KR101595618B1 - An terminal appratus, a method for operating it and a server apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: operating a first application in the foreground and a second application in the background; Displaying a first graphical user interface in a first area corresponding to the first application; Operating the second application identified in the received event in the foreground while maintaining a foreground operation of the first application upon receiving an event from the server; Displaying a second graphical user interface in a second area corresponding to the second application; And controlling the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface according to a user input.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal, a method of operating the same, and a server apparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal, an operation method thereof, and a server device, and more particularly, to a terminal, an operation method thereof, and a server device capable of improving operation performance and efficiency of content provisioning.

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. .

Accordingly, the content used by such a terminal is actively provided, and the user can access various contents such as advertisement contents and product contents through software or application installed in the terminal.

Particularly, in an advertisement content, generally, an advertisement content provider operates an advertisement server for producing and managing advertisement contents, and provides advertisement contents by transmitting data for reproducing the advertisement contents in the terminal.

In general, a terminal displays advertisement contents at specific time points based on advertisement contents received from the advertisement server, event information for reproducing the contents, or user input.

For example, in order to effectively provide advertisement contents to more consumers, the advertisement content providers try to provide the advertisement contents through the terminal of the consumer and provide the advertisement contents to be provided through the banner of the application executed in the terminal , Or through a mobile web browser. The presentation time of the advertisement content and the provided content are identified by an event transmitted from the advertisement server.

In order to realize this, current developers use a scheme in which, when a terminal receives an event from an advertisement server, the currently running application is switched to a background area and the application corresponding to the advertisement content is executed and moved to the foreground area .

However, such a method of providing the advertisement contents has a problem that the user interrupts the application currently being used. Particularly, at the point of time when the advertisement contents are popped up, the input to the application currently being executed is restricted, so that the user who uses the advertisement contents may suffer from inconvenience.

In order to solve this problem, current developers control the notification bar at the top of the terminal screen to perform reception of advertisement contents or notify pop-ups when the user is executing another application, It also uses a method of providing. However, in such a case, the user can delete or terminate the notification, thereby limiting the distribution of the advertisement contents intended by the advertisement provider.

Particularly, in the case of the advertisement content of the reward-accumulation type which is being introduced recently, in order to view the advertisement content and accumulate the reward, the user must temporarily stop the current application, move it to the end or move it in the background. There is a problem that it is impossible to accumulate the money.

An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal, an operation method thereof, and a server apparatus capable of improving the convenience of providing information about advertisement contents.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a terminal, an operation method thereof, and a server device that can provide advertisement contents without affecting a currently used application by a user.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a terminal, a method of operating the same, and a server apparatus that allow a user to simultaneously control an application currently being used and advertisement contents.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a terminal capable of providing effective advertisement contents by using functions of a terminal, an operation method thereof, and a server device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a terminal, the method comprising: operating a first application in the foreground and a second application in the background; Displaying a first graphical user interface in a first area corresponding to the first application; Operating the second application identified in the received event in the foreground while maintaining a foreground operation of the first application upon receiving an event from the server; Displaying a second graphical user interface in a second area corresponding to the second application; And controlling the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface according to a user input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal for providing services by executing an application, the terminal comprising: a user input unit; A memory for storing a plurality of applications; A control unit for executing the plurality of applications, operating a first one of the plurality of applications in the foreground, and operating the second application in the background; A display unit for displaying the first graphic user interface in the first area corresponding to the first application; And a communication unit for receiving an event from the server, wherein the control unit operates the second application identified in the received event while maintaining the foreground operation of the first application in the foreground, And displays the second graphic user interface in the second area through the display unit and controls the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface based on a user input through the user input unit.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, content can be effectively provided using the function control of the terminal.

Particularly, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by activating the second application identified from the received event while maintaining the activation of the first application, the user can simultaneously provide other contents without affecting the currently used application , The convenience of providing information can be improved.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the second application can be executed in the foreground even when the first application is running in the foreground, so that other contents can be controlled without affecting user input and control for the currently running application can do.

Accordingly, there is an effect that the display and control of the application currently being used by the user and the advertisement contents can be simultaneously performed.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a schematic view of an entire system including a terminal and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for more specifically explaining an execution memory area of a terminal operating according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows an example of program codes for implementing a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 14 are diagrams for explaining screen interfaces of a terminal operating according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Thus, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. Furthermore, all of the conditional terms and embodiments listed herein are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of enabling understanding of the concepts of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting in any way to the specifically listed embodiments and conditions .

It is also to be understood that the detailed description, as well as the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments thereof, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. It is also to be understood that such equivalents include all elements contemplated to perform the same function irrespective of the currently known equivalents as well as the equivalents to be developed in the future, i.e., the structure.

Thus, for example, it should be understood that the block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of exemplary circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, all flowcharts, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like are representative of various processes that may be substantially represented on a computer-readable medium and executed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly shown .

The functions of the various elements shown in the figures, including the functional blocks depicted in the processor or similar concept, may be provided by use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in connection with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or a plurality of individual processors, some of which may be shared.

Also, the explicit use of terms such as processor, control, or similar concepts should not be interpreted exclusively as hardware capable of running software, and may be used without limitation as a digital signal processor (DSP) (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and non-volatile memory. Other hardware may also be included.

In the claims hereof, the elements represented as means for performing the functions described in the detailed description include all types of software including, for example, a combination of circuit elements performing the function or firmware / microcode etc. , And is coupled with appropriate circuitry to execute the software to perform the function. It is to be understood that the invention defined by the appended claims is not to be construed as encompassing any means capable of providing such functionality, as the functions provided by the various listed means are combined and combined with the manner in which the claims require .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

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

1 is a schematic view of an entire system including a terminal and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The entire system including a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 100 and a server 200. [

The terminal 100 may be connected to the server 200 through a network and may perform mutual communication.

The network may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN), a mobile radiocommunication network, or satellite communication network, or the like.

The terminal 100 may receive advertisement contents and information on a plurality of applications through communication with the server 200, and may provide various contents based on the received information.

In particular, the terminal 100 executes a plurality of applications, activates a first one of the plurality of applications, displays a first graphical user interface in a first area corresponding to activation of the first application, Upon receipt of an event from the server (200), activates a second application identified from the received event while maintaining activation of the first application, and responsive to activation of the second application, The second area being overlapped with the first area, and controlling at least one of the first graphic user interface and the second graphic user interface according to a user input.

Here, the activation described herein may comprise an application being set to operate in the foreground region of memory. The activation of the application may also include the step of displaying the application set as the foreground area in a state in which the user can input.

For example, if the application is terminated or if the application is set to operate in the background area, activation of the application may be terminated. Also, a deactivated application may include both an application terminated in the foreground area of memory or an application running in the background area.

The present invention can control the terminal 100 using the activation of an application and simultaneously display and control other contents such as advertisement contents while minimizing the influence on display and control of the contents currently being used Environment can be provided.

Meanwhile, the first server 200 may store a predetermined application that can be installed in the terminal 100. The terminal 100 can download and install an application from the first server 200. In one embodiment, the stored application may include a merchandise information application, the terminal 100 may install the merchandise information application and display the merchandise information interface as a lock screen according to the user settings.

In addition, the server 200 may provide data so that the terminal 100 can operate according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such data may include application installation data or event information. The server 200 may store and manage data that the terminal 100 needs to operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The first server 200 may transmit such data at the request of the terminal 100 or at a specific point in time. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data transmitted from the server 200 to the terminal 100 may include an advertisement content application.

The advertisement content application may provide the goods or service information provided by the advertisement content provider through the terminal 100. The advertisement content application may be uploaded by the advertisement content provider, stored in the server 100, and updated in real time.

In addition, the advertising content application may provide at least one of an image, a moving picture, a text, and a voice representing each goods or service. The terminal 100 may receive and store such information from the server 200 and manage it.

The server 300 may generate event information for controlling the operation of the advertisement content application transmitted in advance, and may transmit the generated event information to the terminal 100. When the event information is received, the terminal 100 can execute the advertisement application based on the received event information, identify the advertisement content to be provided using the advertisement application, and transmit the advertisement content to the terminal 100 using the second graphic user interface Can be displayed in the second area.

Accordingly, the terminal 100 can maintain the control according to the user input to the first graphic user interface currently being executed, and can also provide the advertisement content with the second graphic user interface that can be input by the user. The user can control or view the advertisement contents using the control on the second graphic user interface, or can generate or terminate the request information corresponding to the advertisement contents.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may be a device capable of interacting with a user, such as a computer, a portable terminal, or a television, which can be connected to a remote server through a network or connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) Handheld based wireless communication devices such as W-CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, can do. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like.

The terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 2 are not essential, so that a terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the terminal 100 and the network in which the 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 signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

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

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

In addition, for example, the wireless communication unit 110 can receive the product information application and the product information from the server. Then, the wireless communication unit 110 may transmit the reward accumulation information or the payment information to the server.

Referring to FIG. 2, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or 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 display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the terminal 100, the position of the terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the sensor. For example, when the terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information to be processed by the terminal 100. For example, when the terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the call is displayed. When the terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed. In addition, when the terminal 100 is in a locked state, a lock screen can be displayed.

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

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

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

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of a terminal or a proximity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in a terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

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

The memory 160 may store a plurality of application programs for the operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input / output data (e.g., phonebook, message, still image, moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path to all external devices physically connected to the terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal user authentication module A Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

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

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

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

The control unit 180 may execute a plurality of applications for controlling the terminal 100 and may activate the first application among the plurality of applications. In response to the activation of the first application, the control unit 180 may display the first graphic user interface in the first area. When the event is received from the server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110, The second application identified from the received event can be activated while maintaining the activation of the application.

In response to the activation of the second application, the control unit 180 may display the second graphic user interface in the second area overlapping the first area. In addition, the control unit 180 may display the user input The control unit may control at least one of the first graphic user interface and the second graphic user interface. The control result may be output through the display unit 151. [

The control unit 180 can execute the second application in the foreground area while the first application is being executed in the foreground area of the memory 160. [

Also, the control unit 180 may terminate the second application in the foreground region according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. When the second application is terminated, the controller 180 can remove the second application from the foreground area of the memory 160.

The control unit 180 may generate the accumulation request information corresponding to the received event according to the user input to the second graphic user interface, and may transmit the generated accumulation request information to the server 200).

In addition, the second graphic user interface may include text information moving in a predetermined direction corresponding to the received event or image information reproduced corresponding to the received event. The controller 180 may expand the second area according to a user input to the second graphic user interface.

In addition, the second graphic user interface may include a plurality of pages, and the controller 180 may perform the inter-page movement according to a user input to the second graphic user interface.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can activate the second application only when the preset activation condition is satisfied. The activation condition may include various conditions. For example, the activation condition may be set to a case where the reserve acquired from the event is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. In addition, the activation condition may be determined according to the type of the first application activated first.

The control unit 180 can set the display method of the second graphic user interface according to the activation condition.

Meanwhile, 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.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration including a terminal and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 100 may be connected to the server 200 via a network.

The server 200 may include a user management unit, a reward management unit, an installation data management unit, an advertisement content management unit, and a communication unit.

The communication unit of the server 200 may be connected to the terminal 100 through a network and may perform communication with the terminal 100. The communication unit of the server apparatus can transmit event information corresponding to application installation data, advertisement contents, or advertisement contents to the terminal 100, or receive payment information, reward accumulation information, user information, and the like from the terminal 100.

The reward management unit may accumulate a reward in the user account corresponding to the user of the terminal 100 based on the reward acquisition request information received through the communication unit of the server apparatus. The reward may have a predetermined value for exchanging goods or services, and may be preset in the server device corresponding to each goods or service.

These rewards can be realized as virtual money, such as cyber money, or money in kind. Accordingly, the reward accumulated in the reward management unit can be displayed to the user through the terminal 100. [ In addition, the accumulated rewards may be applied at the time of settlement of the goods or services determined to be purchased later, reflected in the payment information, and may be deducted according to the settlement process. Rewards can be transferred to or received by a third party as well as cash in kind.

Meanwhile, the advertisement content management unit can generate and manage the advertisement content. For example, the advertisement contents may be inputted to or deleted from the server 200 through the advertisement contents management unit. In addition, the advertisement content management unit may provide an interface for enabling the advertisement content provider to set and manage the advertisement content through the server 200. [ To this end, the advertisement content management unit may include a separate database.

In addition, the advertisement content management unit may transmit the advertisement contents stored in the server 200 to the terminal 100 through the communication unit of the server 200. Here, the advertisement contents may have the form of application data. The advertisement contents may have a form of additional data for an advertisement application operating in the terminal 100, or may have a form of an application that can be separately executed.

The advertisement content management unit may generate and manage event information corresponding to the advertisement content. The advertisement content management unit may generate the event information to display a specific advertisement content at a predetermined time point by the advertisement content provider and may transmit the event information to the terminal 100. [

Upon receiving the event information, the terminal 100 can identify the advertisement application and the advertisement content to be displayed based on the event information, and can execute the identified advertisement application together with the currently executing first application in the foreground area.

The advertisement content may be displayed according to the execution of the advertisement application and its operation. Accordingly, the user can perform control on the advertisement content without being influenced by the control for the first application currently being executed. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can selectively control the advertisement content and the first application currently being executed.

To this end, the advertisement content may include a second graphical user interface that is controllable according to user input. The user may control the advertisement content through the user input unit 130. [

In addition, the advertisement content may be changed, expanded, minimized, or terminated according to user input.

Meanwhile, the installation data management unit may store and manage installation data for operation of the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the installation data management unit can transmit the installation data through the communication unit according to the request of the terminal 100. [

And, the installation data may include an advertising application. When the advertisement application is installed in the terminal 100, the controller 180 can determine whether the event information received from the server 200 exists. When the event information is received, an advertisement application installed in advance based on the event information can be executed in the foreground area. In addition, when the advertisement information is received while the advertisement application is executed in the background area in advance, the controller 180 may move a part of the advertisement application to the foreground area.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention first installs a plurality of applications (S100), and activates a first application (S110).

The control unit 180 may install a plurality of applications based on the data received from the server 200. [ The control unit 180 may execute a plurality of application installation files received in the installation package data format and store the installation information in the memory 160. [

The control unit 180 can execute a plurality of applications installed in advance in the foreground region or the background region of the memory 160 according to a predetermined condition. For example, the control unit 180 may execute the advertisement application in the background area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an application or some process of the application may be executed in the foreground area of memory to indicate to the user a state in which it is possible to display and interfere with the active state. In addition, a state in which an application or a part of a process of the application is executed in a background area of the memory and is not displayed to the user can be expressed as an inactive state. Then, an application or a part of processes of the application is switched from an inactive state to an active state, or an active state is referred to as activation.

According to this, the controller 180 can select the first application according to the user input and activate the selected first application. The control unit 180 can execute the first application process in the foreground area of the memory 160 or activate the first application process executed in the background area by switching to the foreground area of the memory 160. [

For example, the user can input an execution command of the first application by selecting a specific icon on the initial screen of the terminal 100 or inputting a specific key. The first application may be, for example, a text messaging application, a social network service application, a video playback application, a game application, a map application, an Internet application, or the like.

To explain more specifically, the Android OS is an example. The control unit 180 can execute and activate a plurality of applications on the Android OS. Each application can have an activation lifecycle. Each activation lifecycle can be toggled in the following order: onCreate, onStart, onResume, pause, stop, and onDestory.

When a plurality of applications are executed, the control unit 180 can control the activation lifecycle for each application. The control unit 180 may control the activation lifecycle for the first application to be onStart in order to execute the first application in the foreground region.

The control unit 180 controls the activation lifecycle of the first application to be onStart so that the execution region of the first application process can be set as the foreground region so that the first application can be activated. When the first application is activated, an interface corresponding to the first application may be displayed on the display unit 151. [ The control unit 180 may receive the input information from the user input (touch input, sensor input, etc.) for the interface and process the operation of the first application.

Then, the terminal 100 displays the first graphic user interface in the first area (S120).

The control unit 180 may display a first graphic user interface for interacting with the first application on the display unit 151 according to the activation of the first application described above.

Also, the control unit 180 can display the first graphic user interface in the first area set in advance. The first area may be a region other than the NOTIFICATION BAR displayed on the display unit 151, for example. The first area may include operation information of the first application and a first user interface that can be controlled by the user. For example, the first area may display text message information, social network service information, video reproduction information, game information, map information, Internet web page, etc., and the first graphic user interface may be used for controlling the first application Buttons, scroll bars, and the like.

Then, the terminal 100 determines whether the event is received (S130). If the event is received, the terminal 100 determines whether the current state corresponds to the activation condition (S135).

As described above, the control unit 180 can receive the event from the server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110, and can obtain the identification information for the second application from the received event.

When the event is received, the control unit 180 may determine whether the event corresponds to the activation condition based on the current state of the terminal 100 and the event. The activation condition can be preset and can be controlled according to user input. The control unit 180 may provide the user with a separate activation condition setting interface for setting the activation condition.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the activation condition may indicate whether the controller 180 activates the second application upon receiving an event. Accordingly, when the user sets the activation condition, activation of the second application can be determined according to the activation condition. Such activation conditions may include various conditions.

For example, the activation condition may be determined according to information obtained from the event received from the server 200. [ The user can set the information obtained from the event as the activation condition.

For example, the advertisement reserve amount obtained from the event may be set as an activation condition. In this case, if the amount of the advertisement reserve acquired from the event is less than 100 won according to the user setting, the second application may not be activated.

In addition, the category of the advertisement obtained from the event can be set as the activation condition. In this case, the second application can be activated only when the category of the advertisement obtained from the event is fashion according to the user setting.

On the other hand, the activation condition may be determined according to the first application activated by the current user selection. The user can preset the applications capable of activating the second application as activation conditions or set the applications that do not activate the second application as activation conditions in advance.

For example, in the case of a specific game application, the activation condition may be set such that the second application is not activated. In this case, if the first application selected by the user is a specific game application, the second application may not be activated.

If the event is received and the activation condition is satisfied, the control unit 180 activates the second application identified from the event (S140), and displays the second graphic user interface according to the activation of the second application in the second area S150).

As described above, the control unit 180 can identify the second application from the event and activate the identified second application. The control unit 180 executes all or a part of the second application process in the foreground area of the memory 160 or all or a part of the second application process executed in the background area into the foreground area of the memory 160 Can be switched and activated.

The controller 180 may generate the second graphic user interface and display the second graphic user interface in the second area of the display unit 151 as the second application is activated.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first region and the second region may overlap and operate independently of each other. Also, the first area and the second area may be displayed at different positions. The control unit 180 may generate the respective windows for displaying the first and second areas, and may control the size and the position of each window. A first graphical user interface may be displayed in the first area, and a second graphical user interface may be displayed in the second area.

The control unit 180 may control the display unit 151 such that the size of the first area is smaller than the size of the second area. Accordingly, the first application selected by the user can be displayed in an area larger than the second area, and the second application operating according to the event can be displayed in a relatively small area. In particular, the second region may have a minimized size that does not affect the operation of the first application by the user. Also, the second area may be scaled up or down according to user input.

Then, the terminal 100 controls at least one of the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface according to a user input (S160).

The control unit 180 may control at least one of the first graphic user interface and the second graphic user interface according to a user input inputted through the user input unit 130. [

As described above, the first graphic user interface may include an interface for controlling the first application selected by the user. Accordingly, the control unit 180 can normally control the first application according to the user input to the first graphic user interface regardless of the second application.

The second graphic user interface may include an interface for controlling a second application activated by an event. The second graphic user interface may be popped up in the second area, and the controller 180 may control the second application according to the user input to the second graphic user interface.

For example, the first application may be an Internet application and the second application may be an advertising application. The advertisement content provider may transmit the event to the terminal 100 through the server 200 in order to provide the specific advertisement content through the second application. When the event is received, the control unit 180 identifies a specific advertisement content from the event, generates a second graphic user interface corresponding to the identified advertisement content, and displays the second graphic user interface in the second area through the display unit 151. [

Accordingly, the user can receive advertisement contents displayed in the second area without being affected by the use of the Internet application displayed in the first area. Accordingly, in providing the advertisement content, the problem that the first application is stopped or the background area is changed to cause inconvenience of the user can be solved.

Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the advertisement content can be displayed in the second area that is independent of the first area in which the first application is displayed and can be overlaid on the first area, It is possible to expand the advertisement contents, move the pages, and terminate the advertisement contents without receiving the advertisement contents.

And, the second graphical user interface can represent the advertisement content in various ways. For example, the second graphical user interface may include text information moving in a certain direction. In addition, the second graphic user interface may include image information reproduced by the received event. The second graphic user interface may include a control mark for extending the second area according to user input. In addition, the second graphic user interface may include a plurality of pages, and movement between the plurality of pages may be performed according to user input.

In addition, the controller 180 may generate the accumulation request information corresponding to the received event according to the user input to the second graphic user interface.

The event received by the terminal 100 may include the reserve information. In addition, the second graphic user interface may include the reserve information corresponding to the event. The controller 180 generates the accumulation request information corresponding to the reserve according to the input of the user, 200). The server 200 receiving the acquisition request information can accumulate and manage rewards corresponding to the acquisition request information in the user account of the terminal 100. [

FIG. 5 is a diagram for more specifically explaining an execution memory area of a terminal operating according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows an example of program codes for implementing the same.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 5 and 6, the operation of the terminal 100 can be described using a foreground area and a background area of the Android OS which are currently applied to a plurality of smart terminals. However, this is an example of a practical configuration of the present invention, and the name may be different for each OS. The embodiment of the present invention divides a memory area for executing an application into a first area (foreground) and a second area (background), displays an application executed in the first area, and performs control according to user input The present invention can be applied to all terminals 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal 100 may classify the execution region of the memory 160 in the foreground or background. The APP_0 application can be executed in the foreground area, and the APP_1 application can be executed in the background area.

The server 200 may transmit the event to the terminal 100, and the event may correspond to the APP_1 being executed in the background area.

The terminal 100 may receive the event and activate all or a portion of the APP_1 process if the activation condition is met. For example, the control unit 180 can activate APP_1 by executing APP_1 corresponding to the event in the foreground region. Accordingly, APP_0 and APP_1 can all be maintained in the foreground state. For operational efficiency, APP_1 running in the background can be maintained.

Then, APP_1 can be deactivated again according to user input. For example, if APP_1 is an advertisement content, the user can terminate APP_1 after viewing the advertisement content, and may terminate the APP_1 after playback of the advertisement content itself.

Then, when APP_1 is deactivated, APP_1 is terminated in the foreground, and APP_1 in the background can be maintained.

FIG. 6 shows a part of the program code for implementing the present invention. In an embodiment of the invention, each application may run on the Android OS, and an application may comprise a plurality of components. In addition, each component may include an Activity (activation) component, a Service component, a BroadcastReceiver component, and a ContentProvider component, and the control unit 180 may relay the inter-component communication. The message format for communicating between components can have the Intent class of Android.

In particular, the Activity component may be a component that sets the activation state of an application. The control unit 180 may control the activation component to determine whether each application is operating in the foreground or background area. The control unit 180 can execute the service component in the background or foreground, and can control the application according to the operation of each executed service component.

When the application is activated, the application can be displayed on the screen, and the control unit 180 can receive user input and perform control of the application. At this time, the activation component of the application may be set to onStart during the activation lifecycle described above. An onPause state that is partially displayed but no user input can be included in the inactive state. In addition, an application may be disabled or an application running in the background may not be displayed on the screen.

Figure 6 illustrates the code of a second application for implementation of the present invention. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the operation method of the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented using the addView method and the SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW privilege of the window manager of the Android window.

The terminal 100 including the Android system can perform display control through a plurality of windows. For example, the first area and the second area according to the embodiment of the present invention may correspond to such windows, respectively. Methods for controlling each window can be defined in the window manager. The window manager can determine the display order of each window. The android.view.WindowManager method can be used to display the second application in the top-level window.

In addition, in the Android system, an application can set an authority to use a specific component of the terminal 100. [ In an embodiment of the present invention, the manifest of the second application may include android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW to provide the ad content according to the event reception. According to the permission setting, the control unit 180 can display the second application in the upper window than the currently executing first application, and can control the second application in accordance with the user input when receiving the event for the second application.

7 to 14 are diagrams for explaining screen interfaces of a terminal operating according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the screen interface of the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a first area 310 and a second area 320.

A notification bar (NOTIFICATION BAR) may be displayed at the top of the screen interface. The notification bar may represent basic information of the terminal 100 and notification information, and may include an icon and text information. The user may activate the applications by dragging down the notification bar and selecting a specific notification.

The first area 310 may include an operation area of the first application activated according to a user selection. In the first area 310, a first graphic user interface for controlling the first application may be displayed.

The second area 320 may include an operation area of the second application activated according to an event reception and activation condition. A second graphical user interface for controlling the second application may be displayed in the second area 320. [

In particular, the second graphical user interface 320 may be displayed in various ways. In addition, the display method of the second graphic user interface may be determined according to the activation condition described above.

8, the second graphic user interface 320 includes text information that moves in a certain direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the second graphical user interface 320 may include a moving text corresponding to the event. The mobile text may include, for example, textual information that the advertisement content provider wants to display on the user terminal. The text information can be slid from one side of the screen and provide a text-based advertisement during execution of the first application, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the advertisement and the user's convenience.

9, the second graphic user interface 320 includes image information reproduced in response to a received event.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second graphic user interface 320 may include image information reproduced in response to an event. The image information may include, for example, an advertisement image that the advertisement content provider wants to display on the user terminal. When the advertisement image ends, the second application can be automatically terminated and deactivated in the foreground. The first content according to the execution of the first application can be displayed on the screen and the image advertisement can be provided, thereby improving the efficiency of the advertisement and the convenience of the user.

10 and 11 show that the second graphic user interface 320 includes a plurality of pages.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second graphic user interface 320 may include a plurality of pages displayed corresponding to the event. Each page may include at least one of an image, a button, a text entry window, and text information, for example, and may be configured as a widget.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the controller 180 may perform a page-to-page movement from the first page to the second page according to user input. Upon receiving the touch input of the user for the second area, the controller 180 may perform the page movement of the second graphic user interface 320 according to the direction of the touch input. The touch input may be a drag input or a slide input for the second area, and the control unit 180 may determine the degree of movement from the first page to the second page according to the drag or slide direction and the degree of movement, have. For example, when the user moves the second page to the left beyond the critical point 325, the control unit 180 can automatically switch the first page to the second page without any subsequent user input.

In addition, the first content displayed in accordance with the execution of the first application and the control thereof can be maintained during the page movement, so that the user can perform control on the second application regardless of the first application currently selected and running .

12 shows that the second graphic user interface 320 includes a control mark.

As shown in FIG. 12, the second graphic user interface 320 may include a control mark displayed on the event. The control unit 180 may extend the second area based on user input to the control mark. In addition, the controller 180 may output a page, image information, text information, or the like to the extended second area.

In addition, the user may deactivate the second application in accordance with the user input to the control mark. For example, if the user performs a drag input in the direction of the screen edge with respect to the control mark, the second application may be terminated in the foreground and deactivated. As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to control the operation of the second application according to the user input while minimizing the influence on the first application display using the control mark.

13 and 14 illustrate an interface operation using a control mark displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 13, a social network application screen may be displayed in the first graphic user interface 310 according to the activation of the first application. When an event is received from the server 200, a control mark may be displayed on the second graphic user interface 320. [

Then, the user can extend the second area in which the second graphic user interface 320 is displayed by touching the control mark. In addition, the controller 180 can reproduce the video information corresponding to the event according to the touch input to the control mark. After the reproduction of the video information is completed, the second application is automatically deactivated and the existing social network application screen 310 can be maintained.

In Fig. 14, the map application screen is displayed on the first graphic user interface 310 in accordance with the activation of the first application. When an event is received from the server 200, a control mark may be displayed on the second graphic user interface 320. [

However, the user may terminate the second graphical user interface 320 to use only the map application. At this time, the user can perform a drag input or a slide input to the control mark. For example, the user can drag the control mark in the direction of the edge of the display unit 151. [ Then, the control unit 180 may deactivate the second application according to the input. The existing map application screen 310 can be maintained.

As such, embodiments of the present invention may enable a second application identified by a received event while the first application remains active, thereby providing control of other content without affecting the application currently being used by the user , The convenience of providing information can be improved.

The method according to the present invention may be implemented as a program for execution on a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD- , A floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It should be understood that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (25)

A method of operating a terminal,
The control unit operating the first application in the foreground of the memory and the second application including the advertisement content in the background of the memory;
Displaying a first graphic user interface in a first area of the terminal, the display corresponding to the first application;
When the communication unit receives an event from the server, the control unit sets a preset activation condition based on at least one of the advertisement reward reserve acquired from the event, the category of the advertisement corresponding to the event, Determining whether or not it corresponds to
The control unit operating the second application identified in the received event in the foreground while maintaining the foreground operation of the first application and the background operation of the second application when the activation condition is satisfied ;
Displaying the second graphical user interface in the second area of the terminal, the second graphic user interface including at least one of moving text, image information, or page of the advertisement content, corresponding to the second application;
The control unit controlling the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface according to a user input;
The control unit terminating the second application in the foreground while maintaining the foreground operation of the first application and the background operation of the second application when the reproduction of the advertisement content is terminated; And
And if the event includes the advertisement reward deposit, the communication unit transmits reward acquisition request information corresponding to the advertisement reward deposit to the server according to a user input to the second graphic user interface Way. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein terminating the second application in the foreground comprises:
And the control unit terminating the second application in the foreground according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile text includes text information that moves in a predetermined direction corresponding to the received event. The method according to claim 1,
And the image information is reproduced in response to the received event. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controlling the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface comprises:
And expanding the second region according to user input to the second graphical user interface. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the page includes a plurality of pages,
Wherein the controlling the first graphic user interface or the second graphic user interface comprises:
Wherein the control unit performs the movement between the plurality of pages according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the display method of the second graphic user interface is determined according to the activation condition. 1. A terminal for providing services by executing an application,
A user input section;
A memory for storing a plurality of applications;
A control unit for executing the plurality of applications, operating a first one of the plurality of applications in foreground, and operating a second application including advertisement contents in the background;
A display unit for displaying the first graphic user interface in the first area corresponding to the first application; And
And a communication unit for receiving an event from the server,
Wherein the control unit determines whether the activation condition satisfies a preset activation condition based on at least one of an advertisement reward reserve acquired from the event, a category of an advertisement corresponding to the event, or a user setting corresponding to the first application, , A second application identified from the received event is operated in the foreground while maintaining the foreground operation of the first application and the background operation of the second application, and in response to the second application A second graphic user interface including at least one of moving text, image information, and pages of the advertisement content is displayed on the second area through the display unit, and the first graphic user interface Controls the second graphic user interface so as to maintain the foreground operation of the first application and the background operation of the second application when the reproduction of the advertisement content is terminated, End,
Wherein the communication unit transmits reward accumulation request information corresponding to the advertisement reward deposit to the server according to a user input for the second graphic user interface when the event includes the advertisement reward deposit. delete 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the controller terminates the second application in the foreground according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the controller generates the reward accumulation request information corresponding to the received event according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the moving text includes text information moving in a predetermined direction corresponding to the received event. 14. The method of claim 13,
And the image information is reproduced in response to the received event. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the controller extends the second area according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the page includes a plurality of pages,
And performs movement between the plurality of pages according to a user input to the second graphic user interface. delete delete delete 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the display method of the second graphic user interface is determined according to the activation condition. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 1 is recorded.

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