KR20140045640A - Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes: a memory in which a clipboard is formed; a touch screen that displays a launch screen of an application including one or more objects as a first screen; and a control unit that copies one of the one or more objects for storage on the clipboard when a first user command is detected and stores an operation state of the application at the point in time when the first user command is detected in the memory in response to the first user command, and performs controlling so that the launch screen of the application, which is launched in an operation state stored to correspond to the copied object, is displayed as a second screen when a second user command is detected. The mobile terminal including the first screen at the point in time when the first user command is detected can be returned conveniently from the second screen to the screen at the point in time when the copying operation is performed, by means of the copied object. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S410) Display a launch screen of an application as a first screen; (S420) Detect a first user command; (S430) Copy an object included in the first screen for storage on a clipboard; (S440) Store, in a memory, an operation state of the application at the point of time when the first user command is detected; (S450) Detect a second user command; (S460) Display the launch screen of the application launched in a stored state as a second screen

Description

Mobile terminal and its control method {MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same so that an object can be copied to a clipboard and utilized in various ways.

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 as described above, there is provided a clipboard that can copy and temporarily store objects such as text and images. Using the clipboard, the user can conveniently copy and paste objects contained in one screen to another screen.

However, copying an object using a conventional clipboard is merely an operation of further creating the same object as another existing object on another screen. As a result, in order to return to the screen at which the copied object existed, it is necessary to separately execute an application providing the screen and perform additional work. In consideration of the user's convenience, there is a need for a method of utilizing the copied object in various ways.

The present invention is proposed to meet the above-described needs, and after the object included in the execution screen of the application is copied to the clipboard, it can be used not only for simple pasting but also for changing the screen of the display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof.

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 memory having a clipboard, a touch screen for displaying an execution screen of an application including one or more objects as a first screen, and one of the one or more objects when a first user command is detected. Copy and store in the clipboard, and store the operation state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory in response to the first user command, and if the second user command is detected, the copied object And a controller configured to control an execution screen of the application executed in a stored operation state to be displayed as a second screen, wherein the second screen includes a first screen at a time when the first user command is detected. Provide a terminal.

In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention, the step of displaying the execution screen of the application including one or more objects on the touch screen as a first screen, copying one of the one or more objects when the first user command is detected Storing the operation state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in response to the first user command in the memory; and copying the second user command when the second user command is detected. And displaying, as a second screen, an execution screen of the application executed in an operation state stored in correspondence to an object, wherein the second screen includes a first screen at a time when the first user command is detected. Provide a control method.

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 disclosure, the user may copy an object included in an execution screen of an application and then move to an application execution screen at the time of copying using the copied object. As a result, the object copied to the clipboard can be used not only to paste into another screen but also to convert the currently displayed screen into a screen at a specific point in time.

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.
2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a control flowchart of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating the use of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary diagram of a case where a clipboard screen (third screen) is displayed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a case where a clipboard screen is displayed only on a part of a touch screen, according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is an exemplary view of using a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an example of use case where various utilization items of an object copied to a clipboard are displayed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B are exemplary views when an application linked to an object copied to a clipboard is executed according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 and 12 are exemplary diagrams when the copy related information of the object copied to the clipboard is displayed according to another 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.

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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules 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 GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location 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 button 136 located on the front, rear, or side of the mobile terminal 100, and a touch sensor (static / static) 137. Although not shown, ), A dome switch, 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. 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 proximity sensor will be described later).

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.

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor 137 may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor 137 has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. And may be integrally formed.

The touch sensor 137 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 137 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 137, 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. As a result, the controller 180 can determine which area of the display unit 151 is touched.

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

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is capacitive, the touch screen may be configured to detect proximity of the pointer by a change in an 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, 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 contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically 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. 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 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. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory unit 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, For example. The memory unit 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 unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

In addition, a clipboard is formed in the memory 160. The clipboard is an area reserved in the memory 160 for temporarily storing data when copying or pasting data from one program to another. The clipboard temporarily stores data. If the mobile terminal is shut down without copying or cutting data and pasting it elsewhere or saving it as a file, the data stored in the clipboard cannot be recovered. When an object included in the screen output on the touch screen is copied, the copied object is stored in the clipboard in the memory 160.

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 external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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. [

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

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 of the mobile terminal 100 includes a casing 101, 102, In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ Various electronic components may be embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A component such as a USIM card and a memory card, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, which may be detached, may include an opening in the case so as to be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the mobile terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. The audio output unit 152 and the camera 121 may be disposed in a region adjacent to one end of the display unit 151 and the user input unit 131 and the microphone 122 may be disposed adjacent to the other end of the display unit 151 . The user input unit 132 and the interface 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, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 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 a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

The operation units 131, 132 and 133 may have a button system recognized when a user applies pressure and a touch sensor 137 may be provided to the operation units 131, 132 and 133 in addition to the display unit 151 So that the user's command can be received only by the user's touch.

3 is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2), 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 such that they can be rotated or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 may shine light toward the subject when the subject is photographed with 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 152 'on the rear side of the body may implement the stereo function together with the sound output 152 (see FIG. 2) of the front side of the body, and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception 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.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a control method that may be implemented in the mobile terminal configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

For convenience of description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal mentioned below includes at least some of the components shown in FIG. 1. In detail, the mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a memory 160, a display unit 151, and a controller 180 among the components shown in FIG. 1. Since the mobile terminal according to the present invention can be more easily implemented when the display unit 151 is the touch screen 151, it will be assumed below that the display unit 151 is a 'touch screen'.

4 is a control flowchart of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram of use of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 First, as shown in FIG. 4, an execution screen of an application is displayed as a first screen on the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal (S410). The application refers to application software that can be executed through the controller 180 of the mobile terminal. The application may be basically installed in the operating system (OS) of the mobile terminal and provided to the user, or may be installed by the user. When the user executes a specific application, the execution screen is displayed on the touch screen 151 as the first screen.

The first screen, which is an execution screen of the application, may include one or more objects. An object refers to each item displayed within the screen, such as text or an image. Each object can be selected by the user and copied, cut, or edited. As the operation of the application proceeds, the number of objects included in the first screen and the type of each object may be continuously changed.

As an example, the first screen 1511 may be an execution screen of a memo application as shown in FIG. 5 (1) and may include both an image and text. In addition, as the user adds text while using the memo application, the number of objects included in the first screen 1511 may be increased.

In a state in which a first screen, which is an execution screen of an application, is displayed on the touch screen 151, a first user command may be detected (S420). The first user command may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern on the touch screen, but is not limited thereto. The first user command may include all inputs for commanding the controller 180 to copy an object included in the first screen.

In detail, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 5, the first user command 10 may be a long touch input performed on an object included in the first screen 1511. As another example, the first user command 10 may be an operation of touching a "copy" tab that appears on a screen after a long touch input performed on an object included in the first screen 1511.

When the first user command for commanding the copying of the object to the controller 180 is detected, the controller 180 can copy the object that is the target of the first user command and store it in the clipboard (S430). At the same time, the controller 180 may store an operation state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory 160 in response to the first user command (S440). That is, when the first user command is detected, the controller 180 may store an operation state of an application that outputs a first screen at the time when the first user command is detected.

For example, when a long touch input is performed as the first user command 10 in FIG. 5 (1), the controller 180 can copy the image object 210 that is the target of the long touch input to the clipboard. have. At the same time, the controller 180 may store the edit state of the time point at which the long touch input is performed on the first screen 1511, which is an execution screen of the memo application, in the memory 160. In (1) of FIG. 5, as the long touch input is performed, an image object 210 is added to the memo board, and the operation state of the memo application to which the text of “With lemon tea ~ I” is added is stored in the memory 160. Can be stored. After the first user command 10 is input, the screen of the touch screen 151 is changed to an execution screen 1519 of another application such as an internet browser by a user's operation as shown in (2) of FIG. 5. Can be.

In the state where the object is copied to the clipboard and the operation state of the application is stored in the memory 160 as described above, a second user command may be input (S440). The second user command is a command for bringing up a screen including an object copied through the first user command and may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, but is not limited thereto. When the second user command is a touch input of a specific pattern, the user may call a screen including a copied object on any screen by performing a touch input of a specified pattern. For example, the second user command may be a touch drag input having a pattern as shown in (2) of FIG. 5.

When a second user command is input, the controller 180 may display an execution screen of an application executed in a stored state corresponding to the copied object as a second screen in response to the second user command (S460). In this case, the second screen may include the first screen at the time when the first user command is input. Preferably, the second screen may be the same as the first screen at the time when the first user command is input.

The second screen is not an image of capturing the first screen at the time when the first user command is input, but is an execution screen of the application that is output by re-operating an application outputting the first screen to the operation state at the time. The second screen, which is an execution screen of the application, may be manipulated by the user, and the user may subsequently perform a task performed in the application at the time when the first user command is input by manipulating the second screen.

For example, when the second user command 20 is detected, the controller 180 may regenerate the memo application screen when the image object 210 is copied, as shown in FIG. 5 (3). To this end, the controller 180 executes the memo application with the image object 210 and the text "With lemon tea ~ I" added to the memo board, and executes the execution screen as the second screen 1521. Can be displayed. As described above, this is an execution screen of the second corresponding application (memo application). As a result, the user may additionally use the memo application after the second screen 1521 is displayed. For example, the user may add a text of "miss you." After "With lemon tea ~ I" to complete the note.

According to the present embodiment, a user may copy an object included in an application execution screen at a specific time point, and play the scene itself at the time point at which the corresponding object is copied using the copied object. As a result, the utilization of the copied object can be further improved when copying the object using the clipboard. In addition, the user may bring up an application screen at the time when the copied object exists by inputting a simple command, and as a result, may easily find other objects included in the application screen at the time when the copy operation is performed.

In the above, the embodiment of the control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, various other embodiments that may be implemented in the mobile terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 12.

6 and 7 illustrate examples of the use of a mobile terminal according to a case in which a clipboard screen is displayed before the second user command 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, the second user command may be an operation of selecting a copied object on the clipboard screen. The clipboard screen may be a third screen including the copied object. The third screen, which is the clipboard screen, includes a plurality of objects. In this case, all of the plurality of objects are objects copied from the application execution screen at a specific time and may be arranged according to the copied time.

The third screen, which is the clipboard screen, may be automatically displayed on the touch screen 151 as the first user command is input. When the third screen is automatically displayed, the third screen may be displayed overlapping with the first screen which is a screen on which the copy operation is performed. In this case, the third screen may be displayed only on a part of the touch screen 151.

Alternatively, when the third user command is input, the third screen may be displayed in response to the third user command. In this case, the third user command is input after the first user command and may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, but is not limited thereto. When a touch input of a specific pattern is designated as the third user command, the user may bring up a third screen, which is a clipboard screen, regardless of the type of the application currently being executed. The third user command may include all of inputs for bringing up the third screen including the copied object.

In detail, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 6, the image object 210 included in the first screen 1511 which is a memo application screen may be copied by the first user command 10. Thereafter, as the user further manipulates the mobile terminal, as shown in (2) of FIG. 6, the third screen 1530 that is the clipboard screen is called up while the execution screen 1519 of another application is shown. The third user command 30 may be performed to come.

For example, the third user command 30 may be two touch drag inputs simultaneously inputted along a curved trajectory starting at different positions and extending toward each other, as shown in FIG. 6 (2). Specifically, the touch input of the pattern as described above may be made by touching two fingers on the touch screen 151 and then rotating the palm in place.

In response to the third user command 30 as described above, the controller 180 can display the third screen 1530, which is a clipboard screen, on the touch screen 151 as shown in FIG. 6 (3). have. In this state, when a touch input (second user command 20) for selecting the copied image object 210 is performed, the controller 180 copies the image object as illustrated in (4) of FIG. 6. At this point, the memo application screen 1521 may be displayed.

According to the present embodiment, the user may visually check the copied object through the third screen and then select the copied object from the screen to be called. In addition, when the third screen includes a plurality of objects copied at different time points, an object that is not the most recently copied object may be easily retrieved.

When the third screen, which is the clipboard screen, is displayed by the third user command 30 as described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the controller 180 displays the third screen only on a part of the touch screen 151. Can be controlled. As shown in (1) of FIG. 7, a user may input a third user command 30 while using a specific application. In response to the third user command 30, as shown in FIG. 7 (2), the third screen is a screen displayed on the touch screen 151 at the time when the third user command 30 is performed. 1518) and some overlap.

In this case, it is preferable that the screen 1518 displayed on the touch screen 151 at the time when the third user command 30 is executed is an execution screen of an application that outputs a screen that can be edited by a user. For example, as shown in (1) of FIG. 7, this may be an execution screen of a memo application.

According to the present exemplary embodiment, even if a third screen, which is a clipboard screen, is displayed on a part of the touch screen 151, a screen previously displayed on another part may be maintained. As a result, the user can continue the work performed on the screen that was previously displayed.

8 shows an example of the use of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. Unlike FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, FIG. 8 illustrates a case in which a first screen is an execution screen of a message application and an object to be copied is a message included in a message application execution screen.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the second screen 1522 displayed by the second user command 20 is generated by an operation performed by the corresponding application after the first user command 10. One or more objects 310 may be included. In this case, the application is preferably a kind of application in which the user cannot edit the object itself generated by the operation (message reception and transmission) of the application, such as a message application.

After the first user command 10 for copying one of the objects included in the execution screen of the application is input, an additional operation may be performed on the application. For example, in the case of a message application, another message may be further received or transmitted after one message object 220 is copied by the first user command 10. If an additional operation is performed in the application after the first user command 10 is input, the controller 180 adds the new objects 310 generated by the additional operation in addition to the first screen 1512 of the copied time point. The application execution screen may further be displayed as the second screen 1522.

Specifically, according to the present embodiment, as shown in (1) of FIG. 8, the first screen 1512 may be an execution screen of a message application. Message object 220 having the contents of "outlet!". When the user performs the first user command 10 of the long touch input on the message object 220, the controller 180 copies the message object 220 to the clipboard. At the same time, the controller 180 stores the operation state of the message application at the time when the first user command 10 is performed in the memory 160. After the user copies the message object 220, the user may manipulate the touch screen 151 to use another application as shown in FIG. 8 (2).

As illustrated in (2) of FIG. 8, in a state where an execution screen of another application is shown, the third user command 30, which is a touch input of a specific pattern, may be performed. When the second user command 20 is detected, the controller 180 can display a third screen 1530 which is a clipboard screen as shown in (3) of FIG. 8. While the clipboard screen is displayed, a touch input for selecting the message object 220 copied in FIG. 8 (1) of the clipboard screen may be performed as the second user command 20.

When the second user command 20 is detected, as illustrated in (4) of FIG. 8, the controller 180 displays the first screen at the time when the message object 220 is copied as the second screen 1522. do. At this time, the second screen 1522 is the copied object "10 days 5 o'clock Guro Station Exit 3!" In addition to the message object 220, the user may further include a message object 310 ("know!", "Where to go") received and received by the user through the message application.

According to the present embodiment, the user can simply find the copied object in the corresponding application by using the object copied to the clipboard. As a result, user convenience can be improved.

9 illustrates an example of using a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a screen for selecting a type of a job using an object copied before a second user command is displayed.

According to the present exemplary embodiment, when the fourth user command is detected, the controller 180 may display a fourth screen including a first area and a second area representing different jobs using the copied objects on the touch screen 151. It can be displayed. At this time, the first area is for the function of pasting the copied object, and the second area is for the function of moving to the second screen. The fourth user command is input after the first user command, and may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, but is not limited thereto.

When the first area is selected, the controller 180 executes the pasting of the copied object. When the second area is selected, the controller 180 changes the screen of the touch screen 151 to the application screen at the time when the copy operation is performed. Switch. In this case, the second user command, which is a command for bringing up the first screen at the time when the copying operation is performed, may be an input for selecting the second area.

Specifically, as shown in (1) of FIG. 9, first, a third screen 1530 which is a clipboard screen may be displayed. As described above, the third screen 1530 includes the copied image object 210. In the state where the copied image object 210 is displayed as part of the clipboard screen 1530, a fourth user command 40 for selecting the image object 210 may be performed. The controller 180 may display a fourth screen 1540 including a first area 1541 and a second area 1542 in response to the fourth user command 40.

For example, as illustrated in (2) of FIG. 9, the fourth screen 1540 may be a screen including a specific list. In this case, the first area 1541 may be a “paste” item among the lists. The second area 1542 may be a "move to a corresponding screen" screen. When the second user command 20, which is a touch input for selecting the second area 1542 is performed while the fourth screen 1540 is displayed as described above, as illustrated in (3) of FIG. 180 may display a second screen 1521 which is a memo application screen at the time when the image object 210 is copied. When the second screen 1521 is displayed, the user may use the memo application subsequent to the time when the image object 210 is copied.

9 illustrates a case in which a third screen, which is a clipboard screen, is displayed before an input of a fourth user command, the present embodiment is not limited thereto. When the fourth user command is designated as a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, the fourth user command may be input on any screen. In this case, in response to the fourth user command, the controller 180 may display a fourth screen of the most recently copied object on the touch screen 151.

According to the present exemplary embodiment, the user may utilize the copied object in various ways by selecting the first area or the second area from the fourth screen. By selecting the first area, the copied object may be pasted onto another screen, or by selecting the second area, the copied object may be moved to the application screen including the copied object. As a result, the usability of objects copied and temporarily stored in the clipboard can be increased, thereby improving usability of the user.

10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating examples of using a mobile terminal when executing another type of application through a copied object according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, when the fifth user command is detected, the controller 180 may execute an application linked to the copied object and display the execution screen on the touch screen 151. To this end, the controller 180 may store attribute information of the copied object in the memory 160 when one of the objects included in the first screen is copied by the first user command. Property information of an object may be largely divided into information indicating whether the object is an image or text, and may include a type of information indicated by the text when the object is text. The type of information indicated by the text may include a telephone number, a URL, an email address, and the like. The fifth user command may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, but is not limited thereto.

When the fifth user command is input, the controller 180 reads the attribute information of the object copied from the memory 160 and executes an application corresponding to the attribute information. For example, if the attribute information of the copied object indicates that the copied object is an image, the controller 180 can execute an image editing application or an image viewer application. Alternatively, if the attribute information of the copied object indicates that the copied object is a phone number in the text, the controller 180 may execute a voice call application or a message application. As such, each copied object may be linked with one or more applications according to its attribute information, and the controller 180 may execute the linked application when a fifth user command is detected.

For example, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 10A, the copied object may be an image object 210. The copied object may be displayed on the third screen 1530 which is a clipboard screen. As shown in (1) of FIG. 10A, when the long touch input for the copied object 210 included in the clipboard screen is designated as the fifth user command 50, the fifth user command 50 is performed. When the controller 180 executes the linked application as shown in (2) of FIG. 10A, the controller 180 can display the execution screen 1551. In this figure, a case where an application linked to an image object is an image editing application is illustrated.

As another example, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 10B, the copied object may be an object 230 that represents a phone number among text objects. As in FIG. 10A, when the fifth user command 50 is designated as a long touch input to the copied object 230 included in the third screen 1530 that is the clipboard screen, the fifth user command 50 is illustrated in (1) of FIG. 10B. As described above, when the fifth user command 50 is performed, the controller 180 can execute the linked application. In this case, the linked application may be a voice call application, and the controller 180 may display the voice call application execution screen 1552 on the touch screen 151 as shown in (2) of FIG. 10B.

According to the present embodiment, the user can simply execute the linked application by using the copied object. When the copied object has a specific property, the user does not have to individually execute the application using the copied object, thereby improving usability.

11 and 112 are diagrams illustrating examples of use of a mobile terminal when information on a copy job is displayed according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, the controller 180 stores the copy job information on the first screen at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory 160 in response to the first user command, and the sixth user command is stored in the memory 160. If detected, the copy job information may be displayed. When the first user command is detected, the controller 180 performs a copy job on a specific object, and the copy job information on the first screen when the first user command is detected may be information related to the copy job. The copy job information on the first screen at the time when the first user command is detected may include at least one of a date and time on which the first user command is executed and information on an application that outputs the first screen. The sixth user command may be a touch input or a motion input of a specific pattern, but is not limited thereto.

For example, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 11, the message object 220 is copied by the first user command 10 from the first screen 1512, which is an execution screen of the message application, and FIG. 11 ( As shown in 2), the third user command 30 may be input on another screen 1519. When the third user command 30 is input, the controller 180 may display a third screen 1530 which is a clipboard screen as illustrated in FIG. 11 (3). In this case, when the first user command 10 is detected in (1) of FIG. 11, the controller 180 may store copy job information on the message application screen at that time. In detail, the controller 180 may store the date and time when the first user command 10 is input, that the executed application is a message application, and caller information of the copied message object 220.

As illustrated in (3) of FIG. 11, the fifth user command 50 may be designated as a double tab input to the copied object 220 included in the clipboard screen. When the fifth user command 50 is input, as shown in (4) of FIG. 11, the controller 180 copies information about the message application screen 1560 when the first user command 10 is detected. ) Can be displayed. When the first user command 10 stored in the process of FIG. 11 (1) is detected, the message application related information and the message sender information may be displayed.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, before the copy job information on the object copied by the fifth user command 50 is displayed, a list 1562 listing the types of jobs utilizing the copied object is shown. ) May be displayed on the touch screen 151. As illustrated in (1) of FIG. 12, the list may be displayed when the object 220 copied from the third screen 1530 that is the clipboard screen is selected. In this case, as illustrated in (2) of FIG. 12, the fifth user command 50 may be a touch input for selecting an item of “copy job information” from the list 1562.

As illustrated in (2) of FIG. 12, the list 1562 may further include items such as “paste”, “move to the corresponding screen”, “move to MEMO”, and the like. When each item is selected, the controller 180 executes a task of pasting the copied object to another screen, moves to the application execution screen when the copied object is copied, or moves to another application execution screen linked to the copied object. I can move it. As illustrated in (3) of FIG. 12, when the "copy job information" item is selected, the controller 180 may display copy job information 1560 for the copied object.

 As in the above embodiment, through the copy operation information on the copied object, the user can check when and where the specific object is copied even with a simple input. The user may not confuse the copied objects even when the plurality of objects are copied by checking the information on the copy job through the fifth user command.

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.

Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention may be included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile terminal 160: memory
180: control unit 151: touch screen
1511, 1512: first screen 1521, 1522: second screen
1530: third screen 1540: fourth screen

Claims (11)

Memory;
A touch screen displaying an execution screen of an application including at least one object as a first screen; And
When a first user command is detected, one of the one or more objects is copied and stored in the memory,
In response to the first user command, store an operating state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory,
If a second user command is detected, a control unit for controlling to display the execution screen of the application executed in the operation state stored in correspondence with the copied object as a second screen,
The second screen includes a first screen at the time when the first user command is detected. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Control to display a third screen including the copied object automatically as the object is copied, or when a third user command is detected,
The second user command is an input for selecting the copied object on the third screen. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the third user command is two touch drag inputs simultaneously input to follow a curved trajectory starting at different positions and extending toward each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
A mobile terminal for controlling the third screen to be displayed on a portion of the touch screen. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
When a fourth user command is detected, a fourth screen including a first area for selecting a paste function of the copied object and a second area for selecting a function for moving to the second screen is displayed. ,
The second user command is an input for selecting the second area. The method according to claim 1,
The second screen
And at least one object created by an operation performed by the application after the first user command. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
If a fifth user command is detected, the mobile terminal controls to display an execution screen of an application linked to the copied object. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
In response to the first user command, copy operation information for the first screen at the time when the first user command is detected, in the memory;
And a copy operation information is displayed when a sixth user command is detected. The method of claim 8,
The copy job information includes at least one of a date and time when the first user command is detected and information about the application. Displaying an execution screen of an application including one or more objects on the touch screen as a first screen;
Copying and storing one of the one or more objects in a memory when a first user command is detected;
Storing an operating state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory in response to the first user command; And
If a second user command is detected, displaying an execution screen of the application executed in a stored operation state corresponding to the copied object as a second screen,
And the second screen comprises a first screen at the time when the first user command is detected. Displaying a running screen of an application including one or more objects on the touch screen as a first screen;
If a first user command is detected, instructions for copying one of the one or more objects to store in a memory;
Instructions for storing an operating state of the application at the time when the first user command is detected in the memory in response to the first user command; And
If a second user command is detected, the method includes a command for displaying the execution screen of the application executed in the stored operation state corresponding to the copied object as a second screen,
And the second screen includes a first screen at a time point when the first user command is detected.

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