KR101567062B1 - Portable device and displaying methods thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device and a display method thereof, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device including two display portions and a display method thereof. The present invention may be applied to a communication system including a communication unit 300 for transmitting and receiving data for internet connection, a first display unit 100 composed of monostable display devices, a bistable display device 2 display unit 200 and a first controller 120 and a second controller 220 for transmitting video signals to the first display unit 100 and the second display unit 200 respectively and the first display unit 100, And a controller 400 for successively accumulating the selected area on the display screen of the first display unit 200 and outputting the selected area to the second display unit 200. [ According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new display screen composed only of a specific selection area selected by the user from contents of a web page displayed through the display unit, Areas are sequentially accumulated and stored so that the necessary information can be easily edited and stored, and the information can be provided when needed.

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[0001] Portable electronic and display methods [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device and a display method thereof, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device including two display portions and a display method thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] With the recent development of information and communication technologies and the development of semiconductors, various types of portable electronic devices are rapidly spreading and used. Digital convergence triggered by digital technology has brought about a great change in various media and information communication environments. At this time, the digital convergence means convergence of household appliances, communication, broadcasting, and other service businesses through expansion of digital broadcasting, the Internet, and mobile. For example, in the case of a mobile communication terminal, various functions such as viewing a DMB, playing an MP3 file, and taking a picture can be performed through a single terminal in addition to general communication functions such as voice communication and transmission and reception of a text message.

The display unit of the portable electronic device is a component that ultimately displays information stored in the portable electronic device, information input from the outside, information downloaded from the server, and information according to user input through visual means. Particularly, according to recent trends of digital convergence, the function of the display unit becomes more important.

The display unit used in the portable electronic device includes a CRT (cathode ray tube) display device, a flat panel display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP). In recent years, the proportion of portable electronic devices has increased, and as the era of ubiquitous computing has come, there is a need to develop a new type of display device. Accordingly, a display device combining the advantages of paper and the advantages of electronic display has been developed. That is, an electronic paper in which an organic thin film transistor is formed on a plastic substrate and a reflection type bistable display element is mounted thereon has been developed.

To control the portable electronic device, a user presses a button or performs input through a touch screen or touch of a stick or a hand. The input method utilizing the touch screen is classified into a resistive type and a capacitive type.

However, the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems.

That is, there is a problem that a new display screen can not be constructed by storing only selected specific selection areas among contents of a web page displayed through the display unit of the portable electronic device.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new display screen composed of only a specific selection region selected by a user from contents of a web page displayed through a display unit And a method of displaying the portable electronic device.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a display device including a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for accessing the Internet, a first display unit including a monostable display device, a first controller and a second controller for transmitting a video signal to each of the first display unit and the second display unit, and a second controller for transmitting a video signal to the first display unit and the second display unit, And a control unit sequentially accumulating the selected areas and outputting them to the second display unit.

At this time, the control unit may output a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a web page including the selected region to the second display unit together with the selected region.

The control unit may output a web page corresponding to the URL to the first display unit according to a user input for selecting any one of the selection regions output to the second display unit.

In addition, the control unit may reduce each of the selection areas by the user input and output the reduced selection area to the second display unit.

At this time, the controller may enlarge and output the selected region according to a user input for selecting any one of the reduced regions.

The portable electronic device may further include a memory unit that stores a display screen output to the second display unit, and when the sequentially accumulated selected area exceeds the display area of the second display unit, And the display screen configured by the selected area can be stored in the memory unit for each page.

The first display unit may be configured to output a video signal having a higher frame rate than that of the second display unit.

At this time, the first display unit and the second display unit may be formed on the front surface and the back surface of the portable electronic device body, respectively.

The bistable display device may be an electronic paper display device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a web page, the method comprising the steps of: (a) outputting a web page through a first display unit including a monostable display device; (b) receiving a user input for selecting a specific portion of the display screen (C) generating a video signal for successively accumulating and outputting a selection region by the user input, and (d) generating a video signal for outputting the generated video signal through a second display unit composed of a bistable display device And outputting a video signal.

In this case, the step (c) may be performed by generating a video signal for outputting a URL of a web page including the selection region together with the selection region.

(E1) receiving a user input of any one of the selection regions output to the second display unit; (f1) receiving a user input corresponding to a URL corresponding to the URL, To the first display unit.

Also, the step (c) may be performed by generating a video signal for outputting to the second display unit by reducing each of the selection regions by the user input.

(E2) receiving a user input for selecting one of the reduced selection regions, (f2) enlarging and outputting a selection region corresponding to the user input, and As shown in FIG.

(E3) comparing the sequentially accumulated selected area with the display area of the second display unit; (f3) when the selected area exceeds the display area, And storing the display screen, which is composed of areas, on a page-by-page basis.

The first display unit may be configured to output a video signal having a higher frame rate than that of the second display unit.

At this time, the first display unit and the second display unit may be formed on the front surface and the back surface of the portable electronic device body, respectively.

The bistable display device may be an electronic paper display device.

As described above in detail, according to the portable electronic device and the display method of the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

That is, a new display screen composed of only a specific selection area selected by the user from the contents of the web page displayed through the display unit can be provided, which is advantageous in that the user convenience is increased.

According to the present invention, a user-selected portion of a display screen output through one display unit can be provided through another display unit, and a plurality of selection regions selected by the user can be sequentially accumulated and stored, There is an advantage that it can be easily edited, stored and provided when needed.

In addition, according to the present invention, a user can receive a display screen composed of a selection area through a single display unit, and can easily and easily display a web page displayed before a specific selection area is selected through another display unit It has the advantage of being able to search quickly.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the portable electronic device and the display method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a portable electronic apparatus constituting a specific embodiment of the present invention.

1, a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention includes a first display unit 100 and a second display unit 200. As shown in FIG. Here, the first display unit 100 may be a monostable display device, and the second display unit 200 may be a bistable display device.

Here, the monostable and bistable display devices are classified according to the transmission state at the time of electric field removal. That is, the monostable scheme refers to a display scheme that always shows only one transmittance regardless of the electric field signal finally applied when the electric field is removed. On the other hand, the bistable method refers to a display method that displays two transmittances of black and white according to an electric field signal finally applied when an electric field is removed.

For example, the monostable display device includes a commonly used liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a plasma display panel (PDP) device, and the bistable display device includes an electronic paper . Particularly, the electronic paper is a bistable display in which an image is kept as it is when there is no external signal input, and the power consumption is small.

The first display unit 100 and the second display unit 200 receive a video signal from the first controller 120 and the second controller 220 and reproduce the video screen, respectively. At this time, the first display unit 100 is configured to display video signals having a higher frame rate than the second display unit 200. For example, the first display unit 100 receives a video signal from the first controller 120 to reproduce multimedia contents, and the second display unit 200 transmits a video signal from the second controller 220 And plays related information or electronic document of the multimedia contents.

A portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 300. The communication unit 300 transmits and receives data for Internet connection. That is, the communication unit 300 transmits the Internet web address or the IP address according to the user's input to the server through the wireless channel, receives the information of the corresponding site provided from the server side, and transmits the information to the control unit 400 do.

The controller 400 sequentially accumulates the selected areas of the display screen of the first display unit 100 and outputs the selected areas to the second display unit 200. Here, the accumulation of the selection areas sequentially means that the display area displayed on the first display part 100 is sequentially displayed on the second display part 200 from the first selection area selected by the user to the finally selected selection area Means that the data is accumulated and output.

2A to 2E are diagrams illustrating display screens of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

2A is an exemplary diagram showing an example of a display screen of a first display unit of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the user may select a specific portion on the display screen of the first display unit 100 and output the selected portion to the second display unit 200. [0053] FIG. At this time, a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit 100 can be selected by using a touch screen or buttons provided on the front and side of the portable electronic device.

2B is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of the second display unit of the portable electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

2B, a user-selected selection region of the display screen of the first display unit 100 is output to the second display unit 200. [ At this time, since the second display unit 200 is composed of a bistable display device, even if the electric field is removed, the display screen remains as it is according to the finally applied electric field signal. Therefore, the display screen of the second display unit 200 can provide information to the user for a predetermined period of time without consuming power of the battery.

2C is an exemplary view showing another example of a display screen of a first display unit of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the user may select another portion of the display screen of the first display unit 100 and additionally output the selected portion to the second display unit 200. FIG.

2D is an exemplary view showing another example of a display screen of the second display unit of the portable electronic device according to the specific embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2D, a selection area by additional user input from the display screen of the first display unit 100 is sequentially accumulated in the second display unit 200 and output. That is, a specific selection area selected first by a user and a selection area by a subsequent user input are sequentially output to the second display section 200 from the display screen output through the first display section 100. If the sequentially selected selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit 200, a part of the selected area is displayed on the first page, and the remaining part of the selected area is displayed on the second page do. That is, when the selection area by the user input can not be outputted all in the display area of the second display part 200, the selection area is composed of a plurality of pages and displayed. In FIG. 2D, the first page of the display screen of the second display unit 200 is shown.

FIG. 2E is an exemplary diagram showing another example of a display screen of a second display unit of the portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2E, when the selection area by user input exceeds the display area of the second display part 200, a part of the selection area is displayed on the second page. When the sequentially selected selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit 200, the controller 400 displays the display screen output to the second display unit 200 in the memory unit 500 ). That is, the content of the plurality of display screens to be output to the second display unit 200 is stored in the memory unit 500. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, when the selection area is composed of a plurality of pages and output to the second display unit 200, the data for the plurality of pages is stored in the memory unit 500 .

Therefore, according to the portable electronic device according to the specific embodiment of the present invention, not only the area selected by the user among the display screens output through one display unit can be output through the other display unit, but also the plurality of selection areas are sequentially accumulated There is an advantage that it can be saved.

FIG. 3A is an exemplary diagram showing an example of a display screen of a second display unit of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3A, in the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention, among the display screens output to the first display unit 100, each selected area by user input is reduced, 200). The control unit 400 reduces the selected area of the display screen of the first display unit 100 and outputs the reduced area to the second display unit 200. This is because the size of the display screen display area is limited due to the characteristics of the portable electronic device, so that a plurality of selection areas selected by the user can not be displayed. Accordingly, when a specific selection region is selected by the user, the control section 400 reduces the selection region and outputs the reduced selection region to the second display section 200.

In addition, the controller 400 enlarges and outputs the selected area according to a user input for selecting one of the reduced selection areas. This is to solve the problem that the readability of the user is not good when the selection area is displayed in a reduced size. That is, the user can receive a plurality of reduced selection areas through the second display unit 200 by selecting a specific part of the display screen output through the first display unit 100, The specific display area can be enlarged and output to the second display unit 200 by selecting any one of the areas. 3A shows a state in which a plurality of reduced selection areas and an enlarged selection area corresponding to a user input are being output to the second display part 200. [

The control unit 400 outputs a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a web page including the selected region to the second display unit 200 together with the selected region. Here, the URL indicates a location of the information to obtain necessary information from servers providing various services. That is, the URL includes information on a service type, a domain name, and a file location provided on the web.

3B is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of the first display unit of the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3B, when the user selects one of the selection regions output from the second display unit 200, the control unit 400 displays a web page including a selection region corresponding to the user input To the first display unit (100). That is, the web page of the URL corresponding to the selected region is output to the first display unit 100 according to a user input for selecting any one of the selected regions output to the second display unit 200.

When the user selects any one of the plurality of selection regions output to the second display unit 200, the web page including the selection region is output to the first display unit 100, And to improve accessibility to information. That is, the user can easily and quickly receive the web page displayed before the specific selection area is selected using the selection area output from the second display part 200 through the first display part 100 will be. 3B illustrates a state in which a web page including a selection region corresponding to a user input is being output to the first display unit 100 among a plurality of reduced selection regions output through the second display unit 200. [

Therefore, according to the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention, a color image that can not be reproduced by the second display unit 200 composed of a black and white screen like an electronic paper device is reproduced through the first display unit 100 . In addition, the second display unit 200, which is capable of displaying only video signals having a relatively low frame rate, has an advantage that it can reproduce moving picture contents that can not be reproduced by the first display unit 100 to the user.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a display method of a portable electronic device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a portable electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, a display method of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention starts with a step of outputting a web page through a first display unit (S100). The portable electronic device includes a first display unit and a second display unit. Here, the first display unit may be a monostable display device, and the second display unit may be a bistable display device.

For example, the monostable display device includes a commonly used liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a plasma display panel (PDP) device, and the bistable display device includes an electronic paper . Particularly, the electronic paper is a bistable display in which an image is held as it is without an external signal input, and the power consumption is small.

In this case, the first display unit is configured to display a video signal having a higher frame rate than the second display unit. For example, the first display unit outputs a web page and multimedia contents, and the second display unit outputs an area or an electronic document selected by a user from a web page.

Next, a user input for selecting a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit is received (S200). At this time, the user can perform a user input using a touch screen or buttons provided on the front and side surfaces of the portable electronic device to select a specific portion of the display screen of the first display portion.

Subsequently, the selected area by the user input is sequentially accumulated and outputted to the second display unit (S120). Here, the accumulation and output of the selection areas sequentially means that the display area output from the first display unit is sequentially accumulated in the second display area from the first selection area selected by the user to the finally selected selection area And output.

Next, it is determined whether the accumulated selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit (S130). If the accumulated selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit, step 140 is performed. On the other hand, if the accumulated selection area does not exceed the display area of the second display unit, the display method of the portable electronic device according to the specific embodiment of the present invention ends.

If it is determined in operation 130 that the accumulated selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit, the display screen including the selected area is stored for each page in operation S140. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, when the selection area is composed of a plurality of pages and output to the second display unit, data for the plurality of pages is stored.

At this time, a part of the selection area is displayed on the first page, and the remaining part of the selection area is displayed on the second page. That is, when the selection area by the user input can not be output to the display area of the second display part, the selection area is composed of a plurality of pages and displayed. FIG. 2D shows a first page of the display screen of the second display unit, and FIG. 2E shows a second page of the display screen of the second display unit.

According to the display method of the portable electronic device according to the specific embodiment of the present invention, not only the area selected by the user among the display screens output through one display unit can be output through the other display unit, As shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display method of the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention starts with outputting a web page through the first display unit (S200).

Next, a user input for selecting a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit is received (S210). In this case, the user can perform a user input using a touch screen or a button provided on the front and side surfaces of the portable electronic device to select a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit.

Subsequently, each of the selection regions by the user input is reduced and output to the second display unit (S220). This is because the size of the display screen display area is limited due to the characteristics of the portable electronic device, so that a plurality of selection areas selected by the user can not be displayed. Accordingly, when a specific selection region is selected by the user, the selection region is reduced and output to the second display section.

Next, it is determined whether a user input for selecting any one of the selection regions has been received (S230). If the user input for selecting one of the selected regions is received, step 240 is performed. On the other hand, when the user input for selecting any one of the selection areas is not received, the display method of the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention ends.

If it is determined in operation 230 that a user input for selecting one of the selected areas is received, the selected area is enlarged and output to the second display unit in operation S240. This is to solve the problem that the readability of the user is not good when the selection area is displayed in a reduced size.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a portable electronic device, wherein a user selects a specific portion of a display screen output through the first display unit to receive a plurality of reduced selection areas through the second display unit And it is possible to enlarge a specific selection area by selecting any one of the plurality of reduced selection areas and output the enlarged selection area to the second display part.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, a display method of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention starts from a step of outputting a web page through a first display unit (S300).

Next, a user input for selecting a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit is received (S310).

Next, the selection region by the user input and the URL of the web page including the selection region are output together (S320). Here, the URL denotes a system for displaying the location of the information in order to obtain necessary information from servers providing various services. That is, the URL includes information on a service type, a domain name, and a file location provided on the web.

Next, it is determined whether a user input for one of the selection regions output to the second display unit has been received (S330). If the user input for one of the selection regions output to the second display unit is received, operation 340 is performed. On the other hand, if the user input for any one of the selection regions output to the second display unit is not received, the display method of the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention ends.

If it is determined in operation 330 that a user input for one of the selection areas output to the second display unit is received, the web page corresponding to the URL is output to the first display unit according to the user input (S340). When the user selects any one of the plurality of selection areas output to the second display unit, the web page including the selection area is output to the first display unit, thereby improving the accessibility to the information related to the selection area .

Therefore, according to the display method of the portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention, a user can be provided with a display screen composed of a selection area through a single display part, There is an advantage that a web page displayed before being selected can be easily and promptly provided.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but is capable of many modifications and variations within the scope of the appended claims. It is self-evident.

1 is a block diagram showing a portable electronic device constituting a specific embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of a first display unit of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2B is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of a second display unit of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

2C is an exemplary view showing another example of a display screen of a first display unit of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2D is an exemplary view showing another example of a display screen of a second display unit of the portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2E is an exemplary view showing another example of a display screen of the second display unit of the portable electronic device according to the specific embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3A is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of a second display unit of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3B is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of a first display unit of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a display method of a portable electronic device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention in detail. FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a display method of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail.

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100: first display section 120: first controller

200: second display section 220: second controller

300: communication unit 400:

500: memory unit

Claims (18)

A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for internet connection; A first display section composed of a monostable display element; A second display section composed of a bistable display element; A first controller and a second controller for transmitting video signals to the first display unit and the second display unit, respectively; And And a control unit sequentially accumulating the selected display area of the first display unit from the first to the last selected area to the second display unit; Wherein the control unit reduces the selection area of each user and outputs the reduced selection area to the second display unit. The method according to claim 1, Wherein, And outputs a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a web page including the selected region together with the selected region to the second display unit. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein, And outputs the web page corresponding to the URL to the first display unit according to a user input for selecting any one of the selection regions output to the second display unit. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein, And enlarges and outputs the selected area according to a user input for selecting any one of the reduced and outputted selected areas. The method according to claim 1, In the portable electronic device, And a memory unit for storing a display screen output to the second display unit, Wherein, And stores the display screen configured by the selected area in the memory unit for each page when the sequentially selected selection area exceeds the display area of the second display unit. The method according to claim 1, The first display unit displays, And outputting a video signal having a higher frame rate than that of the second display unit. The method according to claim 1, The first display unit and the second display unit may include: Wherein the portable electronic device is formed on a front surface and a rear surface of the main body of the portable electronic device, respectively. The method according to claim 1, In the bistable display device, Wherein the electronic paper is a display device. (a) outputting a web page through a first display unit composed of a monostable display element; (b) receiving a user input for selecting a specific portion of the display screen of the first display unit; (c) generating a video signal for successively accumulating and outputting a selected area selected by the user input from a first selected area to a finally selected area; And (d) outputting the generated video signal through a second display section composed of a bistable display element; Wherein the step (c) is performed by generating a video signal for reducing each selected area by the user input and outputting the selected area to the second display unit. 11. The method of claim 10, The step (c) And generating a video signal for outputting a URL of a web page including the selection region together with the selection region. 12. The method of claim 11, The display method of the portable electronic device includes: (e1) receiving a user input for any one of the selection regions output to the second display unit; (f1) outputting, to the first display unit, a web page corresponding to the URL according to the user input. delete 11. The method of claim 10, The display method of the portable electronic device includes: (e2) receiving a user input for selecting any of the reduced selection regions; (f2) enlarging a selected area according to the user input and outputting the enlarged selection area. 11. The method of claim 10, The display method of the portable electronic device includes: (e3) comparing the sequentially accumulated selected area with the display area of the second display part; (f3) when the selection area exceeds the display area, storing the display screen configured by the selection area on a page-by-page basis. 11. The method of claim 10, The first display unit displays, And outputting a video signal having a higher frame rate than that of the second display unit. 11. The method of claim 10, The first display unit and the second display unit may include: Wherein the portable electronic device is formed on a front surface and a rear surface of the main body of the portable electronic device, respectively. 11. The method of claim 10, In the bistable display device, And the electronic paper is a display element.

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