KR20120078394A - Mobile terminal and method for providing application information thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and an application information supplying method thereof are provided to display an object including link information capable of downloading an application based on an execution pattern of the application. CONSTITUTION: A wireless communication unit(110) receives an object. The object includes link information capable of downloading an application. A memory unit(160) stores an execution pattern of the application. A controlling unit(180) determines the display whether to display the object based on the execution pattern of the application. A display unit(151) displays the object on a screen based on a determining result.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION INFORMATION THEREOF}

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having an execution function of an application and a method of providing application information of such a mobile terminal.

Terminals may be divided into mobile terminals and stationary terminals according to their mobility. Again, the mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can carry it directly.

Recently, as a mobile terminal provides complex and various functions, there is a demand for consideration of convenience of a user interface (UI) including an execution function of an application.

The present specification may selectively download an application suitable for a user's taste by providing an interface for displaying an object including link information for downloading an application or sharing it to another device based on an execution pattern of the application. It is a technical task to provide a mobile terminal and a method of providing the application information thereof, which makes it possible to easily and conveniently share information about such an application.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a communication unit configured to receive an object including link information for downloading an application; A memory storing an execution pattern of an application; A controller configured to determine whether to display the object based on an execution pattern of the application; And a display unit for displaying the object on the screen based on the determination result.

In one embodiment, the control unit is characterized in that the communication unit downloads the application based on the link information.

In an embodiment, the controller controls the display unit to provide a menu for downloading the application based on the link information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit may display the object on the screen to be distinguished from an object set to execute an application.

In addition, in one embodiment, the screen is characterized in that the standby screen.

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit may display the object together with user identification information of the apparatus that transmitted the object.

In an embodiment, the communication unit receives an application execution pattern of a device that has transmitted the object, and the controller determines whether to display the object based on an application execution pattern of a device that has transmitted the object. It is done.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object includes a memory for storing the execution pattern of the application; A controller configured to generate an object including link information for downloading an application based on the execution pattern of the application; And a communication unit for transmitting the generated object.

On the other hand, the application information providing method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises the steps of receiving an object including link information to download the application; Obtaining an execution pattern of an application; Determining whether to display the object based on an execution pattern of the application; And displaying the object on the screen based on the determination result.

In an exemplary embodiment, the displaying of the object on the screen may include displaying the object differently from an object configured to execute an application on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal may provide information regarding applications suitable for a user's taste among applications not installed in the mobile terminal. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal may provide the other mobile terminal with information about applications suitable for the user's taste among applications installed in the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user can conveniently download the desired application from the server, and the sharing of the preferred applications can be made intuitive.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a diagram for describing information about an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A is a diagram illustrating a process of providing application information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4B is a view for explaining a process of providing application information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5D are diagrams for describing a process of providing application information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6C are diagrams for describing a process of providing application information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are diagrams for describing a process of providing application information according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B illustrate a process of providing application information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-H). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as Handheld and Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcasting system but also other broadcasting systems.

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

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

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, the A / V input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may implement various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

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

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

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

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

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

Some of these displays 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. 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object present in the vicinity without using a mechanical contact by using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. Proximity sensors have a longer life and higher utilization than touch sensors.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen so that the pointer is located on the touch screen is referred to as a "proximity touch", and the touch The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch." The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). The memory 160 may store data relating to various patterns of vibration and sound output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various command signals input from the cradle by a user may be transferred. It may be a passage that is delivered to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

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

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

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

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

The body includes a 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 portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

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

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable 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 the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

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

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to see his / her own face or the like when photographing (self-photographing) the user using the camera 121 '.

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

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

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both surfaces may be controlled by the touch pad 135. Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

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

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments related to a terminal configured as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments described later may be used alone or in combination with each other. In addition, embodiments described below may be used in combination with the above-described user interface (UI).

Embodiments disclosed in this document may be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 2B.

Application information providing function of the mobile terminal 100

Hereinafter, a method of providing application information of a mobile terminal and an operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the same will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3A to 8B.

The controller 180 may control the wireless communication unit 110 or the interface unit 170 to obtain an application from an external device or an application providing server. In addition, the controller 180 may store and install the obtained application in the memory 160. When the application is installed, the memory 160 may store programs and data of the application, and the controller 180 may manage installation information of the application. In addition, when the application is installed, the controller 180 may generate an object set to execute the installed application and store the generated object in the memory 160.

When the controller 180 receives the request for displaying the idle screen, the controller 180 may control the display 151 to display the idle screen including at least one object stored in the memory 160. An object displayed on the idle screen may be selected through the user input unit 130, and when an object is selected, an application corresponding to the selected object may be executed.

In the mobile terminal 100 that supports multitasking in which the controller 180 shares a common processing resource, the controller 180 can execute a plurality of applications through job scheduling. That is, the controller 180 may execute the second application in the background area while executing the first application in the foreground area (that is, the activated state) (ie, deactivate the state).

The user input unit 130 may detect various gestures using a touch sensor. In one embodiment, the gesture is a tap, drag, flick, swipe, double tap, and touch & hold gesture using a finger or stylus, etc. It may include.

A tap gesture is the most basic gesture of touching a user interface element of a screen, and means a motion of touching a touch screen or a finger or a stylus for a short time. It means the same motion as the single click of the mouse. Touch motion, long press motion, etc. may mean the same motion.

The drag gesture refers to a motion of scrolling in a specific direction while touching the screen. For example, drag gestures are used to scroll up and down the screen in scrollable user interface elements.

Flick gestures are gestures that take a drag gesture but release a finger or stylus from the touch screen in a short time. For example, flick gestures are used to quickly scroll up and down the screen in scrollable user interface elements.

Swipe gesture refers to a gesture that takes a drag gesture but strongly drags a finger or a star illustration on the touch screen. For example, drag gestures are used to display a hidden delete menu corresponding to each item in a list.

Double tap gestures refer to two consecutive tap motions, for example, to zoom in or center content or an image, or to zoom out.

Touch and hold gesture refers to a motion of maintaining a predetermined time while touching a finger or a stylus on a touch screen. Touch and hold gestures are also called long presses. Used to display an enlarged view of the position of the cursor in editable text.

Meanwhile, the touch screen of the mobile terminal 100 may recognize a multi touch. In this case, the gesture may further include pinch open and pinch close gestures.

A pinch open gesture refers to a gesture of spreading two fingers together while touching the touch screen as if extending the screen. Pinch open gestures are used to zoom in on the map screen in the map view. The double tap gesture is used to automatically zoom in by a predetermined magnification, but the pinch open gesture is used to adjust the zoom in level based on the degree of the user's finger spreading.

The pinch close gesture is an opposite gesture of the pinch open gesture, and means a gesture of touching two fingers on the touch screen as if the screen is narrowed. For example, a pinch open gesture is used to zoom out of a map screen in map view.

Also in one embodiment, the gesture may be performed in an area where no user interface element (graphical object) is displayed. For example, the user may perform a horizontal or vertical swipe gesture passing through a blank area of the screen in the mobile terminal 100. In another embodiment, the user may touch or tap, for example, the top, bottom, left or right portion of the blank area on the screen. In another embodiment, a navigation guide (or indicator) may be displayed on the screen. The user can, for example, touch or swipe the area of the indicator.

The gesture for selecting an object may be a touch or tap gesture of the object. When the user input unit 130 detects a touch or tap gesture of the object, the controller 180 may execute an application corresponding to the object.

The gesture of selecting another object may be a long press (meaning a touch or tap for a predetermined time) gesture of the object. When the user input unit 130 detects the long press gesture of the object, the controller 180 may provide a user interface for managing the object or an application corresponding to the object. Examples of such a user interface may include moving or deleting an object.

Also, a plurality of objects may constitute an object group. The object group may be one object and may include a plurality of objects at the same time. For example, an object group may include an object, and another object group may be included. The type of gesture that may be applied to the object group may be the same as the gesture that may be applied to the object group. However, when an object is selected, a corresponding application may be executed, whereas when an object group is selected, an object included in the object group or another object group may be displayed.

Multiple objects may also constitute a page. A page refers to a view on the display. That is, a page is a unit capable of displaying one or more objects on a display, and the one or more objects may or may not be associated with each other. There may be a plurality of pages, and the plurality of pages may be randomly accessed by the page indicator. That is, each page may be able to arbitrarily switch from one page to another by a gesture of tapping the page indicator.

On the other hand, the application providing server may provide an application store interface that allows the user to download the application using the mobile terminal (100). The application store interface provides a list of downloadable applications, provides information about the application selected from the list, and provides the user with an interface to download the application. On the other hand, if necessary, the user can download the application for a predetermined cost, and the application store interface can also provide an interface for such a payment process.

3 is a diagram for describing information about an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a user interface 200 provided after the controller 180 calls an application store display object. For example, a user may access an application store display object by applying a tap gesture to the application store object using the touch screen.

The user interface 200 for the application store may include a first menu area 210, a display area 220, and a second menu area 230. The first menu area 210 includes a popular menu for displaying information of popular applications according to a download rank, a title bar indicating a menu currently being displayed, and a menu for searching for information of applications that can be downloaded from the application store. It may include.

The second menu area 230 includes a recommendation tab for displaying information of applications recommended for download according to a predetermined criterion (general user criteria or application store administrator criteria), a category tab for displaying information of applications by category, and update information of the application. It may include an update tab that displays.

The display area 220 may display information of applications for which download is recommended according to a predetermined criterion (general user criterion or application store manager criterion). The information of applications that are recommended for download may include one or more application objects.

In one embodiment, the application objects may be aligned in the display area 220 according to one or more criteria. For example, application objects may be sorted by date, name, or user rating added to the application store.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, four application objects may be displayed in the display area 220. Additionally, when display area 220 cannot display all recommended application objects at once, the user can scroll up or down to view additional application objects.

Each application object may contain information associated with a particular application. For example, the application object may contain information about the application. The information about the application may include, for example, an image representing the application, the name of the application, the name of the developer, and the rating information.

The application object may also include purchase information 221. The purchase information 221 may indicate whether the application can be downloaded for free or for a fee. In one embodiment, the purchase information 221 may indicate the price of the application that must be paid for downloading the application. In another embodiment, the application object may indicate whether the user has installed the application. For example, if the user has already installed the application identified by the application object, the purchase information 221 may indicate that it is installed.

As the number of applications that can be downloaded from the application store increases, users have difficulty in selecting applications that can be downloaded. As described above, the application objects may be arranged in the display area 220 according to one or more criteria such as user rating or download count. Since these criteria do not reflect the characteristics of the user of the mobile terminal 100, they do not reflect what applications the user actually needs and what kind of applications they prefer. In addition, users of the mobile terminal 100 frequently use specific applications according to their tastes.

4A is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing application information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communicator 110 may receive an object including link information for downloading an application (S110). The link information for downloading the application may be a URL of an interface for downloading the application from the application store. For example, the communication unit 110 may receive the object from an application providing server. Alternatively, the communication unit 110 may receive the object from another mobile terminal.

The controller 180 may obtain an execution pattern of the application (S120). The controller 180 obtains the identification information of the application (for example, the ID of the application) and the time at which the execution of the application started when the application is executed, and the time at which execution of the application is terminated when the execution of the application is terminated. Can be.

In this case, the controller 180 may read the number of executions of the application from the memory 160 based on the identification information of the application, and increase the number of executions by one and store it in the memory 160. In addition, the controller 180 calculates an execution time of the application based on a time at which execution of the application starts and ends, reads the execution time of the application from the memory 160 based on the identification information of the application, and executes the execution time. May be increased by the calculated execution time and stored in the memory 160.

When the controller 180 supports multitasking, the number of executions of the application may be the number of times the application enters an activation state, and the execution time of the application may be a time when the application is in the activation state.

The controller 180 may select an application executed in a predetermined number of times and a predetermined time from among applications installed in the mobile terminal 100. In addition, the controller 180 may determine attribute information of the selected application. The attribute information of the application may include a category of the application, a developer name, a data type used by the application, a type of sensor used by the application, and the like.

The data type used by the application includes a data type obtained from the wireless communication unit 110 or the memory 160 while the application is running, such as contact information, text messages, and image data, and a data type or output unit input through the user input unit 130 ( The data type output through 150 may be included. The type of sensor used by the application may include an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, a camera 121, and the like.

The controller 180 may determine whether to display an object including link information for downloading the application based on the execution pattern of the application (S130). The controller 180 can identify the application from the link information for downloading the application. In addition, the controller 180 may obtain attribute information of the identified application.

When the object further includes attribute information of the application, the controller 180 may obtain attribute information of the application from the object. Alternatively, the controller 180 may access the application providing server and acquire attribute information of the identified application.

When the attribute information of the identified application is obtained, the controller 180 may compare the obtained attribute information with the attribute information of the application selected in step 120. For example, if an item included in the acquired attribute information matches an item included in the attribute information of the application selected in step 120, the controller 180 includes link information for downloading the application. You can decide to display the object to display on the screen. Also, for example, when there is no item that matches the item included in the attribute information of the application selected in step 120 among the items included in the acquired attribute information, the controller 180 may provide link information for downloading the application. You can decide not to display the object you include on the screen.

Decision criteria for displaying an object on the screen may be more diverse than this. For example, the decision criteria may be whether several or more items match. Alternatively, whether or not similar items exist may be a decision criterion. Furthermore, weights may be assigned between items to determine whether to display them according to the weights. In addition, a weight may be assigned according to state information including time information or location information of the mobile terminal 100 to determine whether to display it. In addition, when the attribute information matches within the threshold range, the controller 180 may determine to display an object including link information for downloading an application on the screen.

Meanwhile, when the device that transmits the object is a mobile terminal of another user, the communication unit 110 may further receive an application execution pattern of the device from the device that transmits the object. In this case, the controller 180 may determine whether to display the object screen based on the application execution pattern of the corresponding device. This enables the mobile terminal 100 to provide application information from the counterpart terminal according to the counterpart's application execution pattern.

The display unit 151 may display the object on the screen based on the determination result of the controller 180 (S140). That is, the display unit 151 may or may not display the object on the screen under the control of the controller 180.

According to an embodiment, when the display unit 151 displays the object on the screen, the object may be displayed to be distinguished from an object set to execute an application on the screen. For example, when the object is displayed on the standby screen of the mobile terminal 100, at least one object set to execute an application may be displayed by a solid line, and the object may be displayed by a dotted line. This enables the mobile terminal 100 to distinguish between an application already installed by a user and an application not yet installed.

In another embodiment, when the display unit 151 displays the object on the screen, the object may be displayed together with user identification information of the apparatus that transmitted the object. For example, the object may be displayed in association with contact information of the mobile terminal 100 that has transmitted the object on the contact information display screen of the mobile terminal 100. This allows the mobile terminal 100 to identify the user of the device that sent the object.

4B is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing application information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 180 can obtain an execution pattern of the application (S210). The controller 180 may store the execution time and the number of executions of the application in the memory 160 by the method described above in operation 120, and may obtain the execution pattern of the application when a request for providing application information is requested.

The controller 180 generates an object including link information for downloading the application based on the execution pattern of the application (S220). The controller 180 may select an application executed a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined time. In addition, the controller 180 can obtain link information for downloading an application. Link information may be obtained from an application providing server or from installation information of an application.

In addition, the controller 180 may generate the object including the link information for downloading the selected application by adding the obtained link information to the object set to execute the selected application.

The communication unit 110 transmits the generated object (S230). For example, the controller 180 may transmit the object created in operation 220 to another mobile terminal. In this case, the controller 180 may control the display unit 151 to display contact information of another mobile terminal user. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting one or more contacts from the contact information of the user, the controller 180 may transmit an object generated based on the detected input to the corresponding mobile terminal.

5A to 5D are conceptual diagrams for providing application information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the standby screen 300 of the mobile terminal 100 includes an area 301 indicating the state information of the mobile terminal 100, an indicator display area 302, a page display area 303, and a fixed screen. The object display area 304 may be included.

In the area 301 indicating the state information of the mobile terminal 100, at least one indicator indicating communication information of the mobile terminal 100, an indicator indicating time information of the mobile terminal 100, and battery information of the mobile terminal 100. Indicators and the like may be displayed.

In the indicator display area 302, at least one indicator representing each page may be displayed. According to an embodiment, the display unit 151 may display a delimiter for distinguishing indicators representing each page. For example, the delimiter can be blank.

The page display area 303 may display a page including at least one object.

The fixed object display area 304 may display objects that are fixedly displayed regardless of page switching. For example, objects set to execute frequently used applications such as a call application, a contact application, a mail application, and a setting application may be displayed in the fixed object display area 304.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the communication unit 110 may receive an object A including link information for downloading an application. In addition, the controller 180 may acquire an execution pattern of the application, and determine whether to display the object A including link information for downloading the application based on the execution pattern of the application.

When the controller 180 determines to display the object A, the display unit 151 may display the object A in the page display area 303. In this case, the object A may be displayed differently from the object set to execute the application. For example, an object displayed in the page display area A of FIG. 5B may be displayed by a dotted line, while other objects may be displayed by a solid line.

In this state, the user input unit 130 may detect an input for selecting the object A. FIG. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the object A, the controller 180 can download the application of the application providing server from the display unit 151 based on the link information included in the object A. FIG. You can control which menus are present.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the display unit 151 may provide a download interface of an application corresponding to link information included in the object A. FIG.

The download interface of the application may include a display area 401. The display area 401 may include an image representing the application, the name of the application, the name of the developer, a screenshot of the application, review and rating information, and purchase information 402.

When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the purchase information 402, the communication unit 110 may receive a corresponding application from the application providing server, and the controller 180 may install the received application. In addition, the controller 180 may generate an object set to execute the installed application.

Referring to FIG. 5D, the display unit 151 may display an object B set to execute an installed application on the standby screen 300. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the object B, the controller 180 may execute an application.

Meanwhile, referring back to FIG. 5B, when the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the object A, the communication unit 110 directly from the application providing server does not provide a download interface of the application as shown in FIG. 5C. The application corresponding to the object A is received, and the controller 180 may install the received application. In addition, the controller 180 may generate an object set to execute the installed application, and display the object B set to execute the application installed by the display unit 151 on the standby screen 300.

6A to 6C are conceptual diagrams for providing application information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting an object set to execute a contact application (or a contact menu), the controller 180 may execute a contact application. The display unit 151 may display the contact interface on the screen 500.

The contact interface may display a menu area 501 and a display area 511. The menu area 501 may include an indicator 502 indicating a display criterion of the object displayed in the current contact interface and a menu 503 for changing the display criterion of the object displayed in the current contact interface.

The display area 511 may display an image representing the other party, the name of the other party, an object 512 including link information for downloading an application, and a menu 513 displaying all objects received from the other party.

The communication unit 110 may receive an object 512 including link information for downloading an application from the counterpart's mobile terminal. In addition, the controller 180 may acquire an execution pattern of the application and determine whether to display the object 512 including link information for downloading the application based on the execution pattern of the application. When the controller 180 determines to display the object 512, the display unit 151 may display the object 512 in association with the counterpart information of the display area 511.

In this state, the user input unit 130 may detect an input for selecting the object 512. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the object 512, the controller 180 may download the application of the application providing server by the display unit 151 based on link information included in the object 512. You can control which menus are present.

Accordingly, the wireless communication unit 110 may receive an application, and the controller 180 may install the received application. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the object 512, the wireless communication unit 110 may directly receive an application corresponding to the object 512 from the application providing server without providing the download interface of the application. have.

Meanwhile, the wireless communication unit 110 may further receive an application execution pattern from the mobile terminal of the counterpart. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting a menu 503 for changing a display criterion of the object currently displayed on the contact interface, the controller 180 determines whether to display the object on the basis of the application execution pattern of the counterpart. Can be.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the controller 180 may determine whether to display an object 512 ′ including link information for downloading an application based on an application execution pattern received from the mobile terminal of the counterpart. When the controller 180 determines to display the object 512 ′, the display unit 151 may display the object 512 ′ in association with the counterpart information of the display area 511. In this case, the indicator 502 indicating the display criteria of the object currently displayed in the contact interface may be toggled.

Referring back to FIG. 6A, when the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting a menu 513 displaying all objects received from the counterpart, the controller 180 can download an application received from the counterpart. You can display all objects that contain information.

Referring to FIG. 6C, an interface displaying all objects may include a display area 601. The display area 601 may include an image representing the other party, a name of the other party, an image representing the application, a name of the application, a name of a developer, review information, and purchase information 602. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting purchase information 602, the communication unit 110 may receive an application from an application providing server, and the controller 180 may install the received application.

7A and 7B are conceptual views illustrating a process of providing application information according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting an object set to execute the object transmission application, the controller 180 may execute the object transmission application. In this case, the display unit 151 may display the contact information interface on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the contact information interface may include a display area 701. The display area 701 may include an image indicating the other party, a name of the other party, and an indicator 702 indicating whether the other party is selected. As the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the indicator 702 indicating whether the other party is selected, the display unit 151 may toggle the indicator 702 according to the selection.

The display area 701 may further include a menu 703 that provides an interface for selecting an object to transmit. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the menu 703, the controller 180 identifies information about the selected counterpart, and the display unit 151 displays an interface for selecting an object to be transmitted on the screen. Can be.

Referring to FIG. 7B, an interface for selecting an object to transmit may include a display area 801. The display area 801 may display an image indicating the selected application according to the execution pattern of the application, the name of the application, and the indicator 802 indicating whether the application is selected. As the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the indicator 802 indicating whether the application is selected, the display unit 151 may toggle the indicator 802 according to whether the selection is made.

The display area 801 may include a transmission menu 803. When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting the transmission menu 803, the controller 180 may identify information about the selected application, and the wireless communication unit 110 may transmit the selected object to the selected counterpart.

8A and 8B are conceptual views illustrating a process of providing application information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

When the user input unit 130 detects an input for selecting an object set to execute the object transmission application, the controller 180 may execute the object transmission application. In this case, the display unit 151 may display the object and the counterpart selection interface on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the object and counterpart selection interface may include an object selection area 901 and a counterpart selection area 903. The object selection area 901 may display an object including link information for downloading at least one selected application according to an execution pattern of the application. The other party selection area 903 may display an image representing at least one other party and the other party's name.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the user input unit 130 may display any one of at least one of the at least one object displayed on the object selection area 901 and displays at least one counterpart displayed on the opponent selection area 903. When detecting a gesture of dragging and dropping on one image 904, the controller 180 may control the wireless communication unit 110 to transmit the selected object to the mobile terminal of the selected counterpart.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method may 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 operation control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments are all or part of each of the embodiments to be variously modified. It may be configured in combination.

Here, the terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, but should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, which can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

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

Claims (10)

A communication unit which receives an object including link information for downloading an application;
A memory storing an execution pattern of an application;
A controller configured to determine whether to display the object based on an execution pattern of the application; And
And a display unit for displaying the object on the screen based on the determination result. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
And the communication unit downloads the application based on the link information. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
And the display unit to provide a menu for downloading the application based on the link information. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit,
And displaying the object differently from the object set to execute an application on the screen. The method of claim 4, wherein the screen,
A mobile terminal, characterized in that the standby screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit,
And displaying the object together with user identification information of a device that has transmitted the object. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication unit,
Receiving an application execution pattern of a device that has sent the object,
The control unit,
And determining whether to display the object based on an application execution pattern of a device that has transmitted the object. A memory storing an execution pattern of an application;
A controller configured to generate an object including link information for downloading an application based on the execution pattern of the application; And
A mobile terminal comprising a communication unit for transmitting the generated object. Receiving an object including link information for downloading an application;
Obtaining an execution pattern of an application;
Determining whether to display the object based on an execution pattern of the application; And
And displaying the object on the screen based on the determination result. The method of claim 9, wherein displaying the object on a screen comprises:
And displaying the object on the screen to be distinguished from an object set to execute an application.

Images