KR101958782B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes: a wireless communication unit; Memory; A display unit for displaying an execution screen of the application; And storing the execution state information of the application being executed at the first time point in the memory when the first user command is input at the first time point, And a control unit for controlling the application to be executed in the execution state of the application stored at the first time point when the third user command is input to the at least one of the partner terminal and the cloud server through the communication unit.

Description

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

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that stores execution state information of an application at a specific point in time and enables an application to be executed in the execution state at the specific point in time and a control method thereof.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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

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

There is a need to store an execution state of an application that has been executed while an application is being executed in the mobile terminal and to execute the application in the execution state of the application at the time of storing again after performing another operation. Also, considering the convenience of the user, it is necessary to share the execution state of the application in another terminal or the like where the same application is stored.

The present invention has been proposed in order to satisfy the above-mentioned need, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal that stores execution state information of an application being executed in a mobile terminal, transmits execution state information of the stored application to another terminal, And the like.

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

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a wireless communication unit; Memory; A display unit for displaying an execution screen of the application; And storing the execution state information of the application being executed at the first time point in the memory when the first user command is input at the first time point, And a control unit for controlling the application to be executed in the execution state of the application stored at the first time point when the third user command is input to the at least one of the partner terminal and the cloud server through the communication unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising: displaying an execution screen of an application on a display unit; Storing the execution state information of the application being executed at the first time point in the memory when the first user command is input at the first time point; And transmitting the execution state information of the stored application to at least one of the partner terminal and the cloud server through the wireless communication unit when the second user command is input.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention can store execution state information of an application at a specific time point and execute the application in the execution state at the specific time point.

Also, the mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention can store execution status information of an application at a specific point in time in a cloud server or transmit it to another terminal and share the same with other terminals.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating transmission of application execution status information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6B and 7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a method of storing execution state information of an executing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8A to 8C are views illustrating a display unit when a first user command is input at a second time point in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.
9A and 9B are views illustrating a display unit when a first user command is input in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
10A to 10E are diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting execution state information of an application stored in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11A to 11D are diagrams illustrating a method of executing an application in an execution state of an application stored in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12A to 12F are diagrams illustrating a method of receiving application execution status information from a cloud server and executing an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13A to 13D are views illustrating a display unit when a third user command is input while an input field is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating a display unit in which information on execution status of an application is displayed in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

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

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

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

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

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

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

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

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 located on the front, rear, or side of the mobile terminal 100, and a touch sensor (static / static) 137. Although not shown, ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. ≪ / RTI >

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

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

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner area of the mobile terminal 100 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 contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to 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 include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes 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 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a casing 101, 102, 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.

A part such as a USIM card and a memory card, which is required to be detached, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, may include an opening in the case so that the part can be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the mobile terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

In addition to the display unit 151, the operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be provided with touch sensors, It is also possible to receive a command of the user by touch alone.

3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, 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. 2), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

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

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

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

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

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 mentioned below may include at least one of the components shown in FIG.

4 to 14, according to the present invention, execution state information of an application which is being executed according to a command of a user is stored in a memory and transmitted to a partner terminal or a cloud server, The execution of the application will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating transmission of application execution status information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may display an application execution screen on the display unit 151 (S410). The display unit 151 may include a touch screen 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, if the first user command is inputted by the user (S420), the controller 180 may store the execution status information of the application being executed at the first time point in which the first user command is input in the memory 160 (S430 ). The first user command may be generated by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151.

For example, in the case of an audio reproduction application, the execution status information may include an audio file name which is being reproduced at a first time point, a reproduction time thereof, and the like. Or in the case of a web browser application, the address of the web page being executed at the first time point, the image in the web page, text, and the like. In the case of a message creation application, the message creation application may include the contents of the message being created at the first time point and the contents of the received and transmitted message.

If the second user command is input in step S440, the controller 180 transmits execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 to the partner terminal 200 and the cloud server (not shown) through the wireless communication unit 110 300) (S450). The second user command may be generated by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151.

5, when the second user command is input (S460), execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment is transmitted to the counterpart terminal 200 (S470).

Upon receiving the execution state information of the application, the control unit of the counterpart terminal 200 controls the execution of the application in the execution state of the application which is being executed at the first time point in which the first user command is inputted according to the execution state information of the received application .

Or the control unit of the counterpart terminal 200 can extract necessary information from the execution state information of the received application. For example, when the execution state information of the web browser application is transmitted to the counterpart terminal 200, the control unit of the counterpart terminal 200 extracts the image in the web page from the received execution state information, It is possible to perform necessary operations such as storing it according to a user command.

In addition, when the second user command is input, the execution state information of the application stored in the memory of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment may be transmitted to the counterpart terminal 200 ) To the cloud server 300 (S470).

The execution status information of the application, which is transmitted to the cloud server 300 and stored in the cloud server 300, is input to the wireless communication unit 110 when the user requests the fourth user command from the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment. . The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may receive the execution state information of the application from the cloud server 300 and control the execution of the application in the execution state of the application that was being executed at the first time.

Alternatively, the partner terminal 200 may receive the execution status information of the application stored in the cloud server 300 in addition to the user's mobile terminal 100. In this case, as described above, the counterpart terminal 200 can execute the application in the execution state of the application that is being executed at the first time, or utilize the execution state information of the application.

4, if the third user command is input (S460), the controller 180 determines whether the execution state of the application that is being executed at the first time point is the execution state information of the application stored in the memory 160 The application can be controlled to be executed at step S470. The third user command may be generated by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151, a touch input or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151.

The third user command is a command that is executed while the user is performing additional work in the application that was being executed at the first time point after storing the execution state information of the application at the first time point in the memory 160, May be entered during execution of another application. When the third user command is input, the application is executed according to the execution state of the application that was being executed at the first time point, so that it may be useful when it is desired to return additional work performed by the application after the first time point. According to the embodiment, when the third user command is input and the application is executed in the execution state of the stored application at the first time point, the execution state information of the application at the time when the third user command is input is stored in the memory 160 It is also possible to control to store it.

6A to 6B and 7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a method of storing execution state information of an executing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B, when a first user command is input while an application is being executed on the display unit 151, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment determines whether the first user command The execution state information of the application being executed at the first input time point can be controlled to be stored in the memory 160. [ The first user command may be generated by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151 or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151. [

As shown in FIG. 6A, for example, when the application running on the display unit 151 at the first time is a message creation application, the execution status information of the application includes the content of the message being created at the first time, And the contents of the transmitted message, information on the destination of the message, and the like.

7A, if a first user command is input at a first time during execution of the memo application, the memory 160 stores text, memo file, etc. of the memo being written in the memo application being executed at the first time point, And can be stored as application execution state information. Referring to FIG. 7B, when a first user command is input during search of a stored list by executing an address book application, state information of a search screen of the list at a first time point, that is, list information of the address book displayed on the display unit 151 May be stored as the application execution state information. 7C, when a first user command is input during execution of the web browser application, the address of the web page being executed in the web browser application, the image in the web page, text, etc. are stored as the application execution state information .

The application execution state information stored in the memory 160 according to the present invention may be different depending on the type of application being executed, and is not limited to the above description. That is, in the case of a message creating application, the execution status information of the application may be the contents of the message being created at the first time point, the contents of the received and transmitted message, the information about the recipient of the message, etc., A text file, a memo file, and the like. Also, in the case of the address book application, the application execution state information may be list information of the address book displayed on the display unit 151 or the like, and in the case of a web browser application, an address of the web page, an image in the web page,

Referring again to FIG. 6A, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a touch screen 400 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The first user command includes an application executing on the touch screen 400 With three pointers. The first user command may be, for example, that three pointers are simultaneously touched at three points corresponding to the vertices of a virtual triangle on the touch screen, and dragged toward an arbitrary point inside the virtual triangle. The control unit 180 controls the touch sensor 137 to determine whether a touch by the pointer has occurred on the touch screen 400. [ The pointer may be, for example, a finger or a stylus pen, but is not limited thereto. The execution state information of the application being executed on the touch screen 400 may be stored in the memory 160 at a first point in time when the first user command is input.

Although not shown, according to an embodiment, when a first user command is input, the control unit 180 generates a separate pop-up message for confirming whether to store execution state information of an application running at the first time point in the memory 160 The window may be controlled to be displayed. Then, when the user's final confirmation command for storing the execution state information of the application is inputted through the pop-up window, the controller 180 controls the execution state information of the application to be stored in the memory 160 have.

6B, when the first user command is input, the controller 180 controls the display unit 160 to display a screen displayed on the touch screen 400 at a first point in a separate pop-up window . In this case, when the user drags the icon to the upper status bar 410 of the touch screen 400 while maintaining the touch for inputting the first user command, the controller 180 displays the execution status information of the application being executed at the first time point To be stored in the memory 160.

In the above description, when the first user command is input to the display unit at the first point of time during the execution of the application, the execution status information of the application running at the first point of time is stored in the memory.

Hereinafter, processing of the execution state information of the application stored in the memory will be described when the first user command is input again at the second time after the first user command is input at the first time.

8A to 8C are views illustrating a display unit when a first user command is input at a second time point in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, when a first user command is input at a first time point during execution of an application on the display unit 151 and execution state information of an application running at a first time point is stored in the memory 160 Thereafter, the first user command may be input at the second time point. That is, after the execution state information of the application being executed at the first time point is stored in the memory 160, the additional application can be continued in the application being executed, and the first user command can be input at the second time point. The first user command is the same as described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8C, the control unit 180 determines whether to store the execution state information of the application currently running at the second time point in the memory 160 separately from the execution state information of the application currently being executed at the first time point It is possible to control so as to select whether to overwrite or not.

More specifically, when the first user command is input, the control unit 180 searches the execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 and displays the execution status information of the application at the first time stored in the memory 160 It is possible to determine whether the first user command is input at the second time point to the same application as the application of the second user. If the first user command for the same application as the application of the execution state information of the application at the first time stored in the memory 160 is input at the second time point, the controller 180 executes the application at the second time point A separate pop-up window 450 for selecting whether to store the status information separately or to overwrite the execution status information of the application at the first time point can be displayed.

When the user selects to overwrite the execution state information of the application at the second time point with the execution state information of the application at the first time point, the control unit 180 determines that the application at the first time point stored in the memory 160 The execution state information is deleted and the execution state information of the application at the second time point is stored.

When the user selects to store the execution state information of the application at the second time point separately in the memory 160, the control unit 180 stores the execution state information of the application at the second time point in the memory 160 separately . In this case, the user can invoke the application execution state information at the first time point and execute the application in the state stored at the first time point, invoke the application execution state information at the second time point, The application may be executed in a stored state.

In the above, the method of storing the execution state information of the application at the second time point in the memory according to the first user command has been described.

Hereinafter, when the first user command is input, the user selects and stores at least one of the execution state information of the application at the first time point and the execution screen of the application.

9A and 9B are views illustrating a display unit when a first user command is input in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 9A and 9B, a first user command may be input at a first point in time when an application execution screen is displayed on the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. At this time, the controller 180 may control the user to select and store at least one of the execution screen and execution state information of the application at the first time point.

More specifically, when the first user command is input as shown in FIG. 9A according to the embodiment, the controller 180 determines whether to store the execution screen of the application at the first time point, A confirmation window 460 for confirming whether or not to store the execution state information of the application in the display area 460 can be separately displayed.

In this case, when it is selected to store the execution screen of the application in FIG. 9A, the control unit 180 controls the control unit 180 to store the execution screen of the application at the first time point in the memory 160 can do. The execution screen of the application means a captured image or a screen shot of the screen displayed on the display unit 151 by the application, and the execution state of the application at the first time point can not be restored by the execution screen alone Can be distinguished from the execution state information of the application.

In this case, when it is selected to store the execution state information of the application in FIG. 9A, as shown in FIG. 9B, a window 465 for confirming whether to store at least a part of the application execution state information or all of the execution state information of the application is displayed . 9B, when a first user command is input while the web browser application is being executed, the application execution status information includes the address of the web page being executed at the first time point, the image in the web page, the text, Is illustrated.

In the above, a method of storing execution state information of an application in a memory when a first user command is input has been described.

Hereinafter, when the second user command is input, the execution state information of the application stored in the memory is transmitted to the counterpart terminal or the cloud server.

10A to 10D are diagrams illustrating a method of transmitting execution state information of an application stored in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10A to 10D, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment transmits execution state information of an application stored in the memory 160 to the counterpart terminal 200 To be transmitted to the cloud server 300.

To be more specific, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment may include a touch screen 400. Referring to FIG. 10A, in this case, the state bar 410 at the top of the touch screen 400 may be touched with a pointer and dragged down while the touch is maintained. At this time, a method of touching and dragging with two pointers as shown in FIG. 10A may be used. 10B, the controller 180 displays the execution status information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 on the upper screen 420 of the touch screen 400 Can be controlled. The method of displaying the execution status information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 shown in Figs. 10A and 10B is one embodiment, and is not limited thereto. For example, the control unit 180 may control to display execution state information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 through an operation of a specific menu.

The control unit 180 transmits the execution state information of the selected application to the counterpart terminal 200 or the cloud server 300 through the wireless communication unit 110. When the state information of the at least one application is displayed, ) To be transmitted to at least one of them.

The selection command of the execution status information of the application may be made by operating a specific hardware button provided on the mobile terminal 100 or a software button displayed on the display unit 151 or a specific menu displayed on the display unit 151 have. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10C, by touching one of the execution status information of at least one application displayed on the touch screen 400, application execution status information to be transmitted may be selected to be selected.

10D, when one of the execution state information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 is selected, the controller 180 stores execution state information of the selected application at the stored first time point A confirmation window 430 for confirming whether to execute or transmit the data in the execution state can be separately displayed.

If the execution state information is selected to be transmitted through the confirmation window 430, the control unit 180 may control the execution state information of the application to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal 200 or the Clyde server 300 .

10E, the control unit 180 controls the display unit to display a window 435 for confirming whether to transmit the data to the cloud server 300 or to select the other party from the phonebook and transmit the data to the partner terminal 200, can do. When the cloud server is selected in the confirmation window 435 of FIG. 10E, it can be transmitted to the cloud server. In addition, when a menu for selecting the other party is selected in the telephone directory, the controller 180 displays the telephone directory and can control the other party to transmit the execution status information of the application.

In the above description, when the second user command is input, the execution state information of the application stored in the memory is transmitted to the counterpart terminal or the cloud server.

Hereinafter, an application is executed in the execution state of an application stored in a memory when a third user command is input.

11A to 11D are diagrams illustrating a method of executing an application in an execution state of an application stored in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the third user command is input in the terminal 100 according to the embodiment, the controller 180 can control the application to be executed in the execution state of the application at the first point of time stored in the memory 160. [

For example, a web browser application may be displayed on the display unit 151 including the touch screen 400 as shown in FIG. 11A. In this case, when the state bar 410 at the top of the touch screen 400 is touched with a pointer and dragged down while the touch is maintained, the controller 180 controls the touch panel 400 It is possible to control execution status information of at least one application to be displayed on the upper end 420 of the touch screen 400. The method of displaying the execution status information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 shown in Figs. 11A and 11B is one embodiment and is not limited thereto.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, one of the execution status information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 can be selected. At this time, the execution state information of the application can be selected by touching with a pointer.

When the execution state information of the application is selected, the control unit 180 selects whether to execute the application or transmit the application to another mobile terminal according to the execution state information of the selected application, as shown in FIG. 10D A pop-up window may be displayed to be displayed.

According to the embodiment, when the third user command is input, a pop-up window 440 for confirming whether to store the execution state information of the application being executed at the third time point when the third user command is input as shown in FIG. 11C Can be displayed. When the user inputs a command to select the execution state information of the application currently running at the third time in the pop-up window 440, the controller 180 stores the execution state information of the application currently running at the third time in the memory 160).

In the case of selecting any one of the at least one application execution state information stored in the memory 160 in FIG. 11B, the controller 180 controls the corresponding application in the execution state of the application at the first time point, Can be controlled.

For example, the execution state information 510 of the message creation application stored in the memory 160 may be selected by inputting a third user command during execution of the web browser application in FIG. 11B. At this time, the control unit 180 can control the execution state information 510 of the message creation application to execute the message creation application in the execution state at the first time point stored in the memory 160 as shown in FIG. 11D have.

In the above description, when the third user command is inputted, the application is executed in the execution state of the application stored in the memory.

Hereinafter, when the fourth user command is input, the execution state information of the application stored in the cloud server is received and the application is executed.

12A to 12E are diagrams illustrating a method of receiving application execution status information from a cloud server and executing an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the fourth user command is input in the pertinent terminal 100 according to the embodiment, the controller 180 receives the execution state information of the application stored in the cloud server and stores the application in the execution state of the application stored at the first time point Can be controlled.

For example, a web browser application may be displayed on the display unit 151 including the touch screen 400 as shown in FIG. 12A. In this case, when the status bar 410 at the top of the touch screen 400 is touched with the pointer and dragged down while the touch is maintained, the controller 180 controls the touch panel 400 to display the status bar 410 stored in the memory 160 It is possible to control execution status information of at least one application to be displayed on the upper end 420 of the touch screen 400.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the upper end 420 of the touch screen 400 displaying the execution state information of the application stored in the memory 160 is further touched with a pointer, and dragged down while the touch is maintained . In this case, the controller 180 receives from the cloud server 300 an execution status information list 425 of at least one application stored in the cloud server 300, as shown in FIG. 12C, Display.

Alternatively, the upper end 420 of the touch screen 400 displaying the execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 may be flicked to the right, as shown in FIG. 12D, according to an embodiment. 12E, the control unit 180 receives from the cloud server 300 a list of execution status information 425 of at least one application stored in the cloud server 300 and transmits the execution status information list 425 to the touch screen 400 Display.

Then, when selecting one of the application execution state information of the application execution state information list 425 stored in the cloud server 300 as shown in FIG. 12C or 12E, the controller 180 executes the selected application It is possible to control the application to be executed in the execution state of the application at the first time point in which the state information is stored.

For example, the execution state information 510 of the message creation application stored in the cloud server 300 may be selected by inputting a fourth user command during execution of the web browser application in FIG. 12A. At this time, the controller 180 can receive the execution status information 510 of the message creation application selected through the wireless communication unit 110 from the cloud server 300 as shown in FIG. 12F. The control unit 180 can control the execution state information 510 of the message creation application to execute the message creation application in the execution state at the first time point stored in the cloud server 300. [

The terminal that uploads the execution state information of the application to the cloud server 300 and the terminal that downloads the execution state information of the application from the cloud server 300 may be the same or may be different from each other. For example, the first terminal may upload the execution status information to the cloud server 300, and the second terminal may download the execution status information uploaded to the cloud server 300. [ Accordingly, the user can download the execution status information to any one of the first terminal and the second terminal, and can conveniently execute the related application.

Although not shown, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment can extract necessary information from the execution state information of the received application. For example, when the execution status information of the web browser application is received from the cloud server 300, the control unit 180 extracts the image in the web page from the received execution status information according to the user command, And the like.

Also, although not shown, when the fourth user command is input, it is checked whether the execution state information of the application being executed is stored at the fourth time point when the fourth user command is input, similar to the case shown in FIG. 11C A pop-up window 440 may be displayed. When the user inputs a command to select the execution state information of the application being executed at the fourth time in the pop-up window 440, the controller 180 stores the execution state information of the application running at the fourth time in the memory 160).

In the above description, when the fourth user command is input, the execution state information of the application stored in the cloud server is received and the application is executed.

Hereinafter, utilization of application execution state information when an input field is selected and a third user command is input will be described.

13A to 13D are views illustrating a display unit when a third user command is input while an input field is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may transmit at least one of the execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 to the user when the third user command is input with the input field 610 selected And can be controlled to be pasted into the input field 610.

Referring to FIG. 13A, a message creating application may be executed on the display unit 151 including the touch screen 400, for example. At this time, the message creation input field 610 may be selected in the message creation application and a third user command may be input in a state of waiting for input of a message. Although not shown, the input field 610 may be a field for executing a memo application to input a memo, a field for inputting a web page address by executing a web browser application, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, when the input field 610 is selected, the state bar 410 at the top of the touch screen 400 may be touched with a pointer and dragged down. When the touch and drag signals are input, the control unit 180 controls the display unit 160 to display the execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 on the upper portion 420 of the touch screen 400, as shown in FIG. 13B .

And then any of the displayed status information of at least one application may be selected. In this case, the controller 180 may control the user to select at least one of the contents of the state information of the selected application and to paste the selected state information into the input field 610.

For example, as shown in FIG. 13B, the execution status information of the web browser application may be selected from the execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160. FIG.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 13C, the control unit 180 may display a window 620 for selecting contents to be pasted in the input field among the contents of the execution state information of the web browser application. 13C, at least one of information on the execution status of the web browser application, such as the address of the web page, the text of the web page, the image, the screen shot, etc., which is being executed at the first point of time stored in the memory 160, (610). Alternatively, the controller 180 may control all of the execution state information of the application to be input to the input field 610 according to the user's selection.

13C, when the address of the web page that is being executed at the first time point in which the execution state information of the selected web browser application is stored is input to the input field 610 of the message creation application .

In this case, in the message creation application, the other party is selected and the state bar 410 at the top of the display unit is dragged while touching the input field 610, and then the execution state information of the application to be input is selected, The intention of the user to transmit the execution status information of the application is reflected to him. Thus, in FIG. 10E, when the user selects to transmit the execution state information of the application to the other party, the telephone directory for the selection of the other party needs to be additionally displayed. In FIG. 13C, however, a popup window for selection of the other party does not need to be displayed.

In the above description, utilization of the application execution state information when the input field is selected and the third user command is inputted has been described.

Hereinafter, execution status information of an application displayed on the display unit will be described.

14 is a diagram illustrating a display unit in which information on execution status of an application is displayed in a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14, the execution status information of at least one application stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention can be displayed on the display unit 151. FIG.

For example, as shown in the figure, the execution status information of the at least one application may be displayed on the upper part 420 of the display unit 151 or in a separate pop-up window, though not shown.

14, the control unit 180 controls the display unit 151 to display execution status information of the application stored in the memory 160 together with an indicator 710 indicating the type of the application, can do. For example, an indicator 710 such as "T" for a memo application and "M" for a message creation application may be displayed together with execution status information of the application. The user can immediately see what kind of application the execution status information of the application displayed on the display unit 151 is for the application 710. [

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

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

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

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (7)

A wireless communication unit;
Memory;
A touch screen for displaying an execution screen of the application; And
When the first user command is input at the first time point, the execution state information of the application being executed at the first time point is stored in the memory,
When the second user command is input, the execution state information of the stored application is transmitted to at least one of the partner terminal and the cloud server through the wireless communication unit,
And a control unit for controlling execution of the application in the execution state of the application stored at the first time point when a third user command is input,
Wherein the first user command touches and drags an application running on the touch screen with three pointers. delete The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the fourth user command is input, the controller receives the execution state information of the application stored in the cloud server and controls the application to be executed in the execution state of the application stored at the first time point . 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the user to select and store at least one of an execution screen and execution status information of the application at the first time point when the first user command is input Mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to allow the user to select and paste at least one of the execution state information of the application stored in the memory into the input field when the third user command is input while the input field is selected And controlling the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the touch screen to display execution status information of the application stored in the memory together with an indicator indicating the type of the application. delete

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