KR101554181B1 - Mobile terminal and configuration setting method of external terminal using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal according to the present invention acquires and stores usage environment information of the external terminal, and when reconnecting to the external terminal, It is possible to provide the stored usage environment information to the external terminal so that the external terminal can set the usage environment if the automatic setting support is possible by confirming whether or not the automatic environment setting can be supported.

Mobile terminal, usage preference

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that manages usage environment information of an external terminal and supports automatic setting of a usage environment of an external terminal, and a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using the same.

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 (or a mobile terminal) terminal.

Efforts are continuing to support and enhance the functions of terminals. The foregoing efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware.

Generally, a mobile terminal can perform data communication with an external terminal using a communication technology such as wireless communication and serial communication.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal for managing usage environment information of an external terminal and a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using the same.

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile terminal supporting automatic setting of a usage environment of an external terminal by transmitting stored usage environment information to an external terminal when connected to an external terminal, and a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including an interface unit for connection to an external terminal, a memory unit for storing usage environment information of the external terminal, And a control unit for transmitting the stored usage environment information to the external terminal if it is possible to support the automatic environment setting of the external environment.

In addition, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of: acquiring and storing usage environment information of an external terminal; confirming whether the external environment can automatically support a usage environment when reconnecting to the external terminal, And transmitting the stored usage environment information to the external terminal so that the external terminal can set the usage environment if the automatic setting support is possible as a result of the checking.

The mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above acquires and manages environment information of the external terminal and transmits the used environment information to the external terminal when connected to the external terminal. Therefore, the present invention can support setting of the usage environment of the external terminal only by connection with the external terminal. Therefore, the user can work in the same use environment even if the used terminal is changed.

In addition, the present invention can edit and manage usage environment information of an external terminal by external input. Accordingly, the user can easily add, modify, and delete the usage environment information of the external terminal in the mobile terminal without connection with the external terminal.

In the present invention, there are applications that are always executed according to the user or type of business when using a terminal such as a computer, and the terminal user can use different terminals at various places such as home and company. Accordingly, the user is required to set the usage environment of the terminal every time the used terminal or the type of work is changed. In this case, the user environment information of the terminal is transmitted to the mobile terminal, And connects the mobile terminal when the other terminal is used or the business type is changed, so that the use environment of the other terminal is set to the user's desired use environment.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in this specification may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) And fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may be applied to the fixed terminal, except for components specifically configured for mobile use.

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 190, and the like. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one component for wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information 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 broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Link Only), Digital Video 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 memory 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. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

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, etc. may be used as a short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the position information module 115 is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude It can be calculated accurately. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image 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 unit 151. [

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

The microphone 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 it as 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 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a 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 unit 151, which will be described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile 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. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. 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, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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 unit 151, an audio output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. If the mobile 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 unit 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display unit 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit 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). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be viewed from outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. In addition, there may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown) at the same time. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and area but also the touch input pressure.

On the other hand, the proximity sensor 141 may be disposed inside or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. Therefore, the proximity sensor 141 has a considerably long life span and its utilization is also significantly higher than that of the contact-type sensor.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

Among them, the operation principle of the high-frequency oscillation type proximity sensor will be described. In the oscillation circuit, when the high frequency of the stationary wave is oscillated, the oscillation amplitude of the oscillation circuit is attenuated or stopped when the sensing object approaches the sensor sensing surface, This change is converted into an electrical signal to detect the presence or absence of a sensing object. Therefore, even if any non-metallic substance comes between the high frequency oscillation proximity sensor and the sensing object, the proximity switch can detect the sensing object to be detected without interference of the object.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured so as to detect the proximity of the pointer with the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer if the touch screen is electrostatic.

Accordingly, when the pointer is not actually touched on the touch screen but is located close to the touch screen, the position of the pointer and the distance between the pointer and the touch screen can be detected. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the act of allowing the pointer to be located on the touch screen to recognize that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch ", and a pointer The actual touching action will be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; In addition, a position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 detects proximity touches and proximity touch patterns (e.g., proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, and the like) , And may output information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 outputs 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, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output 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 the call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by 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 notification of occurrence of an event may also be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

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 RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for performing a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

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.

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

 In the foregoing, the mobile terminal related to the present invention has been described in terms of components according to functions. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal related to the present invention will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 in view of the components according to the outline. Hereinafter, for simplicity of explanation, a slider type mobile terminal will be described as an example among various types of mobile 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 a slider type mobile terminal but can be applied to all types of mobile terminals including the above-mentioned type.

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

The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention includes a first body 200 and a second body 205 configured to be slidable along at least one direction on the first body 200. In the case of a folder phone, the mobile terminal 100 may include a first body and a second body configured to fold or unfold at least one side of the first body.

The state where the first body 200 is disposed in a state of being overlapped with the second body 205 may be referred to as a closed configuration and the first body 200 may be referred to as a second body 205 ) May be referred to as an open configuration.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention may be a folder type including a first body and a second body configured to fold or unfold at least one side of the first body, although not shown in the drawing. Here, the state in which the second body is configured to be folded may be referred to as a closed state, and the state in which the second body is configured to be unfolded may be referred to as an open state.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal related to the present invention may be of a swing type including a first body and a second body configured to be swingable with respect to the first body, although not shown in the drawing. Here, the state in which the first body is superimposed on the second body may be referred to as a closed state, and the state in which the second body is swung and a part of the first body is exposed may be referred to as an open state.

Although the terminal according to the folder type and the swing type is not described in detail, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile terminal 100 mainly operates in the standby mode in the closed state, but the standby mode is also released by the operation of the user. The mobile terminal 100 operates mainly in a communication mode in an open state, but is also 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 200 is formed by the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225. Various electronic components are embedded in the space formed by the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the first front case 220 and the first rear case 225.

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 unit 151, the sound output module 152, the camera 121 or the first user input unit 210 may be disposed in the first body 200, specifically, the first front case 220.

Since the display unit 151 has already been described with reference to FIG. 1, a detailed description will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

The sound output module 152 may be implemented in the form of a speaker.

The camera 121 may be implemented to suitably photograph an image or a moving image for a user and the like.

As in the case of the first body 200, the case constituting the outer appearance of the second body 205 is formed by the second front case 230 and the second rear case 235.

The second user input unit 215 may be disposed on the front surface of the second body 205, specifically, the second front case 230.

The third user input unit 245, the microphone 122, and the interface unit 170 may be disposed in at least one of the second front case 230 and the second rear case 235.

The first to third user input units 210, 215 and 245 may be referred to as a user input unit 130 and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner with a tactile impression .

For example, the user input 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 a user, or may be a wheel, a jog type, a joystick, or the like Can also be implemented.

In a functional aspect, the first user input unit 210 is for inputting commands such as start, end, scrolling, etc., and the second user input unit 215 is for inputting numbers, letters, symbols and the like. The first user input unit 210 includes a so-called soft key used in conjunction with icons displayed on the display unit 151 and a navigation key (mainly composed of four direction keys and a center key) for direction indication and confirmation can do.

In addition, the third user input unit 245 may operate as a hot-key for activating a special function in the mobile terminal.

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

The interface unit 170 is a channel for allowing the mobile terminal 100 related to the present invention to exchange data with an external device. Since the interface unit 170 has already been described with reference to FIG. 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the second rear case 235 side.

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 mobile terminal of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 may be further mounted on the rear surface of the second rear case 235 of the second body 205. The camera 121 of the second body 205 has a photographing direction which is substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 of the first body 200 and a different pixel from the camera 121 of the first body 200 Lt; / RTI >

For example, the camera 121 of the first body 200 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 it to the other party, Since it is often the case that a subject is photographed and not immediately transferred, it is preferable to have a high pixel.

A flash 250 and a mirror 255 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 of the second body 205. The flash 250 illuminates the subject when the subject of the subject is photographed by the camera 121 of the second body 205. The mirror 255 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 of the second body 205.

The second rear case 235 may further include an acoustic output module 152.

The sound output module 152 of the second body 205 may implement a stereo function together with the sound output module 152 of the first body 200 and may be used for a call in a speakerphone mode.

In addition, an antenna 260 for receiving broadcast signals may be disposed on one side of the second rear case 235 in addition to the antenna for communication. The antenna 260 may be installed to be detachable from the second body 205.

A portion of the slide module 265 that slidably couples the first body 200 and the second body 205 is disposed on the first rear case 225 side of the first body 200.

The other part of the slide module 265 may be disposed on the second front case 230 side of the second body 205 and may not be exposed to the outside as in this figure.

In the above description, the second camera 121 and the like are disposed on the second body 205, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, at least one of the configurations 260, 121 to 250, and 152 described as being disposed in the second rear case 235, such as the camera 121 of the second body, It is also possible that the first rear case 225 is mounted to the rear case 225. In such a case, there is an advantage that the configuration (s) disposed in the first rear case 225 in the closed state is protected by the second body 205. Further, even if the camera 121 of the second body is not separately provided, the camera 121 of the first body may be configured to be rotatable so that the camera 121 of the second body can be photographed up to the photographing direction .

The terminal 100 shown in Figs. 1 to 3 is operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or a packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite-based communication system .

Hereinafter, a communication system capable of operating a terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by communication systems include, but are not limited to, Frequency Division Multiple Access ('FDMA'), Time Division Multiple Access ('TDMA'), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is applicable to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

4, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BSs) 270, and base station controllers (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center ('MSC') 280. MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (" PSTN ") 290, and is also configured to be coupled to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from the BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments has a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word "base station" may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate a "cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

4, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 4 illustrates several Global Positioning System ('GPS') satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in Figure 4, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, you can track your location using all of the technologies that can track your location, as well as your GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are in the process of connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

Hereinafter, an external terminal usage environment setting method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, the usage environment means application information executed by an external terminal for each user and / or task. That is, the usage environment refers to a certain pattern in the use of the terminal of the user.

The mobile terminal 100 related to the present invention can be connected to the external terminal 400 through an interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) and a serial and a local communication such as Bluetooth. Here, the external terminal 400 may include a computer, a PDA, a notebook computer, and the like.

That is, the mobile terminal 100 may include an interface unit 170 that serves as an interface with the connected external terminal 400, and a short-range communication module 114 that performs short-range communication.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 can transmit and receive the usage environment information of the external terminal 400 through the interface unit 170 or the local communication module 114. The usage environment information may be stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 in the form of a file or data. The use environment information may include a use environment item, an application name, an execution file name, a display position (coordinate information), optional information (optional), and the like. The use environment item can be distinguished according to information such as a work environment (e.g., a document work environment, a development work environment), an application type (e.g., messenger, document editing, image editing, As shown in FIG. The additional information may include an ID, a password, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing usage environment information of an external terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the mobile terminal 100 establishes a connection for data communication with the external terminal 400 (S101). That is, the communication environment can be established with the external terminal 400 through the interface unit 170 of the mobile terminal 100 or the local communication module 114. For example, one connector of the serial communication cable is connected to the interface unit 170 of the mobile terminal 100, and the other connector of the cable is connected to a port of the computer. Then, the mobile terminal 100 sets up a communication environment with the computer according to a predetermined procedure.

After the connection setting is completed, the external terminal 400 extracts (detects) information about the use environment (S103). In other words, after the connection setting is completed, the external terminal 400 executes a program (for example, PC Sync) for connection with the mobile terminal 100, extracts usage environment information (pattern detection) on the executed connection program, Function is selected, the control unit (not shown) of the external terminal 400 extracts information related to the currently executed application. Alternatively, the usage environment pattern of the external terminal 400 may be detected.

When the usage environment information is extracted, the external terminal 400 transmits the extracted usage environment information to the mobile terminal 100 (S105). The usage environment information may include a usage environment item, an application name, an execution file name, location information where the executed application is displayed, additional information, and the like. The additional information may include an ID, a password, a URL, and the like.

When the usage environment information transmitted from the external terminal 400 is received, the mobile terminal 100 stores the received usage environment information in the memory 160 (S107). The stored usage environment information is provided to the external terminal 400 according to a request of the connected external terminal 400 in the future.

FIG. 6 is an example of a data structure of usage environment information transmitted and received between a mobile terminal and an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the usage environment information 500 may include at least one usage environment item 510. The usage environment item 510 distinguishes the usage environment pattern from information related to the purpose of use and the time of day. That is, the use environment item is a group name of a corresponding group in which an application set pattern (execution application) detected from the external terminal 400 is grouped by user or task. For example, the usage environment item 500 may be a startup program, a document work environment, a development work environment, and the like.

The usage environment item 510 may include at least one application information 511. That is, the application information 511 includes an application name, an execution file name, a display position, additional information, and the like. The additional information is an area for managing ID, password (PW), URL, etc. of a messenger or a web browser as scalable and movable data.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of managing usage environment information in an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the mobile terminal 100 and the external terminal 400 are physically connected, the mobile terminal 100 establishes an environment for data communication with the external terminal 400 according to a predetermined procedure. At this time, the external terminal 400 executes a connection program (PC Sync) for connection with the mobile terminal 100. The external terminal 400 displays the execution screen 401 of the connection program on the display screen.

The external terminal 400 detects (extracts) the usage environment information (usage environment pattern) when the usage environment detection command is input in the execution screen 401. [ That is, the external terminal 400 collects information about the application being executed. Here, the detected use environment information (running application list) may include an application name, an execution file name, a display position (coordinate information), an ID, a password, a URL, and the like. The display position includes x and y coordinates of a point at which the upper left corner of the application execution window is located on the display screen, and horizontal and vertical widths xd and yd of the execution window.

When the use environment information is detected, the external terminal 400 displays a list of the extracted information on the display screen. When an application desired for grouping (use environment item classification) is selected from the extracted information list, the external terminal 400 groups the selected application and displays it on a display screen. At this time, the external terminal 400 generates information on the selected application in the form of files or data for each grouped group. For example, Application1, Application3, and Application4 are selected from the detected results, and when a grouping command is input, the controller 180 displays an input window for receiving the group name from the selected applications on the display unit 151. [ If a confirmation command is input after inputting the group name in the displayed input window, the controller 180 displays the application list of the grouped group.

When the transmission command is input, the external terminal 400 transmits the generated file or data to the connected mobile terminal 100. That is, the external terminal 400 transmits the usage environment information to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 receives the usage environment information and stores it in the memory 160.

8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of managing usage environment information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In accordance with the user menu operation, the control unit 180 executes the usage environment information management function and displays the execution screen on the display unit 151. [ That is, the control unit 180 displays a list of usage environment information on the display screen according to user input (a). The usage environment information list displayed on the display screen means a list of usage environment items that are distinguished according to the usage environment. If a predetermined item is selected from the displayed list of usage environment information, the controller 180 displays an application list included in the selected item. At this time, the controller 180 may display the application name and / or the execution file name.

If one of the displayed applications is selected, the controller 180 displays detailed information on the application, that is, an execution file name, a display location, additional information, and the like.

On the other hand, if any one item of the usage environment list is selected and a selected menu item is displayed, the control unit 180 displays a submenu of the menu (d). If an additional menu among the displayed submenus is selected, the control unit 180 displays an input window on the display unit 151 where the execution file name of the new application can be input (e). That is, when an additional command is input, the control unit 180 displays a setting screen (e) for registering a new application.

The control unit 180 receives the execution file name from the displayed input window (setting screen) (e), and displays the execution file name (corresponding application) in the application list by adding it (f).

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to the external terminal 400, the mobile terminal 100 sets an environment for communication with the external terminal 400 according to a predetermined procedure (S201). That is, the mobile terminal 100 establishes a connection for data communication with the external terminal 400.

When the connection setup is completed, the mobile terminal 100 inquires whether the external terminal 400 can support the automatic setting of the usage environment (S203). That is, the mobile terminal 100 confirms whether a connection program for connection with the mobile terminal 100 is installed in the external terminal 400.

The external terminal 400 having received the query transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 transmits a response to the query to the mobile terminal 100 (S205).

If the received response is an affirmative response, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 transmits the usage environment information stored in the memory 160 to the external terminal 400 (S207, S209). That is, when the mobile terminal 100 confirms whether or not the support for automatic setting of the user environment is available to the external terminal 400 and the support of automatic setting of the user environment is available to the external terminal 400 as a result of the confirmation, And provides the read external environment information to the external terminal 400.

The external terminal 400 sets the usage environment according to the usage environment information received from the mobile terminal 400 (S211). That is, the external terminal 400 drives the application by referring to the usage environment information. At this time, the external terminal 400 searches the registry for an executable file name matching the executable file name included in the usage environment information. After searching the external terminal 400, the external terminal 400 executes the corresponding executable file when a matching executable file name is searched. If the matching executable file name is not searched, the external terminal 400 displays a notification message on the display screen. In the present embodiment, the case where the registry is searched has been described as an example, but the folder may be searched.

10 is a diagram illustrating a system structure of a mobile terminal and an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the external terminal environment is set according to the information of the active item among the information stored in the mobile terminal at the moment when the mobile terminal and the external terminal are connected.

10, the mobile terminal 100 includes a management application M1 for managing the user environment in the mobile terminal 100, a system area M2 for setting the usage environment of the mobile terminal 100, And a driver M3. The external terminal 400 includes a terminal management application C1, a system area C2, and a driver C3. The terminal management application (C1) is a connection program (Sync Program) for connection with the mobile terminal (100) and manages usage environment information stored in the mobile terminal (100). The system area C2 is used to set the usage environment of the external terminal using the usage environment information received from the mobile terminal 100. [ The drivers M3 and C3 serve as interfaces between the mobile terminal 100 and the external terminal 400 so that they can perform data communication.

When the mobile terminal 100 and the external terminal 400 are connected, the mobile terminal 100 confirms whether the mobile terminal 100 supports the automatic setting of the usage environment through the driver M3. As a result of checking, if it is possible to support automatic setting of the usage environment in the external terminal, the previously stored usage environment information is transmitted to the external terminal. The external terminal 400 transmits the usage environment information received through the driver C3 to the system area C2. The system area C2 sets the usage environment by driving the application according to the received information.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a usage environment setting of an external terminal using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the mobile terminal 100 and the computer 600 are connected, the mobile terminal 100 and the computer 600 establish an environment for communication. When the mobile terminal 100 and the computer 600 are connected to each other, the mobile terminal 100 confirms the computer 600 that it is possible to support the setting of the environment information. If the use environment information setting support is available, the computer 600 displays a message window on the display screen to inquire whether or not to perform the automatic setting of the use environment. When the user accepts the automatic setting of the environment for the displayed query, the computer 600 transmits an acknowledgment (ACK) to the mobile terminal 100. That is, the computer 600 requests the use environment information from the mobile terminal 100.

Upon receiving the acknowledgment, the mobile terminal 100 displays the pre-stored list of the environment information on the display unit 151. When a predetermined item is selected from the displayed usage environment information list, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the selected usage environment information to the connected computer 600. Here, the mobile terminal 100 activates the selected item of the displayed usage environment information list.

The computer 600 refers to the received usage environment information and executes applications in a predetermined order. At this time, if the executable file of the activated application is not found, the computer 600 displays a message indicating that execution of the application is not possible on the display screen.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are not to be construed as limited to the embodiments and constructions of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined .

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

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

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

4 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for a mobile terminal to manage usage environment information of an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of usage environment information transmitted and received between a mobile terminal and an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of managing usage environment information in an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of managing usage environment information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a usage environment of an external terminal using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a system structure of a mobile terminal and an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of usage environment setting of an external terminal using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

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

Claims (14)

Storing a plurality of groups of different application information in a memory unit; Outputting the stored groups to a display unit when connected to an external terminal; Selecting at least one group based on user input among the output groups; And And transmitting the application information constituting the selected at least one group to the external terminal, Wherein the application information defines at least one application and a function to be executed by the at least one application, Wherein when the application information is transmitted to the external terminal, the application information is configured such that a function defined in each of the at least one application is executed in the external terminal. The method according to claim 1, A new application and a function to be executed by the new application are additionally defined in information constituting one of the groups based on user input, or the previously defined information is modified or deleted in information constituting one of the groups The method of claim 1, further comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, An application name, an execution file name, a display position, and additional information. The display device according to claim 3, Wherein the application execution window includes coordinate information on an application execution window on the display screen when the application is executed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, Wherein the usage environment pattern is a usage environment pattern detected from the external terminal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the step of transmitting the application information constituting the selected at least one group to the external terminal comprises: Confirming whether the external terminal can support automatic setting of a usage environment; And And transmitting the application information constituting the selected at least one group to the external terminal when the external terminal supports automatic setting of the environment for use. . The method according to claim 6, Wherein when the external terminal does not support the automatic setting of the usage environment, a predetermined message is displayed on the display unit of the external terminal to inform that execution of the related function is impossible. . A memory unit for storing a plurality of groups composed of different application information; A display unit for outputting the stored groups when connected to an external terminal; Selecting at least one group based on user input among the output groups, And a controller for transmitting application information included in the selected at least one group to the external terminal, Wherein the application information defines at least one application and a function to be executed by the at least one application, Wherein when the application information is transmitted to the external terminal, the application information is configured such that a function defined in each of the at least one application is executed in the external terminal. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, A new application and a function to be executed by the new application are additionally defined in information constituting one of the groups based on user input, or the previously defined information is modified or deleted in information constituting one of the groups Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, An application name, an execution file name, a display position, and additional information. The display device according to claim 10, Wherein the mobile terminal includes coordinate information on an application execution window on a display screen when the application is executed. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, And a usage environment pattern detected from the external terminal. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, Whether or not the external terminal can support the automatic setting of the usage environment, If the external terminal supports the automatic setting of the usage environment, transmits the application information constituting the selected at least one group to the external terminal. 14. The method of claim 13, Wherein when the external terminal does not support the automatic setting of the usage environment, a predetermined message is displayed on the display unit of the external terminal to inform that the related function can not be executed.

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