KR20120057386A - Mobile terminal and method for controller a web browser thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal and web browser screen control method thereof are provided to display an upper side of a previous page by determining the display starting point of other web page. CONSTITUTION: A control unit(180) displays a predetermined web page on a web browser screen of a display unit(151). The control unit receives a movement input signal from the displayed web page. The control unit moves the displayed web page to other web page according to the received movement input signal. The control unit determines an area of other web page for displaying on the web browser screen. The control unit displays the determined area on the web browser screen.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLER A WEB BROWSER THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling a web browser screen, which improves a function of moving to a previous page during web browsing.

Terminals such as personal computers, laptops, mobile phones, etc. [Internet network VS base station] are diversified in function, for example, taking pictures or videos, playing music or video files, playing games, receiving broadcasts, etc. It is implemented in the form of a multimedia player with multimedia functions.

Terminals may be divided into mobile terminals and stationary terminals according to their mobility. 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.

For functional support and enhancement of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software part of the terminal.

Recently, with the increasing use of the Internet through mobile terminals (portable terminals), efforts have been made to provide a user interface that enables a user to perform web browsing more conveniently.

The present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and its web browser screen control method for displaying the same position seen on the previous page or the top of the previous page according to the input when moving to the previous page during web browsing.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a web browser screen of a mobile terminal, the method including: displaying a predetermined web page on a web browser screen; and receiving a movement input while displaying the predetermined web page. Determining a display start position of the other web page to be displayed on the web browser screen by moving to another web page according to the received movement input, and displaying the start position of the determined other web page on the web browser screen. Marking on.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for performing an Internet connection, a display unit for displaying a web page received through the wireless communication unit, a predetermined web page on a display of a web browser screen, and And a control unit for moving to another web page according to the received movement input and determining an area of the other web page to be displayed on the web browser screen and displaying the moving input on the web browser screen. do.

When the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is moved to the previous page during web browsing, the same as that of the previous page displayed on the display screen before moving to the current page from the previous page according to the input. Mark the location or the top of the previous page. In other words, when you select the Return to Previous Page menu while browsing, you can return to the webpage screen of the location you were viewing, so you can drag or flick to find the location you were viewing before moving from the previous page to the current page. The inconvenience of having to input the same input additionally can be eliminated and the usability can be improved.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an example of displaying a web page larger than the display screen size in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a web browser screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary view showing each step of the web browser screen of the operation of moving to the previous page in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary view showing each step of the web browser screen of the operation of moving to the previous page in the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

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), navigation, 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, and the like, except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

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 refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to 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 radio signals to 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 depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

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. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

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 through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as 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 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 the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, the 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, if 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 for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

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 shooting mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or 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.

Two or more display units 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

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 a mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor 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 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. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. 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 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). 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 by 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 vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or 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 an injection or inlet port, grazing to the skin surface, contact of an 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 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may be provided with two or more according to the configuration aspect 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 relating to various patterns of vibration and sound 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 association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a passage 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 the data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. 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, A video input / output (I / O) port, an 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 use authority of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identification 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. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit 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 command signals input from the cradle by a user may be transferred. It may be a passage that is delivered to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 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. 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 controller 180 executes a web browser according to a user input, accesses a specific web server (website) through the wireless communication unit 110, downloads the source code of the web page from the connected web server, and stores the memory 160. Store in The controller 180 parses and renders the downloaded source code and displays it on a display screen (web browser screen).

The controller 180 moves to a web page (link page) linked to the selected item when a predetermined item is selected within the web page while displaying a web page provided from the accessed web server on a display screen. Here, the predetermined item includes a text, an image, a flash, etc., to which a hyperlink is set. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 accesses a newspaper website according to a user's command, and any article is selected by the user from the list of articles provided by the website, the controller 180 is linked to the selected article. Go to a web page. In other words, the controller 180 moves to a web page where the contents of the selected article are displayed.

The controller 180 records the address (URL) and the display area (location) of the current web page displayed on the display screen in the web page movement history when moving from the current web page displayed on the display screen to another web page. As shown in FIG. 4, when the size of the web page 200 is larger than the display screen (web browser screen) 151, the entire web page cannot be displayed on the display screen 151. Only some areas are displayed on the display screen. The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention moves a web page along with a web page address to a coordinate value (location information) of a display start point of a web page 200 displayed on a display screen when moving to another web page (or a link page). Save to history.

When a menu button is input by a user while displaying the link page on the display screen, the controller 180 displays a user interface (hereinafter, referred to as a UI) provided by a web browser on a portion of the display screen. The UI provided by the web browser (UI for a web browser) includes moving to the previous page (previous), moving to the next page (next), favorites (bookmarks), preferences, screen orientation, web page rotation, and search. It consists of assigned icons (buttons).

When a movement to a previous page is input in the UI for the web browser, the controller 180 checks an input form (or time) of movement to the previous page.

As a result of the check, if the input time of moving to the previous page is less than a predetermined time (threshold value), the controller 180 moves to the previous page. The controller 180 moves to the position (area) of the previous page displayed on the display screen before moving to another page (link page). That is, the controller 180 displays on the display screen from the display start point of the previous page with reference to the information on the display start point of the previous page recorded in the web page movement history. Therefore, the mobile terminal 100 of the present invention moves to the previous page upon receiving a control command requesting the move to the previous page, and displays the display area of the previous page displayed before moving to the current page from the previous page on the display screen. do. In other words, the mobile terminal 100 moves to the same position that the user saw on the previous page before moving to the current page from the previous page.

In addition, as a result of the checking, if the input time of moving to the previous page is longer than a predetermined time, the controller 180 moves to the previous page and displays a display screen from the top of the moved previous page. In other words, when the go to previous page button is pressed for a long time, the controller 180 moves to the uppermost area of the previous page.

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, the 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 can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

2 is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention viewed from the front.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a terminal body in the form of a bar. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied 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 relatively movable.

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 additionally 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 audio output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

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 manipulation 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.

Content input by the first or second manipulation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, 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. 2), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

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 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. 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 further include 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 time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. 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 be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

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.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a web browser screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 180 executes a web browser according to a user input in operation S101. The controller 180 accesses a web site preset as a home page or a web site most recently accessed (last last) through the wireless communication unit 110. The controller 180 downloads a web page provided by the connected web site and displays it on the display screen (S102). In this case, the controller 180 optimizes and displays the downloaded web page on a display screen. That is, the controller 180 adjusts a web page to be displayed on the web browser screen according to the screen orientation (horizontal view / vertical view) or the screen size of the display unit 151. Alternatively, the controller 180 accesses a web site corresponding to the address input in the address bar of the web browser, downloads a web page provided by the web site, and displays the web page on the display screen.

When a predetermined item on the web page displayed on the display screen is selected, the controller 180 displays a web page linked to the selected item on the display screen (S103, S104). Here, the item includes an image or text in which the hyperlink is set. For example, the controller 180 downloads the web page of the portal site requested by the user and displays the web page on the display screen. When the text on which the hyperlink is set is selected from the displayed web page, the website linked to the selected text is selected. Go to. The controller 180 converts the web page displayed on the web browser screen into a web page (hereinafter referred to as a link page) of the linked website.

When a menu button (or menu icon) is input on the screen displaying the link page, the controller 180 displays a UI provided by a web browser (hereinafter, referred to as a web browser UI) on a display screen. When the go to previous page icon of the web browser UI is input, the controller 180 checks the input form of the go to the previous page (S105, S106). In other words, when the user requests to move to the previous page using the web browser UI, the controller 180 checks the form of the move to the previous page (long touch / short touch, long press / short press).

The control unit 100 determines a display start position of a previous page (previous website) to be moved according to the type of the input move to the previous page (S107). In other words, the controller 180 determines the display start position of the previous page displayed on the web browser screen before moving to the current website to the display start position of the previous page to be moved according to the check result, or at the top of the previous page ( Initial screen).

When the position of the previous page to be determined is determined, the controller 180 moves to the determined previous page position based on the web page movement history (visit site list) stored in the memory 160. The controller 180 displays the moved previous page on the web browser screen (S108).

For example, when a short touch is input to the go to previous page icon of the web browser UI, the controller 180 controls the previous page that is the same as the display start position of the previous page displayed on the web browser screen before moving to the link page. Go to the position of. That is, the controller 180 displays the previous page by adjusting the display start position of the previous page to one end of the display screen.

Meanwhile, when a long touch is input to the go to previous page icon, the controller 180 moves to the top of the previous page.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a web browser screen for each step of an operation of moving to a previous page in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, the controller 180 executes a web browser according to a user input and outputs the execution screen of the web browser to the display unit 151. In addition, the controller 180 accesses a specific website, downloads source code of a web page from the corresponding website, translates and renders it, and displays it on the web browser screen of the display unit 151 (a). Here, the controller 180 adjusts the display format of the web page according to the screen direction (horizontal view / vertical view) of the terminal.

When a drag or flicking is input on the display screen on which the web page is displayed, the controller 180 detects the drag or flicking through the sensing unit 140 (a). The controller 180 scrolls a web page displayed on a display screen based on the detected drag or flicking direction (b). That is, the controller 180 moves and displays the web page in the input direction of the drag or flicking.

Scrolling the web page by dragging or flicking When any one item among the items included in the web page is selected, the controller 180 moves to a website (hereinafter referred to as a link page) linked to the selected item ( c). In this case, the controller 180 stores information on the location (or area) of the web page displayed on the web browser screen (display screen) in the memory 160 before moving to the link page.

If a menu icon is selected while the link page is displayed on the display screen, the controller 180 provides a web browser UI (c) (d). The web browser UI includes icons such as moving to the previous page, moving to the next page, home page, auto-rotation, search, favorites, and environment setting according to the screen orientation.

If a touch is detected on the move to previous page icon of the web browser UI, the controller 180 checks whether the detected touch is a long touch. As a result of the check, if the detected touch is not a long touch, the controller 180 moves to the position of the previous page of the same position that was displayed before moving to the link page (d) (c).

FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a web browser screen for each step of an operation of moving to a previous page in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the controller 180 executes a web browser according to a user input, and displays a first web page provided from a specific website on the web browser execution screen (a). When the scroll command is received from the user input unit 130 while displaying the first web page, the controller 180 scrolls and displays the first web page displayed on the web browser screen according to the received scroll command (b).

Then, when a predetermined item included in the first web page is selected by the user, the controller 180 checks the address of the web site linked to the selected item and accesses the web site (c). At this time, the controller 180 records the address of the first web page and information about the area displayed on the current web browser screen in the visited site list in the memory 160. The controller 180 downloads the second web page provided from the linked web site and displays the second web page on the web browser screen. Although the present embodiment discloses accessing a web site linked to a predetermined item included in a web page displayed on a web browser screen, the user may access the web site by inputting an address of a desired web site in an address bar. have.

If a touch is detected on a menu icon while displaying the second web page on the web browser screen, the controller 180 provides a web browser UI (c) (d). If a touch is detected on the move to previous page icon of the web browser UI, the controller 180 checks whether the detected touch is a long touch. As a result of the check, if the detected touch is a long touch, the controller 180 moves to the top of the first web page and displays the first web page on the web browser screen as shown in (a).

Although the above embodiments have been described taking the case of moving to the previous page as an example, the present invention may also be applied to the case of moving to the next page. For example, when a short touch is input to the go to next page icon, the controller 180 displays the area that was viewed (outputted) on the next page before moving to the currently displayed web page on the web browser screen. When a long touch is input to the go to next page icon, the top end of the next page (initial screen) is displayed on the web browser screen.

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) . In addition, the computer may include the controller 180 of the terminal.

The above-described terminal is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or a part of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made have.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface unit
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (7)

Displaying a predetermined web page on a web browser screen;
Receiving a movement input while displaying the predetermined web page;
Determining a display start position of the other web page to be displayed on the web browser screen by moving to another web page according to the received movement input;
And displaying a display start position of the determined other web page on the web browser screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the area of the other web page comprises:
If the received movement input is a short touch on a movement icon of a web browser user interface, the web of the mobile terminal is determined as a display start position of another web page displayed on the web browser screen before moving to the currently displayed web page. How to control the browser screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the area of the other web page comprises:
And if the received movement input is a long touch on a movement icon of a web browser user interface, determining the top of the other web page. A wireless communication unit for accessing the Internet,
A display unit displaying a web page received through the wireless communication unit;
When a predetermined web page is displayed on a web browser screen of the display unit, and a movement input is received during the display of the predetermined web page, the user moves to another web page according to the received movement input, and the web page is displayed on the web browser screen. And a controller for determining an area to display on the web browser screen. 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
And if the received movement input is a short touch on a movement icon of a web browser user interface, determining the display start position of another web page displayed on the web browser screen before moving to the currently displayed web page. 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
And if the received movement input is a long touch on a movement icon of a web browser user interface, determine that the received movement input is at the top of the other web page. The method of claim 4, wherein
The mobile terminal further comprises a memory for storing the web page movement history including the address of the web page currently displayed and information about the displayed area when the web page is moved.

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