KR101774312B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of combining and separating contents such as a folder, a menu, and an application icon displayed on a screen into one integrated content, and a control method thereof.

Description

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

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

A mobile terminal is a portable device that is portable and has one or more functions of voice and video communication, input / output of information, and data storage.

As the functions of the mobile terminal are diversified, for example, the mobile terminal has complicated functions such as photographing and video shooting, playing music and video files, receiving games and broadcasting, and is implemented as a multimedia player .

In addition, various attempts have been made to develop a more convenient menu selection method and a user interface (UI) environment in order to more easily and easily operate the complex functions of such a multimedia device in terms of hardware or software.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of combining and separating contents such as a folder, a menu and an application icon displayed on the screen into one integrated content, and a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a touch screen for displaying two or more contents on a screen; And a control unit for, when a command for integration of the contents is input, generating an integrated content combining the contents and controlling an operation associated with the generated integrated content.

In this case, the command is a key input in which a function for integrating all the contents among the keys provided in the mobile terminal is set, and the control unit generates an integrated content in which all the contents on the screen are combined according to the key input can do.

In addition, the command may be a direction key input of at least one of the keys provided to the mobile terminal, and when the content of the at least one of the contents is designated through the direction key input, Content can be generated.

In addition, the command may be a touch input for a predetermined area on the screen, and the controller may generate an integrated content in which the entire contents are combined when the area is touched.

Also, the command may be a touch input for each of the contents to be combined on the screen, and the controller may generate an integrated content in which the touched contents are combined when the contents are touched.

Further, the command may be a drag-touch input for designating the contents to be combined on the screen, and when the drag-touch is input, the controller generates an integrated content combining contents located in the drag- can do.

Also, the command may be a touch gesture input having a predetermined pattern to integrate the entire content, and when the touch gesture is input, the control unit may generate an integrated content in which the entire contents are combined.

Also, the command may be an input of a state in which the multi-touch held distance between the first and second points is changed within a predetermined distance in a state where the first and second points on the screen are multi-touched, When the distance maintained by the multi-touch between the first and second points is changed within a preset distance, the integrated content combining the entire contents can be generated.

Further, the mobile terminal according to the present invention may further include a motion sensor for sensing motion of the mobile terminal body, and the command may be a motion gesture input having a predetermined pattern for integrating the entire contents If the motion gesture is input, the control unit may generate an integrated content in which the entire contents are combined.

In addition, the touch screen may include two or more pages including respective contents, and the control unit may generate respective integrated contents each of which is a combination of the contents included in each of the pages according to the instruction, Can be displayed together on one screen.

In addition, the control unit may display a state in which the contents are combined and changed into the integrated contents.

In addition, the control unit may generate the integrated content in a form in which the contents are stacked, respectively. At this time, the controller may generate the integrated content by stacking the contents according to the frequency of use. In addition, when a flicking touch is input on the integrated content, the control unit may change the order of stacking the contents according to the flicking touch.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal comprising: a memory having at least one skin image showing a specific shape; and when the skin image is selected in a state in which the integrated content is generated, , The shape of the integrated content may be changed to the shape of the selected skin image.

In addition, the control unit may generate the integrated content in a shape associated with the function of the contents.

In addition, the control unit may generate the integrated content in a shape in which the contents are synthesized.

In addition, the control unit may sequentially scroll the contents in the integrated content.

In addition, the control unit may display information indicating the number of the contents on the integrated content.

In addition, the control unit may display thumbnail images representing each of the contents around the integrated content.

Also, when the command is input, the control unit may generate the respective integrated contents each of the contents having mutually related functions among the contents.

In addition, when the command is input, the controller can recognize the frequency of use of the contents, and generate the integrated content in a state where content having a frequency of use less than a preset reference value is excluded.

In addition, when the unified content is selected, the control unit may store the unified content in the memory.

In addition, when the unified content is selected, the controller may display the content belonging to the unified content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal, including: displaying two or more contents on a touch screen screen; When an instruction for integration of the contents is input, generating integrated contents combining the contents; Displaying the generated integrated content; And controlling an operation associated with the integrated content.

The mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to the present invention combine and manage contents such as a folder and a menu icon displayed on the screen into one integrated content to effectively manage a large amount of contents stored in the terminal have.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying and controlling integrated contents in which a plurality of contents are merged into one according to the present invention.
4 to 26 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of displaying and controlling integrated contents in which a plurality of contents are merged into one according to the present invention.

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

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), 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 according to the present invention can receive information related to integrated contents through a network (e.g., a mobile communication network, a broadcasting network, an Internet network, a local area network, or the like). And, data including information related to the integrated content can be transmitted to another terminal or a network server. In addition, information related to the integrated content may be transmitted through a wireless Internet network or a mobile communication network.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal.

The user input unit 130 may receive from the user a signal designating two or more contents among the displayed contents according to the present invention. A signal for designating two or more contents may be received via the touch input, or may be received via the hard key and soft key input.

The user input unit 130 may receive an input from the user to select the plurality of contents or integrated contents. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may receive an input from a user to generate an icon associated with a function that the mobile terminal 100 can perform.

The present invention can generate icons necessary for the user himself or herself in addition to the icons received through the predetermined icon or network at the time of manufacturing the mobile terminal 100 and display the icon on the idle screen.

The user input unit 130 may include a directional keypad, a keypad, a dome switch, a touchpad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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

The motion sensor 142 may be implemented by a gyro sensor, a tilt sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like, and senses motion of the main body of the mobile terminal 100 and outputs a signal according to the detection result to the controller 180.

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 display a plurality of icons representing respective contents in the idle mode or an integrated icon generated by combining designated icons of the plurality of icons into one.

The idle screen may be a screen displayed first when the user operates the mobile terminal 100. [ The idle screen may display information such as the power supply amount of the mobile terminal 100, the date and time, and the radio wave reception status of the wireless communication unit 110.

The icon may be received via the network or stored in the mobile terminal 100.

The integrated icon may be generated by fusing the two or more icons, or the integrated icons and the integrated icons. Integrating icons means that two or more designated icons or integrated icons are displayed as one integrated icon on the screen, and the functions associated with the two or more fused icons are linked to the displayed integrated icons.

Linking the functions associated with the integrated icons to the integrated icon means allowing the mobile terminal to perform a function associated with the integrated icon when the integrated icon is selected.

A plurality of icons or integrated icons displayed on the display unit 151 may be changed in position or size displayed on the screen by the user.

The display unit 151 may display the integrated icon in an area smaller than a total sum of the areas of the two or more designated icons displayed on the idle screen.

When a plurality of icons are displayed on the idle screen, icons with low frequency of use are merged to generate an integrated icon, and the area occupied by the integrated icon on the screen is set smaller than the sum of the areas of the designated icons. The occupied area ratio is lowered, so that the idle screen can be efficiently used.

The display unit 151 may display the integrated icon by separating the integrated icon into two or more icons according to a user's selection. The two or more icons displayed separately may be two or more icons designated to generate the integrated icon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The memory 160 may store information related to icons or integrated icons according to the present invention. The information related to the icon or the integrated icon may include graphic information for displaying the icon or the integrated icon on the screen, information about the icon or the function related to the integrated icon, and the like.

The memory 160 may store information related to the icon generated through the user input unit 130 or information related to the integrated icon generated by fusing a plurality of icons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying and controlling integrated contents in which a plurality of contents are merged into one according to the present invention.

4 to 26 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of displaying and controlling integrated contents in which a plurality of contents are merged into one according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays a plurality of contents on a screen [S110], and a command for integrating the contents displayed on the screen is displayed If it is input, the integrated content is created by merging the contents into one according to the input command [S120].

The control unit 180 displays the generated integrated content [S140], and controls an operation associated with the displayed integrated content according to a user's command [S150].

On the other hand, the content includes at least one of "contact information in a phone book", "outgoing / incoming message", "outgoing / incoming call list", "email", "music file", "video file", "image file" Refers to all data provided to the mobile terminal 100 such as a "document file", "game file", "web page address file", "application", "folder"

In addition, the contents displayed on the screen may be the same kind or different kinds.

In addition, the unifying command in step S120 may be an instruction for merging the entire contents displayed on the screen into one, and may be an instruction for merging two or more contents among the entire contents into one.

Hereinafter, the process of fusing the contents into one integrated content will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 12, according to various integration commands in step S120.

4 and 5 illustrate a process of fusing contents on the screen into a single integrated icon according to a key input provided in a user input unit.

That is, FIG. 4A illustrates that the screen 300A includes two or more pages 300A, 300B, and 300C including respective contents, and a first page 300A of the pages is displayed Respectively. Also, a plurality of first to fourth contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 are displayed in the screen 300A of the first page. In addition, the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 represent folder icons that respectively store a plurality of data.

An integrated function for fusing the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 into one integrated icon 410 is assigned to the integrated function key 131 of the keys provided in the user input unit 130. [

4 (b) and 4 (c), when the user inputs the integrated function key 131 from the user, the control unit 180 transmits the content 411, 412, 413, and 414, The integrated icon 410 is generated and displayed.

4 (b), the control unit 180 fuses the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 with each other according to the input of the integrated function key 131, (410).

4 (c), the control unit 180 displays the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 related to the integrated icon 410. When the integrated icon 410 is displayed, And display only the integration icon 410 on the screen 300A of the first page.

The control unit 180 may generate the integrated content 410 in a form such that the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are sequentially stacked on the integrated content 410 when the integrated content 410 is generated can do. In addition, the controller 180 may generate the shape of the integrated content 410 in the shape of the skin image preset by the user. In addition, the control unit 180 may generate the integrated content 410 in a shape associated with the functions of the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414. In addition, the controller 180 may generate the integrated content 410 in a form in which the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are synthesized. In addition, the controller 180 may sequentially scroll the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 in the integrated content 410. [

For example, in FIG. 4C, the shape of the integrated content 410 indicates that the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are sequentially stacked.

Hereinafter, contents related to the shape of the integration icon 410 will be described in detail later.

4 (d), if the command for unification of the integrated content 410 is input from the user in the state where the integrated content 410 is generated, The display of the integrated content 410 is stopped and the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 that have been merged into the integrated content 410 are displayed at the initial position.

At this time, the integrated release command may be a state in which the integrated function key 131 is input again while the integrated content 410 is displayed.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may graphically express the process of displaying the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 in the integrated position 410 in a first position.

Next, Fig. 5 (a) shows that a plurality of first to fourth contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 are displayed on the first page similarly to Fig. 4 (a) 412, 413, and 414 among the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are designated through the directional keys 132 of the buttons 130, 130, and 130, respectively.

That is, in FIG. 5, the user can selectively designate the contents that he / she wants to integrate among the contents on the screen 300A of the first page by operating the direction key 132. FIG.

The control unit 180 may be configured to combine the designated contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 into a single one when the plurality of contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are designated on the screen through the directional key 132 Icon 410 and displays the generated integration icon 410 as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c).

5 (d), if the command for unification of the integrated content 410 is inputted from the user while the integrated content 410 is being displayed, The display of the integrated content 410 is stopped and the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 that have been merged into the integrated content 410 are displayed at the initial position.

At this time, the unlock command may be a state in which an execution (also called an OK) key ('OK') included in the direction key 132 is input.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may graphically express the process of displaying the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 in the integrated position 410 in a first position.

Next, FIGS. 6 to 11 illustrate a process of fusing contents on the screen into one integrated icon according to a touch input of the user.

6A, the controller 180 displays the content 411, 412, 413, and 414 on the screen 300A of the first page, When the first icon 310A assigned with the function for integrating all of the contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 is touched, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, , 412, 413, and 414 are merged into a single icon 410 and displayed.

The controller 180 may further include a second icon 310B assigned with a function for separating the integrated content 410 into contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 in a state that the unified content 410 is displayed. The display of the integrated content 410 is stopped and the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414, which have been merged into the unified content 410, Separated and displayed at the first position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the control unit 180 receives the first, third, and fourth contents 411, 413, and 414 from the user among the contents 411, 412, 413, And 414 are successively touched to generate an integrated content 410A in which the touched first, third, and fourth contents 411, 413, and 414 are fused into one, and FIGS. 7B and 7C , The integrated content 410A and the second content 412 that are not fused to the integrated content 410A are displayed on the screen.

The controller 180 may further include a second icon 310B allocated with a function for separating the integrated content 410 into contents 411, 413, and 414 in a state where the integrated content 410A is displayed The display of the unified content 410 is stopped and the contents 411, 413, and 414 that have been merged into the unified content 410 are separated as shown in FIG. 7 (d) Respectively.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the drag-touch is released in a state where a plurality of contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are drag-touched on the screen, The integrated icon 410 in which the drag-touched contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are fused into one is generated and displayed as shown in (b) and (c) of FIG.

That is, when the dragging touch is inputted from the user on the screen 300A of the first page, the controller 180 fuses the contents located in the drag-touched area on the screen to generate one integrated content .

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 displays a second icon 310B (see FIG. 4) assigned with a function for separating the integrated content 410 into the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 in a state that the unified content 410 is displayed The display of the integrated content 410 is stopped and the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 that have been merged into the integrated content 410 are displayed Separated and displayed at the first position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9A, the controller 180 displays a multi-touch corresponding to a user's pinching-in operation on the screen 300A of the first page As shown in FIGS. 9B to 9D, the integrated contents 410B, 410B, and 410B obtained by sequentially fusing the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 corresponding to the pinching-in multi- 410 are generated and displayed.

At this time, the pinching-in multi-touch is performed when the first and second points on the screen 300A of the first page are multi-touched and the multi-touch of the first and second points is maintained, And the distance between the first and second points is reduced.

That is, when the first and second points are multi-touched on the screen 300A of the first page, the controller 180 determines that the first distance d1 between the first point and the second point, The first integrated content 410A in which the first and second contents 411 and 412 of the contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 are fused into one is created, The generated first integrated content 410A and the third and fourth contents 413 and 414 are displayed on the screen 300A of the first page as shown in FIGS.

9 (c), in a state where the first integrated content 410A is generated, the controller 180 controls the first and second integrated contents 410A, When the distance d1 is reduced to the second distance d2, the second integrated content 410A and the second integrated content 413, 414, which are fused into the single first content 410A and the third content 413, And generates the content 410 and displays the generated second integrated content 410 as shown in FIG. 9 (d).

That is, in FIG. 9, as the distance at which the multi-touch between the first and second points is decreased, the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 on the screen 300A of the first page, ) Is sequentially generated and displayed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, the controller 180 generates and displays the second integrated content 410 corresponding to the user's pinching-in multi-touch described with reference to FIG. 9, When a user's pinching-out multi-touch is input on the second integrated content 410, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the pinching-out multi-touch corresponding to the pinching- And sequentially separates the second integrated content 410 into the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414.

At this time, the pinching-out multi-touch is performed when the first and second points on the screen 300A of the first page are multi-touched and the multi-touch of the first and second points is maintained, And the distance between the first and second points is increased.

That is, when the first and second points are multi-touched on the second integrated icon 410, the controller 180 determines that the first distance d1 between the first point and the second point, If the third and fourth contents 413 and 414 fused most recently among the contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 fused to the second integrated content 410 are included in the second integrated content 410, And displays the separated third and fourth contents 413 and 414 on the screen 300A of the first page as shown in FIG. 10 (b).

10 (b), the controller 180 displays the third and fourth contents 413 and 414 on the screen 300A of the first page displayed with the third and fourth contents 413 and 414, (413, 414) are not fused to the first integrated content 410A.

Next, FIG. 11 shows a process of integrating and separating the contents on the screen using a touch gesture having a predetermined pattern.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), the controller 180 displays the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 on the screen 300A of the first page as one unified content 410, The integrated content 410 in which the contents 411, 412, 413 and 414 are fused into one is generated when the first touch gesture 320A to which the function for fusing to the first touch gesture 320A is input, And displays the generated integrated content 410, as shown in (c).

11 (c), the control unit 180 may include a function for dividing the merged contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 into the integrated contents 410 When the two-touch gesture 320B is input, the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 are displayed separately as shown in FIG. 11D.

Next, FIG. 12 shows a process of integrating and separating the contents on the screen using a motion gesture having a predetermined pattern.

12 (a), the controller 180 displays the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 on the first page screen 300A, and outputs the contents to the motion sensor 142 412, 413, and 414 is detected through the motion gesture 330 allocated with the function for fusing the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 into one integrated content 410 through the content 411, 412, 413, 414 are merged into one integrated content 410 and the generated integrated content 410 is displayed as shown in Figs. 11 (b) and 11 (c).

Although not shown in FIG. 12, the content 411, 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 through the motion sensor 142 may be displayed in the state of displaying the integrated content 410 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 can be separately displayed when the motion gesture to which the function for detaching is allocated is detected.

4 through 12, the process of fusing the contents into one integrated content according to various integration commands presented in step S120 of FIG. 3 has been described in detail.

13 to 26, the display process and the control process of the integrated content will be described in detail.

13 and 14 illustrate a case where contents included in each of a plurality of first to third pages 300A, 300B, and 300C included on the screen of the touch screen 151 are included in one integrated contents 410, 420, and 430 ), Respectively.

That is, each time the user's integrated command in step S120 is input on each of the pages 300A, 300B, and 300C, the controller 180 determines whether or not each of the contents included in each of the pages 300A, 300B, And to generate and display the integrated contents 410, 420, and 430.

In this case, when the integrated content 410 for the contents in the first page 300A is generated, the controller 180 switches the first page 300A to the second page 300B, The first integrated content 410 associated with the first page 300A may be displayed on the page 300B.

In addition, when the second integrated content 420 for the contents in the second page 300B is generated, the controller 180 switches the second page 300B to the third page 300C as the last page, The first and second integrated content 410, 420 associated with the first and second pages 300A, 300B on the switched third page 300C.

The controller 180 displays the first to third integrated contents 410, 420, and 430 when the third integrated content 430 for the contents in the third page 300C is generated.

The controller 180 generates the first to third integrated contents 410, 420 and 430 for the first to third pages 300A, 300B and 300C and displays the integrated contents 410, 420, and 430 may be selected, new integrated contents may be generated by merging the selected integrated contents into one.

14, the controller 180 displays the first page 300A on the first page 300A while displaying the first page 300A on the second page 300A as shown in FIG. 14A, The first integrated content 410 in which the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 included in the first page 300A are fused into one is generated.

14 (b), the control unit 180 switches the first page 300A to the second page 300B, and switches the second page 300B on the switched second page 300B And displays the generated first integrated content 410.

At this time, the page switching instruction may be a flicking touch having a specific direction.

For example, when the user inputs a flicking touch having a right direction or a flicking touch having a left direction on the first page screen 300A, the controller 180 sets the first page 300A to a second page 300B, and displays the first integrated content 410 on the converted second page 300B.

14, the controller 180 may display the first integrated content 410 on the second page 300B in a transparent manner so that the user can identify the contents of the second page 300B can do.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 14, the controller 180 may display the first integrated content 410 in the form of a thumbnail on the second page 300B.

14, the control unit 180 divides the screen 300B of the second page into first and second areas, and stores the divided first area in the second page 300B 422, 423, and 424, and may display the first integrated content 410 in the divided second region.

On the other hand, when a command for switching the second page 300B to the third page 300B is inputted on the second page 300B as shown in (b) of FIG. 14, 422, 423, and 424 included in the second page 300B are merged into the second integrated content 420. The second integrated content 420 is created by merging the contents 421, 422, 423, and 424 included in the second page 300B.

14 (c), the control unit 180 switches the second page 300B to the third page 300C, and the second page 300B is switched to the third page 300C on the switched third page 300C And displays the generated second integrated content 420.

14 (c), when a command for switching to the next page is input on the third page 300C, the control unit 180 includes the third page 300C in the third page 300C 432, 433, and 434 into a single integrated content 430. The third integrated content 430 is created by merging the contents 431, 432, 433, and 434.

At this time, if the third page 300C is the last page, the controller 180 displays the first and second integrated contents 310 and 320 on the screen as shown in (d) of FIG. And displays the generated third integrated content 430 together.

Next, Figs. 15 to 19 show various shapes of the integrated contents in which the contents on the screen are fused into one.

First, FIG. 15 shows that the integrated content 410 is formed in a form in which the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 are stacked on each other.

That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 15, the controller 180 determines whether the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 of the screen 300A are stacked And the integrated content 410 is formed in a shape as shown in FIG.

Information of the specific content 411 among the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 may be displayed preferentially in the integrated content 410 of the stacked shape based on a predetermined ranking.

At this time, the predetermined ranking may be any one of a name order (alphabetical order or alphabetical order) of the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414, a use frequency order, and a predetermined order of importance.

15 (b) and (c), whenever the flickering touch having a specific direction is input on the integrated content 410 of the stacked shape, 411, 412, 413, and 414 can be changed.

15 (a), when the flicking touch is input while the first content 411 is located at the uppermost position in the integrated content 410, (b), the first content 411 is moved to the lowest position in the unified content 410 and the second content 412, which is the next content of the first content 411, The content 410 can be moved to the uppermost position.

15 (b), when the second content 412 is positioned at the uppermost position in the unified content 410 and the flicking touch is again input, The second content 412 is moved to the lowest position in the unified content 410 and the third content 413, which is the next content of the second content 412, And can move to the top of the integrated content 410.

Next, FIG. 16 shows that an image set by the user is generated in the shape of the integrated content 410. [

That is, as shown in FIG. 16A, when the menu 340 for changing the skin of the integrated content 410 is selected from the user in a state where the integrated content 410 is generated, The skin image list previously stored in the memory 160 is displayed as shown in (b) of FIG.

At this time, the skin images may be provided in the memory 160 by default or may be downloaded from an external terminal, the Internet, and a network through the wireless communication unit 110, Or downloaded from a terminal, a PC, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 16B, when a specific skin image 341 is selected in the skin image list, the controller 180 determines whether the combined content 410 (FIG. 16 ) Into the shape of the selected skin image (341).

Next, FIG. 17 shows that the integrated content is generated in a shape associated with the function of the contents fused to the integrated content.

First, FIG. 17A shows that the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 on the screen are application icons for executing different functions.

In other words, for example, the first content 441 is a photographing icon, the second content 442 is a music player icon, the third content 443 is a game player icon, and the fourth content 444 is a moving picture Icon.

As described above, when a command for generating integrated contents of the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 is input, Likewise, the integrated content 440 in which the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 are fused together is generated.

17 (c), the control unit 180 may change the shape of the integrated content 440 to a shape related to the functions of the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 .

That is, since the functions of the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 are functions related to multimedia, the controller 180 generates the shape of the integrated contents 440 in a shape representing the multimedia will be.

Next, FIG. 18 shows that the integrated content is generated in a shape in which the contents fused to the integrated content are synthesized.

18 (a), when a command for generating integrated contents of the first through fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 is input, the integrated content 440 in which the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 are fused into one is generated as shown in FIGS.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 18C, the control unit 180 determines the shape of the integrated content 440 based on the shapes of the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444, Shape.

Next, FIG. 19 shows that the contents fused to the integrated content in the shape of the integrated content are scroll-displayed.

19 (a), when a command for generating integrated contents of the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 is input, the integrated content 440 in which the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 are fused into one is generated as shown in FIGS.

The control unit 180 controls the first to fourth contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 in the generated integrated content 440, as shown in (c) to (f) Are sequentially scrolled and displayed.

Next, FIGS. 20 and 21 show a process of displaying information representing contents fused to the integrated content on the integrated content.

20, the controller 180 displays the integrated content 410 on the screen 300A when the integrated content 410 is generated according to the process of FIG. 3, and displays the integrated content 410 The information 350 indicating the number of contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 may be displayed on the display unit 410.

At this time, the controller 180 may display the integrated content 410 and the number information 350 when the integrated content 410 is generated. The controller 180 may display the number information 350 on the selected unified content 410 when the unified content 410 is selected from the user while the first unified content 410 is displayed have.

When the number information 350 is selected in the state that the number information 350 is displayed, the controller 180 displays the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 , And if any one of the contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 is selected, the selected content can be executed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 21, when the integrated content 410 is generated by the process of FIG. 3, the control unit 180 displays the integrated content 410 on the screen 300A, The contents 411, 412, 413, and 414 fused to the integrated content 410 may be displayed on the content 410 in the form of a pop-up window 351.

At this time, the control unit 180 may display the integrated content 410 and the pop-up window 351 when the integrated content 410 is generated. The control unit 180 may display the pop-up window 351 on the selected integrated content 410 when the integrated content 410 is selected from the user with the first integrated content 410 displayed .

Next, FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 show a process in which, when the integrated content is generated, the respective integrated contents in which contents having mutually related functions among the contents on the screen are fused are generated.

22A shows that the first to fourth application contents 451, 452, 453 and 454 are displayed on the screen, the first application content 451 is a picture taking icon, The content 452 is a music player icon, the third application content 453 is a game player icon, and the fourth application content 454 is a call connection icon.

At this time, the first to third contents 451, 452, and 453 of the contents 451, 452, 453, and 454 are known to be related to each other with multimedia related contents, and the fourth contents 454, It can be seen that the functions of the first to third contents 451, 452 and 453 are not related to each other.

That is, the control unit 180 may be configured to combine the first to third contents 451, 452, and 453, which are related to each other by the multimedia function, among the first to fourth application contents 451, 452, 453, 450A and displays the generated integrated content 450A and the fourth application content 454 as shown in FIGS. 22B and 22C.

At this time, the controller 180 may classify and display the fourth application content 454, which is not related to the integrated content 450A, in a predetermined area on the screen. That is, the control unit 180 divides the screen into the first and second areas, displays the integrated content 450A in the first area, and associates the function with the integrated content 450A in the second area The fourth application content 454 is displayed.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the fourth application content 454, which is not associated with the integrated content 450A, in a thumbnail form on the screen on which the integrated content 450A is displayed.

In addition, the controller 180 hides and displays the fourth application content 454, which is not associated with the integrated content 450A, on the screen, and when the integrated content 450A is selected, The content 454 may be displayed again on the screen.

Next, FIG. 23A shows that the first to fourth application contents 461, 462, 463, and 464 are displayed on the screen, the first application content 461 is a picture taking icon, 2 application content 462 is a message icon, the third application content 463 is a game player icon, and the fourth application content 464 is a call connection icon.

At this time, it can be known that the first and third application contents 461 and 463 of the contents 461, 462, 463, and 464 are related to each other by the multimedia related contents with the multimedia related contents, and the second and fourth application contents (462, 464) are associated with each other by communication-related content.

That is, the control unit 180 controls the first integrated content 461, the second integrated content 462, and the third integrated application content 463, which are the first and the third application contents 461 and 463, (B) and (c) of FIG. 23, the first integrated content 450A and the second integrated content 450B in which the second and fourth application contents 462 and 464 associated with the communication function are fused into one, Similarly, the generated first and second integrated contents 450A and 450B are displayed.

Next, FIG. 24 shows a process of generating an integrated content in which only content having a frequency of use more than a predetermined frequency of use among contents on the screen is fused when the integrated content is generated.

22A shows that the first to fourth application contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 are displayed on the screen, the first application content 441 is a picture taking icon, The content 442 is a music player icon, the third application content 443 is a game player icon, and the fourth application content 444 is a movie shooting icon.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), the controller 180 calculates the frequency of use of the user for the first to fourth application contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 during a predetermined period.

At this time, the period can be changed by the user. That is, the controller 180 provides the user with a period change window for calculating the frequency of use, and the user can change the period for calculating the frequency of use through the period change window.

For example, FIG. 22 (a) illustrates the frequency of use of the first through fourth application contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 during a week by the controller 180, 1 application content 441 has been used ten times and the second application content 442 has been used 20 times and the third application content 443 has been used once and the fourth application content 444 has been used 10 times .

As described above, when the frequency of use of the first to fourth application contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 is calculated, the controller 180 determines that the contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 ).

At this time, the reference value may be changed by a user as a predetermined frequency of use. That is, the control unit 180 provides the reference value change window to the user, and the user can change the use frequency that is the reference value through the reference value change window.

24, the frequency of use is set to five, and the control unit 180 controls the use of the first to fourth application contents 441, 442, 443, and 444, The integrated content 440 in which the first, second and fourth application contents 441, 442 and 444 except for the third application content 443 having the frequency are merged into one is generated, d), the integrated content 440 and the excluded third application content 443 are displayed.

At this time, the control unit 180 may classify the excluded third application content 443 into a predetermined area on the screen and display the excluded third application content 443, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG.

That is, the controller 180 may display the excluded third application content 443 in the form of a thumbnail on the screen on which the integrated content 440 is displayed, as shown in FIG. 24C.

The control unit 180 divides the screen into first and second areas 151a and 151b and displays the integrated content 440 in the first area 151a and the second area 151b, The third application content 443 is excluded.

When the unified content 440 is selected, the control unit 180 displays the hidden third application content 443 on the screen again, As shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 25 shows a process of storing the integrated content.

25 (a), when the integrated content 440 is selected under the state where the integrated content 440 is generated and displayed, the control unit 180 displays the content 440 shown in FIG. 25 (b) The selected integrated content 440 is stored in the memory 160 as described above.

At this time, the controller 180 links and stores the contents 441, 442, 443, and 444 fused into the unified contents 440 and the unified contents 440 at the time of storing the unified contents 440 , The content 440 linked to the unified content 440 and the unified content 440 as shown in Figure 25C is selected when the stored unified content 440 is selected. 444) can be displayed together.

Finally, FIG. 26 shows a process of setting the integrated content as a bookmark.

That is, FIG. 26A shows that a favorite menu 360 for favorites is displayed in a predetermined area on the screen, and the controller 180 generates the unified content 440 by the process of FIG. 3 Is displayed.

26 (a), when the unified content 440 is dragged and dropped into the favorite menu 360, the controller 180 displays the unified content 440 as shown in FIG. 26 (b) , And registers the unified content 440 in the favorite menu 360.

At this time, the controller 180 may maintain the display of the integrated content 440 even when the integrated content 440 is registered in the favorite menu 360, or may display the integrated content 440 as shown in FIG. 26 (b) The content 440 may not be displayed.

26 (c), when the favorite menu 360 is selected, the control unit 180 determines whether or not the integrated content 440 registered in the favorite menu 360 and the integration Content 441, 442, 443, and 444 fused to content 440 can be displayed.

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

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

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

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

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
111: broadcast receiver 112: mobile communication module
113 wireless Internet module 114 short-range communication module
115: Position information module 120: A / V input section
121: camera 122: microphone
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
141: proximity sensor 142: motion sensor
150: output unit 151: display unit
152: Audio output module 153: Alarm module
154: Haptic module 155: Projector module
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 181: multimedia module
190: Power supply

Claims (25)

A motion sensor for detecting an input of a motion gesture performed on the body of the mobile terminal;
A touch screen for displaying two or more contents on the screen; And
And a control unit for, when a command for integration of the contents is inputted, generating an integrated content in which the contents are combined into one, and controlling an operation associated with the generated integrated content,
Wherein,
If the input of the first motion gesture allocated with the first function for integration of the contents is detected through the motion sensor, the integrated content is generated and displayed,
When the input of the second motion gesture allocated with the second function for separating the integrated content into the original contents is detected through the motion sensor, the mobile terminal separates the integrated content into original contents, . delete delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the command is a touch gesture input having a predetermined pattern for incorporating the entire contents,
Wherein when the touch gesture is input, the control unit generates an integrated content in which the entire contents are combined. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the instruction is an input in a state where the distance maintained by the multi-touch between the first and second points is changed within a predetermined distance in a state where the first and second points on the screen are multi-
Wherein the control unit generates an integrated content in which the entire contents are combined when the multi-touch held distance between the first and second points is changed within a preset distance. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the touch screen comprises two or more pages including respective contents,
Wherein the control unit generates respective integrated contents each of which is a combination of contents included in each of the pages according to the instruction and displays the combined integrated contents on a screen together. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit generates the integrated content in a form in which each of the contents is stacked. delete 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the control unit changes the stacking order of the contents according to the flicking touch when a flicking touch is input on the integrated content. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit generates the integrated content in a shape associated with the function of the contents. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit sequentially scrolls and displays the contents in the integrated content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays information indicating the number of the contents on the integrated content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays thumbnail images representing each of the contents around the integrated content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit, when the command is input, generates respective integrated contents each of which has contents having mutually related functions among the contents. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit recognizes the frequency of use of the contents when the command is input and generates the integrated contents in a state in which contents having a frequency of use less than a preset reference value among the contents are excluded terminal. delete delete Displaying two or more contents on a touch screen screen;
Generating and displaying the integrated content when an input of a first motion gesture allocated with a first function for integration of the contents is detected through a motion sensor that detects an input of the motion gesture performed on the mobile terminal; And
If the input of the second motion gesture allocated with the second function for separating the integrated content into the original contents is detected through the motion sensor, separating and displaying the integrated content into original contents; And transmitting the control information to the mobile terminal.

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