KR101889476B1 - Mobile terminal and contents sharing method for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content sharing method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal.
In the present invention, when the mobile terminal enters the content sharing mode, at least one application selected according to a content sharing pattern with each other is displayed corresponding to each other.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a content sharing method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal,

The present invention relates to a content sharing method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable. Again, the mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can carry the mobile phone directly.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like have been increasingly used to support various applications for sharing contents with one another in a mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, as the applications used for content sharing are diversified, it is troublesome to select an application to be used for content sharing through a plurality of steps to share content, and to select a partner to share the content. In addition, as the number of applications to be used for content sharing increases, a situation may occur in which only a part of the application list can not be displayed on one screen, but only a part of the application list is displayed.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a method for increasing convenience for users by minimizing the hassle of content sharing.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a content sharing method for a mobile terminal that increase the convenience of a user by minimizing hassle in content sharing.

A mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a wireless communication unit; And a control unit displaying at least one sharing means corresponding to each of the plurality of opponents when entering the content sharing mode, wherein the at least one sharing means is selected according to a content sharing pattern with each of the plurality of opponents.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a wireless communication unit; And displaying the currently executing at least one application when one of the at least one applications is selected and transmitting the content to a specific partner connected through the selected application through the wireless communication unit And a control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content sharing method for a mobile terminal, including: entering a content sharing mode;

Displaying at least one sharing means corresponding to each of the plurality of parties; And

And transmitting the content to the specific party using the selected sharing unit when the sharing unit corresponding to the specific party among the plurality of parties is selected, Are selected in accordance with the contents sharing pattern with each other.

The content sharing method of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal according to the present invention has an effect of enhancing the convenience of a user in a process of selecting a sharing means and a partner for content sharing when a user intends to share the content.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of displaying a selectable sharing means corresponding to each other in the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows another example in which the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention displays sharing means selectable corresponding to each other.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of displaying applications on a screen in a content sharing mode in the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 illustrate examples of how the present invention shares content in the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. 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. In addition, numerals (e.g., days, days, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another component

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

In addition, the suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements 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) .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

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

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

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting broadcasting (DMBT), a digital multimedia broadcasting satellite (DMBS), a media forward link only (MediaFLO), a digital video broadcasting ), And ISDBT (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). 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 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 (WiFi), 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. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (object), information on the time when the distance information is measured, , It is possible to calculate three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (individual) in one hour. 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 115 continues to calculate the current position in real time and uses it to calculate speed information.

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 an image frame such as a still image or moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ 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.

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

The display module 151 displays information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 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 module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

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 module 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 module 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display modules may be spaced apart or integrally arranged on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

In a case where the display module 151 and the sensor for sensing the touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen' 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 module 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 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 module 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

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

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

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 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.

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 audio signal may also be output through the display module 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. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 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 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM At least one of a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- Type storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or 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) (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, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases such embodiments may be implemented using a controller 180 < / RTI >

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. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

The embodiments disclosed in this document can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIG.

In this document, it is assumed that the display module 151 is the touch screen 151. FIG. 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.

In this document, the touch gesture refers to a gesture implemented by touching or touching the touch screen 151 in a touch manner, and the touch input means an input received by the touch gesture.

The touch gesture is divided into tapping, dragging, flicking, press, multi-touch, pinch in, and pinch-out depending on the operation. do.

Tapping refers to a touch gesture, such as a click of a mouse on a general computer, by gently pressing and releasing the touch screen 151 once.

In addition, dragging may be performed by moving to a specific position while touching the touch screen 151, and when the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed in accordance with the drag direction.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the touch screen 151 and then moving the contact in a specific direction (upward, downward, left, right or diagonal) and then releasing the contact point. The mobile terminal 100, The processing of the specific operation is performed based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like. For example, the page turning operation of the e-book can be performed based on the flicking direction.

In addition, the press refers to an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the touch screen 151. [

In addition, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the touch screen 151 at the same time.

In addition, the pinch-in refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers that are multi-touching approach each other. That is, a drag that starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched on the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched approach each other.

In addition, the pinch-out refers to an operation of dragging the touch screen 151 in a direction in which a plurality of pointers in a multitouch direction move away from each other. That is, dragging starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched in the touch screen 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched move away from each other.

Hereinafter, a content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first 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 necessary drawings.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal 100 for the implementation of the first embodiment disclosed in this document will be described in more detail.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the memory 160 stores contact information of a plurality of parties. Here, the contact information includes a telephone number of an opposite party, an email address, an instant message (IM) account, a homepage address, and the like.

In addition, the memory 160 may store a content sharing pattern for each party in which the contact information is stored. Here, the content sharing pattern is statistical data that cumulatively calculates the information of the sharing means used when the content is shared with the other party. It is determined whether there is no sharing means used for each party, which sharing means is used most frequently, And what kind of sharing means is used. The sharing means represents a communication means or an application used when transmitting the content to the other party. Here, the communication means may include a communication method capable of transmitting contents by connecting one-to-one with other terminals such as Bluetooth or NFC (Near Field Communication). Examples of applications include Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (E-mail), an instant message (IM), a social network service (SNS), and the like.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 180 can generate a list of sharing means optimized for each party based on the content sharing pattern.

For example, based on the content sharing pattern, the control unit 180 can generate a list of sharing means by sorting the sharing means in order of popularity for each other.

In addition, for example, the control unit 180 may generate a list of sharing means by sorting the sharing means in order of recently used, based on the content sharing pattern.

In addition, when content sharing is requested, the control unit 180 can display at least one sharing means corresponding to each other on the screen, based on the sharing means list of each other acquired as described above. Further, when any one of the at least one sharing means displayed corresponding to each other is selected, the content is transmitted to the corresponding opposite party using the selected sharing means, thereby sharing the content with the other party.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 to 4 are views for explaining the content sharing method of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 180 enters a contents sharing mode for specific contents based on the control input inputted through the user input unit 130 (S101).

Here, the content that can be selected for sharing may include all types of items that can be shared with the other party using the mobile terminal 100 such as images, moving pictures, audio, text, and documents.

In step S101, the control unit 180 may enter the content sharing mode by various user inputs.

For example, when a specific content is pressed by a user for a predetermined time or longer, the control unit 180 may enter a sharing mode for the content.

In addition, for example, when the specific content is displayed on the screen or the selected key button is operated in the selected state, the control unit 180 can enter the sharing mode for the content.

Referring again to FIG. 2, as the user enters the content sharing mode, the control unit 180 obtains at least one other party capable of sharing content through the wireless communication unit 110 (S102). In addition, at least one sharing means is displayed on the screen in correspondence with each other capable of sharing contents (S103).

In step S102, the controller 180 may acquire the parties that can share the content based on the contact information stored in the memory 160. [

In step S102, when the controller 180 is currently connected to the external terminal through the wireless communication unit 110, the control unit 180 acquires the other party capable of sharing contents corresponding to the external terminal connected through the wireless communication unit 110 You may. In this case, the control unit 180 may acquire the terminal identification information or the user identification information of the external terminal in the process of connecting to the external terminal using the wireless communication unit 110, and may share the contents using the acquired information You may acquire the opponent.

In step S102, when the mobile terminal 100 supports the social network service (SNS), the controller 180 transmits the SNS account of the SNS server or the user of the mobile terminal 100, .

In step S103, the control unit 180 may select at least one sharing unit to display each content corresponding to each party using the content sharing pattern of each party. That is, the sharing means displayed corresponding to each other is the sharing means selected in accordance with the content sharing pattern of the other party.

The content sharing pattern is statistical data that cumulatively calculates information such as communication means and sharing means used when sharing contents with the other party, and includes whether or not each sharing means is used, the number of times of use, and the latest use date and time (date and time) can do. In other words, it is possible to include statistical data such as which sharing means is used, which sharing means is used the most, and what is the most recently used sharing means with respect to a specific counterpart.

In the content sharing mode, the control unit 180 may sort and display the sharing means in order of most used, recently used, for each other in the contents sharing mode. In addition, sharing means that have never been used for each other may not be displayed.

In addition, in step S103, the controller 180 may select and display at least one sharing unit displayed corresponding to each party according to the cost incurred in transmitting the content.

For example, the control unit 180 can display the sharing means in which the charging based on the content transmission occurs and the sharing means in which the charging does not occur separately.

In addition, for example, the control unit 180 may preferentially display the sharing means capable of transmitting the content for free, compared to the fee-based sharing means, or may display only the free sharing means.

In addition, in step S103, the controller 180 may select or display at least one sharing means displayed corresponding to each other based on the communication network to which the mobile terminal 100 is currently connected.

For example, the control unit 180 may preferentially include, in the sharing unit, an application capable of transmitting content through the communication unit corresponding to the communication network to which the mobile terminal 100 is currently connected or the communication network currently connected thereto.

Also, in step S103, if there is a current connection partner, the control unit 180 may preferentially display the sharing unit used for connection with the corresponding partner.

For example, when there is a connection partner currently using Bluetooth, the control unit 180 may preferentially include Bluetooth in the sharing means corresponding to the partner.

In step S103, the control unit 180 may display a selectable sharing unit corresponding to each party in various ways.

Fig. 3 shows an example of displaying selectable sharing means corresponding to each other.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 180 enters the content sharing mode as the specific image 3a displayed on the screen is pressed for a preset time or more as shown in FIG. 3 (a).

3B, the control unit 180 displays a list L3a of at least one other party capable of sharing contents on the screen. The other party included in the list L3a may be a counterpart in which the contact information is stored in the memory 160 or a party currently connected through the wireless communication unit 110. [ If the mobile terminal 100 supports SNS, the control unit 180 may include the SNS account of the SNS server or the user of the mobile terminal 100 supporting the SNS in the list L3a.

On the other hand, when the first counterpart (Andy) 3b is selected in the list 3a, the control unit 180 determines whether the first counterpart 3b corresponding to the first counterpart 3b is selected as shown in FIG. 3 (c) (L3b) on the screen.

The sharing means included in the list L3b can be selected according to the content sharing pattern with the first counterpart 3b. The order in which the sharing means are included in the list 3b may also be selected according to the content sharing pattern with the first party 3b.

For example, the control unit 180 may arrange the sharing means in order of frequently used for sharing contents with the first counterpart 3b, and in order of frequently used in connection with the first counterpart 3b.

In addition, for example, the control unit 180 may arrange the sharing means as much as possible in connection with the first counterpart 3b and the order in which the first counterpart 3b is used.

In addition, for example, the control unit 180 may arrange the sharing means in order of recently used to share contents with the first counterpart 3b.

Meanwhile, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 180 may alternatively select the other party to share content or the sharing means to use for content sharing.

3, when the Bluetooth APP1 is selected among the sharing means displayed by the user in correspondence with the first counterpart 3a, the controller 180 controls the first counterpart 3a to share the content with the first counterpart 3a Choose as a means of sharing.

3 (d), when the Bluetooth (APP1) is selected in correspondence with the first counterpart 3a, and the second counterpart (Chris) 3b is selected from the counterpart list L3a by the user As shown, a list L3c of sharing means corresponding to the second party 3c is displayed.

Then, as the MMS (Multimedia Message Service) (APP2) is selected from the list L3c by the user, it is selected as a sharing means to be used for content sharing with the second party 3c.

When the content transmission is requested, the control unit 180 transmits the contents to the selected counterparts 3b and 3c by using the sharing units APP1 and APP2 selected for each. That is, the content 3a is transmitted to the first counterpart 3b using the Bluetooth APP1 and the content 3a is transmitted to the second counterpart 3c using the MMS APP2.

On the other hand, as described above, when the opponent or the sharing means to which the content is to be transmitted is selected in a duplicate manner, the control unit 180 displays the selected opponent or the sharing means separately from the other opponent or the sharing means, The indicator that points to can be displayed.

For example, the control unit 180 may highlight the counterparts 3b and 3c selected from the counterpart list L3a with respect to the other counterparts, or may display an icon indicating the counterparts 3b and 3c, L3a. ≪ / RTI >

For example, the control unit 180 may highlight only the sharing means APP1 and APP2 selected in the sharing means list L3b and L3c or may display an icon indicating the selected sharing means APP1 and APP2, L3a) or the sharing means list (L3b, L3c).

Fig. 4 shows another example of displaying the selectable sharing means corresponding to each other.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control unit 180 displays the list 4 by combining the counterpart and the counterparts corresponding to each counterpart in entering the content sharing mode.

For example, the list 4 is displayed using the icon 4a that combines the partner Brian with the sharing means cacao talk.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the list L4 is displayed by combining the partner and the sharing means corresponding to each other, the user selects the sharing means for sharing the content with the partner who wants to share the content It is possible to do.

Referring to FIG. 4, the controller 180 may display a plurality of sharing units corresponding to one partner using a separate icon. Such a display method is an example in which a partner and a sharing means are displayed in combination, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The control unit 180 may display a plurality of sharing units using one icon when there are a plurality of sharing units that can be selected for one party. In this case, the control unit 180 may display information indicating a plurality of sharing means in one icon at a time, or may change the sharing means displayed on the icon based on flicking, tapping, etc. of the icon.

4, the controller 180 can select the other party to share the content or the sharing means to share the content, as shown in FIG.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the control unit 180 selects a sharing unit to be used for content sharing based on user input (S104). According to the first embodiment of the present invention, since the sharing means are separately displayed for each other, when the sharing means is selected, the other party can be automatically selected.

That is, when one of the sharing units displayed on the screen is selected, the controller 180 determines which one of the shared units is displayed corresponding to the selected sharing unit, and selects the other party to which the content is to be transmitted based on the determined sharing unit.

The control unit 180 transmits the content to the selected party using the selected sharing unit, so that the content is shared with the selected party (S105).

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 provides a list of sharing means optimized for each party when sharing the content, thereby enhancing the user's convenience in selecting the sharing means. In particular, when there are many sharing means supported by the mobile terminal 100, the convenience of the user is increased by displaying the sharing means with high selectivity first.

The content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the content sharing method will be described in detail below with reference to necessary drawings.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the second embodiment disclosed in this document will be described in more detail.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the memory 160 stores contact information of a plurality of opponents.

In addition, the memory 160 may store a content sharing pattern for each party in which the contact information is stored. Here, the content sharing pattern is statistical data that cumulatively calculates the information of the sharing means used when the content is shared with the other party. It is determined whether there is no sharing means used for each party, which sharing means is used most frequently, And what kind of sharing means is used.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the control unit 180 enters the contents sharing mode, some of the currently running applications are displayed on the screen.

For example, the control unit 180 may display at least one application currently connected to any one of the other parties through the wireless communication unit 100.

Also, for example, the control unit 180 may display at least one application available for content sharing.

In addition, when one of the applications displayed on the screen is selected, the control unit 180 transmits the content to the other party using the selected application.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a content sharing method of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 6 to 8 are views for explaining the content sharing method of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 180 enters a contents sharing mode for specific contents based on the control input inputted through the user input unit 130 (S201).

In step S201, the control unit 180 may enter the content sharing mode by various user inputs.

For example, when a specific content is pressed by a user for a predetermined time or longer, the control unit 180 may enter a sharing mode for the content.

In addition, for example, when the specific content is displayed on the screen or the selected key button is operated in the selected state, the control unit 180 can enter the sharing mode for the content.

Referring again to FIG. 5, as the user enters the content sharing mode, the control unit 180 displays at least one application currently being executed on the screen (S202).

In step S202, the controller 180 may select an application that is being connected to a specific partner through the wireless communication unit 110 among the applications currently being executed or available as the content sharing unit, and may display the application on the screen.

For example, the control unit 180 may select an application currently connected to a specific party, such as an IM, a call, and the like, and display the selected application on the screen.

In addition, for example, the controller 180 may select an application including content sharing functions such as e-mail, SMS, MMS, and SNS among the currently running applications and display the selected application on the screen.

In step S202, the controller 180 may display applications on the screen in various ways.

For example, the control unit 180 may display applications by using an image of an execution screen of each application.

In addition, for example, the control unit 180 may display applications using icons indicating respective applications.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of displaying applications on a screen in a content sharing mode.

6, when the user enters the content sharing mode, the control unit 180 selects one of the currently running applications (APP21 to APP24) that is currently connected to a specific party through the wireless communication unit 110, ≪ / RTI >

For example, an application such as an IM application (APP 22), a telephone application (APP 23), and an email (APP 21) and a twitter (APP 24) do. Here, in the case of the tweet APP24, since it is connected to the SNS account of the SNS server or the user of the mobile terminal 100, it may be interpreted as an application connected to the other party.

6, the control unit 180 displays applications (APP21 to APP24) on the screen using thumbnails that capture execution screens of the respective applications (APP21 to APP24).

6, when the control unit 180 enters the content sharing mode, the control unit 180 can display the content 6a to be shared with the applications APP21 to APP24 on one screen. In this case, by dragging the content to be shared to a specific application, the user can easily select the application or the other party to share the content with.

Referring again to FIG. 5, the controller 180 selects any one of the applications displayed in step S202 based on the user input (S203).

In step S203, the control unit 180 can select any one of the applications by various methods.

For example, the control unit 180 may select an application that is tapped by a user among the applications displayed on the screen.

Also, for example, the control unit 180 may select an application displayed at a position where the content is dragged by the user, as shown in FIG.

If the application is selected in step S203, the controller 180 determines whether it is possible to transmit the content using the application (S204). That is, it is determined whether or not the content can be transmitted using the selected application.

If the selected application is an application available for content sharing, the control unit 180 transmits the content using the selected application (S205).

In step S205, when the application being connected to a specific counterpart such as an IM is selected, the controller 180 can share the content by transmitting the content to the counterpart being connected.

On the other hand, in step S205, when an application that is not connected to a specific party, such as e-mail, SMS, MMS, or the like is selected, the controller 180 receives the partner information to share contents from the user, The content can be transmitted using the Internet.

In addition, in step S205, when an application including a function of sharing content by publishing a content is selected instead of transmitting the content to a specific partner, such as the SNS, Or by transmitting content to a server of a user of the mobile terminal 100.

5, the control unit 180 determines whether the application selected in step S204 is an application that does not include a content sharing function (S205), such as a call application, according to the content sharing pattern of the mobile terminal 100 The content is transferred using the application (S206).

For example, the control unit 180 may acquire the most used application for content sharing based on the content sharing pattern, and may transmit the content using the acquired application.

In addition, for example, the controller 180 may transmit the content using the application most recently used for content sharing based on the content sharing pattern.

The content sharing pattern includes information such as the frequency of use of each application including the content sharing function, the latest usage date and the like.

The control unit 180 may integrate the content sharing patterns with all the other parties and store the content sharing patterns in the memory 160 or may store the content sharing patterns separately for the other parties.

In the former case, the control unit 180 can acquire a content sharing pattern by accumulating application details used for sharing content with the mobile terminal 100 regardless of the other party.

On the other hand, in the latter case, the controller 180 may acquire a content sharing pattern by accumulating application details used by the mobile terminal 100 for each other to share contents with each other. In this case, the controller 180 can select an application to be used for content transmission in step S206, based on the content sharing pattern corresponding to the corresponding party, when the controller 180 is connected to the specific partner through the application selected in step S204.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 illustrate examples of how the present invention shares content in the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment.

7, when the controller 180 enters the content sharing mode for the specific content 6a, the control unit 180 determines whether the currently executing applications are to be specified through the wireless communication unit 110, Displays applications that are connected to the other party or available for content sharing.

In addition, the control unit 180 selects IM as a means for sharing the content 6a as the content 6a requested to be shared is dragged to the IM application APP22 among the applications displayed on the screen. Also, the other party Brian who is currently connected through the IM is selected as the other party for sharing the contents 6a.

Accordingly, the control unit 180 transmits the contents 6a to the selected counterpart Brian using the IM application APP22 as shown in FIG. 7 (b).

8, when the controller 180 enters the content sharing mode for the specific content 6a, the control unit 180 determines whether the currently-running applications are to be transmitted through the wireless communication unit 110 Displays applications that are connected to the other party or available for content sharing.

In addition, as the contents requested to be shared 6a are dragged to the call application APP23 among the applications currently displayed on the screen, the controller 180 transmits the contents 6a to the other party for sharing the contents 6a, Select the other person (Chris).

On the other hand, the controller 180 can not transmit the content 6a through the communication application APP23, and thus selects another application capable of transmitting content based on the content sharing pattern with the selected communication partner Chris. For example, the most recently used IM application (APP25) is selected to share content with the selected partner (Chris).

As shown in FIG. 8B, the control unit 180 selects the content (6a) and the application (APP25) by using the IM application (APP25) Chris).

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, when the user intends to share content, the mobile terminal 100 has an effect of enhancing the convenience of the user in the process of selecting the sharing means and the other party for content sharing.

A computer-readable recording medium includes a recording device of a mode type 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-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk and an optical data storage device. Also, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over a network-connected computer device 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, and all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made.

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A wireless communication unit; And
When entering the content sharing mode, displays at least one sharing means corresponding to each of a plurality of opponents, and when any one sharing means corresponding to a specific one of the plurality of opponents is selected, And a control unit for transmitting the content to a specific party,
Wherein the at least one sharing means is selected according to a content sharing pattern with each of the plurality of opponents, and the content sharing pattern includes at least one of whether or not to use each sharing means, a use frequency, and a latest use date and time and,
Wherein the control unit arranges and displays the at least one sharing means based on the number of times of use of the corresponding counterpart.
delete delete Entering a content sharing mode;
Displaying at least one sharing means corresponding to each of the plurality of parties; And
And transmitting the content to the specific counterpart using the selected sharing unit if any one of the plurality of counterparts corresponding to the specific counterpart is selected,
Wherein the at least one sharing means is selected according to a content sharing pattern with each of the plurality of opponents, and the content sharing pattern includes at least one of whether or not to use each sharing means, a use frequency, and a latest use date and time and,
Sorting and displaying the at least one sharing means based on the number of uses for the corresponding counterpart;
The method of claim 1,

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