KR20080084208A - Electronic device and mode controlling method the same and mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device, an operation mode control method thereof, and a mobile terminal are provided to enable a user to select various kinds of operation modes easily by controlling a size and an operation mode of a screen displayed in a display unit based on a control signal received through an input unit. An electronic device includes a display unit(4), a user input unit(2) such as a touch panel attached to the display unit, and a control unit(8). The control unit controls a size and an operation mode of a screen displayed in the display unit by receiving a control signal from the user input unit. The input unit outputs the control signal including a section control signal and a sliding signal according to user input. The user input unit outputs a plurality of control signals sequentially generated in different positions to the control unit. The control unit controls the size of a selected display section and changes the operation mode of the screen into the different operation mode according to the control signals. The control unit displays more than two divided screens displaying the different operation modes, and controls the size and the operation mode of the screen selected by the control signal.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MODE CONTROLLING METHOD THE SAME AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a control block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode switching state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a control block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

 2: user input unit 4: display unit

 6: memory 8: control unit

12: touch panel 14: display unit

16: memory 18: control unit

20: touch screen 22: RF module

24: audio processing unit

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a method of controlling an operation mode of the electronic device, and a mobile communication terminal.

BACKGROUND Recently, portable electronic devices provide various additional functions such as functions as personal portable communication devices, personal information management functions such as a phone book, schedule management, and multimedia functions such as video and video mail transmission and reception.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technology capable of easily selecting and using various additional functions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic device, an operation mode control method of the electronic device, and a mobile communication terminal that can easily select various operation modes.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an operation mode of an electronic device, the method including: receiving a control signal for controlling a predetermined area; And controlling the size of the screen and an operation mode of the screen based on the control signal.

In addition, the electronic device according to the present invention includes a display unit for screen display; An input unit; The control unit may receive a control signal from the input unit and control a size of a screen displayed on the display unit and an operation mode of the screen based on the control signal.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes an RF module for wireless communication; A memory for storing various programs for providing the wireless communication function and the bookkeeping function; A display unit which displays a screen according to the execution of the program; An input unit for outputting a control signal according to a user input; The controller may include a controller configured to control a size of a screen displayed on the display unit and an operation mode of the screen, based on the control signal input through the input unit.

Hereinafter, an electronic device, a method of controlling an operation mode of the electronic device, and a mobile communication terminal according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, when 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.

1 is a control block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device of the present invention includes a display unit 4 for displaying a screen, a user input unit 2 for user input, and a memory in which programs and data for executing various functions are stored. (6) and a control unit 8 which receives a control signal for selecting a predetermined area of the display unit 4 through the user input unit 2 and controls the screen size of the area and an operation mode of the screen.

The user input unit 2 may apply a key input means such as a keypad, a menu key, a direction key, and a side (up, down) key, or a sensor device for user input such as a contact sensor, a distance sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. . In addition, it is also possible to implement in the form of a touch screen using a touch panel for sensing a user's touch.

The display unit 4 may provide various images such as a user input, a menu, an operation state of the electronic device, and display two or more divided screens according to the operation state of the electronic device. The display unit 4 may be a display device such as LCD, PDP, OLED.

The controller 8 processes the user control signal input through the user input unit 2 to recognize the area selected by the user and the slide direction, and enlarges or reduces the size of the area selected by the user in the slide direction according to the recognition result. On the other hand, the operation mode of the corresponding area is switched to another operation mode and displayed on the display unit 4. Here, the controller 8 may display two or more divided screens on the display unit 4. Accordingly, the controller 8 controls the size of the screen selected by the user, and switches the operation mode of the screen to a preset operation mode so that the corresponding screen is displayed.

On the other hand, the switching of the operation mode of the screen means that the display state, operation state, input / output properties, etc. of the current screen change. For example, when the information displayed on the screen is switched from the phone number display mode to the text message display mode, it may be determined that the operation mode is switched because the display state of the screen has changed. In addition, when the user input unit 2 is implemented by a touch screen method and the predetermined screen is switched from the character input mode to the numeric input mode, it may be determined that the operation mode is switched because the input operation state on the touch screen screen has changed. have. In addition, when the screen is switched from the photo display mode to the memo input mode, it may be determined that the operation mode is switched because the input / output property of the touch screen screen is changed. In this way, the switching operation mode can be set in the system design or the user can be set directly. When setting the switching order of operation modes in system design, it is possible to switch to a mode that is correlated with each other based on the characteristics of each operation mode, or to be switched to a mode that is linked to an operation mode of an unselected screen. It is also possible to control the operation mode of each screen being displayed to be switched.

In addition, the control unit 8 executes a preset program according to a control signal input while displaying only one screen at first, and controls the execution screen of the corresponding program to be displayed at the position where the touch signal is input, thereby displaying the original screen. The screen executed by the screen and the touch signal input can be displayed as a split screen.

2 is a state diagram of an operation mode switch of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the first display screen 100 in which the A mode operation screen and the B mode operation screen are displayed together, the user is located at two points near the boundary between the A mode operation screen region and the B mode operation screen region. After selecting touch a and b, you can input a control signal that slides toward the A mode operation screen. Here, the user may use side keys, direction keys, and the like, and when using the touch panel 12, touch the corresponding points a and b of the first display screen 100 and select a slide to input a control signal.

When the above-described user control signal is input on the first display screen 100, the controller 8 expands the boundary line of the B mode operation screen region according to the slide direction, and switches the operation mode to the C mode for display.

Accordingly, the display state of the first display screen 100 is switched to a state in which the A mode operation screen and the C mode operation screen are displayed together as shown in the second display screen 110. Here, the B mode and the C mode may be a mode having a correlation, for example, the B mode is a character input mode and the C mode is a number input mode, all of the modes belonging to the input menu, or B mode is a photograph The album view mode and the C mode is the video album view mode, all of which belong to the album menu. It is also possible to switch to an operation mode associated with an A mode operation screen that is not selected.

On the other hand, if the user continuously inputs the slide signal at the point c and the point d without stopping the slide on the second display screen 110, the size of the screen area does not change any more, but the operation mode of each screen changes.

Accordingly, as shown in the third display screen 120, the boundary of the two screens is fixed within the limits of the e point and the f point, the operation mode of both screens can be switched between the D mode operation screen and the E mode operation screen. Can be.

Meanwhile, in the above description, a case of controlling the size of the area and its operation mode by using two user control signals is illustrated. However, even when one control signal is input, the size and the operation mode of the selected area are processed through the same process. It is possible to switch.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode switching state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a case in which a size and an operation state of a screen are changed by receiving a control signal from a user through a touch screen.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first touch screen screen 150 is displayed with a number input mode screen 154 for inputting an outgoing call number and a number display mode screen 152 displaying the selected outgoing call number. .

Here, the user may input a control signal for touching the two points a and b near the boundary of the number display mode screen 152 and the number input mode screen 154 and sliding toward the number input mode screen 154. .

When the above-described user control signal is input on the first touch screen screen 150, the controller 8 moves the boundary line of the screen along the slide direction, while the number display mode screen 152 and the number input mode screen 154 are used. By switching the operation state of the second touch screen screen 160 is displayed.

On the second touch screen screen 160 in which both the screen size and the operation mode are switched, a text input mode screen 164 for inputting a message and a text display mode screen 162 displaying the input characters are displayed together. Thus, the touch screen screen operating in different operation modes on the divided screen can be controlled to switch between the screen size and each operation mode through a simple touch and slide operation.

4 is a control block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal includes: an RF module 22 for wireless transmission and reception, an audio processing unit 24 for processing audio signals input and output through a microphone MIC and a speaker SPK; The memory 16 stores programs and user data, a touch screen 20 for user input and screen display, and a controller 18 for controlling overall functions of the mobile communication terminal.

The touch screen 20 is a transparent panel having a display unit 14 and a touch sensitive surface for data display and includes a touch panel 12 mounted on the visible surface of the display unit 14.

The display unit 14 displays a user input, a state of a mobile communication terminal, a processing screen according to the execution of a function, and the like. As the display unit 14, devices such as an LCD, a PDP, and an OLED may be applied.

The touch panel 12 detects a touch signal input by a user, recognizes a selection position, a selection direction, and the like of the touch signal, and provides an input signal such as a control signal and a slide signal to the controller 18. The touch panel 12 may be implemented using various technologies such as a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) method, an electromagnetic method, and a near field imaging (NFI) method. .

The memory 16 stores program data, drive setting data, and the like for providing various functions of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, in the present invention, setting information of an operation mode switched according to user selection may be stored.

The controller 18 executes a program stored in the memory 16 according to the touch signal input through the touch screen 20 to control the overall function performance of the mobile communication terminal and displays the graphic data generated as a result. To provide text and images on the screen. Here, when a plurality of programs are executed at the same time, the controller 18 may display the screen of the display 14 as two or more divided screens to display screens for each function.

The control unit 18 processes the control signal input through the touch screen 20 into an area control signal and a slide signal to recognize the display area of the display unit 14 selected by the user and to display the display area according to the moving direction of the slide signal. You can enlarge or reduce the size of. In addition, the controller 18 controls the operation mode of the selected area to be switched to another operation mode according to the operation mode setting information stored in the memory 16.

When the control signal is input while only one screen is displayed on the display unit 14, the controller 18 executes a program for executing the operation mode according to the operation mode setting information stored in the memory 16. The operation mode screen may be controlled to be displayed as a split screen at a location selected by the user.

5 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode switching state of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a case in which a screen is newly generated and displayed according to a control signal input by a user.

When a user who wants to register a telephone number selects a corresponding function menu, a new number registration mode screen 202 is displayed on the display screen 200 under the control of the controller 18.

Here, when the user selects a predetermined area on the new number registration mode screen 202, the controller 18 executes a preset function to control an operation mode screen for using the corresponding function to be displayed at a point selected by the user.

Thus, when a new number is registered, a keypad input menu necessary for user input is executed, and the keypad input mode screen 214 is displayed on the display screen 210 together with the new number registration mode screen 212.

6 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the display screen 300 of the mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, a new number registration mode screen 302 and a keypad input mode screen 304 may be displayed on a screen divided at the same time. Here, the user may touch the predetermined point of the keypad input mode screen 304 and slide in the vertical direction. When a user's touch signal is input, the controller 18 controls the keypad input mode screen 304 to be reduced according to the slide direction, and controls the keypad input mode screen 304 to be switched to another mode screen.

Here, the controller 18 may provide a keypad input mode by executing a touch input mode that is a similar input menu. Accordingly, the new number registration mode screen 312 is displayed on the display screen 310, while the original keypad input mode screen 304 is switched to the touch input mode screen 314 and displayed. Here, the touch input mode screen 314 is displayed in a reduced area than the keypad input mode screen 304 that was originally displayed after being reduced by the user's slide signal. Meanwhile, when the user touches and slides a predetermined point on the touch input mode screen 314, the controller 18 controls the touch input mode screen 314 to switch to another mode screen.

Here, the controller 18 may execute and provide a multi-touch input mode, which is an input mode similar to the touch input mode. Accordingly, the new number registration mode screen 322 is displayed on the display screen 320, while the original touch input mode screen 314 is switched to the multi-touch input mode screen 324 and displayed. Here, the multi-touch input mode screen 324 may be displayed in an enlarged or reduced area than the touch input mode screen 314 previously displayed according to the direction of the slide signal of the user.

On the other hand, in a state where the screen display area in which the mode is switched is maximally expanded, when the user continuously inputs the slide signal, the screen size is no longer changed and only the operation mode of the selected area can be changed.

7 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The received message list 402 may be displayed on the display screen 400 of the mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the received message list 402, a part of the content of the message may be displayed together with the sender or the calling number of the respective message, the calling time, and the like. Here, when the user touches and slides a point and b point of the predetermined message area, the controller 18 expands the area of the corresponding message according to the user control signal and receives the operation mode of the corresponding area. To switch to the message content display mode.

Thus, the message display mode screen 412 is displayed on the display screen 410 together with the received message list 402, so that the user can check the contents of the desired message on the received message list. Accordingly, other messages displayed in the received message list 402 can be easily checked.

8 is a state diagram of operation mode switching of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The display screen 420 of the mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention operates in a single mode, and displays only the message display mode screen 422 displaying the contents of the received message.

Here, when the user touches and slides the e point and the f point, which are predetermined points of the message display mode screen 422, the controller 18 executes a preset function to display an operation mode screen for using the corresponding function. do. For example, when the touch and slide signals are input on the message display mode screen 422, the controller 18 may execute a text message input function to input a reply message to the sender of the message currently being displayed.

Accordingly, the display screen 430 displays a text input mode screen 434 for inputting a message and a text display mode screen 432 for displaying the input characters, so that a reply can be made to the other party of the message confirmed by the user. .

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. I will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the electronic device, the method of controlling the operation mode of the electronic device, and the mobile communication terminal can easily select various operation modes.

Claims (21)

Receiving a control signal for controlling a predetermined area; And controlling the size of the screen and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal. The method of claim 1, Receiving a control signal for controlling a predetermined area, An operation mode control method of an electronic device, characterized in that for receiving a touch signal type control signal. The method of claim 2, In the step of receiving a control signal for controlling a predetermined area, a plurality of touch signals are received. The controlling of the screen size and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal may include controlling the size of the display area selected by the plurality of touch signals and switching the operation mode of the screen to another operation mode. An operation mode control method of an electronic device. The method of claim 1, According to the user's selection, further comprising displaying two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes, The controlling of the screen size and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal may include controlling the size and operation mode of the screen selected by the control signal among the at least two divided screens. Operation mode control method. The method of claim 1, According to the user's selection, further comprising displaying two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes, The controlling of the size of the screen and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal may include controlling each operation mode of the two or more divided screens to be switched in cooperation with each other. . The method of claim 1, The method may further include displaying an input mode screen and an output mode screen according to the user's selection. And controlling the size of the screen and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal, controlling the operation mode of the input mode screen and the output mode screen to be switched to each other. The method of claim 1, The control signal is, A method of controlling an operation mode of an electronic device, comprising an area control signal and a slide signal. The method of claim 7, wherein Controlling the size of the screen and the operation mode of the screen based on the control signal, And moving the boundary of the area selected by the area control signal of the control signal in the slide signal direction. A display unit for displaying a screen; An input unit; And a controller configured to receive a control signal from the input unit and control a size of a screen displayed on the display unit and an operation mode of the screen based on the control signal. The method of claim 9, The input unit, And a control signal including an area control signal and a slide signal to the controller in response to the user input. The method of claim 9, The input unit, Electronic device characterized in that the touch panel mounted on the display unit. The method of claim 9, The input unit outputs a plurality of control signals continuously generated at different positions of the display unit to the control unit, And the controller controls the size of the display area selected by the plurality of control signals and controls the operation mode of the screen to be switched to another operation mode. The method of claim 9, The control unit displays two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes according to the user's selection, and controls the size and operation mode of the screen selected by the control signal among the two or more divided screens. Electronic device, characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The control unit displays two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes according to the user's selection, and controls the operation modes of the two or more divided screens to be switched in cooperation with each other. Electronics. The method of claim 9, The control unit displays an input mode screen and an output mode screen on the display unit according to the user's selection, and controls the operation mode of the input mode screen and the output mode screen to be switched to each other. An RF module for wireless communication; A memory for storing various programs for providing the wireless communication function and the bookkeeping function; A display unit which displays a screen according to the execution of the program; An input unit for outputting a control signal according to a user input; And a controller configured to control the size of a screen displayed on the display unit and an operation mode of the screen, based on the control signal input through the input unit. The method of claim 16, The input unit, And a touch panel for outputting the control signal in the form of an area control signal and a slide signal. The method of claim 16, The input unit outputs a plurality of control signals for selecting a predetermined region of the display unit to the control unit, And the controller controls the size of the display area selected by the plurality of control signals and controls the operation mode of the screen to be switched to another operation mode. The method of claim 16, The controller may display two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes according to the user's selection, and display the screen selected by the control signal among the two or more divided screens based on the control signal. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling the size and operation mode. The method of claim 16, The controller may display two or more divided screens displaying different operation modes according to the user's selection on the display unit, and the operation modes of the two or more divided screens interoperate with each other based on the control signal. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling to switch. The method of claim 16, The control unit displays an input mode screen and an output mode screen on the display unit according to the user's selection, and controls the operation mode of the input mode screen and the output mode screen to be switched to each other based on the control signal. Mobile communication terminal.

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