KR101615228B1 - Mobile terminal and Method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera and displaying the grouped images on a thumbnail image in a slide manner, and a control method thereof.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof,

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

A terminal such as a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or the like can be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

In general, The mobile terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is portable or not, and the mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal ).

Efforts are continuing to support and enhance the functions of terminals. The foregoing efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware.

The mobile terminal has many touch screens that are currently used as a display device and an input device.

That is, the mobile terminal displays a UI (User Interface (UI)) object such as a function icon for executing a specific content function on the touch screen, and the user can execute the menu function by touching the UI object .

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal for grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera and displaying the grouped images on a single thumbnail image in a slide manner, and a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a memory; A display unit; A camera for photographing a plurality of images from a preview image; And a control unit for grouping images photographed by the camera and storing the grouped images in the memory, and displaying the grouped images in a single thumbnail image on the display unit screen in a slide manner.

At this time, the photographed image may be an image continuously photographed in the preview image.

In addition, the control unit may display a plurality of thumbnail images on the display unit screen, and display the grouped images on one of the thumbnail images in a slide manner.

In addition, the control unit may display the photographed images in thumbnail form in the preview image, and may group the selected images when a plurality of images among the thumbnail images are selected.

In addition, the control unit may display information indicating that the images are grouped in each of the photographed images, and store the information in the memory. In this case, the controller may search for images in which the information indicating the grouping is displayed among the images stored in the memory, and display the searched images in the thumbnail image.

The control unit may convert the grouped images into one file that is sequentially reproduced in a slide manner, and reproduce the converted file in the thumbnail image.

Also, the controller may generate and store a link file for the grouped images, and when the stored link file is selected, grouping images linked in the link file may be displayed in a slide manner in the thumbnail image.

In addition, the control unit may display an identifier indicating that the thumbnail image is the grouped image.

In addition, when the thumbnail image is selected, the controller may display at least one menu related to the thumbnail image.

In addition, when the thumbnail image is selected, the control unit may cancel the grouping of the displayed images in the thumbnail image.

In addition, when the thumbnail image is selected, the controller displays a list of grouped images in the thumbnail image, and when at least one of the thumbnail images is selected in the list, the control unit can regroup the images other than the selected image.

In addition, when the first and second thumbnail images are selected, the controller divides the images grouped in the first and second thumbnail images into a group Grouped images, and display the re-grouped images in a slide manner within the third thumbnail image.

In addition, when the thumbnail image is selected, the controller displays a polyhedron shape having a plurality of surfaces on the screen, and displays images in the thumbnail image on each surface of the polyhedron.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: capturing a plurality of images from a preview image input from a camera; Grouping the photographed images into a group; And displaying the grouped images in a slide manner in a thumbnail image displayed on the screen.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention are effective in providing various image editing functions by grouping a plurality of images captured by a camera and displaying the grouped images on a single thumbnail image in a slide manner .

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation and the like.

However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated information, thereby generating a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound / voice output module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound / . ≪ / RTI >

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and control of the controller 180 and may store input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, electronic book, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

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 magnetic disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or any other type of storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. 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 mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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

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

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

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into one group according to the present invention.

3, when a command for photographing is input from the user through the touch screen 151 or the user input unit 130 in the standby state, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the camera 121 (S111), and displays the preview image input through the camera 121 on the touch screen 151 (S112).

At this time, if a command for shooting a plurality of images is input from the user in step S113, the control unit 180 controls the camera 121 to capture a plurality of images in the preview image (S114) ].

At this time, the plurality of photographed images are images obtained by continuously photographing the preview image a predetermined number of times, and the continuously photographed images may be displayed in a thumbnail form in a predetermined area of the preview image.

When the plurality of images are photographed, the control unit 180 groups the photographed images into a first group [S115], and stores the grouped first group of images in the memory 160 (S116).

At this time, the controller 180 may store the grouped images of the first group in a camera album menu, which is a menu related to the camera 121, and may store them in an image archive menu. That is, the images grouped by the control unit 180 may be stored in the image related menu of the mobile terminal 100.

In addition, when grouping the images, the control unit 180 sets a representative image for the images, and when the images are grouped according to the present invention to perform slide display in one thumbnail image, And a grouping file name of the images, and groups the images according to the conditions set by the user.

Hereinafter, the process of FIG. 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

4 to 6 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into a group according to the present invention.

4 (a) shows a preview image 10 input from the camera 151 on the touch screen screen 151. FIG.

When the user touches the shooting key 20 for continuously shooting the preview image 10, the controller 180 controls the camera 121 to continuously photograph the preview image 10 for a preset number of times And sequentially displays the continuously photographed images 11, 12, and 13 in a predetermined area of the preview image 10, as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

4 (c), when the user touches the storage key 30 in the state that the images 11, 12 and 13 are continuously photographed as described above, 12, and 13 are grouped into a group and stored in the memory 160.

4 (b), the user has touched the storage key 30 for grouping and storing the images 11, 12 and 13 continuously. However, according to the setting of the mobile terminal 100, The control unit 180 may group the continuously shot images 11, 12 and 13 and store the images in the memory 160 automatically when a preset time has elapsed without touching the key 30. [

Next, FIG. 5 (a) shows that the preview image 10 input from the camera 151 is displayed on the touch screen screen 151 as in FIG. 4 (a) The control unit 180 controls the camera 121 to continuously photograph the preview image 10 by a preset number of times when the photographing key 20 for continuously photographing the preview image 10 is touched, (11, 12, 13) are sequentially displayed in a predetermined area of the preview image (10) as shown in FIG.

At this time, when at least one image 12,13 is selected from the user among the continuously photographed images 11, 12, and 13, the controller 180 determines whether at least one image 12,13 is selected from the user The selected images 12 and 13 may be grouped and stored in the memory 160. [

4 and 5, the control unit 180 may set the representative image setting for the consecutively photographed images and the representative image setting for the consecutively photographed images, as shown in FIG. 6 below, To provide a menu for setting a slide display interval between images when a slide display is performed within one thumbnail image and setting a grouping file name of the images, can do.

6, the controller 180 displays the grouping image display condition setting menu 40 on the touch screen 151 before grouping and storing the images.

When the representative image 42 to be displayed first from the user through the menu 40 and the slide display interval 43 and the grouping file name 44 of the images are set in the control unit 180, (42, 43, 44) of the display condition set in the menu (40) when grouping the images.

Hereinafter, the detailed operation of the grouping of the controller 180 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 and Tables 1 to 3. FIG.

FIGS. 7 to 9 are flowcharts illustrating detailed processes of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into one group.

First, referring to FIG. 7 and Table 1, the controller 180 displays a first field capable of writing a grouping identifier in the meta information in each image, a second field in which the name of the group to which the image belongs can be written, And a third field to which the sub-filename for the file name of the images can be written (S115-1a).

index Image file name Whether grouping is an identifier Group name Subfile name One 11.jpg One group_1 11_g1.jpg 2 12.jpg One group_1 11_g2.jpg 3 13.jpg One group_1 11_g3.jpg 4 a.jpg 0 null null

11.jpg ", "12.jpg ", " 12.jpg "," 1 " in " a.jpg ", excluding "11.jpg "," 12.jpg &Quot; 0 " in the field [S115-2a].

Further, the control unit 180 writes the group name ("group_1") in the second field of "11.jpg", "12.jpg" and "13.jpg" to be grouped, Quot ;, " 12.jpg ", and " 13.jpg "in the third field, respectively [S115-3a].

In this case, the index order of the sub-filename may be applied in the display order when the grouped images are displayed in a slide manner in one thumbnail image.

The control unit 180 writes the respective pieces of identification information (the information written in the first, second and third fields) shown in Table 1 into the meta information of the images to be grouped, and groups them in the memory 160 When grouped images are searched, the grouped images may be searched using the identification information written in the meta information of each of the images.

For example, when searching for grouped images among the images stored in the memory 160, the control unit 180 searches the meta information of the images primarily for images in which the grouping identifier is written, It is possible to sort the images having the same group name or the same type of sub-filename into the groups.

Next, referring to FIG. 8 and Table 2, the control unit 180 adds a fourth field in which the integrated file name can be written in the meta information in each image, and adds the integrated file name to the metadata of each of the images And then merges the images sequentially [S115-1b], and converts the merged images into one playable file such as a moving image file, an animation file, and a flash file [S115-2b].

Image file name Integrated file name File format 11.jpg 10.avi Video file 12.jpg 10.gif Animation file 13.jpg Tenth Flash file

That is, the control unit 180 writes the integrated file name "10.avi" in the fourth field in the meta information of "11.jpg", "12.jpg" and "13.jpg" in Table 2, 11.jpg ", "12.jpg ", and " 13.jpg" are sequentially merged and then the merged " 11.jpg & File.

The control unit 180 also writes the integrated file name "10.gif" in the fourth field in the meta information of "11.jpg "," 12.jpg & 11.jpg ", "12.jpg ", and " 13.jpg" are sequentially merged and then the merged " 11.jpg & File.

Further, the control unit 180 writes the "10.fla" unified file name in the fourth field in the meta information of " 11.jpg ", "12.jpg & 11.jpg ", "12.jpg ", and " 13.jpg" are sequentially merged and then the merged " 11.jpg & File.

The control unit 180 writes each unified file name (the information written in the fourth field) shown in Table 2 into the meta information of the images to be grouped and groups them into one reproducible file, When the combined file name written in the reproduction file exists, the reproduction file can recognize the grouped images as a merged file.

Next, referring to FIG. 9 and Table 3, the controller 180 generates a link file (S115-1c), and registers the information of the images to be grouped in the link file (S115-2c).

Image file name Link file name Link status 11.jpg
Group_1

One 12.jpg One 13.jpg One 14.jpg null

That is, the control unit 180 generates a "Group_1" link file, registers information of "11.jpg", "12.jpg" and "13.jpg" to be grouped in the "Group_1" link file, 11. When searching for grouped images in the memory 160, if there is the "Group_1" link file, referring to the information in the "Group_1" link file, , "12.jpg ", and" 13.jpg ".

3 through 9, the process of grouping images continuously shot through the camera 121 and storing the images in the memory 160 has been described in detail.

The process of displaying the grouped images on the camera album will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14 below.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying images grouped according to the present invention in a slide manner in a thumbnail image.

11 and 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of displaying images grouped according to the present invention in a slide manner in a thumbnail image.

10, when the camera album menu is selected from the user through the touch screen 151 or the user input unit 130, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 selects the camera album menu (S211), and searches the grouped images among the images stored in the camera album menu (S212).

7 and Table 1, the control unit 180 stores identification information (information written in the first, second and third fields) written in the meta information of each of the images stored in the camera album menu So that the grouped images can be retrieved.

In more detail, the control unit 180 may search the grouped images among the images stored in the camera album menu in the meta information of the images, firstly the images in which the grouping identifier is written, The images having the group names of the same kind or sub-filenames of the same category can be classified and searched for the groups.

8 and Table 2, the control unit 180 searches the reproduction file in which the integrated file name is written among the files in the camera album menu, and recognizes that the grouped images are converted into the file format can do.

If the link file exists in the camera album menu and the name in the link file is a related group name, the control unit 180 can search grouped images registered in the link file.

As described above, when the grouped images are searched in the camera album menu, the control unit 180 slides the searched grouping images in a thumbnail image to be displayed on the screen in a predetermined time period (S213).

Hereinafter, a process of slidingly displaying the grouped images in a thumbnail image will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG.

11 (a), when the "camera album" 50 is selected from the user, the controller 180 searches the images stored in the camera album in the memory 160, the retrieved images 51, 52, 53 and 54 are displayed in thumbnail form as shown in FIG.

At this time, the control unit 180 searches for grouped images among the images stored in the camera album in the memory 160 according to the present invention, and searches the grouped images, as shown in FIG. 11 (b) In the thumbnail image 54 of FIG.

12A, when the grouped images of the images stored in the camera album in the memory 160 are searched, the controller 180 displays the searched grouped images in one thumbnail image 54 And display an identifier 55 within the thumbnail image 54 indicating that the image displayed in the thumbnail image 54 is a grouped image.

12 (b), when the identifier 55 is selected from the user, the control unit 180 displays the display condition setting window 40 of the grouping images displayed in the thumbnail image 54 6), and the user can reset the display condition of the grouping images displayed in the thumbnail image 54 using the setting window 40. [

10 to 12, a process of displaying images grouped on a camera album in a slide manner in a thumbnail image will be described in detail.

13 and 14, a grouping process of the grouped images will be described in detail with the grouped images displayed in the thumbnail image.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a grouping process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a grouping process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

13 and 14, when the thumbnail image 54 is selected in a state in which the searched grouping images are displayed in the thumbnail image 54 in step S213 of FIG. 10 described above, , The grouped images 12 and 13 displayed in the selected thumbnail image 54 are ungrouped [S312].

14 (a), when a predetermined gesture is input from the user to the thumbnail image 54, the controller 180 displays the grouped thumbnail image 54 displayed in the thumbnail image 54, The grouping of the images 12 and 13 is released.

At this time, the predetermined gesture of the touch gesture may be a long-touch in which the touch holding state of the thumbnail image 54 is maintained for a preset time.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a function execution process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

16 to 20 are screen state diagrams illustrating a function execution process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

15 to 20, when the thumbnail image 54 is selected in a state in which the searched grouping images are displayed in the thumbnail image 54 in step S213 of FIG. 10 described above, , Retrieves a detailed menu related to the grouped images in the thumbnail image 54 in the memory 160, and displays the retrieved detailed menu (S412).

At this time, the submenu may include, for example, "one view "," multi view ", "e-mail transmission "," homepage transmission ", &

If any one of the menus is selected from the submenu (S413), the controller 180 executes a function corresponding to the selected menu (S414).

16 (a) shows a state in which a thumbnail image 54 for displaying grouped images in a slide manner is displayed on the screen, and when the thumbnail image 54 is selected by the user, (61) associated with images grouped within the thumbnail image (54), as shown in Fig. 5 (b).

17, when the control unit 180 selects the "one view" 61 from the submenu list 61 from the user, the controller 180 displays the 3D cube-like polyhedron 54 on the screen, and the polyhedron 54 , The grouped images 12 and 13 are displayed on each of the faces present on the screen.

When the number of the grouped images is greater than or equal to the number of the currently visible images on the screen, the remaining images are placed on a surface that is not visible on the current screen can do.

18 (a) shows a case in which when the "view one piece" 61 is selected from the submenu list 61 by the user, the control unit 180 displays a representative image of the grouped images 12, 12) is displayed first. At this time, the representative image 12 can be set through the grouping image display condition setting window 40 described in FIG.

When the drag or flicking touch in the first direction is inputted on the screen in which the representative image 12 is displayed, the control unit 180 displays the representative image 12 as the next image as shown in FIG. 18 (b) The image 13 is displayed.

19 shows that the control unit 180 displays the entire grouped images 12 and 13 on the screen when the user selects the "multi-view" 62 in the submenu list 61 Respectively.

20 shows that when the control unit 180 selects an "E-mail transmission" 63 in the submenu list 61 from the user, the e-mail creation window is displayed on the screen and the grouped images are displayed as slides Attaches a thumbnail image 54 to the e-mail. At this time, the control unit 180 may attach the thumbnail image 54 in the e-mail or attach each of the grouped images.

21 is a flowchart illustrating a process of regrouping grouped images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

22 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process of regrouping grouped images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 21 and 22, the controller 180 displays the thumbnail image 54 in a state where the searched grouping images 11, 12, and 13 are displayed in the thumbnail image 54 in step S213 of FIG. 12, and 13 are grouped in the thumbnail image 54, and the retrieved images 11, 12, 13 (FIG. 22 (a) (S512) [Fig. 22 (b)].

At this time, if at least one image 11 is selected in the list at step S513, the control unit 180 determines whether the remaining images 12, 13) are re-grouped using the above-described grouping process of FIGS. 7 to 9 (S514) (FIG. 22 (c)).

23 is a flowchart illustrating a process of grouping first and second thumbnail images, which are grouped images, as slides, according to the present invention, into a third thumbnail image.

24 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process of grouping first and second thumbnail images, which are grouped images, as slides, into a third thumbnail image according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 23 and 24, the controller 180 displays a first thumbnail image 52 in which images grouped into the first group are displayed in a slide manner, When the first and second thumbnail images 52 and 54 are selected from the user in a state in which the second thumbnail image 54 in which the images grouped into the two groups are vytlg in a slide manner (FIG. 24A) [S611] The images grouped into the first and second groups respectively in the first and second thumbnail images 52 and 54 are grouped into one group (hereinafter referred to as " third group "Quot; group ") (S613).

The control unit 180 displays a third thumbnail image 60 on which the images re-grouped into the third group are displayed (S614) (FIG. 24 (b)).

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

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

The above-described mobile terminal and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

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

Figure 2a is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2b is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into one group according to the present invention.

4 to 6 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into a group according to the present invention.

FIGS. 7 to 9 are flowcharts illustrating detailed processes of grouping a plurality of images photographed by a camera into one group.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying images grouped according to the present invention in a slide manner in a thumbnail image.

11 and 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of displaying images grouped according to the present invention in a slide manner in a thumbnail image.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a grouping process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a grouping process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a function execution process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

16 to 20 are screen state diagrams illustrating a function execution process of grouping images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

21 is a flowchart illustrating a process of regrouping grouped images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

22 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process of regrouping grouped images in a thumbnail image according to the present invention.

23 is a flowchart illustrating a process of grouping first and second thumbnail images, which are grouped images, as slides, according to the present invention, into a third thumbnail image.

24 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process of grouping first and second thumbnail images, which are grouped images, as slides, into a third thumbnail image according to the present invention.

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Memory; A display unit; A camera for photographing a plurality of images from the preview image; And Outputting the preview image to the first area of the display unit, outputting the plurality of images photographed in the second area of the display unit in a thumbnail form, Wherein when the preview image is photographed by the camera, the photographed image is added to the second area in a thumbnail form, And a controller for grouping the selected images and storing the selected images in the memory when the plurality of images are selected from the thumbnail images. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit displays information indicating grouping in each of the photographed images and stores the information in the memory. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit converts the grouped images into one file that is sequentially reproduced in a slide manner. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the controller generates and stores a link file for the grouped images. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit displays an identifier indicating that the thumbnail image is the grouped image. delete delete delete delete delete Outputting a preview image input from a camera to a first area of a display unit; A plurality of images are captured in the preview image; Outputting the plurality of photographed images in a thumbnail form in the second area of the display unit; And Wherein when the preview image is photographed by the camera, the photographed image is added to the second area in a thumbnail form, And grouping the selected images into a memory if the plurality of images are selected from the thumbnail images.

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