KR101437970B1 - Portable terminal and group integration management method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a group integrated management method thereof. The portable terminal according to the present invention includes a controller for integrally managing group information stored in the internal and external memories by maintaining internal and external memories in which different group information is stored, . As described above, the present invention manages the group information stored in different storage media in one integrated manner, so that the grouped data can be managed as one unit.

Group integrated management, mobile terminal

Description

[0001] PORTABLE TERMINAL AND GROUP INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for integrally managing group information stored in different storage media, and a group integrated management method thereof.

A portable terminal is a portable device that is portable and has one or more functions such as voice and video call function, information input / output function, and data storing function.

As the functions of the portable terminal are diversified, for example, the portable terminal has complicated functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, and is implemented as a multimedia device .

In order to implement complex functions in multimedia devices, various new attempts have been made in terms of hardware or software. For example, a user interface environment is provided for a user to easily and conveniently search for or select a function.

In addition, portable terminals are regarded as personal items for expressing their individuality, and various designs are required.

In addition, since various multimedia functions are utilized through a portable terminal, the use of external memory is increasing to expand the storage space. The data stored in the external memory is managed separately from the data stored in the internal memory. Therefore, it is required to manage the data of the external memory with the data stored in the internal memory.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal for collectively managing group information stored in a plurality of storage media by synchronizing group lists stored in different storage media, and a group integrated management method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including an internal memory and an external memory, the internal and external memories storing different group lists, and the group list of the internal and external memories, And a control unit for synchronizing the output signals. Therefore, the present invention can integrally manage group information stored in the internal and external memories.

The controller compares group lists stored in the internal and external memories and generates groups in the internal and external memories that are not present in the respective memories so that the internal and external memories maintain the same group list.

When the new group is added, the control unit simultaneously adds the new group to the internal memory and the external memory, and when the group is deleted, the internal and external memories simultaneously maintain the same group list.

The portable terminal according to the present invention configured as described above can synchronize different group lists stored in different storage media so that group information stored in the storage media can be managed in unison, Can also be managed integrally.

In addition, since the different storage media share the same group list, the portable terminal of the present invention allows group information about the data to be maintained without loss during data movement / copying.

In addition, when a new group is added or deleted, the group list is added / deleted to / from different storage media at the same time, so that the group list of different storage media can be managed only by performing a single group addition / deletion function.

The portable terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal and a group integrated management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal related to the present invention will be described in terms of components according to functions.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, an operation unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a storage unit 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. It should be noted that when the components are implemented in a practical application, two or more components may be merged into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more components as necessary.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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 GPS (global positioning system) module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the storage unit 160.

In addition, 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. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

In addition, the GPS (Global Position System) module 115 receives position information from a plurality of artificial satellites.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal. The audio / video input unit 120 may include a camera module 121 and a microphone module 122. The camera module 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151.

The image frame processed by the camera module 121 may be stored in the storage unit 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera module 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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

The operation unit 130 generates key input data that the user inputs for controlling the operation of the terminal. The operation unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the portable terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the portable terminal 100, the position of the portable terminal 100, Thereby generating a sensing signal. For example, when the portable terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all the external devices connected to the portable terminal 100. For example, it may be a wired / wireless headset, an external charger, a wired / wireless data port, a card socket (e.g. a memory card, a SIM / UIM card), an audio I / I / O (input / output) terminals, and earphones. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device, transfers the data to each component in the portable terminal 100, or transmits data in the portable terminal 100 to an external device.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm output module 153, and the like.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed in the portable terminal 100. [ For example, when the portable terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the portable terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the captured image and / or the received image or UI and GUI are displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 13 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). Also, there may be two or more display modules 151 according to the implementation mode of the portable terminal 100. [ For example, the portable terminal 100 may include an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the storage unit 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, and the like) performed in the portable terminal 100. The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm output module 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the portable terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the portable terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, and inputting a key signal. The alarm output module 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm output module 153 may output a vibration to inform it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm output module 153 can output the vibration as the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The storage unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may have a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . ≪ / RTI >

The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) , A RAM, and a ROM. In addition, the portable terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia playback module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia playback module 181 may be configured in hardware in the controller 180 or separately from software in the controller 180. [

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

In the foregoing, the mobile terminal related to the present invention has been examined from the viewpoint of components according to functions. Hereinafter, the portable terminal related to the present invention will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 in terms of components according to the external form. Hereinafter, for simplicity of explanation, a slider type portable terminal will be exemplified among various types of portable terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the slider-type portable terminal but can be applied to all types of portable terminals including the above-mentioned type.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

The portable terminal of the present invention includes a first body 100A and a second body 100B configured to be slidable in at least one direction on the first body 100A.

The state where the first body 100A is disposed in a state of being overlapped with the second body 100B may be referred to as a closed configuration and the first body 100A may be referred to as a second body 100B ) May be referred to as an open configuration.

The portable terminal operates mainly in the standby mode in the closed state, but the standby mode is also released by the operation of the user. In addition, the portable terminal operates mainly in a communication mode in an open state, but may be switched to a standby mode by a user's operation or a predetermined period of time.

The casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) constituting the outer appearance of the first body 100A is formed by the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2. Various electronic components are embedded in the space formed by the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the first front case 100A-1 and the first rear case 100A-2.

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

The display module 151, the first sound output module 152-1, the first camera module 121-1, or the first operation module 121-1 is connected to the first body 100A, specifically, the first front case 100A- (130-1) may be disposed.

The display module 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and the like, which visually represent information.

In addition, the display module 151 is overlapped with the touch pad in a layer structure, so that the display module 151 may operate as a touch screen to enable information input by a user's touch.

The first sound output module 152-1 may be implemented as a receiver or a speaker.

The first camera module 121-1 may be adapted to photograph an image or a moving image of a user.

The first operating unit 130-1 receives commands for controlling operations such as setting whether to use the wireless Internet connection and the keypad of the present invention, calling, and the like.

Like the first body 100A, the case constituting the outer appearance of the second body 100B is formed by the second front case 100B-1 and the second rear case 100B-2.

The second operation unit 130-2 may be disposed on the front face of the second body 100B, specifically, the second front case 100B-1.

The third operating unit 130-3, the microphone module 122, and the interface unit 170 may be disposed on at least one of the first front case 100B-1 and the second rear case 100B-2.

The first to third operating portions 130-1, 130-2, and 130-3 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion 130 and may be configured to operate in a tactile manner ) Can be employed in any manner.

For example, the operation unit may be implemented by a dome switch or a touch pad capable of receiving a command or information by a push or a touch operation of the user, or may be a wheel, a jog type, a joystick, or the like Can be implemented.

In terms of functions, the first operation unit 130-1 is for inputting commands such as start, end, and scroll, and the second operation unit 130-2 is for inputting numbers, characters, symbols, will be.

Also, the third operating unit 130-3 may operate as a hot-key for activating a special function in the portable terminal.

The microphone module 122 may be implemented in a form suitable for receiving voice, sound, etc. of the user.

The interface unit 170 is a channel through which the portable terminal related to the present invention can exchange data with an external device. For example, the interface unit 170 may be a wired or wireless connection terminal for connecting to an earphone, a port for short-range communication (for example, an IrDA port, a Bluetooth port, a wireless LAN port, etc.), or power supply terminals for supplying power to the portable terminal.

The interface unit 170 may be a card socket for accommodating an external card such as a subscriber identification module (SIM) or a user identity module (UIM) or a memory card for storing information.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal is mounted on the second rear case 100B-2.

The power supply unit 190 may be detachably coupled to a rechargeable battery, for example, for charging.

3 is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a second camera module 121-2 may be further mounted on the rear surface of the second rear case 100B-2 of the second body 100B. The second camera module 121-2 has a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the first camera module 121-1 (see FIG. 1), and may have different pixels from the first camera module 121-1 (see FIG. 1).

For example, the first camera module 121-1 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and transmit the face to the other party, and the second camera module 121-2 has a general object It is often desirable to have a high pixel.

A flash 121-3 and a mirror 121-4 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the second camera module 121-2. The flash 121-3 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the second camera module 121-2. The mirror 121-4 allows the user to illuminate his / her face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the second camera module 121-2.

The second sound output module 152-2 may be additionally disposed in the second rear case 100B-2.

The second sound output module 152-2 may implement a stereo function together with the first sound output module 152-1 (see FIG. 2), and may be used for a call in a speakerphone mode.

On one side of the second rear case 100B-2, a broadcast signal reception antenna 111-1 may be arranged in addition to an antenna for communication. The antenna 111-1 may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the second body 100B.

A part of the slide module 100C that slidably connects the first body 100A and the second body 100B is disposed on the first rear case 100A-2 side of the first body 100A.

The other part of the slide module 100C may be disposed on the second front case 100B-1 side of the second body 100B and may not be exposed to the outside as in this figure.

The second camera module 121-2 and the like are disposed on the second body 100B, the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, at least two of the configurations 111-1, 121-2 to 121-3, and 152-2 described as being arranged in the second rear case 100B-2, such as the second camera module 121-2, It is also possible that at least one is mounted on the first body 100A, mainly on the first rear case 100A-2. In such a case, there is an advantage that the configuration (s) arranged in the first rear case 100A-2 in the closed state is protected by the second body 100B. Further, even if the second camera module 121-2 is not separately provided, the first camera module 121-1 is rotatably formed so that the second camera module 121-2 can be photographed up to the photographing direction of the second camera module 121-2 .

4 is a block diagram of a group integrated management apparatus of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

4, the group integrated management apparatus includes a control unit 180 for synchronizing internal and external memories 162 and 164 storing different group lists and a group list of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 do.

The internal and external memories 162 and 164 may be implemented by any one of flash memory type, hard disk type, card type memory, ROM, and RAM. For example, the internal memory 162 may be implemented as a flash memory, and the external memory 164 may be implemented as a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) card.

In addition, the internal and external memories 162 and 164 may store a group including a group name of a group in which data is stored, a number of grouped data, a date and time of group creation, Information and a list of the group information, that is, a group list, are separately stored. In the present invention, the group name is used to check whether a group having the same group name as the group stored in either the internal memory 162 or the external memory 162 exists in the other memory 162 or 164. In the present embodiment, two different storage media are provided, but a plurality of storage media may be provided.

Since the controller 180 synchronizes the different group lists stored in the internal and external memories 162 and 164, the controller 180 integrally manages group information stored in the internal and external memories 162 and 164. The control unit 180 compares group lists of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 and adds group information that does not exist in each of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 to the internal and external memories 162 and 164, 164 have the same group list.

In other words, the control unit 180 reads the group information one by one from the internal memory 162 and confirms whether the group having the group name included in the group information exists in the group list of the external memory 164. If it is determined that the group having the group name included in the group information does not exist in the group list of the external memory 164, a group having the same group name as the group name is created in the external memory 164. At this time, the controller 180 adds the group information of the newly created group to the group list of the external memory 164.

The control unit 180 also reads the group information from the external memory 164 one by one and stores a group that is not present in the internal memory 162 in the external memory 164, And updates the group list of the internal memory 162 with information about the group.

In addition, the controller 180 detects the update of the group list stored in the internal and external memories 162 and 164. When an update occurs in the group list stored in any one of the internal and external memories 162 and 164, the control unit 180 detects the changed group information in the group list. Compares the extracted group information with a group list stored in another memory, and if the extracted group information does not exist in the group list stored in the other memory, generates a group having a group name included in the corresponding group information , And updates it in the group list.

For example, when the group list is updated by adding a new group to the internal memory 162, the controller 180 determines whether a group having the same group name as the new group exists in the external memory 164 And if the group having the same group name does not exist as a result of the verification, the group having the same group name as the new group is created in the external memory 164.

When the group is deleted, the control unit 180 synchronizes the group list of the internal memory 162 and the external memory 164 in the same manner as the case of adding the group.

Hereinafter, a method for the control unit 180 of the portable terminal according to the present invention to integrally manage group information of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 will be described in more detail below.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an integrated group list of the portable terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of FIG.

In the present invention, it is explained that the group list for the same item is integratedly managed on the assumption that the data stored in a plurality of storage media are the same and the format is the same. Here, the item refers to a phone book, an album, a memo, a schedule, a broadcast archive, a multimedia archive, a message archive, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 5, when power is applied to the portable terminal according to the present invention, the portable terminal performs booting according to a predetermined procedure. At this time, the controller 180 of the portable terminal detects whether the external memory 164 is mounted (S101). When the mounting of the external memory 164 is detected, the controller 180 sequentially reads the group information one by one from the external memory 164 (S103). The control unit 180 compares the group name included in the group information read from the external memory 164 with the group list stored in the internal memory 162 and stores the same group name as the group name read from the external memory 164 (Step S105). If the group name is not included in the group list of the internal memory 162 (S105).

6, when the three groups of 'family', 'friend 1', and 'customer 1' are stored in the phone book of the USIM card as the external memory 164, Reads the first group information 'family' from the USIM card. Then, it is confirmed whether a group having the group name "family" exists in the group list stored in the phone book of the internal memory 162.

If it is determined that the group information of the external memory 164 exists in the group list of the internal memory 162, the controller 180 reads the next group information from the external memory 164, Repeat this.

For example, if group information having the same group name as the read group information 'family' exists in the internal memory 162, the control unit 180 reads the next group information 'friend 1' Quot; friend 1 " is present.

If it is determined that the group information of the external memory 164 is not present in the group list of the internal memory 162, the corresponding group is created in the internal memory 162, The generated group information is added (S107).

At this time, the control unit 180 does not copy the group information stored in the external memory 164 to the internal memory 162, but moves the group name that is the same as the group name included in the group information read from the external memory 164 In the internal memory 162. The internal memory 162 stores the group. Therefore, a group having the same group name as the group stored in the external memory 164 is also created in the internal memory 162. [

In other words, since the group 'friend 1' corresponding to the group information stored in the external memory 164 is a group that does not exist in the internal memory 162, the controller 180 determines that the 'friend 1' Group to the internal memory 162. Fig. The group information of the generated group 'friend 1' is updated in the group list of the internal memory 162. Therefore, the groups stored in the internal and external memories 162 and 164 are the same only in the group name, but the data grouped in the groups are different from each other.

The control unit 180 repeatedly reads the group information until the group information in the internal memory 162 is confirmed until all group information stored in the external memory 164 is confirmed.

Next, the control unit 180 sequentially reads the group information stored in the internal memory 162 and compares the read group information with the group list of the external memory 164 (S109, S111). As a result of the comparison, if the group information of the internal memory 162 does not exist in the group list of the external memory 164, a group having the same group name as the group corresponding to the group information is generated in the external memory 164 (S113). Then, the group information of the group created in the group list of the external memory 164 is added and updated (S115). The control unit 180 reads the group information from the internal memory 162 until the last group information stored in the internal memory 162 is confirmed and compares the group information with the group list of the external memory 164 to add .

6, the controller 180 synchronizes group lists of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 to generate an integrated group list (S115). Accordingly, the user can also manage the data stored in the internal and external memories 162 and 164, which are grouped by the same group name, through the integrated group list.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the case of collectively managing group information when a new group is created will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

When the user executes the group management function through the menu operation to create a new group in the album stored in the internal memory, the corresponding menu screen is displayed on the screen of the display module 151 (S201). A new group creation menu is selected from the menu screen displayed on the display module 151 and a desired group name (e.g., 'landscape') is input using the operation unit 130 (S203).

The control unit 180 determines whether the group name 'landscape' input through the operation unit 130 exists in the group list of the internal memory 162 (S205). If the new group 'landscape' is not present in the group list of the internal memory 162, the group having the group name of the new group is created in the internal memory 162 (S207). Then, the control unit 180 adds the group information of the new group to the group list stored in the internal memory 162 (S209).

At this time, the controller 180 detects the group list update of the internal memory 162 and extracts the newly added group information in the group list of the internal memory 162 (S211, S213). Then, it is confirmed whether the group name identical to the new group name contained in the group information exists in the external memory 164 (S215).

If it is determined that the new group name does not exist in the group list of the external memory 164, a group having the same group name as the new group name is created in the external memory 164 (S217). Then, the control unit 180 adds the group information of the created group to the album group list of the external memory 164 (S219). Accordingly, the internal and external memories 162 and 164 maintain the same group list as shown in FIG.

If the same group name as the new group name is present in the step S205 or S215, the display module 151 outputs a notification message informing the user of the fact that the new group name exists, or may generate a warning sound so that the user can recognize the group name.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the case where the mobile terminal deletes the group and the group information is integratedly managed will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user executes the group integration management function through menu operation to delete an existing group, the control unit 180 controls the display module 151 to output the integrated group list on the screen (S301).

If a group desired to be deleted is selected by the user and a delete command is input through the menu operation, the controller 180 determines whether the corresponding group exists in the external memory 164 according to the delete command (S303, S305). As a result, if the selected group exists in the external memory 164, the corresponding group is deleted from the external memory 164, and the deleted group information is also deleted from the group list of the external memory 164 (S307, S309).

For example, referring to FIG. 10, when a group 'landscape' is selected from the group list of the integrated album and a delete command is input, the controller 180 displays a group having the group name 'landscape' in the external memory 164 And deletes the group information for the deleted group from the USIM album group list of the external memory 164.

At this time, the controller 180 detects the group list update of the external memory 164 due to the deletion of the group information, and extracts the updated group information (S311, S313). It is confirmed whether the group having the same group name as the group name included in the extracted group information exists in the internal memory 162 (S315).

If it is determined that the group having the same group name as the deleted group exists in the internal memory 162, the control unit 180 deletes the group from the internal memory 162 (S317). The controller 180 deletes group information on the deleted group from the internal memory 162 in the group list of the internal memory 162 (S319).

For example, the 'landscape' is checked if the group having the group name exists in the album group list of the internal memory 162, and the group is deleted from the internal memory 162. And deletes the group list in the internal memory 162 according to the group deletion.

If there is no group to be deleted in step S305 or S315, a warning message is displayed on the display module 151 or a warning sound is outputted through the sound output module 152 so that the user can recognize the group.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a group integrated management function when moving and copying data in the portable terminal according to the present invention.

When copying or moving data stored in the internal memory 162 to the external memory 164, the controller 180 stores the group having the same group name as the group name to which the data belongs in the external memory 164, And moves the data to the lower group of the retrieved group. 11A, the controller 180 moves the data 'Gil Dong' grouped in the group 'Friend 1' stored in the internal memory 162 to the external memory 164, And moves the data 'Gil-dong' to the group 'Friend 1'.

In other words, since the internal and external memories 162 and 164 share the same group list, the mobile terminal according to the present invention does not lose information about the group to which the data belongs during data movement and copying.

11B, when the user selects the group 'friend 1' in the integrated group list and clicks OK, the control unit 180 sets the group 'friend 1' of the internal and external memories 162 and 164 according to the command, And displays the entire list of data grouped in the respective groups. Therefore, the user can manage not only the group information but also the data.

The above-described portable terminal is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be configured such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined so that various modifications can be made. It is possible.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a rear perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a group integrated management apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing a group integrated management screen of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 5; FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary view showing a group integrated management screen of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 7; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a group integrated management method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view showing a group integrated management screen of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of FIG. 9; FIG.

FIG. 11A is an exemplary view illustrating a group integration management screen when a group is deleted from a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 11B is an exemplary view showing a data management screen of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

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An internal memory and an external memory for storing different group lists; A group list of the internal and external memories is compared and a group list of the internal and external memories is synchronized based on a result of the comparison to generate an integrated group list combining the group lists, And a controller for integrally managing the data of the group having the same group name among the groups stored in the external memory into the data displayed as one group, The group list includes: A list of group information including a group name of a group to which data stored in the internal and external memories are grouped, a number of grouped data, a date and time when the group is created, and a size of total data Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the internal and external memories are any one of a flash memory, a hard disk, an SD memory, a USIM card, a RAM, and a ROM. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the controller synchronizes the group list of the external memory with the group list of the internal memory when the mounting of the external memory is detected. The apparatus of claim 1, Comparing a group list of the internal and external memories to generate a group in the other memory that exists in any one of the internal memory and the external memory and has the same group name as the group that does not exist in the other memory The mobile terminal being characterized by: The method according to claim 1, Wherein the controller synchronizes group lists of the internal and external memories when an update of the group list stored in at least one of the internal memory and the external memory is detected. The apparatus of claim 1, The method includes detecting an update of a group list stored in one of the internal memory and the external memory, extracting the updated group information, and storing the updated group information in a memory in which there is no group name group that is the same as the group name included in the group information And generates the corresponding group. The apparatus of claim 1, And adding or deleting groups having the same group name to the internal and external memories when performing group addition and deletion, respectively. Detecting mounting of an external memory; Synchronizing the group list of the external memory with the group list of the internal memory when the mounting of the external memory is detected; Generating an integrated group list based on the synchronized group list; And collectively managing the data of the group having the same group name among the groups stored in the internal and external memories through the integrated group list into data represented by one group, The group list includes: A list of group information including a group name of a group to which data stored in the internal and external memories are grouped, a number of grouped data, a date and time when the group is created, and a size of total data A group integrated management method of a mobile terminal. 9. The method of claim 8, Comparing a group list stored in the external memory with a group list stored in an internal memory; And generating a group having the same group name as a group existing in any one of the internal and external memories and not existing in the other memory in the other memory according to the comparison result A group management method of a portable terminal. 9. The method of claim 8, Detecting an update of a group list stored in a memory of either the internal or external memory; Extracting updated group information from the group list; Confirming whether a group having the same group name as the group name included in the group information exists in another memory; And generating a group having the same group name in the other memory if the group having the same group name does not exist as a result of the checking. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein updating the group list comprises: Group addition and deletion of the group. delete

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