KR101592033B1 - Mobile device and method for dividing screen thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a screen division method thereof. According to the present invention, the display area of the mobile terminal can be divided into a plurality of areas to improve the efficiency of the display area. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a convenient user interface for switching a running menu to another menu by simply displaying a divided line without moving through a complicated menu search and moving to a specific position.

Mobile terminal, screen division, division line, scroll

Description

[0001] MOBILE DEVICE AND DIVIDING SCREEN THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a screen division method thereof.

Recently, a mobile terminal has a full touch screen instead of a conventional keypad to receive an operation command from a user.

A user manipulates the mobile terminal using a gesture such as a touch or a drag through the pull-touch screen.

However, the user interface provided by the conventional mobile terminal is very limited. As a result, the user has difficulty in checking the image through the mobile terminal or reproducing the media such as movies and music.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method of dividing the screen by dividing a display area of a mobile terminal by displaying a divided line in a predetermined area of the display part, thereby improving the efficiency of the display area.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of adjusting the size of divided display areas by moving the dividing line according to a user's gesture, and a method of dividing the screen.

The present invention aims to provide a mobile terminal and a screen dividing method thereof that can easily and easily switch a running application by mapping execution commands of different applications to a plurality of points in a display area and moving the dividing line do.

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen unit for displaying an execution screen of a predetermined content and detecting a user gesture to be dragged in a predetermined direction by touching one point of the display area; And displaying a divided screen in which the display area is divided in response to the user gesture, displaying the execution screen in a first display area based on the divided line, and displaying a plurality of contents including the contents in a second display area, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the content list.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of dividing a screen displayed on a touch screen unit of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying an execution screen of a predetermined content; Detecting a user gesture to be dragged in a predetermined direction by touching one point of the display area; Displaying a split line that divides the display area in response to the user gesture; And displaying the execution screen on the first display area based on the divided line and displaying a content list including a plurality of contents including the content on the second display area.

According to the present invention, the display area of the mobile terminal can be divided into a plurality of areas to improve the efficiency of the display area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a convenient user interface for switching a running menu to another menu by simply displaying a divided line without moving through a complicated menu search and moving to a specific position.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

1, a mobile terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit 11 for displaying an execution screen of a predetermined content, a split input unit for dividing a display area of the display unit 11, And a dividing line dividing the display area in response to the division input, displaying the execution screen in the first display area on the basis of the division line, And a controller 13 for controlling to display a content list composed of a plurality of contents including the contents in a second display area.

The display unit 11 displays an execution screen on which predetermined contents are executed and output.

According to an embodiment, the execution screen may be an execution screen of an image viewer application that displays an image when the content is an image, and an execution screen of a media playback application that plays media if the content is media such as a movie or music.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 11 of the mobile terminal 10 displays an execution screen output by executing a predetermined application, for example, an image viewer application, for example, a screen Can be output.

As described above, if the executed application is a media playback application, the execution screen displayed on the display unit 11 may be a screen of the player playing the media, but the type of the application is not limited thereto.

The user input unit 12 receives a division input for dividing a display area of the display unit 11 from a user.

The user input unit 12 may be a touch screen having a touch screen pad mounted on the display unit 11.

In this case, the split input received from the user by the user input unit 12 may be a gesture that touches one point of the touch screen and drags in a predetermined direction.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, if the user input unit 12 is a touch screen, the touch screen may include a drag gesture in which a user touches one point of the touch screen and drags the touch screen in a predetermined direction, And the control unit 13 can recognize the detected drag gesture as a division input for dividing the display area 21.

The control unit 13 controls the display unit 21 to display the split line 22 dividing the display area 21 in response to the received split input.

As a result of being displayed on the dividing line 22 on the display unit, the display area 21 of the display unit 11 is divided into two areas. In the present invention, .

The control unit 13 displays an execution screen of the running content in the first display area on the basis of the divided line and controls to display a content list composed of a plurality of contents including the content in the second display area .

That is, the display area 21 of the mobile terminal 10 is divided into two display areas by the division input of the user, and each display area displays different screens.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating operations of the mobile terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the display unit 11 divides the display area 21 into a first display area 211 and a second display area 212 in response to a user's division input shown in FIG. The dividing line 22 can be displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dividing line passes through the touch point of the user and can be displayed in a direction parallel to the drag direction of the user.

In other words, the dividing line 22 can be displayed so that the user passes through the touch point of the user and is parallel to the drag direction of the user, based on the touch and drag gestures input to the touch screen for the split input, have.

As a result, the user can divide the display area 21 into a desired size by inputting the division input as shown in Fig. 3 on the touch screen.

The divided display areas 211 and 212 display different screens. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 13 displays a list of contents in one display area of two divided display areas 211 and 212 And to output the content included in the list of contents to another display area.

4, the split line 22 divides the display area into two display areas, a first display area 211 and a second display area 212, and the control part 13 may output predetermined content, i.e., 'image 1', in the first display area 211 and display a list of contents to be output in the second display area 212.

According to an embodiment, the list of contents may be composed of a thumbnail image of contents, but the list of contents may be composed of a list of titles of contents.

In this way, the user can use the display area of the mobile terminal 10 by dividing the input data by a simple division input as shown in FIG. 3, and as a result, the utility of the mobile terminal 10 can be increased.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the user touches one point of the touch screen by dragging in the vertical direction as a split input. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can touch one point of the touch screen and drag have.

That is, there is no limitation on the drag direction for the division input, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, the drag direction may be a direction parallel to the first axis on the display area 21 or a direction perpendicular to the first axis It may be a direction parallel to the two axes.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a user may touch a point on the touch screen to input a drag gesture in the horizontal direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, Can be displayed in the lateral direction beyond the touch point.

4, the dividing line 22 divides the display area into two areas, a first display area 211 and a second display area 212, and each display area has a different screen Can be displayed.

In FIG. 6, a predetermined content is output to the first display area 211, and a list of contents to be output to the first display area 211 is displayed as a thumbnail image in the second display area 212.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dividing line 22 may move to another point of the display unit 11. [

In detail, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user input unit 12 receives from the user a movement input for moving the dividing line 22 to another point on the display unit, (22) is displayed at the different point.

According to an embodiment, the movement input may be a user gesture that touches the split line 22 displayed on the touch screen to drag and drop to another point.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the user input unit 12 detects a user gesture that touches the dividing line 22 to drag and drop to another point on the display unit 11, 22 to another point.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 13 may be configured to display an execution screen displayed in the first display area 211 and a display screen displayed in the second display area 212 in accordance with movement of the dividing line 22 You can adjust the size of other run screens.

For example, when the dividing line 22 shown in FIG. 4 is moved as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 13 sets the output screen size of the image 1 displayed in the first display area 211 shown in FIG. The size of the image list displayed in the second display area 212 shown in FIG. 4 may be enlarged to the size shown in FIG.

8, the area occupied by the first display area 211 may be reduced as the dividing line 22 is moved, and the number of thumbnail images displayed in the second display area 212 may be reduced .

Likewise, as shown in FIG. 6, the split line 22 displayed in the horizontal direction may also be moved to another point through the movement input of the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the dividing line 22 is displayed in the horizontal direction to divide the display area 21 up and down, and the first display area 211 is divided into ' And the second display area 212 can display an operation button for operating the player.

10, when the user touches the dividing line 22 to drag and drop it to another point on the display unit 11, the dividing line 22 is moved to the dragged and dropped point Can be moved and displayed.

11, the screen size of 'image 1' displayed in the first display area 211 can be reduced. In contrast, the second display area 212 can display the first display area 211 May be displayed as a thumbnail image.

According to an embodiment, the list of images may be a list of titles of images other than a thumbnail image.

In this way, the user can move the dividing line 22 on the display unit 11 to adjust the sizes of the first display area 211 and the second display area 212 formed by the dividing line 22 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 13 may map different menus to a plurality of points in the display area. When the division line 22 is moved to another point in the display area by the movement input of the user, the control unit 13 controls the movement of the division line 22, .

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 13 may map different menus to a plurality of points in the display area 21.

12, a menu for the text message service is mapped to the left end 31 of the display area 21, a menu for the image viewer is mapped at the midpoint point 32, A menu for music playback is mapped to the right midpoint 34 and a menu for a call is mapped to the right end 35. [

The control unit 13 can execute a menu mapped to the corresponding point when the split line 22 moves to the point where the execution command of the application is mapped.

For example, as shown in Fig. 13, when the division line 22 is displayed at the midpoint point 32 and the currently executing menu is a menu for the image viewer, the user input unit 12 displays the division line 14, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the division line 22 is shifted to the right halfway point 34, 34, which is a menu mapped to the music playback menu.

That is, as the dividing line 22 moves from one point to another point within the display area, the menu executed before the moving can be switched to another menu mapped to the point where the dividing line 22 is moved, 14, the controller 13 moves the right-to-left point 34 from the menu for the image viewer executed before the movement as the dividing line 22 moves from the left mid-point point 32 to the right mid point point 34 To the menu for music playback mapped to the music playback menu.

13 and 14, the dividing line 22 is moved to the right midpoint 34 to execute a menu for music reproduction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, The control unit 13 can move to other points 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 in the display area 21 according to the input, The mapped menu can be executed.

Thus, the user can move the displayed split line 22 to another point in the display area without having to go through a complex interface that navigates away from the current menu and navigates to another menu to switch the currently running menu to another menu The desired menu can be executed.

12, a menu is mapped to only five points in the display area 21, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The controller 13 may map execution commands of different menus to a plurality of points in the display area 21 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can scroll the execution screen of the execution screen displayed in the display area using the dividing line 22. [

Specifically, the touch screen, which is the user input unit 12, detects a user gesture to be dragged along the division line 22, and the control unit 13 displays the user gesture in the first display area 211 in response to the user gesture Or the screen displayed in the second display area 212 can be scrolled.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a user may input a gesture to drag along the displayed split line 22, and the touch screen may detect the drag gesture.

Then, the control unit 13 displays the execution screen displayed in the first display area 211, i.e., the output screen of 'image 1' or the second display area 212 in response to the detected drag gesture You can scroll through a list of thumbnails of other screens, that is, images.

The mobile terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a motion sensor unit 14 for detecting a tilting state of the mobile terminal 10, A screen to be scrolled among the execution screen and the other execution screen can be determined.

According to an embodiment, the motion sensor unit 14 may include an acceleration sensor, an inertial sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and the like.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the user tilts the mobile terminal 10 to the right, the motion sensor unit 14 detects a state in which the mobile terminal 10 is tilted to the right do.

Then, the detected right tilting state is transmitted to the controller 13, and the controller 13 displays an execution screen displayed in the first display area 211 and a screen displayed in the second display area 212 The first display area 211 located on the right side of the first display area 211 may be scrolled.

That is, the control unit 13 can determine an execution screen to be scrolled among the two execution screens 211 and 212 based on the tilting state of the mobile terminal 10 detected by the motion sensor unit 14.

As a result, the user can scroll the desired display area by dragging the dividing line 22 while tilting the mobile terminal 10 in a predetermined direction.

In FIG. 16, when the user scrolls the right screen 211 by tilting the mobile terminal 10 to the right, if the user slants the mobile terminal 10 to the left and drags the dividing line 22, Can be scrolled.

According to the embodiment, when the user tilts the mobile terminal 10 to the right side in contrary to the tilting direction, the screen 212 on the left side scrolls, and when the user tilts to the left side, the screen 211 on the right side may be scrolled.

Accordingly, the user can selectively scroll the two execution screens by dragging one division line 22. [

16, the mobile terminal 10 is tilted on the display plane, but according to an embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 may be tilted about an axis of rotation located on the display plane.

That is, although the rotation axis of the mobile terminal 10 is perpendicular to the display plane in FIG. 16, according to the embodiment, the rotation axis of the mobile terminal 10 may be positioned on the display plane as shown in FIG.

Accordingly, the user can tilt the mobile terminal 10 in the direction of the ground, and the motion sensor unit 14 can detect the tilting direction of the mobile terminal 10 and transmit the tilting direction to the controller 13.

17, the mobile terminal 10 is tilted counterclockwise about a rotation axis, and the motion sensor unit 14 detects tilting in a counterclockwise direction.

Then, the control unit 13 displays a screen to be scrolled among the execution screens displayed in the first display area 211 or the other execution screens displayed in the second display area 212 based on the detected tilting status .

17, when the mobile terminal 10 is tilted counterclockwise, the controller 13 controls the right screen 211 of the two screens 211 and 212 to be scrolled .

Similarly, when the user tilts the mobile terminal 10 in the clockwise direction, the controller 13 can control the left screen 212 of the two screens 211 and 212 to scroll.

According to the embodiment, when the mobile terminal 10 is tilted in the counterclockwise direction as opposed to the tilting direction described above, the control unit 13 can control the screen 212 on the left side of the two screens to scroll, The screen 211 on the right side may be scrolled.

18 is a flowchart illustrating a screen division method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S91, an execution screen of a predetermined content is displayed. That is, the display unit 11 displays an execution screen of a predetermined content to be executed by the mobile terminal 10.

Step S92 receives a division input for dividing the display area 21 of the display unit 11 from the user. That is, the user input unit 12 receives a division input for dividing the display area 21 of the display area 21 into a plurality of display areas 211 and 212 from the user.

According to an embodiment, the split input may be a gesture that touches one point of the touch screen and drags in a predetermined direction.

According to the embodiment, the predetermined direction, i.e., the drag direction, may be a direction parallel to the first axis on the display area 21, or a direction parallel to the second axis orthogonal to the first axis.

Step S93 displays the division line 22 dividing the display area 21 in response to the division input. That is, the display unit 11 displays the split line 22 in response to the split input.

According to an embodiment, the split line 22 passes through the touch point of the user on the touch screen and may be displayed in a direction parallel to the drag direction of the user.

In step S94, the execution screen of the application is displayed in the first display area 211 on the basis of the dividing line 22, and the content of the content including the content is displayed in the second display area 212. [ A list can be displayed.

Step S95 may receive a movement input from the user to move the dividing line 22 to another point in the display area 21. [ That is, the user input unit 12 receives a movement input from the user to move the dividing line 22 to another point.

In response to the division input, the division line 22 is moved to the other point and displayed.

In step S96, the sizes of the first display area and the second display area are adjusted according to the movement of the dividing line 22. [

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an execution command of a different menu is mapped to a plurality of points in the display area 21, and the control unit 13 controls the display unit 21, Menu can be executed.

That is, the control unit 13 detects a point where the dividing line 22 is moved, and can execute a menu mapped to the corresponding point according to the detected moving point.

Step S97 detects the gesture of the user dragging along the dividing line 22. [

That is, the user input unit 12 detects a drag gesture of a user dragging along the dividing line 22. [

According to the embodiment, the motion sensor unit 14 mounted on the mobile terminal 10 can detect the tilting state of the mobile terminal 10.

Then, based on the detected tilting state, it is possible to determine a screen to be scrolled among the two display areas 211 and 212.

For example, as in step S98, the controller 13 determines whether the mobile terminal 10 has been tilted to the first display area 211. If the mobile terminal 10 is tilted to the first display area 211, If tilted, the control unit 13 can scroll the screen displayed in the first display area as in step S99.

Conversely, when the mobile terminal 10 is tilted to the second display area 212, the controller 13 can scroll the screen displayed in the second display area 212 as in step S100.

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

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal described in this specification may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) have.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. 19 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast-related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally.

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 the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. One example is the GPS (Global Position System) module. The GPS module receives position information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the location information may include coordinate information indicated by latitude and longitude. For example, the GPS module can accurately calculate the current location according to the triangulation method by measuring the precise time and distance from three or more satellites and measuring three different distances. A method of obtaining distance and time information from three satellites and correcting the error by one satellite may be used. In particular, the GPS module can acquire latitude, longitude and altitude as well as three-dimensional velocity information and accurate time from the position information received from the satellite.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151, which will be described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

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

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the image capturing mode, the captured image and / or the received image or UI and GUI are displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display unit 13 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display unit 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). In addition, there may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown) at the same time.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, and inputting a key signal. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When the call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, .

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for storing the memory 150 on the Internet.

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

The 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 computer-readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

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

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

While the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications may be made to the embodiments described above. The scope of the present invention is defined only by the interpretation of the appended claims.

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

FIGS. 2 to 6 are diagrams for explaining generation of a dividing line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 7 to 14 are illustrations for explaining the movement of the dividing line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 to 17 are diagrams for explaining screen scrolling using split lines according to an embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a flowchart illustrating a screen division method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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A touch screen unit for displaying an execution screen of the first application and detecting a first user gesture for dragging a point in the display area in a predetermined direction; And Wherein the first display area displays the split screen in which the display area is divided in response to the first user gesture, the execution screen is displayed in the first display area based on the split screen, and the second display area is provided through the first application And a control unit for controlling the touch screen unit to display a plurality of contents, Wherein, Mapping execution instructions of each of a plurality of applications to each of a plurality of points in the display area, Executing a second application mapped to the one point in response to a second user gesture that moves the split line to one of the plurality of points, And controls the touch screen unit to display an execution screen of the first application by switching to an execution screen of the second application. The method according to claim 1, Wherein each of the plurality of contents is content located in the same directory as contents included in the execution screen displayed in the first display area. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit controls the touch screen unit to display the selected content on the execution screen displayed in the first display area when any one of the plurality of contents is selected. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the predetermined direction is a direction parallel to a first axis on the display area or a direction parallel to a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the dividing line passes through the one point and is displayed in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the controller adjusts sizes of the first display area and the second display area according to movement of the divided line. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the touch screen unit detects a drag gesture to drag along the split line, Wherein the controller scrolls the first display area or the second display area in response to the drag gesture. 10. The method of claim 9, Further comprising a motion sensor unit for detecting a tilting state of the mobile terminal, Wherein the controller selectively scrolls any one of the first display area and the second display area based on the detected tilting state. A method of dividing a screen displayed on a touch screen unit of a mobile terminal, Displaying an execution screen of the first application; Detecting a first user gesture that touches one point of the display area and drags in a predetermined direction; Displaying a split line that divides the display area in response to the first user gesture; Displaying the execution screen in a first display area based on the divided line and displaying a plurality of contents provided in the first application in a second display area; Mapping different application execution commands to each of a plurality of points within the display area; Executing a second application mapped to the one point in response to a second user gesture that moves the split line to one of the plurality of points; And And switching the execution screen of the first application to the execution screen of the second application and displaying the execution screen. 12. The method of claim 11, Wherein each of the plurality of contents is content located in the same directory as contents included in the execution screen displayed in the first display area. 12. The method of claim 11, Receiving an input from a user to select any one of the plurality of contents; And And displaying the selected content on the execution screen displayed in the first display area. 12. The method of claim 11, Wherein the predetermined direction is a direction parallel to a first axis on the display area or a direction parallel to a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The method according to claim 11, And displaying the divided line in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction passing through the one point. delete 12. The method of claim 11, And adjusting a size of the first display area and a size of the second display area according to movement of the divided line. delete 12. The method of claim 11, Detecting a drag gesture for dragging along the dividing line; And Scrolling the first display area or the second display area in response to the drag gesture; Further comprising the steps of: 20. The method of claim 19, Detecting a tilting state of the mobile terminal; And Selectively scrolling either the first display area or the second display area based on the detected tilting state; Further comprising the steps of:

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