KR20120110834A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal and control method thereof are provided to enable a user to easily and effectively control a portable terminal using a user interface. CONSTITUTION: A control unit(180) displays one or more home screens on a touch screen. One or more objects are arranged on the home screen. The control unit gives the priority to one or more objects by considering of the usage pattern of a user for the objects. The control unit rearranges each object on one or more home screens according to the priority. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (111) Broadcasting module; (112) Mobile communication module; (113) Wireless internet module; (114) Local communication module; (115) Location information module; (120) A/V input unit; (121) Camera; (122) Microphone; (130) User input unit; (140) Sensing unit; (150) Output unit; (151) Display module; (152) Sound effect output module; (153) Alarm unit; (154) Haptic module; (160) Memory; (170) Interface unit; (180) Control unit; (181) Multimedia module; (190) Power supply unit

Description

Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal.

Recently, in the field of various electronic devices including mobile terminals, thanks to the rapid development of software and hardware, a wide variety of functions can be provided to users.

Accordingly, there is an increasing need for the development and dissemination of various user interfaces for allowing a user to easily and efficiently control a mobile terminal that provides various and complex functions.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal, which provide a user interface for allowing a user to control the mobile terminal easily and efficiently.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal capable of suggesting a home screen optimized for a user.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal that can automatically arrange and provide a user-customized application according to a usage pattern of the application displayed on the home screen.

The technical objects to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above. In addition, other technical problems to be achieved by the present invention will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the touch screen; And displaying at least one home screen on which the at least one object is arranged on the touch screen, prioritizing each of the at least one object in consideration of a usage pattern for the at least one object, and assigning a priority to the priority. Accordingly, the control unit may rearrange each object to the at least one home screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying at least one home screen on which a at least one object is arranged on a touch screen; Prioritizing each of the at least one object in consideration of a usage pattern of the at least one object; And rearranging the at least one object to the at least one home page according to the priority.

According to the mobile terminal and the method for controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

According to the present invention, a user's usage pattern for an application displayed on a home screen may be analyzed to provide an optimized application layout on the home screen in consideration of the user's usage frequency and usage time.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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 an embodiment of the present invention.
2C and 2D are diagrams illustrating implementation forms and display screens of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a mobile terminal corresponding to displaying a home screen on which a object shown in FIG. 4 is arranged on a touch screen.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal in which a priority is given to each object in consideration of the usage pattern illustrated in FIG. 4.
7 illustrates an example of displaying a result of analyzing a usage pattern.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a control method of a mobile terminal embodying a step of rearranging each object according to the priority of FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating an arrangement order and an arrangement direction of arranging objects on a home screen according to a priority according to the control method of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating each object rearranged on a home screen according to the control method of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 8.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of rearranging each object illustrated in FIG. 10 to at least one home screen according to priority.
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of rearranging objects according to a usage pattern.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a rearrangement result of objects is displayed on a preview screen according to a usage pattern.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal 100 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), navigation, and a MID (Mobile). Internet Device) may be included.

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 audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory unit 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, and 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 refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of a DVBH (Digital Video BroadcastHandheld).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting broadcasting (DMBT), a digital multimedia broadcasting satellite (DMBS), a media forward link only (MediaFLO), a digital video broadcasting ), And ISDBT (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

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

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. WLAN (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

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 the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (entity), information on the time when the distance information is measured, , Three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (individual) in one hour can be calculated. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module 115 continues to calculate the current position in real time and uses it to calculate speed information.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) 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 unit 160 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a 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, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor.

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 and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

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

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

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, abbreviated as “touch screen”), the display unit 151 is an output device. It 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 a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a 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 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 a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type 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 audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory unit 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

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

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 the vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also implement the haptic effect through the muscle sense of the user's 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 unit 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory unit 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) At least one of a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- Lt; / RTI > type of storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory unit 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 receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in 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.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals 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, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. 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 handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, 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.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied 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 may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases such embodiments may be implemented using a controller 180 < / RTI >

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

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

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

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injecting synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the audio output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. have.

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

The contents input by the 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 such that they can be rotated or popped up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) 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 a call or the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 124 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) may 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 sides may be all 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.

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

2C and 2D illustrate various embodiments of the mobile terminal 100 and the display unit 151.

The display unit 151 may include a first display unit in which display panels are physically divided and a second display unit. In a folding or slide type mobile terminal in which two bodies are hinged or slide, the first display unit (or the main display unit) may be formed on the inner surface or the outer surface of one body, and the second display unit ( Alternatively, the auxiliary display unit and the external display unit may be formed on an inner surface or an outer surface of another body. The secondary display unit is a display unit separate from the mobile terminal, and is detachably connected to the mobile terminal body through an interface means to display data from the mobile terminal 100.

In addition, the display unit 151 may include a first display unit and a second display unit that are logically divided in the display panel as shown in FIG. 2C.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a pointer such as a user's finger is close to the touch screen, the proximity sensor disposed in or near the touch screen detects this and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor may be configured to output different proximity signals according to a distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

A distance at which the proximity signal is output when the pointer approaches the touch screen is referred to as a detection distance. In short, by using a plurality of proximity sensors having different detection distances, the proximity signals output from the proximity sensors are compared, .

In FIG. 3, for example, a cross section of a touch screen on which three proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is disposed is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d0), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d1, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth.

If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance d1 or less and less than the distance d2, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. When the pointer is spaced apart from the d2 distance by more than d3 distance on the touch screen, it is recognized as a proximity touch of a third proximity depth. If the pointer is located at a distance d3 or more on the touch screen, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity and proximity positions of the pointer to the touch screen, and perform various operation controls according to the various input signals.

In the above, the configuration of the mobile terminal and the function of each configuration for rearranging the applications on the home screen in consideration of the application usage pattern of the user according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the present invention, the display unit 151 is assumed to be a touch screen 151 for convenience of description. As described above, the touch screen 151 may perform both an information display function and an information input function.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates an operation of a mobile terminal corresponding to displaying a home screen on which a object shown in FIG. 4 is arranged on a touch screen. One drawing.

The method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Hereinafter, a method of controlling a mobile terminal and an operation of the mobile terminal 100 for implementing the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 and 5, first, the mobile terminal 100 may display a home screen on which the at least one object is arranged on the touch screen 151 (S110).

The home screen HS is displayed on the touch screen 151 while the touch screen 151 is activated, but a separate application to be displayed on the front surface or a partial surface of the touch screen 151 is not running. It may be a screen.

The touch screen 151 may be divided into an inactive state and an activated state. In an inactive state, power is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, but the touch screen 151 may be turned off. In a state where the touch screen 151 is turned off, when the user's input or a control signal of the controller 180 is applied, the touch screen 151 may enter an activated state. In the activated state, although the touch screen 151 is activated but the specific application is not executed or the specific application is executed, the execution of the application may not be displayed on the touch screen 151. In this case, a home screen may be displayed.

That is, the home screen HS is common to refer to the first screen displayed by the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal 100 is powered on in an idle condition. The term is used.

The home screen HS may display an object OB such as a widget icon WD, a normal application-related icon I, and the like. The widget icon WD and the typical application-related icon I may vary depending on whether or not the information can be dynamically displayed through the icon. For example, the first widget icon WD1 may be a clock and weather widget. The controller 180 may change the display of the first widget icon WD1 according to the passage of time and the change of the weather. Ordinary application-related icons (I) may serve as a medium to execute a particular application. For example, if a music icon is selected, a player capable of playing MP3 may be executed, or if a movie icon is selected, a player capable of playing video may be executed. Alternatively, when the Social Network Serivice (SNS) icon is selected, an interface to use the social network service may be displayed on the screen. In the following description, the widget icon WD and the general application-related icon I are collectively represented as an object OB, except for parts separately displayed.

The object OB may have different positions and widths of spaces according to its attributes. The shape displayed on the touch screen 151 may vary according to the unique property of each object OB. For example, when the first widget icon WD1 having a large size is to be displayed on the home screen HS, a space for accommodating the first widget icon WD1 should exist on the home screen HS. If there is no space for accommodating the first widget icon WD1 on the home screen HS, the first widget icon WD1 may not be disposed on the home screen HS. In this case, it is necessary to delete another object OB already located on the home screen HS, or create a new home screen HS to create a space where the first widget icon WD1 can be displayed. .

There may be a plurality of home screens HS. That is, a plurality of home screens HS capable of displaying the object OB may be provided. For example, the home screen HS illustrated in FIG. 5 may be the first home screen HS, and there may be another home screen HS that is not displayed in the state of FIG. 5. The user touches the home screen HS existing on the left or right side of the first home screen HS through a touch operation of dragging or flicking the touch screen 151 to the left or right. 151 may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may give priority to each object in consideration of a user's usage pattern for the application of the home screen HS (S120).

A detailed operation of the controller 180 for analyzing the application use pattern of the user and assigning the priority to the application will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

The usage pattern may be collected for a period of time (for example, one month or one week depending on the user's setting). The collection target may include information regarding a user's use frequency and use time of a specific application during the predetermined period.

Accordingly, the controller 180 may calculate the number of executions N of each application through the entire touch screen 151 for a predetermined period of time (S121). That is, the frequency of use of a specific application provided through the home screen HS may be calculated.

Here, the frequency of use of the specific application means the number of times a user accesses the specific application. The frequency of use may include a case in which the specific application is executed in the entire touch screen 151 and a case in which the specific application is executed through multitasking although it is not currently displayed on the touch screen 151. have.

If the frequency of use of the first application and the second application is the same, the average duration of execution may be considered after accessing the respective applications. Therefore, the number of accesses to the application is the same, but after accessing once, the priority for an application having a long time of continuously using the accessed application may be set higher. On the other hand, the frequency of execution of the application is not high, but the execution time in the background in a multitasking environment may be high.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal in which a priority is given to each object in consideration of the usage pattern illustrated in FIG. 4.

The controller 180 may analyze the usage pattern in consideration of the frequency of use and the usage time of each of the at least one object for a predetermined period of time. In addition, the priority may be given to each application according to the analysis result.

The controller 180 may calculate the number of application executions executed through the entire touch screen 151 (S121), and further, obtain a continuous use time T after accessing the application (S123). In addition, the time Tm executed in the multitasking state may be obtained together (S125). The method of analyzing a usage pattern of an application displayed on the home screen HS is not limited to the above-described example and may be variously modified.

The controller 180 may display the analysis result of each of the at least one object arranged on the home screen HS on the touch screen 151.

7 illustrates an example of displaying a result of analyzing a usage pattern.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 may provide a result of analyzing a usage pattern for each object to the touch screen 151 in a predetermined graph format based on a frequency of use and a time of use. . For example, the controller 180 collects a usage pattern of at least one application arranged on the at least one home screen HS in a month cycle, and calculates a frequency of use of each application and a usage time of the entire application. This can be visualized and provided to the user.

As a result, one's own preferences for a specific application among a plurality of applications of the user can be grasped at a glance.

In addition, the analysis result may provide a specific usage pattern for each application. For example, the controller 180 may provide a specific usage pattern for each application, such as a use date of each application, a continuous use time after accessing the application, content frequently used through the application, and a conversation partner who communicates frequently.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a control method of a mobile terminal embodying a step of rearranging each object according to the priority of FIG. 4. 9 to 13 are diagrams for describing a control method of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 8.

In order to rearrange at least one object arranged on the home screen HS in consideration of priorities according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, the controller 180 adjusts the priority of each object through the aforementioned exemplary methods. It may be determined (S131). Thereafter, the objects may be arranged on the home screen in a predetermined arrangement order based on priority (S132).

On the other hand, in order to arrange a predetermined object on the home screen HS in the arrangement order determined according to the priority, a space for accommodating the object is required on the home screen HS. Therefore, the controller 180 may determine whether a space for arranging the first object exists in the first home screen (S133).

The arrangement order determined according to the priority may arrange at least one object from one point of the touch screen 151 to another point with a specific direction.

In addition, the predetermined object OB may have a different size and type depending on attributes unique to the object OB. For example, assuming that the touch screen 151 is composed of a plurality of 1 * 1 unit grids, an object OB having various sizes may be present instead of the unit grid according to the property of the object OB. Can be. The first object is arranged on the home screen HS in the order in which the first object is arranged while the objects OB are arranged on the first home screen among the at least one home screen HS. If there is no space to be formed (S133: NO), the controller 180 may generate a second home screen different from the first home screen.

The controller 180 may arrange the first object at a specific position of the second home screen (S136).

Meanwhile, although there is no space to accommodate the first object on the first home screen, there may be a space smaller in size than the first object and in which a second object having a lower rank than the first object may be disposed. . In this case, the controller 180 may arrange the second object at a specific position of the first home screen (S139).

If there is no space in the first home screen to accommodate the second object, the controller 180 can arrange the second object on a newly created (or previously created) second home screen. It may be (S138).

Thereafter, the controller 180 may display the rearranged objects on the touch screen 151 in consideration of the priority of the at least one object on the at least one home screen (S140).

FIG. 9 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating an arrangement order and an arrangement direction of arranging objects on a home screen according to a priority according to the control method of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 8.

If the user does not specify a specific location, the objects of the first priority may be shown in alphabetical order shown in FIG. 9 from the upper left of the home screen HS. Each alphabet shown in FIG. 9 assumes a unit grid of 1 * 1, and an object arranged on an actual home screen (HS), for example, a widget icon or the like is 1 * 2,2 * 1 by a user's setting. It can be generated by transforming to various sizes, such as 2 * 2,1 * 3,2 * 3,3 * 2.

Accordingly, each of the at least one object may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the size of the unit grid illustrated in FIG. 9, but a plurality of the unit grids may be matched and arranged to correspond to one object. Therefore, even if the priority of the first object is fast, the second object disposed on the second home screen due to the space constraint of the first home screen and having a lower priority than the first object is placed in the remaining space of the first home screen. It may be arranged.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating each object rearranged on a home screen according to the control method of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 8.

Referring to FIG. 10, the entire size of the home screen HS may be represented by a grid of 3 × 4 horizontally. In this case, each object may be represented by any one size of 1 * 1, 2 * 1, 2 * 2, 1 * 2, 3 * 1, 3 * 2, 2 * 3, and 3 * 3. In general, objects related to an application may be represented by a size of 1 * 1. In addition, in the case of the widget icon, the user can adjust the size of the horizontal and vertical, so that the size of the icon can be changed within the size allowed by the space constraint of the home screen (HS). For example, the 3 * 2 map related icon illustrated in FIG. 10 may occupy an area corresponding to 50% of the entire home screen HS. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, even if a blank space exists in the first home screen, a map related icon displayed on the second home screen may not be displayed on the first home screen due to size constraints.

Accordingly, the method for controlling a mobile terminal of the present invention analyzes and prioritizes a user's usage pattern for each of the home screen applications that are initially arranged on the home screen, and gives the priority and By rearranging each object in at least one home screen in consideration of the size of the object, a home screen optimized for the user may be implemented.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of rearranging each object illustrated in FIG. 10 to at least one home screen according to priority.

Referring to FIG. 11, the controller 180 collects and analyzes a frequency of use and a use time of all the applications displayed on the home screen HS, and determines the priority to be arranged on the home screen for each application. In FIG. 11, in a state where the first to sixth ranks are set, the objects of the first rank are arranged from the upper left of the first home screen HS1. The size of the first rank object corresponds to 3 * 2 and the second rank object corresponds to 2 * 2. Accordingly, the controller 180 may arrange the first rank object and the second rank object on the first home screen HS1, respectively. However, since the size of the third rank object corresponds to the size of 3 * 1, the space for accommodating the third rank object cannot be allocated with two unit grids of 1 * 1 size remaining on the first home screen. Accordingly, the fourth and fifth ranking objects (1 * 1 in size) may be arranged on the first home screen, and the third ranking object may be arranged on the second home screen HS2.

12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of rearranging objects according to a usage pattern.

Referring to FIG. 12, there may be a plurality of home screens HS, and the controller 180 receives the first home screen to the N-th home screen as a touch screen when receiving a user's right and left flicking operation. 151).

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a rearrangement result of objects is displayed on a preview screen according to a usage pattern.

Referring to FIG. 13, the mobile terminal 100 may provide a user with a result of analyzing a user's usage pattern for each object arranged on the home screen HS. In addition, the user may select whether to automatically change the application arrangement order of the home screen HS according to the priority of each application given according to the use pattern analysis result.

To this end, the controller 180 may display at least one preview screen Q1 and Q2 corresponding to the home screen in which at least one object is rearranged according to priority, on the touch screen 151.

The preview screens Q1 and Q2 may be reduced screens respectively corresponding to at least one home screen HS in which at least one object is rearranged according to priority. The preview screens Q1 and Q2 are screens schematically showing an arrangement state of objects arranged on the home screen HS. Although only two preview screens Q1 and Q2 are shown in FIG. 13, the number of preview screens is not limited. In addition, in the case of the preview screen, a plurality of preview screens may be provided on the entire touch screen 151, and the size of the preview screen may be changed according to the number of preview screens provided. Accordingly, the user can know in advance the arrangement state of the home screen to be changed through the preview screen.

As described above, according to the mobile terminal and the control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the applications arranged on the home screen is automatically rearranged and provided in consideration of the user's preference at regular intervals. Can be. In addition, according to the method for controlling a mobile terminal of the present invention, an application having a low frequency of use or a low user need may be automatically extracted on a home screen, thereby providing an optimized home screen on a user.

The above-described method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention can be provided by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium as a program for execution in a computer.

The control method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can be executed through software. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored on a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier on a transmission medium or network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD ± ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, hard disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings. In addition, the embodiments described in this document can be applied to not only the present invention, but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

100: mobile terminal 151: display unit (touch screen)

Claims (10)

touch screen; And
Displaying at least one home screen on which the at least one object is arranged on the touch screen, giving priority to each of the at least one object in consideration of a user's usage pattern for the at least one object, and the priority A control unit for rearranging each object to the at least one home screen;
Mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And analyzing the use pattern in consideration of a use frequency and a use time during a predetermined period for each of the at least one object, and assigning the priority according to the analysis result. The method of claim 2,
The control unit,
And displaying the analysis result for each of the at least one object on the touch screen. The method of claim 1,
The at least one object includes at least one of a widget icon and an application icon having a specific size. The method of claim 4, wherein
The control unit,
And the first object is arranged on the first home screen or the second home screen according to whether a space for accommodating the first object exists in the first home screen among the at least one home screen. The method of claim 5, wherein
The control unit,
When the first object is displayed on the second home screen, and there is a space in the first home screen to accommodate a second object having a lower priority than the first object, the second object is the first home screen. Mobile terminal, characterized in that arranged on. The method of claim 4, wherein
The specific size of the widget icon is a mobile terminal, characterized in that preset by the user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And displaying at least one preview screen corresponding to the at least one home screen on which the at least one object is rearranged on the touch screen. Displaying at least one home screen on which the at least one object is arranged on a touch screen;
Prioritizing each of the at least one object in consideration of a usage pattern of the at least one object; And
Rearranging the at least one object to the at least one home page according to the priority;
Control method of a mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 9,
The step of assigning the priority,
The control of the mobile terminal, characterized in that for each of the at least one object for a predetermined period of time in consideration of the frequency of use and the time of use during the predetermined period of the use pattern, and assigning the priority according to the analysis result. Way.

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