KR20120019064A - Mobile twrminal having smart search widget and searching method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and a searching method thereof having a smart search Widget are provided to search for a plurality of search portals through one search Widget. CONSTITUTION: A display unit(151) displays a smart search Widget having a grouped search icon. A user input unit(130) inputs a search word on a search window of the smart search Widget. A controller(180) searches for the inputted keyword on a search site of a search icon. The controller displays the search result on a screen. The smart search Widget includes a plurality of search icons, a search window, and a search button.

Description

Mobile terminal with smart search widget and its search method {MOBILE TWRMINAL HAVING SMART SEARCH WIDGET AND SEARCHING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a smart search widget and a method for searching for a smart search widget using a gesture.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include data and voice communication functions, taking pictures or videos through a camera, storing voices, playing music files through a speaker system, and displaying images or videos. Some mobile terminals include additional functionality to play games, while others are implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive broadcast or multicast signals to watch video or television programs.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. The foregoing efforts include not only changes and improvements in the structural components forming the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows a user who is unfamiliar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also user interface (UI) Is becoming an important function of Accordingly, as the touch function is applied to a mobile terminal in various forms, development of a user interface (UI) corresponding thereto is further demanded.

In general, widgets are mini-applications (applications, software), which are one of the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that facilitate the interaction between users, applications, and operating systems.

In other words, a widget is a mini application program that enables users to use various information services on their PCs, mobile phones, blogs, and cafes without going through a web browser.

The widgets range from useful functions such as calendars, calculators, clocks, weather, calendars, and notepads to entertainment, such as games and music, as well as stocks, exchange rates, and news services. The widget is divided into a desktop widget, a web widget, and a mobile widget according to an installation environment. Among them, the desktop widget is a widget that runs on a PC, the web widget is a widget that can be used in HTML-based web pages, blogs, and cafes, and the mobile widget means a widget that can perform a shortcut function on the terminal idle screen. .

The advantage of the widget is that it is possible to directly use the desired service without going through a web browser. Accordingly, the user may perform various search services using various widgets provided in the mobile terminal, for example, a search widget. The search widget includes, for example, all widgets having a search box and a search execution button.

However, since widgets are generally implemented independently, when a user searches for a specific text using a search widget, the user must select a web widget to access a specific search portal and enter the desired text in the search box of the corresponding search portal. There is a hassle to do.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal having a smart search widget capable of simultaneously searching a plurality of search portals using a single search web and a search method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal having a smart search widget capable of linking a searchable website and a preferred application to a single search web, and a search method thereof.

A search method using a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises the steps of: displaying a smart search widget having a grouped search icon; Inputting a search term into a search box of a smart search widget; Searching the search terms in a search site of a grouped search icon according to a gesture input of a user; And simultaneously displaying the search results of the search word on the screen.

The smart search widget includes a search box, a search button, and a plurality of search icons that are overlapped and displayed on one side corresponding to the search window.

The grouped search icons correspond to searchable websites and are displayed according to priorities.

The grouped search icons can be activated / deactivated and deleted, and their size and color are controlled by a menu. In this case, the activation / deactivation of the search icon is performed by double touch, and the deletion of the search icon is performed through the delete display displayed at the long touch.

The gesture of the user may include a form of drag indicating a screen split or a touch of at least one search icon.

The gesture of the user may include touching and dragging at least one search icon to a search box.

The gesture of the user includes an operation of touching and dragging the input search word to a specific search icon.

When the gesture of the user is a screen split gesture, the search result is divided and displayed, and the search result is displayed in each partition by search list or by search content.

A mobile terminal having a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object, the display unit for displaying a smart search widget having a grouped search icon; A user input unit for inputting a search word into a search box of a smart search widget; And a control unit for searching the inputted search word in a search site of search icons grouped according to a gesture input of a user and simultaneously displaying search results on a screen.

The smart search widget includes a search box, a search button, and a plurality of search icons that are overlapped and displayed on one side corresponding to the search window.

The grouped search icons correspond to searchable websites and are displayed according to priorities.

The grouped search icons can be activated / deactivated and deleted, and their size and color are controlled by a menu. In this case, the activation / deactivation of the search icon is performed by double touch, and the deletion of the search icon is performed through the delete display displayed at the long touch.

The gesture of the user may include a form of drag indicating a screen split or a touch of at least one search icon.

The gesture of the user may include touching and dragging at least one search icon to a search box.

The gesture of the user includes an operation of touching and dragging the input search word to a specific search icon.

If the user's gesture is a screen split gesture, the controller divides the search result and displays the search result in each partition area by search list or by search content.

In the mobile terminal having a smart search widget and a search method thereof according to the above embodiment, a group of searchable websites and preferred applications are linked to one search wedge to simultaneously connect a plurality of search sites using one smart search wedge. There is a searchable effect.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the search operation can be performed more conveniently by simultaneously searching one or more web sites simultaneously according to the number of grouped search icons, the display order, the number of input keywords, and a predetermined gesture.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are views showing an example of changing the search target in the smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A-6B illustrate an example of generating a search icon in an embodiment of the present invention.
7A-7B illustrate an example of controlling display of a search icon in an embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B illustrate examples of inactivating / deactivating or deleting a search icon in an embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B illustrate examples of editing a character by a gesture in a keypad in an embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B illustrate examples of a search method using a smart search widget in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of filtering and displaying search contents in a search result screen of FIGS. 10A and 10B;
12 is an example of stopping an ongoing search in an embodiment of the present invention.
13A and 13B are diagrams showing examples of screen display applied when a specific search result is to be viewed in detail in a search screen;
14 shows an example of searching for another search result or the next page in a specific search result screen.
15A to 15C illustrate an example of performing a search operation by touching one or more search icons after inputting a search word.
16A and 16B illustrate an example of performing a search operation by dragging a search icon or a search word after inputting a search word.
17A and 17B illustrate an example of inputting a plurality of search terms and simultaneously searching for the search terms.
18 is a flowchart illustrating a search method using a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are merely given in consideration of ease of preparation of the present specification, and do not impart any particular meaning or role by themselves. Therefore, it should be noted that the "module" and "unit" may be used interchangeably with each other.

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, a terminal described herein includes a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. And fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may also be applied to the fixed terminal except for components specially configured for mobile use.

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. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in turn.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on 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 related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. 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.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and 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 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems, and in particular, digital multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), and media forward link (MediaFLO). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as only), digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), integrated services digital broadcast-terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

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

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. 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 confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A representative example of the location information module 115 is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby obtaining three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude. It can be calculated accurately. Currently, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module may calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (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 an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display module 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. The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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 can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating 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, a dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

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 position 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. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be described later with reference to the touch screen.

In addition, the sensing unit 140 includes a geomagnetic sensor that calculates a moving direction when the user moves, a gyro sensor that calculates a rotational direction, and an acceleration sensor that calculates a moving distance by multiplying the stride of the user by one step. .

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 serves as a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 or inputted from the cradle by a user. Various command signals may be a passage for transmitting to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, a sound output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or a GUI.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure and constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, or a three-dimensional display. 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent 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 a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED). In addition, two or more display modules 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) may be simultaneously provided in the mobile terminal 100. The touch screen may be configured to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and area.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include 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 informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, the signal may be output in the form of vibration. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, the signal for notification of event occurrence may be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180 and may provide a function for temporarily storing input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). It can also be done. In addition, the memory 160 may store data on 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 (RAM, Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) magnetic memory, magnetic disk, It may include at least one type of storage medium of the optical disk. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. 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 the external power and the internal power under the control of the controller 180 as a battery and supplies power required for the 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 the functions. It may be implemented by the controller 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

In the above, the mobile terminal related to the present invention has been described in terms of components according to functions. Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the mobile terminal related to the present invention will be further described in terms of components according to appearance. Hereinafter, for simplicity, a slider type mobile terminal is described as an example among various types of mobile terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the slider type mobile terminal, but can be applied to all types of mobile terminals including the above-described type.

The terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite based communication system. Can be.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 2, a communication system capable of operating a terminal according to the present invention will be described.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by communication systems include, but are not limited to, Frequency Division Multiple Access ('FDMA'), Time Division Multiple Access ('TDMA'), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is applicable to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

As shown in FIG. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BS) 270, and a base station controllers (BSCs) 275. ), And a mobile switching center (MSC) 280. The MSC 280 is configured to be connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 290 and is also configured to be connected to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments, each of which has a specific spectrum (eg, 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sectors and frequency assignments may be called a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word "base station" may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate “cell site”. Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in FIG. 2, the broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcast signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2 illustrates a number of satellite positioning system (GPS) satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2, useful location information may be obtained by two or less or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, the location can be tracked using not only the GPS tracking technology but also all the technologies that can track the location. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

The present invention proposes a method of displaying a single search box and at least one search icon searchable on one surface of the search box and effectively performing a search operation on the search icon using a chess.

The search icon is an icon of a user's preferred search portal and includes, for example, Naver, Yahoo, and Daum.

3 is an example of a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a smart search widget according to the present invention includes a search widget 50 for inputting a search word and at least one search icon located on one side of the search widget 50 to indicate a search target. The icon unit 60 is included.

The smart search widget is displayed when a user menu or a predetermined specific button is selected.

The search widget 50 includes a search window 50-1 for inputting a search word and a search button 50-2 for executing a search for a search icon included in the search icon unit 60.

The search icon unit 60 includes a website (portal) icon, an internal content icon of the mobile terminal, and icons of various applications preferred by the user. The search icons are grouped and displayed in a badge form. 3 shows an example in which icons 60-1 to 60-4 of a plurality of search portals are grouped in the search icon unit 60.

4 illustrates an example of changing a search target in a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, the search target includes not only an external web site but also an address book or content in the mobile terminal. Therefore, when a user wants to search an address book or content in the mobile terminal, the search target can be changed. The search object may be used by extending the search color button 50-2 when one search box 50-1 is used in common.

That is, the basic smart search widget in the present invention is as shown in FIG. The basic smart search widget is for searching the search portal and includes a SEARCH button 50-2 and a plurality of search portal icons 60-1 to 60-4. In this state, the user selects the SEARCH button 50-2. ) And drag to the right to display additional search target items such as 'address book' and 'phone content' to the right of the SEARCH button 50-2.

If the user selects the 'address book' item among the displayed search target items, the search target is changed from the search portal to the address book, and the screen display is also changed from the SEARCH button 50-2 to the address book button 50-2.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the type of the search button 50-2 is changed, the search icon included in the search icon unit 60 may be changed correspondingly. The search icon change may be automatically changed to a menu icon or a preset icon group. That is, when the search target is changed from the web (SEARCH) to the address book, the search icons are also changed to family, friends and company icon groups.

5 illustrates another example of changing a search target in a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an example of searching for a search target using one search box, and FIG. 5 is an example of searching for a search target using an independent search box.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the user touches the search box 50-1 in the basic smart search widget shown in FIG. 3 and drags downward, the user searches in the downward direction along with the address book button and the phone content button. The window is displayed together. Therefore, the user can perform a search operation independently according to the search targets (web search, address book and country content) through three search boxes.

In the following description, the present invention focuses on the operation of the basic smart search widget, and the operation is similarly applied to the address book and the content search.

Create search icon

6A to 6B are examples of generating a search icon in the embodiment of the present disease.

As shown in FIG. 6A, a search icon may be set through a search category. For example, if Naver, Google, Yahoo and the next web site are selected in the search category, the icon of the selected web site is automatically set in the search icon unit 60 of the smart search webpage (size automatic adjustment).

In general, a user can create and manage his or her desired icon in a predetermined icon folder. In the icon folder, the user may collide at least one or more icons to create an icon group. In this manner, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user collides the Naver, Google, Yahoo and the following web site icons in the icon folder to generate a search icon group to be included in the search icon unit 60. FIG. Once the search icon group is created, the user drags the search icon group out of a predetermined area or screen, and the search icon group is expanded and included in the search icon unit 60 by the drag operation. These series of operations are partially implemented in some terminals currently on sale.

The search icon or the search icon group included in the search icon unit 60 is stored in the memory 160.

Show generated search icon

The search icon generated through the above operation is displayed on the search icon unit 60. In this case, the displayed search icons are automatically arranged and displayed according to the priority, which is additionally set in the search category.

7A to 7B illustrate an example of controlling display of a search icon.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the size and color of the search icons can be set individually or collectively in the icon control menu. The icon control menu is displayed by touching the search icon unit 60 to display them collectively or to long touch each search icon. In the search icon control menu, each search icon may be deleted, hidden, and highlighted. In addition, the priority of the search icons may be changed by a touch and drag operation as shown in FIG. 7B. In particular, the addition of the search icon may be conveniently performed through the icon control menu displayed by touching the search icon unit 60 without going through FIGS. 6A and 6B.

In addition, the position at which the grouped search icons are displayed may be arbitrarily set by the user. In FIG. 3, the upper part of the search widget 50 is located to correspond to the search window 50-1 of the search widget 50 in consideration of functions and ease of search. In particular, some of the grouped search icons are overlapped with the search widget 50.

Search icon enabled / disabled

As described above, the search icon unit 60 includes at least one search icon grouped together. However, not all search icons included in the search icon unit 60 are always used. The reason is that different users prefer websites or information to be searched. Therefore, it is necessary to enable / disable search icons as necessary.

In the present invention, the activation / deactivation of the search icon is performed by double touch. 8A shows an example of enabling / disabling a search icon by double touch in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8A, when a user double-touches a specific search eyeton while a plurality of search icons are displayed, the corresponding search icon is deactivated, and when the deactivated search icon is double-touched again, it is activated.

Delete search icon

 8B shows an example of deleting a search icon.

As described above, the control of each search icon can be basically performed in the icon control menu shown in FIG. 7. Therefore, deletion of the search icon may also be performed from the search icon. The method illustrated in FIG. 8B is a method of deleting a search icon without going through the icon control menu.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the user long touches a particular search icon (longer than in the case of the icon control menu), a "delete" indication appears on all grouped search icons. Accordingly, the user may delete the corresponding search icon by touching the "delete" display.

Search action through search icon

In the present invention, the start of a search operation through a search icon is basically performed by a touch and a gesture, and each search operation is performed and displayed corresponding to the order of the search icons. In other words, after inputting a search word in the search box 50-1, at least one or more search icons are touched, or after inputting a search word, a specific search icon is dragged to the search box 50-1 to search for a desired website. In addition, after entering a search word in the search box 50-1, the user inputs a split command through a gesture, searches for a web site corresponding to a search icon according to the split command, and divides the search result of the web site into one screen. To display.

9A and 9B illustrate an example of editing text by a gesture when a keypad is loaded for text input in an embodiment of the present invention.

That is, when the keypad is loaded for text input in the search box 50-2 in the smart search widget or when the keypad is loaded for text input in the search box in the browser, the text simply input is edited.

10A illustrates an example of a search method using a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10A, a user wants to search in the search box 50-1 in a search widget that has a preferred search icon (eg, a portal icon or a web icon), that is, a smart search widget (or a search sentence). For example, enter 'Girls Generation'.

After the user inputs the search term 'girl's time' in the search box 50-1, the user does not press the search button SEARCH 50-2. Drag That is, the drag operation is a search start command and a split command.

According to the division command, the controller 180 searches for contents corresponding to the 'girl's age' in a search portal corresponding to a plurality of search icons 60-1 to 60-4. After that, the list of search results of the four search portals is displayed on the four-split screens 1-4.

At this time, the search results are displayed in column order (in case of FIG. 10) or row order in correspondence with the display order of the search icons 60-1 to 60-4.

Therefore, the user can conveniently search for a plurality of search sites simultaneously with a single search word input using the smart search widget.

10B is another example of a search method using a smart search widget in an embodiment of the present invention. If FIG. 10A is a search method of a smart search widget having a plurality of search icons, FIG. 10B is a search method of a smart search widget having one search icon.

Referring to FIG. 10B, the scan search widget includes only one search icon 60-1 (neighbor) in the search icon unit 60. In this case, three search icons (Google, Yahoo, and Next) are deactivated or deleted among the four search icons (cones 60-1 to 60-4) included in the basic scan search widget.

In the Smark search widget with a single search icon, the user enters a search term (or search sentence), for example, 'Girls Generation', in the search box 50-1, and crosses (1 horizontal, 2 horizontal). To the screen).

According to the division command, the controller 180 searches for a content corresponding to the 'girl's age' in a search portal corresponding to the search icon 60-1, and then does not display a list of search results, but a search result list. The contents of the first to fourth of the screen are displayed simultaneously on the screen divided into four.

11 is an example of filtering and displaying search contents on a search result screen.

In FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, the searched result list (when searching multiple search portals) or search contents (when searching one search portal) is divided and displayed on the screen.

According to the present invention, the divided and displayed search results may be refreshed by a predetermined gesture or the duplicated content may be filtered. For example, when the user shakes the mobile terminal on the search target screen, the controller 1800 refreshes and displays the infarct result.

In addition, when the user drags the screen in the shape of a circle in the search results screen as shown in Figs. And display.

That is, screen 1 displays all the search results of portal 1 (naver), and screen 2 deletes and displays the content duplicated on the screen 1 of the search results of portal 2 (Google). . Also, screen 3 deletes and displays duplicated content from the search results of portal 3 (Yahoo) on screen 2, and screen 3 displays screen 3 of the search results of portal 4 (next) on screen 4. The content duplicated with the content shown in the above is deleted and displayed.

12 is an example of stopping an ongoing search in an embodiment of the present invention.

There is a case where the user wants to stop the search while performing a search using the smart search widget. In this case, the search is stopped by covering the search screen that is being searched by hand, and the controller 180 stops the search when the search is covered and displays only the search results searched up to that time. This behavior is useful if you accidentally enter an unwanted search term or search for another term.

13A and 13B are examples of screen display applied when a specific search result is to be viewed in detail in a search screen.

When the user wants to see the contents of the first search screen in more detail on the divided screen (1 ~ 4 times) displayed, the user touches the first screen and drags it diagonally (the fourth screen). The screen 1 is enlarged in the direction.

If the first screen is enlarged to the desired size and the user releases the touch, the screen of the first screen, that is, the entire search result screen of the neighbor, is displayed, and an indicator is displayed at the bottom right corner. The indicator is a zoom indicator.

When the user checks the search result of the enlarged screen 1 and touches the indicator, the controller 180 restores the enlarged screen to the original search screen while giving the effect of the screen shaking.

The detailed search result checking operation is similarly applied even when another search screen is selected. FIG. 13B is an example in which the search result is finely recognized by enlarging screen 3, and the operation is the same except that an indicator is generated at the upper right corner.

14 shows an example of searching for another search result or next page when searching for a search content on a specific search result screen.

Another search result displayed on a specific screen or a method of searching for the next page may use a proximity sensor mounted on the upper end of the mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 14, the proximity sensor detects a user's hand swiping from left to right or right to left, and when the user's motion is detected by the proximity sensor, the controller 180 shows the next search result. Show previous search results.

In addition, the present invention may apply a flicking method that is currently widely used when a page is to be changed in the search contents displayed on the current screen, and the next page may be moved by touching two fingers (one before). .

The methods described so far are a method of searching a plurality of search sites by one search command by a gesture, dividing them on one screen, and simultaneously displaying them. However, in addition to such a method, the smart search widget of the present invention can perform a search operation by various methods.

15A to 15C illustrate an example of performing a search operation by touching one or more search icons after inputting a search word.

When a search word 'girl's age' is input to the search box 50-1 and a predetermined search icon, that is, a web site (naver) icon is touched, the controller 180 searches for contents corresponding to the girl's age in Naver. Display (FIG. 15A). In addition, when two or more search icons, that is, web site (naver and google) icons are touched after the search term 'girl's time' is input to the search box 50-1, the controller 180 controls the girls in Naver and Google. The content corresponding to the times is searched and displayed (FIG. 15B).

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 15C, when a user inputs a search term of 'girl's age' and then touches a search icon, the controller 180 controls a web site (naver) corresponding to the touched icon until the user releases it. Search for 'Girls Generation'. If the user drags all the search icons from the four search children (60-1 to 60-4), she searches for 'Girls' Generation' on the four websites (portal). On the other hand, after pressing the search icon 60-1 and touching the search icon 60-3 while drawing a parabola, Girls' Generation is searched in the following Yahoo.

16A and 16B illustrate an example of performing a search operation by dragging a search icon or a search word after inputting a search word.

As shown in FIG. 16A, when a user touches and drags at least one or more search icons into the search box 50-1 after inputting a search word, the controller 180 controls the input search word in the corresponding web site (s). Search and display.

In addition, as shown in 16b, when a user inputs a search word and then touches and drags the search word to at least one or more search icons 60-1 to 60-4, the controller 180 controls the dragged web site (s). Search for and display the entered search word.

17A and 17B illustrate an example of inputting a plurality of search terms and simultaneously searching for the corresponding search terms.

As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, a user inputs two or more search terms in the search box 50-1 and scrolls between the input search terms and the search terms. If two search terms are input, one finger scrolls (FIG. 17A). If four search terms are input, three fingers are scrolled (FIG. 17B). In response to the scrolling, the controller 180 searches for the input search word in the neighbor corresponding to the first search icon, and displays the search result by dividing the search result by the number of search words (two or four divisions).

18 is a flowchart illustrating a search method using a smart search widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 18, the user selects a user menu or a specific button to display a smart search widget on the display 9915 (S10). The smart search widget includes a plurality of search icon groups, a search box, and a search button.

The user inputs one or more search terms in the search box 50-1 of the smart search widget (S11), and then selects a plurality of search icons to search for the search terms by inputting a gesture or a touch operation.

The controller 180 determines a search icon selected by a gesture or a touch operation input by a user, and then simultaneously searches for the search word in the website (s) corresponding to the search icon (S12 and S13).

When the search is completed on the one or more websites, the controller 180 divides the screen according to the number of search icons or the number of input keywords and displays the search results on the divided screens (S14).

In the above, an operation of simultaneously searching a plurality of websites using the smart search widget has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the same applies to the address book and the internal content of the mobile terminal. That is, a plurality of address books or a plurality of contents can be simultaneously searched by one search operation by matching a search icon to a detailed item of an address book or internal content.

As described above, the present invention groups the icons of searchable websites and specific applications and displays the grouped search icons on one surface of the search box, thereby simultaneously displaying the number of displayed search icons, the display order, the number of search terms entered, and a predetermined gesture. Searching more than one Web site at the same time can make searching more convenient.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method may be embodied as computer readable codes on a medium in which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . The computer may also include a control unit of the terminal.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

110: wireless communication unit 111: broadcast receiving module
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Claims (24)

Displaying a smart search widget having a grouped search icon;
Inputting a search term into a search box of a smart search widget;
Searching the search terms in a search site of a grouped search icon according to a gesture input of a user;
Searching method using a smart search widget, comprising the step of displaying the search results of the search word on the screen at the same time. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart search widget
A search method using a smart search widget, characterized in that it comprises a search box, a search button and a plurality of search icons displayed overlapping one side corresponding to the search box. The method of claim 1, wherein the grouped search icon is
A search method using a smart search widget, which corresponds to a searchable website and is displayed according to priority. The method of claim 1, wherein the grouped search icon is
Active / inactive and delete control is possible, the search method using a smart search widget, characterized in that the size and color is controlled by the menu. The method of claim 4, wherein the activity / deactivation of the search icon is performed.
The search method using the smart search widget, characterized in that performed by the double touch, the deletion of the search icon is performed through the delete display displayed when the long touch. The search method of claim 1, further comprising grouping the at least one search icon. The method of claim 6, wherein the grouping of the search icon is
A search method using a smart search widget, which is set in the search category menu or generated by a collision between search icons in a specific folder. The method of claim 1, wherein the user's gesture is
A search method using a smart search widget, characterized in that it comprises a drag of a predetermined form representing a screen split or touch of at least one or more search icons. The method of claim 1, wherein the user's gesture is
A search method using a smart search widget, comprising the step of touching and dragging at least one or more search icons to the search box. The method of claim 1, wherein the user's gesture is
A search method using a smart search widget, characterized in that it comprises the operation of touching and dragging the input search word to a specific search icon. The method of claim 1, wherein the search result is divided and displayed when the user gesture is a screen split gesture. The method of claim 11, wherein the divided search result is displayed.
Search method using a smart search widget, characterized in that displayed in each partition by search list or by search content. The method of claim 11, wherein the divided search result is displayed.
A method of searching using a smart search widget, which is enlarged in a diagonal direction by dragging and a return indicator is displayed at an edge of the enlarged screen. A display unit displaying a smart search widget having a grouped search icon;
A user input unit for inputting a search word into a search box of a smart search widget;
And a control unit for searching the inputted search terms in a search site of search icons grouped according to a gesture input of a user and simultaneously displaying search results on a screen. The smart search widget of claim 14, wherein the smart search widget is
A mobile terminal having a search box, a search button, and a plurality of search icons overlapping and displayed on one side corresponding to the search box. The method of claim 14, wherein the grouped search icon is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, which corresponds to a searchable website and is displayed according to priority. The method of claim 14, wherein the grouped search icon is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, which can be activated / deactivated and deleted, and whose size and color are controlled by a menu. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the activity / deactivation of the search icon is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, which is performed by double touch, and the deletion of the search icon is performed through a deletion mark displayed when the long touch is performed. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the search icon
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, which is grouped in a search category menu or grouped by a collision between search icons in a specific folder. The method of claim 14, wherein the user's gesture is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, characterized in that it comprises a drag of a predetermined type representing screen division. The method of claim 14, wherein the user's gesture is
And a touch or dragging of at least one or more search icons or at least one or more search icons to a search box. The method of claim 14, wherein the user's gesture is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget, comprising the step of touching and dragging the input search word to a specific search icon. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control unit
When the user gesture is a screen split gesture, the search result is divided into a mobile terminal having a smart search widget, characterized in that displayed in each partition by the search list or by the search content. The search result of claim 23, wherein the divided search result is
A mobile terminal having a smart search widget that is enlarged in a diagonal direction by dragging, and a return indicator is displayed at an edge of the enlarged screen.

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