KR101565402B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a user. According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, when the message is transmitted, the message may include other necessary information depending on the environment of the mobile terminal, the data size of the message, Can be greatly increased.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a user.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Message transmission and reception through a mobile terminal is widely used by users. The message used in the mobile terminal may include, but is not limited to, a short message, a multimedia message, an instant message, email, and the like. It is necessary to continuously study a method in which predetermined necessary information is conveniently included in the message and transmitted when a message is transmitted.

Accordingly, the present invention is proposed to satisfy the above-mentioned requirements, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a message, including the environment of the mobile terminal, the data size of the message, And a control method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a predefined message so that a data space to which data can be input by a user is limited, a display unit for displaying the message, A user input for inputting the message, and one or more of the two or more pieces of user information are selected and stored in the data space according to the size of the empty space of the data space when the message is transmitted after the message is created. And a control unit for controlling the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can be transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a message having a data space into which data can be input by a user, a display unit for displaying the message, A memory for storing two or more preset user information, a user input for inputting the message, and one or more of the two or more pieces of user information selected according to a group to which the other party of the message belongs, And controlling the mobile terminal to be included in the data space and transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including a wireless communication unit connected to at least one of two or more communication networks for transmitting a message having a data space into which data can be input by a user, A memory for storing two or more preset user information, a user input for inputting the message, and one or more of the two or more pieces of user information selected according to the connected communication network when being transmitted after the message is created And controlling the mobile terminal to be included in the data space and transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a message having a data space into which data can be input by a user, a display unit for displaying a first area and a second area, A memory for storing preset user information for a message, a user input for inputting the message, and a message input when the message is input are displayed in a first area, and the user information is displayed in a second area And a control unit for controlling the mobile terminal to be controlled.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a message, the method comprising: preparing a predefined message such that a data space to which data can be input by a user is limited; , One of two or more predetermined user information is selected and transmitted in the data space.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a message, the method comprising: generating a message having a data space into which data can be input by a user; Accordingly, one of two or more predetermined pieces of user information is selected and transmitted in the data space.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a message including a data space in which data can be input by a user, And selecting and transmitting the selected data in the data space.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a message, the method comprising: displaying a first area and a second area that are distinguished from each other; inputting a message having a data space into which data can be input by a user; A message is displayed in the first area, and the user information set for the message is displayed in the second area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a message having a data space into which a message body can be input by a user, a display unit for displaying the message, A user input for inputting the message body, and when the user information is included in the data space together with the input message body, the text type of the input message body is taken into consideration And controlling the text type of the user information to be determined.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a message having a data space in which a message body can be input by a user, a display unit for displaying the message, A memory for storing information, a user input for inputting the message body, and a memory for storing the user information when the user information is included in the data space together with the input message body, And a controller for controlling the mobile terminal to control the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a wireless communication unit for transmitting a message having a data space in which a message body can be input by a user, a display unit for displaying the message, A memory for storing information, a user input for inputting the message body, and a transmission unit for dividing the input message body into two or more messages and transmitting the divided messages in a data space of each of the two or more messages, And a controller for controlling the user information to be transmitted in a data space of a message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication system including a wireless communication unit for receiving a message located in a data space such that a message body and pre-set user information are distinguished from each other, a first area and a second area, And a controller for controlling the display unit to display the message body and the user information of the received message in the first area and the second area, respectively.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a message, the method comprising: generating a body of a message having a data space into which a message body can be input by a user; The text type of the created message body is taken into consideration and the text type of the user information is determined.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a message, the method comprising: generating a body of a message having a data space into which a message body can be input by a user; Controlling the user information to be the background of the input message body when the user information is included.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a message, the method comprising: generating a body of a message having a data space into which a message body can be input by a user; and, when the created message body is divided into two or more messages, Wherein the predetermined user information is included in a data space of each of the two or more messages or a data space of one of the two or more messages.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a message, the method comprising: receiving a message located in a data space such that a message body and pre-established user information are distinguished from each other; And displaying the first area and the second area in the first area and the second area, respectively, of the display unit.

Effects of the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, when the message is transmitted, the message may include other necessary information depending on the environment of the mobile terminal, the data size of the message, Can be greatly increased.

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 the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

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), navigation and the like. 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 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 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 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.

The broadcast receiving module 111 may be provided in the mobile terminal 100 in order to facilitate simultaneous reception of two or more broadcast channels or ease of changing a broadcast channel.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. 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).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only A digital broadcasting system such as DVB-CB, OMA-BCAST, or Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems 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.

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. 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 mobile communication module 112 may be directly connected to the mobile communication network or may be indirectly connected to the mobile communication network through a wireless private branch exchange (WPBX).

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. 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, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

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. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. 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 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) 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 image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. 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. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

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. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in 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 dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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. It is also possible to sense whether 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 output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays (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. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the image communication mode or the photographing mode, the captured or / and received image, UI, or GUI is displayed.

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

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

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

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have 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 portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 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. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The 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 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 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, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, 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 the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound-outputting module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153 because the video signal or the audio signal can be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152. [ . ≪ / RTI >

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image outward at a predetermined point distance. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen. In addition, the memory unit 160 may store predetermined information to be inserted into a short message, a multimedia message, an instant message, an e-mail message, or the like. The predetermined information will be described later again.

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 A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the 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.

The identification module is a chip for storing 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 general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. A device equipped with an identification module (hereinafter referred to as "identification device") may be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the 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 controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The 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 a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

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

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

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

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

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

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents input by the first or second operation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 The touch recognition mode can be activated or deactivated.

2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

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

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

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type for the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output the time information on both sides (i.e., in the directions of both the front and back sides of the mobile terminal), the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 do. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [

Meanwhile, the display for exclusive use of the touch pad 135 may be separately installed, so that the touch screen may be disposed in the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

Hereinafter, a related operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

3A and 3B are front views of a mobile terminal for explaining one operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These pieces of information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " virtual keypad ".

3A illustrates inputting a touch applied to a virtual keypad through a front surface of a terminal body.

The display unit 151 may be operated integrally with the entire area, or may be divided into a plurality of areas and operated. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window 151a and the input window 151b are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window 151b, a virtual keypad 151c is displayed in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed. When the virtual keypad 151c is touched, numbers and the like corresponding to the touched virtual keypad are displayed on the output window 151a. When the first operation unit 131 is operated, call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

3B shows a touch input to the virtual keypad through the rear surface of the terminal body. FIG. 3A shows a case where the terminal body is vertically arranged, and FIG. 3B shows a case where the terminal body is arranged horizontally. The display unit 151 may be configured to convert an output screen according to a placement direction of the terminal body.

3B shows that the text input mode is activated in the mobile terminal. The display unit 151 displays an output window 151a 'and an input window 151b'. In the input window 151b ', a plurality of virtual keys 151c' displayed with at least one of characters, symbols, and numbers may be arranged. The virtual keys 151c 'may be arranged in the form of a QWERTY key.

When the virtual keys 151c 'are touched through the touch pad 135 (see FIG. 2B), characters, numbers, symbols corresponding to the touched virtual keys are displayed on the output window 151a'. As described above, the touch input via the touch pad 135 is advantageous in that the virtual key 151c 'can be prevented from being covered by the finger when the user touches the touch input via the display unit 151. [ In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 are formed to be transparent, the fingers located on the rear side of the terminal body can be visually confirmed, thereby enabling a more accurate touch input.

The display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling, as well as the input method described in the above embodiments. The user can move an object (e.g., an icon, a thumbnail, a cursor, etc.) displayed on the display unit 151 by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. The one function may be activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, for example.

The proximity sensor 141 described with reference to Fig. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to Fig.

4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a pointer such as a user's finger, a pen, or the like approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor 141 disposed in or near the touch screen senses the proximity sensor and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured to output different proximity signals according to the distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

In FIG. 4, for example, a cross-section of a touch screen having proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d ₁ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₁ or more and less than distance d ₂ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₂ or more and less than d ₃ distance, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the third proximity depth. If the pointer is positioned apart from the touch screen by a distance d ₃ or more, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity depth and proximity position of the pointer, and perform various operation control according to the various input signals.

5A and 5B are views referred to the description of the proximity touch recognition area where the proximity signal is detected and the haptic area where the tactile effect occurs.

5A shows an object such as an icon or a menu item in a circular form for convenience of explanation. An area of the object displayed on the display unit 151 can be divided into a first area A in the center and a second area B surrounding the first area A as shown in Fig. The first region A and the second region B can be configured to generate tactile effects having different intensities or patterns. For example, when the second region B is touched, a first vibration is output, and when the first region A is touched, a second vibration larger than the first vibration is output.

In the case where the proximity touch recognition area and the haptic area are simultaneously set in the area where the object is displayed, the haptic area where the tactile effect is generated and the proximity touch area where the proximity signal is detected They can be set differently. That is, the haptic area may be set narrower than the proximity touch recognition area, or the haptic area may be set wider than the proximity touch recognition area. For example, in (a) of FIG. 5A, the area including the first area A and the second area B may be a proximity touch recognition area, and the first area A may be set as a haptic area.

(N > 4) as shown in Fig. 5 (a) or (c) as shown in Fig. 5 It is also possible to divide into two areas. Each divided region can be configured to generate a tactile effect with different intensities or patterns. Even when the area in which one object is displayed is divided into three or more areas, the haptic area and the proximity touch recognition area can be set differently according to the use environment.

The size of the proximity touch recognition area may be changed depending on the proximity depth to the display unit 151. [ That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the corresponding proximity touch recognition area may be gradually reduced to 'C', 'B', and 'A' according to the proximity depth to the display unit 151, Or the contiguous touch recognition area corresponding to the proximity depth to the display unit 151 may be gradually increased. In this case as well, the haptic area can be set to a constant size regardless of the proximity depth to the display unit 151, such as the 'H' area shown in FIG. 5B (b).

 In the case of dividing the area in which the object is displayed for the setting of the haptic area or the proximity touch recognition area, in addition to the concentric segmentation as shown in FIG. 5A, the segmentation in the horizontal direction or the longitudinal direction, the radial segmentation, And various methods such as partitioning can be used.

A configuration in which the above-described projector module is provided in the bar-shaped mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. 6A and 6B are perspective views of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The main body 101 of the mobile terminal may be coupled with a projector body 105 having the projector module 155 so as to be rotatable.

That is, the projector body 105 may be hinged to the main body 101, and the projection angle of the image may be adjusted when the image is projected using the projector module 155 provided in the projector body 105 And the camera 121 may be disposed on the projector body 105 so that the image projected by the projector module 155 can be photographed.

FIG. 6A shows a state before the projector body 105 rotatably coupled with the main body 101 is rotated, and FIG. 6B shows a state after the projector body 105 is rotated.

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal configured as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below can be used alone or in combination with each other.

Hereinafter, the display screen of the display unit 151 will be referred to as a reference numeral 400.

First Embodiment

A first embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 13. Fig.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 8 to 13 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a first embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

User information that may be included in the message may be preset in the mobile terminal 100 when the message is transmitted (S71).

The user information includes, for example, identification information of a user (i.e., a sender) of the mobile terminal 100, i.e., information for identifying a sender of a message (e.g., a sender's name or a signature) ). However, the user information is not limited to the caller identification information. Contents (e.g., greetings such as "thank you") to be included in the message according to the user's preference may be included in the user information.

The user information may comprise text. However, if the message is allowed to insert multimedia contents such as a multimedia message, an instant message, an e-mail message, etc., the user information may be audio, still image, moving image, or a combination thereof.

The user information is set in the mobile terminal 100 with reference to FIG.

The mobile terminal 100 enters a menu for setting the user information. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that entry into the user information setting menu can be done through appropriate manipulation of the user input 130 of the mobile terminal 100, I will omit it.

Upon entering the user information setting menu, previously displayed user information may be displayed on the display unit 400 as shown in (8-1) of FIG. The predetermined user information may be displayed together with the size of the information (for example, the number of bytes), but only the user information may be displayed.

Then, a command for starting the setting of new user information in the mobile terminal 100 is inputted through the user input unit 180. 8 (8-1), an icon 401 for starting a new user information setting is displayed on the display unit 400 and the setting start icon 401 is selected, Is inputted.

After the command for setting the new user information is inputted, the user information desired by the terminal user through the user input unit 140 can be inputted. The input user information may be displayed through a user information input window 407 of the display unit 400. [

After the user information is input, a command for completing the setting of the new user information is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 180. 8, an icon 402 for completing the setting of a new user information is displayed on the display unit 400 and the setting completion icon 402 is selected, Is inputted.

Then, the presetting of the inputted user information is completed. As shown in (8-3) of FIG. 8, the pre-set user information can be displayed on the display unit 400. FIG.

Hereinafter, a method of utilizing the preset user information will be described.

In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the message has a predefined communication specification such that the data space (e.g., message body) to which the data can be input is limited by the user. A typical example of a message having such a communication standard may be a short message (SMS). However, it should be noted that the present embodiment is not limited to a short message, but can be applied to any kind of message if the data space has a predefined communication standard to be limited.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the message is a short message and a data space in which data can be input by the user is 80 bytes.

The mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that entry into the message menu and input or selection of the message counterpart can be done through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130 of the mobile terminal 100, The description will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification.

Next, the body of the short message is input from the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140 (S72).

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (9-1) of FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a transmission instruction of the message is inputted through the user input unit 140. [ Here, it is assumed that the data size of the input message body is 69 bytes, for example.

Then, the controller 180 determines the size of the empty space in the data space (S73). Since the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the data size of the input message body is 69 bytes, the size of the empty space is 11 bytes.

Then, the controller 180 selects the user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information (S74). The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent. When the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 selects user information that can fill up the size of the empty space, that is, 11 bytes from the user information illustrated in (8-3) That is, "Thomas Lee" (10 bytes).

Then, the controller 180 includes the selected user information in the data space.

Then, as shown in (9-2) of FIG. 9, the controller 180 transmits the message including the selected user information to the counterpart (S75). The control unit 180 may control the display unit 400 to display an indication 413 indicating that the user information (i.e., a signature) is included in the message when the message is transmitted to the counterpart . However, the indication (413) that the user information is included and transmitted is not necessarily displayed on the display unit 400.

The transmitted message including the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (9-3) of FIG.

In the above description, when the transmission of the message is instructed after the input of the message body is completed, the most appropriate user information is selected and included in the message. The present embodiment is not limited to this. Although not shown, if a separate command for selecting the user information is input through the operation of the user input unit after the input of the message body is completed, the most appropriate user information is selected and the message input window May be displayed together with the input message body. Then, when the transmission of the message is instructed, a message including the selected user information may be transmitted to the other party. In this case, an indication 413 indicating that the user information is included and transmitted may not be displayed on the display unit 400.

In the above description, the user information is included at the end of the message body. The present embodiment is not limited to this. Although not shown, the user information may be configured to be included in the message body introduction.

Meanwhile, the user information may be configured to include the message body and a predetermined space (i.e., a space) as long as the size of the empty space is allowed. Alternatively, the user information may be configured to be included at the last end of the data space of the message.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 10, a case where the size of the data of the input message body is larger than 69 bytes will be described.

As shown in (10-1) of FIG. 10, it is assumed that the data size of the input completed message body is, for example, 73 bytes.

Then, the controller 180 determines the size of the empty space in the data space. Since the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the data size of the input message body is 73 bytes, the size of the empty space is 7 bytes.

Then, the controller 180 selects user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information. The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent as described above. When the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 determines whether the size of the empty space, that is, 7 bytes of the user information, which is the largest size among the user information illustrated in (8-3) That is, select "Thomas" (6 bytes).

Then, the controller 180 includes the selected user information in the data space.

Then, as shown in (10-2) of FIG. 10, the control unit 180 transmits the message to the other party. The control unit 180 may control the display unit 400 to display an indication 413 that the user information (i.e., a signature) is included in the message and is transmitted when the message is transmitted to the other party. Are as described above.

The transmitted message containing the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (10-3) of FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 11, the case where the size of the data of the input message body is larger than 73 bytes will be described.

As shown in (11-1) of FIG. 11, it is assumed that the data size of the input completed message body is, for example, 79 bytes.

Then, the controller 180 determines the size of the empty space in the data space. Since the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the data size of the input message body is 79 bytes, the size of the empty space is 1 byte.

Then, the controller 180 selects user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information. The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent as described above. If the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 selects one of the user information illustrated in (8-3) of FIG. 8, that is, .

Therefore, the controller 180 does not include any user information in the data space.

Then, as shown in (11-2) of FIG. 11, the control unit 180 transmits the message to the other party. The control unit 180 may control the display unit 400 to display an indication 415 that the user information (i.e., a signature) is not included in the message when the message is transmitted to the counterpart have.

The message transmitted without the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal, as shown in (11-3) of FIG.

In the above description, it has been described that the mobile terminal 100 automatically selects one of the predetermined user information available in the free space of the data space and includes it in the message. The present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, one of the predetermined user information available in the empty space of the data space may be configured to be selected by the terminal user. This will be described with reference to FIG.

A text of a short message is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (12-1) of FIG.

After the message body entry is completed, a command for transmitting the message or a separate command for selecting the user information is input through the user input unit 140. Here, it is assumed that the data size of the input message body is 73 bytes, for example.

Then, the controller 180 determines the size of the empty space in the data space. Since the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the data size of the input message body is 73 bytes, the size of the empty space is 7 bytes.

Next, as shown in (12-2) of FIG. 12, the controller 180 searches all the pieces of user information that can enter the size of the empty space among the preset user information, And displays a list 420 of user information on the display unit 400. The list 420 may include an item ("4. No signature") for preventing the user information from being included together with the searched user information.

In the list 420, one user information is selected through the user input unit 140. If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, as shown in (12-3) of FIG. 12, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the other party. The control unit 180 may control the display unit 400 to display an indication 413 that the user information (i.e., a signature) is included in the message and is transmitted when the message is transmitted to the other party. Are as described above.

Meanwhile, an item for preventing the user information from being included in the list 420 may be selected through the user input unit 140. If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, as shown in (12-4) in FIG. 12, the controller 180 transmits a message including no user information to the other party. The control unit 180 may control the display unit 400 to display an indication 415 that the user information (i.e., a signature) is not included in the message when the message is transmitted to the counterpart Is as described above.

Hereinafter, Fig. 13 will be described.

A message input window (or message input area) 410 and a user information window (user information area) 425 are separately displayed on the display unit 400 as shown in (13-1) of FIG.

When the body of the short message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100, the inputted message body is displayed in the message input window 410.

While the message body is being input, the controller 180 continues to determine the size of the empty space in the data space. In the case of (13-1) in FIG. 13, the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the size of the input message body is 18 bytes, the size of the empty space is 62 bytes.

The controller 180 selects the user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information. The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent as described above. When the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 selects user information that can fill up the size of the empty space, that is, 62 bytes, of the user information illustrated in (8-3) That is, "Thomas Lee" (10 bytes).

Then, the controller 180 displays the selected user information on the user information window 425.

In other words, the control unit 180 determines the size of the message being created (i.e., the size of the selected user, that is, the size of the selected user information, that is, 10 bytes) (I.e., the size of a message that can be further input), that is, 52 bytes, on the display unit 400, assuming that the information is included in the message.

Then, as shown in (13-2) of FIG. 13, the message input is further advanced.

The controller 180 continues to determine the size of the empty space in the data space. In the case of (13-2) of FIG. 13, the size of the data space is 80 bytes and the size of the input message body is 68 bytes, so that the size of the empty space is 12 bytes.

The controller 180 selects the user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information. The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent as described above. If the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 determines whether the size of the empty space, that is, 12 bytes of user information among the user information illustrated in (8-3) I still choose "Thomas Lee" (10 bytes).

Then, the controller 180 displays the selected user information on the user information window 425.

In other words, the control unit 180 determines a size 427 (i.e., the size of the selected user (i.e., the size of the selected user) (I.e., the size of a message that can be further input when it is assumed that the information is included in the message), that is, 2 bytes, on the display unit 400.

Then, as shown in (13-3) of FIG. 13, the message input further proceeds.

The controller 180 continues to determine the size of the empty space in the data space. In the case of (13-3) in FIG. 13, the size of the data space is 80 bytes, and the size of the input message body is 73 bytes, so the size of the empty space is 7 bytes.

The controller 180 selects the user information that best matches the size of the empty space among the preset user information. The most suitable user information may be user information that can fill the empty space to the maximum extent as described above. When the most suitable user information is selected from the above viewpoints, the controller 180 determines whether the size of the empty space, that is, 7 bytes of the user information, which is the largest size among the user information illustrated in (8-3) That is, select "Thomas" (6 bytes).

Then, the controller 180 displays the selected user information on the user information window 425.

In other words, the controller 180 stores the size of the message being created (73 bytes) and the size of the selected user information (6 bytes) minus the size of the data space (80 bytes) (I.e., the size of a message that can be input in the future when it is assumed that the information is included in the message), that is, 1 byte is displayed on the display unit 400.

Then, a transmission command of the message is input through the user input unit 140. [ Then, the control unit 180 transmits the message including the user information displayed in the user information window to the other party.

Then, as shown in (13-4) of FIG. 13, the transmitted message including the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal.

Second Embodiment

A second embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 14 to 18. Fig.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, FIG. 15 is an exemplary view of a telephone directory in which the other parties are classified according to groups in the mobile terminal related to the present invention, Is a state diagram of a display screen on which a second embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

First, referring to FIG. 15, a description will be given of a phone book in which the parties are classified according to groups in the mobile terminal related to the present invention.

As described above, the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 may store a telephone directory. In the phone book, the parties previously input by the terminal user can be classified and stored in groups.

FIG. 15 illustrates that in the telephone directory, the parties are grouped into at least three groups: a "family", a second group ("Colleague"), and a third group ("Friend" have.

The user information may be preset for each group.

("Thomas") for the first group, second user information ("Thomas Lee") for the second group, and third user information ("Thomas" It is exemplified that it is preset.

The procedure in which the user information is preset for each group may be performed by partially modifying the procedure described in FIG. Briefly, the process of selecting at least one group of the groups of telephone directories for the inputted user information before or after the procedure of inputting desired user information in (8-2) of FIG. 8 A procedure may be performed in which the user information is preset for each of the groups. As those skilled in the art will readily understand, a detailed description will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

With reference to FIGS. 16 and 17, one of the preset user information is selected and included in the message by using the telephone directory configured as described above.

The user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 as described above (S141).

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that entry into the message menu and input or selection of the message counterpart can be performed through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130 of the mobile terminal 100, Will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification. ("Kevin") of the first group of the telephone book of the entered or selected party.

Then, the body of the message is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140 (S142). The first party may be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (16-1) of FIG. Information about the first counterpart may be displayed on the display unit 400. FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the controller 180 selects the first user information preset for the first group to which the first party belongs among the preset user information (S143). Then, the controller 180 includes the selected first user information in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the first party (S144). As shown in (16-2) of FIG. 16, when the controller 180 transmits the message to the first party, an indication (413) indicating that the first user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 as described above.

The transmitted message including the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (16-3) of FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 17, a case where the second party ("Edward") of the second group of the message counterparts inputted or selected by the terminal user is described below.

The body of the message is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140. [

Then, as shown in (17-1) of FIG. 17, the input message body is displayed in the message input window 410 of the display unit 400. [ Information about the first counterpart may be displayed on the display unit 400. FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the controller 180 selects the second user information preset for the second group to which the second party belongs among the preset user information, and includes the selected second user information in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the second party. As shown in (17-2) of FIG. 17, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the first party, an indication (413) that the first user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 as described above.

The transmitted message including the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (17-3) of FIG.

Hereinafter, Fig. 18 will be described.

In FIG. 18, it is assumed that the message has a predefined communication standard such that the data space in which data (e.g., message body) can be entered by the user is limited. That is, it is assumed that the data space in which the data can be input by the user is 80 bytes, such as a short message.

A message input window (or message input area) 410 and a user information window (user information area) 425 are separately displayed on the display unit 400, as shown in (18-1) of FIG.

The user of the mobile terminal 100 selects the other party of the message through the user input unit 140, and the body of the next message is input. It is assumed that the selected counterpart is the first counterpart ("Kevin") of the first group of phonebooks.

The input message body is then displayed in the message input window 410 and the preset user information (i.e., "Tom") for the group of phonebooks (i.e., the first group) And is displayed in the information window 425.

That is, the control unit 180 determines whether the size of the message being created (i.e., the size of the selected user, that is, the size of the selected user information, that is, 3 bytes) (I.e., the size of a message that can be further input when it is assumed that the information is included in the message), that is, 47 bytes, is displayed on the display unit 400.

On the other hand, suppose that the selected party is the third party ("Ann") of the third group ("Friend") of the phonebook.

Then, as shown in (18-2) of FIG. 18, the entered message body is displayed in the message input window 410, and the group of the phone book to which the third party belongs (i.e., the third group) (I.e., "Thomas") is displayed in the user information window 425. [

That is, the control unit 180 determines the size of the data space (80 bytes) by subtracting the size of the message being created (i.e., 30 bytes and the size of the selected user information, i.e. 6 bytes) (I.e., the size of a message that can be further input when it is assumed that the information is included in the message), that is, 44 bytes, is displayed on the display unit 400.

Then, a transmission command of the message is input through the user input unit 140. [ Then, the controller 180 transmits the message including the user information displayed in the user information window to the other party.

Then, as shown in (18-3) of FIG. 18, the transmitted message containing the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal.

Third Embodiment

19 to 21, a third embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 21 is a state diagram of a display screen on which a third embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

20, the mobile terminal 100 may be directly connected to the mobile communication network 500 or indirectly connected to the mobile communication network 500 through the wireless private switching network 700 have. Therefore, according to the communication network to which the mobile terminal 100 is connected, the user information to be inserted at the time of message transmission can be changed. It should be noted that the mobile communication network and the wireless private switching network are merely examples of the communication network, and that other communication networks can be used in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail.

The user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 (S191).

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that entry into the message menu and input or selection of the message counterpart can be performed through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130 of the mobile terminal 100, Will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification.

Then, the body of the message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100 (S192). Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (21-1) of FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the controller 180 determines which network the wireless communication unit 110 accesses for the message.

If the connecting network is a first communication network (e.g., a mobile communication network), the controller 180 selects first user information ("Tom") for the first communication network from the predetermined user information, Include in the text [S193].

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the counterpart (S194). As shown in (21-2) of FIG. 21, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, an indication (413) indicating that the first user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 ) As described above.

The transmitted message containing the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal, as shown in (21-3) of FIG.

If the connecting network is a second communication network (for example, a wireless private switching network), the controller 180 transmits second user information ("Thomas Lee") for the second communication network among the predetermined user information And includes it in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the counterpart. As shown in (21-4) in FIG. 21, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, the display 413 indicating that the second user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 ) As described above.

The transmitted message including the user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (21-5) of FIG.

Fourth Embodiment

A fourth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 to 25. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 23 to 25 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a fourth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

At the time of message transmission, the user information that can be included in the message may be preset in the mobile terminal 100 in a time slot (S221).

Referring to FIG. 23, the user information is set in the mobile terminal 100 according to time zones. Hereinafter, the user information is set for each of the morning time zone and the afternoon time zone. However, it is needless to say that the present embodiment is not limited to this and can be set for other time zones. Even the user information may be set for each day time zone (for example, the month-and-a-night time zone and the Saturday-day time zone).

The mobile terminal 100 enters a menu for setting the user information. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that entry into the user information setting menu can be done through appropriate manipulation of the user input 130 of the mobile terminal 100, I will omit it.

Upon entering the user information setting menu, previously displayed user information may be displayed on the display unit 400 as shown in (23-1) of FIG. The predetermined user information may be displayed together with the corresponding time zone, but only the user information may be displayed.

Then, a command for starting the setting of new user information in the mobile terminal 100 is inputted through the user input unit 180. 23 (23-1), an icon 401 for starting a new user information setting is displayed on the display unit 400 and the setting start icon 401 is selected, Is inputted.

After the command for setting the new user information is inputted, the user information desired by the terminal user through the user input unit 140 can be inputted. As shown in (23-2) of FIG. 23, the input user information may be displayed through the user information input window 407 of the display unit 400. The time zone of the input user information may be selected through the user input unit 140 in the user information input window 407. [

After the user information is input and the corresponding time zone is determined, a command for completing the setting of the new user information is input through the user input unit 180 in the mobile terminal 100. 23-2, an icon 402 for completing the setting of a new user information is displayed on the display unit 400 and the setting completion icon 402 is selected, Is inputted.

Then, the presetting of the inputted user information is completed. As shown in (23-3) of FIG. 23, the pre-set user information can be displayed on the display unit 400.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 24, a description will be given of how the preset user information is utilized when a message is transmitted in the morning time zone.

First, the mobile terminal 100 enters a message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that entry into the message menu and input or selection of the message counterpart can be performed through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130 of the mobile terminal 100, Will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification.

Then, the body of the message is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140 (S222). Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (24-1) of FIG. Information about the other party may be displayed on the display unit 400.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the controller 180 selects preset first user information ("Thomas Lee") for the morning time among the preset user information (S223). In addition, the controller 180 includes the selected first user information in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the counterpart (S224). 24 (2), when the controller 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, the display 413 indicating that the first user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 ) As described above.

The transmitted message including the first user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal, as shown in (24-3) of FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 25, a description will be given of how the preset user information is utilized when a message is transmitted in the afternoon time zone.

First, the mobile terminal 100 enters a message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user.

Then, the body of the message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100. [ Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (25-1) of FIG. In addition, the information on the opponent room may be displayed on the display unit 400.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Next, as shown in (25-2) of FIG. 25, the control unit 180 searches all the user information preset for the afternoon time zone among the preset user information, and displays the list of the retrieved user information (420) on the display unit (400).

In the list 420, the second user information ("Thomas") is selected through the user input unit 140 (S223). Then, the controller 180 includes the selected second user information in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the selected user information to the counterpart (S224). As shown in (25-4) of FIG. 25, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, an indication (413) that the first user information is included in the message is transmitted to the display unit 400 ) As described above.

The transmitted message including the second user information may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (25-4) of FIG.

Fifth Embodiment

A fifth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 26 to 29. Fig.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a fifth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 27 to 29 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a fifth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

A message, such as a short message, has a predefined communication specification such that data space (e.g., message body) can be entered and transmitted by the user. In recent years, a message body can be created in the mobile terminal 100 beyond the data space, and the created message body is divided into two or more short message messages in consideration of the limited data space, Long Message Service is introduced. Hereinafter, the user information is included when the long message is created. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the maximum data space that the user can input and transmit data in the short message is 80 bytes.

First, the user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 (S261).

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user.

Next, the body of the message is input to the mobile terminal 100 through the user input unit 140 (S262). Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (27-1) of FIG. It is assumed that the input message body is 130 bytes, which is 80 bytes or more of the maximum data space.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the control unit 180 includes the preset user information (e.g., "Thomas") in the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the user information to the counterpart. 27B, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the other party, the display unit 400 displays an indication that the user information is included in the message and is transmitted (413) As described above.

When the control unit 180 transmits the message, the control unit 180 divides the message into two short messages. The controller 180 may include the user information in both of the two short messages or may include the user information in only one of the two short messages.

That is, as shown in (28-1) and (28-2) of FIG. 28, when the controller divides the long message into two short messages (S263) And may be controlled to be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal (S264).

Alternatively, as shown in (29-1) and (29-2) of FIG. 29, when dividing the long message into two short messages [S263], only one of the two short messages The user information may be included and controlled to be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal (S264). In (29-1) and (29-2) of FIG. 29, the user information is included in the second message of the two short messages. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the user information may be included in the first message of the two short messages.

Sixth Embodiment

A sixth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 32. FIG.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a sixth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 31 and 32 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a sixth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The message in this embodiment assumes that the text type of the message body, such as, but not limited to, e-mail or multimedia messages, can be selected by the user. The text type may be any one of a text font, a color, and a size. For ease of illustration in the drawings, it is assumed in the following description that the text type is the text font.

First, the user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 (S301).

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user.

Then, the body of the message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100 (S302). Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

When the message body is input, the text type of the message body can be selected through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130. [ It is assumed that the selected text font is a first text font (e.g., "Arial").

Then, as shown in (31-1) of FIG. 31, the input message body is displayed as a first text font in the message input window 410 of the display unit 400. [

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the control unit 180 includes the preset user information (e.g., "Thomas") in the message body. At this time, the controller 180 selects a first text font that is the same as the text font of the message body as the text font of the user information (S303).

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the user information to the counterpart (S304). 31, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, the display unit 400 displays an indication that the user information is included in the message and is transmitted (413) As described above.

As shown in (31-3) of FIG. 31, the transmitted message including the user information is displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as the first text font in which the user information and the message body are the same Can be displayed.

The message body may be composed of a mixture of two or more text types. In this case, the control unit 180 may control the text font of the user information to be the same as the text font occupying the most part in the message body.

The text font of the message body and the text font of the user body may be selected to be different from each other. See also FIG. 32 for this.

The input message body is displayed as a first text font ("Arial") in the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (32-1) of FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the control unit 180 includes the preset user information (e.g., "Thomas") in the message body. At this time, the controller 180 selects a second text font (e.g., "Times New Roman") different from the text font of the message body as the text font of the user information (S303). That is, the message body and the user information are visually distinguished.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message including the user information to the counterpart (S304). 32B, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the counterpart, the display unit 400 displays an indication that the user information is included in the message and is transmitted (413) As described above.

As shown in (32-3) of FIG. 32, the message transmitted with the user information includes the message body and the user information as a first text font and a second text font, respectively, (500). ≪ / RTI >

The message body may be composed of a mixture of two or more text types. In this case, the control unit 180 may control the text font of the user information to be different from the text font occupying the most part in the message body. Alternatively, the control unit 180 may control the user information to be different from all of the two or more text fonts.

Seventh Embodiment

33 and 34, a seventh embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of a seventh embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 34 is a state diagram of a display screen on which a seventh embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

It is assumed that the message in this embodiment can be selected in the background of the message body, such as, but not limited to, e-mail or multimedia messages.

First, the user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 (S331).

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user.

Then, the body of the message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100 (S332). And may be configured so that after the body of the message is inputted, the above-mentioned other party can be inputted or selected.

Then, the input message body is displayed on the message input window 410 of the display unit 400, as shown in (34-1) of FIG.

Then, after the input of the message body is completed, a separate command for inputting (or inserting) the transmission instruction of the message or the user information is input through the user input unit 140. [

Then, the control unit 180 causes the predetermined user information (e.g., "Thomas") to be the background of the message body (S333). The control unit 180 may convert the user information into an image and may be a background of the message body.

If the transmission command of the message is not yet input, the transmission command is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message, which is the background of the message body, to the counterpart user information. 34, when the control unit 180 transmits the message to the other party, the display unit 400 displays an indication that the user information is included in the message and is transmitted (413) As described above.

The message transmitted so that the user information becomes the background of the message body may be displayed on the display unit 500 of the other party's terminal as shown in (34-3) of FIG. The user information may appear to be a watermark of the message.

Eighth Embodiment

35 and 36, a description will be given of an eighth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart of an eighth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 36 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an eighth embodiment of a control method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The message in this embodiment assumes that the message body and user information are configured to be placed in a separate data field of the message. Both the data field for the message body and the data field for the user information may be located in the data space, and only the data field for the message body may be located in the data space.

First, the user information is preset in the mobile terminal 100 as described above.

Then, the mobile terminal 100 enters the message menu. The message party is then entered or selected by the terminal user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that entry into the message menu and input or selection of the message counterpart can be performed through appropriate manipulation of the user input unit 130 of the mobile terminal 100, Will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification.

Then, the body of the message is input through the user input unit 140 in the mobile terminal 100. [ Or may be configured so that the other party can be inputted or selected after the body of the message is input.

A message input window (or message input area) 410 and a user information window (user information area) 425 are separately displayed on the display unit 400 as shown in (36-1) of FIG. Accordingly, the input message body is displayed in the message input window 410 of the display unit 400. [ The user information previously set for the message is displayed in the user information window 425. [

Then, a transmission command of the message is input.

Then, the controller 180 transmits a message in the data field of the message body and the user information to the other party.

A message transmitted to place the message body and the user information in different data fields is received at the other party's terminal as shown in (36-2) of FIG. 36 [S351].

A first area 510 and a second area 525 which are distinguished from each other in the display part 500 of the counterpart terminal are displayed and the message body is displayed in a first area 510, May be displayed on the display 525 (S352).

The first region and the second region are not necessarily formed in one display portion. For example, when the partner terminal is a folder-type terminal having two displays including an external display unit and an internal display unit, the second area is formed in the external display unit and the first area is formed in the internal display unit .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

For example, the embodiments may be combined with each other. For example, in the second embodiment, even if predetermined user information is selected according to a message partner, if there is no empty space in the body of the message, the user information may be transmitted without being included in the message body. In the third embodiment, even if predetermined user information is selected according to the communication network connected for message transmission, the user information may be transmitted without being included in the message body if there is no empty space in the body of the message .

In addition, in the second embodiment, the predetermined user information is set for each group of the telephone directory. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user information may be configured for each of the contacts of the telephone directory.

The present invention described above can be implemented as computer readable codes 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.

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.

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

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

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

3A and 3B are front views of a mobile terminal for explaining one operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

5A and 5B are conceptual diagrams for explaining a proximity touch recognition area where a proximity signal is detected and a haptic area for generating a tactile effect, respectively.

6A and 6B are perspective views of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

8 to 13 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a first embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

14 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

15 is an exemplary view of a phone book in which the parties are classified according to groups in the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

16 to 18 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a second embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

19 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

20 shows a network to which the mobile terminal can be connected according to the third embodiment of the control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

21 is a state diagram of a display screen on which a third embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

22 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

23 to 25 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a fourth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

26 is a flowchart of a fifth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

27 to 29 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a fifth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

30 is a flowchart of a sixth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

31 and 32 are state diagrams of a display screen on which a sixth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

33 is a flowchart of a seventh embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

34 is a state diagram of a display screen on which a seventh embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

35 is a flowchart of an eighth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

36 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an eighth embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

Claims (23)

A wireless communication unit for transmitting a message created by a user; A display unit for displaying the message; A memory storing preset user information for attachment in the body of the message; A user input unit for inputting the message body; And If the user information is attached in the body of the input message and one text type exists in the body of the message, the text type of the user information is changed to the one text type, If there are two or more text types in the body of the message, changing the text type of the user information to a text type occupying the most part of the text among the two or more text types, And a controller for controlling transmission of the message including the information. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the text type includes at least one of a text font, a color, and a size. delete delete delete The apparatus of claim 1, Characterized in that if there are two or more text types in the body of the message, the text type of the user information is different from the text type occupying the most part in the message body or is different from both of the two or more text types . The apparatus of claim 1, And controls the user information to be the background of the input message body. The apparatus of claim 1, And controls the mutual position between the user information and the input message body to be preset. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the message is one of a multimedia message and an e-mail. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete Inputting a body of a message to be transmitted; Attaching user information in a body of the input message; Changing a text type of the attached user information to the one text type if there is one text type in the body of the message; Transmitting a message including user information changed to the one text type; Changing a text type of the attached user information to a text type that occupies the most part of the two or more text types, if there are more than one text types in the body of the message; And And transmitting a message including user information changed to a text type occupying the most part. delete delete delete

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