KR101303163B1 - Mobile terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of data communication with an SNS server and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a display unit for displaying digital content; A controller configured to set a sharer having access to the digital content to generate a sharer list; And a communication unit for transmitting the digital content and the sharer list to an SNS server.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of communicating data with an SNS server and a control method thereof.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile or portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable or not. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

As the functions of such terminals are diversified, they are implemented in the form of a multimedia player having complex functions such as photographing and photographing of movies, reproduction of music and video files, games, and broadcasting reception . Further, in order to support and enhance the function of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural and software parts of the terminal.

With this improvement, various digital contents created and edited in the mobile terminal can be widely distributed and distributed through SNS (Social Network Service). However, indiscriminate distribution and distribution of digital content can lead to privacy violations. Therefore, there is a demand for a function to prevent such a problem to be implemented in the mobile terminal.

An object of the present invention is to limit the sharing of information related to SNS by using a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user interface of a mobile terminal that can more conveniently utilize information related to SNS.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a display unit for displaying digital content; A controller configured to set a sharer having access to the digital content to generate a sharer list; And a communication unit configured to transmit the digital content and the sharer list to a social network service (SNS) server.

In an embodiment, when a caption is input using an input area displayed on the display unit, the controller may synthesize the caption to the digital content. When the touch input for the digital content is detected, the display unit may display the caption at a position corresponding to the touch input in the display area of the digital content.

In example embodiments, the controller may generate the sharer list based on a selected item of contacts stored in a memory. Here, each of the items of the contact may include status information regarding whether an application for managing the digital content is installed in association with the SNS server and whether or not an account exists in the SNS server.

The control unit may determine that the application is not installed in the terminal of the sharer corresponding to the selected item based on the status information when the sharer list is generated. A message may be generated that includes content that is invited to the sharer corresponding to the item. The controller may be further configured to generate an account of the SNS server when determining that an account of the SNS server for a sharer corresponding to the selected item is not set based on the state information when the sharer list is generated. A message including content to be invited to the sharer corresponding to the selected item may be generated.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of executing an application for managing digital content in association with an SNS server. The mobile terminal includes a memory for storing identification information; A communication unit which transmits the identification information to the SNS server and receives, from the SNS server, digital content permitted to be accessed by a terminal corresponding to the identification information among the digital content posted on the SNS server; A display unit which displays an execution screen of the application including the received digital content; And a controller configured to execute a function related to the received digital content based on the information input using the execution screen.

The SNS server may be configured such that when a comment on the received digital content is input by using an input area of the execution screen and a sharer having an access right to the input comment is set, The input comment may be registered in the digital content so that access of other users other than the sharer is blocked. The controller may generate a menu button for inputting a lower comment for a comment overlapping and displayed in the input area when one of the comments registered in the received digital content is displayed overlapping the input area. can do.

The control unit may generate a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to a plurality of digital contents based on a control command input using the execution screen. The controller may determine the screen layout of the generated thumbnail images based on a time when each corresponding digital content is posted on the SNS server. The controller may group the generated thumbnail images based on the publisher of each corresponding digital content, and select the representative thumbnail image from each group based on the time posted on the SNS server. The display unit may display the publisher information of the digital content corresponding to the representative thumbnail image together with the representative thumbnail image.

In an embodiment, when the application is executed, the controller may periodically cache at least some of a plurality of digital contents stored in the SNS server in the memory.

A control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of displaying digital content; Creating a sharer list by setting up a sharer having access to the digital content; And transmitting the digital content and the sharer list to an SNS server.

The control method of the mobile terminal may further include synthesizing the caption to the digital content when the caption is input using the input area displayed on the display unit. In addition, when a touch input for the digital content is detected, the control method of the mobile terminal may display the caption at a position corresponding to the touch input in the display area of the digital content.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a control method of a mobile terminal capable of executing an application for managing digital content in association with an SNS server. The control method of the mobile terminal may include transmitting identification information to the SNS server; Receiving, from the SNS server, digital content permitted to be accessed by a terminal corresponding to the identification information among the digital content posted on the SNS server; Displaying an execution screen of the application including the received digital content; And executing a function related to the received digital content based on information input using the execution screen.

The control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a comment on the received digital content is input using an input area of the execution screen, and a sharer having an access right to the input comment is set, The SNS server may further include the step of registering the input comment to the digital content to block access to the input other than the sharer to the input comment. The control method of the mobile terminal may further include generating a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of digital contents based on a control command input by using a menu button of the execution screen. The method of controlling the mobile terminal may further include periodically caching at least some of a plurality of digital contents stored in the SNS server in the memory when the application is executed.

According to the present invention, a sharer list having access rights to digital content and additional information generated and edited in a mobile terminal beforehand is posted by an SNS server may be set by a user. Therefore, digital content and additional information can be prevented from being distributed and distributed indiscriminately to the public through SNS. In other words, in sharing digital content using a mobile terminal linked with SNS, personal privacy can be protected.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing a user interface that can increase the utilization of digital content and additional information related to SNS, user convenience can be improved.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views showing an appearance of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 100 to which the control method shown in FIG. 3 is applied.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation example of a mobile terminal related to editing of digital content.
6 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
7 to 10 are conceptual views illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 100 to which the control method illustrated in FIG. 6 is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigator, have. However, it should be understood that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless it is applicable only to a mobile terminal. It will be easy to see.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention. 1, a mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, A controller 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that a mobile terminal having more or fewer components can be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components 110 to 190 of the mobile terminal 100 will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. Here, the broadcast-related information means information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information can also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, the broadcast-related information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal and the broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Such wireless signals may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, a text message, or a multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used.

The position information module 115 is a module for acquiring the position of the mobile terminal 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal and a video signal, and may include a camera 121, a microphone 122, and the like. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images and moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The image frame processed by the camera 121 can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ The image frame may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ More than two cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 processes the sound signal input from the outside in the communication mode, the recording mode, the voice selection mode, and the like as electrical voice data. The voice data processed by the microphone 122 in the communication mode can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated when an external sound signal is input.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 by a user. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure and static electricity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as presence or absence of a user, the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, position, orientation, acceleration, deceleration, And generates a sensing signal. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, the sensing unit 140 may detect whether the slide phone is opened or closed. The sensing unit 140 may sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. The sensing unit 140 may include a touch sensor (not shown) for sensing a touch operation with respect to the display unit 151.

The touch sensor may have the form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. The touch sensor may be configured to convert a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 151 or a change in capacitance generated at a specific portion of the display portion 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect a touch pressure as well as a touched position and area.

When the touch sensor and the display unit 151 have a mutual layer structure, the display unit 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit 151 may be referred to as a 'touch screen'.

If there is a touch input via the touch screen, signals corresponding thereto are sent to a touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signals transmitted from the touch sensor, and then transmits data corresponding to the processed signals to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched.

In the case where the touch screen is electrostatic, it can be configured to detect the proximity of the sensing object by a change of the electric field along the proximity of the sensing target. Such a touch screen may be classified as proximity sensor 141. [

The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object to be sensed without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high. Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, a proximity action is referred to as " proximity touch " while an object to be sensed does not touch the touch screen, and an action of touching the sensing object on the touch screen is called & touch ".

The proximity sensor 141 detects the presence or absence of a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, The information corresponding to the presence / absence of proximity touch and the proximity touch pattern can be output to the touch screen.

The output unit 150 generates an output related to visual, auditory, tactile, and the like. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 153, an alarm unit 154, and a haptic module 155.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 operates in the call mode, the display unit 151 displays a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call. When the mobile terminal 100 operates in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the display unit 151 displays the photographed image, the received image, the UI, the GUI, and the like.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

At least one display (or display element) included in the display unit 151 may be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that the display can see the outside through it. This can be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of such a transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 in the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. [ For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from each other or positioned integrally with one another, and may be located on different surfaces.

The sound output module 153 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice selection mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 153 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 153 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal 100 include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 154 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 153 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 154 because the video signal or the audio signal can be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 153. [

The haptic module 155 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 155 is vibration. The intensity, pattern, and the like of the vibration generated by the tactile module 155 are controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 155 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, Various effects can be generated such as the effect of heat generation and the effect of reproducing the cold sensation using the heat absorbing or heatable element.

The haptic module 155 can be configured to not only transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sense of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 155 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input and output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM) And may include at least one storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, the interface unit 170 may include a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, Input / output ports, video I / O ports, earphone ports, and the like.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM)). A device equipped with an identification module (hereinafter referred to as "identification device") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which the power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user, (Not shown). The various command signals or power supplied from the cradle may also act as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted in the cradle.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, control and processing related to voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [ The control unit 180 may perform pattern selection processing for selecting handwriting input and drawing input on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be applied to various types of application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays Microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. Such software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Hereinafter, a method of processing user input to the mobile terminal 100 will be described.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100, and may include a plurality of operation units. The operating units may also be referred to as manipulating portions and may be employed in any manner as long as they are operated in a tactile manner by the user's tactile sense.

Various kinds of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ Such visual information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, icons, and the like, and can be formed as a three-dimensional stereoscopic image. At least one of a character, a number, a symbol, a graphic, and an icon may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting time information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " soft key ".

The display unit 151 may operate as an entire area or may be divided into a plurality of areas and operated. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with one another. For example, an output window and an input window may be displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window and the input window are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window, a soft key with a number for inputting a telephone number may be output. When the soft key is touched, the number corresponding to the touched soft key is displayed in the output window. When the operating unit is operated, a call connection to the telephone number displayed in the output window may be attempted, or the text displayed in the output window may be entered into the application.

The display unit 151 or the touch pad may be configured to detect touch scrolling. The user can move the cursor or the pointer positioned on the displayed object, for example, the icon, on the display unit 151 by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad. Further, when the finger is moved on the display unit 151 or the touch pad, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display unit 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

One function of the mobile terminal 100 may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 and the touch pad are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the main body of the mobile terminal 100 using the thumb and index finger. At this time, one function of the mobile terminal 100 to be executed may be activation or deactivation for the display unit 151 or the touch pad, for example.

2A and 2B are perspective views showing an appearance of a mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a front side and one side of the mobile terminal 100, and FIG. 2B shows a rear side and the other side of the mobile terminal 100. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the mobile terminal 100 is not limited thereto, and may be realized in various forms such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are movably coupled to each other.

The terminal body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) that forms an appearance. In the embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS), titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input unit 130 (see FIG. 1), the microphone 122, the interface 170, can do.

The display unit 151 occupies a main portion of the front case 101. [ The audio output unit 152 and the camera 121 are located in a region adjacent to one end of the display unit 151 and the first user input unit 131 and the microphone 122 are located in a region adjacent to the other end. The second user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be located on the sides of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. [ The user input unit 130 may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132.

The first or second operating units 131 and 132 can receive various commands. For example, the first operation unit 131 can receive commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like. The second operation unit 132 can receive commands such as adjusting the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152, switching to the touch selection mode of the display unit 151, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a rear camera 121 'may be additionally mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The rear camera 121 'has a photographing direction opposite to that of the front camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be configured to have pixels different from those of the front camera 121.

For example, the front camera 121 may be configured to have a low pixel, and the rear camera 121 'may be configured to have a high pixel. Accordingly, when the front camera 121 is used during a video call, the size of the transmission data may be reduced when the user's face is photographed and transmitted to the counterpart in real time. On the other hand, the rear camera 121 'can be used for the purpose of storing a high-quality image.

Meanwhile, the cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotated or popped up.

The flash 123 and the mirror 124 may be further positioned adjacent to the rear camera 121 '. The flash 123 emits light toward the subject when the user photographs the subject with the rear camera 121 '. The mirror 124 illuminates the user's face when the user photographs himself (self-photographing) using the rear camera 121 '.

A rear sound output unit 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The rear sound output unit 152 'may perform a stereo function together with the front sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may perform a speakerphone function during a call.

In addition to the antenna for communication, an antenna 116 for receiving broadcast signals may be additionally provided on the side surface of the terminal body. The antenna 116 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the main body of the terminal or may be detachable from the outside of the main body of the terminal.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151 (see FIG. 2A). Further, a back display unit for outputting time information can be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135. [ At this time, information output from both sides of the front display unit 151 and the rear display unit can be controlled by the touch pad 135. [

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display unit 151. [ The touch pad 135 may be positioned parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

The mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of sharing digital content with an external device (for example, another mobile terminal) by interworking with a social network service (SNS) server. Here, digital content may also be referred to as multimedia content, and refers to information for digitally producing, processing, and distributing text, images, videos, and audio. Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal 100 related to the sharing of digital content will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, a step (S110) of displaying digital content is performed. At this time, an application for managing digital content (hereinafter, referred to as a "management application") may be executed. The management application may interwork with a social network service (SNS) server. More specifically, the management application may provide a function and a user interface (UI) for posting digital content generated and edited in the mobile terminal to the SNS server, and for receiving and displaying the digital content posted on the SNS server.

Next, a step of generating a sharer list by setting a sharer having access to digital content is performed (S120). Here, the sharer refers to a reader (or another mobile terminal corresponding to the viewer) that can access the content other than the publisher of the digital content posted on the SNS server. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, such a sharer may be selected according to a user's input among items of contacts stored in a memory of the mobile terminal.

Thereafter, a step (S130) of transmitting the digital content and the sharer list thereof from the mobile terminal to the SNS server is performed. The digital content sent to the SNS server may be managed by the SNS server to be posted only to the sharer among the visitor. In this case, the SNS server may determine the sharer from among the plurality of accessors based on the sharer list corresponding to the digital content.

As described above, according to the present invention, a sharer list having access rights to digital content and additional information generated and edited in the mobile terminal beforehand is posted by the SNS server may be set by the user. Therefore, digital content and additional information can be prevented from being distributed and distributed indiscriminately to the public through SNS. In other words, in sharing digital content using a mobile terminal linked with SNS, personal privacy can be protected.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 100 to which the control method shown in FIG. 3 is applied. Referring to FIG. 4, when the management application is executed, the display unit 151 may display an execution screen of the management application (hereinafter, referred to as an “running screen”). The execution screen may include digital content, a list of sharers, various control menus 203, and the like.

The management application can load digital content stored in memory (not shown). In addition, the management application may immediately load the digital content acquired in real time from the photographing unit (not shown). In this case, the execution screen may include a preview area in which an image captured in real time by a camera is displayed as a display area of digital content.

In the display area of the sharer list for the digital content, the sharer's profile information (eg, the sharer's profile picture 202) and the menu button 204 may be displayed. When the selection on the menu button 204 is detected, the display unit 151 may display the contact stored in the memory. For example, the display unit 151 may display a pop-up window including a contact.

Thereafter, when the selection of at least one of the items of the contact is detected, the controller may add the item selected as the sharer to the sharer list. The controller may close the pop-up window and change the selected menu button 204 to the profile information 206 of the added sharer. In this way, the controller may generate a list of sharers based on the selected items of the contacts.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the contact information may include status information regarding whether a management application is installed in another mobile terminal corresponding to each item and whether an account of an SNS server is set. In other words, the status information means information on whether or not the other mobile terminal corresponding to each contact item has a usage environment so that the digital content can be shared through the SNS server.

When the control unit determines that the management application is not installed in another mobile terminal corresponding to the item selected as the sharer based on the status information of the contact at the time of generating the sharer list, the controller invites the sharer to install the management application. It may generate an invitation message including a. When the controller determines that the account of the SNS server for the other mobile terminal corresponding to the item selected as the sharer is not set, the controller may generate an invitation message including contents for instructing the sharer to create an account of the SNS server. Can be.

The control unit may control a communication unit (not shown) to transmit digital content and a list of sharers corresponding thereto to the SNS server in response to a control command input from the user. The controller may control the communicator to transmit the generated invitation message to the sharer's mobile terminal.

When the digital content transmitted to the SNS server is posted, the display unit 151 may display the posted digital content 208 and additional information 210. The additional information 210 may include a publisher's profile information, captions, comments, and affinity information. Here, the publisher refers to a user of the mobile terminal that has transmitted the digital content to the SNS server to share the digital content with others. In addition, the additional information may be updated in real time.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the management application may provide an editing function of digital content to be shared. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation example of a mobile terminal related to editing of digital content. Referring to FIG. 5, as an example of editing digital content, a caption may be synthesized in the digital content. To this end, the execution screen may include an input area 302 for caption input.

When a caption is input using the input area 302, the controller may synthesize the input caption into digital content. In this case, the display unit 151 may display the input caption in a specific position 304 of the display area of the digital content so that the user can check the synthesis result in real time. This particular location 304 may be set and changed based on a touch input to the digital content at any time until caption synthesis is complete.

Although not shown in the drawings, as another example of editing of digital content, various graphic filters may be applied to the digital content. To this end, the management application may provide a graphical filter list that includes selectable graphical filters.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, first, an operation (S210) of transmitting identification information to an SNS server is performed. Next, in step S220, in response to the transmission of the identification information, the mobile terminal, i.e., receiving digital content, to which the terminal corresponding to the identification information is permitted, is received from the SNS server. Whether the mobile terminal can access the digital content may be determined according to a comparison result of identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal and a list of sharers corresponding to the digital content.

Thereafter, a step (S230) of displaying an execution screen including the digital content received from the SNS server is performed. Next, a step (S240) of executing a function related to digital content is performed based on information input using the execution screen. For example, the management application may provide a comment registration function for each digital content, a thumbnail image viewing function for a plurality of digital contents, and the like.

7 to 10 are conceptual views illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 100 to which the control method illustrated in FIG. 6 is applied.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, when the management application is executed, the display unit 151 may receive digital content received from the SNS server and additional information thereof (eg, publisher profile information, captions, comments, and affinity information). ) Can be displayed on the execution screen.

However, due to the limited size of the execution screen, only some of the additional information of the digital content may be displayed on the execution screen. In this case, the controller may execute the execution screen such that the control menu and the other parts of the additional information are sequentially displayed based on the first touch input applied to the display unit 151 (for example, touch input by a drag gesture toward the first direction). You can scroll.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the execution screen is scrolled, the display unit 151 may display an input area 402 for inputting a comment on digital content. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8, when the execution screen is continuously scrolled, the display unit 151 may display a plurality of hidden comments 404.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display unit 151 may display one of the comments 404 overlapping the input area 402. In this case, the controller may generate a menu button 406 for registering a lower comment for the comment. In other words, not only a menu button 408 for registering a comment on digital content but also a menu button 406 for registering a sub comment for a comment may be displayed on the execution screen.

Meanwhile, due to the limited size of the execution screen, only some of the plurality of digital contents may be displayed on the execution screen. In this case, the controller may display at least one hidden digital content based on a second touch input (for example, a touch input by a flicking gesture in the second direction) applied to the display unit 151. For example, the digital content may be displayed in order according to the time posted on the SNS server.

Although not shown in the drawing, as an example of the display of the digital content according to the present invention, the controller may play a plurality of moving images. In more detail, when the screen switching command is detected while the first video is being played, the controller may stop the playback of the first video and switch the execution screen to play the second video. Thereafter, the controller may switch the execution screen such that the first video is played again while the second video is being played. In this case, playback may be resumed from the video frame at the time when the playback of the first video is stopped. Here, the video being played is a concept including that the video being played is displayed on the screen.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit, when a comment for the digital content is input using the input area of the execution screen, a sharer having an access right to the input comment is set, the sharer set in the SNS server In addition, comments inputted to block access by other users can be registered in the digital content. Here, setting up a sharer who has access to a comment may be performed in the same manner as setting up a sharer who has access to digital content.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the management application is executed, the controller may periodically cache at least some of the plurality of digital contents stored in the SNS server in a memory. That is, a predetermined number of digital contents can be secured in the memory in advance. This can reduce the time for loading digital content.

9 and 10, an operation example of a mobile terminal related to a thumbnail image viewing function for a plurality of digital contents is shown. The controller may generate a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to the plurality of digital contents based on a control command input using the execution screen of the management application.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9, when a selection of a publisher's profile information 502 is detected, the controller may generate a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of digital contents posted by the publisher on the SNS server. Can be generated. The controller may determine the screen layout of the generated thumbnail images based on the time when each corresponding digital content is posted on the SNS server. Subsequently, when a selection of one of the thumbnail images 504 is detected, the controller may switch the execution screen so that digital content corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 504 and additional information thereof are displayed.

For another example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, when a selection of a specific menu button 602 of the execution screen is detected, the controller may generate a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to the plurality of digital contents. The controller may group the generated thumbnail images based on the publishers of the corresponding digital contents, and select representative thumbnail images from each group based on the time posted on the SNS server. The display unit may display the publisher's profile information 606 together with the representative thumbnail image 604 so that a user can recognize the publisher corresponding to each representative thumbnail image 604.

As described above, according to the present invention, in sharing digital content through SNS, user convenience may be improved by providing various functions through a management application.

According to the embodiment disclosed herein, the above-described method can be implemented by a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

In the mobile terminal disclosed in this specification, the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments are not limitedly applied, but all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

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A display unit displaying digital content;
A controller configured to set a sharer having access to the digital content to generate a sharer list; And
And a communication unit for transmitting the digital content and the sharer list to a social network service (SNS) server.
The control unit,
And when the digital content transmitted to the SNS server is published, a caption inputted using the input area displayed on the display unit is synthesized and output to the digital content. delete The method of claim 1,
The display unit includes:
And when the touch input of the digital content is detected, displaying the caption at a position corresponding to the touch input in the display area of the digital content. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And generate the sharer list based on a selected item of contacts stored in a memory. 5. The method of claim 4,
Each of the contact's items includes status information on whether an application for managing the digital content is installed in association with the SNS server and whether or not an account exists in the SNS server. The method of claim 5, wherein
The control unit,
Contents for recommending the installation of the application to the sharer corresponding to the selected item when it is determined that the application is not installed on the terminal of the sharer corresponding to the selected item based on the state information when the sharer list is generated. Mobile terminal, characterized in that for generating a message comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein
The control unit,
When it is determined that the account of the SNS server for the sharer corresponding to the selected item is not set based on the status information at the time of generating the sharer list, the sharer corresponding to the selected item is generated for the account of the SNS server. A mobile terminal, characterized in that for generating a message containing a content to recommend to. A memory for storing identification information;
A controller configured to execute an application for managing the digital content to access a social network service (SNS) server that receives digital content and a list of sharers of a sharer having access to the digital content from an external terminal;
Transmitting the identification information to the SNS server, and accessing the digital content of the terminal corresponding to the identification information determined according to a comparison result of the shared identification list and the transmitted identification information corresponding to the digital content received by the SNS server Communication unit for receiving from the SNS server; And
A display unit configured to display an execution screen of the application including the received digital content,
The control unit,
And executing a function related to the received digital content based on the information input using the execution screen. The method of claim 8,
The control unit,
When a comment on the received digital content is input by using an input area of the execution screen, and a sharer having an access right to the input comment is set, access of other users other than the sharer is blocked by the SNS server. And registering the input comment in the digital content. The method of claim 9,
The control unit,
When one of the comments registered in the received digital content is displayed superimposed on the input area, generating a menu button for inputting a lower comment for the comment superimposed on the input area; terminal. The method of claim 8,
The control unit,
And a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of digital contents, respectively, based on a control command input using the execution screen. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
And determine a screen layout of the generated thumbnail images based on a time when each corresponding digital content is posted to the SNS server. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
And group the generated thumbnail images based on the publishers of the corresponding digital contents, and select representative thumbnail images from each group based on the time posted on the SNS server. The method of claim 13,
The display unit includes:
And displaying the publisher information of the digital content corresponding to the representative thumbnail image together with the representative thumbnail image. The method of claim 8,
The control unit,
And when the application is executed, periodically caching at least some of the plurality of digital contents stored in the SNS server in the memory. Displaying digital content;
Creating a sharer list by setting up a sharer having access to the digital content; And
Transmitting the digital content and the sharer list to an SNS server; And
And when the digital content transmitted to the SNS server is published, synthesizing the caption inputted to the digital content using an input area displayed on a display unit. delete 17. The method of claim 16,
And displaying the caption at a position corresponding to the touch input in the display area of the digital content when the touch input for the digital content is detected. Executing an application for managing the digital content to access a social network service (SNS) server that publishes a list of sharers of digital content received from an external terminal and a sharer having access to the digital content;
Transmitting identification information to the SNS server;
Receiving, from the SNS server, digital content permitted to be accessed by a terminal corresponding to the identification information determined according to a comparison result of the list of sharers corresponding to the digital content posted on the SNS server and the transmitted identification information;
Displaying an execution screen of the application including the received digital content; And
And executing a function related to the received digital content based on the information input using the execution screen. The method of claim 19,
When a comment on the received digital content is input by using an input area of the execution screen, and a sharer who has access to the input comment is set, the SNS server, except for the sharer, to the input comment And registering the input comment in the digital content to block access of another visitor. The method of claim 19,
And generating a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to a plurality of digital contents based on a control command input using a menu button of the execution screen. The method of claim 19,
And periodically caching at least a portion of the plurality of digital contents stored in the SNS server in a memory when the application is executed.

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