KR20120071275A - Mobile terminal and method for displaying information thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and an information display method thereof are provided to supply information in first/second modes as information related to an application. CONSTITUTION: An operating system implements a plurality of modes including first and second modes. One or more applications are executed in one mode(S1110). A display unit displays information related to the application. A controlling unit executes the application in an active state. The controlling unit displays whether the information is corresponded to the first mode or the second mode(S1130).

Description

Mobile terminal and method for displaying information thereof

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of implementing a plurality of modes and a method of displaying information 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 method of displaying information thereof that can implement and activate a plurality of modes for user convenience or data security.

In addition, when the application is executed in an activated state of one of the first and second modes, the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal capable of identifying and displaying which information related to the executed application corresponds to one of the first and second modes. Another purpose is to provide a method of displaying information.

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; A display unit which displays information related to the application; And controlling the display unit to execute an application in an activated state of any one of the first and second modes, and identify which of the first and second modes corresponds to the information related to the executed application. It includes a control unit.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, an information display method of a mobile terminal capable of implementing a plurality of modes including a first and a second mode, the step of activating any one of the first and second modes; Running an application in the active state of any mode; Determining which of the first and second modes information relating to the executed application corresponds to; And displaying information related to the executed application, and identifying and displaying a mode corresponding to the information related to the application according to the determination result.

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

First, when an application is executed in an activated state of one of the first and second modes, information corresponding to each of the first and second modes may be provided as information related to the application, and thus information corresponding to the currently activated mode. In addition, information corresponding to a mode that is not currently activated may be provided to the user.

Second, it is possible to identify and display which mode corresponds to the information related to the application, so that the user can conveniently check which mode the information related to the application corresponds to.

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 flowchart of a method for displaying information of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12A to 12D illustrate a process of receiving a command for integrated display of first and second information according to the present invention.
13A-13D show combined display of first and second information in connection with the present invention;
14A to 14E illustrate identification display states of first and second information when executing a phonebook application in accordance with the present invention.
15A to 15D are diagrams for classifying and displaying first and second information according to a predetermined criterion when executing a phonebook application according to the present invention;
16A-16C illustrate different functions for the first and second information when executing the phonebook application in accordance with the present invention.
17A to 17C are diagrams for providing limited information corresponding to a specific mode when executing a phonebook application according to the present invention.
18A to 18C are diagrams of changing first information to correspond to a second mode when executing a phonebook application according to the present invention.
19A and 19B show an identification display state of first and second information when executing a schedule management application in accordance with the present invention.
20A to 20C are diagrams for providing limited information corresponding to a specific mode when executing a schedule management application according to the present invention.
21A to 21C are diagrams of changing first information to correspond to a second mode when executing a schedule management application according to the present invention;
22A to 22B are diagrams for modifying information corresponding to a specific mode when executing a schedule management application according to the present invention.
23A and 23B show an identification display state of first and second information when executing a message application in accordance with the present invention;
Figures 24A-24C show the identification display state of the first and second information when running an email application in accordance with the present invention.
25A to 25C are diagrams for identifying and displaying corresponding modes for respective applications in an application list display state according to 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, an 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 called a proximity touch, and the touch screen is provided with a proximity touch. The action that the pointer actually touches is called a 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. The video signal or the audio signal may also 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 may be a kind of alarm unit 153. May be classified.

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

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

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. 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 screen is displayed on the current screen, the mode in which the currently running application is designated, and the high priority mode are activated. have. 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 screens of the second mode are displayed on the screen of the first mode in the first area through the screen division, respectively, the mode selected by the user, the mode in which the corresponding area is currently activated, the currently running It can be said that the application has activated the designated mode, high priority mode, and so on.

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.

Referring to FIG. 8A, when the mobile terminal 100 accesses document 1 (an example of content) in the personal mode, the mobile terminal 100 may grant read permission to the document 1 (a), and accesses the document 1 in the work mode. Read, delete, and edit rights 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., the configuration of the corresponding menu item), the screen of the application (e.g., background image, font, font size, information provided), The associated content / data configuration (see FIGS. 6A-7B), the data field configuration of the content / data (see FIGS. 9A and 9B), application functionality, security for the application (or content / data), and the like vary by mode. May mean. 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 mode activated at the time of inputting 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 screen according thereto. 6a or FIG. 9a (a)}, if the work mode is activated, the phone book may be executed according to a feature corresponding to the work mode to display a screen 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 the screen display 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.

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).

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal 100 executes an application in an activated state of one of a plurality of modes, the mobile terminal 100 may display information related to the executed application and identify which mode corresponds to the corresponding mode. .

Hereinafter, an information display method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the plurality of modes are the first and second modes. Of course, the embodiments described below can be applied even when two or more modes are implemented.

In order to perform the information display method according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may implement the first and second modes, and selectively activate any of the implemented first and second modes. In other words, even when both the first and second modes are implemented, the mobile terminal 100 may activate one of the first and second modes.

More detailed description thereof is as follows.

In the implementation step, if an operating system is designated for each mode under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 may include first and second individual operating systems corresponding to the first and second modes, respectively. The first and second modes may be implemented using the first and second OSs, respectively, and if the operating systems for each mode are common, the first and second modes may be implemented using the common operating system (single OS).

Hereinafter, the mode activated when the OS is booted for each multi OS type (see FIGS. 4A to 4C) will be described in more detail.

For example, the multi OS type includes a first multi OS type (corresponding to guest OS 1 and guest OS 2_corresponding to the first scheme) and a second multi OS type (host OS and guest OS_second scheme). This may include. 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 the first multi OS type, 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. When a specific mode is selected among the personal mode and the work mode by the user or by the controller 180, the specific mode may be activated on the guest OS corresponding to the selected specific mode. On the other hand, when a process of selecting a specific mode is omitted, the mobile terminal 100 may activate the personal mode by using Guest OS 1 designated as a default.

Next, according to the second multi-OS type, the mobile terminal 100 first boots the host OS corresponding to the personal mode under the control of the controller 180, and pre-loads the guest OS corresponding to the work mode. (Pre-loading) In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may activate a personal mode on the host OS, and activate a work mode on the guest OS when the pre-loaded guest OS is booted. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may post-load the Guest OS.

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 the activation step, the mobile terminal 100 may activate one of the first and second modes according to a user selection or a predetermined criterion when the operating system is booted under the control of the controller 180.

For example, in the case of a single OS, either of the first and second modes may be activated according to the single OS boot. Meanwhile, in case of a multi-OS, a mode selected by a user among the first and second modes or a first booted mode is activated according to simultaneous booting of the multi-OS, or a mode corresponding to the first booted OS 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. For example, when the current terminal position is located at a specific place corresponding to a specific mode or when the current time belongs to a specific time corresponding to a specific mode, the specific mode may be preferentially activated when the operating system is booted.

11 is a flowchart of an information display method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 100 executes an application in an activated state of any one of the first and second modes under the control of the controller 180 (S1110).

In the execution step S1110, the mobile terminal 100 may execute a dedicated application or a common application in any mode. Please refer to the previous description for the dedicated and common applications. For example, the common application may include a phonebook application, a schedule management application, a message application, an email application, and the like.

Determination steps (S1120) to be described below are the following steps, which are information related to an application (hereinafter, application related information), a command for displaying not only information corresponding to a currently activated mode but also information corresponding to a mode not currently activated ( The integrated display command) may be performed when received from the outside. More specifically, the mobile terminal 100 may receive an integrated display command from the user through the user input unit 130.

For example, when the menu corresponding to the integrated display command is selected by the user, the mobile terminal 100 corresponds to a case in which a key area for receiving the integrated display command is touched by the user, or corresponding to the integrated display command. When a user voice or terminal movement is detected, the integrated display command may be received.

In addition, the steps below the determination step S1120 to be described below may be performed if the application running in the currently activated mode is a common application even if there is no separate display command.

Hereinafter, a process of receiving an integrated display command will be described with reference to FIGS. 12A to 12D. For convenience of description, it is assumed that in the personal mode and the work mode, a common application may be executed or first and second dedicated applications capable of sharing data or content may be executed.

When the mobile terminal 100 is touched by the user with the key area 1201 for receiving an integrated display command in the activated state of the personal mode (P mode) (Fig. 12A (a)), the personal mode as the application related information. Information corresponding to (hereinafter referred to as personal information) and information corresponding to the work mode (hereinafter referred to as work information) may be displayed together (FIG. 12B).

In this case, the key area 1201 is provided in a toggle key form, and in FIG. 12A (a), the key area 1201 operates as a key for receiving an integrated display command, and in FIG. 12B, receives a display command for information corresponding to the personal mode. Can act as a key for Accordingly, when the key area 1201 is touched by the user in FIG. 12B, the key area 1201 may return to FIG. 12A (a).

Alternatively, when the mobile terminal 100 detects a signal corresponding to the integrated display command in the activated state of the first personal mode (P1 mode), the mobile terminal 100 displays a mode list composed of the first personal mode and the modes that can be integrated. 12a (b)}, when the first personal mode (P1 mode) and the first work mode (B1 mode) are selected from the mode list, the first personal information and the second work information may be displayed together as application-related information (FIG. 12c).

Alternatively, when executing the application, the mobile terminal 100 divides the screen into a plurality of areas to display personal information in the first area and work information in the second area (FIG. 12D (a)), and integrated display from the user. When receiving a command (for example, a touch drag operation between the first and second areas, etc.), both the personal information and the work information can be displayed in a single area in which the first and second areas are integrated {FIG. 12D ( b)}.

Although not shown in the drawings, the mobile terminal 100 may display a menu for receiving an integrated display command using the display unit 151, and may display an integrated display command from a user using the displayed menu. Can be input. Further, the mobile terminal 100, by using the displayed menu, whether to display only the information corresponding to the currently active mode as the application-related information or to display the information corresponding to the plurality of modes currently being implemented User selection may be input.

Returning to FIG. 11, under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 determines which of the first and second modes corresponds to information (hereinafter, application related information) related to the executed application. (S1120).

Here, the application-related information may include content or data that may be output or available when the application is executed, and when the application is an application capable of performing a communication function with the counterpart, the counterpart information (eg, a phone number, Email addresses, messenger IDs, etc.).

For example, the application-related information may include counterpart information in the case of a phonebook application, an email address in the case of an email application, and a schedule in the case of a schedule management application.

In addition, the application-related information corresponds to a certain mode may mean that the application-related information is assigned to a certain mode or when the application-related information is referenced or executable in a certain mode activation state. In addition, the application related information may be provided regardless of whether the corresponding mode is activated. In particular, when the currently running application is a common application, information corresponding to each of a plurality of modes in which the common application is executable may be provided as application-related information.

The application-related information may include tag information indicating which mode the device corresponds to, and in operation S1120, the mobile terminal 100 may determine tag information included in the application-related information under the control of the controller 180. The corresponding mode can be determined using the. For example, the application related information may include a mode related field, and the mode related field may include information about a mode corresponding to the application related information.

In operation S1120, the mobile terminal 100 determines a characteristic of application-related information under the control of the controller 180, and determines a mode to which application-related information corresponds to the determined characteristic. Can be. For example, if the application-related information is counterpart information that includes company contacts, the application-related information is a work-related schedule (if the participants are department members, if the schedule is within working hours, the place is a company meeting room, etc.) When the application related information is an email or a message received from a counterpart corresponding to the work mode, it may be determined that the application related information corresponds to the work mode. Alternatively, when application-related information is input outside of working hours or at a place other than a company or when personal information such as a family name is included in the application-related information, it may be determined that the application-related information corresponds to a personal mode.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a command for specifying one of the first and second modes for the application related information from the user, and the application related information corresponds to a mode corresponding to the designated command. You can judge.

Under the control of the controller 180, the mobile terminal 100 displays information related to the currently executing application (hereinafter referred to as application related information) through the display unit 151, but the application related information corresponds to the determination result. For example, it is identified and displayed in which mode the first mode and the second mode correspond to.

In the display operation S1130, the mobile terminal 100 displays only the information corresponding to the first mode (hereinafter, referred to as first information) as application-related information (when there is no information corresponding to the second mode), or the second mode. Only the information corresponding to (hereinafter referred to as second information) may be displayed (if there is no first information), or the first and second information may be displayed together (if both the first and second information exist).

In the case of integrated display of the first and second information, the mobile terminal 100 identifies that the first and second information correspond to the first and second modes, respectively, under the control of the controller 180. can do. Furthermore, the display unit 151 may display the first and second information on the integrated screen instead of the individual screens under the control of the controller 180.

Regarding the integrated display of the first and second information, a detailed description will be made with reference to FIGS. 13A to 13D. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first and second modes are a work mode and a personal mode, and the first and second information are work information and personal information.

According to FIG. 13A, the mobile terminal 100 displays work information on the first screen 1301 in a state in which the first and second screens 1301 and 1302 having different transparency are overlapped using an overlay method. May display personal information on the second screen 1302.

According to FIG. 13B, the mobile terminal 100 may divide a screen into a plurality of areas, and display personal information in the first area 1303 and work information in the second area 1304.

According to FIG. 13C, the mobile terminal 100 can display the personal information and the work information in the integrated screen together, and give an identification mark (P) 1305 indicating that the personal information corresponds to the personal mode and use the work. An identification mark (B) 1306 indicating that the information corresponds to the work mode can be given.

According to FIG. 13D, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a command for displaying only personal information or work information from the user in an integrated display state of personal information and work information (see FIG. 13C), only the personal information is displayed ( a), only business information may be displayed (b).

Furthermore, when the key area P_1307 is selected in FIG. 13D (a), only business information may be displayed. When the key area B_1308 is selected in FIG. 13D (b), only personal information may be displayed. In addition, when the key area (all _1306) is selected in FIG. 13D (a) or FIG. 13D (B), the user may return to the integrated display state of the personal information and the work information.

11, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a command (hereinafter, referred to as a mode identification display command) for identifying and displaying a mode corresponding to application-related information from the user through the user input unit 130, the mobile terminal 100 receives application-related information. The corresponding mode may be identified and displayed with respect to the information (S1130).

 For example, the mode identification display command may be input by selection of a corresponding menu, selection of a corresponding key area, detection of movement of a corresponding terminal, input of a corresponding user voice, and the like. Of course, the mode identification display command can be input by not only the above examples but also by more various methods.

Furthermore, even if there is no separate mode identification display command, the mobile terminal 100 may identify and display the corresponding mode with respect to the application related information if the currently running application is a common application.

In operation S1130, the mobile terminal 100 may identify and display a corresponding mode with respect to application-related information by using various methods. For example, a color, a symbol, an image, an icon, an LED color, or a font indicating a corresponding mode may be used.

In addition, in the display operation S1130, the mobile terminal 100 may display information corresponding to a mode other than the currently activated mode among the application-related information under the control of the controller 180.

For example, the display unit 151 may, under the control of the controller 180, (1) display only some of the information corresponding to the other mode, or (2) the other mode after the authentication procedure is performed. Information can be displayed. More specifically, in the case of (1), it is possible to display some information whose security level is equal to or less than a predetermined criterion or some information that is not locked / secured by the user. (2) In this case, even after the authentication procedure is performed, all or part of information corresponding to other modes may be displayed.

In addition, some of the information corresponding to the other mode means at least one of the plurality of information corresponding to the other mode, or at least one data field of the plurality of data fields constituting specific information corresponding to the other mode Information may correspond to. For example, when the phonebook application is running while the personal mode is activated, at least one counterpart information having a security level lower than a certain standard among the plurality of counterpart information corresponding to the work mode is displayed, or specific counterpart information corresponding to the work mode. Only information corresponding to data fields that are not secured by the user may be displayed among the plurality of data fields configuring the.

According to the present invention, when the application-related information is counterpart information, the mobile terminal 100 may display, via the display unit 151, status information of the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart information under the control of the controller 180. have. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may receive status information from the counterpart terminal or the enterprise server 300 corresponding to the counterpart information through the wireless communication unit 110. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may receive the status information in response to the request for the status information, or may receive the status information at any time or periodically (real time reception is also possible).

Here, the status information may be set by the counterpart or the counterpart terminal as information indicating the current status of the counterpart, and may be, for example, available, busy, in a meeting, or offline. off-line, away, and the like.

Furthermore, when the counterpart terminal corresponding to the counterpart information activates a mode different from the mode currently activated by the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 controls the state information of the counterpart terminal under the control of the controller 180. As an offline (off-line) can be displayed or the mode identification information of the mode currently activated by the other terminal. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may receive information on a mode currently activated by the counterpart terminal from the counterpart terminal or the enterprise server 300 through the wireless communication unit 110. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may transmit a signal to the counterpart terminal requesting to switch to the same mode as the mode currently activated by the mobile terminal 100 through the wireless communication unit 110.

Here, the mode identification information may include information that can indicate a mode such as a mode name, a mode color, a mode symbol, a mode icon, and the like.

In addition, when the application-related information is a counterpart group including at least one counterpart information, the mobile terminal 100 may not only identify and display the corresponding mode with respect to the counterpart group under the control of the controller 180. Status information about the group can be displayed. For example, corresponding mode and state information may be displayed for each of at least one counterpart information belonging to the counterpart group.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal 100, under the control of the controller 180, can change the application-related information to correspond to a mode other than the corresponding mode, the activation state of any one of the first and second modes The application related information may be displayed to reflect the mode change.

For example, when the specific application-related information corresponding to the first mode is changed to correspond to the second mode, the specific application-related information is (1) when the specific application is executed in the first mode unless it is in the integrated display state. It may not be displayed and may be displayed when executing a specific application in the second mode, and (2) if it is an integrated display state, it may be displayed together with an identification mark corresponding to the second mode.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a command for selecting application-related information through a user input unit, the mobile terminal 100 is controlled according to which mode the selected application-related information corresponds to under control of the controller 180. At least one function that can be performed in relation to the selected information may be differently provided.

For example, when the selected application-related information is specific counterpart information corresponding to personal information, a voice call function, a message function, and a messenger function may be provided, and the selected application-related information is specific counterpart information corresponding to a work mode. In this case, an email function and a messenger function can be provided.

Hereinafter, the display of the first and second information for each application will be described in detail. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first and second modes are a work mode and a personal mode.

First, a case where the phonebook application is executed will be described. In this case, the phonebook application may be a common application of the first and second modes.

14A to 14E are diagrams illustrating identification display states of the first and second information when the phonebook application is executed.

According to FIG. 14A, the mobile terminal 100 may display a counterpart list including a plurality of counterpart information related to the phonebook application, and according to (a), the mobile terminal 100 may display the counterpart information corresponding to the work mode (relative partners 2 and 3). The identifier B_1401 indicating the work mode may be displayed, and the identifier P_1402 indicating the personal mode may be displayed on the counterpart information (partners 1 and 4) corresponding to the personal mode. Corresponding counterpart information (partners 2 and 3) can be further identified and displayed.

According to FIG. 14B or FIG. 14C, the mobile terminal 100 may display state information on the counterpart information on the counterpart list, and according to FIG. 14B, the counterpart information (the counterpart) who activated a mode different from the mode currently activated by the mobile terminal 100. 1 and 4) display the status information offline or, according to FIG. 14C, display identification information (for example, mode name, etc.) for the mode currently activated by the counterpart terminal corresponding to the counterpart information (partners 1 and 4). can do. In particular, according to FIG. 14B (b), the mobile terminal 100 can identify and display the other party information (the other party 3) that has set the same state information as its current state information (available).

According to FIG. 14D, the mobile terminal 100 may display a group list including at least one group, and identify and display a corresponding mode for each of the at least one group included in the group list. In this case, each of the at least one group may include at least one counterpart information.

More specifically, when the mode corresponding to the at least one counterpart information belonging to the group is the same as shown in FIG. 14 (d), and the mode corresponding to the at least one counterpart information belonging to the group is different from FIG. 14D (b) Can be displayed together. In particular, when a specific group is selected, the corresponding mode may be displayed for each of at least one counterpart information belonging to the specific group (see FIG. 14A).

Referring to FIG. 14E, the mobile terminal 100 may give an identification key 1421 indicating that the person of high importance is assigned to the other party's information of the other party 2 designated as the person of high importance on the other party list. Furthermore, the other party designated as the person of high importance may be differentiated from other parties such as different notification display of the event using the other party information.

14A to 14E, the mobile terminal 100 may further display an area corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal 100 (hereinafter referred to as user area_My Profile), and if user area is selected, user information may be displayed. In addition to displaying in detail, user information can be edited. For example, the user information may include not only a telephone number, an e-mail address, a messenger ID, but also user status information. In addition, the user information may be provided differently according to the currently activated mode (personal mode_first user information, work mode_second user information).

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 may set different communication functions available for each user's state information or differently set user information. For example, a message may be set as an available communication function when the status information is busy, and an e-mail and a message may be set as an available communication function when the status information is in a meeting. Alternatively, the first user information may be set when the status information is busy, and the second user information may be set when the status information is in a meeting.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, the mobile terminal 100, if the specific counterpart information corresponds to the work mode and the counterpart corresponding to the specific counterpart information is currently performing a specific task, the progress of the work with respect to the specific counterpart information Can be displayed (eg, using a graph or figure).

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile terminal 100 may adjust the authority to view the status information of the counterpart information according to the position of the user. For example, when the user rank is above a certain rank, all status information of the counterpart information can be viewed. However, when the user rank is below a certain rank, only specific state information can be viewed among the status information of the counterpart information.

15A to 15D are diagrams for classifying and displaying first and second information according to a predetermined criterion when executing a phonebook application.

According to FIG. 15A, the mobile terminal 100 may display a window for the user to select at least one of classification, addition, and deletion in the counterpart list display state.

According to FIG. 15B, when the classification is selected in FIG. 15A, the mobile terminal 100 may display a reference list composed of selectable criteria. For example, the reference list may include a mode, state information, a group, a distance, a place, and the like.

According to FIG. 15C, when a mode is selected in FIG. 15B, the mobile terminal 100 may display a counterpart list sorted for each mode. In particular, FIG. 15C (a) may display a counterpart list composed of counterpart information corresponding to a personal mode, and FIG. 15C (b) may display a counterpart list configured of counterpart information corresponding to a work mode. Furthermore, when the key area B_1502 is selected in FIG. 15C (a), the screen of FIG. 15C (b) is shown. When the key area P_1503 is selected in FIG. 15C (b), the screen of FIG. 15C (a) is shown. 15C (a) or 15C (b), when the key area (all _1501) is selected, a counterpart list including both counterpart information corresponding to the personal mode and counterpart information corresponding to the work mode may be displayed. Can be.

According to FIG. 15D, when state information is selected in FIG. 15B, the mobile terminal 100 may display a counterpart list sorted for each state information. In particular, FIG. 15D (a) may display a counterpart list composed of counterpart information on which communication is enabled, and FIG. 15D (b) may display a counterpart list composed of counterpart information on which offline is set. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 has a status information bar at the bottom of the screen, and if any status information is selected from among the status information included in the status information bar, the counterpart composed of the counterpart information with the selected status information set. The list can be displayed.

Although not shown in the drawing, the mobile terminal 100 may display a list of counterparts sorted by group when the group is selected in FIG. 15B, and the distance from which the counterpart terminal is located from me when the distance is selected in FIG. 15B. The sorted counterpart list may be displayed, and when a place is selected in FIG. 15B, the counterpart list sorted for each place where the counterpart terminal is located may be displayed.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile terminal 100 may add the counterpart information when Add is selected in FIG. 15A, and delete the counterpart information when Delete is selected. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a predetermined search condition from the user and display a counterpart list including counterpart information (s) corresponding to the input search condition.

16A to 16C are diagrams for providing different functions for the first and second information when executing the phonebook application.

According to FIG. 16A, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a command from a user for selecting specific counterpart information included in the counterpart list.

According to FIG. 16B, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the counterpart information (partner 2_1611) corresponding to the work mode in FIG. 16A (①), voice calls, e-mails, and in-house messengers (messenger 1) are functions that can be performed in the work mode. ) And a function list 1610 composed of a message (a), and when the other party information (the other party 4_1612) corresponding to the personal mode is selected in FIG. 16a (②), a voice call, a message, The function list 1620 configured as the external messenger (messenger 2) and the SNS may be displayed.

According to FIG. 16C, when the mobile terminal 100 receives the counterpart information (the other party 2_1611) whose busy is set in FIG. 16A (①), the mobile terminal 100 displays a function list 1630 configured as an email which is a function that can be performed in the busy state (a). 16A, when the other party's information (party 3_1613) to which communication is set up is selected in FIG. can do.

The providing function for each mode corresponding to the counterpart information or the providing function for each state information corresponding to the counterpart information may be determined by the user or the controller 180 or by the counterpart or counterpart terminal corresponding to the counterpart information.

On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, the mobile terminal 100, if a function that can not be performed for the specific counterpart information is selected, it can switch to the function that can be performed to perform the function. For example, if the e-mail function is not possible and the message function is possible for the specific counterpart information, the mobile terminal 100 may perform the message function even when the e-mail function is selected for the specific counterpart information. Therefore, when an e-mail is created for specific counterpart information, the e-mail can be changed into a message form and transmitted in a message transmission method.

17A to 17C are diagrams for providing limited information corresponding to a specific mode when executing a phonebook application. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the personal mode is currently activated.

According to FIG. 17A, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a user selection for counterpart information (partner 2) corresponding to the work mode in the counterpart list, the mobile terminal 100 receives counterpart information (hereinafter referred to as second party information) corresponding to the counterpart 2. It can be provided in a limited way.

According to FIG. 17B, the mobile terminal 100 may provide the second counterpart information to the user only when the authentication procedure is performed (a). In this case, the second counterpart information may be provided in its entirety, or only some of the contents allowed to be provided.

According to FIG. 17C, the mobile terminal 100 informs that the selected counterpart information corresponds to the work mode while the user switches to the work mode whether the user only sees a part of the content that is allowed to be provided (except some information) and the second counterpart. It is possible to select whether to view all of the information (B mode switching) (a), and if only some of the information is selected in (a), only some of the contents allowed in the private mode can be displayed (b).

18A to 18C are diagrams of changing first information to correspond to a second mode when executing a phonebook application.

According to FIG. 18A, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a change command to the work mode from the user with respect to the counterpart information (partner 1) 1810 corresponding to the personal mode (a), the change command is input. The user may select whether to move or copy the counterpart information (hereinafter referred to as first counterpart information) to the work mode (b).

Here, the movement is to move the first counterpart information from the personal mode to the work mode (after moving, the first counterpart information corresponds only to the work mode), and the copying is performed by copying the first counterpart information from the personal mode for business use. It is pasted to the mode (after copying, the first party information corresponds to both the personal mode and the work mode).

More specifically, the change command may be input to the mode identifier P_1402 of the first counterpart information, and the mode identifier P_1402 may be provided in a toggle key format so as to change the corresponding mode by a user operation.

According to FIG. 18B, the mobile terminal 100 may request a predetermined authentication procedure in order to change the first counterpart information to correspond to the work mode. Therefore, it can be changed only when a valid authentication procedure is performed.

According to FIG. 18C, when the first counterpart information is changed to correspond to the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 corresponds to the work mode with respect to the first counterpart information 1820 of the counterpart list in the case of moving according to (a). Identifier (B_1402), which indicates that the first party information 1810 and the first party information 1820 corresponding to the personal mode and the work mode, respectively, of the other party list are copied, according to (b). An identifier P for indicating that the mode corresponds to and an identifier B for indicating that the mode corresponds to the work mode may be displayed. In this case, the contents included in the first counterpart information 1810 and the first counterpart information 1820 may be configured differently.

Next, a case of executing the schedule management application will be described. In this case, the schedule management application may be a common application in a personal mode and a work mode.

19A and 19B are diagrams showing the identification display states of the first and second information when the schedule management application is executed.

According to FIG. 19A, the mobile terminal 100 can display a schedule in a calendar format, and identify the work mode in the display area of a date having a schedule (hereinafter referred to as a work schedule) corresponding to the work mode (February 3). _B1, February 8_B2, February 10_B3, February 12_B4) and display the identification of the personal mode in the display area of the date with a schedule corresponding to the personal mode (hereinafter referred to as the personal calendar). (February 1_P1, February 8_P2, February 12_P3).

According to FIG. 19B, the mobile terminal 100 may display a schedule in a list form, and identify and display a work schedule or a personal schedule by date.

Furthermore, personal schedules and work schedules may be displayed to be identified using display colors, fonts, identification icons, identification symbols, identification images, and the like.

20A to 20C are diagrams for providing limited information corresponding to a specific mode when executing a schedule management application. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the personal mode is currently activated.

According to FIG. 20A, when a user selection for the work schedule B3_2001 is input in FIG. 19A, the mobile terminal 100 may provide limited contents of the work schedule 2001.

According to FIG. 20B, the mobile terminal 100 may provide the entire contents of the work schedule B3_2001 to the user only when the authentication procedure is performed (b). In some cases, even when the authentication procedure is performed, only a part of the entire contents of the work schedule B3_2001 may be provided.

According to FIG. 20C, the mobile terminal 100 informs that the work schedule B3_2001 corresponds to the work mode while the user switches to the work mode whether the user only sees a part of the content allowed to be provided (partly provided) and the work schedule B3_2001. ), You can choose whether to view all of them (B mode switching), and if some offer is selected in (a) and (a), only some of the contents of the work schedule (B3_2001) are allowed to be displayed in the private mode. (B).

21A to 21C are diagrams for changing first information to correspond to a second mode when executing a schedule management application.

According to FIG. 21A, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a change command to the work mode from the user with respect to the personal schedule P1_2101. For example, the change command may be input by a touch operation on the identification display portion of the personal schedule P1_2101.

According to FIG. 21B, when the mobile terminal 100 changes to the work mode, the mobile terminal 100 may request a predetermined authentication procedure (a), and after the authentication procedure is effectively performed, the personal schedule P1_2101 may be used for the work schedule B5. The identification mark B5 indicating that the personal schedule P1_2101 corresponds to the work mode can be given.

22A to 22B are diagrams for modifying specific mode information when executing a schedule management application.

According to FIG. 22A, when a time corresponding to a work schedule B2 and a personal schedule P2 belonging to the same date is the same or partially overlapped, the mobile terminal 100 may delete or modify a certain schedule.

According to FIG. 22B, when deleting is selected in FIG. 22A, the mobile terminal 100 may delete the personal schedule P2 according to the user selection. Alternatively, according to FIG. 22C, when the correction is selected in FIG. 22A, the mobile terminal 100 may modify the time corresponding to the work schedule B2 so as not to overlap the personal schedule P2 according to the user selection. Furthermore, one of the work schedule B2 and the personal schedule P2 may be moved to another date.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, among the phonebook application embodiments, an embodiment of the classification display by criteria may be applied to the schedule management application.

Next, a case of executing the message application will be described. In this case, the message application may be a common application in a personal mode and a work mode.

23A and 23B are diagrams showing the identification display states of the first and second information when executing the message application.

According to FIG. 23A, the mobile terminal 100 may display a message list including a plurality of messages transmitted and received with a plurality of counterpart terminals, and identify and display a corresponding mode for each message included in the message list. For example, the mode corresponding to the message may include a mode corresponding to the counterpart information of the counterpart terminal that has transmitted and received the message. As the identification mark, B may be displayed in the message corresponding to the work mode and P may be displayed in the message corresponding to the personal mode.

According to FIG. 23B, while displaying a specific message, the mobile terminal 100 may identify and display the mode P corresponding to the specific message while displaying information about the specific message.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, phonebook application embodiments may be applied to a message application.

Next, a case of executing an email application will be described. In this case, the email application may be a common application in a work mode and a personal mode.

24A to 24C are diagrams showing the identification display states of the first and second information when the email application is executed.

According to FIG. 24A, the mobile terminal 100 displays an email creation screen including a recipient information area, an attachment area, and a content area, and identifies corresponding modes (P, B) with respect to the counterpart information included in the reception information area. Display the corresponding mode (B) for the attached file (document 1) included in the attachment area, and display the corresponding mode (B) for the specific counterpart information (the other party 3) included in the content area. Identification can be indicated.

Here, the other party's information on the other party to receive the currently created email can be displayed in the reception information area, and the file attached to the currently created email can be displayed in the attachment area.

According to FIG. 24B, when the mobile terminal 100 is currently in the active mode, the mobile terminal 100 informs the user that transmission of the attached document 1 to the counterpart corresponding to the personal mode is limited to the work mode. 1) Do not send the other party in the personal mode, (2) After the authentication procedure, and (3) Only some of the contents of document 1 whose security level is below a certain standard may be selected. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100, according to the user's selection, either (1) do not send document 1 via e-mail, or (2) send document 1 via e-mail after performing the authentication procedure, or (3) in document 1 through e-mail. Only some content can be sent.

According to FIG. 24C, when a specific counterpart (the other party 1) to receive an e-mail cannot receive an e-mail, the mobile terminal 100 may convert the e-mail into a message that can be received by the specific counterpart and transmit the e-mail to the specific counterpart. have. Therefore, a message may be transmitted to a specific counterpart (partner 1), and an e-mail may be transmitted to the other counterpart (partner 2) except for the specific counterpart.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, phonebook application embodiments may be applied to an email application.

According to the present invention, even when the mobile terminal 100 is not in an application execution state, the mobile terminal 100 may identify and display which mode corresponds to which of the first mode and the second mode, with respect to the information currently displayed on the screen. For example, more so in a home screen state that displays at least one application identifier.

In this regard, it will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 25A to 25C. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first and second modes are the personal mode and the work mode.

According to FIG. 25A, the mobile terminal 100 may display a plurality of application identifiers, and identify and display a corresponding mode for each of the plurality of application identifiers. For example, P may be displayed when the corresponding application is run in the personal mode, B may be displayed when the application is running in the work mode, and PB may be displayed when the application is commonly executed in the P and B.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 may include a mode identification mark displayed on the application identifier in the form of a toggle key, and change the corresponding mode using the same.

According to FIG. 25B, when the identification display P_2511 of the first application identifier 2510 corresponding to the personal mode is selected, the mobile terminal 100 changes to only the work mode (dedicated to the B mode dedicated application). _B mode only) Allows the user to select whether to change the mode to the personal mode and the work mode (common to P mode and B mode _PB mode common).

According to FIG. 25C, when the B mode only is selected in FIG. 25B, the mobile terminal 100 may designate the first application as dedicated to the work mode and give an identification mark B_2512 to the first application identifier 2510. In FIG. 25B, when the PB mode only is selected, the first application may be designated in common to the personal mode and the work mode, and an identification mark PB_2513 may be given to the first application identifier 2510.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal 100 is executing the first and second applications in the personal mode and the work mode, a key (for example, a toggle type) for switching applications on the personal mode screen and the work mode screen. It may be provided, it is possible to switch the application to be executed by operating the key for switching the application.

For example, when a key for switching an application included in the personal mode screen (or work mode screen) is operated, the mobile terminal 100 stops executing the first application, and (1) the personal mode (or work) Mode) to run an application other than the first application among the executable applications, and to display the execution status on the personal mode screen, or (2) to execute the application related to the first application that is executable in the work mode (or personal mode). The status can be displayed on the personal mode screen. The first application-related application may include an application having the same / similar function when the first application is a common application or when the first application is a dedicated application.

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 information display method of the 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 above-described mobile terminal and its information display method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified in whole or in part by various modifications. It may alternatively be configured in combination.

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Claims (22)

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;
A display unit which displays information related to the application; And
A control unit which executes an application in an activated state of one of the first and second modes, and controls the display unit to identify and display which mode of the first and second modes corresponds to information related to the executed application Mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit,
Under the control of the control unit, first and second information corresponding to the first and second modes are displayed as information related to the application, respectively, and the first and second modes are respectively displayed for the first and second information. A mobile terminal for identifying the corresponding correspondence. The method of claim 2, wherein the display unit,
A mobile terminal for displaying the first and second information on an integrated screen instead of an individual screen under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
The display unit is controlled to change the information related to the application to correspond to a mode other than the corresponding mode, and to display the information related to the application in the activated state of any of the first and second modes to reflect the mode change. Mobile terminal. The method of claim 1,
And a user input unit configured to receive a command operation for identifying and displaying a mode corresponding to the information related to the application. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the application comprises:
The mobile terminal comprising tag information indicating which mode of the plurality of modes. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
A mobile terminal for controlling the display unit to display limited information corresponding to a mode other than the currently activated mode among the information related to the application. The method of claim 7, wherein the display unit,
According to the control of the controller, only a part of the information corresponding to the other mode is displayed, or after performing an authentication procedure, the mobile terminal to display the information corresponding to the other mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
And when the information related to the application is counterpart information, controlling the display unit to display status information of the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart information. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
When the counterpart terminal corresponding to the counterpart information activates a different mode from the mobile terminal, display the off-line as status information of the counterpart or display mode identification information of the mode currently activated in the counterpart. A mobile terminal for controlling the display unit. The method of claim 1,
And identifying which of the first and second modes corresponds to the counterpart group when the information related to the application is a counterpart group including at least one counterpart information. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
A mobile terminal for controlling the controller to classify and display information related to the application by a predetermined criterion. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a user input unit for receiving a command for selecting information related to the application,
The control unit,
And at least one operable function related to the selected information according to which mode the selected information corresponds to. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
A mobile terminal executing at least one of the common application and the dedicated application of the certain mode in the active state of the certain mode. 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, a data configuration, and an application feature. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
A mobile terminal for selectively activating any one of the plurality of modes in the state of implementing the plurality of modes. 17. The method of claim 16,
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 display unit,
And a user interface for displaying 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 implemented on the same operating system or separately implemented on different operating systems. An information display method of a mobile terminal implementing a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode,
Activating any of the first and second modes;
Running an application in the active state of any mode;
Determining which of the first and second modes information relating to the executed application corresponds to; And
Displaying information related to the executed application, and identifying and displaying a mode corresponding to the information related to the application according to the determination result;
The mobile terminal includes an operating system capable of implementing the plurality of modes and at least one application executed in at least one of the plurality of modes. The method of claim 20, wherein the identification display step,
Displaying first and second information corresponding to the first and second modes, respectively, as information related to the application, and identifying and indicating that the first and second information correspond to the first and second modes, respectively. Information display method of mobile terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
If the information related to the application is counterpart information, displaying the status information of the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart information.

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