KR20100002423A - Method, terminal and storage medium for providing user-oriented idle screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a user-centered standby screen, and a terminal and a storage medium thereof are provided to display a shortcut area for the quick execution of a specific application on a standby screen in a puzzle shape, thereby providing a user-centered convenient user interface to a user. CONSTITUTION: A shortcut area management unit(310) sets a shortcut area to a puzzle shape. The shortcut icon of one or more applications is selected by the input of a user. The shortcut area management unit allocates the shortcut icon to the shortcut area. A multitask area management unit(320) sets a multitask area. The multitask area management unit allocates the icon of one or more applications to the multitask area. A standby display management unit(330) displays one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area on the initial screen of a standby screen.

Description

Method for providing user-oriented idle screen, terminal and storage medium {Method, Terminal and Storage Medium for Providing User-Oriented Idle Screen}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a user-centered idle screen, an apparatus thereof, and a storage medium. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for providing a user-centered standby screen providing a user-centered, user-friendly, user interface suitable for a multitasking environment, a terminal, and a storage medium.

The user of the terminal, in particular, the user of the mobile communication terminal must access a separate menu screen and have a hierarchical structure in a tree structure in order to use the services provided by the service provider and the functions supported by the terminal. This brings about inconvenience of using the terminal to the user.

In addition, the conventional terminal does not provide a multitasking environment to a user who wants to simultaneously use a plurality of applications for a service provided by a service provider or a function supported by the terminal, even if the terminal supports the multitasking function. There is a problem that does not provide a suitable user interface.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a user-centered convenient user interface to a user using a terminal.

Another object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a user interface suitable for a multitasking environment.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a terminal for providing a user-centered standby screen, the shortcut area to be displayed on the standby screen in the form of a puzzle, one or more by user input A shortcut area manager to assign a shortcut icon of at least one selected application among the applications to the shortcut area; A multitask area manager configured to set a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and to assign an icon of at least one application running in the terminal to the multitask area; A standby screen display manager to display at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the standby screen; A screen switching unit configured to switch screens between an initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen when a hot key input signal is detected; And an application executor for executing a corresponding application when a shortcut icon assigned to a shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a method for providing a user-centered standby screen in the terminal, (a) setting a shortcut area to be displayed on the standby screen in the form of a puzzle, Setting a multitask area to be displayed on an idle screen; (b) assigning a shortcut icon of one or more applications selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area by user input; (c) assigning an icon of one or more applications running on the terminal to the multitasking area; (d) displaying at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the idle screen; And (e) when a hot key input signal is detected, performing a screen switching between the initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen. It provides a method for providing a user-centric idle screen, characterized in that.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the storage medium for recording a program and information for providing a user-centered standby screen, the shortcut area to be displayed on the standby screen in the form of a puzzle Function; Assigning a shortcut icon of at least one application selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area according to a user input; Setting a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and allocating an icon of at least one application running in the terminal to the multitask area; Displaying at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the idle screen; A function of performing a screen switching between an initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen when a hot key input signal is detected; And selecting a shortcut icon assigned to a shortcut area displayed on the idle screen, the computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program and information for implementing a function of executing a corresponding application.

As described above, according to the present invention, a shortcut area for quickly and conveniently executing a specific application by user selection is displayed on a standby screen in the form of a puzzle, thereby providing a user-oriented convenient user interface to a user using a terminal. Has the effect of providing.

In addition, according to the present invention, by displaying the multi-task area running in the terminal on the standby screen, there is an effect of providing a user interface suitable for a multitasking environment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function is obvious to those skilled in the art or may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram illustrating a terminal for providing a user-centric standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

Referring to FIG. 1, a terminal 10 providing a user-centered standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a screen 11 and a hot key 12 for inputting a screen change. .

The screen 11 provided in the terminal 10 providing a user-centered standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention is an application execution screen state, which is a screen state in which an application is running, and various services other than such states. Or there is a standby screen state, which acts as the first copper wire to access the function. When the aforementioned hot key 12 is pressed by the user, the terminal 10 detects this and switches the screen state to the corresponding screen state.

The screen 11 illustrated in FIG. 1 shows an exemplary state when the standby screen is in a standby state. In the present invention, the "standby screen" is divided into a "shortcut area 111" and a "multitask area 112". Can lose.

The "shortcut area 111" according to the present invention is an area in which a shortcut icon can be placed on a standby screen so that an application that can be executed in the terminal 10 can be directly executed. The user assigns and places a shortcut icon such as an application related to a function or service of a frequently used terminal 10 or an application downloaded and installed to the shortcut area 111 to position the menu in various depths. You can quickly and easily use the application without searching.

In the present invention, the shortcut area 111 may be divided into a plurality of sub-areas to which a plurality of shortcut icons are to be allocated and set in a “puzzle shape”. More specifically, at least one of the size or location of the shortcut area 111, the number or order of the plurality of subdivisions divided in the shortcut area 111, the type of application that may or may not be assigned to the subarea, and the like may be used. It can be adjusted and set according to the selection of. That is, the shortcut area 111 can be set according to a user's preference, thereby providing a user-centered user interface (UI).

In FIG. 1, although the shortcut area 111 on the idle screen is divided into nine sub-areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I 1110, the shortcut area 111 is shown. Region 111 may be divided into more subregions or into fewer subregions. For example, if the shortcut icon of the application to be assigned to the shortcut area 111 is a large icon, in order to allocate a large shortcut icon to the shortcut area 111, the size of one detail area may be increased. The number can be adjusted small.

The above-mentioned shortcut area 111 is also referred to as a "block grid" because it is divided into a plurality of detailed areas and has a puzzle shape.

According to the present invention, the "multitask area 112" may be divided into one or more detail areas 1120 in which an icon of an application executed by the user or the terminal 10 may be located.

The terminal 10 according to the present invention is a terminal that provides a multitasking function, and provides a user with an environment in which several applications can be used at the same time. In other words, you can run another application while running one application, and allow the previously run application to be used again. Accordingly, in the present invention, a user-oriented user interface that makes it easy to switch the use of a plurality of applications by displaying the running application being used as an icon in the multitask area 112 of the idle screen. : UI).

2 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating a user-centered idle screen and an application execution screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, two screen states described above with reference to FIG. 1 are exemplarily illustrated. FIGS. 2A to 2A show idle screen states, and FIG. 3B shows application execution. It is a figure which shows screen state.

In FIG. 2, the shortcut area 111 is divided into nine sub-areas and preset in a puzzle form, and shortcut icons A, B, C, and D of four applications are shortcut areas 111 by the user. Assume that is assigned to).

Also, in FIG. 2, it is assumed that three applications are currently running in the terminal 10, and icons 1, 2, and 3 of the three applications being executed are allocated to the multitask area 112.

In FIG. 2A, the shortcut area 111 to which the shortcut icons A, B, C, and D of the four applications are assigned, and the icons 1, 2, and 3 of the three running applications are allocated. It is a diagram showing a standby screen in which none of the multitasking regions 112 are displayed, which is also referred to as an initial screen. Of course, any background image set in the terminal 10 or selectively set by the user may be displayed on the initial screen.

FIG. 2A illustrates a standby screen in which shortcut areas 111 to which shortcut icons A, B, C, and D of four applications are assigned are displayed.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a standby screen on which the multitask area 112 to which the icons 1, 2, and 3 of the three running applications are assigned.

In FIG. 2A, the shortcut area 111 to which the shortcut icons A, B, C, and D of the four applications are allocated and the icons 1, 2, and 3 of the three running applications are allocated. It is a diagram showing a standby screen in which all of the displayed multitask area 112 is displayed.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an application execution screen for one of three applications currently running in the terminal 10 as in the previous home.

In the idle screen state of FIG. 2 (a3) or (a4), one of the icons (1, 2, and 3) of the three running applications in the multitask area 112 displayed by the user on the idle screen ( For example, if the icon 1) is selected, the application execution screen as shown in FIG. Then, when the user presses the hot key 12, the terminal 10 detects the input signal of the hot key 12, and accordingly changes the screen to the standby screen of (a1) to (a4) of FIG. The user can then use other applications or other service features.

On the standby screens of FIGS. 2A to 24, any background image set in the terminal 10 or selectively set by the user may be displayed as in the initial screen.

3 is a block diagram of a terminal for providing a user-centric standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 10 providing a user-centered standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a shortcut area manager 310, a multitask area manager 320, and a standby screen display manager 330. , A screen switcher 340, an application executor 350, and the like.

The shortcut area manager 310 sets a shortcut area to be displayed on the idle screen in the form of a puzzle, and assigns a shortcut icon of one or more applications selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area by a user input.

The multitask area manager 320 sets a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and assigns an icon of one or more applications running on the terminal 10 to the multitask area.

The idle screen display manager 330 displays at least one of a shortcut area and a multitask area on the initial screen of the idle screen. Here, the initial screen means a screen in which none of the shortcut area and the multitask area is displayed on the standby screen.

When the hot key input signal is detected, the screen switching unit 340 switches the screen between the initial screen of the standby screen, the standby screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and the application execution screen.

The application executor 350 executes the corresponding application when the shortcut icon assigned to the shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected.

The above-described shortcut area manager 310 divides the shortcut area into a plurality of sub-areas to which a plurality of shortcut icons are assigned and sets the shortcut area in a puzzle form.

In addition, the shortcut area manager 310 selects a detail area to which the shortcut icon of the selected one or more applications is assigned from among a plurality of detail areas, and assigns shortcut icons of the selected one or more applications to the selected detail area.

One or a plurality of applications mentioned above may include one or more of an application provided by a service provider or an application for a function supported by the terminal 10 and an application downloaded and installed in the terminal 10.

The terminal 10 may be a mobile communication terminal including a touch screen module and performing a multitasking function.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-centered idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the method for providing a user-centered idle screen according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include setting a shortcut area to be displayed on the idle screen in a puzzle form and setting a multitask area to be set on the idle screen. Step S400; Assigning a shortcut icon of at least one application selected from one or a plurality of applications to a shortcut area by a user input (S402); Setting a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and allocating an icon of at least one application running in the terminal to the multitask area (S404); Displaying at least one of a shortcut area and a multitask area on an initial screen of a standby screen (S406); And when the hot key input signal is detected, performing a screen switching between the initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the multitask area is displayed, and an application execution screen (S408).

In the above-described step S400, the shortcut area may be divided into a plurality of detailed areas to which a plurality of shortcut icons are to be assigned and set in a puzzle form.

Step S402 described above may include selecting one or more applications among one or a plurality of applications by user selection; Selecting a detailed area to which a shortcut icon of the selected one or more applications is to be allocated from among the plurality of detailed areas by user selection; And assigning a shortcut icon of at least one selected application to the selected detail area.

In the above-described step S402, assigning a shortcut icon of one or more applications selected to the selected detail region among the plurality of detail regions may be performed by selecting a menu icon group for one or more applications searched for in a menu of the terminal 10. Selecting shortcut icons of the selected one or more applications as a shortcut icon group; And assigning a shortcut icon group to the selected detail area.

The shortcut icon in step S402 described above may include an Internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL) shortcut icon. If such an Internet URL shortcut icon is selected, the Internet URL may be accessed.

After the above-described step S406, if the shortcut icon assigned to the shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected, the method may further include executing the corresponding application.

5 illustrates that the shortcut icons 540 of one or more applications selected in the shortcut area 111 set in the form of a puzzle on a user-centered idle screen according to the present invention are assigned and displayed on the terminal 10. It is a figure shown normally.

Referring to FIG. 5, a puzzle area shortcut area 111 is set on an initial screen 510 on which a background image set by a user is laid.

Referring to FIG. 5, a shortcut icon of an application to be assigned to the shortcut area 520 is selected from a menu icon group 530 that is a group of icons of one or a plurality of applications supported by the terminal 10 and searchable from a menu. do. The selected shortcut icon is called a shortcut icon group 540.

Referring to FIG. 5, the selected shortcut icon group 540 is allocated to the shortcut area 520 and displayed on the initial screen 510 to form a standby screen.

In this way, the arrangement and position of the shortcut icon may be changed by the user in the standby screen set by the user. In addition, the user may delete the shortcut icon 550 of a specific application that the user considers unnecessary on the standby screen set by the user.

6 is a diagram illustrating screen switching according to a method of providing a user-centered idle screen according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the screen state of the initial screen 610 in which the shortcut area 111 and the multitask area 112 are not displayed, the user presses the hotkey 12 to create the shortcut area 111 and the multi-screen. It shows that the task area 112 is switched to the screen state of the displayed standby screen 620.

Referring to FIG. 6, in a screen state of an application execution screen 640, a user presses a hot key 12 to a screen state of a standby screen 620 on which a shortcut area 111 and a multitask area 112 are displayed. Show the transition.

On the other hand, the storage medium for recording the program and information for providing a user-centric idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, the function to set the shortcut area to be displayed in the terminal in the form of a puzzle; Assigning a shortcut icon of at least one application selected from one or a plurality of applications to a shortcut area by a user input; Setting a multitask area to be displayed on the terminal and assigning an icon of one or more applications running on the terminal to the multitask area; Displaying at least one of a shortcut area and a multitask area on an initial screen of a standby screen; A function of performing a screen switching between an initial screen of the idle screen, a standby screen on which at least one of a shortcut area and a multitask area is displayed, and an application execution screen when a hot key input signal is detected; And when a shortcut icon assigned to a shortcut area displayed on the standby screen is selected, programs and information for implementing a function of executing a corresponding application are recorded and can be read by a computer.

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

As described above, the present invention is applied to a method for improving a user interface of a terminal, and is a very useful invention having an effect of providing a user interface that is user-friendly and suitable for a multitasking environment.

1 is a diagram illustrating a terminal for providing a user-centric standby screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 exemplarily illustrates a user-centered idle screen and an application execution screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a terminal providing a user-centered idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-centered idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating that shortcut icons of one or more applications selected in a shortcut area set in a puzzle form on a user-centered idle screen according to the present invention are displayed on a terminal;

6 is a diagram illustrating screen switching according to a method of providing a user-centered idle screen according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: terminal 11: screen

12: Hotkey 111: Shortcut Area

112: multitask area 310: shortcut area management unit

320: multi-task area management unit 330: standby screen display management unit

340: screen switching unit 350: application execution unit

Claims (12)

In a terminal providing a user-centered idle screen, A shortcut area manager configured to set a shortcut area to be displayed on the idle screen in a puzzle form, and assign a shortcut icon of one or more applications selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area according to a user input; A multitask area manager configured to set a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and to assign an icon of at least one application running in the terminal to the multitask area; A standby screen display manager to display at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the standby screen; A screen switching unit configured to switch screens between an initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen when a hot key input signal is detected; And Application execution unit for executing the application when the shortcut icon assigned to the shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected Terminal for providing a user-centric standby screen comprising a. The method of claim 1, The shortcut area manager, And a shortcut area divided into a plurality of sub-areas to which a plurality of shortcut icons are to be assigned and set in a puzzle form. The method of claim 2, The shortcut area manager, A user-centered idle screen, wherein a detail area to which the shortcut icon of the at least one selected application is assigned is selected from the plurality of detail areas, and a shortcut icon of the at least one selected application is assigned to the selected detail area; The terminal providing the. The method of claim 1, The one or more applications, Provides a user-centric idle screen, characterized in that the service includes a service provided by a communication service provider or an application for the function supported by the terminal and at least one of the application downloaded and installed in the terminal, and retrieved from the menu of the terminal terminal. The method of claim 1, The terminal is a terminal for providing a user-centric standby screen, characterized in that the mobile communication terminal including a touch screen module and performs a multi-tasking function. In the method for providing a user-centric idle screen in the terminal, (a) setting a shortcut area to be displayed on the idle screen in a puzzle form and setting a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen; (b) assigning a shortcut icon of one or more applications selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area by user input; (c) assigning an icon of one or more applications running on the terminal to the multitasking area; (d) displaying at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the idle screen; And (e) if a hot key input signal is detected, performing a screen switching between the initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen; Method for providing a user-centric idle screen comprising a. The method of claim 6, Step (a) is, And dividing the shortcut area into a plurality of detail areas to which a plurality of shortcut icons are assigned and setting the shortcut area in a puzzle form. The method of claim 7, wherein Step (b) is, (b-1) selecting one or more of the one or more applications by user selection; (b-2) selecting a detailed area to which the shortcut icon of the selected one or more applications is to be allocated from among the plurality of detailed areas by user selection; And (b-3) assigning a shortcut icon of the selected one or more applications to the selected detail area; Method for providing a user-centric idle screen comprising a. The method of claim 8, Step (b-3) is, (b-31) selecting a shortcut icon of the selected one or more applications as a shortcut icon group from a menu icon group for the one or a plurality of applications retrieved from a menu of the terminal; And (b-32) assigning the shortcut icon group to the selected subregion Method for providing a user-centric idle screen comprising a. The method of claim 6, The shortcut icon provides a user-centered idle screen, characterized in that it comprises an Internet URL shortcut icon. The method of claim 6, After step (d), And executing a corresponding application when a shortcut icon assigned to a shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected. In a storage medium recording a program and information for providing a user-centered idle screen, Setting a shortcut area to be displayed on the standby screen in a puzzle form; Assigning a shortcut icon of at least one application selected from one or a plurality of applications to the shortcut area according to a user input; Setting a multitask area to be displayed on the idle screen and allocating an icon of at least one application running in the terminal to the multitask area; Displaying at least one of the shortcut area and the multitask area on an initial screen of the idle screen; A function of performing a screen switching between an initial screen of the idle screen, the idle screen on which one or more of the shortcut area and the multitask area are displayed, and an application execution screen when a hot key input signal is detected; And A function of executing a corresponding application when a shortcut icon assigned to a shortcut area displayed on the idle screen is selected A computer-readable storage medium that records programs and information that implements the program.

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