KR20100049870A - Mobile terminal and method for display thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and a displaying method thereof are provided to display an image including the application icon corresponding to the location information to the partial image as a background image. CONSTITUTION: A location information module(115) gets location information. A display unit(151) displays an image. A memory(160) stores the image. A controller(180) searches the image corresponding to the location information obtained by the location information module from the memory, and controls the display unit to display the first image among the searched images. The first image includes an icon corresponding to one or more applications corresponding to the obtained location information to the partial image.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a display method thereof.

Terminal can move It may be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal depending on whether or not. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

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

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

In a typical mobile terminal, the desktop may be displayed and at least one menu icon may be displayed when the menu viewing function is selected by the user. Alternatively, the mobile terminal may display an area for receiving a specific application entry command in a soft key format on the desktop, and the soft key format is always displayed the same regardless of setting / changing the desktop.

As described above, according to the related art, in order to select a specific application in the desktop display state, it is cumbersome to select an icon corresponding to the specific application from the icons displayed through the selection of the menu viewing function.

In addition, since the soft key area is always provided at the same position even when the background screen is changed, the user may be bored.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal capable of displaying an image corresponding to location information and a display method thereof.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal capable of displaying an image including an application icon corresponding to location information as a partial image and a display method thereof.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal capable of displaying an image in which an application icon is identified to correspond to an event occurrence, and a display method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal comprising: a location information module for obtaining location information; A display unit for displaying an image; A memory for storing at least one image; And a controller configured to retrieve at least one image corresponding to the position information acquired by the position information module from the memory, and to control the display to display a first image of the at least one found image.

In this case, the first image may include, as a partial image, an icon corresponding to each of at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object, the display unit for displaying an image including an icon corresponding to each of the at least one application as a partial image; And a controller for controlling the display unit to display an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event among the at least one icon included in the image to be detected when an event occurs.

In addition, the display method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object, the step of obtaining location information; Searching for at least one image corresponding to the acquired location information; And displaying a first image of the searched at least one image.

In this case, the first image may include, as a partial image, an icon corresponding to each of at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information.

In addition, a display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises a first display step of displaying an image including an icon corresponding to each of at least one application as a partial image; A sensing step of detecting occurrence of an event; And a second display step of displaying the image such that an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event is identified and displayed among at least one icon included in the image.

Effects of the mobile terminal and the display method thereof according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, a background image corresponding to the location information can be displayed.

Second, since the background image including the application icon corresponding to the location information as the partial image can be displayed, the application can be easily selected in the background image display state.

Third, since the application icon can be identified and displayed corresponding to the occurrence of the event, the occurrence of the event can be easily recognized in the background image display state.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like.

However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

[Description on Figure 1-Overall Configuration]

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and a network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

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

The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

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

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

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a wireless signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access and may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the A / V input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the use environment.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of a user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

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

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

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

Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. With this structure, the user can see the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another, or may be disposed integrally with one another, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, and a proximity touch movement state). Information corresponding to the sensed proximity touch operation and proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

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

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

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

The interface unit 170 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, wired / wireless headset ports, external charger ports, wired / wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input / output (I / O) ports, The video input / output (I / O) port, the earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the usage rights of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identify module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module ( Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Therefore, the identification device may be connected to the terminal 100 through a port.

The interface unit 170 may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various commands input by the user from the cradle. It may be a passage through which a signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may operate as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

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

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware or a combination thereof.

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

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in software applications written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

[Description on Fig. 2-Instrument Description]

2A is a front perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention.

The disclosed portable terminal 100 has a terminal body in the form of a bar. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is applicable to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swivel type, and two or more bodies are coupled to be movable relative to each other.

The body includes a casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) that forms an exterior. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. Various electronic components are built in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be further disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The cases may be formed by injecting synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output module 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface unit 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. Can be. The user input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

The display unit 151 may occupy most of the main surface of the front case 101. The sound output module 152 and the camera 121 are disposed in areas adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151, and the first operation unit 131 and the microphone 122 are disposed in areas adjacent to the other end. Can be. The second operation unit 132 and the interface unit 170 may be disposed on side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

Content input by the first or second manipulation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 adjusts the volume of the sound output from the sound output module 152 or the display unit 151. Command), such as switching to the touch recognition mode.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 ′ may be additionally mounted on the rear of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 ′ has a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 has a low pixel so that the user's face is photographed and transmitted to the counterpart in case of a video call, and the camera 121 'photographs a general subject and does not transmit it immediately. It is desirable to have a high pixel because there are many. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed on the terminal body to be rotatable or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to see his / her own face or the like when photographing (self-photographing) the user using the camera 121 '.

The sound output module 152 ′ may be further disposed on the rear side of the terminal body. The sound output module 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output module 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

The antenna 124 for receiving a broadcast signal may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may be further equipped with a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. Like the display unit 151, the touch pad 135 may also be configured to have a light transmission type. In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output visual information from both sides, the visual information may be recognized through the touch pad 135. The information output on both surfaces may be controlled by the touch pad 135. Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may also be disposed on the rear case 102.

The touch pad 135 operates in association with the display unit 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed in parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have the same or smaller size as the display unit 151.

[Description on Fig. 3-Front, Back Touch]

Hereinafter, the operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

3A and 3B are front views of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These pieces of information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

In order to input such information, at least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement so as to be implemented in the form of a keypad. Such a keypad may be called a so-called " soft key ".

3A illustrates receiving a touch applied to a softkey through the front of the terminal body.

The display unit 151 may operate in an entire area or may be operated in a divided manner. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window 151a and the input window 151b are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window 151b, a soft key 151c displaying a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is output. When the softkey 151c is touched, a number or the like corresponding to the touched softkey is displayed on the output window 151a. When the first operation unit 131 is operated, a call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

3B illustrates receiving a touch applied to a softkey through the rear of the terminal body. If FIG. 3A is a portrait in which the terminal body is arranged vertically, FIG. 3B illustrates a landscape in which the terminal body is arranged horizontally. The display unit 151 may be configured to convert the output screen according to the arrangement direction of the terminal body.

3B shows that the text input mode is activated in the mobile terminal. The display unit 151 displays an output window 151a 'and an input window 151b'. A plurality of soft keys 151c 'displaying at least one of letters, symbols, and numbers may be arranged in the input window 151b'. The softkeys 151c 'may be arranged in the form of a QWERTY key.

When the soft keys 151c 'are touched through the touch pad 135 (refer to FIG. 2B), letters, numbers, symbols, etc. corresponding to the touched soft keys are displayed on the output window 151a'. As described above, the touch input through the touch pad 135 has an advantage of preventing the softkey 151c 'from being blocked by the finger when touched, as compared with the touch input through the display unit 151. When the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 are transparent, the fingers located at the rear of the terminal body can be visually checked, and thus more accurate touch input is possible.

In addition to the input methods disclosed in the above embodiments, the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling. By scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, the user may move an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, a cursor or a pointer located at an icon. Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This may be useful for editing an image displayed on the display unit 151.

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. For example, the function may include activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135.

[Description on Figure 4-Proximity Touch]

The proximity sensor 141 described with reference to FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a pointer such as a user's finger or pen approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor 141 disposed in or near the touch screen detects this and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured to output different proximity signals according to a distance between the proximity touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter, referred to as “proximity depth”).

In FIG. 4, for example, a cross section of a touch screen on which three proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is disposed is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a touch touch. When the pointer is positioned below the distance d ₁ on the touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a first proximity depth. When the pointer is spaced apart from the distance d ₁ or more and less than d ₂ on the touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a second proximity depth. When the pointer is spaced apart from the distance d ₂ or more and less than d ₃ on the touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a third proximity depth. When the pointer is positioned at a distance of more than d ₃ from the touch screen, the proximity touch is recognized as released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 may recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity depth and the proximity position of the pointer, and perform various operation control according to the various input signals.

[Description on Figure 5-Transparent Touch]

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method for a touch operation when a pair of display units 155 and 156 overlap.

The terminal disclosed in this drawing is a folder-type terminal in which a folder unit is foldable with respect to a main body. The first display unit 155 mounted on the folder unit may be a light transmissive type or a transparent type such as a TOLED, but the second display unit 156 mounted on the main body may have a form such that light does not penetrate like an LCD. The first and second display units 155 and 156 may be configured as touch screens capable of touch input, respectively.

For example, when a touch (contact touch or proximity touch) with respect to the first display unit (for example, the TOLED) 155 is detected, the controller 180 determines the type of touch. And at least one image selected from the image list displayed on the TOLED 155 according to the touch time.

Hereinafter, the touch, long touch, and the like may be controlled in a manner in which information displayed on the second display unit (for example, LCD) 156 is controlled when the TOLED 155 is exposed to the outside in an overlapped form. The following description will be based on input methods divided into long touch and drag.

In the overlapped state (mobile terminal is closed), the TOLED 155 is disposed to overlap the lower side of the LCD 156. In this state, when a touch different from a touch for controlling the image displayed on the TOLED 155 is detected, for example, a long touch (for example, a touch lasting more than 2 seconds to 3 seconds), the controller 180 ) Causes at least one image of the image list displayed on the LCD 156 to be selected according to the sensed touch input. The result of the execution of the selected image is displayed on the TOLED 155.

The long touch can also be used to selectively move a desired one of the objects displayed on the LCD 156 to the TOLED 155 (without its execution operation). That is, the user may select one area of the TOLED 155 corresponding to the specific object of the LCD 156. In the long touch, the controller 180 moves the object to the TOLED 155 for display. Meanwhile, the object displayed on the TOLED 155 may also be transferred to the LCD 156 according to a predetermined touch input, for example, flicking, swirling, or the like, on the TOLED 155. In this figure, the menu No. 2 displayed on the LCD 156 is moved to the TOLED 155 and illustrated.

If another input, for example, a drag, is additionally detected along with the long touch, the controller 180 is a function related to the image selected by the long touch, for example, a preview screen for the image is displayed on the TOLED 155. Can be displayed on. In this figure, the case where the preview (male photograph) with respect to the 2nd menu (image file) is performed is illustrated.

When the preview screen is output and the drag is made to the TOLED 155 to another image while maintaining the long touch, the controller 180 controls the selection cursor (or selection bar) of the LCD 156. The selected cursor is displayed on the preview screen (woman photo). Then, when the touch (long touch and drag) is finished, the controller 180 displays the first image selected by the long touch.

The touch operation (long touch and drag) may be performed when a slide (movement of the proximity touch corresponding to the drag) is detected together with the long proximity touch (the proximity touch lasting at least 2 seconds to 3 seconds) for the TOLED 155. The same applies to.

If a touch operation other than those mentioned above is detected, the controller 180 may operate in the same manner as a general touch control method.

The control method for the touch operation in the overlapped form may be applied to a terminal having a single display. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a terminal different from a folder type having a dual display.

[Description on Figure 6-Haptic]

6A and 6B are views referred to for describing a proximity touch recognition region in which a proximity signal is detected and a haptic region in which a haptic effect occurs.

FIG. 6A illustrates an object such as an icon or a menu item in a circle for convenience of description. As shown in (a) of FIG. 6A, an area where an object is displayed on the display unit 151 may be divided into a first area A in the center and a second area B surrounding the area. The first area A and the second area B may be configured to generate a tactile effect having different intensities or patterns. For example, the first vibration may be output when the second region B is touched, and the second vibration may be output when the first region A is touched.

If it is necessary to simultaneously set the proximity touch recognition area and the haptic area in the area where the object is displayed, the haptic area where the haptic effect occurs and the proximity touch recognition area where the proximity signal is detected Can be set differently. That is, the haptic area may be set narrower than the proximity touch recognition area, or the haptic area may be set wider than the proximity touch recognition area. For example, in (a) of FIG. 6A, an area including the first area A and the second area B may be set as a proximity touch recognition area, and the first area A may be set as a haptic area.

As shown in Fig. 6A (b), the area in which the object is displayed is divided into three areas A, B, and C, or as shown in Fig. 6A (c), N (N> 4). It can also be divided into three areas. Each divided area may be configured to generate a tactile effect having different intensities or patterns. Even when the area in which one object is displayed is divided into three or more areas, the haptic area and the proximity touch recognition area may be set differently according to the use environment.

The display unit 151 may be configured such that the size of the proximity touch recognition area varies depending on the depth of proximity. That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6B, the corresponding proximity touch recognition area is gradually reduced to 'C', 'B', and 'A' according to the proximity depth to the display unit 151, Alternatively, the corresponding proximity touch recognition region may be gradually increased according to the depth of proximity to the display unit 151. Even in this case, the haptic region may be set to a constant size regardless of the depth of proximity to the display unit 151 as in the 'H' region illustrated in FIG. 6B.

 When dividing the area where the object is displayed for setting the haptic area or the proximity touch recognition area, in addition to the concentric division as shown in FIG. Various methods, such as division, can be used.

For convenience of description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal mentioned below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1. In addition, the touch mentioned below includes both the above-mentioned contact touch and a proximity touch.

[Description on FIG. 7-First Flowchart]

7 is a first flowchart of a display method of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;

The mobile terminal 100 obtains its own location information using the location information module 115 (S701).

The mobile terminal 100 may receive information for obtaining location information by using the wireless communication unit 110 before obtaining location information.

Here, the information for obtaining location information may include at least one of location information, base station location information, and network location information of each of the plurality of satellites by the GPS system.

In operation S701, the mobile terminal 100 may acquire its own location information by using the received information for obtaining the location information under the control of the controller 180.

The location information may include at least one of coordinate information, administrative address information, point of interest (POI) information, setting name information, and relative location information.

Here, the coordinate information means position information expressed by longitude, latitude, distance, speed, time information, and the like. In addition, at least one of administrative address information, POI information, setting name information, and relative position information may be generated based on the coordinate information.

In addition, administrative address information is hierarchically classified into a major classification zone (e.g., a country) / a first classification zone (province, state, or metropolitan city) / a second classification zone (city, district, or county) .... / 1 It may consist of a subclassification zone (dong, eup, cotton or li) / second subclassification zone (trough, street or building name) and the like.

In addition, the POI information may refer to name or specific information set for a specific place. For example, the POI information may include names such as "Oh Mart," "Oo Restaurant," "Oo Department Store," or other unusual information such as "Gyeonggi-do Restaurant," "Recommended Data Place," and "Weekend Outing Place." Can be.

In addition, the setting name information may refer to name or specific information set by a user with respect to a specific place. For example, the setting name information may include "where we met yesterday", "first date", "restaurant", "company", "house", "school" and the like.

In addition, the relative position information may include information based on a movement pattern such as a moving distance from one point to another point, a moving time, a moving speed, and a moving direction, or a distance based on a specific point (for example, a specific place), and a moving speed. This may mean information based on a relative position such as a moving direction.

The mobile terminal 100 retrieves at least one image corresponding to the position information acquired in the obtaining step S701 from the memory 160 under the control of the controller 180 (S703).

In the image stored in the memory 160, location information may be set according to a user selection.

For example, when “school” is selected for the “first image” by the user, the controller 180 may set “school” as the location information of the “first image”.

Therefore, when the acquired location information is "school", the mobile terminal 100 may search for the first image. Meanwhile, when there are a plurality of images in which "school" is set as the location information, the mobile terminal 100 may search for all of the plurality of images in which "school" is set.

For example, the image searched in the first search step S703 may include a background image.

9A to 9D, the mobile terminal 100 may store a plurality of background images in the memory 160. More specifically, location information "house", "company", "moving", and "park" may be set in the background image illustrated in FIGS. 9A to 9D, respectively.

The mobile terminal 100 searches for at least one application corresponding to the location information acquired in the obtaining step S701 from the memory 160 under the control of the controller 180 (S703).

Here, the application, as a function that can be performed using the mobile terminal 100, a call-related application including a voice call origination / video call origination function, a message creation / message callout / message search function It may include a message-related application, a schedule management-related application including an anniversary management / appointment management / date notification function, a broadcast-related application including a TV viewing / RADIO listening / recording broadcast viewing function.

The memory 160 may store location information for each application according to a user selection or according to a predetermined criterion of the mobile terminal 100.

For example, when “school” is selected for “first and third applications” by the user, the controller 180 may set and store “school” as location information of “first and third applications”. have.

Therefore, when the acquired location information is "school", the controller 180 may search for the first and third applications.

Alternatively, the controller 180 may store the application execution frequency (or execution time) information for each location information in the memory 160, and the predetermined number of applications in the order of increasing execution frequency (or execution time) in the obtained position information. You can search for

Therefore, when the acquired location information is "school" and the frequency of execution is high in the order of the first to third applications in the "school", the mobile terminal 100 may search for the first to third applications.

Although the first search step S703 and the second search step S705 are shown in the drawing as being able to be performed sequentially, they may be performed simultaneously or in reverse order in some cases.

The mobile terminal 100, under the control of the controller 180, selects an icon (or image) (hereinafter, referred to as an icon) corresponding to each of the at least one application searched in the second search step (S705). In operation S707, a partial image of an image (hereinafter, referred to as a “first image”) of the at least one image found in FIG.

Here, the first image may mean an image selected by the user among the at least one image searched in the first search step S703, an image according to a predetermined display order, an image corresponding to a predetermined time zone, and the like.

The memory 160 stores an icon (or image) for each application, and the controller 180 stores an icon (or image) corresponding to each of at least one application retrieved from the memory 160 in the second search step (S705). You can search for

As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10J, the mobile terminal 100 may store an application-specific icon image in the memory 160. More specifically, the icon images illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10J may be "call related applications", "broadcast related applications", "internet related applications", "photo related applications", "message related applications", and "schedule management", respectively. Application "," electronic dictionary related application "," photo shooting related application "," MP3 related application ", and" photo shooting and MP3 related application ".

In addition, the controller 180 may arrange the searched icon on the first image to form a partial image of the first image. Accordingly, the user may recognize the first image in which the icon is disposed as the partial image as one image.

For example, the controller 180 may generate the image illustrated in FIGS. 11A through 11D by combining the icon image and the background image.

Meanwhile, the image searched in the first search step S703 may be an image including an icon corresponding to at least one application corresponding to the location information acquired in the acquisition step S701 as a partial image.

Here, the second search step S705 may be performed before performing the first search step S703. That is, the mobile terminal 100 may search for the image including the icon of the application found in the second search step S705 as a partial image in the first search step S703.

For example, the mobile terminal 100 may store at least one image including an application-specific icon as a partial image in the memory 160. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may store the icon image and the background image for each application as one image instead of separately.

As illustrated in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the mobile terminal 100 may store an image in which the icon of the application corresponding to the location information is included as a partial image in the memory 160.

More specifically, according to FIG. 11A, when the location information is "home", the mobile terminal 100 may search for a background image corresponding to "house", and the searched background image corresponds to "house". Icons 901, 902, 903, 904, and 905 corresponding to applications, for example, a photo search-related application, a broadcast-related application, a message-related application, an Internet-related application, a call-related application, and the like, may be included as partial images. have.

Alternatively, according to FIG. 11B, when the location information is "company", the mobile terminal 100 may search for a background image corresponding to "company", and the searched background image may correspond to an application corresponding to "company". For example, icons 903, 905, and 908 corresponding to a message related application, a call related application, an electronic dictionary related application, and the like may be included as a partial image.

Alternatively, according to FIG. 11C, when the location information is “subway (or moving)”, the mobile terminal 100 may search for a background image corresponding to “subway”, and the searched background image may be “subway”. Include icons 902, 903, 904, 905, 909 corresponding to applications corresponding to, for example, broadcast-related applications, message-related applications, Internet-related applications, call-related applications, MP3-related applications, and the like as partial images. Can be.

Alternatively, according to FIG. 11D, when the location information is "park", the mobile terminal 100 may search for a background image corresponding to "park", and the searched background image may correspond to an application corresponding to "park". For example, icons 903, 910, and 911 corresponding to a message related application, an MP3 related application, a photo shooting related application, and the like may be included as a partial image.

Returning to FIG. 7, when the application icon is included as a partial image in the image searched in the first search step S703, the above-described configuration step S707 may not be necessary and may be omitted.

The mobile terminal 100 displays the first image of the at least one image corresponding to the position information acquired in the obtaining step S701 by using the display unit 151 under the control of the controller 180 (S709). ).

Here, the first image may include an icon of the application found in the search step S705 as a partial image.

In the display step S709, the mobile terminal 100 may identify and display an icon included in the first image under the control of the controller 180.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the mobile terminal 100 may display an icon of an application found in the search step S705 to be identified.

The mobile terminal 100 may obtain at least one information of weather information and time information (S711).

In an operation S711, the mobile terminal 100 may receive or download weather information from an external terminal (or server) using the wireless communication unit 110. In particular, when using the Internet, the wireless Internet module 113 may be used. In addition, the external terminal or server may mean a separate terminal or server for providing weather information.

In operation S711, the mobile terminal 100 may include a timer (not shown), and may acquire time information including a current date and time information using the timer.

The mobile terminal 100 may change and display a part of the first image to correspond to time information or weather information acquired in the obtaining step S711 under the control of the controller 180 (S713).

For example, when the first image includes the window image as a partial image, the controller 180 may display time information or weather information as the window image is changed.

In response to the time information, the mobile terminal 100 may store, in the memory 160, the first image, the portion of which is partially changed for each time zone according to a name representing a predetermined time interval or time.

For example, when the predetermined time interval is 4 hours, the memory 160 partially fits the respective time zones such as the time zones from 12 to 4 hours, the time zones from 4 to 8 hours, and the time zones from 8 to 12 hours. This modified first image can be stored. In addition, the memory 160 may store a first image in which a time zone and a part thereof are changed according to names representing times of dawn, morning, morning, morning, afternoon, evening, and night.

13A to 13C display an image in which a portion is changed to correspond to time information.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a time zone is designated for each name representing a time, and the window image of the first image is changed.

When the current time belongs to a time zone indicating "morning", the mobile terminal 100 displays a first image (eg, a shape in which the sun starts to rise through the window) in which the window image is changed to correspond to "morning". 13a, if the current time belongs to a time zone representing "afternoon", displays a first image (eg, a sun shining through the window) whose window image has changed to correspond to "afternoon"; FIG. 13B), when the current time belongs to a time zone indicating “night”, a first image (eg, a moon or star through a window) whose window image is changed to correspond to “night” may be displayed. (FIG. 13C).

In response to the weather information, the mobile terminal 100 may store, in the memory 160, the first image, the portion of which is partially changed for each weather. For example, the weather may include sunny, cloudy, lightly cloudy, very cloudy, rain, little rain, much rain, snow, little snow, lots of snow, etc., with the first image partially modified to correspond to the weather Can be stored.

14A-14D display images in which portions have been changed to correspond to weather information.

When the current weather is "rain", the mobile terminal 100 displays a first image (for example, a shape of rain through the window) in which the window image is changed to correspond to "rain" (FIG. 14A), and the current If the weather is "cloud", display a first image (e.g., a clouded shape through the window) in which the window image is changed to correspond to "cloud" (FIG. 14B), and the current weather is "snow." To display a first image whose window image has been changed to correspond to "snow" (e.g., snow falling through the window) (FIG. 14C) and, if the current weather is "sunny", to correspond to "sunny" It is possible to display a first image in which the window image is changed (for example, a sun rise through the window) (FIG. 14D).

When the mobile terminal 100 includes a touch screen (not shown), the mobile terminal 100 senses a touch on an icon of an image displayed in the display step S709 under the control of the controller 180 (S715).

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 displays the first image such that the touched icon is identified and displayed according to the pattern of the touch detected in the sensing step S715 (S717), or the application corresponding to the touched icon. An image according to driving may be displayed (S719).

For example, the touch pattern may include a contact touch of a predetermined number / time / pressure / area, a proximity touch of a certain distance / time, and the like.

The identification display may include an enlarged display, a highlight display, a haptic output, and the like. Furthermore, the touched icon may be enlarged, highlighted, or haptic output in proportion to the number / time / pressure area of the touch touch or inversely proportional to the distance of the proximity touch according to the touch pattern.

The image according to the driving of the application may include an application related function list and an image according to the execution of the representative function among the application related functions.

15A to 17D described below, the touch pattern is limited to the number of touches of the touch touch.

15A to 15D, when a broadcast related application icon (hereinafter, referred to as a 'broadcast icon') is touched, the corresponding icon is identified or displayed, or a driving image of the broadcast related application is displayed.

When the broadcast icon of the first image is touched, the mobile terminal 100 may enlarge and display the broadcast icon in proportion to the number of touches (FIGS. 15A and 15B). That is, the greater the number of touches, the larger the broadcast icon can be enlarged.

In addition, when the broadcast icon of the first image is touched a predetermined number of times, the mobile terminal 100 displays a broadcast related list (FIG. 15C), or displays a broadcast signal output screen according to performance of watching TV, which is a function of a broadcast related application. Can be displayed (FIG. 15D). Alternatively, when "TV viewing" is selected from the broadcast related list of FIG. 15C, the screen configuration of FIG. 15D may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may sequentially perform an enlarged display and a broadcast related list display (or a broadcast screen output) in proportion to the number of touches.

16A to 16D, when a call related application icon (hereinafter, “call icon”) is touched, the icon is identified or displayed, or a driving image of the call related application is displayed.

When the call icon of the first image is touched, the mobile terminal 100 may enlarge and display the call icon in proportion to the number of touches (FIGS. 16A and 16B). That is, the greater the number of touches, the larger the call icon may be enlarged.

In addition, when the call icon of the first image is touched a certain number of times, the mobile terminal 100 displays a recent call list (or a phone book list) (FIG. 16C), or performs a call origination that is a function of a call-related application. Accordingly, a call can be sent to a specific counterpart terminal (FIG. 16D). Alternatively, when a specific counterpart terminal is selected from the recent call list of FIG. 16C, the screen configuration of FIG. 16D may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may sequentially perform an enlarged display and a recent call list display (or call origination to a specific counterpart terminal) in proportion to the number of touches.

17A to 17D, when a schedule management related application icon (hereinafter, referred to as a “calendar management icon”) is touched, the corresponding icon is identified or displayed, or a driving image of the schedule management related application is displayed.

When the schedule management icon of the first image is touched, the mobile terminal 100 may enlarge and display the schedule management icon in proportion to the number of touches (FIGS. 17A and 17B). That is, the greater the number of touches, the larger the schedule management icon may be.

For example, if the schedule management icon is a calendar, the calendar is displayed to identify the anniversary date, the scheduled date, and the like, including today's date.

In particular, in Fig. 17B, today's date is October 10, and an anniversary or a specified date is identified as October 5, 14, or 16.

When "October 14 (the date designated as an anniversary)" is selected in FIG. 17B, the mobile terminal 100 may display the anniversary information designated on the "October 14" (FIG. 17C).

Alternatively, when "October 15 (Date of Independence Day)" is selected in FIG. 17B, the mobile terminal 100 displays a screen for inputting anniversary or schedule information for "October 15". This can be done (FIG. 17D).

The mobile terminal 100 may include an icon corresponding to the specific application as a partial image of the first image when the specific application is stopped due to a certain reason while driving the specific application.

Prior to the termination of a particular application, it may be assumed that no icon corresponding to the particular application is included in the first image.

If a particular application is suspended for some reason, the user will generally want to re-execute the suspended application, so that the icon of the specific application can be included in the background image to facilitate selection of the specific application.

18A to 18C illustrate a process of including a specific application icon as a partial image when a specific application in operation is stopped.

When the mobile terminal 100 suspends the e-book-related application in response to a call reception while the e-book-related application is being driven (FIG. 18A), the icon corresponding to the e-book-related application in the first image (hereinafter, referred to as an “e-book icon”) ) 1801 can be displayed as a partial image (FIG. 18B).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 18B, the e-book icon 1801 may display a page that was displayed at the time of stopping.

When the e-book icon 1801 is touched by the user in FIG. 18B, the mobile terminal 100 may drive an e-book-related application and display the page displayed at the time at which it was interrupted (FIG. 18C).

In operation S709, the mobile terminal 100 may display a first image including an avatar corresponding to a specific counterpart (hereinafter referred to as a “partner avatar”) as a partial image. Here, the counterpart avatar may be at least one.

The mobile terminal 100 may designate an avatar corresponding to each of at least one counterpart registered in the phone book and store the avatar in the memory 160. In this case, the controller 180 may designate an avatar for each counterpart according to a user's selection.

When the mobile terminal 100 detects a selection signal for the counterpart avatar in the first image under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 displays information related to the specific counterpart corresponding to the counterpart avatar. Can be displayed.

For example, when the mobile terminal 100 includes a touch screen, when the counterpart avatar is touched by the user, the controller 180 may detect a selection signal for the counterpart avatar.

19A to 19C, when the counterpart avatar is selected, the specific counterpart related information is displayed.

When the counterpart avatar 1901 of the first image is touched (FIG. 19A), the mobile terminal 100 enters a folder of the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart avatar 1901 and displays a list of information directories stored in the folder. Alternatively, the user may enter a photo album, which is the first directory of the information directory, and display a list of related pictures (FIG. 19C). Alternatively, when a photo album is selected from the information directory list of FIG. 19B, the screen configuration of FIG. 19C may be displayed.

In operation S709, the mobile terminal 100 displays a first image including an icon corresponding to a schedule management related application (hereinafter, a “schedule management icon”) as a partial image under the control of the controller 180. can do.

The schedule management icon may be displayed as a partial image in all images displayed in the display step S709, independently of the position information acquired in the obtaining step S701.

In general, it is intended to be suitable for informing the time and date in the background image (or background image).

Referring to FIG. 11A, the clock icon 906 is an icon for managing a time-related schedule, and the calendar icon 907 is an icon for managing a date-related schedule.

In addition, the clock icon 906 may identify and display the current time and the time at which the schedule is designated, and the calendar icon 907 may identify the time at which the current date and the schedule (or the anniversary) are designated.

Meanwhile, the specific icon (s) of the first image displayed in the display step S709 may be moved in the first image according to a user's selection.

For example, the user may move the position of the icon by using touch drag and multi-touch.

[Description on Fig. 8-Second Flowchart]

8 is a second flowchart of a display method of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;

Under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 displays an image including an icon corresponding to at least one application (hereinafter, 'icon') as a partial image by using the display unit 151 (S801). ).

Here, the image may include a background image or a background screen.

In operation S801, the mobile terminal 100 may display an image corresponding to at least one of location information, time information, and weather information.

In particular, in the case of location information, it may be the same as the display step S709 of FIG. 7, and in the case of time information or weather information, it may be the same as the display step S713 of FIG. 7.

The mobile terminal 100 detects an event occurrence under the control of the controller 180 (S803).

For example, the event may include call / message reception, picture taking, picture deletion, and the like.

The mobile terminal 100 displays an image such that an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the event detected in the sensing step S803 is identified and displayed under the control of the controller 180 (S805).

For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 20A and 20B, when the detected event is a call reception, the mobile terminal 100 may display a shape in which the call icon vibrates or a shape in which the call icon is enlarged. Can be.

Alternatively, as illustrated in FIGS. 21A and 21B, when the detected event is photographing, the mobile terminal 100 may add a frame corresponding to the photo search icon 901 as an image is added by photographing. The number may be increased by one (901-1).

Under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 selects an icon corresponding to the event detected in the sensing step S803 using the avatar included in the image (S807).

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 drives an application corresponding to the icon selected in the selection step S807 and displays an image according thereto (S809).

For example, when detecting a call reception, the mobile terminal 100 may display a process in which the avatar moves to a call icon and selects a call icon (FIG. 22A). More specifically, the avatar may display the call icon when the call key is selected by the user. Since the mobile terminal 100 stores the time taken from the call reception notification start time to the call key selection time and the avatar moving image for each time required in the memory 160, the controller 180 controls the avatar corresponding to the average time required. The moving image may be displayed in combination with the image of the display step S801.

Therefore, when the call icon is selected by the avatar, the mobile terminal 100 may display a screen according to the call connection (FIG. 22B).

Alternatively, even when there is no user selection operation, at the time when the call icon is selected by the avatar, the mobile terminal 100 may connect the received call under the control of the controller 180.

Alternatively, when detecting the message reception, the mobile terminal 100 may display a process in which the avatar moves to the message icon and selects the message icon (FIG. 23A). More specifically, it may be displayed so that the avatar can select the message icon at the time when the message confirmation key is selected by the user. Since the mobile terminal 100 stores, in the memory 160, the time taken from the message reception notification start time to the message confirmation key selection time and the avatar moving image for each time, the controller 180 corresponds to the average time required. The avatar movement image may be displayed in combination with the image of the display step S801.

Therefore, when the message icon is selected by the avatar, the mobile terminal 100 may display the content of the received message (FIG. 23B).

Alternatively, even when there is no user selection operation, at the time when the message icon is selected by the avatar, the mobile terminal 100 may display the content of the received message under the control of the controller 180. .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described display method may be embodied as processor readable codes on a medium in which a program is recorded. Examples of processor-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2b is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;

3A and 3B are front views of a mobile terminal for explaining an operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method for a touch operation in a form in which a pair of display units overlap.

6A and 6B are conceptual views for explaining a proximity touch recognition region where a proximity signal is detected and a haptic region that generates a tactile effect, respectively.

7 and 8 are flowcharts of a display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9D illustrate background images for location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10A to 10J are diagrams showing images of application-specific icons in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

11A to 11D are screen configuration diagrams showing an image including an application icon as a partial image for each location information of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a screen configuration diagram displaying an image in which an application icon is identified according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13A to 13C are screen configuration diagrams displaying an image in which a part is changed to correspond to time information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14A to 14D are screen configuration diagrams displaying an image in which a part is changed to correspond to weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15A to 15D are screen configuration diagrams of identifying and displaying a corresponding icon or displaying a driving image of a broadcast related application when a broadcast related application icon is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

16A to 16D are screen configuration diagrams of identifying and displaying a corresponding icon or displaying a driving image of a call-related application when a call-related application icon is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17A to 17D are screen configuration diagrams of identifying and displaying a corresponding icon or displaying a driving image of a schedule management related application when a schedule management related application icon is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

18A to 18C illustrate a process of including a specific application icon as a partial image when a specific application in operation is stopped according to an embodiment of the present invention.

19A to 19C are screen configuration diagrams for displaying specific counterpart related information when an avatar of a specific counterpart is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

20A and 20B illustrate screen configuration diagrams for identifying and displaying a call related application icon when a call reception is detected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

21A and 21B illustrate screen configuration diagrams for identifying and displaying a photo search related application icon when a photo capture is detected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

22A and 22B illustrate screen configuration diagrams for selecting an icon and displaying an image according to driving of an application using an avatar when call reception is detected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

23A and 23B are screen configuration diagrams of displaying an image according to selection of an icon and driving of an application using an avatar when receiving a message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (25)

A location information module for obtaining location information; A display unit for displaying an image; A memory for storing at least one image; And A control unit for retrieving at least one image corresponding to the location information obtained by the location information module from the memory and controlling the display unit to display a first image of the at least one retrieved image; The first image includes a partial image of an icon corresponding to each of at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information. The method of claim 1, The memory, Save an image of the icon corresponding to each of the at least one application, The control unit, And searching for at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information, and configuring an image of an icon corresponding to each of the at least one searched application as a partial image of the first image. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit, And displaying the first image such that the icon is identified and displayed under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a touch screen including the display unit, The display unit, When the touch on the icon is detected by the touch screen, the first image is displayed or the touch is displayed so that the touched icon is identified to correspond to the pattern of the detected touch, under the control of the controller. The mobile terminal to display an image according to the driving of the application corresponding to the icon. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit, Under the control of the controller, the mobile terminal changes and displays a part of the first image to correspond to at least one of weather information and time information. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit, Under control of the controller, display the first image including an icon corresponding to a schedule management related application as a partial image, The icon corresponding to the schedule management related application may include at least one of current date / time information, anniversary information, and schedule management information. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit, And when the specific application is interrupted during execution, displaying the first image including an icon corresponding to the specific application as a partial image under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit, The mobile terminal is configured to display the first image including the avatar corresponding to the specific counterpart as a partial image under the control of the controller, and to display information related to the specific counterpart when detecting a selection signal for the avatar. The method of claim 1, The control unit, Detect the occurrence of an event, The display unit, The mobile terminal is further configured to display the first image such that an icon corresponding to the application corresponding to the detected event is identified and displayed among the at least one icon included in the first image. The method of claim 9, The control unit, Selecting an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event by using the avatar included in the first image, The display unit, Under the control of the controller, a mobile terminal for displaying an image according to the driving of the application corresponding to the selected icon. A display unit configured to display an image including an icon corresponding to each of the at least one application as a partial image; And And a controller configured to control the display unit to display an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event among the at least one icon included in the image. The method of claim 11, wherein the display unit, A mobile terminal for displaying an image corresponding to at least one of location information, time information, weather information under the control of the controller. The method of claim 11, The control unit, Selecting an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event by using the avatar included in the image, The display unit, Under the control of the controller, a mobile terminal for displaying an image according to the driving of the application corresponding to the selected icon. The method of claim 11, Further comprising a touch screen including the display unit, The display unit, When a touch on a first icon of at least one icon included in the image is detected by the touch screen, an image in which the first icon is identified and displayed to correspond to the detected touch pattern under the control of the controller The mobile terminal for displaying a display or an image according to the driving of the application corresponding to the first icon. Obtaining location information; Searching for at least one image corresponding to the acquired location information; And Displaying a first image of the retrieved at least one image, The first image is a display method of a mobile terminal including an icon corresponding to each of at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information as a partial image. The method of claim 15, Searching for at least one application corresponding to the obtained location information; And And displaying an image of an icon corresponding to each of the at least one searched application as a partial image of the first image. The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying step, And displaying the first image such that the icon is identified and displayed. The method of claim 15, If the mobile terminal includes a touch screen, further comprising: detecting a touch on the icon; The display step, And displaying the first image such that the touched icon is identified and displayed, or displaying an image according to driving of an application corresponding to the touched icon so as to correspond to the detected touch pattern. The method of claim 15, Obtaining at least one information of weather information and time information; The display step, And displaying a part of the first image by changing a portion of the first image so as to correspond to the obtained information. The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying step, Displaying the first image including an icon corresponding to a schedule management related application as a partial image, The icon corresponding to the schedule management related application includes at least one of current date / time information, anniversary information, and schedule management information. The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying step, And displaying a first image including an icon corresponding to the specific application as a partial image when the specific application is stopped while the specific application is being driven. The method of claim 15, The display step, Displaying the first image including an avatar corresponding to a specific counterpart as a partial image, If detecting the selection signal for the avatar, displaying the information related to the specific counterpart. The method of claim 15, Detecting an event occurrence; The display step, And displaying the first image such that an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event is displayed among the at least one icon included in the first image. The method of claim 23, Selecting an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event by using the avatar included in the first image; And And displaying an image according to driving of an application corresponding to the selected icon. A first display step of displaying an image including an icon corresponding to each of the at least one application as a partial image; A sensing step of detecting occurrence of an event; And And displaying the image such that an icon corresponding to an application corresponding to the detected event is identified and displayed among the at least one icon included in the image.

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