KR102034892B1 - Terminal and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of operating a terminal may include: checking a final execution time of a first application stored in the terminal; Checking an elapsed period from the checked final execution time to the current time; And uninstalling the installation of the first application when the checked elapsed period arrives at the preset period.
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by arranging applications that are not used for a certain period, the memory space of the terminal can be efficiently used.

Description

Terminal and its operation method {TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a terminal and a method of operating the same.

Terminals may be divided into mobile / portable terminals and stationary terminals according to their mobility. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

As the terminal functions are diversified, for example, such a terminal is a multimedia player having a complex function such as taking a picture or a video, playing a music or video file, playing a game, or receiving a broadcast. Is being implemented.

In order to support and increase the function of such a terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural part and / or the software part of the terminal.

On the other hand, the use of the terminal has been rapidly increasing in recent years, and as the demand for the terminal of the user is rapidly increasing, the types of applications provided in the terminal are also increasing.

Therefore, various additional functions such as user authentication, global roaming, e-commerce, credit card, transportation card and membership card are implemented by providing a specific application in the terminal.

However, as in Patent Literature 1, only functions for installing and managing various applications on the terminal as described above are provided, and a function for efficiently using the memory space by efficiently deleting the installed applications is provided. I can't.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2011-0019678 A

In an embodiment according to the present invention, an application which has not been used for a certain time among applications already installed is provided to provide a terminal and a method of operating the same.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal and a method of operating the same may be displayed on an icon corresponding to an automatically uninstalled application to display information indicating that the above uninstallation has been performed.

In addition, in an embodiment according to the present invention to provide a terminal and a method of operating the same to provide an evaluation information about the application to be automatically uninstalled do not use often, to facilitate the management of the application to be uninstalled. do.

In addition, in an embodiment according to the present invention, an application that has already been automatically uninstalled among applications for which the automatic uninstall function is set, an application that is scheduled to be automatically uninstalled, and an application for which the automatic uninstall function is not set for a predetermined time are not used. A terminal and a method of operating the same are provided so that applications can be divided into different folders.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when deleting an application from the idle screen, a terminal and a method of operating the same may be provided instead of simply deleting the icon of the application.

In addition, the technical problems to be achieved in the present embodiment are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems that are not mentioned to those skilled in the art belong to the embodiments proposed from the following description. It will be clearly understood.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of operating a terminal may include: checking a final execution time of a first application stored in the terminal; Checking an elapsed period from the checked final execution time to the current time; And uninstalling the installation of the first application when the checked elapsed period arrives at the preset period.

The method may further include setting an automatic uninstall function for the first application, and the setting of the automatic uninstall function may include duration information on an unexecuted period for automatic uninstall of the first application. Setting up.

The method may further include displaying a warning message notifying the automatic release of the first application when the elapsed period reaches the preset period, wherein the warning message indicates the automatic release of the first application. At least one of a first area, a second area for providing detailed information of the first application, and a third area for changing a time period for the automatic uninstallation time point of the first application are included.

The method may further include displaying an icon corresponding to at least one application provided by the terminal, and an icon corresponding to the first automatically uninstalled application among the displayed icons may indicate that the installation of the corresponding application has been released. The first indicator is displayed.

In addition, a second indicator indicating that the corresponding application is scheduled to be uninstalled is displayed on an icon corresponding to the second application scheduled for automatic uninstallation among the displayed icons, and the second application includes a period in which the elapsed period is the preset period. It includes applications that are older than a certain period.

In addition, the icons are divided and displayed by a plurality of tabs, and the plurality of tabs are displayed by a first tab on which an icon corresponding to an application to be periodically executed is displayed and an icon corresponding to an application on which automatic uninstallation is performed The second tab to be displayed, the third tab to display an icon corresponding to an application scheduled to be automatically uninstalled, and the icon corresponding to an application that has not passed the preset period of the unexecuted period among the applications for which the automatic uninstallation function is not set. And at least a plurality of fourth tabs displayed.

On the other hand, the terminal according to the embodiment includes a touch sensor; A storage unit for storing at least one application; A display unit which displays icons for executing the stored application and displays an execution screen of an application corresponding to a specific icon selected by the touch sensor among the displayed icons; And checking whether there is a first application that has reached an unexecuted period of the stored applications, and uninstalling the first application according to a result of the checking to delete the first application from the storage. It includes a control unit.

The controller may exclude the installation file and the icon of the first application from being deleted when the first application is deleted.

In addition, a first indicator indicating that the installation of the corresponding application is released is displayed on an icon corresponding to the uninstalled first application among the displayed icons.

The controller may identify a second application of which the unexecuted period of the stored applications is a predetermined period earlier than a preset period, and accordingly, uninstall the corresponding application from an icon corresponding to the second application among the displayed icons. The second indicator indicating that the is scheduled is displayed.

In addition, the displayed icons are distinguished from each other by a plurality of tabs, and the plurality of tabs may include a first tab in which an icon corresponding to an application that is periodically executed is displayed and an application in which an automatic uninstallation is performed. The second tab in which the icon is displayed, the third tab in which the icon corresponding to the application for which the automatic uninstallation is scheduled is displayed, and the application in which the non-launching period has passed the preset period among the applications in which the automatic uninstallation function is not set And at least a plurality of fourth tabs in which an icon is displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the application is not executed for a certain period of time, by automatically uninstalling the application, a user may provide convenience in determining whether to delete the application.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by arranging applications that are not used for a certain period of time, it is possible to efficiently use the memory space of the terminal.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, if it is difficult to determine whether to delete the application, by providing detailed information about the application, it is possible to make the management of the application useful.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 21 are views for explaining a method of operating a mobile terminal according to an 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 given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and the like. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

Next, a structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

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. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that 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 that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or 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 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.

The broadcast related information may mean 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, 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 may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-H). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as Handheld and Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcasting system but also other broadcasting systems.

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

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a wireless 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 may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. 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.

The location information module 115 is a module for obtaining a location of a mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a GPS (Global Position System) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, 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 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 according to the use environment.

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 dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to sight, hearing, or tactile sense, and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. Can be.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the mobile terminal displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the call. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, and a GUI.

The display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (flexible). and at least one of a 3D display.

Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent or light transmissive 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 TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. With this structure, the user can see the 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 implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a touch screen), the display unit 151 may be configured in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of a mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object present in the vicinity without using a mechanical contact by using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life and higher utilization than a contact sensor.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is capacitive, the touch screen is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen so that the pointer is located on the touch screen is referred to as a "proximity touch", and the touch The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch." The position where the proximity touch is performed by the pointer on the touch screen refers to a position where the pointer is perpendicular to the touch screen when the pointer is in proximity proximity.

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

The sound 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, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 may also output 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 receiver, 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 a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various haptic effects that a user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or may be sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to provide a pin array that vertically moves with respect to the contact skin surface, a jetting force or suction force of air through the jetting or suction port, grazing to the skin surface, contact of the electrode, electrostatic force, and the like. Various tactile effects can be generated, such as effects by the endothermic and the reproduction of a sense of cold using the elements capable of endotherm or heat generation.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also may implement the user to feel the haptic effect through a muscle sense such as a finger or an arm. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided according to a configuration aspect of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). The memory 160 may store data regarding vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

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), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Magnetic Memory, Magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. 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, The video input / output (I / O) port, the earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the use authority of the mobile terminal 100. The identification module includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module ( Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. A device equipped with an identification module (hereinafter referred to as an '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 may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various command signals input from the cradle by a user may be transferred. It may be a passage that is delivered to the 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 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. 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 an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for 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 other functions. These 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. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Hereinafter, a terminal and an operation method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 illustrates a process of downloading an application in a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a download command for downloading a specific application is input from the user, the controller 180 executes the application for downloading (step 101).

To this end, the controller 180 first displays icons for a plurality of applications stored in the terminal 100 on the display unit 151. In addition, the controller 180 executes an application corresponding to the selected icon as one specific icon selected from the icons displayed on the display unit 151 is selected.

In this case, the step 101 corresponds to a case where an icon for downloading an application is selected from the displayed icons.

Accordingly, the controller 180 displays a screen including icons for various downloadable applications on the display unit 151.

3 is a diagram illustrating the displayed screen.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display unit 151 displays information about applications provided from various providers, and thus includes download icons for downloading the provided applications.

The user may download an application corresponding to the selected icon by selecting one specific icon among the download icons.

Again, Fig. 2 is described.

In a state where a screen including the download icons is displayed, the controller 180 determines whether a download command of a specific application corresponding to the selected icon is input after the specific download icon is selected (step 102). ).

That is, referring to FIG. 3, when any one of the displayed download icons is selected, a detailed information screen for providing information of an application corresponding to the selected icon is displayed.

In this case, the detailed information screen includes information on evaluation and review of the corresponding application, a game screen, and function information.

The displayed detailed information screen includes an installation icon for starting the download of the application.

Accordingly, the controller 180 determines whether an installation icon for starting to download the application is selected in the displayed detailed information screen.

2 will be described again.

As a result of the determination (step 102), if a download command of a specific application corresponding to the selected icon is input (selection of an installation icon), the controller 180 starts downloading of the specific application to which the download command is input (step 103). ). In this case, the download is preferably an installation file for installing the specific application.

Thereafter, the controller 180 displays an automatic uninstall menu for setting an automatic uninstall function for the downloaded application (step 104).

In this case, the automatic uninstall function is a function of automatically releasing the installation of the application if the application is not used for a predetermined time for the application made up to the installation process after being downloaded into the terminal.

That is, if the application is not used after the application is installed, useless memory space is wasted according to the installation of the application.

Accordingly, the user can use the automatic uninstall function to automatically uninstall the application that he does not use, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to delete the application directly.

That is, the automatic uninstall function is a function of automatically uninstalling an application that has been installed (installed) without a user's separate instruction.

In this case, the general uninstall operation includes deleting all information corresponding to a specific application to be deleted.

For example, the general uninstall uninstalls a program for a specific application, an installation file of the application, and an icon for initiating execution of the application.

However, the automatic uninstall function of the present invention deletes only the program for the specific application, and thus does not delete the installation file for reinstalling the deleted application or the icon for starting execution of the application.

This is to inform the user that there is an application which the user has not used for a certain period of time through the icon as a specific application is deleted without the user's instruction. Also, by selecting the icon, reinstallation of the deleted application is performed. This is for easy execution.

This will be described in more detail below.

5 shows the automatic uninstall menu described above.

Referring to FIG. 5, the automatic uninstall menu includes a message asking whether to set an automatic uninstall function of the downloaded application.

In addition, in the automatic uninstall menu, if a user wants to set an automatic uninstall function for the downloaded application, a period of time is set for setting how long to execute the automatic uninstall function when the application is not used for a certain period of time. The item is included.

The period setting item includes a first period setting item for uninstalling the application when the application is not used for 30 days, and a second period for uninstalling the application when the application is not used for 6 months. An item, a third period item for uninstalling the application when the application is not used for 12 months, and a fourth period item for allowing a user to directly enter a period for uninstalling the application. .

Accordingly, the user can set the automatic uninstall function for the corresponding application by selecting one of the period items included in the automatic uninstall menu.

At this time, if the period item is not selected on the automatic uninstall menu and a cancel item is selected, the controller 180 does not set the automatic uninstall function for the application.

In other words, if the cancel item is selected in the above, even if the user does not use the application indefinitely, the automatic uninstallation of the application is not performed.

Again, Fig. 2 is described.

The controller 180 stores the setting state of the automatic uninstall function for the application set on the automatic uninstall menu (step 105).

That is, if the automatic uninstall function for the application is set, the controller 180 stores period information to be applied to the automatic uninstall for the application. If the automatic uninstall function for the application is not set, the controller 180 stores the information about the application. Stores information indicating that the automatic uninstall feature is not enabled.

In operation 106, the controller 180 determines whether the download of the application is completed. In other words, the controller 180 determines whether downloading of the installation file for installing the application is completed.

Next, if the download of the installation file is completed, the controller 180 installs the application using the downloaded installation file (step 107).

6 illustrates a method of executing an automatic uninstall function of an application in a method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, the controller 180 checks an application in which an automatic uninstall function is set, and checks a final execution time of the checked application (step 201).

If there is an application in which the automatic installation function is set, the controller 180 counts the elapsed time from the last execution time of the corresponding application to the current time on the basis of the checked final execution time (step 202).

In this case, the steps 201 and 202 may be performed as follows.

The controller 180 periodically monitors the execution state of the application for which the automatic installation function is set, and accordingly, counts the elapsed time from the last execution time of the application to the current time.

In operation 203, the controller 180 determines whether an elapsed time from the last execution time of the application has elapsed.

In other words, the controller 180 determines whether execution of the application has not been performed for a preset period of time. In this case, the preset period is a period selected when the automatic installation function of the application is set.

Thereafter, if the execution of the application has not been performed for a predetermined period, the controller 180 displays a message indicating that the installation of the application will be released as the execution of the application is not performed for a predetermined period of time (204). step).

7 shows a message for notifying the uninstallation of the application provided above.

Referring to FIG. 7, the display unit 151 of the terminal displays information on a specific application, information on an unexecuted period of the application, and information indicating that the specific application will be uninstalled.

In addition, the display unit 151 displays a menu item that asks whether to continue the uninstallation of the specific application or to reset the timing at which the specific application is to be uninstalled.

Accordingly, when the 'yes' item of the menu item is selected, the controller 180 performs the uninstallation of the specific application, and when the 'no' item is selected, the controller 180 performs an operation on the application. Display the period setting screen for resetting when the uninstall will occur

6 will be described again.

In operation 205, the controller 180 determines whether a menu item (No item) for resetting the automatic installation release time of the application is selected on the screen illustrated in FIG. 7.

As a result of the determination (step 205), if a menu item for resetting the automatic uninstall time of the application is selected, the controller 180 displays a menu screen for resetting the automatic uninstall time for the application (206). step).

8 shows a menu screen for resetting the automatic uninstallation time point for the application.

Referring to FIG. 8, as in FIG. 6 described above, the menu screen displays period items for setting an automatic release time point for the application.

The period items may include items such as 30 days, 6 months, 12 months, and user settings.

6 will be described again.

If a specific period item is selected on the menu screen as described above, the controller 180 stores the period corresponding to the selected period item as a time point when the automatic installation of the application is to be performed (step 207).

However, if the determination result (step 205), a menu item ('yes' item) for executing the automatic installation of the application is selected, the controller 180 proceeds to uninstall the specific application (step 208). ).

In this case, the controller 180 does not delete the installation file or the icon for the application to be uninstalled, and deletes only the other information to proceed with the uninstallation.

On the other hand, if it is determined in operation 203 that the elapsed time from the last execution time of the application to the current time has not passed a preset period, the controller 180 determines whether an execution command for the specific application has been input. Determine (step 209).

In addition, if the execution result of the specific application is input, the controller 180 initializes the counted elapsed time (step 210), and returns to the step (202). Otherwise, the process returns to step 201.

In conclusion, when the application is not executed for a predetermined period from the last time the application is executed (used) (if it is only installed and not executed, the installation time of the application), While changing the application to the uninstall state, a warning message informing the user of the uninstall of the application is displayed.

In this case, as described above, the warning message may include a phrase indicating that the uninstall for the application is performed, and a phrase asking whether to reset the uninstall point.

When the time for uninstalling the application is reset on the warning message, the elapsed time for uninstalling the application is counted again from the time for uninstalling the application.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, if the execution of the application is not performed for a certain period of time, by automatically uninstalling the application, the user may provide convenience in determining whether to delete the application.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by arranging applications that are not used for a certain period of time, it is possible to efficiently use the memory space of the terminal.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, if it is difficult to determine whether to delete the application, by providing detailed information about the application, it is possible to make the management of the application useful.

10 is a view illustrating a method of displaying an icon displayed differently according to whether or not it is installed in a method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 180 displays an icon for executing at least one of a plurality of applications stored in the terminal as an execution menu entry command of an application is input from the outside (301). step).

The execution menu entry command of the application may correspond to a case where a command for starting the operation of the terminal (for example, input of a home button provided in the terminal) is input.

In this case, the displayed icon includes a first icon 1010 indicating that the application is installed in the terminal according to whether the corresponding application is installed, and a second icon 1020 indicating that the application has been uninstalled from the terminal.

That is, the first icon 1010 is an icon that indicates that the corresponding application is installed in the terminal and that the corresponding application can be normally executed.

If the user selects the first icon 1010, an application corresponding to the selected first icon 1010 will be executed.

The second icon 1020 is an icon indicating that an application corresponding to the second icon 1020 has been uninstalled from the terminal by the automatic uninstall function.

That is, when the user does not directly input an uninstall command of the corresponding application, but the execution of the application is not performed for a preset period of time, the second icon 1020 automatically uninstalls the corresponding application. Is displayed.

In this case, the second icon 1020 is substantially the same as the first icon 1010. In other words, the second icon 1020 has the same shape as the icon for executing the application before uninstalling the application corresponding to the second icon.

However, an indicator 1030 indicating that the application corresponding to the second icon 1020 has been released is displayed on one side of the second icon 1020.

In other words, a plurality of icons for executing an application are displayed on the screen. In this case, an indicator 1030 for informing such an installation is displayed on an icon of an application that has been automatically uninstalled.

Accordingly, the user can easily distinguish between the application installed in the terminal and the application automatically uninstalled.

Again, Fig. 10 is described.

The controller 180 receives an icon selected from the plurality of displayed icons (step 303). In this case, the icon may be selected by touching a display area in which any one icon of the plurality of icons is displayed.

Thereafter, the controller 180 determines whether the selected icon is an icon corresponding to an application installed in the terminal or an icon corresponding to an uninstalled application (step 304).

As a result of the determination (304), if the selected icon is an icon corresponding to the uninstalled application, the controller 180 displays detailed information on the uninstalled application (step 305).

12 shows detailed information about the application.

Referring to FIG. 12, the detailed information includes unused period information indicating how long the execution has not been performed on the uninstalled application, evaluation information of other users of the application, and other information on the application. Review information of users, reinstallation information for reinstalling the application, and further information for viewing additional installation information for the application.

FIG. 13 shows additional installation information included in FIG. 12.

Referring to FIG. 13, if the user selects the further information in the detailed information, additional detailed information about the application as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed.

The additional detailed information may include an installation date of the application, server information of downloading the application, location information of the application, capacity information of the application, supplier information of the application, and snapshot information generated at an actual execution time of the application. It includes.

As described above, in the present invention, by providing additional installation information on the uninstalled application, the user can easily determine whether to reinstall the uninstalled application while viewing the additional installation information.

In this case, when the application is executed, the controller 180 stores the actual execution screen of the executed application as a snapshot, and accordingly, provides the stored snapshot when providing the additional installation information later. Give it.

Again, Fig. 10 is described.

When the reinstallation menu is displayed as described above, the controller 180 determines whether a reinstallation command of the uninstalled application is input (step 306).

Thereafter, if the reinstallation command of the uninstalled application is input (step 306), the controller 180 reinstalls the application (step 307).

In this case, since the deletion of the installation file of the application is not performed when the application is released, the controller 180 can easily reinstall the application by using the installation file.

In operation 304, if the selected icon is an icon corresponding to an application installed in the terminal, the controller 180 executes an application corresponding to the selected icon.

14 is a view illustrating a method of displaying an icon displayed differently according to whether or not it is installed in a method of operating a terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 14, as a command for entering an execution menu of an application is input from the outside (step 401), the controller 180 displays an icon for executing at least one of a plurality of applications stored in the terminal (402). ~ 405 steps).

The execution menu entry command of the application may correspond to a case where a command for starting the operation of the terminal (for example, input of a home button provided in the terminal) is input.

In this case, the controller 180 checks the states of the applications stored in the terminal in order to display the icon (step 402).

In other words, the controller 180 checks whether each application stored in the terminal is in an installed state or an uninstalled state of an application corresponding to the icon. In addition, the controller 180 checks whether or not to uninstall the application after a predetermined time since the use of the application is not made for a specific period of time with respect to the installed application.

Thereafter, the controller 180 displays an indicator indicating that the installation of the application corresponding to the icon has been released on the icon corresponding to the uninstalled application (step 403), and on the icon corresponding to the application scheduled to be uninstalled In operation 404, an indicator indicating whether an application corresponding to the corresponding icon is to be installed soon is displayed.

The controller 180 displays icons on which the indicator is displayed on the display unit 151 (step 405).

15 shows icons with the indicators.

Referring to FIG. 15, the icon displayed on the display unit 151 includes a first icon without an indicator, a second icon including the first indicator, and a third icon including the second indicator.

The first indicator 1510 is information for notifying that the installation of the application corresponding to the icon has already been released.

That is, for example, if the automatic uninstall period is set to 6 months for a specific application and the unused period of the specific application has passed 6 months, the installation for the specific application is automatically released and corresponds to the specific application. The first indicator 1510 as described above is displayed on the icon.

The second indicator 1520 is information for notifying that an application corresponding to the icon will be uninstalled soon.

That is, for example, if the automatic uninstall period is set to 6 months for a specific application, and the unused period of the specific application has elapsed 5 months, which is slightly shorter than the 6 months, the uninstall for the specific application will soon occur A second indicator 1520 is displayed indicating that it is.

Accordingly, the user can easily identify the application that has been uninstalled as the user does not use it for a certain period of time while viewing the icons as described above, and the application that will soon be uninstalled.

16 is a view illustrating a method of displaying an icon displayed differently according to a state of an application in a method of operating a terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, as a command for entering an execution menu of an application is input from the outside (step 501), the controller 180 displays an icon for executing at least one of a plurality of applications stored in the terminal (502). ~ 504 steps).

The execution menu entry command of the application may correspond to a case where a command for starting the operation of the terminal (for example, input of a home button provided in the terminal) is input.

In this case, icons for executing the application may be classified according to the following conditions, and thus may be provided through different tabs.

The condition is whether the user is using the application periodically, or if the application is uninstalled by not using the application for a certain period of time, or whether the application is scheduled to be uninstalled by not using the application for a period of time. , Or it may include whether the application hasn't been used for a long time, even if the auto-uninstall feature is not enabled.

Accordingly, the controller 180 checks the states of the plurality of applications according to the above conditions (step 502), and displays icons according to the states of the plurality of applications in different folders (tabs) according to the checked state. Classified in step 503.

In operation 504, the controller 180 displays icons classified into different folders according to the above state.

17 and 18 show icons displayed by being classified into the different folders.

First, referring to FIG. 17, a plurality of folders, that is, tabs, exist on a screen on which the icons are displayed.

When one of the tabs is selected, icons corresponding to the conditions of the selected tab are displayed.

The tab may include a first tab 1710 for displaying an icon corresponding to an application that is periodically used by a user, and an icon corresponding to an application that has already been uninstalled as the application is not used for a certain period of time. A second tab 1720 for displaying, a third tab 1730 for displaying an icon corresponding to an application that is to be uninstalled soon, as the application is not used for a certain period of time, and an automatic uninstallation function is set. But not yet, a fourth tab 1740 for displaying an icon corresponding to an application that has not been used for a long time.

FIG. 17 illustrates icons displayed when the first tab 1710 is selected from the first to fourth tabs.

The displayed icons include icons corresponding to applications that are periodically used by the current user.

Accordingly, the displayed icon does not include a separate indicator.

FIG. 18 shows icons displayed when the second tab is selected in FIG. 17.

In FIG. 17, when the user selects the second tab 1720, the display unit 151 displays icons corresponding to applications that are automatically uninstalled by the automatic uninstall function.

At this time, the displayed icon is an indicator 1810 indicating that the installation of the application corresponding to the icon is automatically released.

Similarly, when the user selects the third tab or the fourth tab, icons corresponding to the selected tab are displayed, and an indicator indicating whether the displayed icon is an icon of an application in which state is displayed.

19 illustrates a method of deleting an application in a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, the controller 180 displays an execution menu of an application including an icon for executing an application (step 601).

Thereafter, when a specific icon is selected in the execution menu (step 602), the controller 180 determines whether a delete command of an application corresponding to the selected icon is input (step 603).

20 shows a process of inputting a delete command of the application.

Referring to FIG. 20, when a specific icon is long touched in the execution menu, a menu for editing various functions of an application corresponding to the icon is displayed.

In this case, the menu may include an icon change menu item for changing an icon corresponding to the application, a name change item for changing a name of the application, and a deletion item for deleting the application.

Accordingly, the controller 180 determines whether a deletion item is selected in the displayed menu.

Thereafter, if the deletion item is selected, the controller 180 displays a menu screen for selecting whether to delete only an icon or an application corresponding to the icon in response to the selected icon (step 604). .

21 shows a menu screen for selecting a deletion condition of the application.

Referring to FIG. 21, when a deletion item is selected in FIG. 20 on the menu screen for selecting the deletion condition, for the selected icon, selecting only to delete an icon or to delete an application corresponding to the icon Menu items are included.

That is, in general, when a long item is touched to select a deleted item, only the selected icon is deleted.

However, in the present embodiment, when the deletion item is selected, it is possible to select whether to delete only the icon or the entire application corresponding to the icon.

In this case, the menu screen as described above is not provided when the icon corresponding to the application currently uninstalled in the terminal is selected in FIGS. 15 and 17, and when the icon corresponding to the application installed in the terminal is long touched. It is preferable to provide only.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the application is not executed for a certain period of time, by automatically uninstalling the application, a user may provide convenience in determining whether to delete the application.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by arranging applications that are not used for a certain period of time, it is possible to efficiently use the memory space of the terminal.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, if it is difficult to determine whether to delete the application, by providing detailed information about the application, it is possible to make the management of the application useful.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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In the operation method of the terminal,
Confirming a last execution time of the first application stored in the terminal;
Checking an elapsed period from the checked final execution time to the current time; And
Automatically releasing the installation of the first application when the checked elapsed period arrives at a preset period,
Automatically releasing the installation of the first application
Do not delete the installation file and the executable icon of the first application
Method of operation of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
Setting the automatic uninstall function for the first application further;
Setting the automatic uninstall function,
Setting period information on an unrunning period for the automatic uninstallation of the first application;
Method of operation of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
If the elapsed time period reaches the preset time period, further comprising displaying a warning message notifying the automatic uninstallation of the first application.
In the warning message,
At least one of a first area for notifying automatic uninstallation of the first application, a second area for providing detailed information of the first application, and a third area for changing a time period for when the first application is automatically uninstalled. Included
Method of operation of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The method may further include displaying an icon corresponding to at least one application provided by the terminal.
Among the displayed icons, a first indicator indicating that the corresponding application has been released is displayed on an icon corresponding to the automatically uninstalled first application.
Method of operation of the terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein
Among the displayed icons, a second indicator indicating that the corresponding application is scheduled to be uninstalled is displayed on an icon corresponding to the second application that is scheduled to be automatically uninstalled.
The second application,
The elapsed period includes an application that is a certain period earlier than the predetermined period
Method of operation of the terminal. delete Touch sensors;
A storage unit for storing at least one application;
A display unit which displays icons for executing the stored application and displays an execution screen of an application corresponding to a specific icon selected by the touch sensor among the displayed icons; And
Check whether there is a first application that has not been executed in the stored application in a preset period of time, and automatically installs the first application according to a result of the checking to delete the first application from the storage unit. Including a control unit
The control unit
When deleting the first application, do not delete the installation file and the execution icon of the first application
terminal. delete The method of claim 7, wherein
Among the displayed icons, an icon corresponding to the uninstalled first application includes:
The first indicator is displayed to indicate that the application has been uninstalled.
terminal. The method of claim 9,
The control unit,
A second application in which the unexecuted period of the stored applications is before a predetermined period of time is identified, and a second icon indicating that the application is scheduled to be uninstalled in an icon corresponding to the second application among the displayed icons; To make the indicator appear
terminal. The method of claim 10,
The displayed icons are displayed separately from each other by a plurality of tabs.
The plurality of tabs,
A first tab displaying an icon corresponding to an application that is executed periodically,
A second tab displaying an icon corresponding to an application that has been automatically uninstalled,
A third tab that displays icons corresponding to applications scheduled for automatic uninstallation,
Among the applications for which the automatic uninstallation function is not set, at least a plurality of fourth tabs in which an icon corresponding to an application whose unrunning period has passed a preset period are displayed.
terminal.

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