KR101750347B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that provides a function that considers the convenience of a user when sending and receiving a message, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal that includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external terminal, In response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to a message transmitted to the display unit and the plurality of external terminals, detects at least one response message for a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, And a controller for controlling the display unit to display an answer message together with contents of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals.

Description

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

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that provides a function in which a convenience of a user is more considered when transmitting and receiving a message.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mounted terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

The functions of mobile terminals are diversified. For example, there are data and voice communication, photographing and video shooting through a camera, voice recording, music file playback through a speaker system, and outputting an image or video on a display unit. Some terminals are equipped with an electronic game play function or a multimedia player function. In particular, modern mobile terminals can receive multicast signals that provide visual content such as broadcast and video or television programs.

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.

Meanwhile, as the communication technology develops, the mobile terminal can provide a function of simultaneously transmitting the same message to a plurality of external terminals through communication. In recent years, various functions have been developed for a method of providing a message to a user in addition to message transmission and reception.

An object of the present invention is to provide an interface for improving user convenience in confirming a reply message received from each external terminal after transmitting the same message to a plurality of external terminals.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for easily confirming a message related to the answer when a message requiring a reply is transmitted to a plurality of external terminals.

It is another object of the present invention to collect and provide messages received from different external terminals at one time.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external terminal, a display unit displaying a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals through the wireless communication unit, Detecting at least one answer message for a message sent to the plurality of external terminals in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to the plurality of external terminals, and transmitting the detected at least one answer message to the plurality of external terminals And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the content of the message.

In an exemplary embodiment, the response message may include a message received from an external terminal that receives the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, and a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals within a predetermined time And a message including contents related to contents of a received message, a message received by a preset virtual number, or a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals.

In one embodiment, the control unit displays identification information of an external terminal that has transmitted the at least one reply message around the area where the content of the at least one reply message is displayed.

In one embodiment, a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals is a message having a questionnaire function configured to request a response to a message from the plurality of external terminals.

In one embodiment, the questionnaire function is a function for requesting to transmit selection information that has selected at least one selection item among a plurality of selection items, and the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals includes each of the plurality of selection items And a graphic object representing the graphic object.

In one embodiment, when the selection information is received from the plurality of external terminals, the control unit may display a number of the external terminal that selects each item on the area where the graphic object representing each of the plurality of selection items is displayed .

In one embodiment, the plurality of external terminals transmit selection information that selects a graphic object representing at least one item among graphic objects representing each of the plurality of selection items.

In one embodiment, in response to the touch input being applied to any one of the graphic objects representing the plurality of selection items, the controller may identify an item represented by the one graphic object as an identification Information is displayed.

In one embodiment, the control unit displays the content of the message related to the identification information of the external terminal in response to the touch input of the identification information of the external terminal.

In one embodiment, the control unit displays answer messages received from different identification information in different areas based on the identification information of the external terminal that transmitted the at least one answer message, And transmits the message to the external terminal associated with the specific area based on the selection of the area.

In one embodiment, the mobile terminal has a plurality of virtual numbers, and when the plurality of messages are received from a plurality of external terminals, the controller classifies the messages into at least two groups according to the plurality of virtual numbers .

In one embodiment, a graphic object corresponding to each of the plurality of virtual numbers is displayed on the display unit, and the control unit displays a touch input for one of the graphic objects corresponding to each of the plurality of virtual numbers And displays at least one message included in the group according to the virtual number corresponding to the one of the graphic objects.

In one embodiment, when displaying at least one message included in a group according to a virtual number corresponding to one of the graphic objects, the control unit displays identification information of an external terminal that has transmitted the at least one message And displays the image.

A mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a wireless communication unit for communicating with an external terminal, a group dialog window for transmitting / receiving a message to / from a plurality of talkers, The at least one response message for the message having the questionnaire function is detected, and the group dialogue window is displayed to display the contents of the at least one answer message in a peripheral area of the area where the content of the message for which the questionnaire function is set is displayed Wherein the plurality of conversations included in the group dialog window are arranged to select one or more of the plurality of selection items in the group dialog window, To include graphic objects that represent each And a gong.

In one embodiment, when the new message is displayed in the group dialog window, the controller determines whether the new message is a response message to the message for which the questionnaire function is set, Wherein when the new message is not an answer message for a message for which the questionnaire function is set, the control unit displays the message in the area adjacent to the area where the message is set, In the lowest region of the group dialog window.

In one embodiment, when the new message is a response message to the message in which the questionnaire function is set, the controller displays the message in the upper area of the area where the message having the questionnaire function is displayed.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of external terminals through communication, the method comprising: The method comprising: transmitting a message to a terminal; displaying contents of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals; and in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, Detecting at least one message related to the content of a message sent to an external terminal, and displaying the detected at least one message with the contents of a message sent to the plurality of external terminals, Wherein the at least one message includes information about a content of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals A message received from the external terminal, a message received within a predetermined time from the time of transmitting the message to the plurality of external terminals, a message received by the predetermined virtual number, or a message related to the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals And a message including at least one message.

In one embodiment, in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to the plurality of external terminals, the at least one answer message disappears.

 In one embodiment, a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals includes a graphic object corresponding to each of a plurality of selection items, and the at least one response message includes at least one item selected from among the plurality of selection items Selection information, and contents of the message.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying the detected at least one message may include the steps of: partitioning the display unit into a plurality of areas, and associating identification information of the plurality of external terminals with each of the plurality of areas; And displaying the answer message received from the identification information of the external terminal associated with each area with respect to the area of the area.

In the present invention, when a message related to the message is received after a message is transmitted to a plurality of external terminals, at least one answer message for the message may be collected and displayed on one page according to a user's request . Therefore, the user can check the answer message at a glance through one page after transmitting the message to the plurality of external terminals.

In addition, the present invention can display an answer message on a region adjacent to a region where a questionnaire message is displayed, when a questionnaire message requiring an answer message is transmitted to a plurality of talkers included in a group dialog window in a group dialog window. Accordingly, the user can conveniently confirm the answer message for the questionnaire message in the group dialog window.

1A is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIGS. 1B and 1C are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention in different directions.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of confirming a response message to a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals in a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIGS. 3A to 3D are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying an answer message in a collecting dialog window.
FIGS. 4A through 4C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying a message for sending and responding to a message having a questionnaire function set to a plurality of external terminals.
5A to 5C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying an answer message for a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals on a collecting dialog window.
6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for entering a dialog window for displaying a message sent and received with an external terminal that has sent an answer message using the answer message included in the meeting view dialog window.
FIGS. 7A to 7C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting an answer message to a message in which the questionnaire function is set, when a message having the questionnaire function is received.
8A to 8C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying a message transmitted and received by a plurality of virtual numbers in a mobile terminal having a plurality of virtual numbers.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying an answer message for a message in which a questionnaire function is set in a group dialog window when a message having a questionnaire function is transmitted in a group dialogue window including a plurality of talkers.
10A to 10D are conceptual diagrams illustrating the control method of FIG.
11A and 11B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting a message transmission and an answer message in a walk-through type terminal, in which a questionnaire function is set.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. 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. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, a smart glass, and a head mounted display (HMD). have.

However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, a digital signage, and the like, will be.

1A to 1C are block diagrams for explaining a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 1B and 1C are conceptual diagrams showing an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention in different directions.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, an interface unit 160, a memory 170, a control unit 180, ), And the like. The components shown in FIG. 1A are not essential for implementing a mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

The wireless communication unit 110 may be connected between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100 or between the mobile terminal 100 and the external server 100. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > wireless < / RTI > In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the mobile terminal 100 to one or more networks.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone 122 for inputting an audio signal, an audio input unit, a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user A touch key, a mechanical key, and the like). The voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed by a user's control command.

The sensing unit 140 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information. For example, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, A G-sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, A microphone 226, a battery gauge, an environmental sensor (for example, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, a radiation detection sensor, A thermal sensor, a gas sensor, etc.), a chemical sensor (e.g., an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.). Meanwhile, the mobile terminal disclosed in the present specification can combine and utilize information sensed by at least two of the sensors.

The output unit 150 includes at least one of a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, a haptic tip module 153, and a light output unit 154 to generate an output related to visual, auditory, can do. The display unit 151 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen. The touch screen may function as a user input unit 123 that provides an input interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user and may provide an output interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path to various types of external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 160 is connected to a device having a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, And may include at least one of a port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, and an earphone port. In the mobile terminal 100, corresponding to the connection of the external device to the interface unit 160, it is possible to perform appropriate control related to the connected external device.

In addition, the memory 170 stores data supporting various functions of the mobile terminal 100. The memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs or applications running on the mobile terminal 100, data for operation of the mobile terminal 100, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least a part of these application programs may exist on the mobile terminal 100 from the time of shipment for the basic functions (e.g., telephone call receiving function, message receiving function, and calling function) of the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in the memory 170, installed on the mobile terminal 100, and may be operated by the control unit 180 to perform the operation (or function) of the mobile terminal.

In addition to the operations related to the application program, the control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. The control unit 180 may process or process signals, data, information, and the like input or output through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 170 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user.

In addition, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1A in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 170. FIG. In addition, the controller 180 may operate at least two of the components included in the mobile terminal 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to the components included in the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, which may be an internal battery or a replaceable battery.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with one another to implement a method of operation, control, or control of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the mobile terminal may be implemented on the mobile terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170. [

Hereinafter, the various components of the mobile terminal 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1A.

First, referring to the wireless communication unit 110, the broadcast receiving module 111 of the wireless communication unit 110 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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The mobile communication module 112 may be a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module such as a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module that uses technology standards or a communication method (e.g., Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution And an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network established according to a long term evolution (AR), a long term evolution (AR), or the like.

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. The wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, wireless LAN (WLAN), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro Interoperability for Microwave Access, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) 113 transmit and receive data according to at least one wireless Internet technology, including Internet technologies not listed above.

The wireless Internet module 113 for performing a wireless Internet connection through the mobile communication network can be used for wireless Internet access by WiBro, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE or LTE- May be understood as a kind of the mobile communication module 112.

The short-range communication module 114 is for short-range communication, and includes Bluetooth ™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. The short-range communication module 114 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system through the wireless area networks, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, or between the mobile terminal 100 ) And the other mobile terminal 100 (or the external server). The short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.

Here, the other mobile terminal 100 may be a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart glass, etc.) capable of interchanging data with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display)). The short range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) a wearable device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 100 around the mobile terminal 100. [ If the detected wearable device is a device authenticated to communicate with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention, the control unit 180 may transmit at least a part of the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 to the short- 114 to the wearable device. Therefore, the user of the wearable device can use the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 through the wearable device. For example, according to this, when a telephone is received in the mobile terminal 100, the user performs a telephone conversation via the wearable device, or when a message is received in the mobile terminal 100, It is possible to check the message.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the GPS module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal by using a signal transmitted from the GPS satellite. As another example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the Wi-Fi module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal based on information of a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives the wireless signal with the Wi-Fi module. Optionally, the location information module 115 may perform any of the other functions of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data relating to the location of the mobile terminal, in addition or alternatively. The location information module 115 is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or obtains the location of the mobile terminal.

Next, the input unit 120 is for inputting image information (or signal), audio information (or signal), data, or information input from a user. For inputting image information, Or a plurality of cameras 121 may be provided. 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 may be displayed on the display unit 151 or stored in the memory 170. [ A plurality of cameras 121 provided in the mobile terminal 100 may be arranged to have a matrix structure and various angles or foci may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 through the camera 121 having the matrix structure A plurality of pieces of image information can be input. In addition, the plurality of cameras 121 may be arranged in a stereo structure to acquire a left image and a right image for realizing a stereoscopic image.

The microphone 122 processes the external acoustic signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be utilized variously according to a function (or a running application program) being executed in the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, the microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 123 is for receiving information from a user and when the information is inputted through the user input unit 123, the control unit 180 can control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 to correspond to the input information . The user input unit 123 may include a mechanical input means (or a mechanical key such as a button located on the front, rear or side of the mobile terminal 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, Jog switches, etc.) and touch-type input means. For example, the touch-type input means may comprise a virtual key, a soft key or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, The virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on the touch screen with various forms. For example, the virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on the touch screen, ), An icon, a video, or a combination thereof.

Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 senses at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information, and generates a corresponding sensing signal. The control unit 180 may control the driving or operation of the mobile terminal 100 or may perform data processing, function or operation related to the application program installed in the mobile terminal 100 based on the sensing signal. Representative sensors among various sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140 will be described in more detail.

First, the proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface, or the presence of an object in the vicinity of the detection surface, without mechanical contact by using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner area of the mobile terminal or in proximity to the touch screen, which is covered by the touch screen.

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. In the case where the touch screen is electrostatic, the proximity sensor 141 can be configured to detect the proximity of the object with a change of the electric field along the proximity of the object having conductivity. In this case, the touch screen (or touch sensor) itself may be classified as a proximity sensor.

On the other hand, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the object is located on the touch screen in proximity with no object touching the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching an object on the screen is called a "contact touch. &Quot; The position at which the object is closely touched on the touch screen means a position where the object corresponds to the touch screen vertically when the object is touched. The proximity sensor 141 can detect 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, have. Meanwhile, the control unit 180 processes data (or information) corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern sensed through the proximity sensor 141 as described above, and further provides visual information corresponding to the processed data It can be output on the touch screen. Furthermore, the control unit 180 can control the mobile terminal 100 such that different operations or data (or information) are processed according to whether the touch to the same point on the touch screen is a proximity touch or a touch touch .

The touch sensor uses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen (or the display unit 151) by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, an ultrasonic type, Detection.

For example, the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the touch screen or a capacitance generated in a specific portion to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, a capacitance at the time of touch, and the like where a touch object touching the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

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

On the other hand, the control unit 180 may perform different controls or perform the same control according to the type of the touch object touching the touch screen (or a touch key provided on the touch screen). Whether to perform different controls or to perform the same control according to the type of the touch object may be determined according to the current state of the mobile terminal 100 or an application program being executed.

On the other hand, the touch sensors and the proximity sensors discussed above can be used independently or in combination to provide a short touch (touch), a long touch, a multi touch, a drag touch ), Flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swipe touch, hovering touch, and the like. Touch can be sensed.

The ultrasonic sensor can recognize the position information of the object to be sensed by using ultrasonic waves. Meanwhile, the controller 180 can calculate the position of the wave generating source through the information sensed by the optical sensor and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors. The position of the wave source can be calculated using the fact that the light is much faster than the ultrasonic wave, that is, the time when the light reaches the optical sensor is much faster than the time the ultrasonic wave reaches the ultrasonic sensor. More specifically, the position of the wave generating source can be calculated using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera 121 includes at least one of a camera sensor (for example, a CCD, a CMOS, etc.), a photo sensor (or an image sensor), and a laser sensor.

The camera 121 and the laser sensor may be combined with each other to sense a touch of the sensing object with respect to the three-dimensional stereoscopic image. The photosensor can be laminated to the display element, which is adapted to scan the movement of the object to be detected proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of change of light, and position information of the object to be sensed can be obtained through the calculation.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the mobile terminal 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information .

Also, the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit for displaying a stereoscopic image.

In the stereoscopic display unit, a three-dimensional display system such as a stereoscopic system (glasses system), an autostereoscopic system (no-glasses system), and a projection system (holographic system) can be applied.

The sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 170 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output unit 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 unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The haptic module 153 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 153 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated in the haptic module 153 can be controlled by the user's selection or the setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 153 may synthesize and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 153 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, 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 153 can transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact, and the tactile effect can be felt by the user through the muscles of the finger or arm. The haptic module 153 may include two or more haptic modules 153 according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The light output unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event using the light of the light source of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal 100 may include message reception, call signal reception, missed call, alarm, schedule notification, email reception, information reception through an application, and the like.

The signal output from the light output unit 154 is implemented as the mobile terminal emits light of a single color or a plurality of colors to the front or rear surface. The signal output may be terminated by the mobile terminal detecting the event confirmation of the user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 160 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 160.

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 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 interface unit 160. [

The interface unit 160 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, And various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The memory 170 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 picture, etc.). The memory 170 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type ), Card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 170 on the Internet.

Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 180 controls the operations related to the application program and the general operation of the mobile terminal 100. [ For example, when the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the control unit 180 can execute or release a lock state for restricting input of a user's control command to applications.

In addition, the control unit 180 performs control and processing related to voice communication, data communication, video call, or the like, or performs pattern recognition processing to recognize handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively . Further, the controller 180 may control any one or a plurality of the above-described components in order to implement various embodiments described below on the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention.

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 power supply unit 190 includes a battery, the battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like.

In addition, the power supply unit 190 may include a connection port, and the connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 160 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

As another example, the power supply unit 190 may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner without using the connection port. In this case, the power supply unit 190 may use at least one of an inductive coupling method based on a magnetic induction phenomenon from an external wireless power transmission apparatus and a magnetic resonance coupling method based on an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon Power can be delivered.

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

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

In the following description of the drawings, the drawings drawn on the left side are referred to in the order of clockwise or top-down.

Hereinafter, a method of confirming an answer message for a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals at one time will be described in a mobile terminal including at least one of the components.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of confirming a response message to a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals in a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

First, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can display a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals (S210).

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can transmit and receive a message to and from the external terminal through communication.

The message may include various types of data. More specifically, the message may include a document, a moving image, an image, and the like. For example, the message may include a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), a long message service (LMS), and the like.

In addition, the message may be a social network service (SNS). For example, the message may include an electronic document uploaded to a facebook.

The user can execute an application related to message transmission at the mobile terminal and transmit the message to the external terminal. For example, the user can input the identification information of the external terminal to receive the message and the content of the message, input a control command for transmitting the input message to the external terminal, and transmit the message to the mobile terminal. Here, the identification information of the external terminal may be information that can distinguish the external terminal, such as telephone number information, ID information, and the like.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 may transmit a message having an additional function, based on a control command of the user. The additional function is a message related function such as a read confirmation function, a delete function, a questionnaire function, and the like.

The read confirmation function is a function for requesting a reply of whether or not a message is received from a receiving terminal that has received the message. The deletion function is a function of automatically deleting a message on the memory when a preset time elapses from the time when the receiving terminal receiving the message browses the message.

The questionnaire function is a function for the external terminal, which has received the message, to request an answer to the selection information that selects at least one of the plurality of options included in the message. In order to transmit a message with an additional function, the user can set an additional function before transmitting the message to the external terminal. For example, after receiving a plurality of selection items, the control unit 180 may transmit a message having a questionnaire function to an external terminal in response to a control command of the user. A method of transmitting a message having the questionnaire function will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C.

In the following collective view dialog, the same control method can be applied regardless of whether additional functions are set in the message or not. Accordingly, unless otherwise noted, the message having the additional function is unified into the term "message ".

The message may be transmitted to one external terminal or a plurality of external terminals or an external server according to a user's selection. More specifically, the control unit 180 may transmit the message through communication to one or more external terminals or external servers selected by the user.

The control unit 180 may transmit a message to one external terminal or a plurality of external terminals. Hereinafter, a message transmitted to one external terminal will be referred to as a 'one-to-one message', and a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals will be referred to as a 'one-to-many message' or a 'many-to-many message'. Hereinafter, the term "message" is used when it is not necessary to distinguish the kind of the message, and the term is used when the message is to be distinguished.

The control unit 180 may display the transmitted message on the display unit 151 when the message is transmitted to the one or more external terminals. Alternatively, the control unit 180 may display a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals on the display unit 151 based on a user's request.

More specifically, when transmitting a message to the one or more external terminals, the control unit 180 determines whether the message including the content of the message transmitted to the external terminal, the identification information of the external terminal that transmitted the message, A dialog window can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The dialogue window is a user interface that displays the contents of messages transmitted and received between the terminal and the counterpart terminal in a one-to-one conversation format, and provides a function of transmitting a message to an external terminal included in the chat window. Also, the user can transmit the message to the external terminal included in the dialog using the dialog. Hereinafter, the external terminal included in the dialog window will be described with the term " talker ", and such terms can be easily changed by those skilled in the art.

The types of the dialog window include a one-to-one dialog window for displaying a one-to-one message transmitted and received by the counterpart terminal and the terminal itself, a group dialog window for displaying a plurality of messages exchanged between at least three terminals, and a message transmitted to a plurality of mobile terminals There is a collective view dialog that displays. Here, the gathering dialog window will be described in more detail below.

The chat window may also be referred to as a 'chat window', a 'chat room', or a 'chat room', and such terms may be easily changed by those skilled in the art.

The control unit 180 may generate a dialog window for each external terminal to which each message is transmitted. For example, when the controller 180 transmits and receives a message to and from the first external terminal and the second external terminal, the controller 180 displays a first dialog window for displaying the contents of the message transmitted and received by the first external terminal, A second dialog window for displaying the contents of the transmitted and received messages can be generated.

In addition, when the controller 180 simultaneously transmits one message to a plurality of external terminals based on a request from the user, the control unit 180 generates a gather dialog window for displaying messages transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, The contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals can be displayed in the dialog window. The gathering dialog box may include identification information of a plurality of external terminals that have received the message and contents of the message.

Unlike the group chat window, the grouping chatting window can display only messages transmitted from a single mobile terminal to a plurality of external terminals, rather than transmitting a multi-party message. That is, the gathering dialog window may display a one-to-many message. At this time, the plurality of external terminals receiving the message can receive messages in a one-to-one message format and display them in a one-to-one dialog window.

After transmitting a message to the plurality of external terminals, the controller 180 may receive a message from at least one external terminal among the plurality of external terminals.

When the controller 180 receives a message from the at least one external terminal, the control unit 180 may generate a one-to-one dialog window for each of the at least one external terminal separately from the gathering dialog window. The controller 180 may display the contents of the message received from at least one external terminal for each one-to-one dialog window created for each of the at least one external terminal. For example, when the control unit 180 receives a message from the first external terminal and receives a message from the first external terminal and the second external terminal, the controller 180 displays the contents of the message transmitted / And a second dialog window for displaying the contents of a message transmitted and received by the second external terminal, and display the contents of the message received from each external terminal in each dialog window.

If the generated dialog window exists for a specific external terminal among the at least one external terminal, the controller 180 may display a message received from the specific external terminal in the created one-to-one dialog window.

In the one-to-one dialog window created for each of the at least one external terminal, the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals included in the gathering dialog window may not be displayed. Accordingly, the user can receive a message transmitted to a plurality of terminals and a message received from at least one of the plurality of terminals through different dialog windows.

In response to the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals being displayed, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention, in response to the predetermined type of touch being applied to the messages transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, At least one answer message related to a plurality of external terminals may be detected (S220).

The control unit 180 controls the display unit 151 to display an answer message related to a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, The request can be input.

The request of the user is a control command input by the user to the mobile terminal. The request of the user can be input to the mobile terminal through various input methods. For example, the input method may be a touch input, a gesture input, a voice input, or the like. This user's request can also be understood as terms such as 'user's control command', 'user's choice', 'control command'.

The control unit 180 may detect at least one reply message related to a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, in response to a user's request for detecting an answer message related to the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals .

The response message may be a message satisfying predetermined conditions. The predetermined condition may be at least one of a condition of a message received from a specific external terminal, a condition of a message received within a predetermined time interval from the transmission of the specific message, and a condition of a message related to the content of the specific message.

For example, the control unit 180 may detect a message received from the plurality of external terminals as an answer message. That is, the controller 180 may transmit a message to a plurality of external terminals, and may detect a message received from the external terminal, which received the single message, as an answer message.

As another example, the controller 180 may detect a message received within a predetermined time from the time when the message is transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, as an answer message.

As another example, the message may be at least one of messages related to the contents of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals. In order to detect a message related to the contents of the specific message, the controller 180 may analyze the contents of the message received from at least one external terminal based on a predetermined algorithm to analyze the contents of the message have. Thereafter, the control unit 180 may detect a message related to the content of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals based on the analysis result.

On the other hand, if there is no answer message for the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals, the control unit 180 may not detect the answer messages. In this case, the control unit 180 can display on the display unit 151 notification information indicating that there is no answer message. Alternatively, if there is no answer message, the control unit 180 may display only the messages transmitted to the plurality of external terminals on the display unit 151.

After detecting the at least one answer message, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention may display the detected contents of the at least one message together with the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals (S230).

If at least one answer message related to a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals is detected based on a user's request, the control unit 180 transmits the at least one answer message to the plurality of external terminals It can be displayed on the display unit 151 together with the content.

At this time, the controller 180 may display the at least one answer message in a buddy dialog window containing the contents of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals. That is, the user can collect the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals and the at least one reply message related to the messages transmitted to the plurality of external terminals on one page through the gathering view dialog window.

In addition, when the at least one answer message is displayed in the grouping dialog box, the control unit 180 may display the identification information of at least one external terminal that has transmitted the at least one answer message. Accordingly, the user can identify the external terminal that has transmitted at least one answer message.

At least one of the reply messages included in the grouping dialog box may not be a message transmitted to all external terminals included in the grouping dialog box. Accordingly, a plurality of external terminals included in the grouping dialog window can not confirm the answer message existing in the grouping dialog window in addition to the message transmitted by the external terminal.

The control unit 180 may display at least one response message on a different area from a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals in the gathering view dialog window. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5C.

In response to the touch of a predetermined type, at least one response message included in the grouping dialog box includes the message sent and received by the external terminal that has transmitted the response message, You can enter the dialog. This will be described in more detail in the following FIGS. 6A and 6B.

Also, the controller 180 may analyze the content of the at least one response message or classify the response messages according to the selection information included in the at least one response message. More specifically, the control unit 180 may classify the contents of the at least one response message into a plurality of predetermined items. For example, the control unit 180 may classify at least one answer message into items corresponding to "affirmative item", "negative item", "no answer or unknown", respectively. The plurality of items may be preset or may be set by the user.

For example, when the contents on the answer message include "good ", the control unit 180 can classify the answer message into" affirmative ". In addition, when the contents of the answer message include "no", the control unit 180 can classify the answer message into "negative items".

As another example, the control unit 180 classifies the answer message as "affirmative item " when the selection information included in the answer message includes" affirmative item & Can be categorized into answer messages.

The control unit 180 may count the number of response messages of each of the plurality of items. Thereafter, the control unit 180 can display each calculated number in the gathering dialog window. For example, although not shown, the control unit 180 can display the number of graphic objects corresponding to each item and the number of answer messages classified into each item around a region where a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals is displayed have.

Alternatively, the control unit 180 may display ratio information of the number of answer messages classified into each item divided by the number of the plurality of external terminals. For example, after transmitting a message to five external terminals, the controller 180 detects one answer message classified as positive, one answer message classified as a negative item, and three answer messages classified as no response A graph indicating 20% of ratio information corresponding to a positive item, 20% of ratio information corresponding to a negative item, and 60% of ratio information corresponding to no response can be displayed on the collecting dialog window.

In addition, the control unit 180 may transmit the same message to at least one external terminal that has not received the answer message among the plurality of external terminals, or may transmit the reply request message, based on the user's request. Here, the reply request message is a message in which the content of a message requesting reply is added to the content of the already transmitted message.

For example, a graphic object indicating a retransmission function may be further displayed in a grouping dialog window for displaying a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals. In response to the touch of the graphical object indicating the retransmission function, a message having the same content may be transmitted to a message that has not transmitted an answer message among a plurality of external terminals. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a more convenient method for obtaining a response message for a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may cause the at least one answer message to disappear based on a request from the user while at least one answer message is displayed in the gathering view dialog window.

In addition, the control unit 180 may cause only the specific answer message selected by the user to disappear from the gathering view dialog window among the at least one answer message displayed in the gathering view dialog window.

The user may view the at least one answer message through another dialog window containing the at least one answer message if the at least one answer message disappears in the gathering dialog.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying the answer message in a collecting dialog window will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3D.

The control unit 180 may generate different dialog boxes for each external terminal that has transmitted or received the message, and may display the contents of the transmitted or received message through the different dialog boxes. For example, as shown in the first diagram of FIG. 3A, when the application related to the message transmission is executed, the control unit 180 transmits different messages to the different dialogs 300, 310, 320, and 330 on the display unit 151. The display unit 151 displays a list of dialog boxes including the items corresponding to the items.

Items corresponding to different dialog windows 310, 320, and 330 may be included in the dialog window list according to the identification information of the external terminal. For example, it may include a chat window containing messages sent to A and B, a chat window containing messages sent and received, a chat window containing messages sent and received with B, and a chat window containing messages sent and received with C.

3A, in response to the touch input being applied to an item corresponding to the door view dialog window 300 in which a message has been transmitted to a plurality of external terminals from the dialog window list, It is possible to display the grouping dialog box including the message 300a transmitted to the external terminal on the display unit 151. [

The control unit 180 may display at least one answer message related to a message transmitted to a plurality of mobile terminals included in the grouping dialog window based on a request of the user in a state where the grouping dialog window is displayed. For example, as shown in the second and third figures in FIG. 3A, in response to the dragging of the predetermined direction to the display unit 151 on which the gathering dialog window is displayed, At least one answer message (310a, 320a) may be displayed in the view dialog. For example, the predetermined direction may be a direction from the lower end of the display unit 151 toward the upper end.

Therefore, the user can collect different messages received from a plurality of external terminals on one page (that is, a gathering dialog window). Thus, the present invention can solve the inconvenience of entering each dialog window to confirm each message.

On the other hand, when the message 300a transmitted to the plurality of external terminals and the at least one reply message 310a, 320a are displayed on the gathering dialog window, The at least one answer message 310a, 320a may be disappeared on the display unit 151 (i.e., on the gathering dialog box).

For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the controller 180 may display a message 300a and at least one reply message 310a and 320a, which are transmitted to a plurality of external terminals, The at least one reply message 310a or 320a is displayed on the display unit 151 (i.e., on the collecting dialog box) in response to the dragging of the upper end of the display unit 151 at the lower end thereof can do.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 can delete only a specific answer message selected by the user from among at least one answer message included in the grouping dialog box. For example, as shown in FIG. 3C, the control unit 180 displays a response message 330a in at least one of the response messages 310a, 320a, and 330a included in the grouping dialog box, (330a) may disappear from the gathering dialog window in response to a flicking touch.

In this case, if there is a message determined to be not a response message to a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals among at least one message detected by the answer message, the user can delete (or disappear) have.

On the other hand, the disappearing message in the grouping dialog can be displayed on the memory of the mobile terminal, rather than being deleted from the memory of the mobile terminal. That is, the disappearing message is not displayed only in the collecting dialog window but may be continuously stored in the memory of the mobile terminal and displayed through a separate dialog window.

More specifically, the control unit 180 may display a disappearing message on the display unit 151 through a dialog window corresponding to the external terminal that transmitted the disappeared message. For example, referring to FIG. 3A, the dialog window list may include a plurality of dialog windows 300, 310, 320, and 330 generated for each external terminal that has transmitted a message. At this time, even if the message received from the external terminal having the identification information of C disappears from the gathering dialog window, the control unit 180 transmits the disappeared message through the dialog window 330 corresponding to the external terminal having the identification information of C Contents can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

Also, as shown in FIG. 3D, when the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals is larger than the output amount of the display unit, the controller 180 may display at least a part of the contents of the message on the display unit.

At this time, the control unit 180 may display the contents of the message in the form of summary information summarized, or may display at least part of the contents of the message. If a message is displayed in the form of summary information summarizing the contents of the message, the content of the message may be displayed based on the touch input to the summary information. In this way, the form of displaying the contents of the message as it is can be named in detail view form.

When the contents of the message are displayed on the display unit, the controller 180 can scroll the contents of the message by applying a drag input to the contents of the message. At this time, the controller 180 may not display at least one answer message in response to the drag input. That is, when the content of the message is larger than the output amount of the display unit, the controller 180 may scroll the content of the message instead of detecting the response message to the content of the message.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 can detect the at least one answer message in response to the drag input being applied in a state where the contents of the message can not be further scrolled. For example, as shown in FIG. 3D, the controller 180 may display at least one answer message when a drag input is applied while the contents of the message are no longer scrollable.

In the above description, when a message is transmitted to a plurality of external terminals, a method of providing at least one response message to a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying a message in which a questionnaire function is set to a plurality of external terminals is described. FIGS. 4A through 4C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying a message for sending and responding to a message having a questionnaire function set to a plurality of external terminals.

The controller 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can transmit a message to a plurality of mobile terminals through communication. At this time, the control unit 180 may transmit a message having a questionnaire function to a plurality of external terminals based on a user's request.

The message in which the questionnaire function is set may include a plurality of options. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, a message 300a in which a questionnaire function is set includes "OK", "NO", "?" As a plurality of selection items, Corresponding graphics objects 410a, 410b, and 410c may be included.

The graphical objects corresponding to each of the plurality of selection items may display the number of external terminals that select each item. Through this, the user can know the number of people who selected each item (i.e., external terminal).

In addition, the message in which the questionnaire function is set may further include a graphic object 410d for providing identification information of an external terminal that selects each item. When the user touches the graphic object 410d for providing the identification information of the external terminal, the controller 180 can display the identification information of the external terminal that selected each item on the viewing dialog window.

For example, as shown in the first drawing of FIG. 4C, when a touch on the graphic object 410d for providing the identification information of the external terminal is applied, the controller 180 selects B The identification information and the identification information c, which has not transmitted the response message, can be displayed on the collecting dialog window.

Further, the control unit 180 may retransmit a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals to an external terminal (i.e., an external terminal classified as non-responding) that has not transmitted the response message. For example, as shown in the second diagram of FIG. 4C, the controller 180 determines whether a predetermined type of touch (for example, a long touch) is applied to the identification information c that has not transmitted the response message Based on this, the message can be retransmitted to c. Through this, the user can request the reply of the message to the external terminal that has not transmitted the answer message among the plurality of external terminals.

In order to transmit a message having a questionnaire function, the control unit 180 may provide various user interfaces.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the controller 180 may display a graphic object 400 for setting a questionnaire function on screen information for transmitting a message. In response to the touch of the graphic object 400 for setting the questionnaire function, the control unit 180 may transmit a message having a questionnaire function to a plurality of external terminals.

4B, in response to a long touch applied to the graphic object 420 indicating a function of transmitting a message, the controller 180 may transmit the message The graphic object 420 may be changed to a graphic object 430 for setting a questionnaire function.

Thereafter, the control unit 180 may transmit a message having a questionnaire function to a plurality of external terminals in response to a short-touch operation of the graphic object 430 for setting the questionnaire function.

In response to the long touch applied to the graphical object 430 for setting the questionnaire function, the controller 180 displays a graphical object 430 for setting the questionnaire function, And a graphic object 420 indicating a function of transmitting a message.

In addition, the control unit 180 may transmit a message for which a questionnaire function is not set to a plurality of external terminals, in response to a short-touch operation of the graphic object 420 indicating the function of transmitting the message.

The message in which the questionnaire function is set may be a message configured to perform an algorithm for determining whether the messages received from the external terminal are answer messages after the transmission of the message in which the questionnaire function is set.

Alternatively, the message in which the questionnaire function is set may include a graphic object corresponding to each of the plurality of options so as to derive an answer message including the selection information from the external terminal that received the message in which the questionnaire function is set. The plurality of selection items may be preset or set by a user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, in response to the short touch being applied to the graphic object 430 for setting a questionnaire function, the controller 180 displays a plurality of predetermined items (for example, Positive items, negative items, and non-response items) may be included in the message.

As another example, although not shown, a user may enter a plurality of selection items directly into a message.

In the above, a method of transmitting a message having a questionnaire function has been described. Through this, the present invention can improve the user's convenience by conducting a survey through a message.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying a reply message for a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals on a collecting dialog window will be described. 5A to 5C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying an answer message for a message transmitted to a plurality of external terminals on a collecting dialog window.

The controller 180 may simultaneously transmit a message to a plurality of external terminals. In this case, as shown in the first drawing of FIG. 5A, the control unit 180 can display the contents (300a) of the message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals and display it on the viewing dialog.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may detect at least one answer message for a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals based on a user's request. Then, the detected at least one answer message can be displayed on the collecting dialog window.

5A, when the control unit 180 displays the at least one answer message on the collecting dialog window, the control unit 180 may display the first area (e.g., 500 and a second area 510 for displaying the at least one answer message.

When the at least one answer message is displayed in the second area, the controller 180 determines whether the at least one answer Messages can be collected and displayed in the view dialog.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the controller 180 displays at least one answer message 320a, 320b, and 330a in the second area 510 on the basis of the receiving time point at which the answer message is received can do. That is, the at least one reply message 320a, 320b, and 330a may be displayed on the second area in the order of reception time.

Also, the controller 180 may display an answer message on different areas according to the identification information of the external terminal that transmitted the answer message. For this, the controller 180 may divide the second area into a plurality of areas based on the identification information of the external terminal that transmitted the answer message. Thereafter, the controller 180 may display an answer message received from a different external terminal in each of the divided areas.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when there are two external terminals to which the answer message is transmitted, the controller 180 sets the second area to the first sub-area 520 and the second sub-area 530 Can be divided. The control unit 180 displays answer messages 320a and 320b received from the first external terminal in the first sub region 520 and transmits the answer message 330a received from the second external terminal to the second And can be displayed in the sub area 530.

In addition, when at least one answer message is received after a message is transmitted from a plurality of external terminals, the control unit 180 classifies the answer messages based on a predetermined criterion, Can be displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5C, the controller 180 transmits at least one answer message to a plurality of preset items, that is, "positive item", "negative" Quot; item "and" no answer ". Here, the algorithm used for analyzing the contents of the message uses commonly known algorithms such as word analysis and character analysis. Thereafter, the control unit 180 may display the number of answer messages classified into each selection item on the area adjacent to the graphic objects 540a, 540b, and 540c, which indicate each item, in the grouping dialog window. In this way, the user can easily confirm answer messages received from a plurality of external terminals.

Further, the control unit 180 may display the identification information of the external terminal that has transmitted the at least one classified answer message on the collecting dialog box, based on the user's request. For example, as shown in FIG. 5C, when a touch is applied to the graphic object 540d for displaying the identification information, the identification information of the external terminal that selected each item can be displayed. At this time, the controller 180 may set different colors (or shapes, shades, and the like) for different items, and display the identification information of the external terminal that has selected each item in the color set in each item. Therefore, the user can more intuitively recognize the external terminal that selected each item.

Also, although not shown, the classified answer messages may be displayed numerically on an area close to the graphic object representing each item, but may be displayed on a plurality of received external terminals, Can also be displayed as an indicator that indicates the ratio of the number of channels.

In the above, a method of displaying reply messages in the gathering dialog window has been described. Through this, the user can receive answer messages in various formats.

Hereinafter, a method for entering a dialog window for displaying a message sent and received with an external terminal that has sent an answer message will be described using the answer message included in the gathering dialog box. 6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for entering a dialog window for displaying a message sent and received with an external terminal that has sent an answer message using the answer message included in the meeting view dialog window.

The control unit 180 may detect that a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any answer message among the at least one answer message in a state where at least one answer message is displayed in the gathering view dialog window.

In this case, in response to the touch input of the predetermined method, the control unit 180 may enter a dialog window for displaying a message sent and received with the external terminal that has transmitted the response message in the gathering dialog.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the controller 180 detects which one of the response messages 310a and 320a included in the gathering dialog window 310a is long-touched can do. In this case, the control unit 180 may display a dialog window on the display unit 151 to display a message transmitted / received to / from the first external terminal that has transmitted the response message 310a.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the control unit 180 may display identification information of any of the graphic objects 600 and 610 indicating the identification information of at least one external terminal included in the grouping dialog box It is possible to detect that a touch is applied to the graphic object 600 indicating the touch. In this case, the control unit 180 may display a dialog window on the display unit 151 to display a message transmitted / received by the first external terminal that has transmitted the response message 310a.

In this way, the user can easily enter a dialog window for displaying a message transmitted / received with a specific external terminal in the gathering dialog window.

Hereinabove, a method of entering a dialog window for displaying a message sent and received with an external terminal that has sent an answer message using the answer message included in the gathering dialog window has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting an answer message to a message in which the questionnaire function is set up will be described in the case where the message having the questionnaire function is received. FIGS. 7A and 7B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting an answer message to a message in which the questionnaire function is set, when a message having a questionnaire function is received.

When the controller 180 receives a message having a questionnaire function from an external terminal, the controller 180 can transmit an answer message to the message having the questionnaire function.

The user can transmit a response message to the message for which the questionnaire function is set through various methods.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the message having the questionnaire function may include graphic objects 700a, 700b, and 700c corresponding to a plurality of selection items and a graphic object 710 associated with the detailed view function . For example, as shown in the figure, a graphic object 700a corresponding to an affirmative item, a graphic object 700b corresponding to a negative item, and a graphic object 700c corresponding to a non-response may be included.

At this time, the user can transmit a response message by touching any one of the graphic objects corresponding to the plurality of selection items. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, in response to the touch of the graphic object 700a corresponding to the affirmative item, the controller 180 selects the content 720 of the input message and the affirmative item Selection information can be transmitted.

7B, when the control unit 180 receives a message having a questionnaire function, the control unit 180 determines whether a graphic object corresponding to a plurality of selection items (730a, 730b, 730c) may be displayed.

At this time, the user touches any of the graphic objects 730a, 730b, and 730c corresponding to the plurality of selection items to select the content of the input message and a specific selection item among the plurality of selection items The selection information can be transmitted to the other party of the external terminal.

The control unit 180 may send an answer message or classify the answer message into one of a plurality of options according to the selection information included in the answer message when the answer message is received. Thereafter, the control unit 180 may display the number of external terminals on the graphic object indicating the classified selection item. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, when an answer message including selection information that selects the affirmative item is received, the control unit 180 changes the number displayed in the graphic object 700a representing the affirmative from 0 to 1 Can be changed.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can transmit an answer message through character input such as "OK", "NO", "NO", "I do not know" or the like on the contents of the message without selecting a selection item. In this case, the control unit of the mobile terminal receiving the response message can analyze the content of the response message and determine the selection information based on the content analysis information of the response message. For example, referring to FIG. 7C, if the text of the answer message includes the word "OK ", the controller 180 may determine that the selected item is the same as the selected item. As another example, when the character "NO" is included in the contents of the answer message, the control unit 180 may determine that the negative item is the same as the selection information selected. Here, the algorithm for analyzing the content of the message may be a character analysis algorithm that has been used conventionally, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.

In the foregoing, a method of transmitting an answer message to a message having a questionnaire function has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying a message transmitted and received according to a plurality of virtual numbers in a mobile terminal having a plurality of virtual numbers will be described. 8A to 8C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of displaying a message transmitted and received by a plurality of virtual numbers in a mobile terminal having a plurality of virtual numbers.

A mobile terminal according to the present invention can generate or store a plurality of virtual numbers based on a control command of a user.

The virtual number may be an arbitrary number associated with a unique number given to the mobile terminal, in order not to disclose the unique number assigned to the mobile terminal. These virtual numbers may be automatically generated by an external server or set by a user.

In addition, the virtual number may be mapped to a specific post on the Internet web page, or may be mapped to a specific product at the time of delivery of a specific trinket. In addition, the virtual number may be disconnected from the unique number automatically assigned to the mobile terminal by a user's selection or after a predetermined period of time elapses. Such a virtual number can be understood in terms of "security number" and "security number service".

Meanwhile, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, a unique number of the mobile terminal may be associated with a plurality of virtual numbers. For example, the unique number of the mobile terminal may be associated with a first virtual number mapped to a first publication on a web page, and a second virtual number mapped with a second publication.

The controller 180 may receive a message from each of the plurality of virtual numbers. For example, the controller 180 may receive the first message from the first virtual number and the second message from the second virtual number.

In this case, the control unit 180 can display a message received on a per-virtual-number basis on the viewing dialog box based on a user's request.

To this end, the controller 180 may further display a graphic object representing a virtual number with respect to a message received in the virtual number. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the controller 180 may further display a graphic object 800a representing a virtual number on a region where a message received as a virtual number is displayed.

In addition, when a plurality of virtual numbers exist, the controller 180 may display graphic objects 800a, 800b, and 800c that represent virtual numbers. That is, the user can identify which virtual number the received message is by checking the graphic object representing the virtual number.

The control unit 180 may display at least one message received in the virtual number on one page in response to the touch of the graphic object indicating the virtual number.

8A, in response to the touch of the graphic object indicating the virtual number, the controller 180 displays a specific posting mapped to the virtual object on the display unit 151 (step < RTI ID = 0.0 > Can be displayed. In addition, the controller 180 may include a graphic object 810a representing a group view function for displaying at least one message received as a virtual number together with the specific message on one page, And a graphic object 810b indicating a function of accessing the posted web page. The group view function is a function of displaying at least one messages received in virtual numbers in different pages in one page (or in a buddy dialog window) in different external terminals.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the controller 180 may detect at least one message received in the virtual number in response to a touch on a graphic object representing the group view function.

The control unit 180 may display at least one message 820a and 830a received on the virtual number on the display unit 151 together. Here, a screen for displaying at least one message received in the virtual number may be called a viewing dialog window.

Thus, the user can collect messages received from different external terminals on a single page.

On the other hand, the grouping dialog window may be divided into a plurality of regions corresponding to the number of external terminals that have transmitted the message. In this case, the controller 180 may display messages received from different external terminals in different areas. For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the controller 180 may display a message 820a received from the first external terminal in the first sub-area 820, 830a can be displayed in the second sub-area 830. FIG.

At this time, the controller 180 may control the display unit 140 to transmit a message to the external terminal, based on the touch of the graphic object indicating the identification information of the external terminal displayed in any one of the plurality of areas, You can control the dialog. For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, based on the touch of the graphic object 820b indicating the identification information of the first external terminal, the controller 180 controls the first external terminal To control the collecting view dialog box.

The controller 180 may display the transmitted message 820c in the first sub-area 820 when the message is transmitted to the first external terminal based on a user's request.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 can detect that a new message is received from the new external terminal with respect to the virtual number, in a state in which the group view function is executed.

In this case, the controller 180 may generate an area corresponding to the new external terminal in the gathering dialog box. For example, as shown in FIG. 8C, the controller 180 may generate a new third sub-area 840. At this time, the identification information 840b of the new external terminal and the new message 840a may be displayed in the third sub-area 840.

In the foregoing, a method of displaying a message received by a virtual number has been described. Through this, the user can not only know the posts to which the virtual numbers are mapped, but also can view messages received at one virtual number at a time.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying an answer message for a message in which a questionnaire function is set in a group dialog window when a message having a questionnaire function is transmitted in a group dialog window including a plurality of talkers will be described. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying an answer message for a message in which a questionnaire function is set in a group dialog window when a message having a questionnaire function is transmitted in a group dialogue window including a plurality of talkers. 10A to 10D are conceptual diagrams illustrating the control method of FIG.

First, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can transmit a message having a questionnaire function to a group dialog window for transmitting and receiving messages with a plurality of talkers (S910).

The controller 180 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention may transmit a one-to-one message for transmitting and receiving messages between two mobile terminals, but a plurality of mobile terminals may transmit a many-to-one message in one dialogue window.

The many-to-many message may be displayed in the group dialog. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, a message sent by A to a group dialog containing A, B, and C may be displayed.

The control unit 180 may transmit a multi-message message having a questionnaire function to a plurality of talkers included in the group dialog box based on a user's request. In this case, the control unit 180 may display the many-to-many message in the group dialog.

When the questionnaire function is set in the many-to-many message, the many-to-many message may include a graphic object indicating the content of the message and a plurality of selected items. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the many-to-many message may include a graphic object indicating "What about 10 o'clock tomorrow?" And "ok", "no", "?"

If a new message is received in the group dialog box, the control unit 180 may determine whether the new message is a response message to the message for which the questionnaire function is set (S920).

The control unit 180 can detect that a new message is displayed in the group dialog window after the message having the question function is displayed in the group dialog window. The new message may be a message sent from at least one talker of a plurality of talkers included in the group chat window.

At this time, the controller 180 may determine whether the new message is a response message to a message for which a questionnaire function is set, based on a preset condition. More specifically, the controller 180 determines whether a new message is within a predetermined time interval from the transmission time of the message for which the questionnaire function is set, the condition that the content of the new message includes the answer content, Based on at least one of the conditions, whether the new message is a response message to a message in which the questionnaire function is set.

For example, when the new message is received within one minute from the transmission time of the message for which the questionnaire function is set, the controller 180 may determine that the message is a response message.

As another example, the controller 180 may determine that a new message is a response message when the content of the response to the message for which the questionnaire function is set (for example, "yes" or "no") is included.

As another example, if the new message includes selection information that selects at least one of the plurality of selection items, the controller 180 may determine that the message is a response message.

If the new message is a response message to a message for which the questionnaire function is set, the controller 180 may display a new message in a neighboring area of the area where the questionnaire function is set (S930).

The control unit 180 may display the messages included in the group message window in the order in which the messages are received. For example, when the first message and the second message are sequentially received in the group dialog window, the controller 180 may sequentially display the first message and the second message from the top of the group dialog window. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the second message 1020 is received after receiving the first message 1000, the controller 180 determines whether the first message 1000 The message 1000 and the second message 1020 can be sequentially displayed.

If the new message included in the group message window is a response message for a message for which a questionnaire function is set, the controller 180 displays the new message in a surrounding area of the area where the questionnaire message is displayed . That is, if the new message is determined to be the answer message, the control unit 180 can always display the message in the surrounding area of the area where the message having the questionnaire function is displayed, irrespective of the receiving time of the new message.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the controller 180 determines that a new message is an answer message, the controller 180 transmits a new message 1010 to the upper area of the area where the question- Can be displayed.

Accordingly, the user can confirm the message having the questionnaire function and the answer message at once. Furthermore, the user can distinguish answer messages from the rest of the messages.

When a plurality of response messages for a message having a questionnaire function are received in the group message window, the control unit 180 may sequentially display a plurality of reply messages based on a receiving time point.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, when a plurality of answer messages are received in the group message window in order of the first response message 1010 and the second response message 1030, The user can sequentially display the message in the upper area of the area where the message for which the questionnaire function is set is displayed based on the area where the message having the function is set.

Meanwhile, the external terminal, having received the message having the questionnaire function, can transmit an answer message including selection information selected from at least one of a plurality of selection items through various methods.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the control unit of the external terminal, which has received the message having the questionnaire function, transmits a message to any one of the graphic objects corresponding to the plurality of selection items included in the message In response to the touch input, selection information may be selected by selecting the content of the input message and the item corresponding to one of the graphic objects.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 10C, the control unit of the external terminal, which has received the message having the questionnaire function, displays a response message in response to a predetermined type of touch input, The graphic objects 1040a, 1040b, and 1040c corresponding to a plurality of selection items may be displayed on the display unit 151. [ The predetermined type of touch may be a flicking touch having a specific direction.

In this case, the user can input selection information by touching any one of the graphic objects 1040a, 1040b, and 1040c corresponding to the plurality of selection items.

The control unit 180 may further display detailed information related to the selection information based on the selection of the specific graphic object included in the message in which the questionnaire function is set. The detailed information related to the selection information may be identification information of an external terminal which selected one of the selection information. For example, as shown in FIG. 10D, in response to the touch of a specific graphic object 1100, the controller 180 determines whether or not the identification information of the selected external terminal, Item information can be displayed.

In the above description, the transmission of the message having the questionnaire function and the transmission of the reply message have been described in the group dialogue window.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a transmission message and a response message of a message having a questionnaire function in a watch-type terminal will be described. 11A and 11B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting a message transmission and an answer message in a walk-through type terminal, in which a questionnaire function is set.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention may have the form of a bar as in the previous drawing, or may have a form that can be worn on a part of the user's body. A mobile terminal having a form that can be worn on a part of a user's body is generally called a wearable device.

As an example of such a wearable device, there is a watch type terminal formed to be worn on the wrist of a user. The watch-type terminal can be provided with a band portion and a display portion to be worn on the wrist.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a transmission message and a response message of a questionnaire-configured message in a watch-type terminal will be described.

The control unit 180 of the watch-type terminal can transmit a message having a questionnaire function to a plurality of external terminals based on a user's request.

To this end, as shown in the first and second figures of FIG. 10A, the controller 180 controls the plurality of external terminals (not shown) stored in the mobile terminal, based on the long touch being applied to the area for inputting the recipient of the message Can be displayed. Through this, the user can select some identification information among the identification information of the plurality of external terminals.

As shown in the third diagram of FIG. 10A, when a recipient for receiving a message is set, the controller 180 may execute a speech recognition function for inputting the contents of the message. The user can input the contents of the message through the voice recognition function.

If the user's voice is not detected for a preset time after the execution of the voice recognition function, the control unit 180 may terminate the voice recognition function and convert the recognized voice to text.

Then, as shown in the fourth diagram of FIG. 10A, the controller 180 may display a graphic object for message transmission. At this time, the controller 180 may display a graphical object for setting a questionnaire function based on the flicking touch applied to the display unit 151. FIG.

Then, as shown in the fifth diagram of FIG. 10A, the control unit 180 determines whether or not a short touch is applied to a graphic object for setting a questionnaire function, A plurality of selection items can be transmitted to the set plurality of recipients.

In addition, when the controller 180 receives a message having a questionnaire function from an external terminal, the controller 180 can transmit a reply message based on a request from the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, in response to a touch on any one of the graphic objects representing the plurality of selection items included in the message having the questionnaire function, It is possible to execute the speech recognition function for inputting the selection information and the contents of the message in which an item corresponding to one of the graphic objects is selected.

Thereafter, the control unit 180 can transmit the text information and the selection information converted from the recognized voice through the voice recognition function.

In the watch-type terminal, the control method for the message having the questionnaire function set forth in the mobile terminal can be applied equally.

In the above, a method of transmitting a message having a questionnaire function and a response message in a watch-type terminal has been described.

In the present invention, when a message related to the message is received after a message is transmitted to a plurality of external terminals, at least one answer message for the message may be collected and displayed on one page according to a user's request . Therefore, the user can check the answer message at a glance through one page after transmitting the message to the plurality of external terminals.

In addition, the present invention can display an answer message on a region adjacent to a region where a questionnaire message is displayed, when a questionnaire message requiring an answer message is transmitted to a plurality of talkers included in a group dialog window in a group dialog window. Accordingly, the user can conveniently confirm the answer message for the questionnaire message in the group dialog window.

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 a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., 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.

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A wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external terminals;
A display unit for displaying a questionnaire function message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals through the wireless communication unit; And
Detecting at least one response message for the message for which the questionnaire function is set in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to the message for which the questionnaire function is set,
And a controller for controlling the display unit to display the detected at least one answer message together with contents of a message transmitted to the plurality of external terminals,
Wherein the message having the questionnaire function includes a plurality of items to be selected by the external terminal having received the message having the questionnaire function,
The control unit
Detecting, based on the at least one answer message, an external terminal selected for each of the plurality of selection items and an external terminal not selecting the plurality of selection items,
A graphical object representing an external terminal that selects each of the detected selection items and a graphic object representing an external terminal that does not select the plurality of selection items are visually distinguished and displayed around the area where the content of the at least one answer message is displayed ,
A message having the questionnaire function is retransmitted only to an external terminal that does not select the plurality of selection items based on a touch input to a graphic object indicating an external terminal that has not selected the plurality of selection items . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one answer message comprises:
A message received from the plurality of external terminals, a message received within a predetermined time from the time at which the questionnaire function is transmitted, a message received at a predetermined virtual number, or contents related to the contents of the questionnaire function- And the message includes at least one of the messages. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And displays the number of the external terminal that selected each item on the peripheral area of the area where each of the plurality of selection items is displayed. The method according to claim 1,
The answer message
And selection information for selecting at least one of the plurality of selection items. delete The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And displays contents of an answer message associated with an external terminal that selects each of the detected items in response to a touch input being applied to a graphic object representing the selected external terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Displaying answer messages received from different identification information in different areas based on the identification information of the external terminal that has transmitted the at least one answer message,
Wherein the message is transmitted to an external terminal associated with a specific area based on the selection of the specific area among the different areas. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile terminal has a plurality of virtual numbers,
The control unit
Wherein when a plurality of messages are received from a plurality of external terminals, the messages are classified into at least two groups according to the plurality of virtual numbers. 12. The method of claim 11,
A graphic object corresponding to each of the plurality of virtual numbers is displayed on the display unit,
The control unit
In response to a touch input of one of the graphic objects corresponding to each of the plurality of virtual numbers, at least one message included in the group according to the virtual number corresponding to the one graphic object And displays the displayed information. 13. The method of claim 12,
The control unit
Wherein at least one message included in a group according to a virtual number corresponding to one of the graphic objects is displayed together with the identification information of the external terminal that transmitted the at least one message. A wireless communication unit for communicating with an external terminal;
A display unit displaying a group dialog window for sending and receiving messages to and from a plurality of talkers; And
Detecting at least one answer message for a message in which the questionnaire function is set if the message having the questionnaire function is included in the group dialogue window,
And a control unit for controlling the group dialog box to display the contents of the at least one reply message in a peripheral area of an area where the content of the question-
The message in which the questionnaire function is set
Wherein a plurality of conversations included in the group dialog window include the plurality of selection items so as to select one or more of the plurality of selection items in the group dialog window,
The control unit
Detecting, based on the at least one answer message, an external terminal selected for each of the plurality of selection items and an external terminal not selecting the plurality of selection items,
A graphical object representing an external terminal that selects each of the detected selection items and a graphic object representing an external terminal that does not select the plurality of selection items are visually distinguished and displayed around the area where the content of the at least one answer message is displayed ,
A message having the questionnaire function is retransmitted only to an external terminal that does not select the plurality of selection items based on a touch input to a graphic object indicating an external terminal that has not selected the plurality of selection items . 15. The method of claim 14,
The control unit
Determining whether the new message is a response message to the message for which the questionnaire function is set,
If the new message is a response message to a message in which the questionnaire function is set, displaying the questionnaire function in an area adjacent to the area where the message is set,
If the new message is not a response message to the message for which the questionnaire function is set, displays the message in the lowest region of the group dialog window. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
And displays the new message in an upper area of an area where a message for which a questionnaire function is set is displayed if the new message is a response message for the message for which the questionnaire function is set. A method of controlling a mobile terminal capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of external terminals through communication,
Transmitting a message having a questionnaire function to the plurality of external terminals based on a user's control command;
Displaying the content of the message for which the questionnaire function is set;
Detecting at least one answer message for a message for which the questionnaire function is set, in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to the message for which the questionnaire function is set; And
And displaying the detected at least one answer message together with the message set by the questionnaire function,
Wherein the message having the questionnaire function setting includes a graphic object representing each of the plurality of choices so that a plurality of conversations included in the group dialog window select one or more of the plurality of choices within the group dialog window ,
In the step of displaying the detected at least one answer message together with the message set by the questionnaire function,
Detecting an external terminal selected for each selection item and an external terminal not selecting the plurality of selection items for each of the plurality of selection items based on the at least one answer message;
A graphical object representing an external terminal that selects each of the detected selection items and a graphic object representing an external terminal that does not select the plurality of selection items are visually distinguished and displayed around the area where the content of the at least one answer message is displayed Step and
The step of retransmitting the message set by the questionnaire function only to the external terminal that has not selected the plurality of selection items based on the touch input to the graphic object indicating the external terminal not selecting the plurality of selection items Further comprising the steps of: 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the at least one response message disappears in response to a predetermined type of touch being applied to the plurality of external terminals. 18. The method of claim 17,
The messages transmitted to the plurality of external terminals include
A graphic object corresponding to each of the plurality of selection items is included,
Wherein the at least one answer message comprises:
Wherein the selection information includes at least one item selected from among the plurality of selection items, and contents of the message. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the displaying the detected at least one message comprises:
Dividing the display section into a plurality of regions; And
Associating identification information of the plurality of external terminals with the plurality of areas;
And displaying an answer message received from the identification information of the external terminal associated with each of the plurality of areas.

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