KR102220295B1 - Electronic device and method for controlling screen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and method for controlling a screen.
In the present invention, in a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device, a process of displaying an executed application on a screen, a process of detecting reception of an event, and a pop-up including at least one piece of information corresponding to the received event And displaying a window on the displayed application.

Description

Electronic device and method for controlling the screen {ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN}

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and method for controlling a screen.

Recently, various services and additional functions provided by electronic devices are gradually expanding. In order to increase the utility value of such an electronic device and to satisfy various needs of users, various applications that can be executed in the electronic device are being developed.

Accordingly, it is possible to move recently such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a note PC, and a tablet PC, and at least several to hundreds of applications can be stored in an electronic device having a touch function screen. Then, objects (or shortcut icons) for executing each of the applications are displayed on the screen of the electronic device. Accordingly, the user can execute a desired application on the electronic device by touching one of the shortcut icons displayed on the screen.

Through such an electronic device, a user may have a desire to perform at least two or more tasks at the same time. Therefore, when an event such as voice call, video call, and text message reception is received while using various applications such as games, internet, and chatting to satisfy the user's needs, the electronic device responds to the received event. There is a need to simultaneously provide the work that the user was performing before receiving the.

As described above, conventionally, when an application is displayed on the screen of an electronic device, when an event is received, the user is only provided with a service for the received event, and simultaneously provides the displayed application and the service corresponding to the received event. Not provided. For example, when an event is received while a certain application is running, the electronic device displays a screen corresponding to the received event on the top layer of the screen to accept or reject the received event. Not only can the user no longer be able to work through the application displayed on the screen, but also the user is inconvenient because the operation is interrupted by such an event.

Therefore, when an event is received while working through a displayed application, there is a need to provide multitasking to a user by displaying the received event in a partial area of the displayed application.

Accordingly, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device and method for controlling a screen.

In order to achieve the above, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device, including displaying an application to be executed on the screen, detecting the reception of an event, and responding to the received event. And displaying a pop-up window including at least one piece of information on the displayed application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application and the pop-up window may be simultaneously displayed on a screen.

A pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention may be displayed to be superimposed on a displayed application.

In addition, in the pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention, properties are adjusted by at least one of enlargement, size reduction, and position movement on the screen, and may be translucent or opaquely displayed on the displayed application.

In response to the adjustment of the pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display position of data included in the displayed application may be changed on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pop-up window may be translucently displayed so that the data of the displayed application overlapping with the pop-up window is visible.

In addition, when the pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed opaquely, data of the displayed application corresponding to the area of the displayed pop-up window may be displayed in the remaining areas except for the area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a command to increase the size of a pop-up window is received, the pop-up window may be displayed including additional information of a user who has transmitted an event.

An event according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of a voice call, a video call, and a text message.

In addition, in order to achieve the above, another embodiment of the present invention is a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device, including a process of displaying an executed application on the screen and at least one information in response to reception of an event. And a process of generating a pop-up window, and displaying the generated pop-up window on the displayed application.

Another embodiment of the present invention may simultaneously display the executed application and the pop-up window on the screen.

According to the present invention, a pop-up window according to another exemplary embodiment may be adjusted by at least one of enlargement, size reduction, and position movement, and may be displayed to be superimposed on a displayed application.

Information included in the pop-up window may be the same as or different from each other, or may or may not be included in response to a command to enlarge or reduce the size of a pop-up window according to another embodiment of the present invention.

If the command according to another embodiment of the present invention is a command to enlarge the size of a pop-up window, information included in the enlarged pop-up window is information included in the generated pop-up window and additional information of the user who sent the event. It may include.

In response to the movement of the location of the pop-up window according to another embodiment of the present invention, the display location of the data included in the displayed application may be adjusted, and this display location may be determined according to translucency or opacity of the pop-up window.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the pop-up window is translucent, the display position of the data is not changed and is displayed in a semi-transparent state, and when the pop-up window is opaque, the display position of the data may be displayed under the pop-up window. have.

Applications according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include applications in which text is displayed.

In addition, in order to achieve the above, an embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device that controls a screen, a screen displaying at least one application, and at least one screen corresponding to the received event And a controller configured to generate a pop-up window including information of and to display the generated pop-up window on the displayed application.

The controller according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the pop-up window and the application together on the screen.

The control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the pop-up window on the displayed application in a translucent or opaque manner.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may semitransparently display data of the displayed application corresponding to the area of the displayed pop-up window, or may display the data of the displayed application in the remaining area except the area of the pop-up window.

In response to a command for controlling the pop-up window, the controller according to an embodiment of the present invention may change at least one property of the pop-up window and the area of the application corresponding to the pop-up window area.

When the command according to an embodiment of the present invention is a command for increasing the size of the pop-up window, the control unit may increase the size of the pop-up window, and the enlarged pop-up window includes information included in the displayed pop-up window and Additional information of the user who transmitted the event may be included.

The controller according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the data of the displayed application corresponding to the enlarged pop-up window area in a translucent manner, or display the data of the displayed application corresponding to the enlarged pop-up window area in a rest area except for the enlarged pop-up window area.

If the command according to an embodiment of the present invention is a command to move the position of the pop-up window, the controller moves the position of the pop-up window and displays the displayed application data corresponding to the moved pop-up window area in a translucent manner. Alternatively, it may be displayed in the remaining area except for the area of the moved pop-up window.

If the event according to an embodiment of the present invention is a voice call, and a command for performing the voice call is input through a speaker, the control unit removes the displayed pop-up window and displays the application while displaying the voice call. You can do it.

When an input by touch or hovering is detected at an arbitrary point on the displayed application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may display the generated pop-up window at a point other than the detected arbitrary point.

In addition, the present invention may include various embodiments that do not depart from the scope of the present invention in addition to the various embodiments described above.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, effective multitasking can be provided to a user by providing an electronic device and a method for controlling a screen.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an application to be executed is displayed on a screen, and when reception of an event is detected, a pop-up window including at least one information corresponding to the received event is displayed on the displayed application. By doing so, the user can simultaneously perform a task before the event is received and a task corresponding to the event.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, an application to be executed is displayed on a screen, a pop-up window including at least one information is generated in response to reception of an event, and the generated pop-up window is displayed on the displayed application. By displaying on the screen, the personal information of the user who sent the event can be identified before accepting the event. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, even when a voice call is received, it is possible to provide a more efficient multitasking experience by providing an opportunity to continuously perform a previously ongoing task.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4A is an exemplary view showing an application in a displayed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4B is an exemplary view showing a pop-up window in response to reception of an event while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4C is another example of displaying a pop-up window in response to reception of an event while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4D is an exemplary view to which a property for changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4E is another exemplary view to which a property of changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4F is another exemplary view to which a property of changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4G is another exemplary view to which a property for changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4H is an exemplary view to which a property that maximizes the size of a pop-up window is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A is an exemplary view showing a pop-up window during a voice call while displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5B is another exemplary view of displaying a pop-up window during a voice call while displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5C is an exemplary view showing a result of selecting a rejection message menu in a pop-up window while displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will be described in detail by exemplifying specific embodiments in the drawings, since various modifications may be made and various embodiments may be provided. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it is to be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element. The term and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this application. Does not.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention and may vary according to the user, the intention or custom of the user. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 may be connected to an external device (not shown) using at least one of a communication unit 140, a connector (not shown), and an earphone connection jack (not shown). Such external devices include earphones, external speakers, USB (Universal Serial Bus) memories, chargers, cradles/docks, and DMBs that are detachable from the electronic device 100 and connectable by wire. Various devices such as an antenna, a mobile payment related device, a health management device (such as a blood glucose meter), a game machine, and a car navigation device may be included. Further, the external device may include a wirelessly connectable Bluetooth communication device, a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, a WiFi Direct communication device, and a wireless access point (AP). In addition, the electronic device may be connected to other devices, such as a portable terminal, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, a digitizer, an input device, a camera, and a server by wired or wireless.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 may include at least one screen 120 and at least one screen controller 130. In addition, the electronic device 100 may include a screen 120, a screen controller 130, a communication unit 140, an input/output unit 150, a power supply unit 160, and a storage unit 170.

The electronic device according to the present disclosure is a mobile terminal capable of transmitting/receiving data and making an audio and video call, and may include at least one screen, and each screen may display a result of executing at least one application. Such electronic devices may include smart phones, tablet PCs, 3D-TVs, smart TVs, LED TVs, LCD TVs, table PCs, and other devices that can communicate with peripheral devices or other remotely located terminals. Can include. Also, at least one screen provided in the electronic device may receive an input by at least one of touch and hovering.

The electronic device 100 may include at least one screen 120 that provides a user interface corresponding to various services (eg, call, data transmission, broadcasting, photography, text input, etc.) to a user. Each screen has a hovering recognition device 121 for recognizing an input using at least one hovering among an input unit and a finger, and a touch recognition device 122 for recognizing an input using at least one of a finger and an input unit for hovering recognition. It may be referred to as a panel and a touch panel, respectively. Each of these screens may transmit at least one touch input to the user interface or an analog signal corresponding to at least one hovering to a corresponding screen controller. In this way, the electronic device 100 may include a plurality of screens, and each screen controller may be provided with each screen for receiving an analog signal corresponding to a touch or hovering. Each of the screens may be connected to a plurality of housings through hinge connection, or a plurality of screens may be located in one housing without hinge connection. As described above, the electronic device 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one screen. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, one screen will be described. In addition, the input unit according to various embodiments of the present invention is not provided with a finger, an electronic pen, a digital type pen, or an integrated circuit capable of providing a command or input to an electronic device even in a non-connected state such as contact or hovering on a digitizer. Including at least one of a pen, a pen with an integrated circuit, a pen with an integrated circuit and a memory, a pen capable of short-range communication, a pen with an additional ultrasonic detector, a pen with an optical sensor, a joystick, and a stylus pen. can do.

The controller 110 stores a CPU, a ROM in which a control program for controlling the electronic device 100 is stored, and a signal or data input from the outside of the electronic device 100, or is performed by the electronic device 100. It may include RAM used as a storage area for work. The CPU may include single core, dual core, triple core, or quad core.

In addition, the control unit 110 includes a screen 120, a hovering recognition device 121, a touch recognition device 122, a screen controller 130, a communication unit 140, an input/output unit 150, and a power supply unit 160 And at least one of the storage unit 170 may be controlled.

The control unit 110 determines whether hovering according to proximity to any one object is recognized by various input units while various objects or input strings are displayed on the screen 120, and corresponds to the location where the hovering has occurred. Objects can be identified. In addition, the control unit 110 may detect a height from the electronic device 100 to the input unit and a hovering input event according to the height. Such a hovering input event is a pressing of a button formed on the input unit or a tapping on the input unit. , The input unit moves faster than a predetermined speed, and at least one of a touch to an object may be included.

The controller 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays an application to be executed on the screen 120, and when an event is received, a pop-up window including at least one piece of information corresponding to the received event is displayed. Display on the application. Information included in the pop-up window may be different according to the type of event. The at least one piece of information is a predetermined command according to the type of event, and the user can control the received event through the predetermined command. For example, when the event is a voice call or a video call, the information included in the pop-up window includes the caller name, caller picture, caller phone number, a reception menu for starting a call, and a speaker menu for starting a call through a speaker. , In order to provide that the call is not received, at least one of a rejection message menu for transmitting a message to the caller and a rejection menu for rejecting the call may be included. These menus may be basically provided by a manufacturer of an electronic device. In addition, if the received event is a text message, the information included in the pop-up window includes the caller name, caller picture, caller phone number, reply menu for sending a reply to the received text, view menu for viewing the received text, It may include at least one of a delete menu for deleting the received text and a cancel menu for viewing the received text later.

In addition, the controller 110 may simultaneously display the executed application and the pop-up window. The pop-up window may be displayed to be superimposed on the displayed application. In addition, the pop-up window may be adjusted by at least one of enlarged size, reduced size, and moved position on the screen, and may be translucent or opaquely displayed on the displayed application. The control unit 110 responds to a command for reducing the pop-up window or moving the position of the pop-up window in response to a command for expanding the pop-up window or reducing the size of the pop-up window in response to a command for increasing the size of the pop-up window. The position of the pop-up window can be changed. In addition, the controller 110 may simultaneously execute at least one of a size reduction, a size expansion, and a position movement in response to the at least one command.

In addition, the controller 110 may change the display position of data included in the displayed application in response to the adjustment of the pop-up window. The controller 110 may change a property of the pop-up window in response to at least one of enlargement, reduction, and position movement of the size of the pop-up window, and change the property of the displayed application data corresponding to the area of the pop-up window whose property is changed. . The control unit 110 may display the pop-up window in which the attribute has been changed on the displayed application in a translucent or opaque manner. When the pop-up window is displayed semi-transparently, data of the displayed application overlapping the pop-up window may be displayed semi-transparently. In addition, when the pop-up window is displayed opaquely, data of the displayed application corresponding to the area of the displayed pop-up window may be displayed in a region other than the region so as not to overlap with the region. The controller 110 may display data of the displayed application corresponding to an area of the displayed pop-up window in an area other than the area in which the pop-up window is displayed. In addition, when a command for increasing the size of the pop-up window is received, the controller 110 may include additional information of the user who transmitted the event to the enlarged pop-up window. The control unit 110 provides information that is basically provided in response to the event received in the enlarged pop-up window (eg, at least one of a caller name, caller phone number, reception menu, speaker menu, rejection message menu, and rejection menu) and Additional information can be included. The additional information includes information about the sender's identity (eg, the sender's birthday, schedule information promised to the sender, etc.). When an event is received from such a sender, the user can be reminded of the caller's memory. The controller 110 may include at least one piece of information in the pop-up window in response to the enlargement of the pop-up window. In addition, the event may be any one of a voice call, a video call, and a text reception.

The controller 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention displays an application to be executed on the screen 120, generates a pop-up window including at least one information in response to reception of an event, and displays the generated pop-up window. Display on the displayed application. The controller 110 may simultaneously display the executed application and the pop-up window on the screen 120. The control unit 110 may display a pop-up window on the screen 120 by controlling the properties of the pop-up window as opaque or semi-transparent, and displays the executed application overlapping or the display position of the data included in the executed application. You can display it by moving it so that it does not overlap the window. In addition, the control unit 110 may change a property of the pop-up window in response to at least one command of increasing the size of the pop-up window, reducing the size, and moving the location, and display the pop-up window whose property has been changed so as to overlap the displayed application .

In addition, the controller 110 may detect at least one of touch and hover commands input to enlarge or reduce the size of the pop-up window, and enlarge or reduce the size of the pop-up window to a point at which the input is terminated. In addition, the controller 110 may adjust information displayed on the enlarged or reduced pop-up window and display it on the pop-up window. In addition, the controller 110 may control the screen 120 so that data of the displayed application corresponding to the enlarged or reduced pop-up window area is displayed in an opaque or translucent manner. If the command is a command to increase the size of the pop-up window, the control unit 110 expands to a pop-up window including information included in the pop-up window displayed on the screen 120 and additional information of the user who transmitted the event. I can make it. In addition, the controller 110 may adjust the display position of data included in the displayed application in response to the movement of the position of the pop-up window. In addition, the control unit 110 may change the properties of the pop-up window to be translucent or opaque, and the display position of the data may be determined according to such translucency or opacity. In addition, when the pop-up window is translucent, the display position of the data is not changed and may be displayed in a translucent state. In addition, when the pop-up window is opaque, the display position of the data may be displayed under the pop-up window. And, the application includes an application that displays text, and the event includes a voice call.

In addition, the controller 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes at least one information corresponding to the received event when the reception of an event is detected while at least one application is displayed on the screen 120. A pop-up window is created, and the generated pop-up window is displayed on the displayed application. The event may include at least one of a voice call, a video call, and a text message reception. In addition, the application may include an application capable of displaying text such as news. If the received event is a voice call, and a command for performing the voice call is input through the speaker, the controller 110 removes the displayed pop-up window and performs the voice call while displaying the application. I can. Typically, when a call for a voice call or a video call is received, a user may perform a call by bringing an electronic device to an ear, connect an earphone to perform a call, or may perform a call through a wireless method such as Bluetooth. . When a command for making a call to the speaker is input in various communication methods, the controller 110 terminates or removes the displayed pop-up window, and the application immediately before the event is received is displayed on the screen 120 as it is. You can make a call.

In addition, when the controller 110 detects an input by a touch or hovering at an arbitrary point on the displayed application, the controller 110 may display the generated pop-up window at a point other than the detected arbitrary point. . The user can input a command using touch or hovering on the displayed application. These commands may include commands for selecting displayed data (eg, selecting or copying some text in the case of text). In addition, the controller 110 may detect whether such a command is input while the application is displayed on the screen 120, and may determine a point at which the command is input. In addition, in order to prevent the generated pop-up window from being displayed above the detected point, the controller 110 may determine the size of the generated pop-up window and display the generated pop-up window in an area outside the point where the input is detected.

The controller 110 may display the pop-up window and the application together on the screen. The controller 110 may simultaneously display a pop-up window and an application on the screen 120. Further, the controller 110 may display the pop-up window on the displayed application in a translucent or opaque manner. In addition, the controller 110 may semitransparently display the data of the displayed application corresponding to the area of the displayed pop-up window, or may display the data of the displayed application in an area other than the area of the pop-up window. In addition, data of an application corresponding to an area in which a pop-up window is displayed may be covered by the pop-up window, and the controller 110 may display the data covered by the display area of the pop-up window. At least one of the application and the screen 120 may be controlled to be displayed on the screen. For example, the controller 110 may display the data of the application at any one of top, bottom, left, and right of the pop-up window. When the displayed application is a text-based news or newspaper article, the displayed text may be extracted and displayed under or above a pop-up window, or displayed on the left or right. In addition, the position of the text to be adaptively displayed may be determined in response to at least one of moving and resizing the pop-up window. In general, when a pop-up window is displayed while an application is displayed, the data of the application displayed as much as the area of the displayed pop-up window may be covered, and the controller 110 includes the pop-up window and the application covered by the pop-up window. By adjusting the transparency of the data to be translucent, a pop-up window and the data can be simultaneously displayed in the same area. Such transparency may be adjusted by the control unit 110 to a degree that the user can recognize it.

In addition, the controller 110 may change at least one property of a pop-up window and an area of the application corresponding to the pop-up window area in response to a command for controlling the pop-up window. The properties of the displayed pop-up window may be changed by at least one of enlargement, reduction, and position movement of the size. In addition, the properties of the area of the application corresponding to the area of the pop-up window may also be changed in response to the changed properties of the pop-up window. When the attribute is a command for increasing the size of the pop-up window, the controller 110 may increase the size of the pop-up window. In this case, the enlarged pop-up window may include information included in the displayed pop-up window in response to reception of the event and additional information of the user who transmitted the event. The additional information may include information about the sender's identity (eg, the sender's birthday, schedule information promised to the sender, etc.). When an event is received from such a sender, the user may recall the memory of the sender, and the additional information may include information useful for recalling the memory of the user. As such, the controller 110 may include at least one piece of information in the pop-up window in response to the enlargement of the pop-up window.

In addition, the controller 110 may semitransparently display data of the displayed application corresponding to the enlarged pop-up window area, or may display the data in the remaining areas except for the enlarged pop-up window area. The control unit 110 may display the enlarged and/or moved pop-up window semitransparently or opaquely on the displayed application. In addition, the control unit 110 may display the data of the displayed application corresponding to the enlarged and/or moved pop-up window area in a translucent manner, or display the data of the displayed application in an area other than the enlarged and/or moved pop-up window area. I can. In addition, data of an application corresponding to an area in which the enlarged and/or moved pop-up window is displayed may be covered by the pop-up window, and the controller 110 may display the enlarged data so that the data covered by the display area of the pop-up window is displayed. And/or controlling at least one of the application and the screen 120 so that the moved pop-up window is displayed in a region other than the displayed region. For example, the controller 110 may display the data of the application at any one of top, bottom, left, and right of the enlarged and/or moved pop-up window. When the displayed application is a text-based news or newspaper article, the displayed text may be extracted and displayed under or above a pop-up window, or displayed on the left or right. In addition, the position of the text to be adaptively displayed may be determined in response to at least one of moving and resizing the pop-up window.

In addition, the screen 120 may receive at least one touch input through a user's body (eg, a finger including a thumb) or a touchable input unit (eg, a stylus pen, an electronic pen). Also, the screen 120 may include a hovering recognition device 121 for recognizing a touch when input through a pen such as a stylus pen or an electronic pen, and a touch recognition device 122 for recognizing a touch. The hovering recognition device 121 can determine the distance between the pen and the screen 120 through a magnetic field, ultrasonic waves, optical information, or surface acoustic wave, and the touch recognition device 122 uses electric charges transferred by the touch. The location can be detected. In addition, the touch recognition device 122 may sense all touches that may generate static electricity, and may sense touches by a finger or a pen, which are input units. In addition, the screen 120 may transmit an analog signal corresponding to at least one such gesture to the screen controller 130.

Furthermore, in various embodiments of the present disclosure, the touch is not limited to the contact between the screen 120 and the user's body or the touchable input unit, but is non-contact (e.g., the touch of the screen 120 and the user's body or the touchable input unit) The interval detectable by the screen 120 may be changed according to the performance or structure of the electronic device 100, for example, the screen 120 may include a user's body or a touchable input. A value detected by the touch event and the hovering event (e.g., a voltage value as an analog value) so that a touch event due to contact with the unit and an input (e.g., hovering) event can be distinguished and detected. Or a current value) can be output differently. Further, the screen 120 is a detected value (eg, a current value, etc.) according to the distance between the screen 120 and the space where the hovering event occurs. Can be printed differently.

The hovering recognition device 121 or the touch recognition device 122 may be implemented in, for example, a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, or an ultrasonic wave method. have.

In addition, the hovering recognition device 121 is an EMR (Electronic Magnetic Resonance) type touch panel, in which a plurality of loop coils are disposed in a predetermined first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, respectively, to have a grid structure. It may include a coil sensor (not shown) and an electronic signal processing unit (not shown) that sequentially provides an AC signal having a predetermined frequency to each loop coil of the electromagnetic induction coil sensor. When there is an input unit including a resonance circuit in the vicinity of the loop coil of the hovering recognition device 121, a magnetic field transmitted from the loop coil generates a current based on mutual electromagnetic induction in the resonance circuit in the input unit. And based on the current, an induced magnetic field is generated from a coil (not shown) constituting a resonant circuit in the input unit, and the hovering recognition device 121 detects the induced magnetic field from the loop coil in the signal receiving state and input The hovering position of the unit, the touch position, and the electronic device 100 may detect the height from the touch recognition device 122 to the pen tip of the input unit.

In addition, the touch recognition device 122 is a capacitive touch panel, by coating a thin metal conductive material (for example, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide: Indium Tin Oxide) film, etc.) on both sides of the glass so that current is applied to the glass surface. It is a panel coated with a dielectric that allows it to flow and store electric charges. When an input unit (for example, a user's finger or a pen) is touched on the surface of the touch recognition device 122, a certain amount of charge is moved to the touched position by static electricity, and the touch recognition device 122 moves the electric charge. The touched position is sensed by recognizing the amount of change in current according to it. Through the touch recognition device 122, all touches that may generate static electricity can be detected, and all touches by a finger or a pen as an input unit can be detected.

In addition, the screen 120 is at least two touch screens capable of sensing a touch or proximity of the user's body and the touchable input unit, respectively, so that input by the user's body and the touchable input unit can be sequentially or simultaneously input. Panels may be included. The at least two touch screen panels provide different output values to the screen controller, and the screen controller recognizes values input from the at least two touch screen panels differently, so that the input from the screen 120 is It is possible to distinguish whether the input is by a touchable input unit or by a touchable input unit. In addition, the screen 120 may display at least one object or an input string.

In more detail, the screen 120 includes a touch panel that senses an input through a finger or an input unit through a change in induced electromotive force, and a panel that senses a contact through a finger or an input unit on the screen 120 is in close contact with each other, or It may be formed in a structure that is partially spaced apart and sequentially stacked. The screen 120 may include a plurality of pixels, and may display an image through the pixels or a handwriting input by an input unit or a finger. The screen 120 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs, LEDs, etc.).

In addition, when a finger or an input unit touches the surface of the screen 120 or is placed at a predetermined distance from the screen 120, a plurality of sensors may be configured to determine the placed position. Each of the plurality of sensors may be formed in a coil structure, and in a sensor layer formed of a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors may have preset patterns, and may form a plurality of electrode lines. Due to this structure, when a contact occurs with the screen 120 through a finger or an input unit, the touch recognition device 122 generates a detection signal whose waveform is changed due to capacitance between the sensor layer and the input unit. 120 may transmit the generated detection signal to the control unit 110. In addition, a certain distance between the input unit and the hovering recognition device 121 may be determined through the strength of the magnetic field formed by the coil.

The screen controller 130 converts the analog signal received by the character string input on the screen 120 into a digital signal (eg, X and Y coordinates) and transmits it to the controller 110. The controller 110 may control the screen 120 using a digital signal received from the screen controller 130. For example, the controller 110 may cause or execute a shortcut icon (not shown) or an object displayed on the screen 120 in response to a touch event or a hovering event. In addition, the screen controller 130 may be included in the controller 110.

In addition, the screen controller 130 may detect a value (eg, a current value) output through the screen 120 to check the distance between the space where the hovering event occurs and the screen 120, and the confirmed distance value May be converted into a digital signal (eg, Z coordinate) and provided to the controller 110.

The communication unit 140 may include a mobile communication unit (not shown), a sub communication unit (not shown), a wireless LAN unit (not shown), and a short-range communication unit (not shown) according to a communication method, a transmission distance, and a type of transmitted/received data. . The mobile communication unit may allow the electronic device 100 to be connected to an external device through mobile communication using at least one-one or multiple-antennas (not shown) under control of the controller 110. The mobile communication unit includes a mobile phone (not shown), a smart phone (not shown), a tablet PC or other device (not shown) having a phone number input to the electronic device 100 and a voice call, a video call, a text message ( It can transmit/receive wireless signals for SMS) or multimedia messages (MMS). The sub communication unit may include at least one of a wireless LAN unit (not shown) and a short-range communication unit (not shown). For example, the sub communication unit may include only a wireless LAN module, only a short range communication unit, or both a wireless LAN unit and a short range communication unit. In addition, the sub communication unit may transmit and receive control signals to and from the input unit. Control signals transmitted and received between the electronic device 100 and the input unit include a field for supplying power to the input unit, a field in which a touch or hovering between the screen 120 with the input unit is sensed, a button provided on the input unit is pressed, or It may include at least one of a field for detecting an input, an identifier of an input unit, an X-axis coordinate in which the input unit is located, and a field indicating a Y-axis coordinate. Also, the input unit may transmit a feedback signal for a control signal received from the electronic device 100 to the electronic device 100. Further, the wireless LAN unit may be connected to the Internet at a place where a wireless access point (AP) (not shown) is installed under the control of the controller 110. The wireless LAN unit supports the wireless LAN standard (IEEE802.11x) of the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The short-range communication unit may wirelessly perform short-range communication between the electronic device 100 and the image forming apparatus (not shown) under the control of the controller 110. The short-range communication method may include Bluetooth, infrared data association (IrDA), WiFi-Direct communication, and Near Field Communication (NFC).

The controller 110 can communicate with an adjacent communication device or a remotely located communication device through at least one of a sub communication unit and a wireless LAN unit, and can receive and control various data such as images, emoticons, and photos through an Internet network. , Can communicate with the input unit. Such communication may be performed using transmission and reception of control signals.

In addition, the electronic device 100 may include at least one of a mobile communication unit, a wireless LAN unit, and a short range communication unit according to performance. In addition, the electronic device 100 may include a combination of a mobile communication unit, a wireless LAN unit, and a short range communication unit according to performance. In various embodiments of the present invention, at least one of a mobile communication unit, a wireless LAN unit, a screen, and a short range communication unit, or a combination thereof, is referred to as a transmission/reception unit, and this does not reduce the scope of the present invention.

The input/output unit 150 may include at least one of a plurality of buttons, a microphone, a speaker, a vibration motor, a connector, a keypad, an earphone connection jack, and an input unit 200. In addition, such input/output units are not limited thereto, and cursor controls such as a mouse, trackball, joystick, or cursor direction keys are provided to control the movement of the cursor on the screen 120 through communication with the controller 110. Can be. In the input/output unit 180, a speaker (not shown) can output sound corresponding to control of at least one page displayed on the screen 120, and a vibration motor (not shown) is also displayed on the screen 120 Vibration corresponding to the control of at least one page that has been created may be output.

The power supply unit 160 may supply power to one or a plurality of batteries (not shown) disposed in the housing of the electronic device 100 under the control of the controller 110. One or a plurality of batteries (not shown) may supply power to the electronic device 100. Also, the power supply unit 160 may supply power input from an external power source (not shown) to the electronic device 100 through a wired cable connected to a connector (not shown). In addition, the power supply unit 160 may supply power wirelessly input from an external power source to the electronic device 100 through wireless charging technology.

The storage unit 170 is a signal or data input/output corresponding to the operation of the communication unit 140, the multimedia unit (not shown), the screen 120, and the input/output unit 150 under the control of the controller 110. Can be saved. In addition, the storage unit 170 may store a plurality of phone numbers and schedule information, and may store control programs and applications for controlling the electronic device 100 or the controller 110.

The storage unit 170 may include a nonvolatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).

In addition, the storage unit 170 may store at least one of characters, words, and strings input to the screen 120, and may store various data such as texts, images, emoticons, and icons received through the Internet network. have. In addition, the storage unit 170 is an image for providing applications of various functions, such as navigation, video calls, games, and time-based alarm applications to the user, and a graphical user interface (GUI) related thereto. Fields, user information, documents, databases or data related to a method of processing a touch input, background images (menu screen, standby screen, etc.) or operating programs required to drive the electronic device 100, a camera unit (not shown) You can save the images taken by the city). In addition, the storage unit 170 is a medium that can be read by a machine (for example, a computer), and the term machine-readable medium refers to a medium that provides data to the machine so that the machine can perform a specific function. Can be defined. The machine-readable medium may be a storage medium. The storage unit 170 may include a non-volatile media and a volatile media. All such media must be tangible so that the instructions conveyed by the medium can be detected by a physical mechanism that reads the instructions into the machine.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The screen 120 displays an application currently being executed (S210). The controller 110 may display an application selected by a user or previously designated on the screen 120. These applications contain certain data and the data may be displayed on the screen 120. The predetermined data may be different according to the type of application. In addition, the position of predetermined data displayed by the controller 110 may be adjusted.

In addition, when an event is received, a pop-up window including information corresponding to the received event is generated (S212 and S214). The event may include at least one of a voice call, a video call, and a text message reception. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a case where an event is received regardless of the user's own intention while the user is performing a task through an application other than the above-described voice call, video call, and text message reception. In addition, the generated pop-up window may include information on the user who transmitted the event. For example, when the event is a voice call, the information included in the generated pop-up window includes a caller name, a caller's phone number, a reception menu for starting a call, a speaker menu for starting a call through a speaker, and a call. It may include at least one of a rejection message menu for transmitting a message to the caller and a rejection menu for rejecting a call in order to provide that the message is not received. In addition, when the event is a text message, the information included in the pop-up window includes the caller name, the caller picture, the caller's phone number, a reply menu for sending a reply to a received text, a view menu for viewing the received text, and reception. It may include at least one of a delete menu for deleting the text and a cancel menu for viewing the received text later. These menus may be basically provided by a manufacturer of an electronic device. In addition, the property of the generated pop-up window may be changed in response to at least one of a size enlargement, a size reduction, and a position movement. If the command is a command to increase the size of the pop-up window, the control unit 110 increases the size of the pop-up window, but not only the basic information provided above in the enlarged pop-up window, but also personal information of the user who sent the event ( Example: Sender's birthday, schedule information promised with the sender, etc.) can be included. When an event is received from the sender, the user of the electronic device 100 may recall the memory of the sender through the additional information. In addition, when the command is a command for moving the position of the pop-up window, the controller 110 may move the position of the pop-up window.

In addition, the control unit 110 displays the pop-up window generated in the step S214 on the running application (S216). The controller 110 may display the generated pop-up window to be superimposed on an upper layer or a lower layer of an application currently being executed. The controller 110 may display the currently running application and the generated pop-up window on the screen 120 at the same time or together. The controller 110 may display a pop-up window on the displayed application in a translucent or opaque manner. In addition, the controller 110 may semitransparently display data of the displayed application that may be covered by the displayed pop-up window, or may display the data in an area outside the pop-up window area. In this way, the control unit 110 may adjust the display position of the displayed application data corresponding to the pop-up window. For example, when a pop-up window is displayed opaquely, the controller 110 may display data of the displayed application corresponding to an area of the displayed pop-up window in an area other than the area of the pop-up window.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The screen 120 displays an application currently being executed (S310). The controller 110 may display an application selected by a user or previously designated on the screen 120. These applications contain certain data and the data may be displayed on the screen 120. In addition, the position of predetermined data displayed by the controller 110 may be adjusted. Such applications may include text-based applications.

The controller 110 displays a pop-up window including information corresponding to the received event on the screen 120 (S312). The event may include at least one of a voice call, a video call, and a text message reception. In addition, information included in the pop-up window may be different according to the type of event. The controller 110 may simultaneously display the application and the pop-up window on the screen 120. In addition, the controller 110 may display the pop-up window to be superimposed on the application. The controller 110 may display the pop-up window semitransparently on the application or semitransparently display data of the application corresponding to an area in which the pop-up window is displayed. In addition, the control unit 110 may display the pop-up window opaquely above the application, and at this time, display the data of the application corresponding to the opaquely displayed pop-up window area in the remaining areas excluding the pop-up window area. can do. The controller 110 may display data of the application in one of the top, bottom, left, and right of the pop-up window. The position at which the data of such an application is displayed may be changed according to the translucency or opacity of the pop-up window.

When a command for changing a property of a pop-up window is input, the controller 110 changes and displays at least one property of an application area corresponding to a pop-up window and a pop-up window in which the property is changed in response to the input command (S314). , S316). The command may include at least one of increasing the size of the pop-up window, reducing the size, and moving the location. In addition, the command may include causing the pop-up window displayed as opaque to be displayed as translucent or transparent. In addition, at least two of the size expansion, size reduction, and position movement of the pop-up window may be performed simultaneously. When such a command is input, the controller 110 may change the properties of the displayed pop-up window and change the properties of the application in response to the changed properties of the pop-up window. The controller 110 may change at least one property of a pop-up window and an area of the application corresponding to the area of the pop-up window in response to a command for controlling the property of the pop-up window.

If the command is a command for increasing the size of the pop-up window, the controller 110 may increase the size of the pop-up window. In addition, the controller 110 may include at least one piece of information included in the pop-up window displayed in step S312 and additional information of the user who transmitted the event in the enlarged pop-up window. And, this additional information may be different according to the received event. The additional information may include information about the sender's identity (eg, the sender's birthday, schedule information promised to the sender, etc.). For example, when the received event is a voice call, the additional information may include information stored by the user, such as the date and time of the latest call, the date, time, and place of a meeting promised with the user who sent the event. . In addition, when the received event is a text message, information stored by the user, such as the content of the recently transmitted/received text, and the date, time, and place of a meeting promised with the user who transmitted the event may be included. The controller 110 may generate and display a pop-up window by extracting information about a user who has transmitted the event from the storage unit 170 in response to the received event. In addition, such additional information may include information that helps the user to recall the memory of the user who transmitted the event in response to reception of the event.

In addition, the controller 110 may semitransparently display the application data corresponding to the enlarged pop-up window area, or may display the data in the remaining areas except for the enlarged pop-up window area. If the command is a command to move the position of the pop-up window, the control unit 110 moves the position of the pop-up window and displays the displayed application data corresponding to the moved pop-up window in a translucent manner, or It can be displayed in the remaining area except for the area of the moved pop-up window.

And, if the event received in the process (S312) is a voice call, and a command for performing the voice call through a speaker is input, the controller 110 cancels or removes the displayed pop-up window, and the application The voice call can be performed while is displayed. In this case, the displayed application may provide the user with various functions that may be performed before the user receives the voice call. In addition, when an input by at least one of touch and hovering is detected at an arbitrary point on the displayed application, the controller 110 may display a pop-up window displayed in response to event reception at a point or area other than the arbitrary point. I can.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4A is an exemplary diagram showing a state in which an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a response to reception of an event while an application according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed. 4C is another exemplary view showing a pop-up window in response to reception of an event while an application according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed, and FIG. 4D is an exemplary view showing a pop-up window. An exemplary view to which a property of changing the position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application is displayed according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4E is a diagram of changing the position of a displayed pop-up window while an application is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. Another exemplary view to which properties are applied, and FIG. 4F is another exemplary view to which a property for changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed, and FIG. 4G is an embodiment of the present invention. Another exemplary view to which a property of changing a position of a displayed pop-up window is applied while an application according to is displayed, and FIG. 4H is an example of applying a property of maximizing the size of a pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a process of controlling a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

First, FIGS. 4A to 4H illustrate a case where the received event is a voice call, but this is only an example, and the present invention can be applied to at least one event of receiving a video call and a text message other than a voice call. Hereinafter, a case where an event corresponding to a voice call according to an embodiment of the present invention is received will be described.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the electronic device 410 displays an application 430 on a screen 420. These applications may vary and may be selected by the user or pre-specified. Although FIG. 4A displays a text-based newspaper article, this is only an embodiment, and various embodiments of the present invention can be applied to various applications in which properties of data included in the application may be changed in addition to the newspaper article.

4B and 4C, the electronic device 410 displays an application 430 and a pop-up window 440 corresponding to a received event on the screen 420. The pop-up window 440 may be different according to the type of event, and may be displayed to be opaquely overlapped on the top of the application 430 as shown in FIG. 4B. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4C, the pop-up window 440 may be displayed to be semi-transparently overlaid on the upper part of the application. In this case, the data 449 displayed in the corresponding area of the application overlapping the area of the pop-up window Can be displayed translucent. The user can simultaneously check the pop-up window 440 and the data 449 in the overlapped area. In this way, when the pop-up window is displayed opaquely, some of the data of the application displayed in FIG. 4A may be covered by the pop-up window displayed opaquely. And, for example, if the event is a voice call, the pop-up window 440 includes information such as the name of the caller who sent the event, the caller's picture 441 and the phone number, and a reception menu 442 for starting a call, Includes at least one of a speaker menu 443 for starting a call through a speaker, a reject message menu 444 for sending a message to the caller to provide that the call is not received, and a reject menu 445 for rejecting the call. can do. Also, the pop-up window 440 may include an icon 448 indicating that a local call is being received. Among these pieces of information, the sender's name and picture may be information extracted from a state in which the user has previously stored. In addition, the remaining information may be basically provided by a manufacturer or a communication company of the electronic device. In addition, the pop-up window 440 may be provided with a property change menu 447 for changing a property of the pop-up window, and the position or size of the pop-up window may be changed through the property change menu 447. However, changing the properties of the pop-up window through the property change menu 447 is only an exemplary embodiment, and the present invention allows the property to be changed through at least one input of touch and hovering in a certain area of the pop-up window 440. I can. For example, even if a point of the pop-up window 440 is touched and dragged, the position or size of the pop-up window may be changed.

4D and 4E, the electronic device 410 displays a pop-up window 450 corresponding to an application and a received event on the screen 420. Information included in the pop-up window 450 displayed in FIG. 4D may be the same as information included in the pop-up window 440 in FIG. 4B. For example, when the event is a voice call, the user may determine who the caller is through the caller's name, caller's picture 451, and phone number included in the pop-up window. And, based on this determination result, the user of the electronic device 410 selects the reception menu 452 when he wants to make a call with the caller, and selects the speaker menu 453 when he wants to start a call through the speaker, When a user wants to provide that a message is not received, a rejection message menu 454 is selected to select a desired message, and when a call is rejected, a rejection menu 455 may be selected. In addition, the position of the pop-up window may be changed or the size of the pop-up window may be adjusted through the attribute change menu 457. Alternatively, at least one of a size adjustment and a position change of a pop-up window may be adjusted through the attribute change menu 457. And, as shown in FIG. 4D, data corresponding to an area that can be covered by the pop-up window 450 in the displayed application may be moved under the pop-up window 450 and displayed. In addition, the pop-up window 450 may be displayed to be semi-transparently superimposed on the upper part of the application, as shown in FIG. 4E, and at this time, the data 459 displayed in the corresponding area of the application overlapping the area of the pop-up window Can be displayed translucent. The user can simultaneously check the pop-up window 450 and the data 459 in the overlapped area.

4F and 4G, the electronic device 410 displays an application 430 and a pop-up window 460 corresponding to a received event on the screen 420. Information included in the pop-up window 460 displayed in FIG. 4D may be the same as the information included in the pop-up window 440 in FIG. 4B and the pop-up window 450 in FIG. 4D. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4F, data corresponding to an area that can be covered by the pop-up window 460 in the displayed application 430 is transferred to the remaining areas except for the area corresponding to the pop-up window 450. It can be moved and displayed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4G, the pop-up window 460 may be displayed to be translucently overlaid on the upper part of the application. In this case, the data 431 displayed in the corresponding area of the application overlapping the area of the pop-up window Can be displayed translucent. The user can simultaneously check the pop-up window 460 and the data 431 in the overlapped area.

Referring to FIG. 4H, the electronic device 410 may enlarge the pop-up window 470 and display it on the screen 420. As shown, in order to maximize the pop-up window, the control unit 110 enlarges the pop-up window to the maximum through the attribute change menu in FIGS. 4B to 4G, or the pop-up window by dragging using a touch or hovering input by the user. Can be enlarged to the maximum. The shape of the attribute change menus 447 and 457 in FIGS. 4B and 4G may be different from the shape of the attribute change menu 478 in FIG. 4H. Through these different shapes, the user can determine whether the current pop-up window is the maximum size or whether it can be enlarged larger. In addition, the information included in the pop-up window 470 displayed on the screen 420 is the caller's picture 471, the caller's name and phone number 472, a reception menu 474, a speaker menu 475, and a rejection message. A menu 476 and a reject menu 477 may be included. Also, as described above, the pop-up window 470 may include additional information 473 of the sender in addition to the information included in the pop-up window in FIGS. 4B to 4G. For example, when the size of the pop-up window 470 in FIG. 4H is larger than the pop-up windows 440, 450, and 460 in FIGS. 4B to 4G, the controller 110 In addition to the information included in (440, 450, 460), additional information 473 of the sender may be included in the pop-up window 470. This additional information 473 may be the sender's personal information, or may be information previously promised to the sender. For example, the additional information may include information about the sender's identity (eg, the sender's birthday, information on a schedule promised to the sender, etc.). When an event is received from such a sender, the user may remind an appointment with the sender through the additional information 473. As shown in Fig. 4h, when a call is received, before the call starts, the user can recognize that the caller's birthday is July 27, and that an appointment is scheduled to meet in Gangnam at 7 pm on September 5. have. In addition, in FIG. 4H, such additional information is displayed on the sender's picture 471, but this is only an example and may be displayed on any area of the screen 420. The controller 110 may include at least one piece of information in the pop-up window in response to the enlargement of the pop-up window.

5 is an exemplary view showing various embodiments of controlling a call in a pop-up window displayed in response to a call reception while an application is displayed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5A is an exemplary view showing a pop-up window during a voice call while displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a display showing an application according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5C is an exemplary view showing a result of selecting a rejection message menu in the pop-up window while displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, when an event is received while an application is displayed, the electronic device 510 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a pop-up window 530 corresponding to the received event. When a reception menu for starting a voice call is selected through the displayed pop-up window, the displayed pop-up window 520 may be displayed on the entire screen 515. The pop-up window 520 may include at least one piece of information. The pop-up window 520 may include a caller's picture 521, a caller's name, and a phone number 522. In addition, the pop-up window 520 includes a recording menu 531 for recording a voice in a call, a dial menu 532 for displaying a keypad in a call, an end menu 533 for ending a call, and a speaker. It may include at least one of a speaker menu 534 for performing a call through, a transmission sound blocking menu 535 for blocking a transmitted transmission sound, and a pause menu 536 for temporarily stopping a call. In addition, the pop-up window 520 may include additional information on a user, and may include a property change menu 537. At least one of the size and position of the pop-up window 520 may be changed or adjusted through the attribute change menu. In addition, in FIG. 5A, the pop-up window is displayed on the entire screen 515, but this is only an example, and another embodiment of the present invention may display the pop-up window 520 on the screen in a reduced size. You can adjust the display position of the window. An application may be displayed in a lower layer of the pop-up window 520.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the electronic device 510 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display a pop-up window 550 during a voice call while displaying the application 540 on the screen 515. At least one of size expansion, size reduction, and position movement of the pop-up window 550 may be performed through an attribute change menu 558. The pop-up window 550 with these properties changed may include the caller's picture 551, the caller's name, and the caller's phone number, and a recording menu 552 for recording a voice in a call, and a keypad while in a call. A dial menu 553 for display, an end menu 554 for ending a call, a speaker menu 555 for performing a call through a speaker, a chord cut-off menu 556 for blocking a transmitted ring tone, and It may include at least one of the pause menu 557 for temporarily stopping the call. In addition, the pop-up window 550 may be moved to a point or area on the screen 515, enlarged or reduced, as shown in FIGS. 4B to 4G, and may be displayed in a translucent manner. In addition, when the pop-up window 550 is displayed as translucent, a corresponding region of the application 540 corresponding thereto may also be displayed as translucent.

5C, the electronic device 510 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a pop-up window 560 for receiving various rejection messages in response to selection of a rejection message menu in a pop-up window while displaying an application. Can be displayed. When a call is received, the pop-up window 560 includes information indicating various situations in order to transmit a text message informing the caller that the call cannot be made right now. For example, if the user wants to transmit a text message indicating that he/she will call later because he is driving, when the user selects the first menu 561, the control unit 110 can transmit a text message including this situation to the caller. have. In addition, when the user wants to transmit a text message indicating that he/she will call later because he is in class, if the user selects the second menu 562, the controller 110 may transmit a text message including this situation to the caller. In addition, since the user cannot answer the phone at the moment, if the user wants to send a text message requesting contact later, when the user selects the third menu 563, the control unit 110 sends a text message including this situation to the sender. Can be sent to The present invention may include not only such a situation, but also various situations, as well as adding content to be transmitted directly by the user. As shown in FIGS. 4B to 4G, the pop-up window 560 may be moved to a point or area on the screen 515, enlarged or reduced, and may be displayed in a translucent manner. In addition, when the pop-up window 560 is displayed as translucent, a corresponding area of the application 540 corresponding thereto may also be displayed as translucent.

It will be appreciated that the embodiments of the present invention can be realized in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Any such software, for example, whether erasable or rewritable, may be a volatile or nonvolatile storage device such as a storage device such as a ROM, or a memory device such as a RAM, memory chip, device or integrated circuit, for example. Or, for example, it may be optically or magnetically recordable, such as a CD, DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape, and stored in a storage medium readable by a machine (eg, a computer). It will be appreciated that the storage unit that may be included in the electronic device is an example of a program including instructions for implementing the embodiments of the present invention or a machine-readable storage medium suitable for storing programs. Accordingly, the present invention includes a program including code for implementing the apparatus or method described in any claim of the present specification, and a machine-readable storage medium storing such a program. Further, such a program may be transferred electronically through any medium, such as a communication signal transmitted through a wired or wireless connection, and the present invention suitably includes equivalents thereto.

In addition, the electronic device may receive and store the program from a program providing device connected by wire or wirelessly. The program providing device performs wired or wireless communication with the electronic device, a memory for storing a program including instructions for causing the electronic device to perform a method of controlling a screen, information necessary for a screen control method, and the like. And a control unit configured to transmit a request from the electronic device or automatically transmit a corresponding program to the portable device.

Meanwhile, although specific embodiments have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined by the scope of the claims to be described later, as well as the scope and equivalents of the claims.

110: control unit 120: screen
130: screen controller 140: communication unit
150: input/output unit 160: power supply unit
170: storage unit

Claims (20)

In the electronic device,
A touch screen display, and
Including at least one processor, the at least one processor,
Displaying an execution screen of the first application on the touch screen display,
In response to the occurrence of the received call, a first notification indicating the occurrence of the received call is displayed, and the first notification overlaps a portion of the execution screen of the first application,
Receiving a first user input for the first notification,
In response to the reception of the first user input, the first notification is replaced with a second notification and displayed, and the size of the second notification is smaller than the size of the first notification,
Receiving a second user input for the second notification,
In response to the reception of the second user input, a screen indicating that the received call has occurred is displayed on the touch screen display, and the screen indicating that the received call has occurred provides a user input corresponding to the received call. Electronic device, characterized in that set to receive. The method of claim 1,
At least a portion of the first notification is translucently displayed on an execution screen of the first application. The method of claim 1,
The electronic device, wherein the second notification is displayed opaquely on an execution screen of the first application. The method of claim 1,
The first notification includes at least one of a caller's phone number, a first graphic object for receiving the incoming call, and a second graphic object for rejecting the incoming call. The method of claim 1,
The screen indicating that the incoming call has occurred includes at least one of a caller's phone number, a first graphic object for receiving the incoming call, and a second graphic object for rejecting the incoming call, Electronic device. The method of claim 1,
The electronic device, wherein at least a portion of the execution screen of the first application is at least partially displayed through the first notification. In a mobile device,
A touch screen display, and
Including at least one processor, the at least one processor,
Displaying an execution screen of a first application to be used for communication with an external electronic device on the touch screen display,
In response to the occurrence of an incoming call, the first notification is displayed through the touch screen display in the form of a first pop-up box so that the first notification overlaps a part of the execution screen of the first application, and the first notification The notification includes a caller's phone number, a first graphic object for receiving the incoming call, a second graphic object for rejecting the incoming call, and a third graphic object for transmitting a rejection message,
Receiving a first user input for the first notification,
In response to the reception of the first user input, the first notification is replaced and displayed on the touch screen display as a second notification indicating the occurrence of the received call, and the size of the second notification is the first Smaller than the size of the notification,
Receiving a second user input for the second notification,
In response to the reception of the second user input, the mobile device is configured to display a screen indicating that the received call has occurred on the touch screen display. The method of claim 7,
The first application includes a message application,
The at least one processor is further configured to display at least one message corresponding to the message application as part of the execution screen. The method of claim 7,
The first application includes an Internet application,
The at least one processor is further configured to display at least one text corresponding to the Internet application as part of the execution screen. In claim 7,
The at least one processor is further configured to display a second pop-up box overlapping a portion of the execution screen of the first application in response to a second user input to the third graphic object, and the second The mobile device, characterized in that the pop-up box includes the rejection message. The method of claim 7,
The at least one processor is further configured to receive a drag input for the first application as part of the user input. The method of claim 11,
The at least one processor is further configured to move the first pop-up box in response to the drag input. The method of claim 7,
The touch screen display includes: a first edge area, a second edge area facing each other in a first direction and a first edge area, a third edge area, and a fourth edge facing each other in a third edge area and a second direction. A region, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other,
The at least one processor is further configured to display the second notification on the first edge area or at a position close to the first edge area. In the electronic device,
Touch screen display,
Communication circuit,
And at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor,
The touch screen display displays a first screen,
In response to the reception of the first text message through the communication circuit, a first window indicating reception of the first text message is displayed on the first screen, and the first window transmits the first text message. It includes information on the other party, and the size of the first window is smaller than the size of the first screen,
While the first window is being displayed on the first screen, receiving a first user input for the first window,
In response to the reception of the first user input, a second window is displayed on a second screen, at least a part of the second screen is covered by the second window, and the second window is the first In addition to information on a text message and the first text message, at least one text message transmitted and received with the counterpart is included, and the size of the second window is larger than the size of the first window and smaller than the size of the second screen. Characterized in, electronic device. The method of claim 14,
The electronic device, characterized in that the information on the counterpart includes a phone number of the counterpart. The method of claim 14,
The electronic device, wherein the first window is moved according to the first user input. The method of claim 14,
The electronic device, wherein the second screen is a screen to which a translucent effect is applied to at least a portion of the first screen. The method of claim 14,
The at least one processor,
Receiving a second user input for the second window displayed on the second screen,
The electronic device, further configured to receive a text message for responding to the first text message through the touch screen display in response to reception of the second user input. The method of claim 14,
The electronic device, characterized in that at least a portion of the first window is displayed translucently. The method of claim 14,
The at least one processor,
Receiving a third user input for the second window,
The electronic device, wherein in response to receiving the third user input, the electronic device is further configured to display a screen corresponding to the second window in full screen.

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