KR101589216B1 - Mobile communication terminal and control method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof. The technical task to resolve is to enable immediate connection of a call by a touch of a user while the screen of a mobile communication terminal is locked or turned off. To this end, the mobile communication terminal disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention includes: a touch screen; a touch sensing unit which senses touch information on a certain area of the touch screen; and a control unit in which an automatic call application is installed, which runs the automatic call application if the touch is sensed, which extracts contact information corresponding to the touch information, and which connects a call to the extracted contact information.

Description

[0001] MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME [0002]

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. 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.

In recent years, many mobile terminals equipped with a touch screen have been widely used. In such a mobile terminal, when a lock such as a number or a pattern is set on a touch screen, a password or a pattern must be known to open a screen to perform a desired function It is inconvenient for a user who needs to use the function quickly.

Open Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0114779 'Mobile terminal and control method thereof' Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0606017 " Mobile communication terminal capable of making a call in a locked state and method "

One embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal capable of instantly connecting a telephone by touch information inputted by a user in a locked or off state of a screen of the mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof.

A mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen; A touch sensing unit for sensing touch information input on a predetermined area of the touch screen; And an automatic telephone application, and when the touch information is sensed, executing the automatic telephone application to extract contact information corresponding to the touch information, and connecting a telephone call to the extracted contact information have.

The touch screen may be in a locked state or a screen-off state.

The touch information may include any one of touch frequency information, touch pattern information, and touch location information.

The touch frequency information may be set to time interval information between touches.

If the touch frequency information is once, the type of the contact information may be set differently according to the touch time information.

The pattern information may include direction information and bend information of the touch pattern, and the controller may set different contact information according to the direction information or the bend information of the touch pattern.

The touch sensing unit may sense touch information input on at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen.

The controller may set different contact information according to the position of at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen.

The control unit may calculate the intimacy based on the call information and set different contact information according to the calculated intimacy at a position of at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, the method including: a first step of installing an automatic phone application in a mobile communication terminal; A second step of setting touch information corresponding to a plurality of contact information stored in the mobile communication terminal by executing the automatic telephone application; A third step of inputting touch information on the touch screen when the touch screen of the mobile communication terminal is in a locked state or a screen off state; And a fourth step of extracting contact information corresponding to the touch information and connecting a telephone call to the extracted contact information.

The mobile communication terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can prevent the touch information input by the user from being displayed on a screen capable of detecting touch information even when the screen of the mobile communication terminal is locked or turned off, So that the call can be connected to the other party immediately.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can improve convenience for a user by quickly connecting a desired phone call to a user even when the screen of the mobile communication terminal is locked or turned off.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a telephone call using touch frequency information.
3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a telephone call using touch pattern information.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a telephone call using touch location information.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the term "part" or the like described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

The mobile communication terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, or the like, except when it is applicable only to a mobile communication terminal.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a telephone call using touch frequency information, 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a phone call using touch pattern information, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 connects a phone call using touch location information FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen 151, a touch sensing unit 140, and a controller 180. The mobile communication terminal 10 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170 And a power supply unit 190 and the like. However, the components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that the mobile communication terminal 10 having more or fewer components may be implemented.

The touch screen 151 is a device capable of touch input by a user and displaying information processed in the mobile communication terminal 10 and includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a 3D display, and a TOLED (Transparent OLED) . For example, the touch screen 151 displays a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to a call when the mobile communication terminal 10 is in a call mode, And displays the captured or / and received image or UI and GUI.

The touch sensing unit 140 senses touch information input on a predetermined area of the touch screen 151. When the touch screen 151 is turned off or locked, The touch information of the user can be detected.

The touch sensing unit 140 may include a touch screen 151 and a touch sensor (not shown) for sensing a touch operation. The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the touch screen 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the touch screen 151 into an electrical input signal. In addition, 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 of the user to the touch sensor, a corresponding signal is transmitted to the control unit 180, and the control unit 180 transmits the corresponding data to the output unit 150. Accordingly, the controller 180 can know which area of the touch screen 151 is touched or the like.

Meanwhile, the touch sensor may have a shape of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the kind of the touch sensor.

The touch information may include any one of touch frequency information, touch pattern information, and touch location information.

The control unit 180 controls the operation of each component constituting the mobile communication terminal 10. When the touch information is sensed, the control unit 180 executes the automatic phone application to extract contact information corresponding to the touch information, You can connect a phone call to the contact information.

Hereinafter, examples in which a telephone call is connected by the touch information will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a touch frequency as touch information after an automatic phone application is executed by a user, and stores contact information stored in the memory 160 The desired contact information is set to be linked with the touch frequency. Then, when the user touches a part of the area of the touch screen 151 once when the touch screen 151 is turned off or automatically locked, the contact information linked with the touch number once is extracted from the memory 160, You can automatically connect your phone to your contacts.

In addition, the touch frequency information may be set to time interval information between touches. That is, when the inter-touch interval information is set to 2 seconds, if the user touches the second touch after 2 seconds elapses from the first touch, the controller 180 determines the number of touches to be 1, Extracts the contact information from the memory 160, and automatically connects the call to the contact.

In addition, if the touch count information is once, the type of the contact information may be set differently according to the touch time information. That is, when the user sets the touch time information to 1 second, 3 seconds, and 5 seconds, and sets the touch time information to interlock with desired contact information every 1 second, 3 seconds, and 5 seconds, If the user touches continuously for a time between seconds and 5 seconds, the contact information linked to the time information of 3 seconds can be extracted from the memory 160 and the telephone can be automatically connected to the contact.

3, after the automatic phone application is executed by the user, the mobile communication terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a touch pattern as touch information, Set the desired contact information of the information to be linked with the touch pattern. Then, when the user inputs a pattern having two bent points on a partial area of the touch screen 151 (for example, a lower area of the touch screen 151) when the touch screen is turned off or automatically locked, It is possible to extract the contact information linked to the middle bending twice from the memory 180 and automatically connect the telephone to the contact.

At this time, the pattern information includes direction information and bend information of the touch pattern, and the controller 180 may set different contact information according to the direction information or the bend information of the touch pattern. For example, when the mobile communication terminal 10 is dragged from one position to another position of a specific pattern or touch screen in a screen off or locked state, the mobile communication terminal 10 can immediately establish a call connection with the other party of preset contact information.

4, the mobile communication terminal 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention selects a touch position as touch information after an automatic phone application is executed by a user, Set the touch information to be linked with the desired contact information. Then, when the user touches a part of the area of the touch screen 151 (for example, the left area of the lower area of the touch screen 151) when the touch screen 151 is turned off or automatically locked, It is possible to automatically extract the contact information linked to the lower left side, i.e., the lower right region, from the memory 180 and automatically connect the call to the contact.

At this time, the touch sensing unit 140 may sense touch information input on at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen 151. [ Accordingly, the controller 180 can set different contact information according to the position of at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen 151. [

On the other hand, the controller 180 calculates the intimacy based on the call information, sets different contact information according to the calculated intimacy at the position of at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen 151 . At this time, the intimacy is a value obtained by automatically or manually digitizing the other party that the user of the present mobile communication terminal 10 has recently connected for a certain period of time (for example, one month) or the friendly partner whom the user has directly selected. Accordingly, the user inputs touch information (i.e., position information) on a predetermined area on the touch screen 151 partitioned on the basis of the intimacy, extracts contact information linked to the touch information from the memory 180, You can automatically connect your phone to your contacts.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one configuration that enables wireless communication between the mobile communication terminal 10 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile communication terminal 10 and the network in which the mobile communication terminal 10 is located have. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving unit 111, a mobile communication unit 112, a wireless Internet unit 113, a local communication unit 114, and a location information unit 115.

The broadcast receiver 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server (not shown) 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-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiver 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication unit 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 wireless Internet unit 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the mobile communication terminal 10 or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as the wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication unit 114 is 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 unit 115 is a device for acquiring the position of the mobile communication terminal 10, and a representative example thereof is a GPS (Global Position System) device.

The 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 an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the touch screen 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 by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like and processes it as electrical voice data. At this time, the processed voice data may be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication unit 112 and output when the voice data is in the call mode. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal 10 by the user. 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 output unit 150 generates an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 150 may include a touch screen 151, an audio output unit 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The audio output unit 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 tones, message reception tones, etc.) performed in the mobile communication terminal 10. 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 communication terminal 10. Examples of events generated in the mobile communication terminal 10 include a call signal reception, a message reception, a key signal input, a touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the touch screen 151 or the audio output unit 152 so that the touch screen 151 and the audio output unit 152 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153 .

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180, an automatic telephone connection application, and contact information, and may store input / output data (e.g., phone book, message, ) May be temporarily stored. The memory 160 may store data on various types of touch information output upon touch input on the touch screen 151. 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) (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) A magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 10 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 communication terminal 10. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile communication terminal 10 or allows data in the mobile communication terminal 10 to be transmitted to an external device . For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The controller 180 may perform a touch information recognition process that can recognize the input of touch information performed on the touch screen 151 as contact information.

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

A control method of the mobile communication terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a control method of the mobile communication terminal 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5, a method of controlling the mobile communication terminal 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a first step (S10) of installing an automatic telephone application in the mobile communication terminal 10, A second step S20 of setting touch information corresponding to a plurality of pieces of contact information stored in the mobile communication terminal 10 by the touch screen 151 of the mobile communication terminal 10, S30), a third step (S40) of inputting touch information on the touch screen 151, and a step of extracting contact information corresponding to the touch information (S50) and connecting a telephone call to the extracted contact information Step 4 (S60).

The mobile communication terminal 10 and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are capable of detecting touch information even when the screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 is locked or turned off, The call can be connected to the other party who wants to make a call immediately by the touch information input by the user. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can improve the convenience of the user by quickly connecting a telephone call desired by a user even when the screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 is locked or turned off.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be applied to a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

10: mobile communication terminal 110:
120: A / V input unit 130: user input unit
140: touch sensing unit 150: output unit
151: touch screen 160: memory
170: interface unit 180: control unit
190: Power supply

Claims (10)

touch screen;
A touch sensing unit for sensing touch information input on a predetermined area of the touch screen; And
And a controller for executing the automatic telephone application when the automatic telephone application is installed and detecting the touch information, extracting contact information corresponding to the touch information, and connecting a telephone call to the extracted contact information,
The touch screen is in a screen-off state,
Wherein the touch information includes one of touch frequency information, touch pattern information, and touch location information,
The touch-time information is set to the inter-touch time interval information,
If the touch count information is once, the type of contact information is set differently according to the time interval information between touches,
Wherein the touch sensing unit senses touch information input on at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen,
Wherein the control unit calculates an intimacy based on the call information and sets different contact information according to the calculated intimacy at a position of at least one area partitioned on one side of the entire area of the touch screen,
Wherein the intimacy is a value obtained by automatically or manually digitizing a counterpart or a user directly selected by the user within a predetermined period of time.
delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pattern information includes direction information and bend information of a touch pattern, and the controller sets different contact information according to direction information or bend information of the touch pattern.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller sets different contact information according to a position of at least one area partitioned at one side of the entire area of the touch screen.
delete A control method using the mobile communication terminal according to any one of claims 1, 6, and 8,
A first step of installing an automatic telephone application in the mobile communication terminal;
A second step of setting touch information corresponding to a plurality of contact information stored in the mobile communication terminal by executing the automatic telephone application;
A third step of inputting touch information on the touch screen when the touch screen of the mobile communication terminal is in a screen off state; And
And a fourth step of extracting contact information corresponding to the touch information and connecting a telephone call to the extracted contact information.

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