KR102030691B1 - Mobile terminal and application searching method thereof - Google Patents

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KR102030691B1
KR102030691B1 KR1020120131929A KR20120131929A KR102030691B1 KR 102030691 B1 KR102030691 B1 KR 102030691B1 KR 1020120131929 A KR1020120131929 A KR 1020120131929A KR 20120131929 A KR20120131929 A KR 20120131929A KR 102030691 B1 KR102030691 B1 KR 102030691B1
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The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for searching for an application on a home screen and a method for searching for the application thereof, wherein the home screen is at the left or right end when the home screen including at least one application icon is scrolled by a user's touch input. When the stage is reached, information indicating the state and a search box for searching for an application are displayed so that a user can quickly and easily search for a desired application.

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Mobile terminal and application searching method {MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPLICATION SEARCHING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of quickly searching for an application desired by a user on a home screen and a method of searching for the application thereof.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include data and voice communication functions, taking pictures or videos through a camera, storing voices, playing music files through a speaker system, and displaying images or videos. Some mobile terminals include additional functionality to play games, while others are implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive broadcast or multicast signals to watch video or television programs.

In addition, efforts to support and increase the function of the mobile terminal continue. The foregoing efforts include not only changes and improvements in the structural components forming the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal enables a user who is unfamiliar with a button / key input using a touch screen to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal. Recently, the terminal is provided with a user interface (UI) as well as simple input. It is becoming an important feature of the company.

In general, a plurality of applications are installed in a mobile terminal, and each application is displayed in the form of an icon on a home screen. The user can scroll the home screen left / right to find a desired application.

However, when a plurality of applications are distributed and displayed on several pages, the user needs to scroll the home screen from left to right or right to left across all pages to find a desired application (e.g., Twitter). In addition, even if the user scrolled to the last page (end) of the home screen and did not find the desired application, there was a trouble of having to scroll the home screen again in the opposite direction.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and an application searching method thereof capable of quickly and conveniently searching for a desired application on a home screen.

In order to achieve the above object, an application search method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a home screen; Scrolling a home screen according to a touch input; And displaying information indicating the state and a search box for searching for an application when the home screen reaches the end by scrolling.

The information indicating the end arrival includes visual or audio information, and the visual effect includes a scroll bar display or a highlight of the search engine name.

And automatically scrolling the home screen in the opposite direction according to the form of the touch on the information at the end of the home screen, wherein the information is automatically scrolled in the opposite direction at a previously scrolled interval when the information is single touched, When flicked, it automatically returns to the initial display form of the home screen.

Searching for and displaying all applications including the corresponding character when a predetermined character is drawn by a touch gesture in a blank area of the home screen while the search window disappears.

The character includes Korean, English, numbers, and symbols, and the drawn character includes all or part of an application name.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a display unit for displaying a home screen; A memory for storing information of an application included in a home screen; And scrolling a home screen according to a user's touch input and displaying information indicating the state and a search window for searching for an application when the home screen reaches the end.

The information indicating the end arrival includes visual or audio information, and the visual effect includes a scroll bar display or a highlight of the search engine name.

The controller automatically scrolls the home screen in the opposite direction at a previously scrolled interval when the touch type for the information indicating the end arrival is single touched, and automatically scrolls to the initial display form of the home screen when flicked.

If a predetermined character is drawn by a touch gesture in the blank area of the home screen, the controller searches for and displays all applications including the corresponding character.

The character includes Korean, English, numbers, and symbols, and the drawn character is all or part of an application name.

The present invention provides an input window for searching for an application when the home screen reaches the left or right end by scrolling, thereby quickly searching for a desired application without repetitive scrolling.

In addition, when the home screen reaches the left or right end, when a blank area of the home screen is touched by one hand and a predetermined letter is drawn by the other hand, the user searches for and displays only an application corresponding to the corresponding letter. The effect is that you can quickly select the application you want.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart of an application search method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B are diagrams showing specific operation examples of the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flow chart of an application search method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a specific operation example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are merely given in consideration of ease of preparation of the present specification, and do not impart any particular meaning or role by themselves. Therefore, it should be noted that the "module" and "unit" may be used interchangeably with each other.

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, a terminal described herein includes a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. And fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may also be applied to the fixed terminal except for components specially configured for mobile use.

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 A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are essential components. The mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or the mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in turn.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components for wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a 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, a location information module 115, and the like. .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal 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 mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems, and in particular, digital multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), and media forward link (MediaFLO). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as only), digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), integrated services digital broadcast-terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcast systems providing broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcast 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.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal with 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 according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access, and the wireless internet module 113 may be internal or external. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

In addition, the location information module 115 is a module for checking or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A representative example of the location information module 115 is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby obtaining three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude. It can be calculated accurately. Currently, 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 widely used. In addition, the GPS module may calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Meanwhile, the A / V 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 call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may 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. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the configuration aspect of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data may be converted into a form transmittable to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 and output in the call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of a user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate 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 may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, it is responsible for sensing functions related to whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to an external device. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be described later with reference to the touch screen.

In addition, the sensing unit 140 includes a geomagnetic sensor that calculates a moving direction when the user moves, a gyro sensor that calculates a rotation direction, and an acceleration sensor.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, wired / wireless headset ports, external charger ports, wired / wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input / output (I / O) ports, Video I / O (Input / Output) port, earphone port, etc. may be included.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the use authority of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM) and a subscriber identify module (SIM). ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (“USIM”), and the like. In addition, the device equipped with the identification module (hereinafter, 'identification device') may be manufactured in the form of a smart card. Therefore, the identification device may be connected to the terminal 100 through a port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power and transmits the data to each component inside the mobile terminal 100 or transmits the data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 serves as a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 or inputted from the cradle by a user. Various command signals may be a passage for transmitting to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, a sound output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to a call is displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure and constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. 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, or a three-dimensional display. 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED). In addition, two or more display modules 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) may be simultaneously provided in the mobile terminal 100. The touch screen may be configured to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and area.

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, the signal may be output in the form of vibration. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 may output a vibration to inform this. Alternatively, when a key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 may output a vibration in response to the key signal input. Through the vibration output as described above, the user can recognize the occurrence of the event. Of course, the signal for notification of event occurrence may be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180 and may provide a function for temporarily storing input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). It can also be done. In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing a writing input or a drawing input performed on the touch screen as text and an image, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives the external power and the internal power under the control of the controller 180 as a battery and supplies power required for the operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented 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 include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing the functions. It may be implemented by the controller 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

The terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite based communication system. Can be.

The present invention provides a way for a user to quickly and conveniently find a desired application when the user reaches the left or right end of the home screen by scrolling.

Generally, a home screen of a mobile terminal is composed of a plurality of pages when the number of installed applications is large, and each page includes at least one application (or application icon).

The user scrolls the home screen from left to right or from right to left to find a desired application in a plurality of applications. Continued scrolling reaches the last page of the home screen, that is, the left or right end.

The present invention provides a search option on one side of the home screen so that the user can directly search for an application while displaying information indicating a state when the left or right end of the home screen is reached by scrolling. The information is an indicator as a scroll bar, and the search option is an input window for inputting a search word.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of an application search method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the user turns on the mobile terminal, a home screen including at least one or more application icons is displayed on the display unit 151 (S10). The application and information about the application are stored in the memory 160.

In order to execute a desired application (e. G., First application), the user scrolls the home screen from side to side with a finger to find an icon of the first application. At this time, the controller 180 detects the scroll direction and the intensity of the user (S11), and scrolls the home screen right or left according to the detected direction and intensity.

When the home screen reaches the right or left end by the user's scrolling operation, the controller 180 displays the scroll bar 50 as information indicating that the end of the home screen has been reached on one side of the home screen (S12, S13). ). In addition, the controller 180 may output an audiovisual effect when the end of the home screen is detected.

At the same time, the controller 180 recognizes that the icon of the first application desired by the user is not found until the end of the home screen is reached, and a search box for searching the desired application directly on one side of the screen can be found. (51) is displayed (S13). The search window 51 may be displayed each time the end of the home screen is reached, or may be displayed when the end of the home screen is reached a predetermined number of times.

The search window 51 is set to disappear automatically after displaying a predetermined time, and the display time can be set by the user.

The user inputs the name of the first application in the displayed search window 51 (S14), and the controller 180 checks whether a first application matching the name input by the user is on the home screen (S15). As a result of the check, if the first application corresponding to the input name exists on the home screen, the controller 180 highlights and displays the icon of the first application (S16).

3A and 3B are detailed operation examples of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, when the right end of the home screen is reached by scrolling, a scroll bar 50 indicating the end of the current home screen is displayed at the bottom right, and the middle portion of the home screen is displayed. The search box 51 is displayed so that the user can directly search for a desired application. The search window 51 displays a message prompting the user to enter a name of the application.

The scroll bar 50 is a kind of information indicating that the end of the home screen has been reached, but is not limited thereto.

The present invention can control the movement of the home screen according to the form of touching the scroll bar 50, for example, single touch or flicking. For example, the home screen may be automatically scrolled (second scroll) in a direction opposite to the previous scroll (first scroll) direction according to the touch type of the scroll bar 50. At this time, the interval of the second scroll is set to the same interval as the previous scroll in the case of a single touch, and set to the maximum scroll interval in the case of flicking to return to the initial display state of the home screen.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the end of the home screen is reached, the name 52 of the search engine may be highlighted at the top of the screen to indicate the end of the home screen. . This method is displayed with scroll bar 50 or alone.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of an application search method according to the present invention.

When the user turns on the mobile terminal, the controller 180 displays a home screen including at least one application icon on the display unit 180 (S20). The application and information about the application are stored in the memory 160.

The user scrolls the home screen from side to side with a finger in order to endure a particular application (e.g., first application). The controller 180 senses the direction and intensity of the scroll (S21), and scrolls the home screen right or left according to the detected direction and intensity.

When the home screen reaches the right or left end by the user's scrolling operation, the controller 180 displays the scroll bar 50 as information indicating that the end of the home screen has been reached on one side of the home screen (S22 and S23). ).

In the state where the scroll bar 50 is displayed, the user may directly input a character for inputting the first application by using a touch gesture. The character includes all characters that can be set by the user as the name of the application, such as Korean, English, soar, and symbols. In addition, the input characters include some or all of the first application name.

When the touch gesture is detected, the controller 180 checks whether the touch input is a character (S24), and searches and displays an application corresponding to the input character from the home screen (S25). The searched application includes both an application that is inputted by an input character and an application that includes the corresponding character.

As described above, in the case of the first embodiment, since the search window 51 disappears after a certain time, the second embodiment can be applied even when the search window 51 disappears. Accordingly, the first and second embodiments may be implemented alone or in combination.

FIG. 5 is a detailed operation example of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the right end of the home screen is reached by scrolling, a scroll bar 50 indicating an end of the current home screen is displayed at the lower right part. In the state where the end of the home screen is reached, the user draws a predetermined letter, for example 'alphabet T', using a touch gesture on a certain area of the home screen. The predetermined area means an area where an application icon is not displayed.

That is, when the user draws an alphabet T with the other finger while touching the home screen with one finger, the controller 180 searches for and displays at least one or more applications including the letter "T." It is possible to select the desired application from among the included applications.

As described above, the present invention displays information indicating the end of the home screen when the home screen is scrolled left and right, and displays a search window for searching for an application without performing repetitive scrolling. You can quickly search for the desired application.

When the home screen reaches the left or right end, the present invention detects a predetermined character drawn by a touch gesture and searches and displays only an application corresponding to the corresponding character so that the user can quickly select a desired application.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method may be embodied as computer readable codes on a medium in 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 computer-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer may also include a control unit of the terminal.

The above-described mobile terminal and its application searching method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be all or part of each of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. It may be configured in combination.

51: scroll bar 51: search bar
52: search engine name 53: searched application
151: display unit 160: memory
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Displaying a home screen;
Scrolling a home screen according to a direction of a touch input; And
And displaying visual information indicating the end of arrival at one side of the home screen when the home screen reaches the end by the scroll.
Identifying whether the applied touch input includes a preset touch gesture when the touch input is applied while the visual information is displayed; And
And searching for and displaying an application including a scroll of a home screen or a character according to the touch input according to whether the touch input includes a preset touch gesture. Claim 2 has been abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual information indicating the arrival of the tip further includes auditory information, and the visual information includes a scroll bar display or a highlight of a search engine name. Claim 3 has been abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the time information comprises:
And automatically scrolling the home screen in the opposite direction according to the user's touch type with respect to the visual information.
Scrolling in the opposite direction
(a) automatically scrolling in the opposite direction at a previously scrolled interval when the touch type is single touched, and
(b) automatically returning to an initial display state of a home screen when the touch type is flickered. Claim 4 has been abandoned upon payment of a setup registration fee. The method of claim 1,
The touch input including the preset touch gesture is
While one side of the home screen is touched, the other side is a touch input for inputting a predetermined character,
Searching for and displaying an application including a character according to the touch input may include:
And searching for and displaying an application including the predetermined character when the predetermined character is input. Claim 5 was abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined character is,
Korean, English, numbers and symbols, wherein the input character includes all or part of the application name. A display unit displaying a home screen;
A memory for storing information of an application included in a home screen; And
And a control unit which scrolls the home screen in a user's touch input direction and displays visual information indicating the end of reaching the end of the home screen when the home screen reaches the end by scrolling.
The control unit,
When a touch input is applied while the visual information is displayed, searching for and displaying an application including scrolls on a home screen or a character according to the touch input according to whether the applied touch input includes a preset touch gesture. Mobile terminal characterized in that. Claim 7 was abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 6,
Time information indicating the end of arrival,
Further includes hearing information,
The control unit,
Further displaying a search box for searching for the application;
The search window automatically disappears after displaying a predetermined time, and the visual information includes a scroll bar display or a highlight of a search engine name. Claim 8 has been abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit
(a) checking the user's touch type for visual information,
(b) When the touch type is single touched, the home screen is automatically scrolled in the opposite direction according to the previously scrolled interval,
and (c) if the touch type is flicking, automatically scrolls to the initial display state of the home screen. Claim 9 was abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The method of claim 6,
The touch input including the preset touch gesture is
While one side of the home screen is touched, the other side is a touch input for drawing a predetermined character,
The control unit,
And when the predetermined character is drawn, searching for and displaying an application including the predetermined character. Claim 10 has been abandoned upon payment of a setup registration fee. The method of claim 9, wherein the predetermined character is,
A mobile terminal comprising Korean, English, numbers and symbols, wherein all or part of the name of the application.
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