KR101850814B1 - Mobile terminal and moethod for controlling of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A control method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment can conveniently provide a plurality of items to the user by using the multi-touch input by controlling the scroll speed according to the drag length through the multi-touch input.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a control method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal,

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal for conveniently providing a plurality of items to a user.

As the hardware and software technologies related to various electronic devices including mobile terminals have developed remarkably, mobile terminals can provide or store a wide variety of functions and information.

In a conventional mobile terminal, if it is desired to find desired information among a large amount of information, it is possible through a scroll operation.

However, as the number of information displayed on the screen increases, it is difficult to search for desired information only by a simple scroll operation, or it may take a lot of time to search for desired information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method for controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal that can perform a more efficient scroll operation using a multi-touch input.

A mobile terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a touch screen; And receiving a drag input for displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen, receiving a multi-touch input for the touch screen, and moving a second touch input in a predetermined direction based on the first touch input, And a controller for scrolling the plurality of items according to the moving direction of the drag input, and controlling the scroll speed according to the drag length.

The controller may accelerate the scroll speed according to the increase rate when the drag length increases and decelerate the scroll speed according to the decrease rate when the drag length decreases.

The controller may control the scroll of the plurality of items at a scroll speed determined according to the drag length while the first touch input and the drag input hold the touch state with respect to the touch screen.

The controller may stop the scroll when a predetermined touch trajectory is applied to either the first touch input or the second touch input while the plurality of items are being scrolled.

The predetermined touch trajectory may include a touch trajectory in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the plurality of items are scrolled.

The second touch input may include a left touch input and a right touch input based on a first touch point.

Wherein the plurality of items respectively correspond to a plurality of group of items having different group identifiers, and when the control unit receives a drag input for moving the left touch input in a predetermined direction, The scroll speed can be controlled.

On the other hand, when the drag input for moving the right touch input in a predetermined direction is received, the plurality of items can be controlled to scroll in units of the group identifier.

Wherein the item comprises at least one of multimedia content comprising at least one of text, still images and moving images, and a message comprising at least one of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS) and an e-mail . ≪ / RTI >

A mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention includes: a touch screen; And a display unit for displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen, receiving a multi-touch input for the touch screen, and receiving a drag input for moving a plurality of touch points in a predetermined direction, And a controller for controlling the scroll speed of the plurality of items according to a preset ratio.

The plurality of items respectively correspond to a plurality of group of items having different group identifiers, and the control unit may control to scroll the plurality of items in units of the group identifiers.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes: displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen; Receiving a multi-touch input for the touch screen; Receiving a drag input for moving a second touch input in a predetermined direction based on a first touch input; Scrolling the plurality of items according to a direction of the drag input; And controlling the scroll speed according to the drag length.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes: displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen; Receiving a multi-touch input for the touch screen; Receiving a drag input for moving a plurality of touch points in a predetermined direction; And controlling the scroll speed for the plurality of items according to a preset ratio based on the scroll speed by the single touch.

Wherein the plurality of items each correspond to a plurality of group of items having different group identifiers and the step of controlling the scroll speed includes controlling the plurality of items to scroll in units of the group identifiers can do.

The control method of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following effects.

According to the present invention, a plurality of items can be conveniently provided to a user by using a multi-touch input.

In particular, when a screen is scrolled by a multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of items are scrolled by a specific group identifier unit according to the nature or category of the items, .

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen in which steps S110 and S120 of FIG. 4 are performed.
FIGS. 6 to 9 show examples of screens in which steps S130 to S150 of FIG. 4 are performed.
FIG. 10 is a specific flowchart of an embodiment in which steps S140 through S150 are performed in FIG.
11 to 12 show examples of screens for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG.
13 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 14 shows an example of a screen for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig.
15 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 shows an example of a screen in which step S340 is performed in FIG.
17 to 18 show examples of screens in which steps S350 to S370 are performed.
19 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 20 shows an example of a screen for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

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.

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 unit 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

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

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

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals 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 unit 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 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. 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 the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. The location information module 115 may obtain location information using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Here, the Global Positioning System (GNSS) is a term used to describe the radionavigation satellite systems in which certain types of radionavigation receivers orbiting the Earth are transmitting reference signals that can determine their position near the surface or ground surface . The Global Positioning System (GNSS) includes Global Positioning System (GPS) in the United States, Galileo in Europe, GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satelite System) in Russia, COMPASS in China and Japan QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), which is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

As a representative example of the GNSS, the location information module 115 may be a Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to a point (object), information on a time when the distance information is measured, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated distance information, Dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to a point (object) in the three-dimensional space. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module continuously calculates the current position in real time, and calculates velocity information using the current position.

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 unit 160 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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

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

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

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

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

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or 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.

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

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded 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 unit 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 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a 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. Also, the sound output module 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can connect the earphone to the earphone jack 116 to hear the sound output.

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

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 be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing 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 feel the tactile effect through the muscles of the user's finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory unit 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) (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 unit 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 receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an 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 control unit 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 processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the antenna for a call or the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 124 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 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 portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

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

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.

3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a pointer such as a finger of a user approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor 141 disposed in or near the touch screen detects the pointer and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured to output different proximity signals according to the distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

The distance at which the proximity signal is output when the pointer approaches the touch screen is referred to as a detection distance. The proximity signal output from each proximity sensor is simply used by using a plurality of proximity sensors having different detection distances, The depth is known.

In FIG. 3, for example, a cross-section of a touch screen having proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d ₁ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₁ or more and less than distance d ₂ , it is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance of d ₂ or more and less than d ₃ distance, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the third proximity depth. If the pointer is located at a distance d ₃ or more on the touch screen, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity and proximity positions of the pointer to the touch screen, and perform various operation controls according to the various input signals.

In addition to the input method described in the above embodiments, the display unit 151 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling. The user can move a cursor or a pointer located on an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, an icon or the like, by scrolling the display unit 151. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display unit 151, the path through which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display unit 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the present invention, the display unit 151 is assumed to be the touch screen 151 for convenience of explanation. As described above, the touch screen 151 can perform both the information display function and the information input function. However, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, the touch described below may include both touch and proximity touches.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and an operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 4, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may display a plurality of items on the touch screen 151 (S110).

Wherein the plurality of items includes at least one of multimedia content including at least one of text, still images, and moving pictures, and a message including at least one of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an e-mail And may include at least one.

The plurality of items may correspond to a plurality of item groups, respectively. The plurality of item groups may have different identifiers.

For example, when the item is a text (more specifically, a phone book), a group of items having an identifier "a " may be listed and provided with a name beginning with" a ". Also, a group of items having an identifier "b " may be listed and provided with a name starting with".

Also, for example, if the item is an email, at least one email received on October 1, 2011 may be mapped to the item group having an identifier of "October 1, 2011" as the item .

For example, if the item is an email, at least one email received on October 1, 2011 may correspond to the item group having an identifier of "October 1, 2011" as the item.

Also, for example, if the item is SMS, at least one SMS received from "Hong Kil Dong" may correspond to the item group having the identifier "Hong Kil Dong" as the item.

Also, for example, when the item is a moving picture, at least one moving picture having "AVI" as a file extension may correspond to the item group having an identifier of "AVI" as the item.

As such, the plurality of item groups may include at least one of a time when the item was created or received, a subject who created or transmitted the item, a type of the item, a type of the item, a capacity of the item, And whether the item is secured or not.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may display a scroll area for scrolling the plurality of items. When a scroll input for the scroll area is received, a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

In addition, the controller 180 may receive the multi-touch input to the touch screen 151 (S120). The control unit 180 may receive a multi-touch input for a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151.

The multi-touch input may include a first touch input and a second touch input. The first touch input and the second touch input may be input simultaneously or sequentially at predetermined time intervals.

While the first touch input and the second touch input hold the touch input to the touch screen 151, the controller 180 moves the second touch input in a predetermined direction on the basis of the first touch input A drag input may be received (S130).

That is, the control unit 180 may receive a touch input for dragging the second finger from the second touch point in the vertical upward direction or the downward vertical direction while the first finger holds the touch at the first touch point .

Then, the control unit 180S scrolls a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 according to the drag direction (S140).

For example, when the direction of the drag input is a drag input in the upward direction with respect to the first finger, the controller 180 may scroll a plurality of items upward. In addition, when the direction of the drag input is the drag input in the downward direction with respect to the first finger, the controller 180 may scroll the plurality of items downward.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may control the scroll speed of the item according to the drag length (S150).

If it is assumed that the speed at which a scroll operation is performed through a single touch input to the touch screen 151 on which a plurality of items are displayed is a first speed, When the first touch input and the second touch input are received and an input for dragging the second touch input in a predetermined direction is received, the scroll speed is controlled in proportion to the first speed according to the length of the drag input .

For example, the scroll speed of the item displayed on the touch screen 151 can be controlled according to the length between the first touch point and the drag end point of the second touch input.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may implement an automatic scroll operation for a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 while the touch input for the first touch point and the drag end point is maintained .

Also, the controller 180 may control the speed of the automatic scroll in proportion to the distance between the first touch point and the drag end point of the second touch input.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 4 will now be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 5 to 9. Fig.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen in which steps S110 and S120 of FIG. 4 are performed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 180 may display a plurality of items 10 on the touch screen 151. FIG. According to one embodiment, the plurality of items 10 may be a list of contacts stored in a phone book.

In addition, the plurality of items 10 may be arranged and displayed according to a predetermined criterion.

The control unit 180 may receive the first touch input T1 and the second touch input T2 on the touch screen 151 on which the plurality of items 10 are displayed. The first touch input T1 and the second touch input T2 may be input simultaneously or sequentially at predetermined time intervals.

The first touch input T1 may be a touch input by a middle finger and the second touch input T2 may be a touch input by a forefinger. The control unit 180 may control the automatic scroll of the item displayed on the touch screen 151 according to the drag direction when an operation of dragging one of the stop or detection finger in a predetermined direction is detected.

The speed of the scroll can be controlled in proportion to the drag length, which will be described below with reference to Figs. 6 to 9. Fig.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show examples of screens in which steps S130 to S150 of FIG. 4 are performed.

6, the controller 180 receives a drag input for moving the second touch input T2 upward in a state where the first touch input T1 and the second touch input T2 are received .

The control unit 180 receives a touch input for dragging the second touch input T2 from the second touch point to a point spaced by L1 while the touch input for the first touch input T1 is maintained can do. Accordingly, the control unit 180 can control to scroll the item displayed on the touch screen 151 at a speed corresponding to twice the scroll speed by the single touch.

On the other hand, the scroll speed corresponding to the drag length L1 can be preset by the user.

The scroll speed corresponding to the drag length L1 may be changed according to the number of items to be displayed through the touch screen 151. [ For example, if an item to be displayed on the touch screen 151 by a user's scrolling operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the scroll speed may be increased even if the graylevel L1 is the same.

In the control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, only the drag length is detected by another drag operation based on any one of the touch inputs, and the touch input is received by the specific finger, The touch input does not have to be received in a specific area on the touch screen 151.

6, the touch input by the index finger is recognized as the first touch input T1, the touch input by the stop finger is recognized by the second touch input T2, , And receives the drag input T2 'for moving the second touch input T2 upward by L2 length.

The control unit 180 can control the scroll operation on a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 based on the scroll speed corresponding to the L2 length.

Here, L2 is longer than L1 in Fig. 6, so that the first scroll speed according to the first drag length L1 is slower than the second scroll speed according to the second drag length L2.

On the other hand, Figs. 8 to 9 show the item scroll direction as opposed to the embodiment shown in Figs. 6 to 7.

For example, referring to FIG. 8, the controller 180 receives a drag input T2 'for moving the second touch input T2 in the downward direction by L3 on the basis of the first touch input T1 . Accordingly, the control unit 180 can scroll the item displayed on the touch screen 151 by the scroll speed corresponding to the drag length L3.

9, when receiving the drag input T2 'corresponding to L4 whose drag length is longer than L3, the controller 180 determines that the scroll speed corresponding to the drag length L4 is equal to The item displayed on the touch screen 151 can be scrolled downward.

FIG. 10 is a specific flowchart of an embodiment in which steps S140 to S150 are performed in FIG. 4, and FIGS. 11 to 12 show examples of screens for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. The control method may be executed under the control of the control unit 180. [

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 180 may control the scroll speed according to the drag length of any one of the multi-touch inputs described above (S150).

Then, when the controller 180 releases the multi-touch input (S160: YES), the controller 180 can stop the scrolling (S180).

On the other hand, when the multi-touch input is not released, the controller 180 may continuously scroll the item displayed on the touch screen 151 while the first touch input and the second touch input are continuously held .

Accordingly, while the user holds the multi-touch input, the user can release the multi-touch input and select the desired item as soon as the desired item is displayed on the touch screen 151. [

Referring to FIG. 11, a drag input T2 'for moving the second touch input T2 upward can be received on the basis of the first touch input T1. If the two touch inputs are not canceled after the first touch input T1 and the drag input T2 'are terminated, the control unit 180 controls the touch screen The plurality of items displayed on the display unit 151 can be continuously scrolled in the upward direction.

Referring to FIG. 12, a drag input T2 'for moving the second touch input T2 downward with respect to the first touch input T1 may be received. If the two touch inputs are not canceled after the first touch input T1 and the drag input T2 'are terminated, the control unit 180 controls the touch screen The plurality of items displayed on the display unit 151 can be continuously scrolled downward.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 illustrates an example of a screen for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. The control method may be executed under the control of the control unit 180. [

Referring to FIG. 13, when a scroll operation is performed on an item displayed on the touch screen 151 (S220: YES), a predetermined touch trajectory is applied to either the first touch input or the second touch input In case S220, the control unit 180 can stop the scroll operation (S230).

For example, referring to FIG. 14, a first touch input T1 and a second touch input T2 are received, and a drag input T2 'for moving a second touch input T2 may be received .

Meanwhile, while the touch input is held with respect to the drag input by the first touch input and the second touch input, the controller 180 may continuously scroll the item provided through the touch screen 151 (Fig. 14 (a)).

In such a situation, a predetermined touch trajectory may be applied to the drag input T2 '. For example, the predetermined touch trajectory may include a direction 21 in which a plurality of items are scrolled and a touch trajectory 22 in a vertical direction.

For example, referring to FIG. 14 (b), the controller 180 displays a drag input 22, T3 'for moving the second touch input T3 in the item scroll direction 21 and in the vertical right direction . Accordingly, the control unit 180 can stop the item scrolling operation through the graphene input 22.

The multi-touch input described above describes the first touch input and the second touch input. An example in which the scroll speed is controlled as the multi-touch input by two fingers is input has been described. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be variously modified.

For example, the multi-touch input may include touch input by three fingers.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 illustrates an example of a screen in which step S340 is performed in FIG. 15, and FIGS. Fig. The control method may be executed under the control of the control unit 180. [

Referring to FIG. 15, the controller 180 may display a plurality of items on the touch screen 151 (S310). Then, the multi-touch input may be received from the touch screen 151 (S320).

The reference touch input may be determined during the multi-touch input according to an embodiment (S330). For example, the first touch input may be determined as the reference touch input. The first touch input may be a touch input by a stop finger. That is, the multi-touch input may receive the first touch input by the stop finger and the left touch input and the right touch input based on the second touch input.

The left touch input may be received based on the reference touch input (S340). In this case, as described above, the scroll speed for the item displayed on the touch screen 151 can be controlled according to the drag length by the left touch input (S150).

Then, the right touch input can be received based on the reference touch input (S350). In addition, a drag input for moving the right touch input in a predetermined direction may be received (S360).

Then, the control unit 180 may control to scroll a plurality of items in units of group identifiers (S370).

That is, the left touch input controls the scrolling speed around the reference touch input, and the right touch input scrolls the item according to a preset scroll unit.

Referring to FIG. 16, the method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can control scrolling of items displayed on the touch screen 151 through multi-touch input by three fingers.

The multi-touch input may include a first touch input T1, a touch input T2 for the left area of the first touch area, and a touch input T3 for the right area of the first touch area .

The control unit 180 can apply different functions to the scroll input by the left touch input T2 and the right touch input T3.

With respect to the left touch input T2, the above-mentioned example in which the scroll speed is controlled according to the drag length may be referred to.

A router for the right touch input T3 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 17 to FIG.

The plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 may respectively correspond to a plurality of item groups having different group identifiers.

17, when an item displayed on the touch screen 151 is a text (more specifically, a phone book), a group of items having an identifier "A" is assigned a name beginning with "A" name) can be listed and provided. Also, a group of items having identifier "B " may be listed and provided with a name beginning with" B ".

Then, the control unit 180 determines whether the first touch input T1, the left touch input T2 and the first touch input based on the first touch input are displayed on the touch screen 151, And receives a drag input T3 'for receiving the right touch input T3 in the left direction and moving the right touch input T3 in the upward direction.

Accordingly, the control unit 180 can control to scroll the list of phonebooks by the group identifier (A, B, ..., Z).

On the other hand, when the list of the phone book is scrolled for each group identifier, the control unit 180 may display the group identifier (GI1, GI2) on the touch screen 151. [ For example, if the phonebook list scrolled in FIG. 17A is a list starting with "A", the group identifier "A" may be displayed on the touch screen 151. Then, as the drag input of the right touch input T3 is received, it is possible to provide a phone book list starting with "B ", and display the group identifier" B "

As such, the plurality of item groups may include at least one of a time when the item was created or received, a subject who created or transmitted the item, a type of the item, a type of the item, a capacity of the item, And whether the item is secured or not.

18, when the item is e-mail, when the drag input T3 'for the right touch input T3 described above is received, the identifier GI1 having "October 12, 2011" The e-mail group 22 can be displayed on the touch screen 151. [

Further, the control unit 18 can display the mail groups 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, and 22f in the order of the received time.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 touches the email group 23 having the identifier GI2 of "October 11, 2011" by the scroll operation by the drag input T3 'of the right touch input T3 The screen 151 can be displayed. Similarly, the control unit 180 can sort and display the email groups 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d, and 23e in the order of the received time.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 illustrates an example of a screen for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. The control method may be executed under the control of the control unit 180. [

Referring to FIG. 19, the controller 180 may display a plurality of items on the touch screen 151 (S410). Then, the multi-touch input may be received from the touch screen 151 (S420).

The control unit 180 may receive a drag input for moving a plurality of touch points in a predetermined direction (S430).

For example, referring to FIG. 20, when the first touch input T1 and the second touch input T2 are received, the controller 180 simultaneously outputs the first and second touch inputs in a predetermined direction (Or a flicking input) for moving the touch screen 151, the item displayed on the touch screen 151 can be controlled to scroll according to a predetermined reference.

The control unit 180 can control the scroll speed according to a preset ratio based on the scroll speed by the single touch (S440).

The preset ratio may be two or three times the scroll speed by the single touch input depending on the drag length by the drag input (or the flicking input).

In response to the drag input, the controller 180 may control to scroll a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 by a group identifier.

For example, when the first scroll input by the multi-touch is received (Fig. 20 (a)), the control unit 180 scrolls the e-mail group dated October 12, 2011, It can be displayed as an email group (Fig. 20 (b)).

On the other hand, when the second scroll input (Flicking) by multi-touch is received in FIG. 20B, the control unit 180 displays the email group received before October 11, 2011 on the touch screen 151 can do.

The above-described information display method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention can be provided by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium as a program to be executed by a computer.

The information display method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can be executed through software. When executed in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD 占 ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk, 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.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings. In addition, the embodiments described in this document can be applied to not only the present invention, but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

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Claims (14)

touch screen; And
When receiving a drag input for displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen, receiving a multi-touch input for the touch screen, and moving a second touch input in a predetermined direction on the basis of the first touch input, And a controller for scrolling the plurality of items in accordance with the moving direction of the drag input while the one touch input and the drag input hold the touch state with respect to the touch screen and controlling the scroll speed according to the drag length However,
Wherein the second touch input includes a left touch input and a right touch input based on a first touch point,
Each of the plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of group of items each having a different group identifier,
The group identifier is generated on the basis of any one of a time when the item is created or received, a subject, a type, a type, a capacity, a reproduction status,
Wherein,
When the drag input for moving the left touch input in a predetermined direction is received, the scroll speed is controlled according to the drag length,
And scrolls the plurality of items in units of the group identifier when receiving a drag input for moving the right touch input in a predetermined direction. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And accelerates the scroll speed according to the increase rate of the drag length and decelerates the scroll speed according to the decrease rate of the drag length. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And stops scrolling when a predetermined touch trajectory is applied to any one of the first touch input and the second touch input during scrolling of the plurality of items. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the predetermined touch trajectory includes a touch trajectory in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the plurality of items are scrolled. delete delete The method of claim 1,
A message including at least one of multimedia content including at least one of text, still images, and moving pictures, and a message including at least one of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an e-mail terminal. touch screen; And
Displaying a plurality of items on the touch screen, receiving multi-touch input on the touch screen,
And a controller for controlling a scroll speed of the plurality of items according to a preset ratio based on a scroll speed of a single touch when receiving a drag input for moving a plurality of touch points in a predetermined direction,
Each of the plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of group of items each having a different group identifier,
The group identifier is generated on the basis of any one of a time when the item is created or received, a subject, a type, a type, a capacity, a reproduction status,
Wherein,
And scrolls the plurality of items in units of the group identifier. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
A message including at least one of multimedia content including at least one of text, still images, and moving pictures, and a message including at least one of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an e-mail terminal. delete delete delete

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