KR20140127585A - Method for executing application, terminal and server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for executing an application. The method comprises the steps of: capturing a screen of a first application which is running; registering the captured screen with identification information with regard to the first application and user input information into a second application; displaying the captured screen into a thumbnail image when the second application is executed; and displaying a screen which corresponds to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and the identification information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method of executing an application, a terminal and a server using the same,

The present invention relates to a method of executing an application in a terminal such as a cellular phone.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable. Again, the mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can carry the mobile phone directly.

Recently, as the service provided by the mobile terminal has diversified, it is considered to improve the structural part and / or the software part of the terminal.

With the development of operating systems such as smart phones, various applications can be installed and executed in one terminal.

However, when a variety of applications are installed as described above, it is difficult for a user to grasp information about each application, and it is difficult to grasp which application is best suited for performing a desired operation there was.

Also, in the case of a specific function of an application frequently used by a user, a process of searching for and running an application among a plurality of applications installed in the terminal every time the user desires to perform the function, and performing a series of input operations There was an inconvenience to do.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an application execution method capable of improving convenience for a terminal user, and a terminal and a server apparatus using the same.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an application execution method including: capturing a screen of a first application in execution; Registering the captured screen with a second application together with identification information and user input information for the first application; Displaying the captured screen as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed; And displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and the user input information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server apparatus including: a screen of a first application being executed; Registering the captured screen with a second application together with identification information and user input information for the first application; Displaying the captured screen as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed; And displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and the user input information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected, Lt; / RTI >

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a terminal including: a display unit displaying a screen of an application; And displays a screen of the first application being executed as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed, and displays the captured screen as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed, And a control unit for executing the first application using the registered identification information and the user input information to display a screen corresponding to the captured screen when the displayed thumbnail image is selected.

Meanwhile, the application execution method may be embodied as a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for execution by a computer is recorded.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the execution and inputting process of an application can be automatically performed using a capture screen of an application that has been executed before, thereby improving the convenience of an application user.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3 to 7 are views showing an example of the operation of the application according to user input.
8 to 10 are views showing an example of a method for automatically executing an application and inputting an application using a capture screen of an application.
11 is a diagram showing an example of a method of displaying detailed information about a registered application.
12 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an initial screen of an application.

Hereinafter, an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal and a server using the method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation, But may be various devices capable of inputting user information and displaying information.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130 A sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory unit 160, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 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).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

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

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

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

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. The location information module 115 may obtain location information using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Here, the Global Positioning System (GNSS) is a term used to describe the radionavigation satellite systems in which certain types of radionavigation receivers orbiting the Earth are transmitting reference signals that can determine their position near the surface or ground surface . The Global Positioning System (GNSS) includes Global Positioning System (GPS) in the United States, Galileo in Europe, GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satelite System) in Russia, COMPASS in China and Japan QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), which is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

As a representative example of the GNSS, the location information module 115 may be a Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to a point (object), information on a time when the distance information is measured, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated distance information, Dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to a point (object) in the three-dimensional space. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module continuously calculates the current position in real time, and calculates velocity information using the current position.

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 unit 160 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

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

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

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

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 and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. 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, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display).

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

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

The display unit 151 is connected to a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') having 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 unit 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a 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. Also, the sound output module 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can connect the earphone to the earphone jack 116 to hear the sound output.

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 also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing 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 feel the tactile effect through the muscles of the user's finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory unit 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 unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory unit 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) (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory unit 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 receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

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

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the execution and inputting process of an application can be automatically performed using a capture screen of an application that has been executed before, thereby improving the convenience of an application user.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a method of executing an application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. .

2, the control unit 180 captures a screen of the currently running first application in response to a user's request recognized through the user input unit 130 or the sensing unit 140, and stores the screen in the memory 160 (Step S200).

The first application may be any one of a variety of applications providing various functions such as a map, the Internet, a mail, a messenger, and a navigation, and the present invention is not limited to a specific function application.

Then, the control unit 180 registers the captured screen together with identification information and user input information for the first application in the second application (step S210).

The second application may be an application installed in the terminal 100 to perform an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention, but the second application may be implemented in addition to the application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention You may have additional features.

The identification information for the first application may refer to information necessary for executing the first application. For example, the identification information may include at least one of the name of the first application, the application server address, and the manufacturer information.

The user input information is information on a series of input operations of the user to display the captured screen, and includes input information necessary for reaching the captured screen in a state where the first application is executed later can do.

For example, the user input information may include at least one of sequential inputs requested by a user during a period from the execution of the first application until the captured screen is displayed, for example, key input, letter, number, Input, selection of a specific object using a touch, and the like.

If the second application is executed in step S220, the controller 180 controls the display module 151 to display the captured image on the screen as a thumbnail image in step S230.

A plurality of thumbnail images including a thumbnail image of a screen captured with respect to the first application may be displayed on a screen of the second application, and the plurality of thumbnail images may correspond to a specific application and a specific user input, respectively .

If the displayed thumbnail image is selected from the user through the user input unit 130 in step S240, the first application is executed using the registered identification information and the user input information, Screen is displayed (step S250).

The screen displayed in step S250 may be one in which the previously captured screen has been updated in accordance with the related information of the current time.

For example, when the first application is an application providing map information, the controller 180 may update the previously captured screen according to traffic information of the current point of view and display the updated screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an application execution method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

FIGS. 3 to 7 are views showing an example of the operation of the application according to user input.

Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of applications may be downloaded and installed in a terminal 100 from a server apparatus for providing an application.

For example, a map application, an Internet application, a messenger application, a navigation application, a Mail application, and an "A" application installed in the terminal 100 may be applications downloaded from a server device via an application store application.

Icons 301 to 306 and 350 corresponding to the installed applications are displayed on the screen 300 of the terminal 100. [

On the other hand, the "A" application is an application installed in the terminal 100 to perform an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be downloaded from a server apparatus through an application program.

The server device according to an embodiment of the present invention may transmit an "A" application to the terminal 100 for performing an application execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention at the request of the user.

For example, when the user selects the first icon 301 corresponding to the map application, the map application is executed and the map application initial screen can be displayed as shown in FIG.

On the initial screen, the user selects a search button 410 and inputs a position to be searched in the search word input window 420, or selects a direction button 411 and inputs a start point and a destination to find a movement path have.

Meanwhile, a map 400 corresponding to the current position may be displayed on the initial screen.

The destination input window 421 and the destination input window 422 are displayed on the screen 300 and the input windows 421 and 422 are displayed on the screen 300 as shown in FIG. And a key input window 430 for allowing the user to input characters, numbers, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user can enter a starting point and a destination using a key input window 430 and select one of the buttons 440, 441, and 422 indicating traveling means to execute a route search.

When the above-described inputs are sequentially completed, a map 401 indicating a travel route according to the input source and destination can be displayed on the screen 300, as shown in FIG.

Traffic information may be displayed on the map 401. For example, each road may be displayed in different colors depending on the amount of traffic.

The user may select the re-search button 443 to rediscover the travel route corresponding to the start point and the destination.

8 to 10 are views showing an example of a method for automatically executing an application and inputting an application using a capture screen of an application.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, a screen image of a map application displayed by a sequential input of a user is captured and displayed in the "A" application Quot; button 450 may be displayed.

In the situation shown in Fig. 8, when the user selects the "A" button 450, the screen shown in Fig. 8 is captured and stored in the memory 160, and the corresponding captured screen is registered in the "A" application .

The captured screen may be stored in the "A" application, along with identification information for the map application and information on sequential inputs of the user until the corresponding screen is displayed.

For example, the identification information is information necessary for the map application to be executed later, and may specifically include a name of the map application, an application server address, and manufacturer information.

In addition, the user input information includes information on a series of operations input from the user after the map application is executed until the captured screen is displayed. In the case shown in FIG. 8, the user input information includes a navigation button 411 ), Input of "Seoul Special City Hall" in the destination input window 422 using the keypad 430, and selection of the car button 440.

After the screen of the map application is captured and registered in the "A" application as described above, the user selects the icon 350 corresponding to the "A" application on the screen 300 shown in FIG. 3 and executes the "A" application The reduced thumbnail image 360 of the previously captured and registered map application screen as shown in FIG. 9 can be displayed.

On the other hand, in the screen 300 of the "A" application 351, a deletion button 370 for deleting the registered capture screen, an additional button 471 for additionally registering a new capture screen, And a detailed information button 472 for allowing the user to confirm the information.

When the user selects the thumbnail image 360 displayed on the screen 300 of the "A" application 351, the user automatically selects the thumbnail image 360 using the application identification information and user input information registered together with the capture screen The map application may be executed and a screen 401 'corresponding to the captured screen may be displayed.

For example, the control unit 180 may execute the map application using the name of the map application stored in correspondence with the selected thumbnail image or the application server address.

Thereafter, the control unit 180 displays a series of user input operations stored in correspondence with the selected thumbnail image, that is, a selection of the directions button 411, a selection of the "Seoul Special City Hall " in the destination input window 422 using the keypad 430, Quot; and the car button 440 are sequentially performed, so that the screen 401 'corresponding to the captured screen can be displayed.

The screen 401 'may be the same screen as the previously captured screen, but may be an updated screen in accordance with the map related information of the current point of view.

For example, the map screen 401 shown in FIG. 8 and the map screen 401 'shown in FIG. 10 are updated in accordance with the current point of view and the map of the same area, have.

9, when the user selects the thumbnail image 360 and presses the detail information button 472, the application identification information and user input information associated with the captured image corresponding to the thumbnail image 360 are displayed in the application information window The user input information window 370, and the user input information window 380, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 12, there may be a plurality of captured screens registered in the "A" application using the method described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 11. In this case, Thumbnail images 360 to 365 corresponding to the respective thumbnail images can be displayed.

The plurality of capture screens may be for different applications, and some may be different captures for the same application.

For example, the "map (1)" thumbnail image 360 and the "map (2)" thumbnail image 360 may be those for the captured screen at the time of execution of the same map application, The operations may be different from each other.

The method according to the present invention may be implemented as a program for execution on a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD- , A floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (13)

Capturing a screen of a running first application;
Registering the captured screen with a second application together with identification information and user input information for the first application;
Displaying the captured screen as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed; And
And displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and the user input information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected. 2. The method according to claim 1,
A name of the first application, an application server address, and producer information. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input information
And information on sequential inputs requested by the user during a period from the execution of the first application to the display of the captured screen. The method according to claim 1,
And a selection button for registering with the second application is displayed on the screen of the first application being executed. The method of claim 1, wherein the screen corresponding to the captured screen is
And the captured screen is updated in accordance with the related information of the current time point. 6. The method according to claim 5,
If the first application is an application providing map information,
And updating and displaying the captured screen according to the traffic information of the current time point. The method according to claim 1,
And displaying at least one of the registered identification information and the user input information in response to the user's request. A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 is recorded. Capturing a screen of a running first application;
Registering the captured screen with a second application together with identification information and user input information for the first application;
Displaying the captured screen as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed; And
Displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and user input information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected, The transmitting server device. A display unit for displaying a screen of the application; And
A screen of the first application being executed is captured and registered in the second application together with the identification information and the user input information for the first application and the captured screen is displayed as a thumbnail image when the second application is executed, And controlling the display unit to display the screen corresponding to the captured screen by executing the first application using the registered identification information and the user input information when the displayed thumbnail image is selected. 11. The method according to claim 10,
A name of the first application, an application server address, and producer information. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the user input information
And information on sequential inputs requested by a user during a period from the execution of the first application until the captured screen is displayed. The method of claim 10, wherein the screen corresponding to the captured screen
And the captured screen is updated according to the related information of the current time point.

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