KR20130076462A - Mobile terminal and control method for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided to supply update information to a user when an update event of an application occurs. CONSTITUTION: A check unit (183) checks state information of a terminal related to the update of an application. A detecting unit (182) detects the application having an update event based on the state information of the terminal. A control unit (180) performs update for the application detected by the detecting unit. The detecting unit detects the application having the update event when the state information corresponds to a set update condition. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (115) Location information unit; (151) Display unit; (160) Memory; (180) Control unit; (182) Detection unit; (183) Check unit; (184) Monitoring unit; (190) Power supply unit

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing an update for an application and a control method thereof.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some mobile terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other mobile terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive broadcast or multicast signals to watch video or television programs.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. Such efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware.

In addition, in such a mobile terminal, it is possible to install an application program having a specific purpose (hereinafter, referred to as an "application") and execute various functions through the mobile terminal. In this way, the application installed in the mobile terminal can be updated using update data received from an external server or operator. Looking at the method of performing an update for such an application, conventionally, the user had to manually update the application such as entering a separate program that performs the update and authorizing an update command.

In addition, the user does not know the update contents for the application until the user enters such a separate program, and the user may not use the latest version of the application.

One object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of providing update information to a user when an update event of an application occurs and a control method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of automatically updating an application according to the state of the terminal and a control method thereof.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of providing a graphical user interface environment in which a user can intuitively recognize update information on an application, and a control method thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a check unit for checking terminal state information related to an update of an application, a detector for detecting an application in which an update event occurs based on state information of the terminal, and a detection unit detected by the detector. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for performing an update for the application.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the state information of the terminal corresponds to a preset update condition, the detector detects an application in which an update event occurs.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the application in which the update event occurs is detected by the detector, the controller outputs update information on the detected application.

In one embodiment, the update information is output through a pop-up window displayed on the display unit, and the control unit automatically updates the detected application or updates based on an update command applied through the pop-up window. It is characterized by performing.

In one embodiment, the check unit is characterized in that for checking the terminal status information in real time or at a predetermined time interval.

According to an embodiment, the terminal state information may be associated with at least one of time information, location information, battery information, capacity information, application frequency information, and communication mode information.

In one embodiment, the terminal body and a location information unit for collecting the location information of the main body, wherein the check unit is characterized in that for checking whether the location information of the main body collected by the location information unit enters a predetermined area; It is done.

In one embodiment, the check unit checks the communication mode of the wireless communication unit, and when the result of the check, the communication mode of the wireless communication mode is a communication mode that meets the update conditions, the control unit to detect the application that the update event occurred; And controlling the detection unit.

In one embodiment, when the communication mode is changed, the controller compares the first communication speed corresponding to the communication mode before the change and the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode, and based on a comparison result, It is characterized by determining whether or not to proceed with the update for the detected application.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a monitoring unit for monitoring whether an update event for an application has occurred, a detection unit for detecting terminal state information in response to the occurrence of the update event, and the detected terminal state information according to the detected terminal state information. And a controller for updating the application in which the update event has occurred.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the state information of the terminal detected by the detection unit satisfies a reference condition, the controller updates the application in which the update event is generated.

The control unit may determine whether an application corresponding to an update event monitored by the monitoring unit is a preset update target application, and control the detection unit to detect the terminal state information according to a determination result. It is done.

According to an embodiment, the update target application may be determined based on at least one of a frequency of use, an update capacity, and a user's setting.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if it is monitored that the update event is generated by the monitoring unit, the controller outputs information of an application corresponding to the generated update event to the display unit.

According to an embodiment, the controller may determine whether an application corresponding to the update event is updateable based on the terminal state information, and if the update is possible for the application, as a result of the determination, a pop-up window is displayed. It characterized in that the output through.

According to an embodiment, the controller may automatically update the application or perform an update based on an update command applied through the pop-up window.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal may include a display unit displaying a first icon corresponding to an application, a detector detecting an update event for the application, and a second icon displayed in response to the detection of the update event. And controlling the display unit to control the display unit and executing an update of the application based on the generation of the update execution command.

In an embodiment, the second icon is displayed in one region adjacent to the first icon, and the update execution command is generated in response to a touch input applied to the second icon.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the update of the application is executed, the display unit may display a progress bar indicating a progress state of the update of the application.

In one embodiment, the update execution command is generated based on input of a touch corresponding to a preset pattern on a region where the first icon is displayed, and the controller is further configured to generate the update execution command. And updating the application corresponding to the first icon.

According to an embodiment, the apparatus may include a checker that checks terminal state information related to an update of an application, and as a result of the check, the update command is generated when the state information of the terminal meets an update condition. It is done.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit for outputting any one of a plurality of pages on which the icon corresponding to the application is displayed, the update event in at least one of the application corresponding to each of the icons displayed on the plurality of pages In response to the occurrence of the update event and the monitoring unit for monitoring whether has occurred,

And a control unit controlling the display unit to display update information related to the update event.

In an embodiment, a plurality of page images corresponding to each of the plurality of pages are displayed in one region of the page output on the display unit, and the controller is configured to display an application in which the update event occurs among the plurality of page images. And displaying information about the update event in an area adjacent to the page image corresponding to the page including the icon.

According to an embodiment, the information on the update event may be information on quantity of an application in which an update event occurs among applications corresponding to an icon of an application included in the page.

According to an embodiment, when the page image is selected, a thumbnail of an application in which an update event occurs among applications displayed on a page corresponding to the selected page image is displayed.

According to an embodiment, when the thumbnail is selected, an update of an application corresponding to the thumbnail is performed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if any one of the plurality of page images is selected by the user, the controller may update the application in which the update event occurs among applications corresponding to the selected page.

The control unit may display a progress bar indicating an update progress of the application on one area of the display unit.

The control unit may change an output range of the display unit to output the selected page.

According to an embodiment, the apparatus may include a check unit that checks terminal state information related to an update of an application, and wherein the controller is checked by the check unit, when the state information of the terminal meets an update condition, the monitoring unit It is characterized in that for updating the application corresponding to the update event monitored by.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal state information satisfies an update condition, the controller generates a popup window and displays a list of applications corresponding to the update event monitored by the monitoring unit in the popup window.

According to an embodiment, the controller may update only the selected application through the pop-up window, or update the selected application in preference to another application.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention by checking the status information of the terminal associated with the update, if the update is possible, by outputting the update information for the application to the user, the user receives the update information It is possible.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically updates the application when the terminal becomes an updateable state, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the user having to separately manage the update for the application. Can be.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention by outputting the update information of the application that is not displayed on the display, the user can intuitively recognize the update for the application installed in the terminal.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an update method in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E are conceptual diagrams for describing terminal state information.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing information on an application related to an update in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
9 is a conceptual view illustrating an update method in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
10A and 10B are conceptual views illustrating a method of performing an update based on state information in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of performing an update only for a specific application in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
12A and 12B are conceptual views for explaining a method of setting an update condition in a mobile terminal disclosed herein.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
15, 16A, and 16B are conceptual views illustrating a method of generating an update execution command in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 18 is a conceptual view illustrating a method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
19, 20, 21, 22A, and 22B are conceptual views illustrating a method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. 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. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant, a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and the like. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit (or detection unit 140), an output unit 150, and a memory ( 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 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).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems 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 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 mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, 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 communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. 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, a dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit (or the sensing unit 140) may be configured to open or close the mobile terminal 100, the location of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, the acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal 100, and the like. The sensing state is generated to generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed.

The 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 (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 (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

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

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

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, 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 photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

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

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events 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 be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

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

The memory 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 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), RAM random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

The interface unit 170 may be a passage for supplying power from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various commands input from the cradle by a user. It may be a passage through which a signal is transmitted to the mobile 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 controller 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. [

 In addition, the control unit 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 external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein.

The software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

In addition, the mobile terminal capable of including at least one or more of the components as described above, it is possible to execute the update (Update) for the application (Application) installed in the terminal body.

 Here, the 'application' may be expressed as an 'application program' or an 'application program', and is a dedicated program for performing a specific task. For example, such an application may be a program related to games, music, paperwork, messages, finance, e-books, traffic information, and the like.

On the other hand, updating an application means changing existing data related to the latest data when an addition or change is made to an application's executable file, library, or resource. The latest data may be transmitted from an external server related to the application.

Hereinafter, a method of updating an application using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the contents already described with reference to FIG. 1 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 100 includes a controller 180, a detector 182, a checker 183, a monitor 184, a wireless communication unit 110, a display unit 151, and a location information unit 115. ), A memory 160, and a power supply unit 190.

In the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention, according to the state information of the terminal, it is possible to update the application installed in the terminal.

As an example, first, the checker 183 checks state information of a terminal related to an update of an application.

Here, the 'status information' is related to an update condition for enabling an update to the application, and may be variously set according to the setting of the controller 180 or the user.

For example, 'status information' may include power supply (or dock detection) of the terminal, location of the terminal, communication mode of the terminal (3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, NFC, etc.), time information, battery information, and update capacity. It may be related to at least one of, billing information and whether the connection to the cloud server, the application frequency.

For example, when the user sets the location of the terminal to the user's home, the check unit 183 checks the location of the terminal. .

Here, the checker 183 may continuously check the state information of the terminal in real time or at predetermined intervals.

Next, the detection unit 182 detects an application in which an update event occurs among a plurality of applications installed in the terminal based on the state information of the terminal checked by the checker 183.

That is, the detector 182 may detect an application in which an update event occurs when the state information of the terminal corresponds to a preset update condition.

For example, when a user sets an update condition to execute updating of an application when power is supplied to the terminal, the check unit 183 checks whether power is supplied to the power supply unit 190.

As a result of the check, when the power supply is detected by the power supply unit 190, the detector 182 may detect an application in which the update event has occurred.

Here, the update event may occur based on receiving update related data from an external server when an addition or change is made to an application's executable file, library, or resource as described above.

Meanwhile, as described above, when an application in which an update event occurs is detected by the detector 182, the controller 180 updates the detected application.

In addition, when an updateable application is detected by the detector 182, the controller 180 may output notification information about the application.

The controller 180 outputs such notification information to the user, thereby receiving a selection from the user whether to update the application. In addition, even if the user is not selected to perform the update, the controller 180 may automatically update the application when the update condition for the application is satisfied.

Meanwhile, the notification information may be output using at least one of a sound, a vibration, a lamp, and a pop-up window, and may be selected by the user as to whether to update the application through the pop-up window.

In the above description, if the state information of the terminal is checked first, and if the checked state information of the terminal satisfies the update condition, that is, it corresponds to the update condition, the application generating the update event is detected and updated. We have seen how.

Hereinafter, another embodiment will be described with reference to a method of checking the state information of a terminal based on the occurrence of an update event for an application and updating the application according to the check result.

First, the monitoring unit 184 monitors whether there is an application in which an update event occurs among applications installed in the terminal.

The check unit 183 detects the terminal state information in response to the generation of the update event when there is an application where the update event occurs as a result of the monitoring by the monitoring unit 184.

Here, the terminal state information is information related to whether the state of the terminal can update the application as described above, the terminal state information may be set by the user's selection.

As such, when the terminal state information satisfies the update condition (or reference condition), the controller 180 updates the application in which the update event has occurred.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may control whether to perform an update according to the type of application among the applications monitored by the monitoring unit 184.

For example, the user may select 'update target application' and the controller 180 determines whether the monitored application is 'update target application'. As a result of the determination, if the application in which the update event occurs is the update target application, the controller 180 may control the checker 183 to check the terminal state information.

The update target application may be determined by at least one of a frequency of use of the application, an update capacity, and an application selected by a user.

In addition, the controller 180 may not update the application in which the update event occurs when the terminal state information does not meet the update condition for updating the application as a result of the check by the checker 183.

In this case, the controller 180 may store the information about the application in which the update event occurs in the memory 160. When the terminal state information meets the update condition, the controller 180 may update the application.

Meanwhile, when the monitoring unit 184 monitors that an update event for an application is generated, the controller 180 may output information on the application on which the update event has occurred to the display unit 151 to notify the user of the update event. have.

That is, the controller 180 determines whether the application corresponding to the update event can be updated based on the terminal state information checked by the checker 183, and if it is possible to update the application, Information can be displayed through a pop-up window.

In this case, the controller 180 may update or automatically update an application based on an update command authorized from a user through a pop-up window.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the state of the terminal can be updated for an application, the application may be updated automatically or based on a user's selection. Therefore, in order to perform an update of an application separately, a user can reduce the trouble of having to access an application related to an update function.

Hereinafter, a method of updating an application according to terminal state information will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein, and FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an update method in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

First, the checker 183 (refer to FIG. 3) checks terminal state information related to an update of an application at a real time or a predetermined time interval (S410).

For example, when the terminal state information is information related to the location of the terminal, the check unit 183 checks the location information of the terminal collected by the location information unit 115.

The location information unit 115 may receive location information of the main body using a global positioning system (GPS) or a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) among the location positioning technologies.

Here, GPS refers to a system for receiving the position information of the main body from the satellite orbiting the earth. That is, the location information unit 115 may obtain location information of the main body through latitude information and longitude information received from the GPS.

On the other hand, WPS is a system for determining the position of the main body using the virtual AP (Access Point) DB (Database) information established through War-Driving and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) AP Info from the mobile terminal 100 Means. That is, the location information unit 115 may obtain location information of the main body through triangulation based on the location of the AP of the Wi-Fi.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the location information unit 115 collects location information of the terminal at the first point 300a, and similarly, as shown in FIG. 5B. Likewise, when the terminal 100 moves from the first point 300a to the second point 300b, location information of the terminal 100 at the second point 300b is collected.

Then, the check unit 183 checks the location information of the terminal collected by the location information unit 115 in this way. The checker 183 checks whether the location of the terminal 100 is located in an update area in which the terminal status information satisfies an update condition.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, when the region corresponding to the second point 300b is the update region 300, the terminal state information may correspond to an update condition.

Meanwhile, when the terminal state information satisfies the update condition, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, the controller 180 may output information related to the state of the terminal through the popup window 310.

Next, when the terminal state information satisfies the update condition, the detector 182 detects an application in which the update event has occurred (S420).

The controller 180 performs an update on the detected application (S430).

Herein, the controller 180 can automatically update the application in which the update event has occurred, as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D. In addition, although not shown, the controller 180 may output a pop-up window, select the user through the output pop-up window, and update the application.

In addition, the controller 180 may perform an update on all applications in which an update event occurs, and selectively update only an application corresponding to a preset criterion. Here, the application corresponding to the preset criteria may be an application selected by the user or an application corresponding to the criteria set by the user.

In the above, the method of executing the update for the application when the terminal state information meets the update and the condition has been described.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment related to the terminal state information will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E are conceptual diagrams for describing terminal state information.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, a method of updating an application when the state of the terminal corresponds to an update condition set by the user or the controller has been described.

Here, the state of the terminal, that is, the terminal state information relates to whether the terminal satisfies the update condition. Similarly, information related to the state of the terminal.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal state information may be information related to a communication mode of the terminal.

Here, the 'communication mode' is, for example, '3G mode', '4G mode' or 'WiFi mode' such as the current wireless communication unit 110 expresses which wireless communication network is connected, 3G communication network When connected to, it can be expressed that the terminal is set to the 3G communication mode.

For example, when the user sets the terminal status information to "Perform an update for an application when the terminal's communication mode is connected to the 'Wi-Fi' mode, the check unit 183 may include a wireless communication unit ( The communication mode of 110) is checked in real time or at predetermined intervals.

As a result of the check, when the communication mode is the 'Wi-Fi' mode as illustrated in (b) of FIG. 6A, the controller 180 may update the application detected by the detector 182. .

That is, the check unit 183 checks the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110, and as a result of the check, when the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110 meets the update condition, the controller 180 indicates that the update event is The detector 183 may be controlled to detect the generated application.

In addition, when the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110 is changed, the controller 180 may compare the first communication speed corresponding to the communication mode before the change and the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode. When the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode is equal to or faster than the first communication speed before the change, the controller 180 may continue to update the application detected by the detector 182. have.

On the other hand, when the second communication speed is slower than the first communication speed or the changed communication mode is a communication mode in which a separate fee is charged, the controller 180 may stop updating the application.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the terminal state information may be information related to the location of the terminal.

For example, when the terminal is located in an area corresponding to the 'home' of the user as illustrated in FIG. 6B, when the terminal is set to perform an update on the application, the check unit 183 is collected by the location information unit 115. Check the location information of the terminal body.

The controller 180 updates the application when the terminal body is located in a preset area, that is, 'home', as a result of the check.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6C, the terminal state information may be related to a power state of the terminal.

For example, when the power state of the terminal, that is, the battery level is more than the preset amount, it may be controlled to perform an update for the application.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 6C, the controller 180 may control to update the application when the terminal 100 is powered.

That is, as shown in the drawing, the check unit 183 checks whether the terminal is connected to the charger 190a, and the controller 180 controls the detector 182 based on the check result to generate an application in which an update event occurs. Can be detected.

Also, as another example, as shown in FIG. 6D, the terminal state information checked by the checker 183 may be time-related information.

For example, the user may set the update for the application to be executed at a specific time, and the checker 183 may check whether a specific time set by the user has been reached.

As another example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6E, the terminal state information may be related to whether the terminal 100 is connected to an external cloud server 500.

In addition, the checker 183 may check update information of another wireless terminal capable of sharing information through the connected cloud server 500, and may check whether an update for an application installed in the other wireless terminal has been performed. have.

As a result of the check, when the update is performed in the same application in another wireless terminal, the controller 180 can perform an update on the application installed in the terminal 100.

Meanwhile, in addition to the examples described above, the terminal state information for updating the application may be set in various ways.

Meanwhile, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, terminal state information and information on an application may be visually provided to the user through the display unit 151. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing information on an application related to an update in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, when the terminal enters the first region, the terminal is updated, and the case where the terminal state information is set will be described.

 As shown in FIG. 7A, when the terminal 100 enters the first region by the checker 183, the controller 180 may display the first terminal through the pop-up window 310. Signals that you have entered the area.

As illustrated in FIG. 7B, the controller 180 displays information about the application detected by the detector 182 by using an icon or thumbnails 311, 312, and 313, and displays the display unit 151. Output to)

Herein, the controller 180 may select at least one of the detected applications from the user and proceed to update only the selected application.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 7C, the controller 180 may automatically update the detected applications.

In the above, the method for updating the application based on the terminal state information has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of detecting terminal state information based on an occurrence of an update event for an application and updating the application based on a detection result will be described.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein, and FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an update method in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

First, the monitoring unit 184 (see FIG. 3) monitors whether an update event for an application has occurred (S810).

Here, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor the update event in real time or at an interval set by the user or the controller 180.

In addition, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor update events for all applications installed in the terminal. Further, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor the update event only for the application selected by the user or the controller 180.

On the other hand, when the progress monitored by the monitoring unit 184, the update event for the application occurs, the check unit 183 checks the terminal state information in response to the generation of such an update event (S820).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9A, when an update event occurs in at least one application, the check unit 183 checks terminal state information as illustrated in FIG. 9B. .

For example, when the 'terminal state information' is whether power is supplied to the power supply unit 190, that is, whether the charger 190a is connected and the battery is being charged, the check unit 183 supplies power to the terminal. Check the status.

When the terminal state information satisfies the update condition as a result of the check, the controller 180 updates the application in which the update event has occurred (S830, see FIG. 9C).

As described above, the update of the application may be automatically performed by the selection of the controller 180 or may be performed by the user's selection.

10A and 10B are conceptual views illustrating a method of performing an update based on state information in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, a case where the terminal state information allowing the execution of an update for an application is information related to a communication mode and a battery level (or battery level) will be described.

If the communication mode is the Wi-Fi mode among the terminal state information and the battery level is 50% or more, and the terminal state is set to satisfy the update condition, as shown in (a) of FIG. When the update event occurs, the check unit 184 checks the terminal state information, as shown in FIG. 10A (b).

As a result of the check, when the communication mode is the Wi-Fi mode and the battery level is 53%, that is, when the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, the controller 180 is as shown in (c) of FIG. Updates the application where the update event occurred.

On the other hand, as shown in (b) of FIG. 10B, when the remaining battery information of the terminal state information is 10%, that is, does not satisfy the update condition, the controller 180 is detected even if the application that the update event occurred As shown in (c) of FIG. 10B, the application is not updated.

That is, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the update can be performed only when the terminal can update the application.

In addition, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, as described above, an update can be performed only for a specific application among applications in which an update event has occurred.

11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of performing an update only for a specific application in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, when an update event occurs for a plurality of applications as shown in (a) of FIG. 11, and as shown in (b) of FIG. 11, the terminal state information satisfies the update condition. The controller 180 can update only a specific application.

For example, the controller 180 may control the terminal to perform an update only for an application having a high frequency (or favorite) among applications in which an update event occurs, based on a user's selection.

In addition, the controller 180 can perform an update only for the application selected by the user among the icons of the update event occurrence application shown in FIG. 11A.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of selecting terminal state information and an application for updating an application will be described. 12A and 12B are conceptual views for explaining a method of setting an update condition in a mobile terminal disclosed herein.

First, as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 12A, a user may set a condition related to an update of an application through a setting window.

For example, when the terminal state information satisfies the update condition, the user may select whether to proceed with the update automatically or manually.

The user may select an alarm method for notifying that the terminal can update the application through the setting window. The user may select an update condition through a setting window and select terminal state information (battery, location, time, communication network, billing or cloud, etc.) related to the update condition.

For example, when the user selects the terminal state information related to 'location', as shown in FIG. 12B, the user may set a location corresponding to the update condition through the detailed map.

Although not shown, the user may set various conditions related to the update, such as a time interval for checking the terminal status information, through the setting window.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12B, the user may select a type of application and an update condition.

For example, the user may select an application to be monitored by the monitoring unit 184 (see FIG. 3) through the setting window.

As described above, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention by checking the state information of the terminal associated with the update, when the update is possible, by outputting the update information for the application to the user, It is possible to be provided with update information.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically updates the application when the terminal becomes an updateable state, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the user having to separately manage the update for the application. Can

In the above, the method of updating an application according to the terminal status information has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of outputting information on an updateable application on the display unit will be described.

In the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when an update event for an application occurs, information related to the update may be displayed on the display unit so that a user can easily recognize the information about the update event.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying information related to an update on a display unit in response to occurrence of an update event for an application will be described in detail.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 14 is a control of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Conceptual diagram to illustrate the method.

First, an application icon (hereinafter, referred to as a “first icon”) corresponding to an application is displayed on the display unit 151 (S1310).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 14A, the display unit 151 displays first icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 representing respective applications.

The detector 182 detects an update event for the application (S1320). Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the detection unit 182 updates an update event for all applications installed in the terminal, in addition to applications corresponding to the first icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 displayed on the display unit 151. Can be detected.

As described above, when the update event is detected by the detector 182, the controller 180 displays a second icon in an adjacent area of the application icon corresponding to the update event in response to the detection of the update event (S1330). ).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 14B, the controller 180 may control the first and third icons 210 of the icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 displayed in the display unit 151. , Update icons (or second icons 211 and 231) are displayed in an area adjacent to 230. Accordingly, the user may recognize that an update event has occurred for the corresponding application through the update icon displayed in an area adjacent to the application icon.

As described above, the controller 180 executes an update for the corresponding application based on the generation of the update execution command for the application in which the update event has occurred (S1340).

For example, when an update execution command is generated, the controller 180 executes an update on an application in which an update event occurs, as shown in FIG. 14C. And, through the progress bar (Progress Bar, 212, 232), it is possible to provide information about the update progress status.

Hereinafter, a method of generating an update execution command for an application will be described in more detail.

15, 16A, and 16B are conceptual views illustrating a method of generating an update execution command in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 15, an update execution command for an application may be generated based on a user's selection of the update icons 211 and 231 generated in an area adjacent to the application icons 210 and 230.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15A, when update events occur for the first and third application icons 210 and 230, update icons 211 and 231 are located in an area adjacent to the application where the update event has occurred. Is displayed.

When any one of the update icons is selected by the user, an update for an application corresponding to the selected update icon is performed as shown in FIG. 15B.

In addition, in response to the update of the application being executed, the display unit 151 may display a progress bar 212 indicating the progress of the update of the application.

That is, the controller 180 generates an update execution command in response to a user's touch input applied to the update icon (or the second icon 211), and updates the corresponding application in response to the update execution command. Perform

In addition, the update execution command may be generated based on a preset touch pattern applied on the application icon.

For example, when a touch of a predetermined pattern is applied to an application icon 211 where an update event occurs as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 16A, the controller 180 may update the corresponding application.

Here, the preset touch pattern may be a touch input having a predetermined path, or may be a touch input having a predetermined method such as double touch or long touch.

That is, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, a touch input for executing a function for an application and a touch input for executing an update for an application may be distinguished by using different types of touch inputs to the application icon 211. .

Therefore, when a touch of a specific pattern is input to the application icon 211 as shown in (a) of FIG. 16A, as shown in (b) of FIG. 16A, the application icon 210 corresponds to the application icon 210. The application is updated.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 16B, when a general single touch is input to the application icon 211, the application icon 210 is activated as shown in (b) of FIG. 16B, The application execution screen corresponding to the application icon 210 is output to the display unit 151.

On the other hand, although not shown, the update execution command may be generated based on the status information of the terminal. For example, when an update event for an application is detected, the controller 180 controls the checker 183 (see FIG. 3) to check the terminal state information related to the update of the application.

As a result of the check by the check unit 183, if the state information of the terminal meets the update condition, an update execution command for the application is generated, and the controller 180 responds to the update execution command to the corresponding application. Perform an update for Meanwhile, detailed descriptions related to the terminal state information and the check unit 183 have been described above, and thus will be omitted.

As described above, the mobile terminal according to the present invention displays an update icon so as to correspond to an application in which an update event has occurred, and immediately executes an update for the corresponding application through the update icon, thereby allowing the user to easily update the application. Can be controlled.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying update information on a currently output page when an update event occurs in an application corresponding to an application icon included in at least one page among a plurality of pages on which an application icon is displayed. Look at.

Here, the page is a basic screen on which the terminal is displayed in the standby state, and is generally expressed as a home screen.

In addition, if an application icon corresponding to an application is output on such a page, at least one application icon may be displayed on one page, and an application icon corresponding to a different application is displayed on each page.

In addition, a plurality of such pages may exist according to a setting of the user or the controller 180.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying update event information related to an application on a page (or a home screen) will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure, and FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure. This is a conceptual diagram to explain how to do this.

First, the controller 180 outputs any one of a plurality of pages on which the icon corresponding to the application is displayed on the display unit 151 (S1710).

For example, as shown in FIG. 18A, any one page is displayed on the display unit 151. In addition, page images 310, 320, 330, and 340 indicating that a plurality of pages exist are displayed on the page. For example, as shown, the mobile terminal according to the present invention currently includes four home screen pages.

The monitoring unit 184 monitors whether an update event has occurred in at least one of applications corresponding to each of the icons displayed on the plurality of pages (S1730).

Here, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor the update event in real time or at predetermined time intervals.

Meanwhile, as a result of monitoring by the monitoring unit 184, when an update event occurs, the controller 180 displays update information related to the update event on the page output on the display unit 151 (S1730).

The update information is an area adjacent to a page image corresponding to a page including an icon of an application in which an update event occurs among the plurality of page images 310, 320, 330, and 340, as illustrated in FIG. 18A. May be displayed.

For example, when an update event occurs in an application corresponding to an application icon included on the first, second, and fourth pages, as shown in FIG. 18A, the first, second, and fourth Only the page images 310, 320, and 330 may be displayed differently from other page images.

Also, as illustrated in (b) of FIG. 18, the controller 180 may display the number of page images (i.e., quantity information) of an application in which an update occurs in an application corresponding to an icon of an application included in a corresponding page. Display in an area adjacent to 310, 320, and 340.

In addition, as illustrated in (c) of FIG. 18, the controller 180 may intuitively display quantity information 300 of an application in which an update event occurs, apart from the page image.

As described above, the mobile terminal according to the present invention provides update information related to an application included in another page on one page output on the display unit even when application icons are distributed and displayed on a plurality of pages. By doing so, the user can grasp the update information related to the application at a glance.

Hereinafter, a method of executing an update for an application using the update information displayed on the above-described page image will be described.

19, 20, 21, 22A, and 22B are conceptual views illustrating a method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 19, when any one of page images corresponding to a page including an application icon corresponding to an application in which an update event has occurred is selected, the controller 180 As shown in (b) of FIG. 19, thumbnails 322 and 323 of icons corresponding to an update event among application icons included in the page may be displayed.

In addition, when any one of a plurality of page images is selected, the controller 180 may display update details of an application related to the selected page.

Here, the update details may be various information such as the type of application, update capacity, version information, update provider, and the like.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 19B, the controller 180 may generate a popup window 321 and display an icon or thumbnail of an application in which an update event occurs in the popup window 321.

As shown in FIG. 19B, when any one of the thumbnails displayed on the display unit 151 is selected by the user, the controller 180 displays the user as shown in FIG. 19C. The update may be executed for the application corresponding to the thumbnail 321 selected at.

On the other hand, although not shown, if any one of the plurality of page images is selected in (a) of FIG. 19, the controller 180 is an application that has an update event of the application corresponding to the application icon displayed on the selected page image You can perform updates to them as a whole.

In this case, the controller 180 may display a progress bar indicating the progress of the update on the page currently output on the display unit 151.

In addition, the controller 180 may change the output range of the display unit 151 so that a page corresponding to the page image selected by the user is output, and the user may check an application in which the update event has occurred on the changed page. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 20B, when the controller 180 selects any one of the plurality of page images 310, 320, and 340 as shown in FIG. The popup window 400 displaying the update target application corresponding to the page may be displayed.

The popup window 400 may display an application update list. The user may select only one of a plurality of update target applications through the popup window 400 to perform an update on the selected application. In addition, the user may allow the update to be performed as a whole for the update target application included in the page through the 'approve all' icon 410.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may display progress bars 321 and 322 indicating the update progress status of the application, as shown in FIGS. 19C and 19D, based on a user's selection. .

In addition, the control unit 180 may be monitored by the monitoring unit 184 when the terminal state information related to the update of the application, which is checked by the check unit 183, meets the update condition even if a specific page is not selected by the user. The application corresponding to the monitored update event can be updated.

In addition, the controller 180 may display information about the updated application, as illustrated in FIGS. 20C and 20D.

In addition, the controller 180 may display a list of updatable applications based on whether the terminal state information meets the update condition or based on the detection of an updatable application by the monitoring unit 184.

The controller 180 can display a list of updatable applications through a pop-up window.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 21, the controller 180 displays a list of applications corresponding to application icons displayed on a plurality of pages, in which an update event occurs, in a separate display area (for example, a pop-up window). I can display it.

The controller 180 may categorize the updateable application list according to various criteria such as the recent use date, the frequency of use, the type of the application, the update capacity, the optimized communication mode, and the classification by the user.

For example, as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 21, the controller 180 may arrange and display an application in which an update event occurs based on a recently used application.

As illustrated in (b) of FIG. 21, the applications in which the update event occurs may be sorted based on the update size, and as illustrated in (c) of FIG. 21, the update event may be sorted according to the type of the application. Can sort the applications that occurred.

The controller 180 may update only at least one of the applications displayed in the list or update all the applications displayed in the list based on a user's selection.

In addition, although not shown, the user may set the order of applications to be updated through the update list window shown in FIG. 21.

In addition, the controller 180 may generate a separate page on which the icon corresponding to the application in which the update event is generated is displayed by the monitoring unit 184.

For example, as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 22A, when the terminal initially includes three pages (or home screens 301, 302, and 303) and an update event occurs in at least one application, the controller 180 creates a new page 420, as shown in FIG. 22A (b). The controller 180 may display the page image 304, which is identification information for the new page, on the display unit 151.

In addition, the controller 180 displays icons 210, 240, and 260 of the application in which the update event occurs on the newly created page 420, so that the user can check information on the application in which the update event occurs at a glance. .

In addition, when any one of the icons 210, 240, and 260 is selected by the user on the newly created page 420, the controller 180 may execute an update for the selected application.

In addition, the controller 180 outputs the current display unit as shown in FIG. 22B (b) based on the occurrence of an update event by the monitoring unit 184 as shown in FIG. 22B (a). The divided pages may be divided into a first region 420a and a second region 420b.

In addition, the controller 180 may display icons 210, 240, and 260 of the application in which the update event occurs in one of the divided regions 420b.

In addition, when any one of the icons 210, 240, and 260 displayed in the divided area 420b is selected by the user, the controller 180 may execute an update for the selected application.

As described above, the mobile terminal according to the present invention can provide intuitive information to the user by displaying an application icon corresponding to the application where the update event occurs on a separate page or in a separate area.

In addition, the mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention by checking the status information of the terminal associated with the update, if the update is possible, by outputting the update information for the application to the user, the user can update the information It is possible to be provided.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically updates the application when the terminal becomes an updateable state, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the user having to separately manage the update for the application. Can be.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention by outputting the update information of the application that is not displayed on the display, the user can intuitively recognize the update for the application installed in the terminal.

The above-described mobile terminal is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. It may be.

Claims (16)

A checker for checking terminal status information related to an update of an application;
A detector configured to detect an application in which an update event occurs based on state information of the terminal; And
And a controller for updating the application detected by the detector. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection unit
And when the status information of the terminal corresponds to a preset update condition, detecting an application in which the update event has occurred. The method of claim 2,
When the application that the update event occurs by the detection unit is detected,
The control unit
And outputting update information on the detected application. The method of claim 3,
The update information is output through a pop-up window displayed on the display unit,
The control unit
And automatically updates the detected application based on an update command applied through the pop-up window. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the check unit
Mobile terminal, characterized in that for checking the terminal status information in real time or at a predetermined time interval. The method of claim 1,
The terminal state information is
And at least one of time information, location information, battery information, capacity information, application frequency information, and communication mode information. The method according to claim 6,
Terminal body and
It includes a location information unit for collecting the location information of the main body,
The check unit
And checking whether the position information of the main body collected by the position information unit enters a preset area. The method of claim 6, wherein the check unit
Check the communication mode of the wireless communication unit,
As a result of the check, when the communication mode of the wireless communication unit is a communication mode that satisfies an update condition,
The control unit controls the detection unit to detect the application that the update event occurred. 9. The method of claim 8,
If the communication mode is changed,
The control unit compares the first communication speed corresponding to the communication mode before the change and the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode,
And determining whether the update of the detected application is in progress based on the comparison result. A monitoring unit for monitoring whether an update event for the application has occurred;
A checker for checking terminal state information in response to the occurrence of the update event; And
And a control unit for updating the application in which the update event is generated according to the terminal state information checked by the check unit. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit
If the state information of the terminal checked by the check satisfies the reference condition,
The mobile terminal, characterized in that for updating the application generated the update event. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit
Determining whether the application corresponding to the update event monitored by the monitoring unit is a preset update target application;
And the check unit controls the check unit to check the terminal state information according to a determination result. The method of claim 12,
The update target application
A mobile terminal, characterized in that determined based on at least one of the frequency of use, the update capacity and the user's setting. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit
When it is monitored that the update event is generated by the monitoring unit,
And outputs information of an application corresponding to the generated update event to a display unit. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control unit
Based on the terminal state information, it is determined whether an application corresponding to the update event can be updated;
If it is determined that an update to the application is possible,
The mobile terminal, characterized in that for outputting the information of the application through a pop-up window. The method of claim 15, wherein the control unit
The mobile terminal, characterized in that for automatically updating the application or based on the update command applied through the pop-up window.

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