KR20140094407A - Method for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal and user interface for providing shopping information usint the mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page and a user interface for providing shopping information using the mobile terminal. The method for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving shopping information, using a wireless communication part; displaying first shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information on a first home screen page outputted on a display part; and outputting detail information corresponding to at least a part of the first shopping information, or converting the first home screen page outputted on the display part into a second home screen page different from the first home screen page, and outputting one of user setting information on the second home screen page and second shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information and being different from the first shopping information on the second home screen page, according to a touch input method as to the display part.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal. [0002]

The present invention relates to a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page and a user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, as the functions of a smart phone, that is, a mobile terminal have diversified, such a mobile terminal has been widely used as a multimedia device (Multimedia), which has a complex function of photographing or photographing a moving picture, player).

Also, since an application capable of performing various functions can be installed in such a mobile terminal, the user can install or delete applications corresponding to various functions as needed.

On the other hand, in order to access this application, the mobile terminal may be provided with a home screen page to help the user smoothly perform the functions of the mobile terminal.

One object of the present invention is to provide a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page and a user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal.

A method of providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving shopping information using a wireless communication unit, displaying the shopping information on at least a part of the shopping information on a first home screen page output to the display unit Displaying detailed information corresponding to at least a part of the first shopping information or displaying detailed information corresponding to at least a part of the first shopping information on the first home screen, Screen page to a second home screen page different from the first home screen page, wherein the second home screen page includes user setting information on the second home screen page and a second home screen page corresponding to at least a portion of the shopping information, And outputting any one of second shopping information different from the shopping information.

In one embodiment, the first shopping information includes at least one merchandise information, the first home screen page includes at least one item so that the at least one merchandise information can be displayed, and the at least one Are arranged so as to correspond to the at least one item, respectively.

In one embodiment, the number of items included in the first home screen page is changed according to the number of goods information included in the first shopping information.

In one embodiment, the size of the item included in the first home screen page is changed based on the importance of the item information to be placed in the item.

In one embodiment, the information related to the importance of the merchandise information to be placed on the item included in the first home screen page is included in the shopping information received using the wireless communication unit.

In one embodiment, event information included in shopping information received through the wireless communication unit sequentially or simultaneously to at least one of the at least one item is overlapped.

In one embodiment, a plurality of function icons corresponding to different functions are output on the first home screen page, and any one of the plurality of function icons is moved to one of the at least one item, And a function corresponding to any one of the plurality of function icons is executed based on whether one of the plurality of function icons is moved to one of the plurality of function icons.

In one embodiment, the shopping information received using the wireless communication unit includes at least one of product information, placement information of the product information, importance information of the product information, and event information corresponding to the product information, And the shopping information is received from an external server previously set through the wireless communication unit.

In one embodiment, detailed information of the product information arranged in the item is displayed when a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any one of at least one item included in the first home screen page, And the detailed information includes at least one item that can be selected in relation to the goods information.

In one embodiment, the detailed information may include a payment function icon for allowing a user to purchase a commodity corresponding to the commodity information, and when the payment function icon is selected, Is transmitted to the predetermined external server.

In one embodiment, if a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any one of at least one item included in the first home screen page, the function of transmitting the product information arranged in the item to the external terminal At least one of a corresponding one of the shared function icons and a shopping cart function icon for causing the shopping basket database to include the merchandise information arranged in any of the items.

In one embodiment, the first home screen page is any one of a plurality of home screen pages, and the first home screen page is associated with the plurality of home screen pages, And a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to the plurality of home screen pages are displayed when a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any one of the plurality of objects.

In one embodiment, the plurality of thumbnail images correspond to any one of representative product information, category information, and shopping mall information of the plurality of home screen pages.

In one embodiment, the first home screen page is one of a plurality of home screen pages, and the plurality of home screen pages is a matrix structure composed of at least one row and a column.

In one embodiment, information corresponding to the same attribute is displayed on at least one home screen page corresponding to the same column.

In one embodiment, if the touch input for moving the second home screen page in the column direction is applied while the user setting information is output to the second home screen page, Screen is switched to a home screen page, user setting information different from the user setting information output on the second home screen page is included on the third home screen page, and second shopping information is output to the second home screen page The second home screen page is switched to the third home screen page and the second home screen page is displayed on the second home screen page when a touch input for moving the second home screen page in the column direction is applied, And third shopping information different from the second shopping information outputted on the page.

In one embodiment, when the home screen page including the shopping information in the matrix structure includes a plurality of columns, the home screen page corresponding to the different columns includes shopping information of different attributes.

In one embodiment, the shopping information of the different attributes is associated with at least one of a shopping mall and a merchandise category.

In one embodiment, the method may further include executing a lock state to restrict input of a control command to the display unit, wherein the lock screen output in the locked state is based on shopping information received using the wireless communication unit And at least one product information is output.

A user interface for providing shopping information using another mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for communicating with an external server for providing shopping information, a display unit configured to output visual screen information, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to include shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information on a home screen page output from the display unit, wherein the shopping information and the number included in the plurality of home screen pages are And is controlled based on the shopping information.

A user interface for providing shopping information using another mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for communicating with an external server for providing shopping information, a display unit configured to output visual screen information, And a controller for controlling the display unit to include first shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information on the first home screen page to be output, Screen page to a second home screen page that is different from the first home screen page and wherein the second home screen page includes user setting information on at least a portion of the shopping information, And either one of the first shopping information and the second shopping information is output Characterized in that said display control unit.

In one embodiment, the user setting information includes a graphic object corresponding to at least one of an icon and a widget of an application selected by a user.

In one embodiment, the layout of the first and second shopping information included in the first and second home screen pages is not changed in response to a control command of the user.

In one embodiment, the control unit controls to receive the shopping information based on at least one of the wireless communication connection state and the charge information of the mobile terminal.

In one embodiment, the mobile communication terminal further includes a monitoring unit for monitoring usage information related to use of the mobile terminal, wherein the control unit controls the wireless communication unit such that information monitored through the monitoring unit is transmitted to an external server that transmits the shopping information And a control unit.

In one embodiment, the usage information includes at least one of time information mainly used by the mobile terminal and product information selected by a user from among the first and second shopping information.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention and the user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal can provide the shopping information on the home screen page from the shopping information received from the external server . Accordingly, the user can reduce the inconvenience of running separate applications or accessing the Internet to use the shopping information.

In addition, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention provide a function of purchasing goods directly through the home screen page, The convenience of the shopping method can be increased.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a method of providing shopping information using a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal to which a user interface for providing shopping information is applied using the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views of a mobile terminal to which a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a user interface for providing shopping information using the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C illustrate a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a home screen page and a display unit in a mobile terminal to which a user interface for providing shopping information is applied, according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of switching a page output to another page. FIG.
4A is a block diagram illustrating a user interface for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4B is a block diagram for explaining a shopping information providing server for providing shopping information.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams for explaining the flow chart of FIG. 5. FIG.
7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of providing shopping information on a home screen page.
8A, 8B, and 8C are conceptual diagrams for explaining the structure of a home screen page.
FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of providing additional functions for product information output on a home screen page.
10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of providing a convenience function related to a shopping function on a home screen page.
11A, 11B, and 11C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of using a function icon to provide a shopping function on a home screen page.
12 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of providing shopping information in a locked state.

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

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, , Tablet PC, Ultra Book, and so on. 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.

The present invention relates to a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page and a user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal, . The present invention relates to a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page according to the present invention and a mobile terminal to which a user interface for providing shopping information is applied using the mobile terminal, We will look more closely together.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a method of providing shopping information using a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal to which a user interface for providing shopping information is applied using the 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. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a 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.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

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

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

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

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

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. 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 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- 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 usage right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

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

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

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

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the controller 180 can execute a lock state for restricting input of a control command of the user to the applications. Also, the controller 180 can control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on the touch input sensed through the display unit (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch screen') 151 in the locked state.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to 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.

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

Hereinafter, a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1 are arranged will be described.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal viewed from the front, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2A illustrates a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1 are arranged.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the shape of the mobile terminal is not limited thereto, but 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 movably coupled to each other.

In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal body 100 (hereinafter, referred to as 'body') has a front surface, a side surface, and a rear surface. Further, the body has both ends formed along the longitudinal direction.

The body 100 includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) that forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'front case') 101 and a rear surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'rear case'). 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.

The terminal body 100 mainly includes a display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, user input units 130/131 and 132, a microphone 122, an interface 170, .

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 131 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. On the other hand, the microphone 122 is disposed at the other end of the body 100.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal, 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 and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

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 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102, may further include an acoustic output unit 152 '. 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.

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 also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

In addition, a camera 121 'may be additionally mounted on the rear case 102 of the terminal body. The camera 121 may be a camera having a different image from the camera 121, having a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A) mounted on the front case of 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 can be made to have a high number of pixels. The camera 121 'may be installed in the terminal body 100 to be rotatable or pop-upable.

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

An acoustic output unit 252 'may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 252 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 252 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode in a call.

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 also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on 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.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal can be realized through the mobile terminal shown in FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal can be downloaded through wireless communication in the form of software and installed on the mobile terminal. Further, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal can be provided as one of the functions of the mobile terminal. In this case, Shopping information implemented by the present invention can be provided.

Hereinafter, a shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and a user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal are not distinguished in what manner on the mobile terminal, A method for providing shopping information according to the present invention will be described.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and the user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal can provide the shopping information using the home screen page. First, a home screen page output on the mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C illustrate a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a home screen page and a display unit in a mobile terminal to which a user interface for providing shopping information is applied, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Screen page to another home screen page in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.

A home screen page may be displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal. The screen page may include at least one object, which may be an icon or widget of an application installed in the mobile terminal.

On the other hand, the home screen page may include a plurality of home screen pages 210 and 220, as shown in FIG. 3A.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the home screen page may include an identification information area 400 that indicates how many of the plurality of home screen pages the currently output objects correspond to. Furthermore, the home screen page may further include a basic area 300 on which icons corresponding to a specific application preset by the user's selection or control unit 180 are fixedly displayed.

The icons displayed in the basic area 300 may continue to be output on the basic area 300 even if the currently output home screen page 210 is switched to another home screen page 220. [

The home screen page may have a size corresponding to the display unit 151 (see FIG. 1), and may include a predetermined number of objects so that the user can easily recognize the object.

Also, the home screen page can be switched from the home screen page output to the current display unit to the home screen page different from the output home screen page by a touch gesture applied by the user.

3 (a), the control unit 180 controls the display unit 151 to display the first home screen 160, which is being displayed on the display unit 151, in response to the touch gesture 500 applied on the display unit 151. That is, Page 210 to the second home screen page 220, as shown in Figure 3A, (b).

Also, although not shown, more home screen pages such as third and fourth home screen pages may be output on the display unit 151 in addition to the first and second home screen pages 210 and 220. [ The number of home screen pages may be determined by the user's choice, or may be determined by the number of applications installed in the terminal.

3B, a plurality of home screen pages 210 and 220 may be simultaneously output on the display unit by the touch gesture 500 as described above, and the touch gesture may be terminated Only one of a plurality of home screen pages can be output on the display unit.

In addition, the home screen page may be transparently displayed such that the edge and area of the home screen page are not distinguished from other screens displayed on the display unit, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG.

That is, the control unit 180 may display only the objects (icon or widget) included in the home screen page, without displaying the border of the home screen page, as shown in (b) of FIG.

3C, the desktop (or background screen) 350 may be output on the display unit by the user selection or control unit 180, and the control unit 180 may display the background The display unit 151 can be controlled so that the screen and the home screen page 210 are superimposed and displayed.

The control unit 180 may control the display unit 151 so that the desktop 350 is not switched when the home screen page 210 is switched to another home screen page by being output to the display unit by the user .

Further, the home screen page may be controlled to have transparency so that the desktop is identifiable, in which case the objects (icons or widgets) included in the home screen page may be displayed opaque to identify to the user.

As described above, any one of the plurality of home screen pages may be output on the display unit of the mobile terminal. Based on the touch gesture applied by the user, the currently output home screen page may be switched to another home screen page .

As described above, in the mobile terminal, at least one home screen page can be provided to improve accessibility to the application.

Such a home screen page can be output on the mobile terminal in preference to other information when the mobile terminal is switched from the locked state to the released state. Also, such a home screen page may be output when a preset function key (visual key, virtual key or hot key) is selected by the user on the mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and the user interface providing shopping information using the mobile terminal can provide shopping information using the home screen page.

A configuration of a user interface for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal capable of providing shopping information on a home screen page will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4A. 4A is a block diagram illustrating a user interface for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A, the user interface according to the present invention includes a control unit 410, a wireless communication unit 420, a product placement unit 430, an event unit 440, a display unit 450, a search unit 460 A monitoring unit 470, and a memory unit 480.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the user interface has the same or similar name as the configuration of the mobile terminal, the user interface may perform the same or similar function as the configuration of the mobile terminal.

For example, the configuration of the display unit 450 outputs all information that can be output from the mobile terminal, and the configuration of the display unit 450 in the user interface according to the present invention is similar to that of the display unit 450 And outputs all information that can be output through the invention. That is, the display units 450 and 151 serve to output information, and their general roles may be the same.

The configuration of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 1 and the configuration of the user interface according to the present invention illustrated in FIG. 4A are not clearly separated, and any one configuration may be included in the other or the same.

4A, a configuration having the same or similar name as the component shown in FIG. 1 can perform the same or similar function as the configuration of FIG. 1 when viewed from a software point of view Therefore, the detailed description thereof will be omitted from the description of Fig.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 420 includes at least one (1) mobile terminal providing shopping information, and at least one Shopping information can be received from an external server. On the other hand, such shopping information may be transmitted in real time or at predetermined intervals, or may be received based on the user's selection (e.g., push & pull scheme). On the other hand, the received shopping information may be transmitted to other functional units utilizing the received shopping information.

In addition, the wireless communication unit 420 may transmit information of a user using the mobile terminal to the at least one external server, or may transmit data monitored by the monitoring unit 470 to the at least one external server. In addition, the wireless communication unit 420 may request data from the at least one external server.

Next, the product placement unit 430 can generate placement information for placing at least one product information included in the shopping information received through the wireless communication unit on the home screen page.

In this case, the control unit 180 can arrange at least one item of merchandise information on the home screen page based on the arrangement information generated by the merchandise arrangement unit 430. [ That is, the product placement unit 430 can determine the layout of the product information on the home screen page.

Here, the product information is included in the shopping information received through the wireless communication unit 420 and is information related to the product. For example, the product information may be sales information for 'sneakers'.

Such product information may also be output on a home screen page in the form of an image or a moving picture.

The merchandise arrangement unit 430 can determine which of the plurality of home screen pages to which the plurality of merchandise information included in the shopping information is to be placed and determine which merchandise information is to be arranged on the home screen page. The product placement unit 430 can determine the number of product information to be included on the home screen page.

In this manner, the placement information generated by the product placement unit 430 may be included in shopping information received through the wireless communication unit. In this case, the product information 430 may include a function of interpreting the shopping information .

On the other hand, the home screen page may include at least one item based on the arrangement information by the item arrangement unit 430, and product information may be arranged in each of the at least one item.

When the home screen page includes a plurality of items, at least one item may be different in size from the other items. In addition, the item information having the greatest importance may be arranged for the item having the largest size among a plurality of items. Meanwhile, the importance information related to the product information may be included in the shopping information received through the wireless communication unit.

Next, the event unit 440 processes event information received from at least one external server. Such event information may be related to the article information included in the shopping information.

For example, with respect to any item of goods information displayed on the home screen page, when sale is started, event information corresponding to such sale information can be received from the at least one external server. In this case, the event unit 440 may process the event information so that the user can identify sale information on the arbitrary merchandise information corresponding to the received event information. For example, the event unit 440 may analyze the arbitrary merchandise information corresponding to the event information and transmit the analyzed merchandise information to the controller 410 so that the controller 410 may highlight the arbitrary merchandise information .

Next, the search unit 460 can process the search result by the user's request. For example, when a search request for an arbitrary article is received by the user, information corresponding to the search result for the arbitrary article can be provided. Further, the search unit 460 can sort search results, for example, sort search results according to categories. In addition, the search unit 460 may provide a function associated with the search result, or may provide a recommendation service or recommendation product corresponding to the search result.

Next, the monitoring unit 470 may be configured to monitor the status of the user, such as time information mainly used by the user mobile terminal, information (phone number information or location information) of the mobile terminal, application information installed by the user, It is possible to monitor various kinds of possible information that can be collected in relation to using the terminal. The monitored information may be transmitted to at least one external server through the wireless communication unit 420. [

Next, the memory unit 480 may store or cache the information monitored by the monitoring unit 470, or store or cache shopping information received from at least one external server. In addition, the memory unit 480 may store user account information, store user information such as address information of a user, purchase information of a product, and the like.

Next, the control unit 180 can control the screen information output to the home screen page, in response to a control command by the user on the display unit 450, particularly, the home screen page. In addition, the control unit 180 may control screen information output on the home screen page based on a request from at least one external server.

In the foregoing, a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a configuration of a user interface providing shopping information using a mobile terminal have been described.

As described above, the user interface according to the present invention can provide shopping information on a home screen page output from the mobile terminal. The shopping information may be received from at least one external server through the wireless communication unit.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the external server will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4B is a block diagram for explaining a shopping information providing server 500 for providing shopping information. 4B, the shopping information providing server includes a service control unit 510, an operation operating unit 515, an order management unit 520, a goods analysis unit 525, an event management unit 530, a customer analysis unit 535, A merchandise customer matching unit 540, a merchandise DB 545, a customer DB 550, a history DB 555, a merchandise arrangement unit 560, an order management unit 565, a terminal control unit 570, ), And a distribution control unit 580.

The service control unit 510 can control services such as settlement / sales, MD management, and product management. For example, when a user makes a purchase purchase request using a mobile terminal, the service control unit 510 may provide a service such as settlement / sale corresponding to the purchase request.

The operating < / RTI > operating unit 515 can control and manipulate information related to the shopping information transmission period, the operation of the shopping mall, and the policy. In addition, the operating console 515 may monitor the operation of the shopping service.

The product analysis unit 525 can collect and analyze the field information and data of the product, and analyze the category and the score of the product.

The event management unit 530 can manage and manipulate shopping events, and can give priority to the event information to be exposed to the mobile terminal.

The customer analysis unit 535 analyzes information of a customer, that is, a mobile terminal user (a user who uses a shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and a user interface that provides shopping information using the mobile terminal) And purchase patterns can be analyzed.

The product customer matching unit 540 can match the product matching the customer (or user) based on the information analyzed by the customer analysis unit 535. [ The product customer matching unit 540 may generate basic information in which a customer matches a product based on a fixed property (brand, price or category) of the product and a variable property (sex, region, age, etc.) .

In addition, the customer analysis unit 535 may analyze the product information so that the product information about the product having a high degree of agreement between the customer's characteristic information and the product characteristic information may be preferentially provided to the mobile terminal, Priority information can be generated. Such priority information may be scored for each product, and the shopping information providing server may provide each customer (or user) with shopping information including product information corresponding to a product having a high score according to each customer .

The goods DB 545 or the goods / purchase DB may store matching information related to the goods information to be placed on the home screen page. In the product DB 545, product information related to a product purchased on a mobile terminal, a product contained in a shopping cart, or a product of interest may be stored.

The customer DB 550 stores personal information, orientation information, terminal information, and the like of a customer (or a user using a shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the present invention and a user using a user interface that provides shopping information using the mobile terminal) Can be stored.

The product placement unit 560 and the distribution control unit 580 may control the location, size, and placement information of the product information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal, and may generate and transmit data related to the configuration of the home screen page.

The order management unit 565 can control and monitor the order of the user received through the mobile terminal, manage the ordered product information, and manage the telephone counseling call signal.

The terminal control unit 570 and the authentication unit 575 verify the user's mobile terminal using the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal according to the present invention, Security and authentication for controlling the terminal can be performed. In addition, the number and arrangement order of the home screen pages of the mobile terminal can be controlled.

Meanwhile, although not shown, the shopping information providing server may further include an advertisement unit (not shown), and the advertisement unit can manage advertisement information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

Further, the information related to the arrangement of the advertisement information in the mobile terminal may be managed in the product placement unit 560 as described above.

Meanwhile, the configuration of the shopping information providing server and the information generated, monitored or stored in the shopping information providing server can be variously changed or replaced.

As described above, the shopping information providing server communicates with the wireless communication unit included in the user interface according to the present invention, and can transmit information generated from each component included in the shopping information providing server to the mobile terminal. In this specification, various information provided through the shopping information providing server will be collectively referred to as " shopping information ".

Hereinafter, a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings based on the above-mentioned contents.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams illustrating the flowchart of FIG.

Shopping information described below can be received from the shopping information providing server shown in FIG. 4B. Hereinafter, a shopping information providing server for providing shopping information will be omitted for the sake of convenience. In addition, the components described in the present invention are elements of the user interface shown together in FIG. 4A, which can be the same as or included in the components of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1, as described above.

A method for providing shopping information through a user interface according to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. Such shopping information may be received from at least one external server (hereinafter referred to as "shopping information providing server") through the wireless communication unit 420. [

Meanwhile, the received shopping information may be received differently depending on the wireless network connection state of the wireless communication unit 420 (or the wireless communication connection state of the mobile terminal). For example, when the mobile terminal is currently connected to the wi-fi network and when the mobile terminal is connected to the 3G or 4G network, the amount of data of the shopping information to be received may be different from each other.

Furthermore, the received shopping information may be received differently according to the tariff to which the mobile terminal is subscribed, that is, the tariff information. For example, if you are subscribed to a data unlimited plan and you are subscribed to a plan that has data usage restrictions, the amount of data in the shopping information you receive may vary.

Further, the received shopping information may vary according to the shopping grade of the user (for example, the membership level for the shopping mall).

Also, the received shopping information may vary depending on the amount of money the user uses for shopping.

As described above, the shopping information can be variously provided according to characteristics of at least one of the user and the mobile terminal based on various criteria.

The monitoring unit 470 can monitor the wireless communication connection status or the charge information of the mobile terminal and provide the same to the shopping information providing server, and the shopping information providing server can adjust the data amount based on the monitoring information.

On the other hand, when the shopping information is received, the first shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the received shopping information is displayed on the first home screen page (S520). Here, the first shopping information may include at least one item information (in this specification, the item information is referred to as 'item' for convenience) as shown in FIG. 6A. Such product information can be output on the home screen page in the form of an image or a moving image.

On the other hand, the number of items of merchandise information included in the first home screen page 601, that is, the number of items, the size of the items, and the like may be based on the received shopping information. Accordingly, the product placement unit 430 generates product information, that is, item placement information, based on the received shopping information, and the control unit 410 places the item on the home screen page based on the placement information .

As described above, the product information, that is, the item is placed not only in the first home screen page 601 but also in at least one item included in the home screen page in which shopping information is displayed, May be determined by the arrangement information. As such, the number of items included in one home screen page (i.e., the number of items or the number of items) can be determined based on the received shopping information. Further, whether or not the merchandise information to be placed on the home screen page can also be determined based on the received shopping information.

As such, the layout of the product information placed on the home screen page can be determined based on the received shopping information. In addition, the product placement unit 430 may determine which of the plurality of pieces of home screen pages to which the plurality of pieces of product information included in the shopping information is to be placed, and determine which product information is to be placed on the home screen page have.

On the other hand, the user interface may include a plurality of home screen pages based on the user's selection or received shopping information, and at least one of the plurality of home screen pages may include product information corresponding to the received shopping information have.

Furthermore, whether or not to display the shopping information on the home screen page among the plurality of home screen pages can be determined based on the user's selection or the received shopping information.

On the other hand, the layout of the home screen page (for example, the number of items in which the product information is arranged, the arrangement order, the layout size, and the like) to which the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server is output, For example, a touch input applied to the display unit 151). That is, the layout of the home screen page from which the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server is output is controlled based on the received shopping information, and may be independent of the user's control command.

Also, at least one of the plurality of home screen pages may include user setting information based on the user's selection or the received shopping information.

Here, the user setting information includes a graphic object corresponding to at least one of an icon and a widget of the application selected by the user. That is, the layout of the home screen page including the user setting information may be changed according to the user's selection.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the touch input is applied to the display unit 151 in a state of being output to the first home screen page 601 on the display unit 151,

Wherein the detailed information corresponding to at least a part of the first shopping information is output in accordance with a touch input manner with respect to the display unit or the first home screen page outputted to the display unit is displayed on the first home screen page The first home screen page is switched to the second home screen page and the second home screen page is displayed on the second home screen page with the user setting information and the second shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information, One can be output.

That is, the control unit 410 displays the first home screen page 601 on the second home screen page 602 including the user setting information, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6A, ) And the second home screen page 603 including the second shopping information, as shown in Fig. 6A (c).

On the other hand, when the first home screen page is switched to the second home screen page including the second shopping information, the second shopping information is received before the touch input for outputting the second home screen page is applied, And may be received in response to the touch input. That is, the time point at which the second shopping information is received may be variously changed.

Further, the control unit 410 may generate detailed information 630 on any item information (for example, item 4), as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, Can be output.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the touch input for switching the first home screen page 601 to the second home screen page 602 may be a flicking, dragging, or sliding touch input to the display unit 151. As shown in FIG. 6B, the touch input for displaying detailed information on any one of the goods information included in the first home screen page 601 may include a short (for example, shor touch, tab touch or long touch input.

On the other hand, when the first home screen page is switched to the second home screen page, the type of information (for example, shopping information or user setting information) And may be dependent on the touch input direction applied to the display unit 151.

For example, when a second home screen page including shopping information is arranged on the left side of the first home screen page, the first home screen page is moved to the left side with the first home screen page being outputted The second home screen page including shopping information can be output.

When a second home screen page including user setting information is disposed on the right side of the first home screen page, the first home screen page is displayed in a state where the first home screen page is moved to the right When the input is applied, a second home screen page including user setting information may be output.

On the other hand, the second shopping information included in the second home screen page 603 corresponds to the product information included in the received shopping information, and the shopping information included in the home screen page, which will be described below, It can be understood as the included product information. Therefore, this corresponds to the description of the first shopping information included in the first home screen page 601 shown in (a) of FIG. 6A, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal can provide the shopping information on the home screen home screen page. Accordingly, the user can easily and quickly receive the shopping information when using the mobile terminal without accessing the shopping mall or accessing the shopping mall application by executing the Internet Explorer on the mobile terminal.

Hereinafter, shopping information output to the home screen page will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of providing shopping information on a home screen page.

The control unit 410 can provide the product information on the home screen page in various ways based on the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server, as described below.

As an example, as to the size of the items included in the home screen page, as described above, the home screen page may include at least one item to place at least one item information, respectively. As shown in FIG. 7A, the home screen page may include nine items for placing items 1 to 9 corresponding to goods information. The size of these items may be varied based on the importance of the product information to be placed in each item.

For example, in FIG. 7A, when the item having the highest importance is item 1, the size of the item 710a on which the item 1 is to be placed on the home screen page may be larger than the size of other items. Thus, as shown, Item 1 can be displayed the largest on the home screen page.

7A, the size 710b of the item to which Item 1 is to be placed may be larger than that shown in FIG. 7A (a), depending on the importance of Item 1, as shown in FIG. 7A.

7A, when the importance of item 2 is higher than that of item 1, the size of item 710c in which item 1 is placed is smaller than the size of item 720c in which item 2 is placed Can be small.

As described above, the size of the items included in the home screen page may vary depending on the importance of the product information included in the home screen page. On the other hand, the information related to the importance of the goods information to be placed on the items included in the home screen page may be included in the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server.

As another example, different kinds of goods information may be included in different home screen pages.

Here, whether or not what kind of merchandise information is to be displayed on which home screen page may be determined based on the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server, or may be determined by the user's choice.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the first home screen page 701 includes merchandise information related to clothing, and as shown in FIG. 7 (b) The page 702 includes merchandise information related to shoes, and the third home screen page 703 may include merchandise information related to jewelry, as shown in (c) of FIG. 7b.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 7C, the first home screen page 701 includes goods information related to 'A shopping mall', and as shown in FIG. 7B (b) , The second home screen page 702 includes merchandise information related to the 'B shopping mall', and the third home screen page 703 includes merchandise information related to 'C shopping mall' as shown in FIG. 7 (c) Information may be included.

In this manner, product information corresponding to different category or different shopping mall information is output to different home screen pages, so that the user can feel consistency in receiving product information through the home screen page.

As another example, the user interface according to the present invention may use a touch input to the identification information area 400 indicating the currently outputted home screen page corresponds to the home screen page of a plurality of home screen pages, The home screen page may be provided with summary information on each of the product information included in the home screen page.

7D, when the touch input is applied to the identification information area 700, the control unit 410 displays the preview area 700 as shown in FIG. 7D (b) (Or a thumbnail image) corresponding to at least one of the plurality of home screen pages to the output unit 730. [

The preview image output to the preview area 730 may correspond to an image corresponding to the representative product information among the product information included in the home screen page or the image obtained by reducing the home screen page. Further, the preview image may include a category, shopping mall information, event information, and the like corresponding to the product information included in the home screen page.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7D, the control unit 410 may highlight the preview image 731 corresponding to the home screen page currently displayed on the display unit, so as to be distinguished from other preview images.

Here, the highlighting process of the preview image 731 may be performed through enlargement, reduction, color change, flicker display, transparency change, frame enhancement, or the like.

7D, when a predetermined touch input is applied to the identification information area 700, for example, a drag or slide touch input is moved in one direction, the control unit (not shown) 410 may convert the currently outputted home screen page to another home screen page based on the degree of the touch input, as shown in (c) of FIG. 7D.

In this case, the control unit 410 may control the display unit 151 to highlight the preview image 732 corresponding to the other home screen page.

7D, when the touch input is terminated, for example, when the finger is removed from the display unit 151, the control unit 410 determines whether the current highlighted preview image The home screen page corresponding to the home screen 432 may be output on the display unit 151. [

Meanwhile, although not shown, the control unit 410 may change the position (or the order of enumeration) of at least one preview image included in the preview area based on the touch input of the user, Depending on the position change, the match order of the home screen page can be changed.

In addition, the control unit 410 may delete the home screen page corresponding to the preview image in response to a predetermined type of touch input to the preview image (e.g., a touch input to drag the preview image by a predetermined length) have.

In addition, the controller 410 may add the product information output to the preview image to the shopping cart in response to a predetermined type of touch input (for example, a long touch input) for the preview image.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can easily recognize the information on the product information included in the home screen page through the preview area.

5, FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, FIG. 7C and FIG. 7D, shopping information is displayed on the home screen page. However, And some of the advertisement information received from the shopping information providing server may be included. That is, the advertisement information may be disposed on at least one of the items included in the home screen page. Such advertisement information may be output in the form of an image or a moving image. (Even if you do not use the term banner,

In addition, when the item in which the advertisement information is disposed is selected by the user, detailed information related to the advertisement information can be output on the display unit.

Hereinafter, the structure of the home screen page will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The user interface according to the present invention may have a plurality of home screen pages based on the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server or the user's selection. The plurality of home screen pages may include different shopping information or may display user setting information.

Furthermore, the plurality of home screen pages may have a form of one row, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, and may have a matrix structure of at least one row and column.

For example, referring to FIG. 8A, a plurality of home screen pages may have a matrix structure corresponding to 3 rows and 4 columns (3 X 4). That is, in this case, 12 home screen pages may exist.

When the touch input is applied in the direction a in the currently outputted sixth home screen page 816 (the numbers of the home screen pages are arbitrarily given in the order in which the home screen pages are listed), the control unit 410 displays The second home screen page 812 adjacent to the first home screen page 816 in the direction a can be output. When the touch input is applied in the b direction in the currently outputted sixth home screen page 816 (the number of the home screen page is arbitrarily given in the order in which the home screen pages are listed), the display unit 151 displays, The seventh home screen page 812 adjacent to the first home screen page 816 in the direction b can be output.

Also, for example, if the touch input is applied to the right horizontal direction after the second home screen page 812 is output corresponding to the touch input, the third home screen page 813 is displayed on the display unit 151, Can be output.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the home screen page has a matrix structure, diversity related to switching of the home screen page can be increased.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, in a state in which the user setting information is output to the first home screen page 811, a touch input for moving the first home screen page 811 in the column direction is applied The first home screen page 811 is switched to the fifth home screen page 815 and the fifth home screen page 815 is displayed on the first home screen page 811, And other user setting information may be output.

When the touch input for moving the second home screen page 812 in the column direction is applied while the shopping information is output to the second home screen page 812, Screen page 816 and the shopping information output on the second home screen page 812 may be included in the sixth home screen page 816. [ In this manner, in the case where the home screen page includes a plurality of columns in the matrix structure, the home screen pages corresponding to different columns may include shopping information having different attributes.

That is, according to the present invention, a home screen page corresponding to the same row or the same column may include information having the same attribute. Here, the same attribute or different attribute may be associated with at least one of product category information, shopping mall information, shopping information, and user setting information.

On the other hand, the matrix structure comprising a plurality of home screen pages may not have at least one home screen page, as shown in FIG. 8B. In this case, if the touch input is applied in the 'a' direction in which the home screen page does not exist while the sixth home screen page 816 is outputted to the display unit 151, Direction and a second home screen page 812 or a fourth home screen page 814 adjacent to the sixth home screen page 816 may be output.

If there are a plurality of home screen pages (for example, the second home screen page 812 or the fourth home screen page 814) that can be output in response to the touch input in the direction 'a' The priority information related to which home screen page of the plurality of home screen pages is to be output may be included in the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server.

In the case where the home screen page has a matrix structure, the user can be confused with the home screen page outputted on the display unit 151 as the home screen page. Thus, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8C, the matrix number of the currently outputted home screen page can be displayed on the home screen page.

As an example, identification information 831 of '1/1' indicating one row and one column may be output on the first home screen page. In the third home screen page 813, identification information '1/3' indicating one row and three columns may be output.

The method of representing the matrix number can be variously changed in addition to the method described above.

On the other hand, when the home screen page is switched, this identification information may disappear on the display unit 151 after being displayed for a predetermined time. In addition, this identification information can be output and removed on the display unit 151 in response to a control command applied from the user.

Hereinafter, a method of providing additional functions for product information output on the home screen page will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of providing additional functions for product information output on a home screen page.

9A, 9B, and 9C, one product information is output on the home screen page for convenience of explanation.

First, as shown in FIG. 9A, a function icon 911 for setting a commodity corresponding to the commodity information as an interested commodity may be output along with commodity information 910 on the home screen page.

On the other hand, the product information 910 output to the home screen page may include an image of the product, a price of the product, an introduction of the product, and the like.

When the function icon 911 is selected by the user, the control unit 410 can set a commodity corresponding to the commodity information as an interested commodity as shown in (c) of FIG. 9A. When the function icon 911 is selected, a list of interest goods 940 may be displayed on the display unit 151. The interest goods list may include other items of interest set by the user in addition to the goods.

Here, the item of interest is a product that the user is interested in and can be set by the user by selection. When the item is set as the item of interest, the item of interest information is stored in the memory unit 480 or the database, And further transmitted to the shopping information providing server.

On the other hand, when a certain point (refer to 'b') on the display unit 151 is touched for a preset time while the product information is displayed on the home screen page as shown in FIG. 9A, The control unit 410 may output at least one function icon corresponding to the function related to the product information, as shown in (b) of FIG. 9A.

For example, the control unit 410 may output at least one shared function icon 920 for sharing the product information with another mobile terminal or an external server.

Here, if any one of the at least one sharing function icon 920 is selected, the controller 410 controls the wireless communication unit 420 to transmit the product information using the application corresponding to the selected function icon .

Also, the control unit 180 may output at least one purchase function icon 930 related to the purchase of the goods corresponding to the goods information.

When the 'Order Phone' icon is selected, the controller 410 controls the wireless communication unit 420 to send a phone call to the shopping mall that sells the goods corresponding to the goods information, and when the 'general payment' icon is selected, May control the operation of the mobile terminal so that settlement can be performed through the mobile terminal. When the 'shopping cart' icon is selected, the control unit 410 stores the product information in the memory unit 480 (or the database) so that the goods corresponding to the product information can be paid out later, , The product information can be output again.

Meanwhile, although not shown, when a product corresponding to the product information is sold out, a 'shopping cart' icon indicates 'update' requesting update of the product information corresponding to the product to the product information of another product 'Icon. Also, if the product corresponding to the product information is sold out, identification information indicating that the product corresponding to the product information is sold out may be output to at least one region of the product information.

Further, in this case, it is also possible that the 'shopping cart' icon is changed to an icon for requesting storage of the article in addition to the 'update' icon.

As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the user can input a predetermined type of touch input (for example, a short touch or a tab touch) on the product information 910 output on the home screen page The control unit 410 may control the display unit 151 to output detailed information of the goods corresponding to the goods information as shown in FIG.

The detailed information may include at least one of a detailed image and a detailed description of the product. The detailed information may include at least one function icon for setting or sharing the product information as a product of interest, and at least one purchase function Icon.

In addition, the detailed information may include at least one detailed item for selecting an option of a product to be purchased, such as the quantity, color, and size of the product, in order to order the product corresponding to the product information.

For example, if the user selects a function icon corresponding to the telephone order or general check function after selecting the color and the quantity through the detailed item included in the detailed information shown in FIG. 9B, May control the wireless communication unit 420 so that detailed information of the goods corresponding to the goods information and the detailed items selected by the user is transmitted to the shopping information providing server.

In addition, the controller 180 may overlap the received event information with the product information when the event information is received with respect to the product information disposed on the home screen page.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9C (a)), when event information is received with respect to any item information, for example, item 1 951, The display unit 151 can be controlled such that the received event information (for example, 39% discount information) overlaps the item 1 951, as shown in FIG.

This item 1 951 may be highlighted in response to the event information being received. For example, an image layer with an arbitrary color can gradually overlap with item 1 951 while animating.

9C, when the event information is received also for the item 2 952, the control unit 410 transmits event information (for example, 35 remaining items) to the item 2 952 Can be overlapped.

On the other hand, when event information is simultaneously received for the item 1 and the item 2, the control unit 410 may overlap the item information and the item 2 sequentially or simultaneously. On the other hand, when the event information sequentially overlaps, the overlapping order may be based on the priority information included in the shopping information received from the shopping information providing server.

Hereinafter, a method for enhancing shopping convenience on a home screen page will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of providing a convenience function related to a shopping function on a home screen page.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal can provide convenient functions so that the user can conveniently provide shopping on the home screen page have.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the home screen page may include at least one of a search area 1010, a shopping cart function icon 1020, and a user page shortcut icon 1030.

For example, when a search word is input to the search area 1010, the control unit 410 transmits the input search word to the shopping information providing server or the shopping mall server, and transmits a search result corresponding to the input search word, (420). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), search results corresponding to the inputted search term can be output on the display unit 151. [

When the user page shortcut icon 1030 is selected by the user, the control unit 410 displays a user page displaying the user's account information, shopping information, etc., (151). On the other hand, the information included in the user page may be variously changed.

When the shopping cart function icon 1020 is selected by the user, the control unit 410 displays at least one product information list stored in a separate database (or memory) 151).

In addition, according to the present invention, in addition to the functions shown in FIG. 10, a variety of functions can be added so that the user can conveniently shop through the home screen page.

Hereinafter, a method of utilizing a function icon for providing a shopping function on a home screen page will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 11A, 11B, and 11C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of using a function icon to provide a shopping function on a home screen page.

In a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal and a user interface providing shopping information using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in (a) of FIG. 11, When a predetermined type of touch input is applied to the display unit or a specific function icon is selected for the display unit in the output state, a plurality of function icons 1110 and 1111 related to the shopping function, as shown in (b) of FIG. , 1112, 1113, 1114, and 1115) on the display unit 151. The plurality of function icons 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, and 1115 may have a shape such as a dial to provide a fun effect.

On the other hand, the types of functions corresponding to the plurality of function icons can be variously changed and added.

A method of utilizing the plurality of function icons 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, and 1115 corresponding to the dial shape will now be described. As shown in FIG. 11B, (Or comparison with (b) in FIG. 11A) corresponding to the rotation gesture (or the rotational touch input) for any one of the function icons 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114,

That is, as shown in (b) of FIG. 11B, the user places the function icon corresponding to the desired function (for example, the 'immediate purchase' function) in desired product information, As shown, the function can be activated.

In this case, the screen information corresponding to the function may be output on the display unit 151. [

On the other hand, the control unit 410 determines whether the function icon corresponding to the specific function (for example, the 'immediate purchase' function) is located in the specific item information (for example, item 3) If a predetermined type of touch input, for example, a long touch input, is applied to the function icon corresponding to the specific function, the specific function can be activated. , And a touch input for selecting a specific function.

11 (b), the controller 410 displays a plurality of function icons 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, and 1115 corresponding to dial shapes, , For example, when the item 2 is moved to the specific function icon, the function corresponding to the function corresponding to the specific function icon (for example, the "interest goods" icon) Screen information 1120 can be output.

Hereinafter, a method of providing shopping information using a lock screen will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 12 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of providing shopping information in a locked state.

The shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal may be configured such that when the locked state is executed, So that at least one product information can be outputted on the screen.

Here, the locked state is a state of restricting the input of the user's control command to the applications included in the mobile terminal. This is to prevent the functions and applications of the mobile terminal from being activated or deactivated by inputting a control command that is not intended by a user in a mobile terminal including a touch screen (or a display unit 151 including a touch screen). Therefore, in the locked state, the input of the user's control command inputted through the touch screen (or the display unit 151) and the other user input unit 130 can be restricted within a set range.

On the other hand, in the locked state, the input of the user's control command is limited, but the functions of the mobile terminal and the operations of the applications that were operating before the locked state was executed can be continuously executed. The released state is a state in which the input of the user's control command to the mobile terminal is not restricted. Accordingly, in the released state, the functions and applications of the mobile terminal are activated or deactivated according to a control command input by a user through the touch screen (or the display unit 151) or the user input unit 130. [

Here, the locked state can be executed when a user's input is not detected for a predetermined time with respect to the touch screen (or the display unit 151) and the other user input unit 130 provided in the mobile terminal. The set time may be changed according to the setting of the user.

Also, the locked state can be executed when the user presses a special key (e.g., a hold key) provided in the mobile terminal previously set for the locked state.

On the other hand, the control unit 410 can control the lock screen based on the shopping information received through the wireless communication unit 420.

As an example, when the shopping information for outputting the product information on the lock screen is received while the general lock screen 1210 in which the product information is not output is displayed, as shown in Fig. 12A, It is possible to output the product information on the lock screen 1220 as shown in FIG. 12 (b).

That is, the control unit 410 can output the product information on the lock screen only when a kind of event information is received from the shopping information providing server. The product information output on the lock screen may be related to a product in which an event to be recognized by the user is generated with respect to at least one item of the user's interest item and the item in the shopping basket.

On the other hand, even if event information is not received, at least one item of product information can be continuously output on the lock screen.

In addition, although not shown, at least one function icon capable of performing an associated function for each of the at least one item information may be displayed on the lock screen together with the at least one item information.

For example, the function corresponding to the at least one function icon may be a 'favorite product' function, a 'shopping cart add function', a 'direct purchase' function, a 'phone order function', or the like.

On the other hand, even when the locked state is being executed, it is possible that exceptional reception of the control command is allowed for the at least one function icon.

As described above, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a case where shopping information is provided through a lock screen, It is possible to more effectively provide the information about the merchandise to be held.

Also, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may include providing the shopping information received from the external server on the home screen page . Accordingly, the user can reduce the inconvenience of running separate applications or accessing the Internet to use the shopping information.

In addition, the shopping information providing method using the mobile terminal and the user interface providing the shopping information using the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention provide a function of purchasing goods directly through the home screen page, The convenience of the shopping method can be increased.

Meanwhile, a shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can be provided on a mobile terminal in the form of an application. When such an application is installed, A function icon may be provided with the mobile terminal to allow at least one affiliate application to be installed.

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

The above-described user interface is not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be configured such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined so that various modifications can be made. It is possible.

Claims (26)

Receiving shopping information using a wireless communication unit;
Displaying first shopping information corresponding to at least a portion of the shopping information on a first home screen page output to a display unit;
And outputting detailed information corresponding to at least a part of the first shopping information according to a method of touch input to the display unit,
The first home screen page outputted to the display unit is switched to a second home screen page different from the first home screen page,
And outputting either the user setting information on the second home screen page and the second shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information and different from the first shopping information on the second home screen page Wherein the shopping information is provided by a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first shopping information includes at least one merchandise information,
Wherein the first home screen page includes at least one item so that the at least one item information can be displayed,
Wherein the at least one merchandise information is arranged to correspond to each of the at least one item. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the number of items included in the first home screen page is changed according to the number of goods information included in the first shopping information. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the size of the item included in the first home screen page is changed based on the importance of the product information to be placed in the item. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein information related to importance of goods information to be placed in an item included in the first home screen page is included in the shopping information received using the wireless communication unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein at least one of the at least one items is overlapped with event information included in the shopping information received sequentially or simultaneously through the wireless communication unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
A plurality of function icons respectively corresponding to different functions are output on the first home screen page,
Wherein one of the plurality of function icons is moved to any one of the at least one item,
And a function corresponding to any one of the plurality of function icons is executed based on whether any one of the at least one item is moved to one of the plurality of function icons. . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the shopping information received using the wireless communication unit includes at least one of product information, placement information of the product information, importance information of the product information, and event information corresponding to the product information,
And the shopping information is received from a predetermined external server through the wireless communication unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein detailed information of the product information arranged in the item is displayed when a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any one of at least one item included in the first home screen page,
Wherein the detailed information includes at least one item that can be selected in relation to the goods information. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the detailed information includes a payment function icon for allowing a user to purchase a commodity corresponding to the commodity information,
When the payment function icon is selected, detailed information corresponding to the detailed item selected by the user among the at least one detailed item is transmitted to the predetermined external server. The method according to claim 1,
When at least one item of at least one item included in the first home screen page is given a touch input in a predetermined manner, at least one share corresponding to a function of transmitting the product information arranged in the item to the external terminal A function icon, and a shopping cart function icon for causing the shopping basket database to include the product information arranged in any of the items. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first home screen page is any one of a plurality of home screen pages,
Wherein the first home screen page displays a plurality of objects respectively corresponding to the plurality of home screen pages for identifying the plurality of home screen pages,
When a predetermined type of touch input is applied to any one of the plurality of objects,
And displaying a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the plurality of home screen pages, respectively. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the plurality of thumbnail images correspond to any one of representative product information, category information, and shopping mall information of the plurality of home screen pages. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first home screen page is any one of a plurality of home screen pages,
Wherein the plurality of home screen pages comprise a matrix structure of at least one row and a column. 15. The method of claim 14,
And information corresponding to the same attribute is displayed on at least one home screen page corresponding to the same column. 16. The method of claim 15,
When the touch input for moving the second home screen page in the column direction is applied while the user setting information is output to the second home screen page,
The second home screen page is switched to a third home screen page, and the third home screen page includes user setting information different from the user setting information output on the second home screen page,
When the touch input for moving the second home screen page in the column direction is applied while the second shopping information is output to the second home screen page,
The second home screen page is switched to a third home screen page and the third shopping information is different from the second shopping information outputted on the second home screen page on the third home screen page A shopping information providing method using a mobile terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein when a home screen page including shopping information in the matrix structure comprises a plurality of columns, shopping information of different attributes is included in a home screen page corresponding to different columns . 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the shopping information of the different attributes is associated with at least one of a shopping mall and a product category. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of executing a locking state for restricting an input of a control command to the display unit,
Wherein the at least one product information is output to the lock screen output in the locked state based on the shopping information received using the wireless communication unit. 1. A user interface for providing shopping information using a mobile terminal,
A wireless communication unit for communicating with an external server providing shopping information;
A display unit configured to output visual screen information; And
And a control unit for controlling the display unit to include shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information on a home screen page output from the plurality of home screen pages,
Wherein the shopping information and the number included in the plurality of home screen pages are controlled based on the shopping information. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the control unit
A first home screen page output on the display unit is switched to a second home screen page different from the first home screen page according to a touch input manner to the display unit,
The display control unit controls the display unit to display on the second home screen page the user setting information on the second home screen page and at least one of the first shopping information and the second shopping information corresponding to at least a part of the shopping information Characterized by 22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the user setting information includes a graphic object corresponding to at least one of an icon and a widget of the application selected by the user. 22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the layout of the first and second shopping information included in the first and second home screen pages is not changed in response to a control command of the user. . 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the control unit
And controlling the reception of the shopping information based on at least one of the wireless communication connection state and the charge information of the mobile terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
Further comprising a monitoring unit for monitoring usage information related to use of the mobile terminal,
Wherein the control unit controls the wireless communication unit such that information monitored through the monitoring unit is transmitted to an external server that transmits the shopping information. 26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the usage information includes at least one of time information on which the mobile terminal is mainly used and product information selected by a user out of the first and second shopping information, interface.

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