KR20130043818A - Mobiel terminal and method for controlling of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal and a control method thereof are provided to effectively manage items provided on a touch screen. CONSTITUTION: A control unit(180) displays a specific page of pages on a touch screen. The control unit receives a first touch input which selects one or more items displayed on the specific page. The control unit displays a plurality of graphic objects processed based on the thumbnail on the touch screen. The control unit receives a second touch input which moves the selected item to the specific graphic object. The control unit moves the selected item to the page corresponding to the specific graphic object. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (111) Broadcasting reception module; (112) Mobile communication module; (113) Wireless Internet module; (114) Local area communication module; (115) Location information module; (120) A/V input unit; (121) Camera; (122) Microphone; (130) User input unit; (140) Sensing unit; (141) Proximity sensor; (150) Output unit; (151) Display module; (152) Sound output module; (153) Alarm unit; (154) Haptic module; (160) Memory; (170) Interface unit; (180) Control unit; (181) Multimedia module; (190) Power supplying unit

Description

MOBIEL TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mobile terminal, which can reconfigure the user interface more intuitively.

Recently, mobile terminals use user interface (UI) elements that can interact with a user. Various functions (software) performed through the mobile terminal may be provided as a single program through the user interface element. In particular, in order to improve the visibility and accessibility of the mobile terminal user, a graphic object is representative of the UI elements. Can be used.

Accordingly, there is a need for technologies that can efficiently manage various graphic objects on a mobile terminal to improve usability of the mobile terminal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof capable of efficiently managing items provided on a touch screen.

In order to efficiently manage the items, an object of the present invention also relates to a mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal that can reconfigure the user interface more intuitively.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a touch screen; And a controller capable of reconfiguring the arrangement of at least one item displayed on the touch screen.

The controller may be further configured to display a specific page among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item on the touch screen and to receive a first touch input of selecting one of the at least one item displayed on the specific page. When a plurality of graphic objects thumbnail-processed to be selectable for each page of the display are displayed on the touch screen, and a second touch input for moving the selected item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects is received. The selected item may be moved to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object.

The first touch input may include a long touch input that maintains the touch input for longer than a predetermined time, and the controller may enter a reconfiguration mode in response to the long touch input. .

The controller may display the plurality of graphic objects at a position adjacent to the selected item.

The controller may change the visual shape of the graphic object when the selected item exists within a predetermined distance from the specific graphic object in response to the second touch input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a touch screen; And a controller capable of reconfiguring the arrangement of the items using sequential multi-touch.

The control unit displays a specific page among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item on the touch screen, and moves the first item displayed on the specific page to overlap at least a portion of the second item displayed on the specific page. When receiving the first touch input for selecting the second item and the second touch input for selecting the second item, a plurality of graphic objects thumbnail processed so that each of the plurality of pages can be selected are displayed on the touch screen, and the When a drag input for moving the selected second item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects is received, the selected second item may be moved to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object.

As the second item is moved to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object, the controller may arrange the first item at a position where the second item exists.

The second touch input may include a touch input that is input while the first touch input is maintained.

In response to the first touch input, the controller may animate the second item and float it to a specific position on the touch screen.

The animation may include scaling the second item to another size.

The specific position may include a point at which the second touch input may be received through the means of the first touch input while the first touch input is maintained, but in a predetermined range of directions based on the first touch point. And a point within distance.

The at least one item may include a widget.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including: displaying a specific page on a touch screen among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item; Receiving a first touch input for selecting any one of at least one item displayed on the specific page; Displaying a plurality of thumbnail objects thumbnail-processed on the touch screen such that each of the plurality of pages is selectable; Receiving a second touch input for moving the selected item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects; And moving the selected item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including: displaying a specific page of a plurality of pages displaying at least one item on the touch screen; Receiving a first touch input for moving the first item displayed on the specific page to overlap at least a portion of the second item displayed on the specific page; Receiving a second touch input for selecting the second item; Displaying a plurality of thumbnail objects thumbnail-processed on the touch screen such that each of the plurality of pages is selectable; Receiving a drag input for moving the selected second item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects; And moving the selected second item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the mobile terminal and the control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to more efficiently manage items provided on the touch screen.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user interface can be more intuitively reconfigured.

In addition, according to the present invention, by using thumbnail images respectively corresponding to a plurality of pages without sequentially moving a predetermined item with respect to the pages provided on the touch screen, a desired item is conveniently moved to a desired page. You can.

In addition, according to the present invention, the usability of the mobile terminal can be improved by the aforementioned effects.

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 or a portable terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing operation S110 of FIG. 3.
5A to 5D are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
6A through 6D are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. 5C or 6C in more detail.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A to 9C are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 8.
10 is a view for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. 9c in more detail.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12A to 12C are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 11.
FIG. 13 is a view for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. 12A in more detail.

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 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and "part" for constituent elements used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration only of ease of specification, and do not have their own standing or distinguishing meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation terminal, and the like.

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, 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 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. 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. 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 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 141.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

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 three-dimensional display 3D display).

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 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 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 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 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. Also, the sound output module 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can connect the earphone to the earphone jack 116 to hear the sound output.

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

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 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, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software code may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the controller 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 sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 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, 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 inputted by the first or second operation 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 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.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

In the present invention, the display unit 151 is assumed to be the touch screen 151 for convenience of explanation. As described above, the touch screen 151 can perform both the information display function and the information input function. However, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. Also, the touch mentioned in this document can include both touch and proximity touch.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing operation S110 of FIG. 3. The control method may be executed under the control of the controller 180.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may provide predetermined items through the touch screen 151 capable of displaying a plurality of pages.

The controller 180 may display a specific page on the touch screen among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item (S110).

The plurality of items may be stored in the memory 150, respectively. The plurality of items may be displayed in the form of graphic objects corresponding to applications, multimedia files, data files, etc., which may be provided to the user through the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the plurality of items may be displayed on any one of a plurality of pages on the touch screen 151. The page may display the plurality of items on the touch screen 151 by displaying a previous page next page based on the current page by a user's page turning operation (eg, flicking operation). have.

The controller 180 may receive a predetermined touch input for a plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151.

The controller 180 may receive a first touch input for selecting one item displayed on a specific page among a plurality of pages displayed on the touch screen 151 (S120).

The controller 180 may receive selection signals for the plurality of items in various forms. For example, the first touch input may be a long touch input that maintains the touch input for longer than a predetermined time.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may enter a reconfiguration mode as the long touch input for any one of the plurality of items is received.

The reconfiguration mode may be entered through the selection of a physical button of the mobile terminal 100, a predetermined gesture input on the touch screen 151, or the selection of a soft button. According to one embodiment of the present invention, The long touch input may cause the mobile terminal 100 to enter a reconfiguration mode.

In the reconfiguration mode, the position or arrangement state of one or more items among the plurality of items displayed on the touch screen 151 may be changed.

As the long touch input is received for any one of the plurality of items, the mobile terminal 100 enters the reconfiguration mode, and the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 selects each of the plurality of pages. In operation S130, a plurality of graphic objects that have been thumbnail processed may be displayed on the touch screen 151.

As the first touch input is received, the mobile terminal 100 may select a thumbnail image corresponding to each of the plurality of pages so that the mobile terminal 100 may select a page to which the item received the first touch input is moved. Graphic object) may be provided to the touch screen 151.

Thereafter, a second touch input for moving an item selected by the first touch input to a specific graphic object among graphic objects corresponding to each of the plurality of pages may be received (S140).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of selecting any one graphic object may be performed by, for example, a second touch input for moving an item selected by the first touch input to a specific graphic object. have. That is, the second touch input may be an operation of dragging an item selected by the first touch input to a specific graphic object.

Further, for example, by selecting a page movement target item by a first touch input, and then receiving a second touch input for sequentially selecting a graphic object (sum island image) corresponding to a page to which the item is to be moved. Can be implemented.

Here, the first touch input may include a touch and a touch release, and may be a touch input that maintains a selection state for the item even when the touch is released.

In response to the second touch input, the controller 180 may move the item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object (S150).

When the specific item is moved to the specific page by the second touch input, the controller 180 may provide the touch screen 151 with the page on which the specific item is moved.

In addition, the controller 180 may arrange the specific item at a specific position of the moved page in consideration of an arrangement order of at least one item arranged on the moved page.

A specific execution operation of the method for controlling the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention described above will be described through the screen configuration of the mobile terminal.

5A to 5D are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the controller 180 may display a specific page (Page 1) displaying a plurality of items (eg, an application) on the touch screen 151.

The controller 180 may provide a page indicator PI to the touch screen 151 for identifying a page currently provided through the touch screen 151.

A first touch input for selecting a first item I1 among the plurality of items may be received.

Meanwhile, when the first touch input for the first item I1 is received, the controller 180 changes the visual appearance of the first item I1 to inform that the mobile terminal 100 has entered a reconfiguration mode. You can. For example, the color, size, etc. of the first item I1 may be changed.

Alternatively, the controller 180 may display a message indicating that the mobile terminal 100 has entered the reconfiguration mode on the touch screen 151.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the first touch input for selecting the first item I1 may simply be a touch & touch release input for selecting, but according to a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, The first touch input may be a long touch input for entering the mobile terminal 100 into the reconfiguration mode described above.

When the long touch input for the first item I1 is received, the controller 180 touches the graphic objects 201, 202, 203, and 204 that are thumbnail processed so that each of a plurality of pages can be selected. Can be marked on.

The controller 180 may display the graphic object 200 at a position adjacent to the first item I1.

The controller 180 may display the graphic object 200 to overlap some of a plurality of items displayed on the first page.

When the first touch input for the first item I1 is received, the controller 180 switches the state of the plurality of items displayed on the first page (page 1) to an inactive state, and the graphic object ( 200 may be displayed to overlap some of the plurality of deactivated items.

Meanwhile, each of the graphic objects (thumbnail images) corresponding to each of the plurality of pages may be displayed inside each graphic object by reducing the size of at least one item provided through each page.

Referring to FIG. 5C, when the controller 180 receives a second touch input for moving the first item I1 to a specific graphic object 202 among a plurality of graphic objects (S140), the specific graphic object 202 is received. ) May move the first item I1 ′ to the second page (page 2) corresponding to the graphic object 202.

The second touch input may be a drag input. Various embodiments of the second touch input have been described above.

FIG. 5D illustrates a result of page shifting of the first item I1 from a first page (page 1) to a second page (page 2) by a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. will be.

The controller 180 may display the first item I1 at a specific position among at least one item displayed on the second page. The specific position may be set in advance, or a position to be displayed by a predetermined motion equation set in advance among the plurality of items may be determined.

An example of moving at least one item displayed on a specific page to another page is described with reference to FIGS. 5A through 5D. 6A to 6D, a similar example to the method for controlling the mobile terminal described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D will be described, but another example for displaying a graphic object corresponding to a plurality of pages will be described.

6A through 6D are diagrams for describing the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

The page on which the plurality of items are displayed may be a home screen screen.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the controller 180 may display at least one item on the home screen HS4.

As a long touch input for the first item I1 of the at least one item is received, the mobile terminal 100 may enter a reconfiguration mode for reconfiguring the home screen HS4.

Referring to FIG. 6B, when receiving the first touch input with respect to the first item I1, the controller 180 excludes the selected first item I1 from among the items displayed on the home screen HS4. The display may be controlled so that the remaining items disappear on the touch screen 151.

At the same time, the controller 180 can display a plurality of graphic objects 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, and 307 that have been thumbnail processed so that each of the plurality of pages can be selected on the front of the touch screen 151.

6C to 6D, when a second touch input for moving the first item I1 to a specific home screen HS5 is received, the controller 180 moves the first item I1 to the specific home screen. Can be moved to (HS5).

It can be seen that the home screen may be composed of a total of seven pages through the page indicator PI shown in FIG. 6D. As a result of the second touch input, the controller 180 may display the page indicator PI shown in FIG. 6A. ) May be changed to the page indicator PI shown in FIG. 6D and displayed.

5A to 5B, unlike FIG. 6A to FIG. 6D, graphic objects corresponding to a plurality of pages are displayed at positions close to the touch-selected item. In this case, due to the spatial constraints of the touch screen 151, the size of the graphic object is reduced, the distance between each graphic object will also be very close.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. 5C or 6C in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 7A, when the touch-selected item I1 is to be moved to the first graphic object (eg, 203), due to the spatial constraint, the item may be the first graphic object 203. In addition, the first graphic object may overlap with another graphic object (eg, 202 and / or 203) adjacent to the first graphic object.

Accordingly, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the touch-selected item I1 is present within a predetermined distance from the first graphic object 203, the first graphic By changing the visual shape of the object 203, the confusion that comes from selecting any one of a plurality of graphical objects can be reduced.

The change of the visual shape may include at least one of a size change, a color change, a shape change, an animated, and a display of text associated with a page corresponding to the specific graphic object. have.

FIG. 7B illustrates that when the first item I1 is approached within a predetermined distance from the first graphic object 203, the size and / or color of the first graphic object 203 is changed and the first item I1 is changed. 1 shows an example of controlling the display of other graphic objects 202 and 204 adjacent to the graphic object 203.

The controller 180 may control the display such that the distance between the other graphic objects 202 and 204 adjacent to the first graphic object 203 and the first graphic object 203 is increased.

In the above description, a predetermined touch input is input to any one of at least one item displayed on the touch screen 151 to enter a reconstruction mode, and in the reconstruction mode, the thumbnail image corresponding to each of the plurality of pages is used. The process of moving the selected item from the current page to another page has been described.

Hereinafter, in a user interface reconfiguration mode, at least two or more items may overlap each other in a process of reconfiguring the arrangement of the items. In this case, an operation of reconfiguring each item will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 9A to 9C are diagrams for describing the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is an embodiment shown in FIG. 9C. Is a view for explaining in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 8, the controller 181 of the mobile terminal 100 may display a specific page on a touch screen among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item (S210).

The controller 180 may receive a first touch input for moving the first item to overlap at least a portion of the second item (S220).

The first item and the second item may be widgets. The widget is a state and process for configuring an on-screen representation for control that can be operated by a user, such as a bar, a button, and a text box.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the widget has a predetermined size, for example, 1 × 2, 1 × 3, 1 × 2, 2 × 2, 2 × 3, 3 × 1, 3 × 2, 3 × 3, etc. It may be expressed in various sizes, and the size of the widget may be preset by the user.

Referring to FIG. 9A, the controller 180 may at least partially overlap a first widget W1 having a predetermined width and length with a second widget W2. Can be received.

Here, even if the first widget W1 is moved and at least a part of the second widget W2 overlaps with each other, the position of the second widget W2 may not be changed. That is, unless a touch input for moving a current position by the user with respect to the widget is received, the position may not be changed even if overlapped with another widget.

Meanwhile, when the first widget W1 and the second widget W2 overlap, the controller 180 moves the second widget W2 to position the second widget W2. Inform the user that it can be changed. For example, when the first touch input T1 is received with respect to the first widget W1, the arrangement of the second widget W2 may be changed by changing the visual shape of the second widget W2. The user can be notified of the presence.

Accordingly, the controller 180 may receive a second touch input T2 for selecting the second item (S240). Here, the second item refers to the second widget W2. The controller 180 may receive a second touch input T2 for selecting the second widget W2.

When the second touch input T2 is received, the controller 180 may display a plurality of graphic objects thumbnail processed so that each of the plurality of pages can be selected (S240).

The controller 180 may display the thumbnail image 200 corresponding to each of the plurality of pages at a position adjacent to the second widget W2. Alternatively, the controller 180 may display the thumbnail image to occupy a space in front of the touch screen 151.

Thereafter, a drag input for moving the second item to a specific graphic object may be received (S250).

Referring to FIG. 9C, a second touch input for selecting a second widget W2 is extended to move the second widget W2 to one graphic object 201 among graphic objects corresponding to each of a plurality of pages. A drag input can be received.

The controller 180 may move the second item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object (S260).

The controller 180 may move the second widget W2 from a page where the first widget W1 is located to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object. The controller 180 may display the second widget W2 at a predetermined position in consideration of the arrangement order of at least one item displayed on the page corresponding to the specific graphic object.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the touch input for the first item may be performed by right hand detection, and the touch input for the second item may be performed by right hand stop.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 12A to 12C are diagrams for describing the embodiment shown in FIG. 11.

Referring to FIG. 11, when a first touch input for moving a first item to overlap at least a portion of a second item is received, the controller 180 scales the second item to another size (S221). ), And animate the second item to float to a specific position.

The animation effect may be performed by a motion equation corresponding to each of at least one item displayed on the touch screen 151. The motion equation may include a coefficient of friction below a threshold that allows simulation and / or floating animation or sliding for the item.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motion equation for the second item may include a parameter for applying a floating animation for positioning the second item at a specific position by the first touch input. The floating animation may be thrown such that the final position of the second item is different from the initial position. The floating animation may be applied while scaling the size of the second item.

For example, referring to FIG. 12A, a first touch input T1 is received with respect to the first item (first widget, W1) by the right index finger, so that the first item W1 is the second item W2. When overlapping with at least a portion of (DL), the second item (second widget, W2) may be thrown to a specific position to facilitate the touch input by the right middle finger while decreasing its size.

The second item W2 ′ moved to the specific position may be easily touched by the right middle finger. When a touch input for the second item W2 'is received by the right middle finger, the graphic object 200 which is thumbnailed so that each of a plurality of pages is selectable is located adjacent to the second item W2'. Can be marked on.

The adjacent position may include an area that may extend the second touch input for the second item W2 '(T2') to move to at least a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to each of the plurality of pages. can do.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, when moving the second item W2 ′ to any one of the plurality of graphic objects 201, the controller 180 may control the second item W2 ′. ) May be moved to a page corresponding to the graphic object 201.

In the above, the operation of moving the page of the item more conveniently by the multi-touch operation sequentially input has been described. Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 12A, when a first touch input for overlapping the first item W1 with at least a portion of the second item is received, an operation of controlling a point at which the second item is located is shown in FIG. 13. It will be described in more detail using.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining the embodiment shown in FIG. 12A in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 13A, after the first touch input T1 is performed to overlap the first item with at least a portion of the second item, the controller 180 uses the above-described floating animation. You can control the item to be located at a specific location.

In this case, the specific position may be a point existing within a direction and distance of a predetermined range based on the touch point of the first touch input T1.

The direction of a predetermined range based on the touch point of the first touch input T1 may be an area determined by an angle of a predetermined range around the touch point, such as θ1 or θ2 illustrated in FIG. 13. have.

In addition, the specific position may be an area determined by a predetermined distance around the touch point, such as L1, L2, or L3, based on the touch point of the first touch input T1.

In this case, the area within L3 from the touch point T1 is a position very close to the first touch point, which may interfere with the second touch input. In addition, the region deviating from L2 from the touch point T1 may be somewhat far from the first touch point, which may be inconvenient to perform a plurality of multi-touches with one hand.

As shown in FIG. 13, the specific position where the second item is to be floated and thrown is a region having an angular range of θ1 from the first touch point T1 and a straight line between L3 to L1 from the first touch point T1. It may be a region SP corresponding to an intersection of regions existing within a distance.

When the second item is floated at a specific position SP set in FIG. 13A,

A touch input for moving the second item W2 to a first island nail image corresponding to a first page or a second island nail image corresponding to a second page may be received.

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.

Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD 占 ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk, The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer devices so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

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.

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Claims (13)

touch screen; And
When a specific page of a plurality of pages each displaying at least one item is displayed on the touch screen, and when a first touch input for selecting one of the at least one item displayed on the specific page is received, each of the plurality of pages is displayed. When the second touch input for displaying a plurality of graphic objects thumbnail-processed to be selectable on the touch screen and moving the selected item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects is received, the selected item is displayed. A controller for moving to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object;
Mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The first touch input is a long touch input that maintains the touch input for longer than a predetermined time,
The controller may enter a reconfiguration mode in response to the long touch input. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And displaying the plurality of graphic objects at a location adjacent to the selected item. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And in response to the second touch input, when the selected item exists within a predetermined distance from the specific graphic object, changing the visual shape of the graphic object. touch screen; And
A first touch for displaying a specific page among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item on the touch screen, and moving the first item displayed on the specific page to overlap at least a part of the second item displayed on the specific page Upon receiving an input and a second touch input for selecting the second item, a plurality of graphic objects thumbnail processed to select each of the plurality of pages are displayed on the touch screen, and the selected second item is displayed. A control unit for moving the selected second item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object when a drag input for moving a to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects is received;
Mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein
The control unit,
And as the second item is moved to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object, arranging the first item at a position where the second item existed. 6. The method of claim 5,
And the second touch input is a touch input input while the first touch input is maintained. The method of claim 5, wherein
The control unit,
And in response to the first touch input, animate the second item to float to a specific position of the touch screen. The method of claim 8,
And the animation comprises scaling the second item to a different size. The method of claim 8,
The specific position may include a point at which the second touch input may be received through the means of the first touch input while the first touch input is maintained, but in a predetermined range of directions based on the first touch point. And a point within distance. 6. The method of claim 5,
And the at least one item comprises a widget. Displaying a specific page on a touch screen among a plurality of pages displaying at least one item;
Receiving a first touch input for selecting any one of at least one item displayed on the specific page;
Displaying a plurality of thumbnail objects thumbnail-processed on the touch screen such that each of the plurality of pages is selectable;
Receiving a second touch input for moving the selected item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects; And
Moving the selected item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object;
Control method of a mobile terminal comprising a. Displaying a specific page on the touch screen among a plurality of pages each displaying at least one item;
Receiving a first touch input for moving the first item displayed on the specific page to overlap at least a portion of the second item displayed on the specific page;
Receiving a second touch input for selecting the second item;
Displaying a plurality of thumbnail objects thumbnail-processed on the touch screen such that each of the plurality of pages is selectable;
Receiving a drag input for moving the selected second item to a specific graphic object among the plurality of graphic objects; And
Moving the selected second item to a page corresponding to the specific graphic object;
Control method of a mobile terminal comprising a.

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