KR20130132132A - Mobile terminal and resolution compatibility mode setting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of automatically setting a resolution compatibility mode and a resolution compatibility mode setting method for the same, which enables the user to conveniently set the resolution compatibility mode or a desired function (e.g., popular background image or ringtone) by providing, at certain points (download or purchase), the user with setting values of the resolution compatibility mode provided by application downloaded from a market on the basis of the service condition and version of users. [Reference numerals] (AA) START;(BB,DD) NO;(CC,EE) YES;(FF) END;(S10) Download and install an application;(S11) Request a main server for an optimal setting value of a definition compatibility mode;(S12) Receive the optimal setting value from the main server and store the value;(S13) Has the application been activated ?;(S14) Operate the definition compatibility mode according to the optimal setting value;(S15) Has a user selected the definition compatibility mode ?;(S16) Operate the definition compatibility mode according to a setting value that the user selects

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND RESOLUTION COMPATIBILITY MODE SETTING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of automatically setting a resolution compatibility mode and a method of setting a resolution compatibility mode 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 a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

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. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows a user who is unfamiliar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also user interface (UI) Is becoming an important function of Accordingly, as the touch function is applied to a mobile terminal in various forms, development of a user interface (UI) corresponding thereto is further demanded.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, mobile terminals equipped with LCDs of various types (sizes) are on the market according to the needs of mobile communication technology and users. As the type of LCD, there are a Quarter Video Graphic Array (QVGA) having a resolution of 320x240, a Half VGA (HVGA) having a resolution of 480x320, a WVGA (Wide VGA) having a resolution of 800x480, a quarter high resolution (QHD) having a resolution of 960x540, HD and 1024 x 768 resolution XGA (eXtended Graphics Array). Among the LCDs, the resolution of QVGA is the lowest and the resolution of XGA is the highest.

Meanwhile, terminal manufacturers or application developers have developed and used mobile terminal or smart phone applications for various types of LCDs. With this trend, recent applications are changing to support resolutions such as HD, XGA, HVGA and QVGA gradually away from supporting only the resolution of existing WVGA. However, in the case of a manufacturer of a terminal, development cost is increased when an application is separately developed for each type of LCD in consideration of various resolutions.

In order to overcome the above disadvantage, the mobile terminal uses a resolution compatibility mode (or a compatibility mode) in which an application supporting a specific resolution can be displayed without any screen distortion even at a different resolution.

However, many users do not yet know the resolution compatibility mode setting function. Especially, since the resolution compatibility mode is set to the default (default), if an application whose resolution does not match is displayed, You will see a broken screen.

Accordingly, when a screen broken due to a difference in resolution is displayed as described above, there is a problem that the user must change the compatibility mode from off to on after entering the display setting menu.

In addition, when another application is executed after the compatibility mode is changed to on, there is a disadvantage that the compatibility mode is kept on even though the application does not need to turn on the compatibility mode when it is upgraded to support various resolutions.

Accordingly, conventionally, since the determination of on / off of the compatibility mode of the resolution is performed manually by the user's individual judgment, there is a difficulty that resolution compatibility is not achieved for each application.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of automatically setting a resolution compatibility mode and a method of setting a compatibility mode thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a compatibility mode setting method capable of performing a setting of a compatibility mode based on a usage state of a user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of setting a resolution compatibility mode of a mobile terminal, comprising: downloading an application from a market; Receiving an optimal setting value of a resolution compatibility mode for a downloaded application from a server; And displaying the application by executing the resolution compatibility mode according to the received optimal setting value.

The resolution compatibility mode of the application is set to optimal upon download.

The optimum setting value is requested in the background and received.

The optimal setting value is a setting value determined according to a setting value or an application version of the resolution compatibility mode set most frequently by the users for the application.

The optimum set value is determined by assigning a weight differently according to a user or a user setting value setting time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a memory; A display unit; And a control unit for receiving an optimum setting value of the resolution compatibility mode from the server when downloading an application from the market and displaying the market application on the display unit by executing the resolution compatibility mode according to the received optimum setting value.

And the resolution compatibility mode of the application is set to be optimal at the time of downloading.

The controller requests and receives an optimal set value in the background.

The server determines and manages an optimal setting value according to the setting value of the resolution compatibility mode or the version of the application most commonly used by the users for the market application.

The server assigns weights differently according to a user or a set time point of a user when determining an optimum set value.

As described above, according to the present invention, the setting value of the resolution compatibility mode of the market application or the setting value necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal is provided or recommended to the user at a specific point in time (at the time of downloading or at the time of purchase) The user has the effect of conveniently performing resolution compatibility or setting the desired function (eg, popular background or ringtone).

In addition, the present invention automatically determines on / off of the resolution compatibility mode according to a user, an application, and a setting point, and provides the user with convenience by providing the mobile terminal with an optimal screen state according to an application There is an effect that can be.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example in which an application having a specific resolution is displayed on an LCD having a different resolution according to the setting of the resolution compatibility mode.
4 is an example of setting the resolution compatibility mode through the display menu.
5 is an example of application of the resolution compatibility mode according to the version of the application.
6 is a view schematically showing an operation of adjusting an application resolution according to a resolution compatibility mode set by a user;
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of transfer of an optimal set value of a resolution compatibility mode between a user terminal and a central server.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a resolution compatibility mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in this specification may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) And fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may be applied to the fixed terminal, except for components specifically configured for mobile use.

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 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on 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 broadcast signals 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-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. 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.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) 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 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting 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 160.

In addition, 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. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the position information module 115 is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude It can be calculated accurately. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 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. [ 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. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of 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 touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

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 is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not 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. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The sensing unit 140 includes a geomagnetic sensor for calculating a moving direction when a user moves, a gyro sensor for calculating a rotating direction, and an acceleration sensor.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. 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, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores 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 Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') 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 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.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 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.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 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 can be configured to be transparent so that they can be viewed from outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. In addition, there may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and area but also the touch input pressure.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 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 functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a 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 informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . In addition, 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), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for performing a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, 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 external power and internal power under the control of the control unit 180 as a battery, 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 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.

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

The terminal 100 shown in Fig. 1 is configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite-based communication system .

Hereinafter, a communication system capable of operating a terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by communication systems include, but are not limited to, Frequency Division Multiple Access ('FDMA'), Time Division Multiple Access ('TDMA'), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is applicable to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

2, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BSs) 270, and base station controllers (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center ('MSC') 280. MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (" PSTN ") 290, and is also configured to be coupled to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments has a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word "base station" may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate a "cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

2, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2 illustrates several Global Positioning System ('GPS') satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, you can track your location using all of the technologies that can track your location, as well as your GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

The present invention automatically provides a standard resolution (or a reference resolution) in accordance with the usage state or version of a user in an LCD that is not a standard resolution, thereby enabling not only an LCD (HD, XGA) LCD (HVGA) resolution compatibility mode (function) is also available.

3 shows a form in which an application having a specific resolution is displayed on an LCD having a different resolution according to the setting of the resolution compatibility mode.

When an application having WVGA resolution is displayed on an LCD having one of different resolutions, i.e., HVGA, HD and XGA, with the resolution compatibility mode (e.g., WVGA compatibility mode) off, (In the case of HD or XGA) or a type of screen cracking (in the case of HVGA) in which the screen is overlapped or cut off.

In this state, when the user sets the resolution compatibility mode (Off-> On), the application is displayed the same as displayed on the WVGA LCD regardless of the size (resolution) of the LCD currently displayed ).

4 is an example of setting the resolution compatibility mode through the display menu.

When an application having a specific resolution (e.g., WVGA), for example, "Cut the Rope" is displayed on a mobile terminal having HD resolution, a screen break occurs due to a difference in resolution.

In order to solve the screen breakage, the user selects a display setting menu in the Settings menu and a screen optimization item in the selected display setting menu. When the screen optimization item is selected, a list of a plurality of applications (downloaded from the market) is displayed, so the user selects a desired application and sets a resolution compatibility mode. The information of the application in which the resolution compatibility mode is set is stored in the local DB 50.

When the mobile terminal is rebooted after the resolution compatibility mode is set, the application of WVGA resolution is normally displayed on the HD resolution LCD.

5 is an application example of the resolution compatibility mode according to the version of the application.

As shown in FIG. 5, an existing version of an application supporting only a specific resolution (e.g., WVGA) is normally displayed to some extent only when the compatibility mode is set to On. That is, the entire portion of the LCD screen is not used, but is displayed so as not to be inconvenient to the user.

However, recent applications are being upgraded to support multiple resolutions, so they are displayed correctly even if the resolution compatibility mode is not set. Therefore, if the compatibility mode is applied to a new version of the application having an upgraded resolution, the display state becomes worse than when the application is not applied. In this case, the user has to turn off the resolution compatibility mode again.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an operation of adjusting an application resolution according to a resolution compatibility mode set by a user.

As described above, the user sets the resolution compatibility mode for the desired application through the menu setting, and the set information is stored in the local DB 50. [ Accordingly, the controller 180 adjusts the resolution of applications downloaded from the Android Market according to the mode setting state (On or Off) stored in the local DB 50 and displays the adjusted resolution.

7 is a conceptual diagram of a resolution compatibility mode setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, when a user downloads an application having a predetermined resolution downloaded from a market, the user sets the resolution compatibility mode to on, sets the user to off, and uses the resolution compatibility mode for each user.

Accordingly, the present invention collects and analyzes the setting state of the resolution compatibility mode of a plurality of users at the central server 60 to derive an optimum setting value of the resolution compatibility mode, and then recommends the derived optimal setting value to each user again , And provides the guide value for setting the resolution compatibility mode conveniently by the user.

The central server 60 derives an optimum set value of the resolution compatibility mode by considering various factors as follows.

- Set the setting value of multiple users to the optimum setting value

- Setting optimal setting according to application version

- Optimum setting value according to user weight

- Optimum setting value by applying weight according to user setting value setting point

A method of using the set values of a plurality of users is a method of setting the value (On or Off) (state) of the resolution compatibility mode set by the most users for the same application to the optimal set value. For example, as a result of collecting the setting status of the resolution compatibility mode from 100 mobile terminals, when 90 mobile terminals set the resolution compatibility mode to the "On" status, the central server 60 sets the optimal setting value Is set to "On" and stored in the DB (not shown).

The method for setting the optimum setting value according to the application version is to check the version according to the application name (name). If it is the previous version, the optimum setting value is set to "On", and if it is the latest version, it is set to "Off".

In addition, a method for setting an optimum set value according to a user-specific weight is a method for setting an optimum set value by giving a weight to a set value of a user with a credible power (e.g., manufacturer, power user) It can be used for a method of using a set value of a user.

In addition, a method of assigning a weight differently according to a point in time when a resolution compatibility mode is set, and more weight is given to the latest setting value. This method can also be used in a method of using the set values of the plurality of users.

Using the above-described method, the central server 60 sets an optimum setting value of the resolution compatibility mode for each application and stores the optimized setting value in a DB (not shown).

When the user downloads the application from the market and stores it in the local DB 50 of the user terminal, the resolution compatibility mode of the application is set to "Optimal ". The term "Optimal" means that the optimum setting value received from the central server 60 will be used as the setting value of the resolution compatibility mode.

Accordingly, when a specific application (eg, Cut the Rope) is downloaded and stored in the local DB 50, the control unit 180 of the user terminal requests the central server 60 for the optimum setting value of the application, ). At this time, the optimum setting value request and response between the controller 180 and the central server 60 are performed in the background.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of transmission of an optimal set value of a resolution compatibility mode between a user terminal and a central server.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a new application is installed, the resolution compatibility mode for the application in the present invention can be set to three states of on / off / optimal. That is, when the new application is installed, since the setting of the resolution compatibility mode is basically optimal as in (1), the controller 180 operates the resolution compatibility mode to "on" according to the optimum setting value received from the central server 60 do.

If the user explicitly sets the resolution compatibility mode to on / off as shown in (2), the controller 180 disables the optimal setting value and disables the resolution compatibility mode according to the user's setting value, .

On the other hand, although the optimal setting values for a number of applications are stored in the central server 60, only the set values of the applications actually installed in the terminal are required in the user terminal.

Accordingly, the control unit 180 of the user terminal transmits the update list to the central server 60 to request the update of the optimal set value, and the central server 60 refers to the update list to determine only the optimum set value To the control unit 180 of each user terminal. Accordingly, the control unit receives the optimal setting value from the central server 60 at the time of initial application installation or periodically, and updates the optimal setting value stored in the local DB 50. [ At this time, the control unit 180 may display a predetermined message to allow the user to select whether to update.

The mechanism for recommending such an optimum setting value is not limited to the "resolution compatibility mode ", and can be extended to general setting values.

For example, a central server collects information related to a mobile terminal, for example, a background screen or a rington use state from a plurality of users, and manages a popular background screen or a popular ring tone by data. When a user first purchases a terminal, 180). ≪ / RTI > In this case, the control unit 180 outputs a message asking whether the popular background screen or the popular ring icon is installed on the display unit 151, and can receive approval from the user.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a resolution compatibility mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the user can download and install a desired application (market application) from the market (S10). Since the resolution compatibility mode of the downloaded application is optimal, the control unit 180 requests the central server 60 for the optimum setting value of the resolution compatibility mode (S11) And stores it in the local server 50 of the memory 160 (S12). The request and reception of the optimum set value are performed in the background.

Accordingly, when the market application is executed, the controller 180 executes the resolution compatibility mode according to the stored optimal setting value and displays the market application on the display unit 151 (S14).

In this state, if the user sets the resolution compatibility mode through the menu setting, the controller 180 changes the optimal value to the user's setting value (on or off), and then, instead of the optimal setting value, Resolution compatibility mode.

In addition, the control unit 180 periodically provides the central server 60 with a set value list stored in the local DB 50 to update the set value.

As described above, according to the present invention, the setting value of the resolution compatibility mode of the market application or the setting value necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal is provided to the user at a specific time (at the time of downloading or at the time of purchase) The user can conveniently perform resolution compatibility or set desired functions (eg, popular background or ringtones).

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Further, the computer may include a control unit of the terminal.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

50: local DB 60: central server
110: wireless communication unit 111: broadcast receiving module
112: mobile communication module 113; Wireless Internet Module
140; Sensing unit 150: output unit
151: display unit 160: memory
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Downloading an application from a market;
Receiving an optimal setting value of a resolution compatibility mode for a downloaded application from a server; And
And displaying the application by executing the resolution compatibility mode according to the received optimal setting value. The method of claim 1, wherein the resolution compatibility mode of the application is
And the resolution is set to be optimal at the time of downloading. 2. The method of claim 1,
And transmits the request to the mobile terminal in the background. 2. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the resolution compatibility mode setting value is a setting value determined according to a setting value of the resolution compatibility mode or an application version most set by the users for the application. 5. The method according to claim 4,
Wherein a weight is determined differently according to a user or a setting time point of a user's setting value. The method of claim 1, further comprising: if the user separately sets a resolution compatibility mode for the application, executing the resolution compatibility mode according to the setting value set by the user, How to operate the compatibility mode. Memory;
A display unit; And
And a controller for receiving an optimal setting value of the resolution compatibility mode from the server when downloading the application from the market and displaying the market application on the display unit by executing the resolution compatibility mode according to the received optimum setting value. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the resolution compatibility mode of the application
And is set to optimal at the time of downloading. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control unit
And requests and receives an optimal set value in the background. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the server
Wherein the mobile terminal determines and manages an optimum setting value according to a setting value of a resolution compatibility mode most frequently used by users for a market application or a version of the application. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the server
Wherein the weight setting unit assigns a weight differently according to a user or a set time point of a user when determining an optimum set value. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control unit
Wherein when the user sets a resolution compatibility mode for the application, the mobile terminal ignores the optimal setting value and executes the market application according to the maritime compatible mode set by the user.

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