KR20120070473A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling mode conversion thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mode conversion of the same are provided to improve security with respect to information related to an application by restricting the implementation of the application if mode conversion is inactivated under the desired situation of the mode conversion. CONSTITUTION: An operating system implements modes including a first mode and a second mode. A controlling part(180) detects signals for mode conversion under the activated state of the first mode and controls the conversion of the first mode into the second mode. Unless the first mode is converted into the second mode, the implementation of a specific application, which is implementable in the first mode, is restricted. A displaying part(151) displays user interface for implementing voice-based communication and text-based communication under the activated state of the specific mode according to the controlling of the controlling part.

Description

Mobile terminal and method for controlling mode switching thereof

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of implementing a plurality of modes and a mode switching control method thereof.

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.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

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

With the recent increase in the use of mobile terminals not only for personal privacy but also for business purposes, it is necessary to implement mobile terminals to be suitable for both personal and business purposes, and to use mobile terminals by dividing personal and business purposes. Is emerging.

However, the mobile terminal according to the prior art does not provide an environment that can be used separately for personal use and business use.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a mode switching control method thereof that can implement and activate a plurality of modes for user convenience or data security.

In addition, a mobile terminal capable of performing effective mode switching between a plurality of modes (especially, a personal mode and a business mode) and safely managing information corresponding to each mode through a mode management solution mounted on the terminal, and mode switching thereof. Another purpose is to provide a control method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of limiting the execution of a function of a specific application and a mode switching control method thereof, when a mode switching is not performed in a situation in which a mode switching is to be performed.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to the present invention, an operating system that can implement a plurality of modes including a first and a second mode; At least one application running in at least one of the plurality of modes; Detecting a signal for mode switching in the activated state of the first mode, controlling switching from the first mode to the second mode according to the detection of the signal, and not switching to the second mode A controller configured to limit function execution of a specific application among at least one application executable in the first mode; And a display unit configured to display a user interface required to execute at least one of voice-based communication and text-based communication in an activated state of any of the plurality of modes under the control of the controller.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, a mode switching control method of a mobile terminal that can implement a plurality of modes including a first and a second mode, the step of activating the first mode; Sensing a signal for mode switching to the second mode; Controlling switching from the first mode to the second mode in response to detecting the signal for mode switching; Limiting execution of a function of a specific application among at least one application executable in the first mode when the control is not switched to the second mode.

Effects of the mobile terminal and its mode switching control method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, mode switching may be effectively performed to enable a mode suitable for a current terminal state (eg, location, time, access network, etc.) among a plurality of modes.

Second, data storage and management may be performed separately among a plurality of modes, thereby enhancing mutual data security between modes.

Third, when mode switching is not performed in a situation in which a mode switching is to be performed, by restricting execution of a function of a specific application, security of information related to a specific application can be thoroughly secured.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2a is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2b is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;
3A to 3C are block diagrams illustrating components required for implementing a plurality of modes and switching modes between a plurality of modes according to the present invention.
4A-4C are block diagrams illustrating components required for operation of a plurality of operating systems implementing a plurality of modes according to the present invention.
5a to 10c illustrate a plurality of modes in connection with the present invention;
11 is a first flowchart illustrating a mode switching control method of a mobile terminal in accordance with the present invention;
12A and 12B are flowcharts illustrating a type-by-type mode switching process in multiple operating systems in accordance with the present invention.
13A to 13C illustrate a case in which mode switching is not performed in accordance with the present invention.
14A-14D illustrate application indicator display when mode switching is not performed in connection with the present invention.
15A to 15F are diagrams for limiting the execution of a function of a specific application selected by a user when no mode switch is performed in accordance with the present invention.
16A to 16C are diagrams for limiting function execution of a specific running application when mode switching is not performed while executing a specific application in accordance with the present invention.
17A to 18D illustrate a mode switching process when a mode switch command signal is input from a user according to the present invention.
19A to 19D illustrate a mode switching process when a specific location is located in accordance with the present invention.
20A to 20D are diagrams illustrating a mode switching process when belonging to a specific time in accordance with the present invention.
21A and 21B illustrate a mode switching process in the case of accessing a specific network according to the present invention.
22A to 23B illustrate a mode switching process when data is received from a specific counterpart terminal in accordance with the present invention.
24A to 25B illustrate a mode switching process when data is transmitted to a specific counterpart terminal according to the present invention.
26A and 26B are data structure diagrams including data fields for determining a specific counterpart terminal in FIGS. 22A to 25B.
27 is a second flowchart illustrating a mode switching control method of a mobile terminal in accordance with the present invention;
28A and 28B illustrate a mode switching process during execution of a common application in accordance with the present invention.
29A to 29C illustrate a mode switching process during execution of a dedicated application in accordance with the present invention.

The mobile terminal described herein includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and a tablet PC (tablet PC). Etc. may be included. 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.

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

The mobile terminal 100 may include 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 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 wireless communication unit 110 may access a website capable of downloading a plurality of applications through a mobile communication network or a wireless internet network, and download applications from the website.

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).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only A digital broadcasting system such as DVB-CB, OMA-BCAST, or 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.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 may access a website provided by an application server that provides a download of an application through a mobile communication network, and download applications from the website.

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.

In addition, the wireless Internet module 113 may access a website provided by an application server that provides a download of an application through a wireless internet network, and may download applications from the website.

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.

In addition, the short range communication module 114 may connect communication with an external terminal located in a short range and download applications from the external terminal.

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. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

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 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.

As described above, the user input unit 130 may be composed of a direction key, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / 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. This will be described later with reference to the touch screen.

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.

As described above, the display unit 151 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), The display device may include at least one of a flexible display and 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 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 the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the 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 (not shown). 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 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 the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. Since the video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, in this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 are a kind of alarm unit 153. It may be classified as.

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. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided according to configuration aspects of the mobile 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 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180, and stores input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, an audio, a still image, an e-book, a video, etc.). You can also perform a function for temporary storage. The memory 160 may also store a frequency of use of each of the data (eg, a phone number, a message, and a frequency of use of 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.

As described above, the memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, an SD or XD memory). Etc.), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EPEROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), At least one type of storage medium may include a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and 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 170 may connect communication with the external terminal 10 in a wired or wireless manner, and download applications provided in the external terminal 10 from the external terminal 10.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 serves as a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 or inputted from the cradle by a user. Various command signals may be a passage for transmitting to the mobile terminal. 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 control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. 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.

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

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped body. 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 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 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 151 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 operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The 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 The touch recognition mode can be activated or deactivated.

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

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as 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 may be additionally 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 module 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear side of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the sound output module 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for communication, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving unit 111 (refer to FIG. 1) may be installed to be pulled 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 built 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. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type for the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output visual information on both sides (i.e., in the direction of both the front and rear surfaces of the mobile terminal), the visual information may be recognized through the touch pad 135. do. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [

Meanwhile, since a display dedicated to the touch pad 135 is separately installed, the touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102.

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

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 may be implemented in software applications written in the appropriate programming languages. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

The mobile terminal referred to herein may include at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1. In addition, the controller 180 may control an individual operation of an element or a link operation between a plurality of elements in order to perform an operation using a component (for example, a touch screen, a wireless communication unit, or a memory).

An application referred to herein may be a software program that can be driven in a mobile terminal, and when executed in the mobile terminal, may perform a corresponding function or a corresponding operation, and may be basically stored in a mobile terminal (particularly, the memory 160) or may be an external server. (Or external terminal) can be downloaded.

For example, the application may include a compass, augmented reality, a camera, a video player, a music player, a game, news, a web browser, a message, a phone book, a memo, a schedule management, and the like. Of course, the application is not limited to the above examples and can be implemented in more various ways.

In addition, there may be content or data associated with the application as well as the application itself. In this case, the associated content or data may be stored in the memory 160 or may be stored in an external server having a storage space.

For example, the content may include an audio file (associated with a music player), a video file (associated with a video player), a document file (associated with an e-book), and the like. The data may also include message content (associated with the message), memo content (associated with the note), counterpart information (associated with the phone book), schedule content (associated with the schedule management), and the like.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal may configure a plurality of modes having different application configurations, for the security of data from another mode or for data security between different modes in one mode. It can be implemented selectively or concurrently (sequential inclusion).

In addition, when a specific application is executed in any mode, at least one application that may operate in conjunction with the specific application may be executed in any mode. For example, the specific application is a voice call, and an application that can operate in conjunction with the voice call may be a phone book or a message.

Looking at the mode discrimination in the application configuration, the application running in each of the plurality of modes, at least one application (hereinafter referred to as a dedicated application) executed exclusively for each of the plurality of modes or at least one application running in any of the plurality of modes (Hereinafter referred to as common application) may be included. Furthermore, a common application can differ in at least one feature in each of the plurality of modes in which it can be executed. For example, the configuration, display, or security of an application may vary. This will be described later in detail.

Of course, a common application may not vary in each of the plurality of modes in which it can run. This is the case, for example, when the common application is a terminal basic application, such as a voice call or a message.

For example, when the first to third applications are executed in the first mode and the third to fifth applications are executed in the second mode, the first and second applications are dedicated applications in the first mode, and the third application. May be a common application of the first and second modes, and the fourth and fifth applications may be dedicated applications of the second mode.

For example, the plurality of modes may include a first mode (Privacy mode) that is easy for the user's privacy and a second mode (Business mode) that is easy for the user's company life. This is to allow the mobile terminal to be used in consideration of the user's private life (eg, private life) and public life (eg, company life). In particular, in terms of enhanced security, access to information corresponding to the other mode may be restricted when the personal mode or the business mode is implemented.

The personal mode and the business mode described above are merely examples for describing a plurality of modes, and are not limited to their names as long as they meet the mode discrimination criteria mentioned herein. In addition, in the above description with respect to the discrimination of the plurality of modes based on the application configuration, a detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described later.

In addition, the implementation and activation of the plurality of modes mentioned in the present invention will be defined as follows.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal can implement all of a plurality of modes and can activate one of a plurality of currently implemented modes. For example, when the plurality of modes are the first and second modes, the mobile terminal implements both the first and second modes by booting an operating system capable of implementing the first and second modes. The first and second modes can be selectively activated.

More specifically, if both the first and second modes are implemented, the mode in which the execution screen is displayed on the current screen, the mode in which the currently running application is designated, and the high priority mode are activated. Can be. In this case, the inactive (or inactivated) mode is implemented on the terminal but may be referred to as operating in the background. Furthermore, if the execution screen of the second mode is displayed on the execution screen of the first mode in the first region through the screen division, the mode selected by the user, the mode in which the corresponding region is currently activated, It can be said that the running application has a specified mode, a high priority mode, or the like.

In some cases, the mobile terminal may implement and activate one mode, and implement and activate another mode when the user wants to switch to another mode (selective implementation and activation of the mode).

Hereinafter, operation of components required for implementing a plurality of modes and switching modes between a plurality of modes according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3A to 4C.

FIG. 3A is a block diagram illustrating a controller 180 for driving a plurality of operating systems and configuring dedicated screens of a plurality of operating systems, and FIG. 3B illustrates the screen processor 185 of FIG. 3A. It is a block diagram. More specifically, FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a case where a plurality of operating systems are provided in parallel (see FIGS. 4A and 4B to be described later).

In the context of the present invention, each of the plurality of modes may be implemented by each of the plurality of operating systems. In other words, operating systems supporting implementations may differ from mode to mode.

According to FIG. 3A, the controller 180 may include a screen processor 185, drivers 186, a hypervisor 187, and a main processor 188. In particular, the hypervisor may be referred to as a term such as a virtual machine, a virtualization module, a virtualization monitor, a virtual machine monitor, a virtualization monitor, and the above terms may be referred to. As long as it is an example and a component that performs the same function as them, it is not limited to its terms.

More specifically, each of the plurality of operating systems stored in the memory 160 is provided with a respective frame buffer, and the screen processing unit 185, when the plurality of operating systems are driven, the corresponding operation from each frame buffer A frame corresponding to the dedicated screen of the system is received, and according to the control of the main processor 188, it is determined which operating system dedicated screen to display on the screen of the current display unit 151.

Accordingly, the screen processing unit 185 may display only a dedicated screen of a specific operating system on the entire screen of the display unit 151 under the control of the main processing unit 188 (when only one mode is implemented) or the frame. One or more integrated frames may be generated by combining or editing the frames received from the buffers to display an integrated dedicated screen (when implementing a plurality of modes) including all dedicated screens of a plurality of operating systems.

Referring to FIG. 3A, a plurality of operating systems OS 1... OS N are provided in parallel, which will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

4A and 4B illustrate a method of booting in parallel a plurality of OSs (Guest OS 1 and 2) supporting a different mode by mounting a hypervisor (hereinafter referred to as a first method). .

The mobile terminal 100 may selectively implement Guest OS 1 and 2, sequentially or simultaneously, and each of the Guest OS 1 and 2 may be assigned a different mode. At this time, the operation of the guest OS 1 and 2 and the mode activation accordingly may be performed by the hypervisor. Each component illustrated in FIG. 4B may perform general operations related to a virtualization engine technology.

In more detail with respect to multi-OS booting and mode activation accordingly, the controller 180 (particularly the hypervisor), (1) activates the mode corresponding to the currently booted Guest OS 1 or 2, or (2) In case of sequentially booting or simultaneously booting Guest OS 1 and 2 corresponding to the first and second modes, implement and activate either one of the first and second modes (2-1) or implement both the first and second modes. Only one of the first and second modes may be activated (2-2).

Returning to FIG. 3, according to FIG. 3B, the screen processing unit 185 includes a layout manager 185a and a display driver 185b. The layout manager 185a combines or edits frames received from the frame buffers under the control of the main processor 188 to generate a single integrated frame, and the display driver 185b generates the layout manager 185a. The frame generated by) is controlled to be displayed on the display unit 151.

The driver 186 also controls the driving of the entire operating systems. In addition, the hypervisor 187 is an intermediary between the main processor 188 and the operating systems, and is a virtualization engine that allows a plurality of operating systems to be used in the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention. The main processor 188 also controls all operations associated with driving a plurality of operating systems in accordance with the present invention.

As described above, the screen processor 185, the driver 186, the hypervisor 187, and the main processor 188 may be included in the controller 180, and in some cases, the memory 160 in software form. May be stored within.

3C is a block diagram illustrating a memory 160 having a database storage area corresponding to each of a plurality of modes.

In connection with the present invention, the mobile terminal can manage the database storage areas for each of the plurality of modes separately. This is especially true when each of the plurality of modes is implemented by a different operating system.

In general, the memory 160 includes at least one operating system capable of implementing the first and second modes, and may store an application corresponding to each of the at least one operating system. Therefore, the provided at least one operating system may be selectively booted or simultaneously booted under the control of the controller 180.

For example, the operating system may include a commercial OS such as an Android OS, a Linux-based OS, a Windows mobile OS, or an Apple OS, and each of the OSs may have a dedicated application set differently. In addition, the multi-OS includes not only different types of OS (eg, Android OS and Apple OS) but also OSs having different versions of the same type (eg, 2.1 version of Android OS_ and 2.2 version of Android OS). May be included.

According to the present invention, assuming that the first and second modes can be implemented, the memory 160 controls the first database storage area 160 (a)} corresponding to the first mode under the control of the controller 180. The second database storage area 160 (b) corresponding to the second mode and the common database storage area 160 (c) common to the first and second modes may be included. In some cases, the common database storage area 160 (c) may be omitted, and the common designated application and its related content or data may be stored in the database storage area of the corresponding mode.

More specifically, in configuring the first, second, and common database storage areas, the mobile terminal 100 uses different memories in hardware, is provided in the same memory, but access is restricted for each mode, or modes A separate storage partition can also be used to distinguish storage areas.

In this case, the operating systems implementing the first and second modes may be the same or different. In addition, there may be two or more modes that may be implemented by the mobile terminal 100, in which case the database storage area may be further subdivided.

More specifically, in the first database storage area 160 (a), an area in which at least one first application executed in the first mode is stored (a first application area), and an area in which content associated with the first application is stored ( A first content area) and an area in which data associated with the first application is stored (first data area).

In addition, in the second database storage area 160 (b), an area in which at least one second application executed in the second mode is stored (a second application area), and an area in which content associated with the second application is stored (second content) Area) and an area (second data area) in which data associated with the second application is stored.

In addition, in the common database storage area 160 (c), an area in which at least one common application executed in both the first and second modes is stored (common application area), and an area in which content associated with the common application is stored (common content). Area) and an area (common data area) in which data associated with a common application is stored.

On the other hand, when the second mode is a work mode that is easy for the public life of the user, the second mode corresponding to the second mode of the information stored in the second database storage area (160 (b)) and the common database storage area (160 (c)). The information may be shared only with the enterprise server 300, stored only in the enterprise server 300 (160 (b) unnecessary), or only connected to the enterprise server 300. Here, the corporate server 300 may include an enterprise server of a company where the user works or a server of a specific company designated by the user (or a company where the user works).

In addition, during activation of the first mode, the mobile terminal 100 may utilize only information stored in the first database storage area 160 (a)} and information corresponding to the first mode of the common database storage area 160 (c). During the second mode activation, all the information stored in the first, second and common database storage areas 160 (a)-(c) may be utilized. Of course, the reverse can also be implemented, and it is possible to control such that information on the first mode cannot be utilized even during activation of the second mode.

In addition, although the application area, the content area, and the data area are shown to be divided in the database storage area, they may be integrated in some cases.

4A and 4C illustrate a method (hereinafter, referred to as a second method) of booting a guest OS supporting another mode by operating a hypervisor on a host OS supporting one mode. In particular, the mode supported by the host OS may be a personal mode, and the mode supported by the guest OS may be a work mode.

In particular, according to FIG. 4C, a switching operation between a personal mode (P mode) and a work mode (B mode) may be performed by the B2B Manager. In addition, the components shown in the P mode region of the two areas divided by the dotted line operate in the personal mode implementation, the components shown in the B mode region operate in the implementation of the work mode, the configuration included in both modes Elements can operate in both modes.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 can implement a plurality of modes selectively, simultaneously or sequentially on an operating system, and different operating systems (hereinafter referred to as separate operating systems) are designated or common operating in each of the plurality of modes. A system (hereinafter common operating system) can be specified. In particular, multiple mode implementations may be controlled by the hypervisor 187.

More specifically, defining the currently implemented or activated modes according to individual operating systems or common operating systems are as follows. For convenience of description, it is assumed that the plurality of modes are the first and second modes. Of course, there may be two or more modes in some cases.

First, when the common operating system is booted, the controller 180 may (1) implement and activate one of the first and second modes, or (2) implement both the first and second modes, One of two modes can be activated.

Next, when the individual operating system is booted, the controller 180 (1) implements and activates the mode corresponding to the currently booted individual operating system, or (2) the first and second modes corresponding to the first and second modes. In the case of sequential booting or simultaneous booting of the second operating system, one of the first and second modes may be implemented and activated (2-1), or both of the first and second modes may be implemented. One of the modes may be activated (2-2).

In the following description, the distinction of each of the plurality of modes will be described in detail.

According to the present invention, each of the plurality of modes may be distinguished by at least one of a mode indicator, a database storage area, an operating system, a user access right, an application configuration, a content configuration, a data configuration, an application feature, an application group, and a group identifier. have.

According to the first embodiment, a case where a plurality of modes are distinguished using a mode indicator will be described.

Each of the plurality of modes may have different indicators from each other to indicate a corresponding mode. The indicator for each mode may be basically stored in the mobile terminal 100 or downloaded from an external server (or an external terminal). In addition, the indicator for each mode may be set or selected by the user or arbitrarily set by the controller 180.

For example, each of the plurality of modes may include a mode icon, a mode image, a wallpaper, a background color / background brightness, a font / font color / font size, a home screen screen (including page count and page indicator), an application arrangement structure (e.g., For example, the number of applications included in one home screen), an application identifier, an LED color, a notification sound such as a ringtone, a keypad type (including a backlight color of a keypad), a mode switching key area, a group identifier (described later), and the like. It can have differently. Of course, the above examples are merely examples of mode indicators and may include all display elements for distinguishing modes.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to Figures 5a to 5d. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first mode and the second mode are the personal mode and the work mode, respectively, and it is assumed that one of the personal mode and the work mode is activated.

Referring to FIG. 5A, if the current personal mode is activated, the mobile terminal 100 may display an icon (P mode) 501 corresponding to the personal mode in one area of the screen (a). If it is activated, an icon (B mode) 502 corresponding to the work mode may be displayed on one area of the screen (b).

According to FIG. 5B, the mobile terminal 100 includes a mode switch key area 510 in one area of the screen, and if the personal mode is currently activated, an area corresponding to the personal mode in the mode switch key area 510 ( P) 511 may be identified and displayed (a), and if the current work mode is activated, an area (B) 512 corresponding to the work mode may be identified and displayed in the mode switch key area 510 (b). ).

According to FIG. 5C, the mobile terminal 100 includes a personal mode area 521, a work mode area 522, and a switching command area 523 on the screen, and if the personal mode is currently activated, the personal mode area ( P) 521 can be identified and displayed (a), and if the current work mode is active, the business mode region (B) 522 can be identified and displayed (b).

According to FIG. 5D, if the mobile terminal 100 is currently in the active mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays an event (eg, an e-mail, a message, a call, etc.) or an event count (or occurrence time) related to the work mode in one region of the screen. And a notification window 531 for notifying the counterpart information, etc. (a), and if the current work mode is activated, an event or the number of events (or occurrence time and counterpart information) related to the personal mode in one region of the screen may be displayed. Etc.) may display a notification window 532 (b).

According to the second embodiment, a case where a plurality of modes are distinguished using a database storage area will be described.

Each of the plurality of modes may have a separate database storage area in the memory 160 (see FIG. 3C).

In addition, each of the plurality of modes may utilize only the information stored in the corresponding database storage area or the corresponding information stored in the common database storage area, and further, it may be impossible to utilize the information on the other mode in one mode. Alternatively, one of the plurality of modes (for example, a work mode) may utilize information about another mode (for example, a personal mode), but the other mode may make it impossible to utilize information about any mode.

Furthermore, if information about the first mode is available in the second mode (and vice versa), access restrictions are set in the second mode or a higher security level is provided in the second mode than the first mode. It can be said that it is set (described later).

In this regard, with reference to Figures 6a to 7b will be described in detail. For convenience of description, it is assumed that the first mode and the second mode are the personal mode and the work mode, respectively, and the activation state of any one of the personal mode and the work mode is assumed, and the execution state of the common application in the first and second modes. Assume that

Referring to FIG. 6A, when the mobile terminal 100 is executing a phone book (an example of a common application) in the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may extract and display only the counterpart information corresponding to the personal mode among the counterpart information associated with the phone book. .

According to FIG. 6B, when executing the phone book in the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 extracts and displays only the counterpart information corresponding to the work mode among the counterpart information associated with the phone book (a), the personal mode and the work use. The counterpart information corresponding to any one of the modes may be extracted and displayed (b).

In particular, FIG. 6B (b) shows a case in which all the areas All and 603 are activated, and when the personal areas P and 601 are activated, only the counterpart information corresponding to the personal mode is activated by the enterprise areas B and 602. FIG. In this case, only the counterpart information corresponding to the work mode may be selectively displayed.

According to FIG. 7A, when the schedule management (an example of a common application) is executed in the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may extract and display only the schedule corresponding to the personal mode among schedules related to the schedule management.

According to FIG. 7B, when the schedule management is executed in the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 extracts and displays only a schedule corresponding to the work mode among schedules related to the schedule management (a), among the personal mode and the work mode. The schedules corresponding to any one may be extracted and displayed (b).

In particular, FIG. 7B (b) shows a case in which all the areas All and 703 are activated, and when the personal areas P and 701 are activated, only the schedule corresponding to the personal mode is activated. Only schedules corresponding to the work mode may be selectively displayed.

In particular, in Figs. 6A to 7B, in the personal mode, information on the work mode or the database storage area storing the same cannot be accessed, but in the work mode, the information on the personal mode or the database storage area storing the same can be freely accessed. It is shown.

According to the third embodiment, each of the plurality of modes may be distinguished according to user access authority. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the plurality of modes are first and second modes.

In each of the multiple modes, (1) user access rights may vary as different security levels are set, and (2) user access rights as access restrictions are set in one mode and no access restrictions are set in another. This can vary.

In this regard, certain modes of the plurality of modes may require an authentication procedure to enter them. Therefore, the user may enter the specific mode only when a valid authentication procedure is performed to enter the specific mode. In particular, an authentication procedure may be required when access restriction is set in a specific mode or a security level is set above a certain standard.

For example, in a high user access mode, a user may freely access information corresponding to a low mode or its database storage, and freely utilize information corresponding to a low mode. Cannot access the corresponding information or its database storage.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 requests to input user authentication information when entering or switching to a mode with high user access rights, and enters or switches to a mode with high user access rights when valid user authentication information is input. (An example of an authentication procedure). In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may have low grade user authentication information (eg, name and social security number) in a low security mode, and high grade user authentication information (eg, name in a high security mode. , Social security number, specific touch pattern, and specific password).

Regarding the management of information (including content or data) related to an application according to a user's access rights (for example, input, inquiry, editing, etc.), it will be described in more detail below in three cases. For convenience of description, the plurality of modes will be described as being limited to the first and second modes.

According to the first case, there may be applications capable of inputting content or data in common regardless of the mode. For example, applications that perform basic functions in the use of a terminal, such as schedule management, scheduler, e-mail, messaging, messenger, conference call, video call, Internet, and phone book.

According to the second case, as in the first case, information can be input without mode classification, but the database storage area can be classified according to modes (see FIG. 3C).

More specifically, it is possible to make information exchange between modes impossible or to exchange information to one side. For example, it may be possible to move information from the personal mode to the work mode, but not vice versa. In addition, by setting different security levels in each of the plurality of modes, it is possible to move information from a low level to a high level, but not to move information from a high level to a low level.

In addition, in certain circumstances, an external terminal having a certain authority remotely may delete only information (eg, an application, content, and data) related to a specific mode, or shut down a specific mode itself. For example, a particular situation may include a case where an employee unloads a terminal, the terminal is stolen, a storage medium that is not registered in the terminal, or accesses a network in which the terminal is not registered.

Furthermore, in relation to user access rights, applications available in the work mode according to the user class of the mobile terminal 100 (eg, set in consideration of the company's position, the company's work characteristics, the company's department, etc.). Permissions to access content, data, etc. may be different, and functions for specific applications may be different. For example, the payment permission function can be used when the user level is above a certain level (eg, the group leader), but the payment permission function can be deactivated when the user level is not equal to the predetermined level (eg, an employee). In addition, the content / data available even in the same application may be different according to the user class, or the information range provided for the same content / data (for example, data fields may be configured according to the user class) may be different. In addition, according to a user's authority, an icon related to a task not belonging to the authority may not be displayed on the terminal itself or may not be executed even if displayed.

According to the third case, there may be applications (dedicated applications) that not only operate in one of the first and second modes but also have access to the corresponding information.

For example, in work mode, you can prohibit shooting functions, restrict network access, or block printing functions for security reasons. In addition, work-related applications may be provided in the work mode and work-related applications may not be provided in the personal mode. Of course the reverse is also possible.

Alternatively, specialized content or applications may exist only in one mode. For example, an application specific to the work mode may include a company work related application, and the application may perform a payment function or an upload to a company server and a download from the company server.

Furthermore, mode-specific access (or entry) may be restricted according to place or time. For example, a home may be set not to enter work mode, and a company may set it to not enter a personal mode at a certain time. In some cases, a separately authorized person may enter a work mode at home or may enter a personal mode at a specific time in the company.

In addition, it is possible to provide an interface that can be shared between users using the work mode to share information with each other, the interface for sharing the information can be blocked when the switch to the personal mode.

Furthermore, there may be a hardware module (common module) that can be used in all of the plurality of modes, or there may be a hardware module (dedicated module) that can be used only in a specific mode among the plurality of modes. Therefore, in the first mode activation state, only the common module and the dedicated module of the first mode are activated and the dedicated module of the second mode cannot be activated. In this case, the common module and the dedicated module may be designated according to a user selection or may be designated according to a decision of the controller 180 or the enterprise server 300.

For example, assuming that the first and second modes are a personal mode and a work mode, the common module includes a mobile communication module 112, a power supply unit 190, a display unit 151, and a memory for transmitting and receiving calls and messages. 160, etc., a dedicated module in the personal mode may include a camera 121, a location information module 115, and the like, and a projector module 155 may be included in the dedicated module in a business mode. . Examples of the common module and the dedicated module described above are just one embodiment, and thus may be configured in various ways without being limited to the above examples.

Hereinafter, the user access authority will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the same content is accessed.

According to FIG. 8A, the mobile terminal 100 can grant "read permission" to document 1 when accessing document 1 (an example of content) in the personal mode (a), and accessing document 1 in the work mode. In one case, "read, delete, edit" can be granted to Document 1 (b). Furthermore, if the user has a certain rank or more in the company, if the document 1 is a document requiring payment may further grant the payment authority.

According to FIG. 8B, when the file 1 (an example of content) corresponding to the work mode is selected from the file list in the personal mode (a), the mobile terminal 100 notifies the user that there is no access right to the file 1, Furthermore, the user may be able to select whether to switch to the work mode to check the file 1 (b).

Of course, in the private mode in FIG. 8B, the file corresponding to the work mode may not be included in the file list, or an identifier indicating that the file corresponds to the private mode / business mode may be displayed on the file list.

In the above, the case in which the user access authority is set for each mode has been described, but in some cases, the user access authority may be set for each application, content, or data. Therefore, even the same content can be confirmed by a user who is authorized to access the user, but not by a user who is not authorized.

According to the fourth embodiment, each of the plurality of modes may be distinguished by at least one of an application configuration, a content configuration, and a data configuration.

Each of the plurality of modes can be configured differently for each mode application, and even a common application can be configured differently for content or data corresponding to the application.

Here, the configuration of the application is different, in the first mode, at least one application dedicated to the first mode (hereinafter referred to as a first dedicated application) and at least one application common to the first and second modes (hereinafter referred to as common application). ) Is executed, and in the second mode, at least one application dedicated to the second mode (hereinafter referred to as the second dedicated application) and at least one application common to the first and second modes (hereinafter referred to as common application) are executed. (See FIG. 10C).

In addition, different configurations of the content / data may include both cases where the content / data content itself is different or a part of the content / data content is different. In particular, in the latter case, although the specific content is specified in both the first and second modes, it may mean that the content of the specific content corresponding to each of the first and second modes is different. This may be possible by differently configuring a data field for each mode for the same content or data.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to Figures 9a and 9b.

According to FIG. 9A, the mobile terminal 100 designates different contacts 911 and 921 and e-mails 912 and 922 for the personal mode and the work mode in storing the same counterpart information. The address 913 and the birthday information 914 may be further designated, and the payment authority 923, the rank 924, and the department 925 may be further designated in the work mode.

According to Fig. 9B, in storing the same schedule, even if the contents and the attendee information 931 and 941 are identically designated for the personal mode and the work mode, the time information 932 is further specified in the personal mode, and in the work mode. Conference room information 942 and announcements 943 may be further specified.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 may set the keypad type differently for each mode as shown in FIG. 10A, and may set the time zone for each mode differently as shown in FIG. 10B. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may differently set a backup level of an application and information related thereto for each mode. For example, you can back up your information for the last week in personal mode, or back up your information for the last month in real-time mode. Of course, the backup level for each mode may be set by the user or arbitrarily set by the controller 180.

In particular, in the work mode, the other terminal is not in the current work mode or the working time (including holidays) in consideration of the state (for example, the currently active mode, current location, time zone, etc.) of the other terminal to be contacted In this case, the user may be informed to select whether or not to contact the user. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may receive information indicating the status of the counterpart terminal from the counterpart terminal or the enterprise server, and determine the state of the counterpart terminal using the received information.

In addition, in the work mode, all previously stored schedules may be modified to reflect the current time zone to match the current time zone (when the time zone is changed).

In addition, when there is no user input operation for a predetermined time in the work mode, the work mode may be locked or shut down automatically or according to a user selection. At this time, in order to release the locked state or the suspended state, user authentication information corresponding to the work mode must be input or authenticated by the corporate server. In the work mode, when the user terminal is equipped with an overseas roaming function, the user may automatically release the overseas roaming function if the user's current location is domestic, and automatically execute the overseas roaming function if the user is overseas.

According to the fifth embodiment, each of the plurality of modes may be characterized to correspond to the currently activated mode when at least one common application is executed. In other words, if the particular application is a common application of the first and second modes, the particular application may vary in character depending on whether the currently activated mode is the first or second mode.

Here, varying characteristics for each mode may mean different configurations of an application (including a corresponding content / data), display, or security.

For example, different features may vary depending on the structure of the application (e.g., configuration of a corresponding menu item), an execution screen of the application (e.g., a background image, a font, a font size, information provided), an application, and the like. The content / data configuration (see FIGS. 6A-7B) associated with, the data field configuration (see FIGS. 9A and 9B) of the content / data, application functions, security for the application (or content / data), etc. It may mean different. Of course, since the above examples are just an embodiment, any case in which the common application can be configured differently for each mode may be applied.

For example, in the case where the application function is different, the camera may allow the shooting function in the personal mode but not the shooting function in the work mode. In addition, if the access rights to the application are different, the phone book provides the name, phone number, and personal e-mail address of the other party in the personal mode, but in addition, the e-mail address, rank, department, and billing authority information is provided in the business mode. You can also provide more.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to Figure 10c. For convenience of explanation, the plurality of modes will be described as being limited to the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 10C, the mobile terminal 100 may receive an execution command signal from a user with respect to a phone book (an example of a common application).

The mobile terminal 100 determines the activated mode at the time of input of the execution command signal, and if the personal mode is activated, executes the phone book according to the feature corresponding to the personal mode and displays the execution screen according thereto { 6A or 9A (a)}, if the work mode is activated, the phone book may be executed according to a feature corresponding to the work mode and the execution screen may be displayed according thereto (see FIG. 6B or 9A (b)). .

For example, in the case where the security of the application is different, the case in which the common application is to be executed in the first mode does not require an authentication procedure or inputs authentication information with a low level of security. When executing a common application, it may be necessary to request an authentication procedure or input authentication information with a high security level. In this case, the application execution may include output of content or data related to the application as well as display of the execution screen of the application.

According to the sixth embodiment, the plurality of modes may be distinguished using user information corresponding to each mode. Here, the user information may include a user name (name), a user image, a user phone number, a user email address, a user blog address, and the like.

For example, different first and second user information may be set in each of the first and second modes. More specifically, when the first and second telephone numbers are assigned to the mobile terminal 100 (dual SIM), the first and second telephone numbers may be set in the first and second modes, respectively. In the above, the definition of a mode mentioned in the present specification and a method of distinguishing a plurality of modes when a plurality of modes exist are described.

According to the seventh embodiment, the plurality of modes may be distinguished by an application group including at least one application executed in each.

For example, when at least one application may be executed in each of the plurality of modes, the controller 180 may configure an application group including application (s) executable for each mode. Furthermore, application groups may be organized according to application type as well as mode. For example, if the application type is a call, the corresponding application group may include call related applications, and if the application type is a camera, the corresponding application group may include camera related applications.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 displays a mode-specific group identifier corresponding to a mode-specific application group on the screen, and when a specific group identifier is selected, displays an indicator of applications belonging to the application group or displays a specific group identifier. You can switch to the appropriate mode (assuming it is not currently active).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for switching from one mode to another mode when a plurality of modes exist.

11 is a first flowchart illustrating a mode switching control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. For convenience of description, it is assumed that the plurality of modes are limited to the first and second modes, and the first and second modes are selectively activated according to the mode switching while both the first and second modes are implemented. In addition, an application executed in the first and second modes may be referred to as a common application, and an application executed only in either of the first or second modes may be referred to as a dedicated application.

Referring to FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 100 activates the first mode in a state in which the first and second modes are implemented under the control of the controller 180 (S1110). In this case, when an operating system is designated for each mode, the controller 180 may use the first and second individual operating systems (the first and second OSs of the multi OSs) corresponding to the first and second modes, respectively. And a second mode, respectively, and if the operating system for each mode is common, the first and second modes may be implemented using a common operating system (a single OS).

In addition, in the step S1110 of activation of the first mode, when executing the common application, the mobile terminal 100 may execute the common application according to a feature corresponding to the first mode. For example, when the first mode is a personal mode and the common application is a phonebook, a list of counterpart information composed of counterpart information related to the personal mode may be displayed, or specific counterpart information composed of data fields corresponding to the personal mode may be displayed. Can be.

Hereinafter, a mode implemented when OS booting is performed for each multi OS type (see FIGS. 4A to 4C) will be described with reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B. 12A corresponds to a first multi-OS type (corresponding to first OS 1 and guest OS 2_corresponding to the first scheme), and FIG. 12B corresponds to a second multi-OS type (host OS and guest OS_ 2nd scheme). It may correspond to. In addition, it is assumed that personal mode corresponds to Guest OS 1 and Host OS, and work mode corresponds to Guest OS 2 and Guest OS.

First, according to FIG. 12A, the mobile terminal 100 may simultaneously boot or sequentially boot Guest OS 1 and Guest OS 2 by driving a hypervisor included in the controller 180 (S1201). (S1202, S1203).

The mobile terminal 100, in response to the hypervisor driving, allows the virtualized device drivers of each of the guest OS 1 and 2 to communicate with the physical drivers as a preparation for controlling the hardware. In operation S1204, a detach operation of the shared virtualized device drivers is performed (S1205).

In addition, when a specific mode is selected from the personal mode and the work mode by the user or by the controller 180 (S1206), the mobile terminal 100 activates a specific mode on the Guest OS corresponding to the selected specific mode, Applications (personal mode_private or business mode_business) may be executed in the activated specific mode (sequential execution of S1207 to S1209 or sequential execution of S1212 to S1214).

On the other hand, if the selection process of the specific mode (S1206) is omitted, the mobile terminal 100 can activate the personal mode by using the default guest OS 1 (S1207 to S1209).

Next, according to FIG. 12B, under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 first boots the host OS corresponding to the personal mode (S1251), and pre-loads the guest OS corresponding to the work mode. (Pre-loading) (S1253).

The mobile terminal 100 may activate a personal mode on the host OS and execute applications in the personal mode (sequential execution of S1254 to S1256). When the guest OS pre-loaded by the hypervisor is booted (S1257), the mobile terminal 100 may activate a work mode on the guest OS and execute applications in the work mode (S1259 to S1261, sequentially). Perform).

Meanwhile, when post-loading the Guest OS, the mobile terminal 100 may post-load the Guest OS when the hypervisor is driven to load the Guest OS (S1257). .

Here, the pre-loading of the guest OS takes a long time to boot the initial OS, but once booting is complete, both OSs are booted so mode switching can be performed quickly, and post-loading the guest OS In this case, the initial OS booting is performed quickly, but if you want to switch to the mode corresponding to the guest OS, it may take a long time to switch modes due to the time required to boot the guest OS.

In addition, referring to the guest OS loading process in detail, the mobile terminal 100 may download an application corresponding to the guest OS from a server that manages and provides an application, and may load the guest OS as the downloaded application is executed. have. The mobile terminal 100 may execute corresponding applications by using the guest OS as the loaded guest OS is booted.

11, according to the control of the controller 180 in the activation step (S1110), the mobile terminal 100 may select any one of the first and second modes according to a user selection at booting of an operating system or according to a predetermined criterion. Can be activated.

For example, in the case of a single OS, any one of the first and second modes may be activated according to a single OS boot. Meanwhile, in the case of the multi-OS, the mode selected by the user or the first booted mode among the first and second modes is activated according to simultaneous booting of the multi-OS, or the mode corresponding to the OS booted preferentially according to the sequential booting of the multi-OS. Can be activated.

In particular, in sequential booting of the multi-OS, the mobile terminal 100 may preferentially boot an OS that satisfies a predetermined condition under the control of the controller 180. For example, the controller 180 may preferentially boot an OS that satisfies at least one condition among an OS having a fast booting order, an OS designated to boot first by a user, and an OS supporting a mode corresponding to a current terminal state. Can be. The mode corresponding to the current terminal state will be described in detail below.

Returning to FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for mode switching in the activated state of the first mode under the control of the controller 180 (S1120). More specifically, the controller 180 may further include a separate component for detecting the generation of a signal for mode switching, and may have different components according to the type of the signal.

For example, the signal for mode switching may include input of a mode switching command signal, belonging to a specific place where the terminal current location corresponds to the second mode, belonging to a specific time when the current time corresponds to the second mode, and the second mode. This may occur in at least one case of transmitting / receiving data with a counterpart terminal corresponding to the present invention and connecting to a specific network corresponding to the second mode. Furthermore, when there are a plurality of switching target modes, signals for mode switching may be distinguished for each of the plurality of switching target modes. For example, the mode switch command signal may include designation information about the switch target mode, or the corresponding place / time / corresponding counterpart terminal / network corresponding to the switch target mode may be distinguished and designated.

When detecting the signal for mode switching, the mobile terminal 100 may (1) not switch to the second mode or (2) switch to the second mode. Hereinafter, the description will be divided into the cases (1) and (2).

First, (1) it will be described in detail with respect to the case of not switching to the second mode.

If the mobile terminal 100 does not switch to the second mode in a state of detecting a signal for mode switching (NO in S1130), at least one application executable in the first mode under the control of the controller 180. The execution of the function of the specific application is restricted (S1140).

When the controller 180 does not receive a mode switch command signal from the user or when the authentication procedure is not performed effectively (applicable when the authentication procedure is required to switch to the second mode), the controller 180 returns to the second mode. Detection of a signal for switching may fail to switch to the second mode.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 13A to 13C. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first or second mode is a personal mode or a work mode.

Referring to FIG. 13A, when the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for switching to the personal mode from the active state of the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 may display a window 1310 for allowing the user to select whether to switch to the personal mode. (A).

At this time, the signal for switching to the personal mode, if the current location of the terminal belongs to the place specified to activate the personal mode, if the current time belongs to the time specified to activate the personal mode, the current terminal is connected to the network specified in the personal mode This may occur when the terminal is connected, or when the current state of the terminal does not satisfy the work mode activation state (for example, when it is out of a place designated to activate the work mode).

Alternatively, if the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for switching to the work mode from the activated state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may display a window 1320 for allowing the user to select whether to switch to the work mode (see FIG. b).

In this case, the signal for switching to the work mode is, when the terminal current location belongs to a place (for example, a company) designated to activate the work mode, the current time is specified time to activate the work mode (for example, work Time), which may occur when the current terminal is connected to a network designated for the personal mode (for example, an internal network), and the terminal current state does not satisfy the personal mode activation state (for example, personal). This can also happen if you are out of the designated area to activate the mode, etc.).

When a mode change rejection (rejection) is selected by the user in FIG. 13A (a) or FIG. 13B, the controller 180 may not switch to the personal mode or the work mode.

According to FIG. 13B, when the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for switching to the work mode from the personal mode activation state, the mobile terminal 100 may request to perform an authentication procedure (a), and if the authentication procedure is not effectively performed. For example, when the user authentication information is not entered or valid user authentication information is not input, the user may not be switched to the work mode.

According to FIG. 13C, when the mobile terminal 100 does not switch to the personal mode even after detecting a signal for switching to the personal mode (an example of the second mode) under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 switches to the personal mode. The notification window to guide the display may be displayed using the display unit 151.

For example, the notification window may include a message that asks the user to switch to private mode, a command key (or zone) to switch to private mode, and a warning text to indicate that some applications may not run unless they switch to private mode. And the like.

In addition, the notification window may be displayed at any time or periodically, and the display time or the display period of the notification window may be arbitrarily determined by the controller 180 or determined according to a user selection.

Returning to FIG. 11, in the limiting step S1140, the mobile terminal 100 notifies the user of a specific application whose execution function is limited or displays the display using the display unit 151 under the control of the controller 180. The unit 151 may identify or not display a specific application whose execution function is limited in the application indicator display state.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14A to 14D.

According to FIG. 14A, when the work mode activation state is maintained without switching to the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 prohibits the execution of the dedicated application in the work mode among the applications executable in the work mode. Providing a list of dedicated applications (a) or dimming or disabling dedicated application indicators 1404, 1406, 1407, 1408 among dedicated application indicators 1401-1409 that represent applications executable in work mode. (b) may be indicated as a (disable) state (or an unselectable state).

According to FIG. 14B, when the personal mode activation state is maintained without switching to the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 prohibits the execution of the private application of the private mode among the applications executable in the personal mode. Providing a list of dedicated applications (a) or dimming or disabling dedicated application indicators 1414, 1416, 1417, 1418 that represent dedicated applications from among application indicators 1411-1419 that represent applications executable in private mode. (b) can be marked as (disable).

Although not shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, a list of applications having different application features, mode-specific content configurations, or mode-specific data configurations may be provided, or may be identified and displayed.

According to FIG. 14C, the mobile terminal 100 does not display the dedicated application indicators 1404, 1406, 1407, and 1408 which indicate the dedicated application in the work mode when the mobile terminal 100 remains in the work mode activation state without switching to the personal mode. (a) If the private mode activation state is maintained without switching to the work mode, the dedicated application indicators 1414, 1416, 1417, and 1418 indicating the private application in the private mode may not be displayed at all (b).

According to FIG. 14D, when the mobile terminal 100 maintains the work mode activation state without switching to the personal mode (or vice versa), the mobile terminal 100 performs the basic operation of the terminal among applications executable in the work mode. Only the basic application can be executed, and thus only the basic application indicators 1401 to 1403 representing the basic application can be displayed.

For example, the basic application may include a phone book, a voice call, a message, and the like. Of course, the basic application may be arbitrarily determined by the controller 180 or may be determined according to a user selection.

Returning to FIG. 11, in the limiting step (S1140), the mobile terminal 100, under the control of the controller 180, (1) the specific application in which the execution of the function is limited to the specific application running only in the first mode. (2) If the specific application is an application that is executed in both the first and second modes, the execution of the specific application may be allowed, but the provision of information according to the execution may be restricted. In particular, in relation to (1), the module related to the execution of a specific application may also be disabled. For example, a camera module in the personal mode, a print module in the business mode, and the like.

Alternatively, in the limiting step (S1140), the mobile terminal 100, under the control of the controller 180, executes the execution of the remaining applications except for the basic application supporting the basic operation of the terminal among at least one application executed in the first mode. May be inhibited (see FIG. 14D).

In this regard, it will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 15A to 15F.

According to Fig. 15A, when the mobile terminal 100 maintains the work mode activation state without switching to the personal mode, the user selects (1) or the phone book for the print indicator 1406 (an example of a dedicated application indicator) from the user. The selection operation ② may be input to the indicator 1401 (an example of a common application indicator).

According to FIG. 15B, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the selection operation ① in FIG. 15A, the mobile terminal 100 displays a window indicating that the print, which is the application indicated by the print indicator 1406, is a dedicated application in the work mode and cannot be executed. can do.

According to FIG. 15C, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the selection operation (②) in FIG. 15A, the mobile terminal 100 executes a phone book which is an application indicated by the phone book indicator 1401, thereby providing counterpart information that can be provided in the work mode { Among the counterpart information (hereinafter referred to as personal counterpart information) associated with the personal mode and the counterpart information (work counterpart information) associated with the work mode, only the personal counterpart information is provided without providing the counterpart information (a) or the specific counterpart information is provided. In this case, information corresponding to the data field included only in the work mode among the data fields constituting specific counterpart information (for example, work contact, work email address, payment authority, rank, department, etc.) may not be provided. . Furthermore, in FIG. 15C, counterpart information without access restriction or security level may be provided (a), and information corresponding to a data field for which access restriction or security level is not set among specific counterpart information may be provided. (B).

According to FIG. 15D, when the mobile terminal 100 maintains the personal mode activation state without switching to the work mode, the user selects (1) or schedules management of the camera indicator 1414 (one dedicated application indicator) from the user. A selection operation ② may be input to the indicator 1418 (an example of a common application indicator).

According to FIG. 15E, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the selection operation ① in FIG. 15D, the mobile terminal 100 displays a window indicating that the camera, which is the application indicated by the camera indicator 1414, cannot be executed because it is a dedicated application in the personal mode. can do.

According to FIG. 15F, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the selection operation (2) in FIG. 15D, the mobile terminal 100 provides only schedules that can be provided in the personal mode by executing schedule management, which is an application indicated by the schedule management indicator 1418. Or (a), provide a specific schedule corresponding to the personal mode. Furthermore, in FIG. 15F, a schedule in which access restriction or security level is set among schedules that can be provided in the personal mode may not be provided (a), and a data field in which access restriction or security level is set among data fields constituting a specific schedule. Information corresponding to may not be provided (b).

Returning to FIG. 11, if the mobile terminal 100 is executing the specific application at the time when the mobile terminal 100 is not switched to the second mode in the limiting step (S1140), according to the control of the controller 180, (1) the specific application is executed. If the application is running only in the first mode, the execution of the specific application is terminated; (2) If the specific application is an application running in both the first and second modes, the execution of the first mode is maintained; Provision of information may be restricted according to implementation.

In this regard, it will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 16A to 16C.

According to FIG. 16A, when the mobile terminal 100 executes the document viewing / search which is a dedicated application in the work mode activation state (a) fails to switch to the personal mode and maintains the work mode activation state, the document viewing / searching (B) End the document view / search, notifying you that you do not have permission to.

In this case, the document provided through the document view / search may be provided in the enterprise server 300, in this case, even if the document view / search is not a dedicated application (1) document browsing search is terminated (2) document viewing / Even if the search is not terminated, reading and searching may be restricted for documents in which access restriction or security level is set among documents provided from the enterprise server 300.

In other words, in the case of outputting or retrieving the content provided from the corporate server 300 in the work mode (or while executing the associated application), the enterprise server 300 may be kept in the active mode without switching to the personal mode. ) Can be disconnected and do not receive any content therefrom, or can be provided with limited content only in the enterprise server 300 whose access restriction or security level is not set.

According to FIG. 16B, when the mobile terminal 100 maintains the work mode activation state without switching to the personal mode while executing the schedule management which is a common application in the work mode activation state (a), the personal use that can be provided in the work mode Only personal schedules of schedules and work schedules may be provided (b). In this case, a schedule in which the security level or the access restriction is not set among the work schedules may be provided together with the personal schedule, and a schedule in which the security level or the access restriction is set among the personal schedules may not be provided.

According to FIG. 16C, the mobile terminal 100 may terminate the camera when the private application is activated in the private mode activation state and (a) is not switched to the work mode while maintaining the personal mode activation state (a). b). In this case, the operation of the camera module required for running the camera may be terminated along with the termination of the camera.

Next, (2) the case of switching to the second mode will be described in detail.

When the mobile terminal 100 switches to the second mode in response to detecting a signal for mode switching (YES in S1130), the mobile terminal 100 activates the second mode under the control of the controller 180 (S1150). In this case, the first mode may be deactivated.

Furthermore, when the mobile terminal 100 wants to switch to the second mode, the mobile terminal 100 may perform an authentication procedure for the second mode, and may successfully switch to the second mode when the authentication procedure is effectively performed. have. For example, successfully performing an authentication procedure may mean a case of receiving user authentication information from a user, determining whether the input user authentication information is valid, and validating the input user authentication information.

In addition, when a signal for mode switching is detected, the mobile terminal 100, under the control of the controller 180, (1) whether access restriction is set in the second mode to be switched or (2) the second It may be determined whether the security level set in the mode is higher than the security level set in the first mode. For example, when the first mode is the personal mode and the mode to be switched is the work mode, the controller 180 may determine that access restriction is set in the work mode or the security level set in the work mode is higher. .

Furthermore, if the access restriction is set in the second mode or a higher security level is set in the second mode, the controller 180 may perform an authentication procedure for the second mode.

The input user authentication information may include user authentication information set exclusively for the second mode, or may include user authentication information that is commonly required for mode switching without being limited to the second mode.

In addition, the user authentication information may be set differently according to the access restriction level (or security level) of the second mode. For example, the user authentication information may be complicated when the access restriction level is high, and the user authentication information may be simple when the access restriction level is low.

In addition, when entering the second mode a plurality of times, the controller 180 may request different user authentication information every time the entry is made, and may receive user authentication information of a point in time to enter the second mode from the user.

In addition, when the authentication procedure for switching to (or entering) the second mode is successful, the authentication procedure may be omitted when switching back to the second mode (or re-entering). For example, in case of re-switching for a certain period of time (working hours, a day, a week, etc.), in case of re-switching while the terminal is turned on and off. In addition, even when the second mode is activated, it may be required to perform the authentication procedure at a predetermined time period. This is to maintain the second mode activation state.

In addition, the controller 180 may determine the grade of the access restriction set in the second mode. For example, in the second mode, any one of a plurality of access restriction levels may be set, and available applications (or content / data) may be different according to the access restriction level set in the second mode, and The scope of the permissions can be different.

Furthermore, when the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for mode switching under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 outputs the mode switching notification information before the switch to the second mode using the output unit 150. When the mode switch command operation is input through the user input unit 130, the user may switch to the second mode.

For example, the mode switch notification information may include information indicating that the current mode switch is required and information for allowing the user to select the mode switch. In addition, the mode change notification information may be variously output by using text, an image, a voice, a vibration, a warning sound, and the like. It may be input through a voice or a terminal operation (eg, tilting in a predetermined direction or shaking a predetermined number of times). In addition, the mode change notification information may be stopped when the mode change command operation is not received from the user for a predetermined time.

Regarding the activation step S1150 of the second mode, refer to the description of the activation step S1110 of the first mode.

In the activation step S1150, when executing the common application, the mobile terminal 100 may execute the common application according to a feature corresponding to the second mode. For example, when the first mode is a work mode and the common application is schedule management, a schedule list composed of schedules related to the work mode may be displayed, or a specific schedule composed of data fields corresponding to the work mode may be displayed.

Hereinafter, the mode switching in the multi-OS environment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B.

According to FIG. 12A, when a command signal of a mode switch is detected in the activated state of the personal mode or the work mode (S1210 or S1215), the mobile terminal 100 drives the hypervisor for the guest OS 2 for work. The mode may be activated (run below S1211) or the personal mode may be activated by driving a hypervisor for Guest OS 1 (run below S1216). According to FIG. 12B, when a command signal of a mode switch is detected in the activated state of the personal mode or the work mode (S1262 or S1263), the mobile terminal 100 activates the work mode or activates the personal mode. Can be.

In particular, in FIG. 12A or FIG. 12B, when switching from the work mode to the personal mode, if an application that was previously executed in the personal mode exists, the application enters the execution state (S1209 or S1256) of the executed application and previously personal If there is no application executed in the mode, the user may enter the HOME state (S1207) of the Guest OS 1 or the HOME state (S1254) of the Host OS. It can also be applied when switching from personal mode to work mode.

Further, the control unit 180, when switching (or returning) to the first mode which is the mode before switching from the second mode switched in the switching step (S1130), the first before switching to the second mode If a particular application was running in mode, then the application can be re-run (upon user selection or automatically) upon switching back to the first mode. In this case, the execution screen of the specific application may be a general initial screen according to the execution of the specific application or an execution screen at the time when execution is interrupted by switching to the second mode.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process when a mode switching command signal is input from a user as a specific event for generating a signal for mode switching will be described with reference to FIGS. 17A to 18D. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first and second modes are the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 17A, when the switching area 503 is selected by the user in the personal mode activation state, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a mode switching command signal for the work mode (a) and the work mode activation state. When the switching area 503 is selected by the user, a mode switching command signal for the personal mode may be input (b).

According to FIG. 17B, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch drag from the B area 512 of the mode switch command key 510 to the P area 511 in the personal mode activation state, the mobile terminal 100 switches to the work mode. A command signal may be input (a) and a mode switch command to the personal mode when a touch drag is input from the P area 511 of the mode switch command key 510 to the B area 512 while the work mode is activated. A signal may be input (b).

In addition, when a touch operation for the B region 512 is received in FIG. 17B (a), a mode switch command signal for a work mode may be received. In FIG. 17B (b), the touch operation for the P region 511 is illustrated. When receiving the input mode may receive a mode switch command signal to the personal mode.

According to FIG. 17C, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch drag operation from the work mode area 522 to the switch command area 523 in the personal mode activation state, the mobile terminal 100 receives a mode switch command signal for the work mode. (A) If the touch drag operation from the personal mode area 521 to the switch command area 523 is input in the work mode activation state, a mode switch command signal to the personal mode may be received (b).

In addition, when a touch operation with respect to the work mode area 522 is input in FIG. 17C (a), a mode switch command signal may be input to the work mode, and in FIG. 17C (b), the personal mode area 521 may be input. When receiving a touch operation, the mode transfer command signal to the personal mode may be received.

According to FIG. 17D, when the mobile terminal 100 detects the shaking of the terminal once in the personal mode activation state or receives a touch drag operation (②) to the right direction using the multi-pointer, the mobile terminal 100 enters the work mode. Mode to receive a switch command signal (a), when the mobile mode shake state (①) is detected in the work mode activation state or receives a touch drag operation (②) to the left using the multi-pointer (②) mode to the personal mode A switch command signal may be input (b).

In addition, in FIG. 17A to FIG. 17D, the mobile terminal 100 may output a phrase 1710 or 1720 indicating a mode change. Of course, in order to inform the mode switch, a voice, an image, an icon, a vibration, a ringtone, a lamp, and the like may be variously output.

According to FIG. 17E, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a pinch-in type touch drag operation from a user in a personal mode (or work mode) activation state (a), the mobile terminal 100 divides the screen into a first mode. The home screen corresponding to the personal mode may be displayed in the first area 1731 and the home screen corresponding to the work mode may be displayed in the second area 1732 (b).

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may perform a touch operation ① on one point of the second area 1732 or one point of the first area 1731 on one point of the second area 1732 in FIG. 17E (b). When the touch drag operation ② is input to the point, the mode change command signal to the work mode may be received.

According to FIG. 18A, assuming that there are a plurality of work modes (for example, first to third work modes), the mobile terminal 100 inputs a user touch operation to the switching area 503 in the personal mode activation state. If received, display the first to third image (1801 to 1803) corresponding to each of the first to third business mode (a), or the first to third drag direction corresponding to each of the first to third business mode 1811 to 1813 may be displayed (b). For example, the first to third images 1801 to 1803 may include a home screen or a background screen in a corresponding work mode.

In addition, when the first image 1801 is selected in FIG. 18A (a), the mobile terminal 100 receives a mode switching command signal for the first work mode, and in FIG. 18A (b), the second drag direction ( When receiving the touch drag operation to the 1812, a mode change command signal to the second work mode may be received.

According to FIG. 18B, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a user touch operation with respect to the switching area 503 while in the personal mode (or work mode) activation state, the mobile terminal 100 receives images 1821 to 118 corresponding to each of the plurality of work modes. 1823 and images 1831 to 1833 corresponding to each of the plurality of personal modes may be displayed in the respective regions 1820 and 1830.

When the image 1821 corresponding to the first work mode is selected by the user, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a mode switch command signal for the first work mode.

18A and 18B, the present invention is limited to the case where the switch command signal is input using the switch area 503. However, the present invention may also be applied to the case of using the switch command key 510 or the mode areas 521 and 522.

According to FIG. 18C, in the lock screen state, the mobile terminal 100 divides a screen and displays event information generated in relation to the personal mode in the first area 1840 in the second area 1850. Event information occurred in relation to the mode can be displayed. In particular, the mode identifier 501 corresponding to the currently activated personal mode may be identified and displayed.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch drag operation to the second area 1850, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a mode change command signal for a work mode.

According to FIG. 18D, when the mobile terminal 100 configures a plurality of personal modes and a plurality of work modes, the mobile terminal 100 divides the screen by the total number of modes in the lock screen state, and each area 1860 to 1100. In operation 1890, the mode identifiers 1861 to 1891 may be displayed. In particular, the mode identifier 1861 corresponding to the currently activated first personal mode may be identified and displayed. In addition, in each of the regions 1860 to 1890, information (event type, event count, occurrence time, etc.) of events occurring in relation to the corresponding mode may be further displayed.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 receives a user touch operation on the mode identifier 188 1 corresponding to the first work mode (1) or inputs a touch drag action to the area 1880 corresponding to the first work mode. When receiving (②), it is possible to receive a mode switch command signal to the first business mode.

Therefore, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the mode switch command signal as illustrated in FIGS. 17A to 18D, the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for mode switch and moves to a mode corresponding to the input mode switch command signal. The mode switching operation can be performed.

In addition, the input form of the mode switch command signal corresponding to each of the personal mode and the work mode may be different, and when the personal mode is plural (or when the work mode is plural), the input form of the mode switch command signal for each personal mode may be determined. It may be different. For example, shaking the terminal twice, dragging the touch in the left direction, tilting the terminal in the forward direction, etc. may be input to switch to the personal mode, and shaking the terminal once in order to switch to the work mode, turning to the right direction. Touch dragging, tilting the terminal in the rear direction, and the like may be input. Alternatively, shaking the terminal once to switch to the first personal mode, shaking the terminal twice to switch to the second personal mode, and shaking the terminal three times to switch to the third personal mode.

In addition, the above embodiments are merely examples for inputting a mode switch command signal, and there is no limitation on a method for inputting a mode switch command signal.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process when a specific event is generated as a specific event generating a signal for mode switching with reference to FIGS. 19A to 19D will be described. For convenience of description, the first and second modes are limited to the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 19A, when the terminal is located in a place corresponding to a work mode (for example, a company) or within a certain radius from the place in the activated state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 allows the user to enter the work mode. (A) Automatically switch to the work mode and output the notification of switching to the work mode regardless of the user selection (b).

According to FIG. 19B, when the mobile terminal 100 deviates within a predetermined radius from a place corresponding to a work mode or a corresponding place (an example of a case where a terminal operation for generating a signal for mode switching is terminated), the mobile terminal 100 Accordingly, the user may switch to the personal mode (a) or automatically switch to the personal mode regardless of the user's selection (b).

In particular, in the case of FIG. 19A (a) or FIG. 19B (a), the user may switch to the work mode or the personal mode only when a switch (Yes) is selected from the user.

According to FIG. 19C, the mobile terminal 100 may set at least one place corresponding to the personal mode according to a user selection (a), and if the terminal is located at the set place, the personal mode if the work mode is activated (B).

According to FIG. 19D, the mobile terminal 100 may set at least one place corresponding to the work mode according to a user selection (a), and if the terminal is located at the set place, the work mode if the personal mode is activated (B).

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may designate a personal mode or a work mode by analyzing a mode use pattern for each place and determine an implementation time of the personal mode / work mode for each place for a certain period of time. Therefore, when the terminal is located at a specific place, the mobile terminal 100 may enter a mode designated at a specific place or may switch to a mode designated at a specific place when performing a different mode.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process when a current time belongs to a specific time as a specific event for generating a signal for mode switching will be described with reference to FIGS. 20A to 20D. For convenience of description, the first and second modes are limited to the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 20A, when the current time falls within a time corresponding to the work mode (for example, working hours_9: 00 am to 6:00 pm) in the activated state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may allow the user to perform the task. The user may select whether to switch to the work mode (a) or the user may automatically switch to the work mode and output the notification of switching to the work mode regardless of whether the user is selected (b).

According to FIG. 20B, when the mobile terminal 100 deviates from the time corresponding to the work mode (an example of the termination of the terminal operation generating a signal for mode switching), the mobile terminal 100 switches to the personal mode according to the user selection ( a), can automatically switch to personal mode regardless of user selection (b).

In particular, in the case of FIG. 20A (a) or FIG. 20B (a), the user may switch to the work mode or the personal mode only when a change (Yes) is selected from the user.

According to FIG. 20C, the mobile terminal 100 may set at least one time corresponding to a personal mode according to a user selection (a), and if the current time belongs to the set time, the personal mode if the work mode is activated (B).

According to FIG. 20D, the mobile terminal 100 may set at least one time corresponding to the work mode according to a user selection (a), and if the current time belongs to the set time, the work mode if the personal mode is activated (B).

On the other hand, the mobile terminal 100 may analyze the mode usage pattern for each time zone, determine the implementation time zone of the personal mode / business mode for a predetermined period, and designate the personal mode or the work mode for each time zone. Therefore, when the current time belongs to a specific time zone, the mobile terminal 100 may enter a mode designated at a specific time zone or switch to a mode designated at a specific time zone when performing another mode.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may not perform a mode switch using a specific place or a specific time on a day when the company does not go to work such as Saturday, Sunday, and public holiday. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 100 may change a time zone corresponding to a specific mode to correspond to a time zone of a country (region) currently located.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process when a specific network is connected as a specific event for generating a signal for mode switching will be described with reference to FIGS. 21A and 21B. For convenience of description, the first and second modes are limited to the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 21A, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to the network corresponding to the work mode in the activated state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the work mode (a), and when disconnected from the network corresponding to the work mode. (Example when the operation of the terminal generating the signal for mode switching is terminated) The user can switch to the personal mode automatically or according to the user's selection (b).

Although not shown in the drawing, it can be applied even when connected to the network corresponding to the personal mode in the active state of the work mode, and can specify the work mode / personal mode network according to user selection, or the work mode / personal mode network As a result, the internal network and the home network can be automatically designated respectively.

According to FIG. 21B, when the mobile time is recorded in the in-house commute recording server in the activated state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the business mode according to the user selection or automatically (a). If recorded, it may switch to personal mode according to user selection or automatically (b).

Hereinafter, a mode switching process in the case of receiving data from a specific counterpart terminal as a specific event for generating a signal for mode switching with reference to FIGS. 22A to 23B, and mode switching will be described with reference to FIGS. 24A to 25B. A mode switching process in the case where data is transmitted to a specific counterpart terminal as a specific event for generating a signal for the following will be described. For convenience of description, the first and second modes are limited to the personal mode and the work mode.

Here, the data may include all types of data that may be received from the counterpart terminal, such as a message, a voice call, a video call, and an email.

In addition, the signal for mode switching may include information about a specific application that may be executed in the second mode to be switched. In particular, the information about the application may include counterpart information corresponding to the counterpart terminal or the type of data transmitted and received with the counterpart terminal.

For example, the counterpart information may include an email address (specific application-email, etc.), phone number (specific application-messages, voice call / video call, etc.), and user ID registered on the IMS (specific application-instant messaging service, etc.). The data type may include an email, a message, a voice call, a video call, a conversation using an IMS, and the like.

Therefore, when the signal for mode switching includes information on the specific application, the controller 180 may execute the specific application while switching to the second mode.

In addition, the counterpart terminal corresponding to the personal mode or the work mode may include a terminal stored in the phone book in which the counterpart information (for example, a home phone, a mobile phone number, an e-mail address, etc.) is associated with the personal mode or the work mode. Can be. Furthermore, counterpart information for different parties can be specified for each of the personal mode and the work mode, and different counterpart information for the same counterpart (for example, different e-mail addresses or different phone numbers) for each of the personal mode and the work mode. Can be specified.

According to FIG. 22A, when the mobile terminal 100 receives an email from the counterpart terminal corresponding to the work mode in the active state of the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the work mode automatically or according to a user selection (a). Upon switching to the work mode, an email application may be executed to check the contents of the received email (b). In this case, the received e-mail may have a data structure shown in FIG. 26A, and may include a field (From) 2601 indicating a sender terminal information and a field (To) 2602 indicating a receiver terminal information. have. Therefore, the mobile terminal 100 can determine whether the counterpart terminal corresponds to the work mode using the counterpart terminal information included in the field 2601.

In addition, according to FIG. 22B, when the received e-mail confirmation is completed, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the personal mode automatically or according to a user selection.

According to FIG. 23A, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a voice call from the counterpart terminal corresponding to the personal mode in the active mode of the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 allows the user to select a call / rejection (a (B) allowing the user to select whether to switch to the personal mode.

In addition, according to FIG. 23B, when the call is selected in FIG. 23A (a) or the switch (Yes) is selected in FIG. 23A (B), the mobile terminal 100 switches to the personal mode and executes a call application. The voice call received from the counterpart terminal may be connected.

In addition, according to FIG. 23C, when the connected voice call is terminated, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the work mode automatically or according to user selection.

According to FIG. 24A, when the mobile terminal 100 transmits an email addressed to a counterpart (for example, a company) corresponding to the work mode in a personal mode activated state (a), according to a user selection or automatically. In this case, the user can switch to the work mode and execute the email application according to the characteristic corresponding to the work mode (b). In this case, it may be determined whether the receiving party of the transmitted email is the other party in the work mode using the other party information included in the field To 2602 shown in FIG. 26A.

In addition, according to FIG. 24B, when the e-mail transmission is completed, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the personal mode.

According to FIG. 25A, when the mobile terminal 100 transmits a message in which the counterpart information corresponding to the work mode (for example, xx manager) is the recipient information in the activated state of the personal mode (a), the user selects the message. Or automatically switch to the work mode, and run the message application according to the features corresponding to the work mode (b). At this time, the other party information included in the field (To) 2603 in the message data structure shown in FIG. 26B may be used to determine whether the other party receives the corresponding party information corresponding to the work mode.

In addition, according to FIG. 25B, when the message transmission is completed, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the personal mode.

In addition, if an authentication procedure is required to enter the mode to switch to in Figs. 19A to 25B (or if access restriction is set to the mode to be switched or a higher security level is set than the mode currently being implemented), the mobile terminal If the user authentication information is input from the user and the input user authentication information is valid, the user may switch from the currently activated mode (eg, a personal mode) to another mode (eg, a work mode).

On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, even if the switch to the second mode according to the detection of the signal for mode switching, if the user input operation does not exist for a predetermined time may be switched back to the first mode.

In addition, embodiments of switching to a specific mode according to signal detection for mode switching may be applied to entering a specific mode when the operating system is booted. For example, when the current terminal location is located at a specific place corresponding to a specific mode or the current time belongs to a specific time corresponding to a specific mode, the terminal may enter a specific mode when the operating system is booted.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, when the mobile terminal 100 sets different first and second user information for each of the first and second modes, the second user information is activated in the first mode. When data transmission / reception is detected using the control unit, the second mode may be switched according to a user selection or under the control of the controller 180. For example, the first and second user information may include different telephone numbers from each other (in case of dual SIM).

Hereinafter, an application execution control method when switching a mode during a specific application execution will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

27 is a second flowchart illustrating a mode switching control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. For convenience of description, it is assumed that the plurality of modes are limited to the first and second modes, and the first and second modes are both implemented but selectively activated.

Referring to FIG. 27, under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 implements both the first and second modes, and specifies in the activated state of the first mode (S2710 and the same as S1110 of FIG. 11). Run the application (S2720).

The specific application to be executed may be executed exclusively for the first mode (first dedicated application) or may be an application (common application) executed in common for the first and second modes.

The mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for mode switching during execution of a specific application under the control of the controller 180 (S2730, same as S1120 of FIG. 11).

When the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal for mode switching, the mobile terminal 100 determines whether the specific application being executed is a common application according to the control of the controller 180 (S2740).

If it is determined that the specific application is a common application, the mobile terminal 100 does not switch to the second mode under the control of the controller 180 (No in S2750) while maintaining the activated state of the first mode. The execution of a function of a specific application is restricted (S2760).

For the limiting step (S2760), refer to the foregoing description or embodiments regarding the case where the signal is not switched to the second mode even when the signal detection for the mode switching is performed while the common application is running in the first mode.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the specific application is a common application, the mobile terminal 100 switches to the second mode under the control of the controller 180 (YES in S2750), respectively, in the first and second modes. In operation S2770, it is determined whether the version of the common application is different.

Here, different versions of the common application may mean different features of the common application in each of the first and second modes.

When the mobile terminal 100 changes the versions in the first and second modes as a result of the determination (that is, the first and second versions in the first and second modes, respectively) (YES in S2770), the controller 180 In accordance with the control, the execution of the specific application of the first version is stopped (S2771), and after activating the second mode, the second version of the specific application is executed in the second mode (S2773).

More specifically, the mobile terminal 100 may stop executing the common application according to the feature corresponding to the first mode and execute the common application according to the feature corresponding to the second mode.

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 100 performs the same version in the first and second modes as a result of the determination (NO in S2770), the mobile terminal 100 activates the second mode and executes a specific application according to the control of the controller 180. Is maintained in the second mode (S2774).

Here, the same version of the common application may mean that the common application is executed with the same feature for each of the first and second modes.

When the mobile terminal 100 returns to S2740 and determines that the specific application is not the common application (that is, the first dedicated application), the mobile terminal 100 returns to the second mode according to the control of the controller 180. It is determined whether to switch (S2791).

If it is determined that the mobile terminal 100 is not switched to the second mode (NO in S2791), the mobile terminal 100 maintains the first mode activation state and ends the specific application (S2792).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the mobile terminal 100 is switched to the second mode (YES in S2791), the mobile terminal 100 deactivates the first mode and activates the second mode under the control of the controller 180. The application is terminated (S2793).

Meanwhile, although FIG. 27 has not been described with respect to performing an authentication procedure for a mode to be switched, the corresponding description with reference to FIG. 11 may be applied to the embodiment of FIG. 27.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process during execution of a common application will be described with reference to FIGS. 28A and 28B.

According to FIGS. 28A and 28B, the mobile terminal 100 receives a user touch operation on the switching area 503 during execution of the phone book according to a feature corresponding to the personal mode (FIG. 28A (a)). If it is located in a specific place corresponding to the work mode (an example of a specific event that generates a signal for mode switching) {Fig. 28A (b)}, it is possible to switch to the work mode and execute the phone book according to the characteristics corresponding to the work mode. (FIG. 28B).

For example, the phone book according to the feature corresponding to the personal mode provides only the counterpart information corresponding to the personal mode, and the phone book according to the feature corresponding to the work mode provides the counterpart information corresponding to the work mode or the personal mode simultaneously or Can be provided optionally.

Hereinafter, a mode switching process during execution of a dedicated application will be described with reference to FIGS. 29A to 29C.

Referring to FIGS. 29A and 29B, the mobile terminal 100 receives a user touch operation on the switching area 503 while the camera is executed only in the personal mode (FIG. 29A (a)) or the terminal corresponds to the work mode. If located at a specific place (Fig. 29a (b)), it is possible to allow the user to select whether or not to terminate the camera (Fig. 29b).

In addition, when the terminal (YES) is selected in FIG. 29B, the mobile terminal 100 may switch to the business mode (a) and optionally execute an application similar to the terminated camera in the business mode (b). For example, an application similar to a camera may include a photo album, a gallery, and the like.

Modes referred to herein may be configured in various ways, such as religious mode, hobby mode, school mode as well as personal mode and work mode for each type, a plurality of each type may be set.

In addition, in determining an application to be executed for each mode in the present specification, it may be specified according to a user selection, or may be automatically assigned to a corresponding mode in consideration of characteristics and types of the application. For example, assuming that a mode field exists in the data structure of an application, it may be assigned to the corresponding mode defined in the mode field.

In addition, in each of the plurality of modes mentioned herein, a user interface related to at least one of voice-based communication and text-based communication may be provided through the display unit 151 under the control of the controller 180. For example, voice-based communication may include voice calls, voice-based chat, and the like, and text-based communication may include message services, text-based chat, and the like. In addition, the user interface may be displayed in the form of a virtual key on the touch screen or provided in the form of a button key. In addition, the user interface provided in each of the plurality of modes may differ in its position, shape, size, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method for controlling mode switching of a mobile terminal can be implemented as code that can be read by a processor in a medium in which a program is recorded. Examples of processor-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include.

The mobile terminal and the mode switching control method thereof described above are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be all or part of each embodiment so that various modifications may be made. May be optionally combined.

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Claims (21)

An operating system capable of implementing a plurality of modes, including first and second modes;
At least one application running in at least one of the plurality of modes;
Detecting a signal for mode switching in the activated state of the first mode, controlling switching from the first mode to the second mode according to the detection of the signal, and not switching to the second mode A controller configured to limit function execution of a specific application among at least one application executable in the first mode; And
And a display unit configured to display a user interface required to execute at least one of voice-based communication and text-based communication in an activated state of any of the plurality of modes under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modes,
A mobile terminal distinguished by at least one of a mode indicator, a database storage area, an operating system, user access rights, an application configuration, a content configuration, and a data configuration. The method of claim 2,
When a plurality of database storage areas respectively correspond to the plurality of modes,
The control unit,
Or to prevent information stored in the plurality of database storage areas from being referred to in different modes,
Information stored in any database storage area corresponding to any mode among the plurality of database storage areas may be referred to in another mode, but information stored in another database storage area corresponding to the other mode may not be referred to in any of the modes. Mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
The mobile terminal selectively activates the first and second modes in a state in which both the first and second modes are implemented. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modes,
A mobile terminal implemented on the same operating system or separately implemented on different operating systems. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
The mobile terminal does not switch to the second mode in at least one of a case in which a mode switch command signal for the second mode is not received and an authentication procedure for the second mode is not effectively performed. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
If the specific application is an application running only in the first mode, the execution of the specific application is prohibited,
If the specific application is an application that is executed in both the first and second modes, the mobile terminal allows the execution of the specific application but restricts the provision of information according to the execution. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
The mobile terminal prohibits the execution of the remaining applications except for the basic application that supports the terminal basic operation among the at least one application running in the first mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
If you were running a particular application at the time when the switch to the second mode,
If the specific application is an application running only in the first mode, the execution of the specific application is terminated,
When the specific application is an application that is executed in both the first and second mode, the mobile terminal to maintain the execution of the first mode, but restricts the provision of information according to the execution. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
The mobile terminal controls the display unit to display a notification window for inducing switching to the second mode when the second mode has not been switched. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
If not switched to the second mode, the display unit to display at least one application indicator indicating at least one application running in the first mode, and not to display or display a specific application indicator indicating the specific application Mobile terminal to control. According to claim 1, The signal for mode switching,
When the mode change command signal is input, when the terminal current position belongs to a specific place corresponding to the second mode, when the current time belongs to a specific time corresponding to the second mode, the counterpart corresponding to the second mode When transmitting and receiving data with the terminal, the mobile terminal occurs in at least one case of connecting to a specific network corresponding to the second mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
And when switched to the second mode, deactivating the first mode and activating the second mode. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit,
And when the terminal operation corresponding to the signal for mode switching is terminated after switching to the second mode, switching to the first mode from the second mode. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit,
And when the signal for mode switching includes information on a specific application, executing the specific application corresponding to the included information in the second mode. In the mode switching control method of a mobile terminal that can implement a plurality of modes including a first and a second mode,
Activating the first mode;
Sensing a signal for mode switching to the second mode;
Controlling switching from the first mode to the second mode in response to detecting the signal for mode switching;
Limiting execution of a function of a specific application among at least one application executable in the first mode when the control is not switched to the second mode;
The mobile terminal includes an operating system capable of implementing a plurality of modes including first and second modes, and at least one application running in at least one of the plurality of modes,
And the mobile terminal displays a user interface required for executing at least one of voice-based communication and text-based communication in an activated state of any one of the plurality of modes. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling step,
Mode of a mobile terminal that does not switch to the second mode in at least one of a case in which a mode change command signal to the second mode has not been received and an authentication procedure for the second mode cannot be effectively performed Transition control method. The method of claim 16, wherein the limiting step,
Prohibiting execution of the specific application if the specific application is an application running only in the first mode; And
If the specific application is an application that is executed in both the first and second modes, allowing the execution of the specific application but limiting the provision of information according to the execution. The method of claim 16, wherein the limiting step,
The method of controlling the mode switching of the mobile terminal prohibits the execution of the other applications except the basic application that supports the basic operation of the terminal among the at least one application executed in the first mode. The method of claim 16, wherein the limiting step,
If you were running a particular application at the time when the switch to the second mode,
If the specific application is an application running only in the first mode, terminating execution of the specific application; And
If the specific application is an application that is executed in both the first and second modes, maintaining the execution of the first mode but limiting the provision of information according to the execution. 17. The method of claim 16,
And when the control mode is switched to the second mode, deactivating the first mode and activating the second mode.

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