KR101741073B1 - Mobile terminal and method for running functions of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method for executing the function are disclosed. According to the present invention, a touch recognition area is displayed according to functions of a terminal, a time for searching for a function is reduced by receiving an input for a touch recognition area, and a touch recognition area capable of inputting a handwriting is displayed And if the handwriting is input to the touch recognition area, the corresponding function is found and executed immediately.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RUNNING FUNCTIONS OF THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for displaying a touch recognition area according to built-in functions and executing functions by receiving handwriting input, and a mobile terminal having the same.

The terminal can move And may 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 move directly or not.

Such terminals have been diversified in functions. For example, multimedia terminals such as a multimedia device having multimedia functions such as photographs and moving pictures, music and video files, games, player).

On the other hand, as the terminal becomes smart, the functions become more diverse, and in order to execute the functions, various steps are required. For example, when searching for a menu, there is a need to touch the keypad several times or click to search for a desired menu.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal for displaying a touch recognition area according to functions possessed by a terminal and performing a corresponding function by receiving an input to a touch recognition area and a method for executing the function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of displaying a touch-sensitive area capable of handwriting input and capable of finding a corresponding function when a handwriting is input to the touch recognition area, and a method for executing the function.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal having a plurality of functions, the mobile terminal including a display unit for displaying a touch recognition area divided into two or more areas according to the plurality of functions, And a control unit for executing a function corresponding to the touch recognition area in which the search word is input when the search word is input in the touch recognition area displayed in the display unit. The touch recognition area is an area in which the search word is directly input by a touch method. The function includes at least one of a menu search, a telephone search, a content search, and an Internet search.

In the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the control unit searches data constituting the function using the search word, and the display unit displays a data display area for displaying search results of the data searched by the control unit .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for performing a function of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying at least one touch recognition area of a touch recognition area set according to each of a plurality of functions; And executing a function corresponding to the inputted touch recognition area.

The function execution method may further include searching for data constituting the function based on the search word, and displaying the search result of the data.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention displays the touch recognition area according to the functions of the terminal, receives the input to the touch recognition area, and performs a corresponding function to reduce the time required for searching for the function.

The present invention displays a touch recognition area capable of handwriting input, and when a handwriting is input in a touch recognition area, the function is found and executed to improve convenience for the user.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIGS. 2A and 2B are a perspective view and a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the control unit in FIG. 3; FIG.
5 to 14 are flowcharts illustrating a method of performing functions of a mobile terminal according to embodiments of the present invention.
15A to 15C show a display screen showing telephone number search and call execution;
16A to 16C show a display screen showing menu search and result display;
FIGS. 17A to 17D illustrate a display screen for explaining an operation of dividing and displaying a touch recognition area according to functions;
18A to 18D illustrate a display screen for explaining an operation of executing a corresponding function according to a search word input position;
FIGS. 19A to 19C are diagrams for explaining an operation for displaying a function selection area and selecting a desired function to display a corresponding touch recognition area;
20A to 20C illustrate a display screen for explaining a menu search operation using various search terms;
21A to 21C are diagrams for explaining an operation of displaying search results in various forms through a data display area;
22A to 22C show a display screen showing an Internet site search;
23A to 25 illustrate a display screen for explaining an operation in which the touch recognition area or the data display area is displayed in a deformed size;
26A to 26E are diagrams illustrating a display screen for explaining an operation of displaying search results in various ways according to successive input of search words;
27A to 27C are display screens for explaining an operation of executing the integrated search function.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying 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 broadcast terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation,

In the present specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to different embodiments in the same or similar configurations.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to 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-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 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 confirming or obtaining the position of the mobile terminal (capable of checking the position of the vehicle when the mobile terminal is mounted on the vehicle). One example is the GPS (Global Position System) module. The GPS module receives position information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the location information may include coordinate information indicated by latitude and longitude. For example, the GPS module measures the exact time and distance from three or more satellites and accurately calculates the current location according to the triangulation method for each of the three different distances. A method of obtaining distance and time information from three satellites and correcting the error by one satellite may be used. In particular, the GPS module can acquire latitude, longitude and altitude as well as three-dimensional velocity information and accurate time from the position information received from the satellite. A Wi-Fi Positioning System and / or a Hybrid Positioning System may be applied as the location information module 115.

The position information module 115 may further include a geomagnetic sensor and / or a gravity sensor for detecting a direction. For example, the position information module 115 detects directions (e.g., north, south, east, and west) of a mobile terminal for navigation implementation using augmented reality through the geomagnetic sensor (electronic compass). The position information module 115 detects in which direction gravity acts through the gravity sensor (G sensor). When the user holds the mobile terminal vertically, the position information module 115 displays a vertical screen, The screen is automatically rotated 90 degrees to show a wide screen. Also, when the user watches the moving image, the position information module 115 rotates the screen according to the direction in which the user holds the mobile terminal through the gravity sensor (G sensor) so that the user can easily view the image.

The A / V input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal. The A / V input unit 120 includes a camera 121 and a microphone 122, .

The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be composed of two or more according to the configuration of the mobile terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like, and processes it as electrical voice data.

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

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100.

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

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 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, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display (3D display). In addition, there may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown) at the same time.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') has a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor' It can also be used as an input device in addition to the 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 a touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the control unit 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

In the present invention, the proximity-touch means that the pointer is not actually touched on the screen but approaches a predetermined distance from the screen.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal 100 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity thereof without mechanical contact by using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer lifetime and higher utilization than the contact-type sensor.

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

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "Contact Touch ". A position where the pointer is proximally touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer corresponds to the touch screen vertically when the pointer is touched.

Further, the proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, do. Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 may include an acceleration sensor 142. The acceleration sensor 142 is a device that converts an acceleration change in one direction into an electric signal and is widely used along with the development of MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) technology. Since the acceleration sensor 142 measures the acceleration of a large value that is built in the airbag system of an automobile and used to detect a collision, the acceleration sensor 142 recognizes the minute motion of a human hand and calculates a minute value acceleration There are various kinds of things to measure. The acceleration sensor 142 is usually configured by mounting two or three axes in one package. In some cases, only one axis of the Z axis is required depending on the use environment. Therefore, when the acceleration sensor in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction is used instead of the Z-axis direction for some reason, the acceleration sensor may be mounted on the main substrate by using a separate piece substrate.

The sound 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, and a broadcast reception mode.

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 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 memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving image, etc.).

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.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice call, data communication, video call, and the like.

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

The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 and a voice recognition module 182. The multimedia module 181 performs multimedia playback, and the voice recognition module 182 recognizes a voice uttered by a user and performs a corresponding function according to the recognized voice signal.

The multimedia module 181 and the voice recognition module 182 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or separately from the control unit 180.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power required 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 other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software codes are 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 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 152 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, 132, and 137. The operation units 131, 132 and 137 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the tactile manner in which the user operates the tactile feeling.

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 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen. On the other hand, the third operating unit 137 is described in Fig. 2B.

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 the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from 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 are 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 in a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception 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 also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on 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.

The third operation unit 137 may be used as a function key to which a specific function is assigned. For example, as an embodiment of the present invention, the point of interest information (i.e., AR information) may be superimposed on the real- The remote AR information icon may be assigned as a function key to be displayed on the display unit 151 of FIG. 2A. The third operation unit 137 may be an AR information icon position change key (referred to as 'AR icon change key' for convenience). At this time, the 'AR icon changeover key 137' may be implemented by the soft key in a configuration independent of the front or rear part of the terminal, or may be displayed as a specific icon on the touch pad 135 or the display unit 151 of FIG. 2A .

Referring to FIG. 3, a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit 210 for displaying a touch recognition area divided into two or more areas according to the plurality of functions, And a controller 220 for executing a function corresponding to the touch recognition area in which the search word is input when a search word is input in the touch recognition area displayed on the display unit.

Here, the search term is a character, a character string, a number, or a combination of the character, the character string, the number, and the symbol.

4, the control unit 220 includes a communication connection module 221 connected to the wireless communication unit 240, an area generation module 222 for generating a touch recognition area according to a function, A function executing module 224 for recognizing a touch on the touch recognition area and executing a corresponding function, a data input unit 223 for inputting data in the corresponding function on the basis of a search word for the touch recognition area, And a data retrieval module 225 for retrieving the data. A detailed description of each module is replaced with a description of the control section. The wireless communication unit 240 connects to an external communication server, for example, an Internet server, searches for an Internet site, a blog, and the like according to the execution of the function, and receives the data.

The display unit 210 displays the touch recognition area in two or more areas according to different functions. For example, the display unit 210 may display different touch recognition areas for the telephone function and the menu search function.

Further, the touch recognition area is an area in which the search word is directly input by a touch method. That is, a user or the like can write-in the touch recognition area using a finger or a pen. In addition, the user or the like can input the keypad by touching the keypad area through a touch keypad area described later or independently.

In the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the control unit 220 searches for data constituting the function using the search term.

The display unit 210 further includes a data display area for displaying a search result of the data searched by the controller 220. The display unit 210 may display the search result in the data display area in the order of the most recent access, the frequency of access, the order of favorites, and the like. In addition, data to be searched according to the order of the search words input by hand in the touch recognition area is displayed differently.

For example, if the function corresponding to the touch recognition area to which the search term is input is a telephone function, the control unit 220 searches for one or more of a telephone number, a shortcut number, and a name using the search word. At this time, the display unit 210 displays a search result, i.e., a phone number, a shortcut number, a name, a group name, and a name of a company in the data display area.

In another example, if the function corresponding to the touch recognition area to which the search term is input is a menu or a content search function, the control unit 220 searches the menu or the content using the search word. At this time, the display unit 210 displays the menu or contents searched in the data display area.

As another example, if the function corresponding to the touch recognition area to which the search word is input is an Internet search function, the control unit 220 searches the Internet site using the search word. At this time, the display unit 210 displays the search result in the data display area.

When one of the results displayed in the data display area is selected, the controller 220 executes the corresponding result, that is, the corresponding function. If there is only one search result or one search result, it can be executed immediately. For example, the control unit 220 may perform a call function to switch to a call mode when there is only one phone number searched for, or when a short-cut number is searched. The controller 220 executes a corresponding result when the touch duration of the search word input through the touch recognition area is longer than a predetermined time. For example, when a user or the like performs a handwriting on the touch recognition area, if the touch is continuously performed after writing, the controller 220 detects the touch duration, and if the touch duration is longer than a predetermined time, The first data retrieved is executed.

The display unit 210 further includes a function selection area configured to display executable functions and select one or more functions to display the corresponding touch recognition area among the functions. For example, in the case of a mobile terminal having a telephone function, a menu search function, a content search function, and an Internet search function, the display unit 210 may display all the touch recognition areas for each of the functions, Or two touch recognition areas. Also, the display unit 210 may display functions in the form of an icon or text in the function selection area. If the user or the like selects one or two or more functions displayed in the function selection area, the display unit 210 displays the corresponding touch recognition area. That is, the control unit 220 allows the display unit 210 to separately display the touch recognition area according to the number of functions selected by the user through the function selection area.

The display unit 210 may display a message such as' please handwrite here ',' number ',' character ',' number ',' phone ',' menu ',' An icon for describing a corresponding function such as 'Internet', and an icon for switching to another function. That is, the display unit 210 displays a character or an icon corresponding to the character in the touch recognition area. At this time, the character or icon may be a function describing a function corresponding to the displayed touch recognition area. If the displayed character or icon is touched or clicked, the corresponding function is switched to display the touch recognition area corresponding to the function again.

When the controller 210 detects a touch, rather than inputting the search word, for the touch recognition area, the currently displayed touch recognition area is switched to a touch recognition area corresponding to another function. For example, when a user or the like touches and drags on the area while displaying the touch recognition area according to the telephone function, the display unit 210 switches to the touch recognition area according to the menu search function and displays it. When the user touches or clicks the function icon displayed in the function selection area, the display unit 210 displays the touch recognition area corresponding to the function. When the user touches one of the functions displayed in the function selection area and then drags it to place it on the touch recognition area, the display unit 210 is switched to the touch recognition area according to the selected function do. Also, when a user or the like performs multi-touch, the controller 220 detects the touch and can change the touch recognition area of the sensed part.

The mobile terminal includes a memory for storing the plurality of functions, for example, a phone function, a menu search function, a content search function, an Internet search function, and the like, data constituting the function, (230).

The display unit 210 may further display a soft key display area for displaying a soft key related to the function according to a function to be executed. For example, a touch recognition area according to a telephone function is displayed. When performing a telephone function, a soft key such as a call, a message, a video call, erasure, or DMB is displayed. In the case of the menu search function, soft keys such as execution, home screen setting, preview, detailed information, deletion, erasure are displayed. In the case of the content search function, soft keys such as execution, preview, detailed information, transmission, deletion, multiple selection, erasure are displayed. In the case of the Internet search function, Displays the soft keys such as favorites (bookmark), erase. The soft key may be a letter, or an icon corresponding thereto.

The controller 220 changes the size and display form of the touch recognition area, the data display area, the keypad area, and the like displayed on the display unit 210. In addition, a user or the like can set the size and display form of the areas. For example, the control unit 220 sets the size of the initial touch recognition area, displays the size of the initial touch recognition area, and enlarges and displays the size of the touch recognition area for reasons such as the size of the handwriting input. The size of the data display area is also automatically enlarged by touching or clicking on an icon (arrow, graphic) displayed in the data display area, depending on the data search result, for example, the number of searches. The keypad area may be set to be displayed all the time, or may be set to disappear when the corresponding touch recognition area is displayed according to the function selection. Also, the keypad area may be set to disappear when the data corresponding to the function is retrieved, displayed, or disappear when the data display area is touched. A menu, a content, and an Internet list searched or searched on the keypad area can be displayed using a text or an icon. In addition, the display unit 210 changes the size and number of the keypad in the keypad area according to the number of the searched or searched results. In addition, the display unit 210 may display a preview of the data according to the number of search or search results.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention may further comprise a user setting unit (not shown), and the user setting unit may allow the user or the like to generate and set an icon for each of the plurality of functions, Method, touch time such as interval at plural input, touch duration, transparency, and the like. The user or the like can adjust the number of the display menus, the size of the area, and the like through the user setting unit.

Referring to FIG. 5, a method for performing a function of a mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises: S110 dividing a touch recognition area into two or more areas according to a plurality of functions, S110, (S120) of receiving an input signal, and executing a function corresponding to the input touch recognition area (S130).

Referring to FIG. 6, the function execution method may further include searching for data constituting the function based on the search term (S140) and displaying the search result of the data (S150) .

Referring to FIG. 7, the step of executing the function (S130) comprises a step of determining whether the search result is one (S161) and a step of executing the data (S162) if there is one search result . In addition, the step of executing the function (S130) comprises a step of receiving a selection of one of the displayed search results (S163) and a step of executing the selected data (S164).

Referring to FIG. 8, the step of executing the function S130 includes a step S171 of detecting a touch duration for inputting the search word, a step S172 of comparing the touch duration with a preset predetermined time, And executing a corresponding function when the touch duration exceeds the predetermined time as a result of comparison (S173).

When one of the results displayed in the data display area is selected, the mobile terminal executes the corresponding result, that is, the corresponding function (S164). If there is only one search result or one search result, it can be executed immediately (S162). For example, if the number of the searched phone number is one, or if the short-cut number is searched, the mobile terminal immediately executes the call function and switches to the call mode. If the touch duration of the search word inputted through the touch recognition area is longer than a predetermined time, the mobile terminal executes the corresponding result (S173).

9, the function execution method may further include a step (S111) of displaying at least one of a guiding phrase, an icon for explaining the function, and an icon for switching to another function in the touch recognition area, do. The mobile terminal displays a message such as 'Please hand it over here', 'Number', 'Text', 'Number', 'Phone', 'Menu', 'Content', 'Internet' An icon for explaining the function, and an icon for switching to another function are displayed (S111). That is, the mobile terminal displays a character in the touch recognition area or an icon corresponding thereto. At this time, the character or icon may be a function describing a function corresponding to the displayed touch recognition area. If the displayed character or icon is touched or clicked, the corresponding function is switched to display the touch recognition area corresponding to the function again.

Referring to FIG. 10, a method for executing a function according to the present invention includes: displaying executable functions (S210); receiving a selection of one or more functions to display a corresponding touch recognition area among the displayed functions A step S230 of displaying at least one of the touch recognition areas of the touch recognition areas set according to each of the plurality of functions, a step S240 of inputting a search word through the touch recognition area, And executing a function corresponding to the inputted touch recognition area (S250). Here, the step of displaying the touch recognition area (S240) is characterized in that the touch recognition area is divided and displayed according to the number of the selected functions.

The mobile terminal displays executable functions in the function selection area and allows the user or the like to select one or more functions for displaying the corresponding touch recognition area among the functions. For example, in the case of a mobile terminal having a telephone function, a menu search function, a content search function, an Internet search function, and the like, the mobile terminal displays all of the touch recognition areas for each of the functions, The touch recognition area can be displayed. In addition, the mobile terminal can display functions in the function selection area in the form of an icon or text in the function selection area. If the user or the like selects one or two or more functions displayed in the function selection area, the mobile terminal displays the corresponding touch recognition area. That is, the mobile terminal distinguishes the touch recognition area according to the number of functions selected by the user through the function selection area (S240).

Referring to FIG. 11, a method of performing a function of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes: displaying (S310) at least one touch recognition area among touch recognition areas set according to a plurality of functions; The method comprising the steps of: receiving a search word (S320); and executing a function corresponding to the inputted touch recognition area (S330), wherein the step of performing the function (S330) A step S331 of determining whether the function corresponding to the recognized touch recognition area is a menu or a content search function, and a step of searching for the menu or the content based on the search word if the menu or the content search function is determined And displaying the menu or the content search result (S333).

The step of performing the function (S330) includes a step (S341) of judging whether the function corresponding to the touch recognition area to which the search word is input is a telephone function, and if it is determined that the telephone function is a telephone function, (S342) of searching for at least one of the number, the abbreviated number, and the name of the user, and displaying the result of the searching (S343).

In addition, the step of performing the function (S330) may include a step (S351) of judging whether a function corresponding to the touch recognition area in which the search word is input is an Internet search function, and if the search result is the Internet search function, A step S352 of searching an internet site with the search result, and a step of displaying a result of the searching step S353.

Referring to FIG. 12, a method of performing a function of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes displaying (S410) at least one touch recognition area among touch recognition areas set according to a plurality of functions, A step S440 of switching the currently displayed touch recognition area to a touch recognition area according to another function if the touch is a touch rather than the input of the search word in operation S420; (Not shown). The function execution method may further include a step (S430) of executing the corresponding function if the detection result indicates the input of the search term.

In step S440, the mobile terminal senses the touch of the touch recognition area (S420). If it is not the input of the search word, the mobile terminal displays the touch recognition area in accordance with another function that can be switched. For example, when the user touches the area and drages the area, the mobile terminal displays the touch recognition area according to the menu search function while displaying the touch recognition area according to the telephone function. When the user touches or clicks a function icon displayed in the function selection area, the mobile terminal displays a touch recognition area corresponding to the function. If the user touches one of the functions displayed in the function selection area and then drags it to place it on the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal switches to the touch recognition area corresponding to the function selected at the position where the dragging ends. When a user or the like performs multi-touch, the mobile terminal senses the multi-touch and can change the touch recognition areas of the sensed part.

Referring to FIG. 13, the function execution method further includes a step (S180) of displaying a soft key related to the function according to a function to be executed. The mobile terminal may further display a soft key display area for displaying a soft key related to the function according to a function to be executed (S180). For example, a touch recognition area according to a telephone function is displayed. When performing a telephone function, a soft key such as a call, a message, a video call, erasure, or DMB is displayed. In the case of the menu search function, soft keys such as execution, home screen setting, preview, detailed information, deletion, erasure are displayed. In the case of the content search function, soft keys such as execution, preview, detailed information, transmission, deletion, multiple selection, erasure are displayed. In the case of the Internet search function, Displays the soft keys such as favorites (bookmark), erase. The soft key may be a letter, or an icon corresponding thereto.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of executing an integrated search function including all search functions in a mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, a method for performing a function of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a step S530 of sensing a touch through a touch recognition area, a step S540 of recognizing a search word input through the touch, (S552, S553, S562 to S564) of searching for data including a search word, and displaying the result of the searching (S565). The function execution method may further include a step (S510) of storing the plurality of functions, the data constituting the function, and the setting information of the function according to the type of the search term. That is, the mobile terminal can set search functions for using the search word types, for example, numbers, Korean, and English characters, and store the search functions.

After the mobile terminal displays one touch recognition area (S520), if the user inputs a search word through handwriting input or the like (S530), the mobile terminal recognizes the search word (S540) and executes the corresponding function according to the recognition information . For example, when a number is input (S551), the mobile terminal executes a telephone function to search for a shortcut number and a telephone number thereof (S552), executes a menu search function including numbers, Executes a content search function to search for data including a search word (S553), executes an internet search function (S554), and displays a search result or a search result (S565). When a character is input (S561), the mobile terminal executes a function of searching for a menu or a content including the character (S563), executes a function of searching the Internet (S564) (S565).

15 to 27, a description will be made of a method for executing functions of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

15A to 15C, a mobile terminal according to the present invention displays a touch recognition area corresponding to a telephone function on a display screen, and displays a message " Please handwrite it here " &Quot; (Fig. 15A). When the user inputs a search word '1' in the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal recognizes the search word and searches for a shortcut number '1' or a telephone number including '1' ). At this time, when the search result is one data of 'Hong Kil-dong' by the short number '1', the mobile terminal can enter the communication mode (Fig. 15C). At this time, the mobile terminal displays a soft key corresponding to the telephone function in the soft key display area of the display screen, for example, a soft key such as a call, message, video call, erase, DMB.

16A to 16C, a mobile terminal according to the present invention displays a touch recognition area according to a menu search function on a display screen, and displays a message " Please write it here ' Menu '(FIG. 16A). When the user inputs a search word 'M' in the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal recognizes it and searches for data including 'M' and displays the result in the data display area (FIG. 16B) . At this time, if the search result is 'Memo', the mobile terminal immediately executes it and displays the specific contents as shown in FIG. 16C. At this time, the mobile terminal displays soft keys according to the menu search function, for example, execution, home screen setting, preview, detailed information, delete, erase, etc., in the soft key display area of the display screen.

17A and 17B show a display screen divided into two touch recognition areas when a user or the like selects two functions. The mobile terminal displays a function selection area on a display screen and displays executable functions such as phone, menu search, content search, internet, and the like. When the user touches or drags the phone function icon and the menu search icon among the functions, the mobile terminal displays two touch recognition areas on the display screen and inputs an icon and a character for inputting numbers, respectively (Fig. 17A). As another example, the mobile terminal may separately display the touch recognition area according to the telephone function and the touch recognition area according to the menu search function, and display a guidance phrase " handwritten number " or " (Fig. 17B). At this time, if the user inputs a search word '1' in the touch recognition area according to the telephone function (FIG. 17C), the mobile terminal recognizes it and searches for the shortcut number '1' Search for a telephone number. If the user inputs a search term 'M' in the touch recognition area according to the menu search (FIG. 17D), the mobile terminal recognizes it and searches for data including 'M' Display in the display area.

18A to 18D, the mobile terminal displays one touch recognition area and performs different functions according to a handwriting input position of a user or the like. When the user inputs a search word '1' to the left of the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal recognizes the search word and searches for a shortcut number '1', or searches for a phone number including '1' 18A). If the search result is 'Hong Kil-dong' by the shortcut number '1', the call is immediately executed (Fig. 18C). On the other hand, if the user inputs a search word 'M' on the right side of the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal recognizes the search word, searches for data including 'M', and displays the result on the data display area 18B). If the search result is 'Memo', the specific content is displayed by executing it immediately (FIG. 18D).

19A to 19C, the mobile terminal displays a function selection area on a display screen and displays executable functions such as a phone call, a menu search, a content search, the Internet, and the like. When a user or the like touches or drags one of the functions, the touch recognition area corresponding to the function is displayed. 19A), when the user touches or drags the icon indicating the menu search or the internet function by touching and dragging, the mobile terminal enters the touch recognition area corresponding to the menu search function or the Internet function And displays a warning message, an icon, etc. in the touch recognition area (Figs. 19B and 19C). When the user or the like selects a plurality of functions, the mobile terminal can display the touch recognition area by the number of functions selected on the display screen.

20A to 20C, the mobile terminal recognizes not only a single number, a character but also a string, a number, a character combination, a symbol combination, etc. of two or more consecutive characters, and executes the function accordingly. As shown in FIG. 20B, when a user or the like sequentially inputs '?' To the touch recognition area according to the menu search function, the mobile terminal searches for data thereon and displays the search result in the data display area. As another example, when a user writes 'Mu', the mobile terminal searches for a menu including 'Mu', searches for a data name in English that is pronounced 'Mu', and displays the result (Fig. 20C).

The touch keypad area may be displayed as shown in FIGS. 15A to 20C, but the touch keypad area may be deleted and the data display area may be expanded and displayed as shown in FIG. 21C. When the user selects the phone function and the menu search function and the mobile terminal displays two touch-sensitive areas (FIG. 21A), if the user or the like writes 'all' in the touch-sensitive area according to the menu search function, The mobile terminal searches for menu data including 'mother' and displays the result in the data display area. At this time, the data display area may be displayed together with the touch keypad area (FIG. 21B), extended to the touch keypad area and displayed without the touch keypad area (FIG. 21C).

22A to 22C, a mobile terminal according to the present invention displays a touch recognition area according to an Internet search function on a display screen, and displays a message " Written here " in the touch recognition area, Quot; Internet " (Fig. 22A). At this time, when the user or the like selects two functions, the telephone and the Internet, two touch recognition areas can be displayed. When the user inputs a search word 'love' in Korean into the touch recognition area, the mobile terminal recognizes the search word and accesses the Internet server through the wireless communication unit to search for blogs, sites, And displays the result in the data display area (Fig. 22B). At this time, the data display area may be displayed together with the touch keypad area (FIG. 22B), extended to the touch keypad area, and displayed without the touch keypad area (FIG. Here, the mobile terminal displays soft keys such as an access, search, engine change, preview, favorite (bookmark), erase, etc. according to the Internet search function in the soft key display area of the display screen.

Referring to FIGS. 23A to 25, the mobile terminal can display the size and shape of the touch recognition area or the data display area in a modified form. The mobile terminal may simultaneously display the data display area and the touch keypad area (FIG. 23A), extend the data display area to the touch keypad area, and display all the search results in the data display area (FIG. 23B). As shown in FIG. 24, the mobile terminal can display the touch recognition area by expanding it. Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when the search result is small, the mobile terminal can enlarge and display the size of the text showing the search result. A user or the like can make the mobile terminal perform the size and shape change through user setting.

26A to 26E, the mobile terminal may display the search result in the data display area (FIG. 26A) or may display the search result in the touch keypad area (FIGS. 26B to 26E). 26A to 26E, the mobile terminal displays search results in various ways according to a continuous input of a search word by a user or the like. Referring to FIG. 26B, a mobile terminal displays a touch recognition area according to a menu search function on a display screen, and when a user or the like inputs a search word 'o' into the touch recognition area, Accordingly, data including 'o' is searched and the result is displayed on the touch keypad area. Then, when the user writes 'g', the mobile terminal recognizes 'o', and displays data results including the web surfing, voice mail, and voicemail in the touch keypad area 26C). At this time, since the number of search results is three, the mobile terminal can divide the touch keypad region again and display the search result as shown in FIG. 26D or FIG. 26E. At this time, the mobile terminal displays soft keys according to the menu search function, for example, execution, home screen setting, preview, detailed information, delete, erase, etc., in the soft key display area of the display screen.

27A to 27C, the mobile terminal displays a single touch recognition area and executes an integrated search function combining all the search functions of the mobile terminal using a search word. The mobile terminal displays an arbitrary touch recognition area and can display a message " Written here " (Fig. 27A). Then, when the user or the like writes a search word 'M', the mobile terminal recognizes it and searches for a menu or content (FIG. 27B) containing the same, and when the user inputs a number of '1' The terminal can perform an integrated search for searching for a shortcut number, a telephone number, a menu including the same, contents, the Internet, and the like (FIG. 27C).

15A to FIG. 27C, the mobile terminal and the method for executing the function according to the present invention are limited to the telephone function, the menu search function, the Internet search function, and the integrated search function, but they can be executed in conjunction with other functions such as a content search function .

As described above, according to the present invention, a mobile terminal and a method for executing the function of the present invention display a touch recognition area according to functions possessed by a terminal, receive input for a touch recognition area, A time is reduced, a touch recognition area capable of handwriting input is displayed, and when handwriting is input in the touch recognition area, the corresponding function is immediately found and executed, thereby enhancing convenience for the user.

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Claims (28)

A mobile terminal having a plurality of functions,
A display unit displaying a function list corresponding to the plurality of functions and displaying a touch recognition area corresponding to each of the functions selected through the function list; And
When a search word is input to any one of the touch recognition areas displayed on the display unit, searches for data constituting a function corresponding to one of the touch recognition areas to which the search word is input,
Displaying a search result according to the searched data in a data display area,
And a controller for performing different controls according to the number of the search results,
Wherein,
Executing a function corresponding to the one search result when the search result is one,
Receiving a user input for selecting any one of the plurality of search results when the search result is a plurality of search results, and when the one of the search results is selected, Is executed,
Controls the display unit to display a soft key list associated with the selected function when the function is selected from the function list,
And controls the display unit to display a soft key list different from the soft key list when a function different from the selected function is selected from the function list,
The soft key list includes:
At least one softkey corresponding to at least one detailed function associated with the selected function,
And is displayed together with the search result. The apparatus of claim 1,
When the function corresponding to the touch recognition area in which the search word is input is a menu or a content search function, searches the menu or the content using the search word, and the display unit displays the search result in the data display area . The apparatus of claim 1,
If the function corresponding to the touch recognition area to which the search word is input is a telephone function, searching for at least one of a telephone number, an abbreviated number, and a name using the search word, and causing the display unit to display a search result in the data display area Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. The apparatus of claim 1,
If the function corresponding to the touch recognition area in which the search word is input is an internet search function, searches the internet site using the search word, and the display unit displays the search result in the data display area. 5. The apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
Wherein one of the results displayed in the data display area is selected or a corresponding result is executed when a touch duration for a search word input through the touch recognition area is longer than a predetermined time. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the touch recognition area is switched to a touch recognition area according to another function when a touch is detected for the touch recognition area other than the input of the search word. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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