KR101685979B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which a user can freely delete objects on an augmented reality screen of a current area including a plurality of objects.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

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.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

At present, among the functions provided in the mobile terminal, there is an augmented reality function using a camera.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof that allow a user to freely delete objects on an augmented reality screen of a current area including a plurality of objects.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a display unit displaying an image of a current area including a plurality of objects; A memory having map data including information on objects located within the current local image; A position information unit for determining a current position of the mobile terminal; If at least one object is designated in the image, an area in which the designated object is displayed in the image is identified based on the grasped current position and the map data, and in the image based on the grasped display area, And a control unit for deleting the designated object.

In this case, the mobile terminal may further include a camera, and the current local image may be a preview image input through the camera.

The mobile terminal may further include a wireless communication unit for transmitting the current location of the mobile terminal to the external server under control of the controller and receiving an image indicating an area where the mobile terminal is located from the external server , The current local image may be an image received from the external server.

In addition, the map data may include at least one of a location of the objects, a real image of the object, and detailed information about the objects.

In addition, the controller may display a UI (User Interface) object allocated with a function of deleting the objects in the image, respectively, at a position of the objects, and when the UI object is selected, delete an object corresponding to the selected UI object .

Also, the controller may display information indicating that the object is deleted at the position of the deleted object, and may display the information at a position corresponding to the ground of the deleted object. At this time, if the information is selected, the controller may display an image of a current area including the deleted object again.

In addition, the controller may display at least one object or landscape located on the back side of the deleted object based on the current position and the map data, when the object is deleted.

The mobile terminal may further include a designation unit for designating a range of deletion distances of objects included in the image, and when the deletion distance range is designated through the designation unit, And delete the objects located within the designated deletion distance range.

At this time, if another deletion distance range is input through the designation unit, the control unit can search for and display an image of the object located outside the deletion distance range out of the deleted objects in the memory.

Also, the display unit may be of a touch screen type, and the designating unit may be implemented on the touch screen.

That is, when the touch gesture indicating the range of the deletion distance is inputted on the touch screen on which the image is displayed, the control unit may delete the objects corresponding to the touch gesture in the image.

Meanwhile, the designation unit may be displayed in a bar shape divided into a plurality of different distance ranges in ascending or descending order, and when the specific deletion distance range is touched within the bar, It is possible to delete objects located within the touched deletion distance range.

In addition, the designation unit may be displayed in a circular shape that can be changed in size according to a user's touch, and the control unit may delete objects positioned within a deletion distance radius corresponding to the size of the circle changed by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, including: displaying an image of a current area including a plurality of objects; The method comprising: providing map data including information on objects located within the displayed current local image; Determining a current location of the mobile terminal in the current area; Recognizing an area where the designated object is displayed in the image based on the grasped current position and the map data if at least one object is designated in the image; And deleting the designated object in the image based on the identified display area.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention have the effect of freely deleting and viewing objects unnecessary for a user in an augmented reality screen of a current region including a plurality of objects.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of deleting an object specified by a user in an augmented reality screen of a current area according to the present invention.
4 to 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of deleting an object designated by a user in an augmented reality screen of a current area according to the present invention.

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 mobile communication module 112 transmits the current location information of the mobile terminal 100 obtained through the location information module 115, which will be described later, to an external server (not shown) It is possible to receive image data including an area where the mobile terminal 100 is located.

At this time, detailed image data in the area may be included in the image data, in addition to an image indicating an area where the mobile terminal 100 is located.

At this time, the map data may include information of objects located within a specific radius of the area. At this time, the objects may be, for example, a building or a building, and may be a hospital, a restaurant, a public toilet, a police station, a resident center, or the like located in the building or building.

In addition, the map data includes an actual real image of each region, position information of the objects included in the real image, and detailed information about the objects.

At this time, the real image may be an image having the same viewpoint as the preview image input through the camera 122, or an image corresponding to the time of flight.

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 wireless Internet module 113 transmits the current location information of the mobile terminal 100 obtained through the location information module 115 described later to an external server (not shown) It is possible to receive image data including an area where the mobile terminal 100 is located.

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 short range communication module 114 transmits the current location information of the mobile terminal 100 obtained through the location information module 115 to an external server (not shown) located near the mobile terminal 100 And receives image data including an area where the mobile terminal 100 is located, from the external server.

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 trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain 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 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store programs for inputting / outputting data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, electronic book, It may also perform functions for temporary storage. The memory 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. In addition, the memory 160 stores messages transmitted and received through the wireless communication unit 110.

In addition, the memory 160 includes an application for the augmented reality and map data including a plurality of areas. The map data may be stored in the memory 160 in the memory 160 when the mobile terminal 100 is launched or may be acquired from an external terminal through the interface unit 170 or may be acquired via the wireless communication unit 110, Can be obtained from the server.

The map data includes location information for a plurality of areas, a real image for the areas, location information of objects located within the areas, and information about the objects. The information of the objects includes a name of the object, a contact, a detailed position, and the like.

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 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 a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described 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 a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped 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 module 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear side of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output module 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 unit 111 (see FIG. 1), may 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.

3 to 12, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an object selected by the user in the augmented reality screen of the current area including a plurality of objects or an object located within the range of the deletion distance designated by the user In the augmented reality screen will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of deleting an object specified by a user in an augmented reality screen of a current area according to the present invention.

4 to 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of deleting an object designated by a user in an augmented reality screen of a current area according to the present invention.

3 to 12, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 has map data including information on objects located in the current area [S110], a menu for augmented reality from the user The mobile terminal displays the image 300 indicating the current location where the mobile terminal is currently located on the touch screen 151 (S120).

At this time, the current local image 300 may be a preview image input through the camera 122. That is, when the augmented reality menu is selected, the controller 180 drives the camera 122 and displays the image 300 of the current area input through the camera 122. [

The current local image 300 may be an image stored in the memory 160 through the wireless communication unit 110, as described above with reference to FIG.

That is, the control unit 180 drives the position information module 115 to determine the current position of the mobile terminal 100, and controls the wireless communication unit 110 to determine the current position of the mobile terminal 100, And receives an image 300 indicating an area where the mobile terminal is located from the external server and stores the received image 300 in the memory 160. [

At this time, the control unit 180 maps the information indicating the detected current position of the mobile terminal 100 and the image 300 received from the external server, and stores the mapped image in the memory 160.

When the augmented reality menu is selected from the user, the control unit 180 drives the position information module 115 again to grasp the current position of the mobile terminal 100, The local image 300 corresponding to the location information of the terminal 100 is searched and displayed.

Meanwhile, when the current area image 300 is displayed, the controller 180 determines the current location of the mobile terminal 100 through the location information module 115 (S130).

The control unit 180 stores information on the objects included in the current local image 300 on the basis of the detected current position of the mobile terminal 100 and the map data in the current local image 300 Augmented reality. Information on the objects in the current local image 300 may be displayed as a three-dimensional icon.

On the other hand, as shown in the process of S140 or S160, the user can select an object to be deleted from the current local image 300 by selecting the object, .

That is, when at least one object for deletion is touched in the current local image 300 from the user (S140), the control unit 180 determines the current position of the mobile terminal 100 based on the current position of the mobile terminal 100 and the map data The region in which the touched object is displayed in the local image 300 and deletes the designated object in the current region image 300 based on the detected display region of the object in operation S150.

If the range of the distance of the objects included in the current local image 300 is designated by the user through the designation unit at step S160, the control unit 180 determines the current position of the determined mobile terminal 100 and the map data The object located within the designated deletion distance range within the current local image 300 is deleted (S170).

The designation unit will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 7 to FIG.

Hereinafter, the process of S140 and S150 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

4A shows that a current region image 300 including a plurality of first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 is displayed on the touch screen 151. FIG.

4 (a), when the first object 310 among the objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 is touched, the control unit 180 determines whether the first object 310 The user can grasp the area in which the touched first object 310 is displayed in the current local image 300 using the current position and the map data, and, as shown in FIG. 4B, 1 Display area of object 310 is deleted.

That is, the control unit 180 searches for the real image of the area corresponding to the current location of the mobile terminal 100 and the current local image 300 within the map data, It is possible to identify and delete an area where the first object 310 is displayed in the current region image 300 by comparing the first object 310 included in the current region image 300.

At this time, the controller 180 completely deletes the first object 310 or controls the display transparency of the first object 310 in the current region image 300, And may provide the same effect as deleted in the local image 300. [

4B, when the first object 310 is deleted in the current local image 300, the controller 180 updates the current position of the mobile terminal 100 and the map data May display at least one object 350 or landscape located on the back side of the deleted first object 310. [

That is, the control unit 180 searches for the real image of the area corresponding to the current location of the mobile terminal 100 and the current local image 300 in the map data, and extracts, from the retrieved real image, At least one object 350 located on the back surface of the screen 310 and an area displaying a landscape.

Then, the control unit 180 synthesizes the extracted region with the portion of the current region image 300 where the first object 310 is deleted, and displays the resultant region.

4 (b), when the area in which the deleted first object 310 is displayed is touched in the current area image 300, The current region image 300 including the deleted first object 310 is displayed.

If the current local image 300 is an image input through the camera 122, the control unit 180 drives the camera 122 and controls the first object 310, which is input through the camera 122, The current local image 300 is displayed.

If the current local image 300 is an image stored in the memory 160, the control unit 180 searches the memory 160 for the current local image 300 before the first object 310 is deleted And display it again.

5 (a), when the first object 310 is touched in the current local image 300, the controller 180 determines whether the first object 310 is touched, as shown in FIG. 5 (b) , The first object 310 is deleted in the current local image 300 and the information 311 indicating that the first object 310 is deleted is displayed at the position of the deleted first object 310.

At this time, the information 311 may be displayed at a position corresponding to the ground of the deleted first object 310.

5 (b), when the information 311 indicating that the first object 310 is deleted is touched, the controller 180 determines whether the first object 310 is deleted, as shown in FIG. 5 (c) The current local image 300 including the first object 310 is displayed again.

6A shows a current region image 300 including a plurality of first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340 and 350 on a touch screen 151, A first menu 312 for displaying information about the respective objects 310, 320, 330, 340, 350 at the positions of the respective objects 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 2 menu 313 is displayed.

At this time, the controller 180 displays information of the first object 310 corresponding to the first menu 312 when the first menu 312 is touched. The information of the first object 310 may include at least one of a distance between the first objects 310 and a contact of the first object 310 with respect to the current position of the mobile terminal 100, And business information about the company.

6B, when the second menu 313 is touched, the controller 180 sets the first object 310 corresponding to the second menu 313 to the current area Is deleted in the image (300).

Next, the process of S160 and S170 will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 12. Fig.

7, when the user designates the touch screen 151 in step S160 and the user inputs a numeric touch gesture indicating a specific distance on the touch screen 151 on which the current local image 300 is displayed, The controller 180 deletes objects located within a distance corresponding to the numerical shape of the touch gesture in the current local image 300. [

That is, FIG. 7A shows that the current region image 300 including a plurality of first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 is displayed on the touch screen 151.

Assuming that the distances between the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are as shown in Table 1 based on the current position of the mobile terminal 100,

Objects in the current local image Distance from mobile terminal The first object 310, 10M The second object 320, 20M The third object 330, 30M The fourth object 340, 25M The fifth object 350, 22M

As shown in Table 1 and Fig. 7 (a), when the touch gesture of the "20" number shape is inputted from the user on the current region image 300, The first and second objects 310 and 320 positioned within the "20" meter among the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 included in the current region image 300, Is deleted in the current region image 300.

If the touch gesture of the "5" number shape is re-input from the user in the state where the first and second objects 310 and 320 are deleted in the current region image 300, Since the entire first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are located outside the "5" meters as shown in Fig. 7 (c) (310), (320), (330), (340), and (350)

8 to 11, the designation part of step S160 is displayed in the form of a bar 410 divided into a plurality of different deletion distance ranges in ascending or descending order, By touching the bar 410, it is possible to designate a desired range of deletion distance.

In addition, the user may designate the desired distance range for deletion by adjusting the bar 410 through a jog wheel, a jog switch, a navigation direction key, and a side volume up / down key provided on the user input unit 130 .

8A shows that the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are displayed on the touch screen 151 in the current region image 300, and the bar 410 ) Is displayed in one area in the current region image 300. [

8 (b), when the "20" meters of the deletion distance ranges defined in the bar 410 are touched, Likewise, the first and second objects 310 and 320 located within the "20" distance within the current region image 300 are deleted in the current region image 300.

9 (a), the controller 180 deletes the first and second objects 310 and 320 in the current region image 300, , When the "5" meter of the deletion distance ranges defined within the bar 310 is touched again, as shown in (c) of FIG. 9, within the current region image 300 The object located within the distance of "5" meters is deleted in the current local image 300.

Since the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are all located 5 meters from the current position of the mobile terminal 100, as shown in FIG. 9C, The control unit 180 displays the current region image 300 including the entire first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 without deleting the object.

10 (a) and 10 (b), when the search range is dragged from the first "0" meter to the "20" meter in the bar 420, Of the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 included in the current region image 300 as shown in FIG. 10 (c) The second objects 310 and 320 are deleted.

11 (a), the controller 180 deletes the first and second objects 310 and 320 in the current region image 300, 11 (c), when the distance range is deleted from the first "20" meter to the " 5 " within the bar 420, The object within the "5" meter distance within the current local image 300 is deleted.

Since the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are all located 5 meters from the current position of the mobile terminal 100, as shown in FIG. 11C, The control unit 180 displays the current region image 300 including the entire first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 without deleting the object.

12, the designation of step S160 is displayed in a shape of a circle 420 that can be changed according to a user's touch, and the user adjusts the size of the circle 420 using a touch, It is possible to specify an erasure distance radius corresponding to the size of the formed circle 420 shape.

12 (a) shows that the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 are displayed on the touch screen 151 in the current region image 300, 420 are displayed in one area in the current region image 300. [

In addition, the size of the circular shape 420 in FIG. 12A indicates that all the objects in the current region image 300 are displayed without deletion.

That is, each time the original shape 420 is enlarged or reduced in size by the touch of the user, a deletion distance radius corresponding to the enlarged or reduced size is displayed in the circular shape 420.

As shown in FIG. 12 (b), when the size of the circular shape 420 is reduced by the amount corresponding to the search radius of "20" meter by the user, As shown in the figure, among the first to fifth objects 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 included in the current local image 300, the first and second objects 310 and 320 Is deleted in the current region image 300.

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.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
111: broadcast receiver 112: mobile communication module
113 wireless Internet module 114 short-range communication module
115: Position information module 120: A / V input section
121: camera 122: microphone
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
141: proximity sensor 150: output section
151: Display unit 152: Acoustic output module
153: Alarm module 154: Haptic module
155: projector module 160: memory
170: interface unit 180: control unit
181: Multimedia module 190: Power supply

Claims (16)

A display unit for displaying an image of a current area including two or more objects;
A memory for storing map data including information on objects located within the current local image;
A location information unit for identifying a current location of the mobile terminal; And
If at least one object is designated in the image, an area in which the designated object is displayed in the image is identified based on the grasped current position and the map data, and in the image based on the grasped display area, And a control unit for deleting the designated object,
Wherein,
And controls to display at least one object or landscape located on the back side of the deleted object based on the current position and the map data. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays a UI (User Interface) object allocated with a function of deleting the objects in the image, at a position of the objects, and deletes the object corresponding to the selected UI object when the UI object is selected Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays information indicating that the object is deleted at a position of the deleted object. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the control unit displays the information at a position corresponding to the ground of the deleted object. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller displays an image of a current area including the deleted object again when the information is selected. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a determination unit for specifying a range of deletion distances of objects included in the image,
Wherein the control unit deletes the objects located within the specified deletion distance range based on the current location and the map data when the deletion distance range is designated through the designation unit. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
The display unit is of a touch screen type,
Wherein the designation unit is implemented on the touch screen. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the control unit deletes the objects corresponding to the touch gesture in the image when a touch gesture having a numerical shape indicating the deletion distance range is input on the touch screen on which the image is displayed. 13. The method of claim 12,
The designation unit is displayed in a bar shape divided into a plurality of different distance ranges for removal in ascending or descending order,
Wherein the control unit deletes the objects located within the touched deletion distance range in the image when a specific deletion distance range is touched within the bar. delete Displaying an image of a current region including two or more objects;
Providing map data including information on objects located within the displayed current region image;
Determining a current location of the mobile terminal in the current area;
Determining, when at least one object is designated in the image, an area in which the designated object is displayed in the image based on the grasped current position and the map data;
Deleting the designated object in the image based on the identified display area; And
And displaying at least one object or landscape located on a back surface of the deleted object based on the current position and the map data.

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