KR20120066239A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal and control method thereof are provided to rapidly change operating systems by enabling a user to select the operating systems in a terminal including plural operating systems. CONSTITUTION: A memory unit includes a hypervisor(420) in order to control the operation state of the operating systems(410). When one or more operating systems are selected from plural operating systems through an input unit, a control unit(430) controls the hypervisor in order to operate one or more operating systems. The control unit displays plural icons corresponding to the operating systems.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal providing a function of quickly changing an operating system by selecting an operating system to be driven by a user from a terminal having a plurality of operating systems, and a control thereof. It is about a method.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

As mobile terminals having various functions become popular, operating systems of mobile terminals are also implemented in various forms. The new operating system aims to provide users with faster and more convenient functions such as surfing the Internet or web-linked functions, rather than running heavy and complex applications for mobile environments.

Examples of the operating system of the mobile terminal may include a Windows Mobile operating system, an Android operating system, an iPhone operating system, a symbian operating system, and a black berry operating system.

Each of the above-mentioned operating systems may have different advantages and disadvantages when executing a predetermined application or providing a function on a web.

The plurality of operating systems described above may be designed to be provided in one mobile terminal.

However, in this case, when a plurality of operating systems provided in one mobile terminal are simultaneously operated, conflicts may occur between the respective operating systems, and the advantages of the individual operating systems may not be utilized when executing a predetermined application and providing functions on the web. Therefore, there is a need for a method for selectively operating the operating system.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the general technology as described above, an object of the present invention is to select a operating system to be operated by the user in a terminal having a plurality of operating systems, the ability to quickly switch the operating system It is to provide.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above problem has a plurality of operating systems and a memory having a hypervisor (hypervisor) for controlling whether the plurality of operating systems are driven, the plurality of inputs through the input unit and the input unit If at least one operating system of the operating system is selected, the hypervisor may include a control unit for controlling to run only the selected at least one operating system.

In addition, the mobile terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object is selected at least one operating system of the plurality of operating systems provided in the memory through the input unit, the control unit is selected at least one operating system And determining and transmitting the determination to a hypervisor capable of controlling whether the plurality of operating systems are driven, and driving the at least one selected operating system by the hypervisor.

When it is determined that at least one operating system of the plurality of operating systems is selected through the input unit, the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is configured to drive only at least one operating system selected by the hypervisor. It can provide a function to control.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above may provide a function of easily switching the operating system by displaying a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of operating systems in a predetermined area of the display unit.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a front view of a mobile terminal for explaining an operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention;
4 illustrates an example of a system structure for driving only a selected operating system among a plurality of operating systems included in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of driving only a selected operating system among a plurality of operating systems included in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of operating systems displayed on a predetermined area of a display unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates that a predetermined visual effect is applied to at least one icon corresponding to at least one operating system selected according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
8 is a diagram illustrating a menu for determining whether to drive an operating system corresponding to a selected icon when one icon of a plurality of icons is selected according to an 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 in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

Overall configuration

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, an input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface unit. 170, the controller 180, and the power supply 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 for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the 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 a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is 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 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached 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 position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) 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 can 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 depending on 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. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

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

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close 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, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to visual, auditory or tactile senses, which includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, and a projector module ( 155) may be included.

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

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

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

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

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a touch screen), the display unit 151 may be configured in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, 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 can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of 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 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.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by 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 pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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 detected proximity touch operation and the 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 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the 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 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. 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 include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

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), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an 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 path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the 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 for storing 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 general user authentication module A 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 control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

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

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, 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 of the 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.

Organization description

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

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

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded 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 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. .

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

The input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

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.

Front touch

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

3 is a front view of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

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

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " virtual keypad ".

3 illustrates inputting of a touch applied to the virtual keypad through the front surface of the terminal body.

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

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

The display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling, as well as the input method described in the above embodiments. The user can move a cursor or a pointer located on an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, an icon or the like, by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This may be useful for editing an image displayed on the display unit 151.

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

Meanwhile, as mobile terminals having various functions are spreading, operating systems of mobile terminals are also implemented in various forms. The new operating system aims to provide users with faster and more convenient functions such as surfing the Internet or web-linked functions, rather than running heavy and complex applications for mobile environments.

Operating System (OS) is system software that not only manages system hardware but also provides hardware abstraction platform and common system services to execute application software.

In the case of hardware functions such as I / O and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between the application and the computer hardware, making the applications available to use resources such as memory, CPU, I / O devices, and abstracting them into the file system. To provide services. In addition, with multitasking support, while running multiple applications, the operating system schedules all of these processes to produce the effect that they appear to be running at the same time.

Recently, thanks to advances in virtualization technology, operating systems run on hypervisors rather than on actual hardware.

A hypervisor is a virtual platform for running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a host computer.

Hypervisors are generally divided into two types.

The first type of hypervisor runs directly on that hardware, just as the operating system controls the program. Examples of this type of hypervisor include Xen, Citrix's XenServer, VMware's ESX Server, L4 Microkernel, TRANGO, IBM's POWER Hypervisor (PR / SM), Microsoft's Hyper-V, Parallel Server, and Sun's Logical Domains. Hypervisor, etc.

The second type of hypervisor runs in the operating system like a regular program. Examples of this type of hypervisor include VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, QEMU, Microsoft's Virtual PC and Virtual Server, Oracle's VirtualBox, SWsoft's Parallels Workstation and Parallels Desktop.

Through the aforementioned hypervisor, a plurality of operating systems may be stored in a memory and commonly provided in one mobile terminal.

However, in this case, since a plurality of operating systems included in one mobile terminal are driven at the same time instead of individually designated and driven, a problem arises in that a collision occurs between the respective operating systems. In addition, the advantages of the individual operating system are not utilized when executing a specific application and providing a function on a specific web.

Therefore, when a predetermined application is executed in the mobile terminal or a function on the web is provided, it is necessary for the user to select only a plurality of operating systems included in the terminal to drive only the selected operating system according to each situation.

In the present invention, if it is determined that at least one operating system of the plurality of operating systems is selected through the input unit, the control unit transmits the determination to a hypervisor to provide a method of driving only the selected operating system.

For convenience of description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal mentioned below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1.

The operating system is divided into an active state and a suspend state. The driving state represents a state in which the corresponding operating system is being driven in the mobile terminal, and the standby state represents a ready state that can be driven immediately when a driving command is issued through the hypervisor without being currently driven in the terminal.

In addition, it is assumed that the mobile terminal to which the present invention is applicable includes a touch screen, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various types of display units.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described in detail the contents of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system structure for driving only a selected operating system among a plurality of operating systems included in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the plurality of operating systems 410 stored in the memory are the first operating system 411, the second operating system 412, and the third operating system 413.

As described above, the three operating systems 411, 412, and 413 may be simultaneously driven in the terminal through a hypervisor 420, which is a virtual platform, for simultaneously executing a plurality of operating systems. Can be.

In this case, the controller 180 may determine which operating system is selected. In FIG. 4, the controller may include a separate standby manager 430 to determine whether the selection is made through the input unit. However, the standby state management unit (Suspend Manager) is merely an example, and may be implemented in the controller in various forms.

In addition, the standby state management unit 430 in the control unit may detect the selection of the operating system of the user and transmit it to the hypervisor 420.

Accordingly, the hypervisor 420 may determine whether to operate the first operating system, the second operating system, and the third operating system 411, 412, and 413. Each operating system may be independently operated, but common drivers may be used for hardware resources that must be shared. The driver 440 is shared and operated.

Reference is made to FIG. 5 to describe the execution order of the present invention in detail.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of driving only a selected operating system among a plurality of operating systems included in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For convenience of explanation, the assumption of FIG. 4 is maintained in FIG. 5.

 First, a user may select at least one operating system from among a plurality of operating systems included in a memory through an input unit (S510).

The user may execute a separate menu with a predetermined operation to designate a driving state or a standby state of each operating system.

For example, a list of a first operating system, a second operating system, and a third operating system 411, 412, and 413 included in the mobile terminal is displayed as a list on the display unit, and a user checks whether each operating system is driven through a check box. You will be able to choose.

When the operating system to be driven is selected by the user, the controller 180 receives this (S520). As described above, the controller may determine whether the user is selected through the standby state manager 430.

If it is determined that the user has a selection, the controller transmits the determination to the hypervisor (S530).

The hypervisor receiving the user's selection operates only the selected operating system in a driving state, and the other operating systems switch to the standby state (S540).

For example, when the user selects the first operating system 411 and the second operating system 412 as the operating system to be operated, the hypervisor 420 receives the user's selection from the controller 180 and the first operating system 411. ) And only the second operating system 412, and the remaining third operating system 413 may switch to the standby state.

On the other hand, the user must execute a separate menu with a predetermined operation in order to check the type of the plurality of operating systems provided in the mobile terminal.

In this case, the present invention proposes a method of conveniently displaying a plurality of operating systems by omitting a process of executing a separate menu by displaying icons corresponding to a plurality of operating systems included in the terminal in a predetermined area of the display unit. do.

Reference is made to FIG. 6 to illustrate this.

6 is a diagram illustrating that a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of operating systems is displayed on a predetermined area of a display unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that five operating systems are provided.

In this case, icons corresponding to each of the five operating systems are displayed in the form of a list on the upper side of the display unit.

The area in which the plurality of icons are displayed may be implemented as an indicator area indicating the remaining battery capacity of the mobile terminal and the sensitivity of the receiving antenna, or may be implemented without being limited to a certain area in the display unit.

In FIG. 6, since five icons 611, 612, 613, 614, and 615 corresponding to five operating systems are displayed in different forms, the user may conveniently check them at a glance.

Furthermore, a separate effect may be given to the corresponding icon depending on whether the corresponding operating system is in a driving state or a standby state.

The predetermined visual effect plays a role of an indicator, and causes the user to recognize that the operating system corresponding to the icon is running.

Such predetermined visual effects may be realized through various effects including color, pattern of a texture of a surface, blinking, size change, and at least some shape change. However, the predetermined visual effect is not limited to the above effects and may be implemented in various effects.

The predetermined visual effect may be displayed on the touch screen only while the user performs a touch input of a specific pattern or for a predetermined time after the touch input of a specific pattern. In addition, it may be implemented in a form of turning on / off a predetermined visual effect whenever there is a touch in a toggle method. However, this is merely an example, and the time at which the predetermined visual effect appears may be variously set by the user, for example, through a setting menu.

Hereinafter, reference will be made to FIG. 7 to help understand the description related to the above-described visual effect.

7 is a diagram illustrating that a predetermined visual effect is applied to at least one icon corresponding to at least one operating system selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, it is assumed that an icon corresponding to an operating system driven among various predetermined visual effects has a blinking effect, and the assumption of FIG. 6 is also maintained.

First, referring to FIG. 7A, the first icon 711 and the third icon 713 corresponding to the first operating system and the third operating system, which are designated as being driven by the user, blink at a predetermined period.

Therefore, the user can immediately confirm that the first operating system and the third operating system corresponding to the blinking icon are currently in a running state, and other operating systems are in a standby state.

In addition, referring to FIG. 7B to describe a case where the type of OS to be driven by the user is changed.

Referring to FIG. 7B, the operating system to be driven according to the user's selection through the input unit is changed to the second operating system and the fourth operating system, and the second icon 712 and the fourth icon 714, which are corresponding icons, have a predetermined period. Will flash.

In this case, since the effects of the first icon 711 and the third icon 713 which are blinking in FIG. 7A are eliminated, the user may intuitively check the type of operating system that is changed and driven according to the selection.

On the other hand, if the user can select the operating state or the standby state of the corresponding operating system through the icon displayed on the display unit, a quick service can be provided.

To illustrate this, reference is made to FIG. 8.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a menu for determining whether to run an operating system corresponding to a selected icon when one icon among a plurality of icons is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, it is assumed that a user wants to change the operating system to a driving state, and it is assumed that an icon corresponding to the second operating system is the second icon 811.

In this case, the touch for displaying the menu may be implemented by limiting to a touch input of a specific pattern in addition to the general touch.

The touch input of a specific pattern may include a user's long touch, proximity touch, long proximity touch, multi-touch, and the like.

In FIG. 8, it is assumed that a menu for determining whether to run an operating system corresponding to an icon can be executed through a general touch input.

First, referring to FIG. 8A, a user may select the second icon 811 by touch and display a menu on the display.

When a touch input to the second icon 811 is detected, a menu 820 for selecting whether to drive the second operating system corresponding to the second icon is displayed on the touch screen as illustrated in FIG. 8B.

In this case, a driving state selection check box 821 and a standby state selection check box 822 are displayed on the menu 820 so that the user may determine whether to drive the second operating system.

However, the selection check box is only one example for implementing the contents of the present invention, and whether the corresponding operating system may be selected may be selected by various other methods.

Therefore, the user can conveniently select whether to run the corresponding operating system through an icon displayed on the touch screen without executing a separate menu.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

A mobile terminal having a display unit capable of displaying a stereoscopic image as described above is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified in various ways. All or some of these may optionally be combined.

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A memory having a plurality of operating systems and a hypervisor capable of controlling whether the plurality of operating systems are driven;
An input unit; And
And a controller configured to control the hypervisor to drive only the selected at least one operating system when at least one operating system of the plurality of operating systems is selected through the input unit. The method of claim 1,
And a display unit,
The control unit controls to display a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of operating systems in a predetermined area of the display unit. The method of claim 2,
The control unit controls to give a predetermined visual effect to at least one icon corresponding to the selected at least one operating system among the plurality of icons. The method of claim 2,
If one of the plurality of icons is selected through the input unit, the control unit controls to display a menu for determining whether to operate the operating system corresponding to the selected icon among the plurality of operating systems in a predetermined area of the display unit. Mobile terminal, characterized in that. Selecting at least one operating system from among a plurality of operating systems included in a memory through an input unit;
Determining, by the controller, that the at least one operating system is selected, and transmitting the determination to a hypervisor capable of controlling whether the plurality of operating systems are driven; And
And operating the at least one selected operating system by the hypervisor.

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