KR101453687B1 - Power on/off apparatus of mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a power on/off apparatus of a mobile terminal which allows a user to conveniently perform an on/off function of power by one hand and a method for controlling the same. The power on/off apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a body unit to form an outer appearance of the mobile terminal; a display unit disposed at the front center of the body unit to display a screen of a specific function; a user input unit disposed at the front peripheral portion of the body unit to input a power on/off command by the user; and a control unit disposed inside the body unit to control the on/off function of power according to the power on/off command of the user input from the input unit. The user input unit includes a home key, a first function key disposed at a side of the home key, and a second function key disposed at the opposite side of the home key. When the home key and one of the first and second function keys are consecutively slide-touched, the control unit may turn-on/off power of the mobile terminal according to applied electric signals.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power on /

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a power on / off device and a control method thereof for a mobile terminal that can conveniently perform an on / off function of power with one hand.

A terminal such as a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or the like can be configured to perform various functions.

Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function.

Some terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices.

Moreover, recent terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

In general, the terminal is movable The mobile terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is portable or not, and the mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal.

When the mobile terminal needs to turn on / off the power, the mobile terminal can perform the power on / off function by pressing the power button disposed on the side or rear of the mobile terminal for a predetermined period of time have.

Accordingly, the user can search for a power button located on the side or rear of the mobile terminal, and turn on or off the power by pressing the corresponding power button continuously for a predetermined period of time.

In this case, the user is inconvenient to perform the on / off function of the power button while holding the mobile terminal with one hand.

In order to solve this problem, there has been a method of performing power on / off function by touching the screen of the mobile terminal twice.

However, in this case, there is a problem that the on / off function of the power is not properly performed due to frequent errors in the touch of the screen due to the state of the user's finger for touching or the external environment.

Accordingly, there is a demand for development of a power on / off device for a mobile terminal in which a user of the mobile terminal can easily operate the power on / off function with one hand.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal, Off device of a mobile terminal that can easily and easily operate the on / off function of the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power on / off device for a mobile terminal, including: a body for forming an outer appearance of a mobile terminal; a display unit disposed at a center of a front surface of the body, A user input part disposed around the front surface of the body part for inputting a power on / off command of the user, and a power on / off function of power according to a power on / off command of a user placed inside the body part, Wherein the user input unit includes a home key, a first function key disposed on one side of the home key, and a second function key disposed on the other side of the home key, The power of the mobile terminal can be turned on / off according to an electrical signal applied by at least one of the first function keys, the second function keys, and the home key being continuously slide-touched.

The power on / off device of the mobile terminal according to another embodiment includes a body part forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal, a display part disposed at the center of the front surface of the body part, for displaying a screen of a specific function, A user input part for inputting a power on / off command of a user in accordance with a touch operation; a touch input part for inputting a power on / off command of a user input from a user input part, A controller for controlling the on / off function of the power according to the power on / off command of the user input from the user input unit and the contact strength of the touch sensed by the sensor unit, the controller being disposed inside the body unit Wherein the user input unit includes a home key, a first function key disposed on one side of the home key, and a second function key disposed on the other side of the home key, The fisher unit is configured to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal according to an electrical signal applied when at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched and the contact strength of the slide touch is equal to or greater than a reference value, Off.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power on / off device for a mobile terminal, including: a body part forming an external appearance of a mobile terminal; a display part disposed at the center of the front surface of the body part, Off function of the user in accordance with a power on / off command of the user, which is disposed inside the body and is input from the user input unit, for inputting a power on / off command of the user, Wherein the user input unit includes a home key that is slide-touched for a user's power on / off command, and the control unit determines that the peripheral portion of the home key including the home key is slide-touched , The power of the mobile terminal can be turned on / off when the moving distance of the slide touch is equal to or greater than the reference value.

A method of controlling a power on / off device of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes the steps of: checking whether an input of a user is present through an electrical signal applied from a user input unit; The method comprising the steps of: confirming whether the home key is input from the home key among the user input units; and, when the input of the user is inputted from the home key, at least one of the first and second function keys, Determining whether or not the electrical signal corresponding to the power-on / off command satisfies a reference value for the power-on / off command of the user; and determining whether at least one of the first and second function keys, If the reference value is satisfied, the power of the mobile terminal can be turned on / off according to the applied electrical signal.

The power on / off device and the control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention are characterized in that at least any one of the first and second function keys and the power of the mobile terminal ON / OFF of the power can be easily and simply operated.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are changed by operating conditions for continuously touching the slide, Can be improved.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing a front surface of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;
3 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a view showing slide touch time for power on / off control of the mobile terminal according to the present invention;
11 is a view showing slide touch distances for power on / off control of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a power on / off device of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

As used herein, terms used in the present invention are selected from general terms that are widely used in the present invention while taking into account the functions of the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, there may be a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

The mobile terminal described in this specification 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), and navigation.

However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art 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 the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like.

The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components 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, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a short distance communication module, and a location information module.

Herein, the broadcast receiving module may be, for example, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (DVF-H), a Digital Video Broadcast- ), DVB-CBMS (Convergence of Broadcasting and Mobile Service), OMA-BCAST (Open Mobile Alliance-Broadcast), CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting), MBBMS (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB- A digital broadcasting system such as a digital terrestrial broadcasting system or a digital terrestrial broadcasting system.

Of course, the broadcast receiving module may be configured to be compatible with other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above, and the broadcasting signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcasting receiving module may be stored in the memory 160 .

The mobile communication module may also be configured to transmit at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network such as GSM (Gobal System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA Wherein 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 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally.

Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution, and the like. In view of wireless internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, etc. through a mobile communication network, The wireless Internet module to be performed may be understood as a kind of mobile communication module.

Next, the short-range communication module is a module for short-range communication. The short-range communication technology includes Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) , ZigBee, etc. may be used. The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera, a microphone, and the like.

Here, the camera processes an image frame such as a still image or moving image obtained by the image sensor in a video communication mode or a photographing mode, the processed image frame can be displayed on a display unit, 160 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [

In some cases, two or more cameras may be provided depending on the use environment.

Then, the microphone receives external sound signals by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like, processes the received external sound data as electrical voice data, and the processed voice data is transmitted to the mobile communication module 112, And may be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication base station. In some cases, various noise cancellation algorithms may be implemented in the microphone for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal have.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 includes buttons located on the front, back, or side of the mobile terminal 100, a touch sensor And may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, although not shown in the drawings.

Here, when the user input unit 130 is a touch switch, the user input unit 130 and the touch sensor may have a mutual layer structure or may be integrally formed.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, A sensing signal for controlling the operation can be generated.

The sensing unit 140 may sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to external devices, and the like.

Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like.

Here, the touch sensor may take the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part or a capacitance occurring in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal.

Further, the pressure sensor can sense the strength of the contact strength of the user's touch.

The proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner area of the mobile terminal or in proximity to the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor may be provided to detect the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface, It is a sensor that detects without mechanical contact using force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of proximity sensors 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.

The output unit 150 generates an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 150 may include a display unit, an audio output module, an alarm unit, and a haptic module.

Here, the display unit displays information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, the display unit displays a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) 100) is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, displays the photographed and / or received image or UI and GUI.

In some cases, the display unit may display a power on / off alarm message of the mobile terminal according to a control signal of the controller 180. [

The display unit includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, Dimensional display (3D display), and some of them may be configured as transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through the outside.

A transparent display may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) or the like, and the rear structure of the display portion may also be formed of a light transmission type structure. An object located behind the terminal body can be seen through the occupied area.

For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, Respectively.

In a case where the display unit and the touch sensor have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit may be used as an input device in addition to the output device.

For example, when the touch sensor has the form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like, the touch sensor may be stacked on the display unit to form a layer structure or integrated into the display unit.

If the touch screen is of the electrostatic type, the proximity of the pointer is detected by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as the proximity sensor.

Next, the sound output module 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 recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, And outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception tones, message reception tones, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The sound output module includes a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, And the like.

The alarm unit outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal include a call signal reception, a message reception, a key signal input, a touch input, Or a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the audio signal, for example, vibration.

The haptic module generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the tactile effect generated by the haptic module is vibration, and the intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the tactile module are controllable Do.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180 and may store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, It may also perform functions for temporary storage.

In addition, the memory unit 160 may store the reference value in the number of times of pressing or touching of the user input unit for performing the power on / off command of the user.

In some cases, the memory unit 160 may store the reference value at the pressing time or the touch time of the user input unit for performing the power on / off command of the user.

The memory 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 random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) , A magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

In some instances, 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 the external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from the external device or receives power from the external device, Or transmits the data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

For example, 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, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

Next, the controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal, and performs related controls and processes for, for example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, etc., The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180 and the control unit 180 may be implemented on the touch screen It is possible to perform pattern recognition processing capable of recognizing handwriting input or drawing input as characters and images, respectively.

When the first function key and the second function key disposed on both sides of the home key among the user input unit 130 are touch-type touch switches, the control unit 180 controls the operation of the at least one of the first and second function keys And the home key is continuously slide-touched, so that the power of the mobile terminal can be controlled to be turned on / off according to the applied electrical signal.

For example, when the user input unit 130 is slide-touched from the first function key to the home key, or is slide-touched from the second function key to the home key, the control unit 180 controls the operation of the mobile terminal 100, On / off of the power of the battery.

The control unit 180 may be configured such that the user input unit 130 performs a slide touch from the first function key in the order of the home key and the second function key, The power of the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on and off when the user touches the slide in the order of the function keys.

Alternatively, the control unit 180 may be configured such that the user input unit 130 performs a slide-to-touch operation in the order of the home key, the second function key, and the home key from the first function key, The first function key, and the home key, the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on / off when a slide is touched.

As another example, the control unit 180 may be configured such that the user input unit 130 performs a slide-touch operation in the order of the home key, the second function key, the home key, and the first function key from the first function key, It is possible to control the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off when the user touches the slide in the order of the home key, the first function key, the home key, and the second function key.

As another example, the control unit 180 can control the user input unit 130 to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the user touches the slide key with the first function key from the home key.

As another example, when the user input unit 130 is tilted in the order of the first function key and the home key from the home key, the control unit 180 turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 Can be controlled.

As another example, the control unit 180 may control the user input unit 130 to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the user touches the slide with the second function key from the home key.

As another example, when the user input unit 130 is touched in the order of the second function key and the home key from the home key, the control unit 180 turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 Can be controlled.

The control unit 180 controls the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off when the slide touch is performed only once when at least one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched, Off.

If at least one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched by sliding, if the slide touch is performed at least once, the controller 180 may control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 It may be controlled to turn on / off the power.

The control unit 180 controls the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the slide touch time is within the preset time when at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched On / off.

If the home key is not touched during the slide touch, the controller 180 may control the user to perform a user command corresponding to the last-touched function key among the first and second function keys.

Next, the control unit 180 may control the display unit to display a power on / off alarm message before the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned on / off by the slide touch.

As another example, the control unit 180 may be configured such that at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched by sliding from a pressure sensor that senses the touch strength of the touch, When the contact strength is equal to or greater than the reference value, the power of the mobile terminal 100 may be controlled to be turned on / off according to an applied electrical signal.

As another embodiment, the control unit 180 controls the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off when the peripheral portion of the home key including the home key is touched by sliding and the moving distance of the slide touch is equal to or larger than the reference value It is possible.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power supply and an internal power supply according to a control signal of the controller 180 and supplies power required for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190, for example, A battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

Next, the battery may be an internal battery configured to be rechargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port includes an interface through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected As shown in FIG.

2 is a perspective view showing a front surface of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 of FIG. 2 includes a bar-shaped terminal body, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention may be applied to a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swivel type, etc. It can be applied to various structures.

The body portion 10 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a case having an outer appearance. The case may be divided into a front case and a rear case. The body 10 may include a front case and a rear case, Various electronic components can be embedded in the formed space.

In some cases, electronic components can be mounted on the surface of the rear case, and electronic components mounted on the surface of the rear case include a battery, a USIM card, a memory card, and the like that are detachable by the user.

Here, the case of the body part 10 may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The body unit 10 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 20, an acoustic output unit 50, a camera 60, a home key 30 as a user input unit, an acoustic size adjustment key 40, A microphone 80, an interface 70, and the like.

The display unit 20 occupies most of the front surface of the body unit 10. The sound output unit 50 and the camera 60 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 20, And a groove key 30 and a microphone 80 may be disposed in an area adjacent to the other end.

Here, the first function key 32 may be disposed on one side of the home key 30, and the second function key 34 may be disposed on the other side of the home key 30.

The user input unit including the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100, Lt; / RTI >

Here, the contents input by the user input unit may be variously set. For example, commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like may be input, and the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 50 A command can be input, and commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 20 can be input.

In the present invention, the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34 may be a user input portion for inputting a user power on / off command.

At this time, the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34 include a touch sensor, so that a user's command can be received only by the user's touch.

For example, the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34 of the user input unit may be a touch switch.

As described above, the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention includes the body 10 that forms the outer appearance of the mobile terminal 100, and a display unit that is disposed in the center of the front face 11 of the body 10, A user input portion disposed in the vicinity of the front surface 11 of the body portion 10 for inputting a user power on / off command, a display portion 20 disposed inside the body portion 10, And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the on / off function of the power according to a power on / off command of the user to be performed on the home key 30. The user input unit includes a home key 30, A first function key 32 and a second function key 34 disposed on the other side of the home key 30. The control unit includes a first function key 32 and a second function key 34, At least any one of the plurality of keys and the home key 30 are continuously slide-touched so that the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned on / That can be controlled.

Here, when the user input section is slide-touched from the first function key 32 to the home key 30 or is slide-touched from the second function key 34 to the home key 30 , And controls the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off.

The control unit may be configured such that the user input unit is slid in the order from the first function key 32 to the home key 30 and the second function key 34 or from the second function key 34 to the home The power of the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on and off when the user touches the slide in the order of the first function key 30 and the first function key 32. [

The control unit causes the user input unit to slide from the first function key 32 in order of the home key 30, the second function key 34 and the home key 30, It is possible to control the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on and off when the user touches the slide key 34 in the order of the home key 30, the first function key 32 and the home key 30 in this order.

The control unit then controls the user input unit to move from the first function key 32 in order of the home key 30, the second function key 34, the home key 30 and the first function key 32, Or when the user touches the second function key 34 in the order of the home key 30, the first function key 32, the home key 30 and the second function key 34, The power of the terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on / off.

The control unit may be configured such that the user input unit is slid from the home key 30 to the first function key 32 or the user input unit 130 receives the first function key 32 from the home key 30, And the home key 30 in this order, the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on / off when the user touches the slide.

The control unit determines whether the user input unit is slid from the home key 30 to the second function key 34 or the user input unit 130 receives the second function key 34 from the home key 30, And the home key 30 in this order, the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on / off when the user touches the slide.

If at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously slide-touched, if the slide touch is performed only once, 100 to be turned on / off.

Alternatively, when at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously slide-touched, if the slide touch is performed at least once, The power of the terminal 100 may be controlled to be turned on or off.

When the home key 30 and at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 are continuously touched and the slide touch time is within the set time, 100 to be turned on / off.

If the home key 30 is not touched during the slide touch, the control unit may control the first and second function keys 32 and 34 to perform a user command corresponding to the last touched function key .

Next, the control unit may control the display unit 20 to display a power on / off alarm message before the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned on / off by the slide touch.

The mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a body 10 forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal 100 and a display unit 20 disposed at the center of the front face 11 of the body 10, A user input part disposed around the front surface 11 of the body part 10 for inputting a user power on / off command according to a touch operation; (Not shown) for sensing the contact strength of the slide touch with respect to the user's power on / off command input from the user input unit, a sensor unit (not shown) disposed inside the body unit 10, And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the on / off function of the power according to the contact strength of the touch sensed from the sensor unit (not shown), and the user input unit includes a home key 30 A first function key 32 disposed on one side of the home key 30, And the second function key 34 disposed on the other side and the control unit is configured such that at least any one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously touched by sliding, When the contact strength of the touch is equal to or greater than the reference value, the power of the mobile terminal 100 can be controlled to be turned on / off according to an applied electrical signal.

Here, the sensor unit (not shown) may be a pressure sensor for sensing the strength of the contact strength of the touch.

The mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention may include a body 10 forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal 100 and a second body 11 disposed at the center of the front face 11 of the body 10, A user input part disposed around the front face 11 of the body part 10 for inputting a power on / off command of the user, a display part 20 disposed inside the body part 10, And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the power on / off function according to a user power on / off command input from the user input unit. The user input unit includes a home The control unit (not shown) controls the peripheral unit of the home key 30 including the home key 30 to be touched by sliding. When the moving distance of the slide touch is equal to or greater than the reference value, On / off of the power of the battery.

Here, the sliding direction of the slide touch may be slid in the direction of the peripheral portion of the groove key 30 from the groove key 30, or may be slid in the direction of the groove key 30 from the peripheral portion of the groove key 30.

The control unit (not shown) can move the screen of the display unit 20 to the home screen when the movement distance of the slide touch is equal to or smaller than the reference value at the time of slide touch.

3 to 8 are views illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention.

3 to 8, the user 200 can access the mobile terminal 100 through the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34, which are disposed around the front surface of the mobile terminal 100, The power on / off command of the power switch can be input.

The first function key 32 is disposed on one side of the home key 30 and the second function key 34 is disposed on the other side of the home key 30. The home key 30 and the first And the second function keys 32 and 34 may be touch switches.

At this time, at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 can be slide-touched by the user for power on / off command of the user .

Accordingly, the control unit can control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 according to an electrical signal applied thereto by continuously touching at least any one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30. [ Power can be controlled to be turned on / off.

3, for example, the control unit may cause the user 200 to slide from the first function key 32 to the home key 30, or from the second function key 34 to the home key 30, (30), it is possible to control to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal (100) when the user touches the slide.

If the slide key is pressed from the first function key 32 to the home key 30 or from the second function key 34 to the home key 30 in the memory of the mobile terminal 100, 3, when the user 200 moves from the first function key 32 of the mobile terminal 100 to the home key 30 as shown in Fig. 3, The control unit confirms the slide touch of the user 200 and performs a power on / off command corresponding thereto when the user touches the slide key 30 or the second function key 34 with the home key 30 can do.

If the touch condition of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 is not a predetermined condition and the home key 30 is not touched, the control unit may control the first and second function keys 32 and 34, A user command corresponding to the last-touched function key can be controlled.

If the touch condition of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 is not a predetermined condition and the home key 30 is touched, the control unit may switch the screen of the display unit 20 to the home screen To be moved.

As another embodiment, a pressure sensor may be further disposed inside the mobile terminal 100. [

Here, the pressure sensor can sense the contact strength of the slide touch with respect to the user's power on / off command inputted from the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32, 34.

Therefore, the control unit can control the power ON / OFF command of the user to be inputted by slidingly touching at least any one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 continuously, The on / off function of the power can be controlled in accordance with the contact strength of the slide touch to be sensed.

For example, when at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously touched and the touch strength is equal to or greater than the reference value, On / off of the power of the battery.

4, the user may slide the first function key 32 in the order of the home key 30 and the second function key 34, It is possible to control the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off in order of the home key 30 and the first function key 32 from the key 34 in the order of the slide touch.

If the user touches the home key 30 or the second function key 34 in the memory of the mobile terminal 100 from the first function key 32 to the slide key 30 or the second function key 34, The user 200 can move the mobile terminal 100 to the first function key 32 by pressing the first function key 32 and the first function key 32 to perform a power on / The home key 30 and the first function key 34 from the first function key 32 of the first function key 32 or the second function key 34 32). When the user touches the slide, the control unit confirms the slide touch of the user 200 and can perform a corresponding power on / off command.

5, the user 200 selects the first function key 32, the home key 30, the second function key 34, and the home key 30 in this order from the first function key 32, Or the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned on / off in the order of the home key 30, the first function key 32 and the home key 30 from the second function key 34, Off.

If the user touches the first function key 32 with the home key 30, the second function key 34 and the home key 30 in the memory of the mobile terminal 100, 5 and 6, when the user touches the home key 30, the first function key 32, and the home key 30 to perform a power on / Likewise, when the user 200 touches the home key 30, the second function key 34, and the home key 30 from the first function key 32 of the mobile terminal 100, When the user touches the home key 30, the first function key 32, and the home key 30 from the function key 34, the control unit confirms the slide touch of the user 200, On / off command can be executed.

6, when the user 200 receives from the first function key 32 the home key 30, the second function key 34, the home key 30, the first function key 32, 32, the home key 30, the first function key 32, the home key 30, and the second function key 34 from the second function key 34 in this order , It is possible to control to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the user touches the slide.

If the home key 30, the second function key 34, the home key 30, and the first function key 32 are set in the memory of the mobile terminal 100, On or touches the second function key 34 to the home key 30, the first function key 32, the home key 30, and the second function key 34, 6, the user 200 selects the first function key 32 of the mobile terminal 100 from the home key 30 and the second function key 34 (see FIG. 6) The home key 30, the first function key 32 and the home key 30 from the second function key 34 or the second function key 34, And the second function key 34, the controller can confirm the slide touch of the user 200 and perform the corresponding power on / off command.

7, the control unit determines whether or not the user 200 performs a slide-to-touch operation from the home key 30 to the first function key 32 or from the home key 30 to the second function key 34 , It is possible to control to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the user touches the slide.

If the slide key is pressed from the home key 30 to the first function key 32 or from the home key 30 to the second function key 34 in the memory of the mobile terminal 100, The user 200 can move from the home key 30 of the mobile terminal 100 to the first function key 32 as shown in Fig. 7 in order to perform the power on / The control unit confirms the slide touch of the user 200 and performs a power on / off command corresponding to the slide touch of the user 200 can do.

8, the user 200 performs a slide-to-touch or home-key operation in the order of the first function key 32 and the home key 30 from the home key 30, It is possible to control the power of the mobile terminal 100 to be turned on / off in the order of the second function key 34 and the home key 30 in the order of the slide touch.

If the user touches the home key 30 in the order of the first function key 32 and the home key 30 in the order of the home key 30 or the home key 30 in the memory of the mobile terminal 100, The user 200 can move the mobile terminal 100 in the order of the key 34 and the home key 30 in order to perform the power on / The second function key 34 and the home key 30 from the home key 30 of the first function key 32 and the home key 30 in the order of the first function key 32 and the home key 30, The control unit can confirm the slide touch of the user 200 and perform the power on / off command corresponding thereto.

If the touch condition of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 is not a preset condition and the home key 30 is not touched, the control unit can not operate the first and second function keys 32 and 34 , It is possible to control the user to perform a user command corresponding to the last-touched function key.

If the touch condition of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 is not a predetermined condition and the home key 30 is touched, the control unit may switch the screen of the display unit 20 to the home screen To be moved.

When a pressure sensor is further disposed inside the mobile terminal 100, the control unit controls the home key 30 such that at least one of the first and second function keys 32, Off function of the power according to the input power on / off command of the user and the contact strength of the slide touch sensed by the pressure sensor.

For example, when at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously touched and the touch strength is equal to or greater than the reference value, On / off of the power of the battery.

When at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously slide-touched and the slide touch is performed only once, the control unit controls the power of the mobile terminal On / off can be controlled.

If at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are continuously slide-touched and the slide touch is performed at least once, It may be controlled to turn on / off the power.

This can be applied to all embodiments.

9 is a diagram illustrating a power on / off control method of a mobile terminal according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

9, the user 200 may be provided with a home key 30 and first and second function keys 32 and 34 disposed around the front surface of the mobile terminal 100, / Off command can be input.

Here, the control unit controls the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 32 according to the slide touch conditions according to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, , 34) to control the power on / off function of the mobile terminal (100).

In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the control unit can display a power on / off alarm message on the display unit 20 before the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned on / off by the slide touch.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the condition for the slide touch corresponds to a predetermined reference value, the control unit displays a message "Power on the display unit 20 before controlling the power on / off function of the mobile terminal 100 Quot; power-on / off " alarm message indicating " Do you want to quit? &Quot;, the user can request confirmation one more time.

The reason for this is to eliminate the problem that the power of the mobile terminal 100 is turned off unnecessarily when the user erroneously operates the home key 30 and the first and second function keys 32 and 34 by mistake .

Therefore, the control unit can display the alarm message for the power-off to the user through the display unit 20, and confirm the presence or absence of the error on the power on / off, thereby improving the reliability.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a slide touch time for power on / off control of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

10, the user 200 may be provided with a home key 30 and first and second function keys 32 and 34 disposed around the front surface of the mobile terminal 100, / Off command can be input.

The first function key 32 is disposed on one side of the home key 30 and the second function key 34 is disposed on the other side of the home key 30. The home key 30 and the first And the second function keys 32 and 34 may be touch switches.

At this time, at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 can be slide-touched by the user for power on / off command of the user.

Accordingly, the control unit can control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 according to an electrical signal applied thereto by continuously touching at least any one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30. [ Power can be controlled to be turned on / off.

Here, if the slide touch time is within a preset time when at least one of the first and second function keys 32 and 34 and the home key 30 are touched continuously, Power can be controlled to be turned on / off.

In one example, the slide touch time can be set within about 2 seconds, but is not limited thereto.

The reason for this is that reliability can be improved by preventing the error of the slide touch for power on / off.

11 is a view showing slide touch distances for power on / off control of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the user input unit of the mobile terminal 100 may include a home key 30 that is slide-touched for a user power on / off command.

Here, the control unit (not shown) turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the peripheral portion of the home key 30 including the home key 30 is touched by sliding, .

At this time, the sliding direction of the slide touch may be slid in the direction of the periphery of the groove key 30 from the groove key 30, or may be slid in the direction of the groove key 30 from the periphery of the groove key 30.

That is, when the sliding direction of the slide touch passes through the home key 30, the control unit can calculate the moving distance d between the first touch point at which the slide touch starts and the second touch point at which the slide touch ends.

Therefore, the control unit can control to turn on / off the power of the mobile terminal 100 when the moving distance of the slide touch is equal to or larger than the reference value.

If the movement distance of the slide touch is less than the reference value, the control unit may control to move the screen of the display unit 20 to the home screen if the home key 30 is slide-touched.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a power on / off device of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

12, the control unit of the mobile terminal can confirm whether there is an input from the user through the electrical signal applied from the user input unit.

If the control unit determines that there is an input from the user through the user input unit, the control unit can confirm whether the input of the user is input from the home key among the user input units. (S12)

If the control unit determines that there is no user input from the user input unit, the control unit may repeat step S10.

Next, when determining that the input of the user is input from the home key, the control unit determines that the electrical signal corresponding to the condition that at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are successively slide- It is possible to confirm whether or not the reference value for the power on / off command is satisfied. (S14)

If it is determined that the input of the user is not input from the home key, the control unit may control to perform a user command corresponding to another input key among the user input units (S16)

If the control unit determines that the electrical signal according to at least any one of the first and second function keys and the condition that the home key is continuously touched is satisfied with the reference value for the power on / off command of the user , The power of the mobile terminal can be controlled to be turned on and off according to the applied electrical signal. (S18)

If it is determined that the electrical signal according to the condition that the home key is continuously touched by sliding is not satisfied with the reference value for the power on / off command of the user, the control unit determines that at least one of the first and second function keys and the home key are not satisfied , It is determined whether the home key is touched. (S20)

If the control unit determines that the home key is touched, the control unit may move the screen of the display unit to the home screen. (S22)

However, if it is determined that the home key is not touched, the control unit determines whether the first function key or the second function key is touched (S24)

If the first function key or the second function key is touched, it is possible to perform control to perform a user command corresponding to the first function key or the second function key (S26)

As described above, the power on / off device and the control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention are characterized in that at least any one of the first and second function keys, and the home key, The on / off function of the power can be easily and easily operated.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are changed by operating conditions for continuously touching the slide, Can be improved.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

The above-described mobile terminal and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

10: Body part 20: Display part
30: home key 32: first function key
34: second function key 40: sound size control key
50: sound output unit 60: camera
70: interface 80: microphone
100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit
200: User

Claims (20)

A body part forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal;
A display unit disposed at the front center of the body unit and displaying a screen having a specific function;
A user input unit disposed around the front surface of the body unit for inputting a user power on / off command;
And a control unit which is disposed inside the body unit and controls power on / off function according to a user power on / off command input from the user input unit,
Wherein the user input unit comprises:
A home key, a first function key disposed on one side of the home key, and a second function key disposed on the other side of the home key,
Wherein,
The power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off according to an electrical signal applied by at least one of the first and second function keys and the home key being continuously slide-touched The power on / off device of the mobile terminal. The apparatus of claim 1,
And the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when the user input portion is slide-touched with the home key from the first function key or is slide-touched with the home key from the second function key The power on / off device of the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the user input unit is configured to perform a slide touch in the order of the home key and the second function key from the first function key or to perform a slide touch in the order of the home key and the first function key from the second function key, The power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the user input unit is configured to slide from the first function key in order of the home key, the second function key, and the home key, or to receive the home key, the first function key, And the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when the mobile terminal touches the slide in the order of the touch. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the user input unit is configured to slide from the first function key in the order of the home key, the second function key, the home key, and the first function key, or from the second function key to the home key, And the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when a slide is touched in the order of the function key, the home key, and the second function key. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the power on / off device of the mobile terminal turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal when the user input part is slide-touched with the first function key from the home key. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the user input unit turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal when the user touches the slide key in order from the home key to the first function key and the home key. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the power on / off device of the mobile terminal turns on / off the power of the mobile terminal when the user input section slides from the home key to the second function key. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the power on / off of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when the user input portion is slide-touched in the order of the second function key and the home key from the home key. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when the slide touch is performed only once when at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched. The power on / off device of the terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And turning on / off the power of the mobile terminal when the slide touch is performed at least once when at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched. The power on / off device of the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when the slide touch time is within a set time when at least any one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched. The power on / off device of the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein when the home key is not touched at the time of the slide touch, a user command corresponding to the finally touched function key is performed among the first and second function keys
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the power on / off alarm message is displayed on the display unit before the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off by the slide touch. A body part forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal;
A display unit disposed at the front center of the body unit and displaying a screen having a specific function;
A user input unit disposed around the front surface of the body unit for inputting a user power on / off command according to a touch operation;
A sensor unit disposed inside the body unit for sensing the contact strength of the slide touch with respect to a user power on / off command input from the user input unit;
A controller for controlling the on / off function of the power according to the power on / off command of the user input from the user input unit and the contact strength of the touch sensed by the sensor unit, the control unit being disposed inside the body,
Wherein the user input unit comprises:
A home key, a first function key disposed on one side of the home key, and a second function key disposed on the other side of the home key,
Wherein,
When at least one of the first and second function keys and the home key are continuously touched and the contact strength of the slide touch is equal to or greater than a reference value, Off state of the mobile terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
The sensor unit includes:
Wherein the controller is a pressure sensor for sensing a strength of a contact strength of the slide touch. A body part forming an outer appearance of the mobile terminal;
A display unit disposed at the front center of the body unit and displaying a screen having a specific function;
A user input unit disposed around the front surface of the body unit for inputting a user power on / off command;
And a control unit which is disposed inside the body unit and controls power on / off function according to a user power on / off command input from the user input unit,
Wherein the user input unit comprises:
And a home key that is slide-touched for the power on / off command of the user,
Wherein,
Wherein the power of the mobile terminal is turned on / off when a peripheral portion of the home key including the home key is slide-touched and a moving distance of the slide touch is equal to or greater than a reference value. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the sliding direction of the slide touch
Wherein the power switch is slid in the direction of the periphery of the home key from the home key or is slid in the direction of the home key from the periphery of the home key. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein,
Wherein the controller is configured to move the screen of the display unit to a home screen when the moving distance of the slide touch is less than a reference value at the time of the slide touch. A user input unit having a home key, a first function key disposed on one side of the home key, and a second function key disposed on the other side of the home key, and a display unit displaying a screen of a specific function A method of controlling a power on / off device,
Checking whether there is an input of the user through an electrical signal applied from the user input unit;
Confirming whether the input of the user is input from the home key of the user input unit if the input of the user exists;
When the input of the user is input from the home key, an electrical signal according to at least one of the first and second function keys and the condition that the home key is continuously touched is input to the power on / Confirming whether the reference value is satisfied; And,
If at least one of the first and second function keys and an electric signal according to a condition that the home key is continuously touched are satisfied with the reference value, the power of the mobile terminal is changed according to the applied electric signal On / off < / RTI > of the power on / off device of the mobile terminal.

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