KR20140044001A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a controlling method thereof, which takes into consideration, the convenience of a user, to enable the user to use the mobile terminal. According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, a specific application is easily accessed without having to release a lock screen when the lock screen of the mobile terminal is outputted. In particular, provided is a controlling method thereof which takes into consideration, the convenience of the user, by enabling execution of the application without an input on a touch screen, when input on the touch screen is impossible. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB,EE,FF) No; (CC,DD,GG) Yes; (HH) End; (S301) Output a lock screen; (S302) Detect shaking while a predetermined button is pressed; (S303) Display lists of applications on the lock screen; (S304) Display an indicator which displays any one among the lists of the applications; (S305) Is the shaking detected again?; (S306) Change an icon of the displayed application; (S307) Is the input of the predetermined button released?; (S308) Execute the application corresponding to the indicator

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a user.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

In the mobile terminal according to the related art, in order to execute a predetermined application, the user needs to unlock the touch screen and then touch the icon of the application to execute the application.

In addition, there is no easy way to access an application running in the background.

The present invention has been proposed to meet the above-mentioned needs, and an object thereof is to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, which enables an application to be easily executed even on a lock screen of the touch screen 151.

Furthermore, an object thereof is to provide a control method for easily accessing an application running in the background while providing an execution screen of a predetermined application.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sensing unit for detecting a movement of a mobile terminal, a touch screen, a button, a lock screen through the touch screen, and the sensing in the state where the input through the button is maintained. When the first movement is detected through the unit, the controller provides a control unit to output at least one display object satisfying a predetermined condition to the touch screen.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the step of detecting the movement of the mobile terminal through the sensing unit, and in the state of outputting the lock screen through the touch screen and the input through a predetermined button, the sensing unit When the first movement is detected through the touch screen, outputting at least one display object satisfying a predetermined condition to the touch screen.

Effects of the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage in that a specific application can be easily executed while the lock screen of the mobile terminal touch screen 151 is being output. In addition, there is an advantage that the application can be executed in a situation where the input through the touch screen 151 is impossible.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage that it can be easily switched to the execution screen of the application running in the background of the mobile terminal.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a state diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a state diagram of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a method of executing an application according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a method of switching a screen between background applications.

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 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 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 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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules 1100 may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

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 means information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or 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 (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (MBMS) Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial) or the like. 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 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. 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. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

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. According to the current technology, the position information module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional (3D) information according to latitude, longitude, The current position information can be accurately calculated. 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 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

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, a 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 is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 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 (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner region of the mobile terminal wrapped by the touch screen 151 or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen 151 is capacitive, the touch screen 151 is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, an act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen 151 so as to recognize that the pointer is located on the touch screen 151 is called "proximity touch." ", And the act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen 151 may be referred to as" contact touch ". The position where the proximity touch is performed by the pointer on the touch screen 151 may mean a position where the pointer is perpendicular to the touch screen 151 when the pointer is in proximity proximity.

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. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, .

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 are controllable. 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. 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 processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, For example. The memory 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibrations and sounds of various patterns output when the touch screen 151 is touched.

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. Therefore, the identification device can be connected to the mobile 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 And may be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal 100. The various command signals or the power source inputted from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 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 151 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 May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

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

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

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

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

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

A display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, user input units 130/131 and 132, a microphone 122, an interface unit 170, and the like are disposed in the front body 101 .

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface unit 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 The touch recognition mode can be activated or deactivated.

2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for communication, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type for the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides (i.e., in the directions of both the front and back sides of the mobile terminal 100), the time information is also recognized through the touch pad 135 . The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [

Meanwhile, the display for exclusive use of the touch pad 135 may be separately installed, so that the touch screen may be disposed in the rear case 102 as well.

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

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal configured as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, since the display module 151 may be more easily implemented when the display module 151 is configured as the touch screen 151, the following description assumes that the display module 151 is the touch screen 151. Hereinafter, the display screen of the touch screen 151 will be referred to as a reference numeral 400.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 is in a state of outputting a lock screen.

Here, the lock screen is a screen for entering when a predetermined condition (for example, no event occurs for a predetermined time or no input from a user for a predetermined time) or an input through a lock button. In the state where the lock screen is being output, only a limited function of the touch screen 151 can be executed. For example, only a function of releasing an emergency call or a lock screen can be executed while the lock screen is being output.

When the lock screen is released, the controller 180 may output the home screen screen through the display unit 151 or output the screen which was last executed before entering the lock screen.

Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention propose not to be limited to such limited functions in the state of outputting the lock screen, but to further execute functions for more convenient access to the application.

The controller 180 may output at least one display object that satisfies a predetermined condition when a predetermined button is pressed in the state of outputting the lock screen and a shake is detected in the pressed state (S302). Alternatively, a list including the display objects may be output (S303).

For example, when the shaking of the mobile terminal 100 is detected while the first operation unit 131 (hereinafter referred to as a home button) is pressed, the controller 180 can output a list of recently executed applications. In this case, the predetermined condition may be whether the application falls within a predetermined range in the order of the most recent execution of the application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 can detect the movement of the mobile terminal 100 itself. In this case, examples of the movement may include inclination of the mobile terminal 100 in a predetermined direction, shaking of the mobile terminal 100, or flipping of the mobile terminal 100. In detail, the controller 180 may determine such movements by combining sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140.

For example, in order to determine the inversion of the mobile terminal 100, the controller 180 determines that the mobile terminal 100 itself is rotated based on the direction of gravity by using a gyro sensor, and uses a proximity sensor. As such, it may be determined that the front portion of the mobile terminal 100 is in contact with the floor.

For another example, in order to determine the shaking of the mobile terminal 100, the controller 180 determines the shaking of the mobile terminal 100 using the acceleration sensor and simultaneously uses the gyro sensor to determine the shaking of the mobile terminal 100. By further detecting the change of the slope of the mobile terminal 100 may assist in the detection of shaking.

4, the controller 180 can output an indicator 402 indicating any one of a list of applications being output. The indicator 402 is an object for determining which application to run from the list of applications 401.

In operation S305, the controller 180 additionally detects shaking of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, if a shake is detected, the controller 180 changes the position of the indicator 402 to another application in the list 401 of applications (S306). The controller 180 may sequentially move the position of the indicator 402 in the list when the position of the indicator 402 is moved within the list 401 of the application. After that, step S303 is repeated.

That is, referring to the case of Figure 4 as follows. In the state diagram of FIG. 4B, the controller 180 outputs an indicator 402 to indicate an application called “KakaoTalk” in the application list 401. If a shake is additionally detected in this state, the controller 180 changes and outputs the position of the indicator 402 to the next application "music" of the application list 401 as shown in the state diagram of FIG. .

In step S305, if no shaking is additionally detected, the controller 180 moves to step S307.

In step S307, the controller 180 determines whether an input through a predetermined button is maintained or released. When the input through the predetermined button is released, the controller 180 executes an application corresponding to the indicator 402 (S308).

Referring to FIG. 4C, the indicator 402 represents a "music" application in the list 401 of applications. When the input to the home button is released in this state, the controller 180 executes the "music" application, which is the application indicated by the indicator 402 (Fig. 4 (d)).

If the input through the predetermined button is maintained in step S307, the controller 180 repeats step S303 again.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that a specific application can be executed without the step of unlocking the touch screen 151. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the application can be easily executed in a situation where input through the touch screen 151 is impossible. For example, the input of the touch screen 151 may not be possible while wearing cold winter gloves. In such a case, the present invention has an advantage in that the application can be accessed using only one predetermined button.

Furthermore, while other tasks such as driving are mainly performed, it may be usefully used even when an application of the mobile terminal is desired to be executed. This is because detailed operation of the touch screen 151 may be difficult in such a situation. That is, the main gaze of the user should be focused on other tasks other than the mobile terminal, for example, gaze forward while driving.

Thus, when the touch screen 151 is difficult to operate, embodiments of the present invention can also have an advantage in that an application can be executed only by a movement of a predetermined button and a mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, although the indicator 402 is represented by an arrow in FIG. 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, the indicator 402 may include an icon of an enlarged application. This will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 outputs a lock screen as in the case of FIG. 4. If a predetermined button is pressed while the lock screen is being output, and the shaking is detected in the pressed state, the controller 180 can output a list of applications (S302).

On the other hand, the list of applications in Figure 5 is composed of only the icon of the application, it can be seen that the list of the form rotated in the horizontal direction. The controller 180 may display the indicator 402 indicating the application as an enlarged icon of the corresponding application. (FIG. 5 (b))

The controller 180 may move the position of the indicator 402 to another application in the list 401 of the application when the shaking is detected through the sensing unit, as described above with reference to FIG. 4. (FIG. 5 (c))

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the position of the indicator 402 is moved, the controller 180 may control an icon of an application indicated by the indicator 402 to be output at the center of the display. That is, when the indicator 402 moves, the controller 180 can move an icon of an application to the left by one space, and arrange the icon of the application indicated by the indicator 402 in the center.

As described above with reference to FIG. 4C, when the input via the home button 131 is released when the indicator 402 indicates the "music" application, the controller 180 may execute the "music" application. 5 (c), FIG. 5 (d) shows an execution screen of the “music” application executed as described above.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of executing an application according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6 (a), the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 is outputting a lock screen. The controller 180 may output at least one display object that satisfies a predetermined condition when a predetermined button is pressed while the lock screen is being output and shaking is detected in the pressed state. Alternatively, a list including the display objects may be output (S303).

For example, in FIG. 6, when shaking of the mobile terminal 100 is detected while the second operation unit 132 (hereinafter referred to as a volume button) is pressed, the controller 180 can output a list of preset applications. have.

In this case, the predetermined condition may be whether the output is made to the touch screen 151 in advance.

That is, the user can register an application frequently used by the user in the list of the application, and conveniently call it using the embodiment of the present invention.

6 (b) is a diagram illustrating a state diagram in which a list of preset applications 401 is output.

When the input through the button is released, the controller 180 can execute any one application from the list 401 of the preset applications. Referring again to the above example, when the input of the volume button 132 is released, the controller 180 can execute any one application from the list of preset applications 401 (S303).

The controller 180 may output an indicator 402 indicating any one of the applications in order to determine which application of the preset application list 401 is to be executed. The controller 180 may display the indicator 402 indicating the application as an enlarged icon of the corresponding application. 6B, when the input through a predetermined button is released, the controller 180 can execute an application indicated by the indicator 402. (S303)

The controller 180 may move the position of the indicator 402 in the list 401 of the application to another application when a shake is detected through the sensing unit while the input through the predetermined button is maintained.

For example, when the controller 180 detects the shaking of the mobile terminal 100 while the input through the volume button 132 is maintained, the controller 180 changes the position of the indicator 402 to another application of the list 401 of the application. I can move it. The controller 180 may sequentially move the position of the indicator 402 in the list when the position of the indicator 402 is moved within the list 401 of the application.

In addition, when the input via the volume button 132 is released when the indicator 402 indicates the "calculator" application as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 180 may execute the "calculator" application. 6 (d) shows an execution screen of the “calculator” application executed as described above.

So far, the execution method of the application while the touch screen 151 is locked has been described. Furthermore, an embodiment of the present invention proposes a method of switching a screen between background applications while the touch screen 151 is not locked. Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a diagram illustrating a method of switching a screen between background applications. The mobile terminal 100 may enable multitasking of the application. Multitasking means running a plurality of applications simultaneously. The remaining applications other than the applications displayed on the screen among the plurality of running applications may be referred to as background applications.

The three state diagrams shown in FIG. 7 are examples of applications currently running in the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 in FIG. 7 is currently executing a calculator application, a music application, and a gallery application. The controller 180 according to an embodiment of the present invention switches the screen between the currently running applications when detecting a predetermined movement while maintaining a touch input through the touch screen 151. Examples of the predetermined movement may include any one or more of shaking of the mobile terminal 100, inclination of the mobile terminal 100 in a predetermined direction, or flipping of the mobile terminal 100.

When the screen is switched between applications, the controller 180 can switch sequentially. Thus, for example in FIG. 7, the controller 180 can switch from (a) screen to (c) screen and (b) screen order, and (b) screen to (a) screen again. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that the background application can be more easily accessed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes 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) . Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (14)

Sensing unit for detecting the movement of the mobile terminal;
touch screen;
button; And
When the first movement is detected through the sensing unit while the lock screen is output through the touch screen and the input through the button is maintained, at least one display object satisfying a predetermined condition is detected by the touch screen. A mobile terminal including a control unit for controlling to output. The method according to claim 1,
The display object is an icon of the application,
And the predetermined condition is whether or not the predetermined condition falls within a predetermined range in the order of the latest execution of the application. The method according to claim 1,
And the predetermined condition is set in advance so as to be output to the touch screen. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit executes an application corresponding to any one of the at least one display object output when the input through the button is released. 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
The mobile terminal outputs an indicator indicating one of the at least one display object to be output, and executes an application corresponding to the display object represented by the indicator when the input through the button is released. 6. The apparatus of claim 5,
When the second movement is detected through the sensing unit, the mobile terminal to move the position of the indicator to another display object in the output at least one display object. 6. The method of claim 5,
The indicator includes a magnified output of the display object. Detecting a movement of the mobile terminal through the sensing unit; And
If the first movement is detected through the sensing unit while the lock screen is output through the touch screen and the input through the predetermined button is maintained, at least one display object satisfying a predetermined condition is output to the touch screen. Control method of a mobile terminal comprising the step of. The method of claim 8,
The display object is an icon of the application,
And the predetermined condition is within a predetermined range in the order of the most recent execution of the application. The method of claim 8,
And the predetermined condition is previously set to be output to the touch screen. The method of claim 8,
And executing an application corresponding to any one of the at least one display object output when the input through the button is released. The method of claim 11,
Outputting an indicator representing one of the output at least one display object,
The executing may include executing an application corresponding to a display object represented by the indicator when the input through the button is released. 13. The method of claim 12,
If the second movement is detected through the sensing unit, moving the position of the indicator to another display object within the at least one display object. 13. The method of claim 12,
And the indicator enlarges and outputs the display object.

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