KR20140025996A - Terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20140025996A
KR20140025996A KR1020120092826A KR20120092826A KR20140025996A KR 20140025996 A KR20140025996 A KR 20140025996A KR 1020120092826 A KR1020120092826 A KR 1020120092826A KR 20120092826 A KR20120092826 A KR 20120092826A KR 20140025996 A KR20140025996 A KR 20140025996A
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A terminal comprises a display unit, a touch sensor, and a control unit. The control unit displays a hidden page on the display unit according to a hidden page entry command sensed through a sensor. The control unit displays a general page on the display unit according to a hidden page exit command sensed through the sensor. [Reference numerals] (AA,CC) No; (BB,DD) Yes; (S101) Display a background screen; (S103) Is a hidden page entry command sensed?; (S105) Display a hidden page screen; (S107) Is a hidden page exit command sensed?

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[0001] TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a terminal and a method for controlling the display of a hidden page on a background screen.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable or not. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

The terminal thus supports the installation of many applications. When the application is installed, the terminal places an icon of the application installed on the background screen. However, the more icons arranged, the more crowded the background screen.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal for arranging icons congested on a background screen on a hidden page.

A control method of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a method of controlling a hidden page display on a background screen of a terminal including a display unit, the method comprising: displaying a general page on the display unit; Detecting a hidden page entry command; And displaying the hidden page on the display in response to the hidden page entry command.

Terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; A sensor for detecting a touch of a user; And a controller configured to display a hidden page on the display unit according to a hidden page entry command detected by the sensor and to display a general page on the display unit according to the hidden page advance command detected by the sensor.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal may be arranged on a hidden page to prevent a background screen from becoming congested and to set a hidden page according to a user input, thereby providing user convenience.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of a mobile terminal displaying a general page and a hidden page of a background screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a hidden page display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view of a mobile terminal when double flicking is used as a hidden page entry command and flicking is used as a hidden page advance command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front view of a mobile terminal when a password input is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a front view of a mobile terminal when drag and hold is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a front view of a mobile terminal when pinch-out is used as a hidden page entry command and flicking or pinch-in is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a front view of a mobile terminal displaying a plurality of hidden pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a front view of a mobile terminal when a hidden icon is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a front view of a mobile terminal when elastic holding is used as a hidden page entry command 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 the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

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

Next, a structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

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. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) 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 wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. 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 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 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

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

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

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

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

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in 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, and a 3D 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 an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

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

(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 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; 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 the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and 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), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

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

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, 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. The software codes are stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

Next, a normal page and a hidden page of a background screen displayed on a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a front view of a mobile terminal displaying a general page and a hidden page of a background screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may display the background screen 200 on the display unit 151.

The background screen 200 may be composed of a plurality of pages. One page may mean an amount of data that can be displayed on the display unit 151 at one time. The controller 180 can display one page at a time on the display unit 151. The activated page may mean a page displayed on the display unit 151 by the controller in this way. On the other hand, the remaining pages not currently displayed on the display unit 151 among the plurality of pages constituting the background screen 200 may be classified as inactive pages. Hereinafter, the general page may refer to a page excluding the hidden page 300 among the pages constituting the background screen 200, and the activated page and the deactivated page may refer to the general page of the background screen 200.

The controller 180 may indicate the number of pages among the plurality of pages constituting the background screen 200 by using the indicator 10. The indicator 10 may include an active page indicator 20 indicating an activated page and an inactive page indicator 30 indicating an inactive page. The controller 180 may display the active page indicator 20 to be distinguished from the inactive page indicator 30 on a part of the screen of the display unit 151. For example, the active page indicator 20 may be a page number, and the inactive page indicator 30 may be a specific icon rather than a page number, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 180 may number each of a plurality of pages constituting the background screen 200. The number assigned to each of the plurality of pages may mean the order of the pages. The controller 180 can display an active page indicator 20 indicating a page number of the displayed page while displaying one page on the display unit 151. In addition, the controller 180 may display the inactive page indicator 30 together with the active page indicator 20. For example, the controller 180 displays the first page of the background screen 200 including a total of five pages on the entire screen of the display unit 151, and displays the page number of the first page as a part of the screen of the display unit 151. Can be displayed together. In addition, the controller 180 may display four inactive page indicators 30 respectively pointing to the second page to the fifth page in parallel with the active page indicator 20 on a part of the screen of the display unit 151.

The controller 180 can display the hidden page 300 on the display unit 151. When there is only one hidden page 300, the controller 180 may display one hidden page 300 on the display unit 151 at a time.

The controller 180 may indicate which pages of the plurality of pages constituting the background screen 200 are hidden between the hidden pages 300 using the hidden page indicator 40. The hidden page 300 may refer to a page having a depth different from other pages among a plurality of pages constituting the background screen 200. When a separate user input distinguished from a user input for displaying a general page is input, the controller 180 may display a hidden page on the display unit 151.

The controller 180 may display the hidden page indicator 40 indicating the displayed hidden page 300 while also displaying the hidden page 300 on the display unit 151. The hidden page indicator 40 may be displayed to be distinguished from the inactive page indicator 30, respectively. For example, the controller 180 may display a hidden page indicator 40, such as a lock-shaped icon, on a portion of the screen of the display unit 151 while displaying the hidden page 300. In this case, the controller 180 displays the hidden page indicator 40 in parallel with the inactive page indicator 30 to indicate that the hidden page 300 is hidden between the second general page and the third general page.

Next, a hidden page display method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a hidden page display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 180 displays the background screen 200 on the display unit 151 (S101). The background screen 200 may be configured as an activated page, and the activated page may be a general page.

Thereafter, when the controller 180 detects the hidden page entry command (S103), the controller 180 displays the hidden page 300 on the display unit 151 according to the received hidden page entry command (S105). Various interactions such as touch gestures, touch hold, password input, pinch out, and hidden icon touch may be used as the hidden page entry command, but are not limited thereto.

When the controller 180 detects the hidden page advance command while the hidden page 300 is displayed (S107), the controller 180 displays the background screen 200 including the activated general page on the display unit 151. (S101). Hidden page advance command displays various touch gestures such as double flicking, drag and hold, and elastic holding, touch hold, password input, pinch in, pinch out, hidden icon touch, and hidden page 300 without user input. A lapse of a predetermined time may be used, but is not limited thereto.

The controller 180 may provide a mobile terminal 100 setting menu, for example, a hidden page setting menu. The hidden page setting menu may include whether a hidden page function is set, a number of hidden pages, a page order, a page entry method, a page advance method, a password setting, and the like, but are not limited thereto. The controller 180 may provide a hidden page function according to a user input for the hidden page setting menu, but is not limited thereto.

Next, a method of entering or leaving a hidden page according to various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10.

4 is a front view of a mobile terminal when double flicking is used as a hidden page entry command and flicking is used as a hidden page advance command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may display the first general page 210 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. The controller 180 may display the first active page indicator 21 together on a part of the screen of the display unit 151.

When the flicking 410 is detected by the normal page turning command, the controller 180 displays the second general page 230, which is the next page of the first general page 210, on the entire screen of the display unit 151. can do. In this case, the controller 180 may display the second active page indicator 23 together on a part of the screen of the display unit 151. A plurality of pages included in the background screen 200 may be sequentially arranged, and page turning may mean displaying sequentially arranged pages on the display unit 151. The flicking 410 may refer to a user input of terminating a touch after dragging in a state where one pointer touches the touch screen.

When double flicking 420 is detected as a hidden page entry command, the controller 180 may display the hidden page 300 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. In this case, the controller 180 may display the hidden page indicator 40 together on a part of the screen of the display unit 151. The controller 180 may not display the hidden page indicator 40 when displaying the general pages 210 and 230, and display the hidden page indicator 40 only when displaying the hidden page 300. have. The double flicking 420 may refer to a user input of dragging the two pointers while touching the touch screen and ending the touch. In this case, the double flicking 420 may be a user input using one or more pointers, and the number of pointers is not limited to one.

Hidden pages can be located between two regular pages. For example, the page order of the hidden page 300 may be the next page of the second general page 230 or the previous page of the third general page (not shown). The page order may be set according to user input. For example, the controller 180 may set the hidden page 300 between the second general page 230 and the third general page (not shown) according to a user input. Subsequently, when a hidden page entry command such as the double flicking 420 is detected in a preset general page such as at least one of the second general page 230 and the third general page 230, the controller 180 The hidden page 300 may be displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 151, but is not limited thereto.

For example, when the flicking 410 that is the general page turning command is detected while the hidden page advance command, for example, the hidden page 300 is displayed, the controller 180 may display a general page such as the second general page 230 and a second page indicating the same. An active page indicator such as the active page indicator 23 may be displayed on the display unit 151.

5 is a front view of a mobile terminal when a password input is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the same description as in the description of the embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 4 will be omitted or briefly described.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, when the double flicking 420 is detected by a hidden page entry command in a preset general page such as at least one of the second general page 230 and the third general page (not shown), The controller 180 may display the password input page 250 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. In this case, the controller 180 may display a hidden page indicator 40 indicating a hidden page to enter a portion of the screen of the display unit 151, but is not limited thereto.

The password input page 250 may display password input notification information and a user interface for password input. The password input notification information may refer to information indicating that a user input identical to a preset password is required to enter the hidden page. Only when a user input identical to a preset password is received through the user interface, the controller 180 can display the hidden page 300 on the display unit 151.

When the double flicking 420 and the password input page 250 are set as the hidden page entry command, user convenience may be provided by including information necessary for security in the hidden page.

6 is a front view of a mobile terminal when drag and hold is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that the hidden page 300 is positioned between the first general page 210 and the second general page 230.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, when a drag and holding 430 is detected between the first general page 210 and the second general page 230 by the hidden page entry command, the controller 180 hides the hidden page. The page 300 may be displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 151.

The drag and hold 430 may refer to a user input that does not end the touch for a predetermined holding time in the stopped state after dragging in the state where the pointer touches the touch screen. In this case, the controller 180 may preset a holding time according to a user input.

After the user touches and drags the first general page 210 displayed on the display unit 151 using a pointer, a part of the first general page 210 and the second general page ( If a part of the display 230 is simultaneously displayed, the drag and hold 430 may be detected as a hidden page entry command when the drag operation is stopped while maintaining the touch operation for a predetermined holding time, but is not limited thereto.

7 illustrates a front view of a mobile terminal when pinch-out is used as a hidden page entry command and flicking or pinch-in is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, it is assumed that the hidden page 300 is positioned between the first general page 210 and the second general page 230.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the pinch-out 440 is detected in a preset general page such as the first general page 210 or the second general page 230 by the hidden page entry command, the controller 180 hides the hidden page. The page 300 may be displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 151.

The pinch out 440 may refer to a user input in which two pointers are simultaneously contacted with the display unit 151 and simultaneously dragged by a predetermined distance in the opposite direction. The opposite direction does not necessarily mean a 180 ° direction, and may mean a case where an angle between two straight lines formed by dragging two pointers is greater than or equal to a predetermined angle. For example, when two fingers are in contact with each other on the touch screen, an operation that occurs at both sides simultaneously may mean pinch-out 440.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the flicking 410 is detected in the hidden page 300 by the hidden page advance command, the controller 180 displays the general page such as the second general page 230. ) Can be displayed on the entire screen.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the pinch-in 450 is detected in the hidden page 300 by the hidden page advance command, the controller 180 displays a general page such as the second general page 230. 151 may be displayed on the entire screen.

The pinch-in 450 may refer to a user input in which two pointers are simultaneously contacted with the display unit 151 and dragged by a predetermined distance toward one target point at the same time. For example, an operation in which two fingers are pinched in at the same time while the two fingers are in contact on the touch screen may mean the pinch-in 450.

8 is a front view of a mobile terminal displaying a plurality of hidden pages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, when the pinch-out 440 is detected as a hidden page entry command in a preset general page such as the first general page 210, the controller 180 is displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 151. The first hidden page 310 may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the hidden page may be composed of a plurality of pages. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a hidden page may be composed of three pages. In this case, the hidden page turning command may be detected as a general page turning command such as the flicking 410. For example, the controller 180 may display the first hidden page indicator 41 on a part of the screen of the display unit 151 while displaying the first hidden page 310 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. When the flicking 410 is detected by the hidden page turning command, the controller 180 displays the second hidden page indicator 43 on the entire screen of the display unit 151 while displaying the second hidden page indicator 43. It can be displayed on a part of the screen of 151.

When the pinch-in 150 is detected by the hidden page advance command from the hidden page such as the second hidden page 330, the controller 180 may display the general screen such as the second general page 230 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. The page can be displayed.

As such, the hidden page entering command and the hidden page entering command may be detected as at least one of the pinch out 440 and the pinch in 450. For example, both the hidden page entering command and the hidden page entering command may be pinch out 440, the hidden page entering command and the hidden page entering command may both be pinch in 450, and the hidden page entering command may be the pinch out ( 440) and the hidden page advance command may be pinch in 450 and vice versa. In this case, the hidden page turn command and the hidden page advance command may be different kinds of touch methods.

9 is a front view of a mobile terminal when a hidden icon is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, when a user input for selecting the hidden icon 460 is detected as a hidden page entry command, the controller 180 may display the hidden page 300 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. have.

The hidden icon 460 may mean a hidden page entry icon. The hidden icon 460 may be set by a user input. The hidden icon 460 may include an icon of an image that is not related to an icon reminiscent of a hidden page. Accordingly, the user may select icons of various images as the hidden icon 460 in the hidden page setting menu or the icon setting menu of the mobile terminal 100 so that only the user can know the hidden page entry icon.

10 is a front view of a mobile terminal when elastic holding is used as a hidden page entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, when an elastic holding 470 is detected as a hidden page entry command, the controller 180 may display the hidden page 300 on the entire screen of the display unit 151. .

When the pointer touches the surface of the display unit 151 on the first page of the plurality of general pages constituting the background screen 200, the touch action is dragged in the previous direction of the first page to form an elastically stretched surface. Can be displayed. Alternatively, when the pointer touches the surface of the display unit 151 on the last page of the plurality of general pages constituting the background screen 200, the touch action is dragged in the direction of the last page to give the surface of the stretched form. Can be displayed. The elastic holding 470 may refer to a user input that does not end the touch for a predetermined holding time in the stopped state after the pointer is dragged.

As described above, the controller 180 may preset a holding time according to a user input.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code readable by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

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.

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In the method for controlling the display of the hidden page on the background screen of the terminal including a display unit,
Displaying a general page on the display unit;
Detecting a hidden page entry command; And
In response to the hidden page entry command, displaying the hidden page on the display unit;
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to double flicking that flickers with one or more pointers.
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to a password input.
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to a drag and hold
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to a user input of touching a hidden icon.
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to an elastic holding
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to a pinch out.
Control method of the terminal. The method of claim 1,
Detecting a hidden page advance command; And
In response to the hidden page advance command, displaying the general page on the display unit;
Control method of the terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
The hidden page advance command corresponds to at least one of flicking, double flicking, pinch in, pinch out, drag and hold, password input, hidden icon touch, and elastic holding.
Control method of the terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
If there are a plurality of hidden pages, the hidden page turning command corresponds to flicking,
The hidden page advance command corresponds to double flicking, pinch in, pinch out, drag and hold, password input, hidden icon touch, and elastic holding.
Control method of the terminal. In the terminal,
A display unit;
A sensor for sensing a user's touch; And
And a controller configured to display a hidden page on the display according to a hidden page entry command detected by the sensor and to display a normal page on the display according to the hidden page advance command detected by the sensor.
terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The hidden page entry command corresponds to at least one of double flicking, password input, drag and hold, hidden icon touch, elastic holding, pinch out, and pinch in.
terminal.
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