KR101752417B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a touch screen display apparatus including a touch screen that displays an external image including a specific device area set to match an external device and receives a selection operation for the specific device area to perform a control operation with respect to the external device, And a controller for analyzing the control operation and performing the control operation with respect to the external device.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a device control method for controlling an external device by matching a device area in an external image with an external device.

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

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

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

A recent terminal has a function of controlling the operation of an external device using DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology. Accordingly, it is possible to control the external device to play various contents stored in the terminal.

However, in order to control an external device through a terminal, there is a problem that it is troublesome to go to a device control step through various processes.

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a device control method for allowing an external device area existing in an external image and an external device corresponding to the external device area to be matched, .

The present invention also relates to a mobile terminal and a device control method capable of controlling an external device matched with an external image through an external image.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

In order to accomplish the above object, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to display an external image including a specific device area set to match an external device, and to perform a control operation on the external device, And a controller for analyzing the control operation according to the selection operation and performing the control operation for the external device.

The mobile terminal further includes a memory for storing the external image and a wireless communication unit for transmitting a control signal for controlling the external device to the external device.

Also, the external image may be an image of a location where the external device is located, and the specific device area may be an area where the external device implements the external image.

The control unit may control the external device to reproduce a specific content or control the external device to transmit and receive a specific content.

The touch screen may display the external image as at least one of a home screen image, an icon, and a thumbnail file.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device control method for displaying an external image including a specific device area set to match an external device, Receiving a selection operation for a specific device area, analyzing the control operation in accordance with the selection operation, and performing the control operation on the external device.

The mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above provides a user interface for controlling an external device, which facilitates control over an external device by matching an external device with an image of the external device There is an effect.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above has an effect of enhancing user accessibility and providing a new operation method by imaging a device displayed with an existing text or icon.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a flowchart schematically showing a device control method related to the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation for matching a device area in an external image with an external device in connection with the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating another example of an operation for matching a device area and an external device in an external image with respect to the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an external image matched with an external device on the display unit according to the present invention; Fig.
Figure 7 illustrates the interconversion of multiple matched external images in connection with the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control operation for an external device through an external image matched with the present invention.
9 is a view showing another example of a control operation for an external device through an external image matched with the present invention.
10A and 10B illustrate control operations for a plurality of devices matched to an external image in connection with the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a switching operation between external images according to location information of a mobile terminal in accordance with the present invention.
12 is a diagram showing information about a device in an external image in connection with the present invention.

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

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the mobile terminal referred to below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart schematically showing a device control method related to the present invention.

The touch screen 151 displays an external image including a specific device area set to match the external device (S310). The touch screen 151 receives a selection operation for a specific device area to perform a control operation on an external device (S320). The control unit 180 analyzes the control operation according to the selection operation (S330). The control unit 180 performs a control operation on the external device (S340).

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the flow of the device control method of Fig.

The external image used herein refers to an image of the outside of the mobile terminal. The external image may be photographed by the camera 121 of the mobile terminal 100 or received from the outside by the wireless communication unit 110.

The external image related to the present invention may be an image photographed at various places. For example, an external image may include a natural environment such as a home, an office, or a mountain of a house. On the other hand, the external image preferably includes various device areas within the image. The device area refers to an area imaged in the external image by photographing an actual external device. That is, the device area means a corresponding external device in a photograph when an external device is photographed as a subject. Since the external device is controlled on the premise that the present invention matches an external image with an external device, it is preferable that a device region is included in the external image.

Also, the external image may be a still image representing the outside or a moving image. It is possible to match the device area in the moving image with the external device even in the moving image.

In the present invention, the external device is not limited to the type. The present invention controls an external device through an external image. Therefore, preferably, the external device is a device equipped with a wireless communication means for receiving a control signal for controlling the external device and a status information signal from the external device.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation for matching a device area and an external device in an external image with respect to the present invention.

4 (a), the external image 410 represents an image of the inside of the house. The external image 410 includes a plurality of household areas and includes a plurality of external device areas 412 and 414. [ The external image 410 may be an image obtained through the camera 121 in real time.

The controller 180 determines a specific device area corresponding to an external device to be matched with the external image. Here, the method of determining the specific device area may be selected from the user through the touch screen 151, the controller 180 may analyze the external image to identify the existence of the device area included in the external image, The device area indicating the device may be determined.

4B, the controller 180 may analyze various objects included in the external image and identify the device area among the objects. In the figure, the controller 180 identifies the first device area 412 and the second device area 414 as a device area included in the external image 410.

In FIG. 4B, the controller 180 can check the list of devices related to the device area in which the presence is detected. The touch screen 151 displays information of external devices through the external device list 420. The external devices identified by the control unit 180 are indicated as LG 1111 (421), LG 2222 (422), and LG 3333 (423).

The control unit 180 sets the device regions 412 and 414 identified in the external image to match the identified external devices. 4C, the controller 180 matches the first device area 412 with the LG 1111 421 as an external device and connects the second device area 414 to the LG 2222 422 as an external device. . The touch screen 151 displays the result of matching the device area with the external device.

As a result of matching with the external image, each device area 412, 414 in the external image 410 represents each external device. That is, the control unit 180 sets not only a simple device area constituting an external image but an external device. For example, when the corresponding device area is selected through the touch screen 151, various information about the external device may be displayed or may be set to enable control over the external device.

5 is a view showing another example of an operation of matching a device area and an external device in an external image with respect to the present invention.

5 (a), the touch screen 151 displays an external image 510 indicating the interior of the house.

5B, the touch screen 151 receives a specific device area 512 from the touch operation 520 of the user. In the drawing, an object having a device shape included in an external image is selected as a specific device area. On the other hand, the specific device area may be an image representing an external device, but this is optional. Since a specific area in the external image is selected by the user, a part other than the area corresponding to the external device can be selected as the device area.

In FIG. 5C, the controller 180 identifies an external device associated with an external image in order to identify an external device corresponding to the selected specific device area. The touch screen 151 displays the information of the external devices through the external device list 530. The external devices identified by the control unit 180 are indicated by LG LX9500 (531), LG LX8500 (532), LG LE8810 (533) and LG LE8800 (534). Among the external devices 531 to 534, the control unit 180 identifies an external device corresponding to the selected specific device area.

The control unit 180 matches and sets the selected specific device area 512 to the external device 532. The device name 540 indicating the external device 532 is displayed for the specific device area 512 selected.

Through this, an external image is matched to an external device, and a specific device area in the external image can represent an external device.

6 is a diagram showing an external image matched with an external device on the display unit according to the present invention.

The present invention can represent an external image matched with an external device in various ways.

6 (a), the touch screen 151 displays a matched external image as a home screen image. The external image 610 may be used as a home screen screen in which a specific device area 612 is matched to an external device. The touch screen 151 displays a plurality of icons 625, 626, and 627 on an external image 610 used as a home screen screen.

As the external image matched with the home screen image is used, there is an effect that the user can easily control the external device on the home screen screen. Since there is a device area matched to the external device on the screen of the home screen on the touch screen 151, the external device can be controlled directly by selecting the device area.

6 (b), the touch screen 151 displays a matched external image as a thumbnail or an icon 628 and displays it. As shown in FIG. 6A, the external image 610 may display the entire image, but it may also display the external image 610 briefly. In the drawing, the touch screen 151 displays a thumbnail file or an icon representing the matched external image 610.

On the other hand, even if an external image matched with the thumbnail file or the icon is displayed, the control unit 180 can control the external device. The controller 180 can recognize that the thumbnail file or icon 628 is selected by selecting an external device. Accordingly, the icon 628 may be selected to initiate various control operations on the external device. In addition, when various contents stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 are moved to the icon 628 through the touch drag operation, the content may be controlled to be transmitted to the external device.

Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating the interconversion of multiple matched external images in connection with the present invention.

At least one external image matched to the external device may be present. Each external image may be matched to a different external device or may be matched to the same external device.

Referring to FIG. 7, an operation of switching an external image matched to an external device set as a home screen image to another external image is shown.

7A, the touch screen 151 displays a first external image 710 matched to an external device. The first external image 710 is displayed on the home screen screen. The touch screen 151 displays a menu 715 for displaying other external images. The touch screen 151 receives the menu 715 from the user.

7B, the touch screen 151 displays a first external image 710, a second external image 720, and a third external image 730, do. The size of each of the external images can be variously changed according to the setting. Here, the first external image 710, the second external image 720, and the third external image 730 are external images matched with the external device, respectively, through the device region included in each external image, The device can be controlled.

7 (b), the touch screen 151 receives an operation for switching an external image from the user. In the figure, a user operation to switch a first external image to a second external image is shown.

In FIG. 7 (c), when the switching operation of the external image is inputted from the user, the touch screen 151 switches the external image and displays it. The touch screen 151 displays a second external image 720 instead of the first external image 710 on the home screen screen and displays the first external image 710 at the display position of the second external image 720, .

Accordingly, the touch screen 151 can display various external images matched with the external device to each other.

Meanwhile, the present invention is an invention capable of controlling an external device matched to an external image through an external image. Here, the present invention may use DLNA (Digital Network Alliance) technology.

DLNA technology refers to mutual interoperability technology that enables various contents stored in PC, mobile phone, etc. to be displayed on a display device such as a TV using a network.

Generally, storage devices such as PCs and servers can store various media. The various media can be transmitted to other devices, but a media stream of the media can be provided to the display device so that the media stream can be displayed on the display device. In DLNA technology, a device that plays a role of storing media is called a DMS (Digital Media Server). A device acting as a DMS is a data storage device with a large storage capacity.

Also, in DLNA technology, a device that displays media stored in the DMS is a DMR (Digital Media Renderer). A device serving as a DMR is a device having a display function such as a TV or a monitor because it can display the corresponding media.

In the DLNA technology, a device having a control function for displaying the media stored in the DMS in the DMR is a digital media controller (DMC). That is, it controls the DMS to provide media streaming to the DMR and controls the DMR to display the received media.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may serve as a DMC that can control an external device, which is an external device, or a DMS that can provide media to an external device.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control operation for an external device through an external image matched with the present invention.

8, the mobile terminal 100 may control the media stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 to be reproduced on the external device, as an example of the control operation for the external device.

8 (a), the touch screen 151 displays an external image 810 matched to an external device on a home screen screen. In addition, the touch screen 151 may display an icon 825 indicating the mobile terminal 100 separately. An icon 825 indicating the mobile terminal 100 may be displayed corresponding to the device area 820 representing an external device.

On the other hand, the device area 820 matched to the external device in the external image 810 is displayed as selected. Also, a control menu 830 for an external device may be displayed. The control menu 830 controls the external device to display a menu 832 indicating playback control and a menu 833 indicating content movement. A menu 832 indicating playback control is selected among the menus, and it can be seen that the mobile terminal 100 is performing an operation of controlling an external device. On the other hand, the menus 832 and 833 indicating the control operation are illustrative, and a menu for displaying various control operations may be included.

8B, when the touch screen 151 displays the play list files 842 and 844 included in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 as a process of controlling the playback operation of the external device, can do. Here, one of the playlist files 842, 844 842 is marked as selected.

That is, with reference to Figs. 8 (a) and 8 (b), an operation of reproducing contents to an external device using an external image matched to the external device is shown.

8C is a diagram schematically showing an operation of the mobile terminal 100 to reproduce contents by controlling the external device 820 '. The control unit 180 transmits a control signal to the external device 820 'matched in the external image. The external device 820 'is controlled to reproduce the content by the control signal.

8 (c), the external device is controlled to reproduce the content included in the mobile terminal 100, but this is an illustrative example. The external device may be a content provided by the external device or a content provided by the third device Or may be controlled to reproduce.

9 is a view showing another example of a control operation for an external device through an external image matched with the present invention.

Another example of the control operation for the external device is to control file transmission / reception between the mobile terminal 100 and the external device through an external image matched to the external device.

9A, the touch screen 151 displays an external image 810 matched to an external device on a home screen screen, and the touch screen 151 displays an icon 925 representing the mobile terminal 100 You may. The device area 920 matched to the external device in the external image 910 is displayed as selected. The menu 933 indicating the file transfer control is selected among the control menus, and it can be seen that the mobile terminal 100 is performing the operation of controlling the external device.

9 (b) shows a touch drag operation from the device area in the external image to the mobile terminal icon 940. Fig. An operation for controlling file transfer from the external device matched to the device area in the external image to the mobile terminal 100 is shown. That is, a file included in the external device can be transmitted to the mobile terminal through the user's touch drag operation from the external device matched with the external image.

FIG. 9C illustrates a touch drag operation for transferring a file from the mobile terminal 100 to an external device, as opposed to FIG. 9B. It is possible to control the file 950 included in the mobile terminal 100 to be transferred to the external device through the touch drag operation from the mobile terminal icon 925 to the device area.

9D is a diagram schematically showing an operation of the mobile terminal 100 to transmit / receive files to / from each other by controlling the external device 920 '.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are views showing control operations for a plurality of devices matched to an external image according to the present invention.

There may be more than one actual external device matched to the external image. Accordingly, a plurality of actual external devices may be controlled using the matched external image.

10A is a diagram illustrating an operation of controlling a plurality of actual external devices when a plurality of actual external devices are matched with one external image.

In the case of an external image matched with an actual external device, the external image may include a plurality of device areas matched to a plurality of external devices. Accordingly, a plurality of actual external devices can be controlled through one external image.

In FIG. 10A, the touch screen 151 displays one external image 1010. The external image 1010 is an image matched with two actual external devices. Accordingly, the external image 1010 includes a first device area 1012 and a second device area 1014 that are areas matched to actual external devices. Here, the first device area 1012 is a device area matched with "LG 1111" which is an actual external device, and the second device area 1014 is a device area matched with "LG 2222" which is an actual external device.

In (b) of FIG. 10A, an operation of controlling actual external devices through device areas matched with an actual external device is shown on the touch screen 151.

In the drawing, an example of controlling actual external devices is shown, which is a file transfer operation between actual external devices. Specifically, the second device area 1014 matched with the actual external device " LG 2222 "is selected and the file" 1.avi " included in the "LG 2222" is transmitted to the actual external device " LG 1111 & The operation is shown. That is, file transmission / reception between external devices can be controlled through the first device area 1012 and the second device area 1014 in the external image.

The control unit 180 recognizes that the external device selected for the first device area 1012 or the second device area 1014 is selected through the touch screen 151, And file playback.

FIG. 10B is a view showing an operation of controlling each actual external device in case of matching with an actual external device, one for each of two external images.

In connection with the present invention, there may be a plurality of external images matched to actual external devices. Therefore, it is possible to control actual external devices matched to each device area between a plurality of external images.

In FIG. 10B, the touch screen 151 displays two external images 1010. That is, the touch screen 151 displays the first external image 1010 and the second external image 1030. The first and second external images are images matched with actual external devices. That is, the first device area 1012 included in the first external image 1010 is a device area matched with the actual external device LG 1111, and the second device area 1012 included in the second external image 1030 1032 is a device area matched with the actual external device "SM 2222 ". The touch screen 151 may simultaneously display the first and second external images.

In (b) of FIG. 10B, on the touch screen 151, an operation of controlling actual external devices through device areas matched with actual external devices is shown.

In the drawing, an example of controlling actual external devices is shown, which is a file transfer operation between actual external devices. Specifically, the first device area 1012 matched with the actual external device " LG 1111 "is selected and the file" 1.avi " contained in the "LG 1111" is transmitted to the actual external device "SM 2222" Is shown. That is, file transmission / reception between external devices can be controlled through the first device area 1012 in the first external image 1010 and the second device area 1032 in the second external image 1030.

In this case, since the first external image 1010 and the second external image 1030 may be images photographed at different places, the actual external devices located at different places may be controlled through the mobile terminal 100 An effect can be generated.

11 is a diagram illustrating a switching operation between external images according to location information of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention can grasp the current location information of the mobile terminal 100 through the location information module 115. [ Accordingly, when the position of the mobile terminal 100 is changed, corresponding position information can be confirmed.

In connection with the present invention, an external image matched with an actual external device may include positional information related to the image. Preferably, the external image matched with the actual external device may include location information of the captured image. Optionally, however, the external image may include location information optionally set by the user. The external image including the position information may be used for comparison with the position information of the mobile terminal 100. [

The control unit 180 compares the position information included in the external image with the position information of the mobile terminal 100 and displays the corresponding external image on the touch screen 151 when it is determined that they match. Accordingly, when the position of the mobile terminal 100 is changed, it may be changed to an external image corresponding to the position accordingly.

11A and 11B are diagrams for displaying the changed external image as the position of the mobile terminal 100 is changed.

11 (a), the position of the mobile terminal 100 is determined as 'home' through the position information module 115. In this case, the controller 180 can determine an external image that matches the current position of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the position information included in the external image determines the external image, and the touch screen 151 can display the external image. In the drawing, the touch screen 151 displays the home screen image of the external image 1110 taken at home. Here, the external image 1110 is an image matched with the actual external device "LG 1111 ". This allows the user to control an actual external device located at the home via an external image associated with the home when located at home.

11 (b), the position of the mobile terminal 100 is determined to be "office" through the position information module 115. [ The controller 180 determines whether there is an external image having position information corresponding to the current position of the mobile terminal 100, and controls the external image to be displayed when the external image exists. Accordingly, the touch screen 151 displays an external image 1120 corresponding to the office. Here, the external image 1120 is an image matched to actual external devices.

With reference to Fig. 11, as the mobile terminal 100 is changed in position, the external image matched with the actual external device is also changed. Thus, it is possible to control an actual external device located near the mobile terminal 100 through the changed external image according to the position.

12 is a diagram showing information about a device in an external image in connection with the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention may receive various information from an actual external device matched to an external image. Such information may be used by the mobile terminal 100 to control the actual external device. The received information may include various information such as update information of the actual external device, reception information of new content, specification information of the external device, and the like.

In the present invention, when various information is received from an actual external device, the information can be displayed on an external image matched with an actual external device. That is, information received from an actual external device can be displayed for a device area in the external image.

12A shows a case where the mobile terminal 100 receives update information from the actual external device " LG 1111 ". In this case, the controller 180 analyzes the information and displays the update information on the touch screen 151 in association with the external image. Referring to FIG. 12A, the touch screen 151 displays an external image 1210 having a device area 1212 matched with an actual external device "LG 1111 ". Here, a window 1214 informing the device area 1212 that new update information has been received is displayed. Through this, it can be confirmed that new update information has been received for the actual external device "LG 1111 ".

12B, the mobile terminal 100 receives the missed call information from the actual external device "LG 1112 ". In this case, the control unit 180 can display the missed call information on the touch screen 151 in association with the external image. In the figure, the external image 1220 includes a device area 1222 matched to a real external device " LG 1112 ", wherein a window 1224 informing of missed call information is displayed. Through this, the user can confirm that the missed call information has been received for the actual external device "LG 1112 ".

In the present invention, when a device matched to an external image is a device such as a printer, a word file, an image, or the like may be sent to a device area matched with the printer by dragging or the like to be controlled to be printed by a printer have.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described device control method can be implemented as a code readable by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

100 mobile terminal 115 location information module
151 Touch screen 160 Memory
180 control unit

Claims (10)

A wireless communication unit for communicating with an external device;
A touch screen for displaying an external image including a specific device area set to match the external device and receiving a selection operation for the specific device area to perform a control operation for the external device; And
And a controller for analyzing the control operation according to the selection operation and performing the control operation for the external device,
Wherein,
Controlling the display of an icon representing the mobile terminal on the home screen screen in a state that the external image is displayed as a home screen screen,
A control signal for controlling a first file included in the external device matched with the specific device area to be transmitted to the mobile terminal when the specific device area is touched and dragged onto the icon, Lt; / RTI >
When the icon is touched and dragged to the specific device area, transmits a second file provided to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit to the external device matching the specific device area. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a memory for storing the external image,
Mobile terminal. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external image is an image of a place where the external device is located,
Wherein the specific device area is a region in which the external device is implemented in the external image,
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the external device to play a specific content,
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the external device to transmit and receive a specific content,
Mobile terminal. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external image includes position information about a position at which the external image is captured,
Mobile terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
And a location information module for determining current location information of the mobile terminal,
Wherein,
Determining whether the current position information of the mobile terminal matches the position information of the external image, and controlling the touch screen to display the external image according to the determination result,
Mobile terminal. Setting an external image including a specific device area set to be matched with an external device to a home screen screen of the touch screen and displaying the external image;
Displaying an icon representing a mobile terminal on the home screen screen;
Controlling, when the specific device area is touched and dragged onto the icon, that a first file included in the external device matching the specific device area is transmitted to the mobile terminal; And
And transmitting, when the icon is touched and dragged to the specific device area, a second file included in the mobile terminal to the external device matching the specific device area.
A device control method of a mobile terminal.

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