required for such operations and can be implemented as a controller that can appropriately control data processing between a processor and a storage space, ) May be utilized. The processor, the memory space, and the controller may be appropriately selected by a person skilled in the art in consideration of the utilization environment or the operating environment of the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Further, this control process may also utilize additional software code for controlling the hardware illustrated above.

5 is a block diagram of a user interface server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user interface server includes a receiving unit 510, a user interface storing unit 520, a user interface searching unit 530, and a transmitting unit 540.

The receiving unit 510 receives the location of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, when the mobile terminal detects the location of the mobile terminal by the location information system or the network ID and transmits the location of the mobile terminal to the user interface server, the receiver 510 of the user interface server determines the location of the mobile terminal .

The user interface storage unit 520 stores a user interface corresponding to a specific location.

More specifically, the location-based user interface set by the user is stored. The user interface stored in the user interface storage unit 520 corresponds to the user interface of the detailed description of step 120 of FIG. 1, and the detailed description of step 120 of FIG. 1 is superseded.

The user interface searching unit 530 searches a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the receiving unit 510 searches the user interface storage unit 520 for a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal.

The transmitting unit 540 transmits the user interface retrieved from the user interface searching unit 530 to the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the user interface searching unit 530 transmits a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal, which is searched in the user interface storage unit 520, to the mobile terminal. Upon receiving the user interface, the mobile terminal establishes a user interface of the mobile terminal with the user interface.

Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed on various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

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Claims (20)

Determining a position of the mobile terminal; And
And setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal to the user interface of the mobile terminal,
The user interface information stored in the mobile terminal or the external terminal may be generated or added by the mobile terminal itself or another external device connected wirelessly or by wire, or the stored used interface may be edited or deleted And the stored or added user interface information is retrieved. The method according to claim 1,
The location-based user interface setting method may be executed in either the mobile terminal or an external terminal connected to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal or the external terminal performs the location-based user interface setting method together How to set up a location based user interface. delete The method according to claim 1,
The step of determining the location of the mobile terminal comprises:
Wherein the location of the mobile terminal is determined using a location information system or a network ID. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting of the user interface comprises:
Wherein the basic user interface is set to a user interface of the mobile terminal if the user interface does not correspond to the location of the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting of the user interface comprises:
Accumulating and storing the number of times the user has selected the program for each program at the mobile terminal location;
Setting a ranking of a preference program according to the stored selection count; And
And setting a user interface at the location of the mobile terminal according to the preference program ranking. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting of the user interface comprises:
If the location of the mobile terminal is continuously changed, setting a user interface corresponding to the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting of the user interface comprises:
And setting one of the preset user interfaces to the user interface of the mobile terminal according to the input of the user when the location of the mobile terminal is not recognized. The method according to claim 1,
Generating visited site information by arranging Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in time order; And
Further comprising setting a user interface of the mobile terminal so that the visited site information is displayed on a display screen of the mobile terminal,
Wherein the visiting site information includes at least one of a page address and a page screen of the visited site. 10. The method of claim 9,
Generating and mapping the visited site information for each location of the mobile terminal;
And displaying the visited site information corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal on the display screen of the mobile terminal,
Wherein the visiting site information includes at least one of a page address and a page screen of the visited site. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user interface comprises:
Wherein the location-based user interface setting method comprises: adjusting an arrangement of icons or widgets on the screen; hiding the icons or widgets; or displaying hidden icons or widgets. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising setting an environment of the mobile terminal so that the program corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is executed or the program is executed. A method for transmitting visited site information,
Generating visited site information by sorting visited Internet site information in a time sequence; And
And transmitting the generated visited site information to another external device,
Wherein the visited site information includes at least one of a page address and a page screen in the visited site. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the visiting site information displays a page screen stored in a visited order in response to a user's execution command. 14. The method of claim 13,
And editing the visiting site information according to an editing condition set according to a user's input. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the visiting site information generates the visiting site information according to a time used to visit each Internet site. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the visiting site information is generated so as to have versatility that can be edited by another device or another program. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or 17 to 17. A receiving unit for receiving the location of the mobile terminal;
A user interface storage for storing a user interface corresponding to a predetermined position;
A user interface searching unit for searching the user interface storage unit for a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal; And
And a transmitter for transmitting the retrieved user interface to the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of executing a program corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal or setting an environment of the mobile terminal so that the program is executed,
Wherein the environment of the mobile terminal gives preference to the memory or changes graphic settings to the program so that the program is executed.

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