KR101805532B1 - An electronic device, a method for auto configuring menu using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for automatic configuration of a menu are disclosed. The control unit confirms whether or not the year has changed and, if the year has changed, generates a year page indicating the previous year, and associates the menu object of the previous year with the generated year page. The storage unit stores menu objects associated with the year and year pages generated by the control unit. According to the present invention, a customized menu is provided to a user and a menu item can be configured in a form that the user can easily use, so that the user can use the electronic device more easily and conveniently.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for automatically configuring a menu,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for automatically configuring a menu, and more particularly, to an electronic device constituting a menu that is easy to use for a user and a method for automatically configuring a menu using the same.

An electronic device such as a broadcast receiver, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, etc. may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a broadcast receiving function, a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing or photographing a movie through a camera, a sound storing function, a music file reproducing function through a speaker system, and a displaying function of an image or a video. Some terminals may include additional functions to execute the game.

In addition, the electronic device is slim for convenience of movement, and has been developed to include an input device such as a touch pad and a touch screen for convenience of operation. Currently, the electronic device performs corresponding operations when the touch pad and the touch screen are touched. These operations correspond to making a selection on the display screen. These operations may also include paging, scrolling, panning, zooming, and so on.

In the touch pad, the movement of the input pointer corresponds to a relative movement of the user's finger when the user's finger moves along the surface of the touch pad. On the other hand, the touch screen is a kind of display screen having a touch sensitive transparent panel covering the screen. When using the touch screen, the user selects the corresponding GUI object by pointing directly to the GUI object on the display screen (usually with a stylus or a finger).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a menu automatic configuration method for providing a customized menu to a user.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a method for automatically configuring a menu that can configure a menu item in a form that is easy for a user to use.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the menu automatic configuration method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically configuring a menu, including: checking whether a year is changed; generating a year page indicating a previous year when the year is changed; And associating the generated menu page with the generated year page. Here, at least a portion of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet.

The method of automatically configuring a menu may further include checking whether a menu mode command is detected, and displaying the at least one year page when the menu mode command is detected.

The method may further include selecting one of the displayed at least one year pages and displaying the menu object associated with the selected year page on a service page. Here, the year page and the service page may overlap and display a part of the area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically configuring a menu, comprising: checking whether a year has changed; generating a year page indicating a current year if the year is changed; And associating the initial menu object with the generated year page if it is determined to use the initial menu object.

The method of automatically configuring a menu comprises the steps of: determining whether a menu mode command is detected; and, if the menu mode command is detected, displaying an initial menu object associated with the generated year page on a service page and displaying . Here, at least a portion of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet.

The displaying step may include displaying the generated year page and a year page generated in the previous year.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of automatically configuring a menu, comprising: displaying a plurality of service pages on a screen and at least one menu object on one of service pages of the plurality of service pages; , Storing usage information for the displayed menu object, and changing a location of the service page or the menu object attached to the menu object on the service page based on the stored usage information . Here, the context information may include at least one of location information, movement information, and time information. Also, at least some areas of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet.

In the changing step, the color of the menu object may be changed.

The method for automatically configuring the menu may further include recognizing the context information and changing a position of the service page or the menu object attached to the menu object on the service page based on the recognized context information .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device, comprising: a display unit for displaying whether a year has changed, generating a year page indicating a previous year when a year is changed, A control unit for associating the created year page with the generated year page, and a storage unit for storing the generated year page and the menu object associated with the generated year page. Here, at least a portion of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet.

The control unit may check whether or not a menu mode command is detected and may control that at least one year page is displayed when the menu mode command is detected.

The control unit may control the display unit to display a menu object associated with the selected year page on a service page when a selection signal for selecting one of the displayed at least one year pages is sensed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including a display for displaying a plurality of service pages on a screen and at least one menu object on one service page of the plurality of service pages, And a control unit for changing a position of the service page or the menu object attached to the menu object on the service page based on the stored usage information. Here, the context information may include at least one of location information, movement information, and time information. Also, at least some areas of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet.

The control unit recognizes the context information and can change the position of the service page or the menu object attached to the menu object on the service page based on the recognized context information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including a control unit for checking whether a year is changed, generating a year page indicating a current year when a year is changed, The control unit may associate the initial menu object with the generated year page when it is determined that the initial menu object is used.

Wherein the control unit checks whether or not a menu mode command is detected by the automatic menu configuration method and controls the display unit to display an initial menu object associated with the generated year page when the menu mode command is detected, can do. Here, at least a portion of the menu object may be displayed on the service page. In addition, the menu object may be displayed in a form of a leaflet. In addition, the control unit may control the generated year page and the year page generated in the previous year to be further displayed.

According to the electronic device and the method for automatically configuring a menu according to the present invention, a customized menu is provided to a user and a menu item can be configured in a form that the user can use easily, so that the user can use the electronic device more easily and conveniently .

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a main menu is displayed,
4 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a past menu is displayed,
5 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a past menu is displayed,
6 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a submenu is displayed,
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a main menu is displayed,
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed by changing the configuration of the main menu displayed in FIG. 9 according to usage information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structure and operation of the present invention shown in the drawings and described by the drawings are described as at least one embodiment, and the technical ideas and the core structure and operation of the present invention are not limited thereby.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, it is possible to use general terms that are currently widely used, but this may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term rather than the name of the term, and on the contents of the present invention throughout.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention.

1, an electronic device 100 includes a tuner unit 110, a mobile communication unit 115, a demodulation unit 120, a network interface unit 130, a signal processing unit 140, a display 150, An input unit 170, a storage unit 180, a control unit 190, and an external signal receiving unit 135. The input unit 170, The electronic device 100 may be a personal computer system such as a desktop, laptop, tablet or handheld computer. The electronic device 100 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, .

The electronic device 100 may be a personal computer system such as a desktop, laptop, tablet or handheld computer. The electronic device 100 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) .

The tuner unit 110 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user from among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna, converts the selected RF broadcast signal into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, Conversion. For example, if the selected RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, it is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF), and if the selected RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, it is converted into an analog baseband image or voice signal (CVBS SIF). That is, the tuner unit 110 can process a digital broadcast signal or an analog broadcast signal. The analog baseband video or audio signal (CVBS SIF) output from the tuner unit 110 may be directly input to the signal processing unit 140.

The tuner unit 110 may receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100 may include at least two tuner units. In a case where at least two tuner units are provided, the second tuner unit selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, similar to the first tuner unit, Frequency signal or a baseband image or voice signal.

In addition, the second tuner unit may sequentially select RF broadcast signals of all broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the received RF broadcast signals, and convert the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or a voice signal. And the second tuner unit may periodically perform the conversion operation of all the broadcast channels. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 can display images of the broadcast signals converted through the first tuner unit, and can provide images of the plurality of channels converted through the second tuner unit in a thumbnail format. In this case, the first tuner unit converts a main RF broadcast signal selected by the user into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image or a voice signal, and the second tuner sequentially / periodically selects all RF broadcast signals except for the main RF broadcast signal It can be converted into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image or a voice signal.

The demodulator 120 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner 110 and performs a demodulation operation. For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 110 is the ATSC scheme, the demodulation unit 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigial Side Band) demodulation. As another example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 110 is a DVB scheme, the demodulator 120 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation.

Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a reed solomon decoder to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform demodulation and channel decoding, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, or the like. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 120 may be input to the signal processing unit 140. The signal processing unit 140 performs demultiplexing, signal processing, and the like, and then outputs an image to the display 150 and outputs a voice to the voice output unit 160.

Further, in the case of a digital broadcasting receiver having at least two tuner units, a corresponding number of demodulators may be provided. The demodulator may be provided separately according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme.

The mobile communication unit 115 transmits / receives a radio signal to / from 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 network interface unit 130 receives packets received from the network and transmits packets to the network. The network interface unit 130 may receive an IP packet for transmitting broadcast data from a broadcast service providing server through a network. Here, the broadcast data includes content, an update message indicating whether content is updated, metadata, service information, software code, and A / V data. In addition, the service information may include service information for a real-time broadcast service and service information for an Internet service. Here, the Internet service includes communication services such as information services such as CoD (content's on demand) service, YouTube service, weather, news, local information and search, entertainment services such as games and karaoke, TV mail and TV SMS And the like can be provided through the Internet. Accordingly, the digital broadcast receiver in the present invention includes a network TV, a web TV, and a broadband TV. The broadcasting service may include an Internet service as well as a broadcasting service provided through terrestrial, satellite, and cable.

The control unit 190 executes an instruction and performs an operation associated with the electronic device 100. For example, using the instructions retrieved from storage 180, controller 190 may control input and output between components of electronic device 100, and the reception and processing of data. The control unit 190 may be implemented on a single chip, a plurality of chips, or a plurality of electrical components. Various architectures may be used for the controller 190, including, for example, a dedicated or embedded processor, a single purpose processor, a controller, an ASIC,

The control unit 190 executes the computer code together with the operating system and generates and uses data. The operating system is generally known and will not be described in more detail. By way of example, the operating system may be a Windows-based OS, Unix, Linux, Palm OS, DOS, Android and Macintosh. The operating system, other computer code, and data may reside within the storage 180 operating in conjunction with the controller 190.

The storage 180 provides a location for storing program codes and data typically used by the electronic device 100. By way of example, the storage unit 180 may be implemented as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, or the like. The program code and data may reside on a removable storage medium and may be loaded or installed onto the electronic device 100 as needed. Here, the removable storage medium includes a CD-ROM, a PC-CARD, a memory card, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, and a network component.

The display 150 may operate in conjunction with the controller 190. The display 150 may be implemented as an organic light emitting panel or a plasma panel.

Display 150 may display a graphical user interface (GUI) 153 that provides an easy to use interface between a user of the electronic device and an application running on the operating system or operating system. The GUI 153 represents a program, a file, and operation options in the form of a graphic image. A graphical image may include a window, a field, a dialog box, a menu, an icon, a button, a cursor, a scroll bar, and the like. This image can be arranged in a predefined layout, or it can be dynamically created to help the user take the specific action taken. During operation, the user may select and activate the image to raise the functions and tasks associated with the various graphic images. By way of example, the user may select a button to open, close, minimize, or maximize a window, or an icon to activate a particular program.

The input device 170 may be a touch screen disposed on or in front of the display 150. The touch screen may be integral with the display 150 or may be a separate component. As the touch screen is disposed in front of the display 150, the user can manipulate the GUI 153 directly. For example, a user may simply place his finger on an object to be controlled. On the touchpad, there is no one-to-one relationship like this.

In the touchpad, the touchpad is generally away from the display 150 and lies in a different plane. For example, the display 150 is generally located in a vertical plane, and the touchpad is generally located in a horizontal plane. This makes his use less intuitive and therefore more difficult when compared to the touch screen. In addition to being a touch screen, the input device 170 may be a multipoint input device.

The control unit 190 can recognize the gesture 171 applied to the input device 170 and control the electronic device 100 based on the recognized gesture 171. [ Here, the gesture may include a touch gesture and a space gesture. The touch gesture can be defined as a stylized interaction with the input device 170, which is mapped to one or more specific computing operations. The gesture 171 can be done through various hands, and more particularly through finger movements. Alternatively or additionally, the gesture can be done with a stylus.

The input device 170 receives the gesture 171 and the control 190 executes the instructions that perform the actions associated with the gesture 171. In addition, the storage 180 may include a gesture operating program 181 that may be an operating system or part of a separate application. Gesture activation program 181 generally includes a series of instructions to recognize the occurrence of gestures 171 and to inform one or more software agents of what action (s) should be taken in response to gestures 171 and / or gestures 171 . ≪ / RTI >

When the user performs one or more gestures, the input device 170 delivers the gesture information to the control unit 190. [ The control unit 190 analyzes the gesture 171 using the instruction from the storage unit 180 and more specifically the gesture operation program 181 and controls the storage unit 180, the display 150, the audio output unit The signal processing unit 140, the network interface unit 130 and the input device 170 of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gesture 171 performs operations in the application stored in the storage unit 180, modifies the GUI object displayed on the display 150, modifies the data stored in the storage unit 180, ), And can be identified as an instruction to perform an operation in the signal processing unit 140. [ By way of example, these commands may be associated with zooming, panning, scrolling, turning pages, rotating, resizing, changing video channels, receiving content, accessing the Internet, and so on. As a further example, the command may also be used to activate a particular program, to open a file or document, to view a menu, to make a selection, to execute a command, to log onto an Internet site system, Allowing access to a limited area of the computer system, loading a user profile associated with the user preference array of the desktop, and / or the like.

A wide variety of different gestures can be used. By way of example, a gesture can be a single point or a multipoint gesture, a static or dynamic gesture, a continuous or segmented gesture, and / or the like. A single point gesture is a gesture performed with a single point of contact. For example, the gesture is performed with a single touch with an object such as, for example, a finger, a palm, or a stylus. A multi-point gesture is a gesture that can be performed at multiple points, for example, from multiple fingers, fingers and palms, fingers and styluses, multiple styluses, and / or any combination thereof And is performed with a plurality of touches as well. A static gesture is a gesture that does not include motion, and a dynamic gesture is a gesture that includes motion. A continuous gesture is a gesture performed with a single stroke, and a separated gesture is a gesture performed with a separate step or sequence of strokes.

Contacting an object with a touch screen typically has a number of different patterns. For example, the single point gesture on the touch screen includes a down event and an up event at the same or near the same position as the subsequent down event. A dynamic gesture on the touch screen includes a down event followed by at least one dragging event, followed by an up event.

In some embodiments, parameters are used to describe a process in which a finger approaches a touch screen display, contacts a touch screen display, and moves away from the touch screen display. This parameter includes at least one of a distance between the finger and the touch screen display, a pressure at which the finger presses the touch screen display, a contact area between the finger and the touch screen, a voltage between the finger and the touch screen, a capacitance between the finger and the touch screen display, Lt; / RTI >

In some embodiments, depending on the magnitude of the parameter (e.g., capacitance) between the finger and the touch screen display, when the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, a down event occurs and the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold A dragging event occurs when the corresponding cursor position of the finger moves from position A to position B and an up event occurs when this parameter falls below the threshold level.

The control unit 190 can detect each of the menu mode command, the past menu mode command, the year selection command, and the year change command from the associated gesture.

When the controller 190 detects a down event and a subsequent up event in an area where the year page is located, the controller 190 can detect a year selection command.

The control unit 190 can detect the past menu mode command when the contact between the object and the touch screen continues for a predetermined time or longer in the menu mode. In addition, the controller 190 may detect a menu mode command when the touch of the object and the touch screen continue for a predetermined time or more in the past menu mode. Here, the area where the contact occurs may be the area where the menu object and the service page are not displayed.

 The external signal receiving unit 135 may provide an interface for connecting the external device and the electronic device 100. The external device may refer to various types of video or audio output devices such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a Blu-ray, a game device, a camcorder, a computer (notebook) Device. The electronic device 100 can control the display of the video signal and the voice signal received from the external signal receiving unit 135 and can store or use the data signal.

The external device may also be a photographing device 90. [ The photographing apparatus 90 may include a plurality of cameras. The photographing apparatus 90 can photograph a person. The photographing apparatus 90 recognizes a hand region of a person, focuses on the hand region, and can zoom in to pick up the image. The hand shape captured here can be recognized as a space gesture. In other words, the control unit 190 can execute the commands to recognize the captured hand shape as a space gesture and perform recognized space gesture-related operations. Where a spatial gesture can be defined as a gesture recognized from an image frame or image received from the imaging device 90, which is mapped to one or more specific computing operations.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 190 determines whether the year is changed (S100).

If the year is changed, the control unit 190 generates a year page indicating the previous year (S110).

The control unit 190 associates the menu object of the previous year with the generated year page, and stores the generated year page and the menu object associated with the generated year page in the storage unit 180 (S120). Wherein the menu object is associated with a particular service page as the associated computing operation is mapped. That is, the menu object represents at least one menu item. The menu object may also be displayed on the service page on the main menu.

3 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a main menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display 150 may display the screen 300 on the main menu screen. The main menu screen may be displayed on the initial screen after the booting is completed, displayed when the menu request command is detected, and displayed when the menu mode switching command is detected.

The screen 300 displays the menu objects 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, and 318 and the area 320 where the service page is located. Here, the menu objects 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, and 318 are located in a specific service page. The menu object 311 is located in the service page 321 and the menu object 312 is located in the service page 322 and the menu object 318 is located in the service page 328.

The menu objects 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, and 318 are attached to a service page on which a menu object is located. Although not shown, the entire area of the menu object may be on the service page where the menu object is located. Also, as shown in the screen 300, the menu object can be displayed in the form of a leaflet, and a plurality of service pages can be displayed by overlapping a part of the areas. In addition, the menu objects 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, and 318 are stored in association with the year page in step S120.

The control unit 190 checks whether a past menu mode command has been detected (S130).

If the past menu mode command is detected, the display 150 displays at least one year page (S140).

4 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a past menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the display 150 may display the screen 400 in step S140. The year pages may be displayed as a plurality of pages such as the year pages 410, 420, 430, and 440. Service pages and menu objects 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 415, 417, 418 are also displayed between the year page 410 and the year page 420. Here, the menu objects 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 415, 417, 418 are associated with the year page 410.

The control unit 190 checks whether one of the displayed year pages is selected (S150). Here, the controller 190 can confirm that the corresponding year page is selected when a year selection command for selecting a specific year page is detected. Also, when the year change command for changing the selected year is inputted, the controller 190 can confirm that the corresponding year page is selected. For example, when 2010 is selected as the year indicated by the year page 410 on the screen 400, and the year change command is input, the year selected may be the year selected as the year indicated by the year page 420 .

If the year page is selected, the display 150 displays the menu object associated with the selected year page on the service page (S160).

5 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a past menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the display 150 may display the screen 500 in step S160. The screen 500 is a screen displaying a past menu when the year 2009 is selected. In addition, service pages and menu objects 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 are displayed between the year page 320 and the year page 330. [ Here, the menu objects 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, and 328 are associated with the year page 320.

6 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a sub-menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a down event is detected for a set time down within the area where the menu object 311 is located, a sub menu list for listing sub menu items of the menu object 311 may be displayed.

If a down event is detected in the menu object 311 for a time shorter than the predetermined time, the service page associated with the menu object 311 may be displayed in full screen.

The submenu list may be displayed in a page format, such as the submenu list 1020, and may be displayed in a form attached to the menu object 311. The submenu list 620 includes submenus 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, and 626.

Each sub-menu included in the sub-menu list is associated with a specific service page, and when the sub-menu is selected, the service page associated with the selected sub-menu may be displayed in full screen. For example, when the service menu 621 is selected, the January 1 service page can be displayed. The service page of January 1 can display the schedule information of January 1.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 190 determines whether the year is changed (S200).

If the year is changed, the control unit 190 generates a year page indicating the current year (S210).

The control unit 190 confirms whether the initial menu object is used (S220). Here, the control unit 190 displays a message for confirming whether the initial menu object is used, and can confirm whether the initial menu object is used as a value input through the message. Here, the initial menu object is a menu object provided by default and can be composed of a plurality of menu objects. The initial menu object may also be set upon production of the electronic device 100, updated and may be changed by the user. For example, the initial menu object may include the menu objects 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, and 318 shown in FIG.

If it is determined that the initial menu object is used, the controller 190 associates the initial menu object with the generated year page, and stores the generated year page and the initial menu object associated with the generated year page And stores it in the unit 180 (S230).

In some embodiments, when it is determined that the initial menu object is not used, the control unit 190 may control the display of a graphical user interface for the menu configuration. Here, the controller 190 may display a message for confirming whether the graphic user interface is displayed, and may control whether the graphic user interface is displayed or not according to the value input through the message.

In some embodiments, when it is determined that the initial menu object is not used, the control unit 190 may not perform a separate operation.

The control unit 190 determines whether a menu mode command is detected (S240).

If a menu mode command is detected, the display 150 displays the service page and the menu object between the current year page and the previous year page (S250). Here, the display 150 may display the screen 400. In this case, the screen 400 is used as the screen on which the main menu is displayed, and the year page 410 on the screen 400 indicates the current year. In addition, menu objects 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 are displayed between the current year page 410 and the previous year page 420. [ The menu objects 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 and 418 are menu objects associated with the current year page. If a menu object located between the current year page 410 and the previous year page 420 is additionally generated, the control unit 190 may associate the newly generated menu object with the current year page 410. [ Also, if there is no menu object associated with the current year page 410, the menu object may not be displayed.

The control unit 190 checks whether one of the displayed year pages is selected (S260). Here, the controller 190 can confirm that the corresponding year page is selected when a year selection command for selecting a specific year page is detected. Also, when the year change command for changing the selected year is inputted, the controller 190 can confirm that the corresponding year page is selected. For example, if the current year 2010 is selected on the screen 400 and the year change command is input while the screen 400 is displayed, the selected year is the year selected as the year indicated by the year page 420 .

If the year page is selected, the display 150 displays the menu object associated with the selected year page on the service page (S270). Here, the display 150 can display the screen 500.

In some embodiments, the display 150 displays the service page and the menu object except for the year page in step S250. In this case, the display 150 may display the screen 300 in step S250.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically configuring a menu according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the display 150 displays a plurality of service pages on the screen and at least one menu object on one service page of the plurality of service pages (S300).

9 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a main menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 9, the display 150 may display the screen 900 in step S300. The screen 900 displays the menu objects 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, and 980 sorted from top to bottom and left to right.

The control unit 190 determines whether a specific menu object is used (S310).

If the menu object is used, the control unit 190 stores the menu use information in the menu use list (S320). Here, the menu use list may be stored in the storage unit 180.

Here, the menu use information may include time information in which the menu is used and place information in which the menu is used. The control unit 190 can confirm the location information of the menu using the GPS information received from the mobile communication unit 115 or the GPS information received from the network interface unit 130. [

The menu use list may include menu usage statistical information for each menu object. The menu usage statistical information includes at least one of the number of times of menu selection by time, the number of menu selection by place, and the number of times of total menu selection.

The control unit 190 determines whether a menu configuration change is necessary based on the menu use list (S330). For example, when there is a menu object having the largest total use frequency among the menu objects displayed at the bottom, the controller 190 may determine that a menu configuration change is necessary.

In another embodiment, the control unit 190 recognizes the situation information, and determines whether a menu configuration change is necessary based on the recognized situation information and the menu use list. Here, the status information may include at least one of the position information of the electronic device 100, the movement information of the electronic device 100, and the current time information. For example, when the situation information indicates the company, the control unit 190 can determine that the menu configuration change is necessary in order for the company to display the menu selection count in descending order. Also, when the situation information indicates the evening time, it can be determined that the menu configuration change is necessary to display in order of the number of menu selections in the evening time zone.

In addition, the control unit 190 may perform step S330 when the automatic menu configuration change is set. Automatic menu configuration changes can be set and changed by the user.

If the menu configuration change is necessary, the control unit 190 changes the menu object configuration (S340). The control unit 190 may display the display screen so that the total number of times of use is displayed in order from top to bottom, and from left to right. The control unit 190 can display a menu object having a high total number of times of use and display it, and display the different color of the menu object according to the total number of times of use.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a screen in which the configuration of the main menu displayed in FIG. 9 is changed according to usage information and displayed.

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 190 may control to change from the screen 900 to the screen 1000 in step S340. The menu object 910 is displayed at the location 1050 and the menu object 920 is displayed at the location 1040 and the menu object 930 is displayed at the location 1070. [ Also in the screen 1000, the menu object 940 is displayed at location 1060, the menu object 950 is displayed at location 1020, and the menu object 960 is displayed at location 1030. And the menu object 990 is displayed at the position 1010 when the menu object 980 is displayed at the position 1090. In this case,

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer apparatus is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation in the embodiment in which said invention is directed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

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Determining whether the year has changed;
If the year has changed, generating a first year page indicating the previous year and a second year page indicating the current year;
Associating a menu object of the previous year with the generated first year page;
Displaying a message for confirming whether or not an initial menu object is used; And
And associating the initial menu object with the generated second year page if it is determined to use the initial menu object. The method according to claim 1,
Determining whether a menu mode command has been detected; And
And displaying at least one first year page when the menu mode command is detected. 3. The method of claim 2,
Selecting one of the displayed at least one first year pages; And
And displaying the menu object associated with the selected first year page on a service page. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the selected first year page and the service page are displayed in a state in which some areas overlap with each other. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least a portion of the menu object is displayed on the service page. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the menu object is displayed in the form of a leaflet. delete The method according to claim 1,
Determining whether a menu mode command has been detected; And
And displaying the initial menu object associated with the generated second year page on a service page when the menu mode command is detected. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the displaying comprises:
And displaying the generated second year page and the first year page generated in the previous year together. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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