KR20140142860A - Terminal and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a terminal including a touch screen. The terminal includes a display unit for displaying one or more contents, and a display unit for sensing a plurality of touches through the touch screen, And a controller for displaying the clipboard window on the display unit and copying and storing the contents to the clipboard when touch drag and release of the contents is detected in the clipboard window area.

Description

[0001] TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to a terminal and a method operating in a clipboard mode.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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

In particular, the terminal has a clipboard function for copying and pasting data. As the functions of terminals are diversified, the clipboard function needs to be provided more intuitively.

The present invention provides a terminal that provides a more intuitive clipboard function and a method of operation thereof.

A terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a terminal including a touch screen. The terminal includes a display unit for displaying one or more contents, and a display unit for sensing a plurality of touches through the touch screen, And a controller for displaying the clipboard window on the display unit and copying and storing the contents to the clipboard when touch drag and release of the contents is detected in the clipboard window area.

A method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: sensing a plurality of taps through the touch screen; detecting a release of some of the touched tenses; Displaying a clipboard window when the release of the part of the touches is sensed, detecting touch drag and release of the content in an area where the clipboard window is displayed, detecting the touch release of the content, And stopping the display of the clipboard window when the release of the remaining touches except for the part of the touches is detected in all of the plurality of taps.

Various embodiments of the present invention may provide a more intuitive clipboard function to enhance user convenience.

1 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of entering a clipboard mode of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a terminal for explaining the entry of a terminal into a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a content copy method in a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front view of a terminal that enters a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image copying in clipboard mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a front view of a terminal for explaining URL copying in clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a content pasting method in a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image pasting in clipboard mode in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a content pasting method in a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 12 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image pasting in clipboard mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of moving a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a front view of a terminal for explaining movement of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a flowchart illustrating a method for adjusting the size of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a front view of a terminal for explaining size adjustment of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a clipboard initialization method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating initialization of a clipboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a 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), and navigation. It will be readily apparent to 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.

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

1 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The 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, 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that a terminal 100 having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components of the terminal 100 will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the terminal 100 and the network in which the 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 be a server that generates and transmits broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information, or a server that receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information generated by the broadcast server and transmits the broadcast-related information to the terminal 100. 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 mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information can also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

Broadcast-related information can 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 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB-T), a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB-S), a media forward link only (DVF-H) (ISDB-T), and digital broadcasting systems such as ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

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

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

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the 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 terminal 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the terminal 100 by a user. 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 terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the terminal 100, the position of the terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the terminal 100, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the terminal 100. For example, when the terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor.

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

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

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

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

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

(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 the inner area of the terminal 100 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded 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 proximity sensors include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is electrostatic, it is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" Is referred to as "contact touch ". The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means the position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched proximately.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch, 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 proxied touch operation and the proximity touch pattern can 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 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 terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the terminal 100 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 151 and 152 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. More than two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the 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 related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the 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 terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal user authentication module A 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.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the terminal 100 when the terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user may be transmitted to the terminal 100, As shown in FIG. The various command signals or power from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

A controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal 100. 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 control unit 180 can perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing the 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 other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 180.

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

Next, a method for entering the clipboard mode of the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of entering a clipboard mode of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the multi-touch is detected on the touch screen (S101), the controller 180 determines whether one touch movement is detected among the multi-touches (S103).

The multi-touch may mean that the touch operation is detected at at least two points of the touch screen at the same time. Hereinafter, the multi-touch is exemplified as a touch operation that is simultaneously detected at two points on the touch screen, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, touch movement detection of one of multi-touch will be described with reference to Fig.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a terminal for explaining the entry of a terminal into a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 may display a plurality of contents 21 and 23. The content may include information such as an image, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), text, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

3 (a), the controller 180 detects the multi-touches 11 and 12 through the display unit 151 formed of a touch screen, 2 touch can be detected. The arrows shown in (a) of FIG. 3 indicate the direction and size of the second touch 12.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

Then, when the controller 180 detects the release of the touch sensed in the multi-touch (S105), the control unit 180 enters the clipboard mode (S107).

The touch release may mean the interruption of the touch operation. At this time, the touch release of the multi-touch may mean the interruption of some touches of the multi-touch, or may mean the interruption of all of the multi-touches, and will be described separately. For example, the multi-touch cancellation of a touch may mean the interruption of one of the two touches, or the interruption of both of the two touches.

Next, referring to Fig. 3 again, the multi-touch touch release will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the controller 180 can detect that the second touch 12 has been detected to be moved in the multitouch. At this time, the control unit 180 may enter the clipboard mode when the touch of the first touch 11 is detected simultaneously with the release of the second touch 12.

In addition, the controller 180 may determine the size of the clipboard window described below by detecting the start, the movement, and the release of the second touch 12. Although not shown in the drawing, for example, when a rectangular clipboard window is displayed on the display unit 151 according to the entry of the clipboard mode, the controller 180 controls the display unit 151 to display the first touch 11 And a point at which the release of the second touch 12 is sensed can be displayed as a diagonal line.

Referring again to FIG. 2, a method of entering the clipboard mode of the terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, after the multi-touch is detected on the touch screen (S101), when the controller 180 detects the release of one of the multi-touches (S105), the controller 180 enters the clipboard mode (S107).

For example, referring to FIG. 3 (b), after the multi-touches 11 and 13 are detected on the touch screen, the controller 180 detects the first touch 11, It is possible to enter the clipboard mode. Hereinafter, the terminal 100 may operate as in steps S301 to S307 in a state where the touch of the first touch 11 is sensed.

The present invention provides a method of entering a clipboard mode using the multi-touch, thereby enabling the convenience of a user to selectively copy and paste contents.

Next, a content copy method in the clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content copying and storing method in a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control unit 180 displays the clipboard window on the display unit 151 (S303) upon entering the clipboard mode (S301). 5 and 6, a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

5 is a front view of a terminal that enters a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 180 may display a clipboard window 30 on the display unit 151 at a point where the first touch 11 is sensed on the touch screen.

As described above, the size of the clipboard window 30 may be determined based on a straight line connecting the start point and the end point as a point at which the point where the second touch 12 of the multi-touch is moved and released is the end point, But is not limited thereto. The size of the clipboard window 30 may be changed according to user input after the start of the clipboard mode, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG.

The control unit 180 may display the clipboard window 30 over the previous screen. For example, the control unit 180 may display the clipboard window 30 on a screen including a plurality of contents 21 and 23. Although not shown in the figure, the controller 180 may display the application active window, which is executed after the entry into the clipboard mode, over the clipboard window 30, but is not limited thereto.

The clipboard window 30 may be represented by a rectangle as shown in FIG. 5, but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the clipboard window 30 may include a handler 31. The handler 31 may be displayed in the area where the user touch, for example, the first touch 11 is sensed, in the entire area of the clipboard window 30. [ The handler 31 may have a fixed shape or a different shape depending on the touch area, but is not limited thereto. The handler 31 may receive user input to control the clipboard window.

6 is a diagram illustrating a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the clipboard window 30 may include a handler 31, category tabs 33, 35, and 37, and a scroll bar 39.

The category tabs 33, 35, and 37 may be configured to sort and store content copied in the clipboard mode according to the content type. The category tab may include, but is not limited to, an image category tab 33, a URL category tab 35, and a text category tab 37.

When a user input for selecting at least one category tap is received, the control unit 180 can display only the contents corresponding to the selected content type in the clipboard window 30 according to the user's input, among the contents copied in the clipboard mode . For example, when a user input for selecting the image category tab 33 is received, the control image category tab 33 (180) displays the content corresponding to the image in the clipboard window 30 among the contents copied in the clipboard mode can do. At this time, the controller 180 may display the selected image category tab 33 to be distinguished from the other category tabs 35 and 37 according to user input.

The scroll bar 39 may be shown horizontally, as shown in FIG. 6, or vertically, though not shown in the drawings, to receive user input moving between a plurality of content within the same category.

4 will be described again.

Then, when the touch-release operation of the content is detected in the clipboard window 30 area (S305), the controller 180 copies the content to the clipboard and stores the copied content in the clipboard (S307).

The touch drag-releasing operation on the content is performed when the user's touch input for selecting at least one content among the plurality of contents 21 and 23 is selected from the screen including the plurality of contents 21 and 23 in the clipboard window 30 Quot; region "). The control unit 180 determines the content type of the copied content in the clipboard mode, and classifies and stores the content type according to the category. The following describes contents copying in the clipboard mode according to various embodiments of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

Figure 7 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image copying in clipboard mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the control unit 180 controls the movement of the user touch input 14 for selecting the first image 23, the movement of the user touch input 14 using the region of the clipboard window 30 as the end point And the release of the user's touch input to the first image 23 on the clipboard window 30 are sequentially detected, the first image 23 can be copied and stored in the clipboard.

8 is a front view of a terminal for explaining URL copying in clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the controller 180 includes a user touch input 14 for selecting the first hyperlink 25, a user touch input 14 for using the clipboard window 30 region as an end point, When the movement (the arrow of FIG. 8A) and the release of the user's touch input to the first hyperlink 25 on the clipboard window 30 are sequentially detected, the first URL is copied and stored in the clipboard .

Referring to FIG. 8B, the controller 180 displays a first URL icon 41 representing the first URL copied and stored in the clipboard window 30 area where the URL category tab 35 is activated can do.

The first URL icon 41 may represent a hyperlinked page via the first hyperlink 25. For example, the first URL icon 41 may include a bookmark, a screen shot, an address, and a portion of the content of the page.

The bookmark may include a title, a thumbnail, and the like of the page. A screen shot of a page may include images and text, an address may include text, and the content may include, but is not limited to, images and text. Also, the controller 180 may display the address of the corresponding page in the first URL icon 41 area when the user touch input for selecting the first URL icon 41 displayed with the screen shot is received. At this time, the size of the first URL icon 41 may be determined according to the amount of content included in the page, but is not limited thereto.

4 will be described again.

The control unit 180 advances from the clipboard mode (S311) when the remaining touch of the multi-touch, for example, the release of the first touch 11 to the clipboard window 30 is sensed (S309). The control unit 180 may stop the display of the clipboard window 30 previously indicated at step S303 when the clipboard mode advances.

Next, a content pasting method in the clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. FIG.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a content pasting method in a clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, the control unit 180 displays the clipboard window on the display unit 151 (S503) upon entering the clipboard mode (S501).

Then, the controller 180 detects a first touch for selecting the content displayed in the clipboard window 30 area (S505). The first touch sensed in the area of the clipboard window 30 will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the first touch and the second touch described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 are terms for sequentially describing user inputs that touch different areas, and the first touch and the second touch It should be noted that " " means a different user touch input in the object plane. The user touch inputs may be distinguished by reference numerals, and the user touch inputs indicated by different reference signs denote different user touch inputs.

Figure 10 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image pasting in clipboard mode in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, an icon representing contents copied and stored is displayed in the clipboard window 30 area. For example, the control unit 180 may display the clipboard window 30 on the display unit 151 in which the image category tab 33 is activated in the clipboard mode. A plurality of icons representing each of the plurality of images may be displayed in the clipboard window 30 in which the image category tab 33 is activated.

At this time, the controller 180 may sense the first touch 15 that selects the first image 23 displayed in the clipboard window 30 area.

9 is described again.

Next, the controller 180 determines whether a second touch is detected in an area other than the clipboard window 30 (S507).

Referring again to FIG. 10, the controller 180 may detect the second touch 16 in an area other than the clipboard window 30.

9 is described again.

The control unit 180 pastes the content into the area where the second touch is detected (S509).

Referring again to FIG. 10, the control unit 180 controls the first touch 15, which is a user input for selecting the first image 23 copied and stored in the clipboard, and the first touch 15, When the second touch 16 as an input is sequentially sensed, the first image 23 can be pasted in the area where the second touch 16 is sensed. At this time, the second touch 16 may include at least one of a touch and a long touch, but is not limited thereto.

The area where the second touch 16 is sensed may be a point where the second touch 16 is sensed or an area including a point where the second touch 16 is sensed. none.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a content pasting method in the clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, the controller 180 displays a clipboard window on the display unit 151 (S703) upon entering the clipboard mode (S701).

Then, the controller 180 detects touch dragging on the content displayed in the clipboard window 30 area (S705). The touch drag sensed in the clipboard window 30 area will be described with reference to FIG.

12 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating image pasting in the clipboard mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, an icon representing contents copied and stored is displayed in the clipboard window 30 area. For example, the control unit 180 may display the clipboard window 30 on the display unit 151 in which the image category tab 33 is activated in the clipboard mode. A plurality of icons representing each of the plurality of images may be displayed in the clipboard window 30 in which the image category tab 33 is activated.

At this time, the controller 180 may detect the touch drag 17 for the first image 23 displayed in the clipboard window 30 area.

11 will be described again.

Then, the control unit 180 pastes the content into the area where the touch dragging is detected in step S705 (S707).

12, when the touch dragging for the first image 23 copied and stored in the clipboard and the touch dragging in the area other than the clipboard window 30 are sequentially detected, It is possible to paste the first image 23 into the area where the touch drag is released.

In this case, the area where the touch drag is released may be the point where the touch drag release is detected or the area including the point where the touch drag release is detected, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, a clipboard window moving method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of moving a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, when the controller 180 enters the clipboard mode (S901), it detects whether the touch is moved to the handler (S903). Next, whether or not the touch is moved to the handler will be described with reference to Fig.

14 is a front view of a terminal for explaining movement of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14A, the controller 180 receives a user input (arrow shown in FIG. 14A) moving in a state where the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 is held, can do. At this time, the arrows shown in (a) of FIG. 14 indicate the direction and the size of the movement of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31.

13 is described again.

Then, the control unit 180 moves the position of the clipboard window 30 along the touch movement path of the handler (S905).

Referring to FIG. 14B, the controller 180 may finally display the clipboard window 30 at the point where the movement of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 is terminated.

Next, a method of adjusting the size of the clipboard window according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method for adjusting the size of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, when the controller 180 enters the clipboard mode (S1101), the controller 180 detects a touch drag on the boundary of the clipboard window 30 (S1103). Next, the touch dragging to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

16 is a front view of a terminal for explaining size adjustment of a clipboard window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16 (a), the control unit 180 may receive a user selection input for the boundary of the clipboard window 30. The user selection input to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 may include, but is not limited to, a touch, a long touch, and the like.

The control unit 180 may display a size indicator 50 according to a user selection input for a boundary of the clipboard window 30. [ The size indicator 50 may be located at the boundary of the clipboard window 30 in the same form as the clipboard window 30 and may be displayed at the same size as the size of the clipboard window 30.

Then, the control unit 180 can detect the touch drag 18a with respect to the boundary of the clipboard window 30. [ The direction of the touch drag with respect to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 may be the inner direction of the clipboard window 30 such as the touch drag 18a shown in FIG. 16, or the clipboard window 30, But it is not limited thereto.

15 will be described again.

Then, the controller 180 adjusts the size of the clipboard window 30 according to the touch drag (S1105).

16B, the controller 180 controls the touch of the clipboard window 30 in accordance with the touch drag 18a to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 toward the inside of the clipboard window 30. [ The size can be reduced. The control unit 180 may enlarge the size of the clipboard window 30 according to the touch dragging to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 toward the outside of the clipboard window 30 .

15 will be described again.

The control unit 180 displays the clipboard window 30 on the display unit 151 according to the size of the clipboard window 30 at the time of release of the touch dragging with respect to the boundary of the clipboard window 30 at step S1107, (S1109)

Referring to FIG. 16B, when the touch-drag release 18b of the boundary of the clipboard window 30 is detected, the controller 180 determines whether the touch-drag- The size of the clipboard window 30 can be adjusted according to the size of the clipboard 30.

Next, a clipboard window initializing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. FIG.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a clipboard initialization method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 17, when the controller 180 enters the clipboard mode (S901), the controller 180 detects movement of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 described above (S1303). Next, the movement of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 will be described with reference to Fig.

18 is a front view of a terminal for illustrating initialization of a clipboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

18 (a), the control unit 180 determines whether the first touch 11 is repeatedly moved in the bidirectional manner with respect to the handler 31 of the clipboard window 30 in which the image category tab 33 is activated Can be detected.

17 is described again.

If the movement of the first touch 11 to the handler 31 is sensed, the controller 180 determines whether the movement speed of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 exceeds the reference speed (S1305 ). If the moving speed of the first touch 11 to the handler 31 exceeds the reference speed, the control unit 180 initializes the clipboard (S1307).

Referring to FIG. 18 (a), the controller 180 may detect the movement speed of the first touch 11 sensed and compare it with the reference speed. At this time, the reference speed may mean a predetermined speed by the operator or the user and may be changed.

When the moving speed of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 is lower than the reference speed, the controller 180 moves the position of the clipboard window 30 as described above with reference to Figs. 13 and 14 If the moving speed exceeds the reference speed, the clipboard can be initialized.

Clipboard initialization may refer to an operation in which content copied and stored in the clipboard mode is deleted. The control unit 180 may initialize the entire clipboard category for initializing the clipboard, or may initialize only a specific category, but need not be limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 18B, when the image category tab 33 is activated, the controller 180 detects the moving speed of the first touch 11 with respect to the handler 31 exceeding the reference speed , Copy it to the clipboard, and delete all saved images. When the image category is initialized, the control unit 180 can display the clipboard window 30 in which the image category tab 33 is activated in a state in which the icon is not displayed.

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

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

Claims (6)

In a terminal including a touch screen,
A display unit for displaying one or more contents; And
The method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting a plurality of touches through the touch screen; displaying a clipboard window on the display unit when a release of some of the plurality of touches is sensed; And a controller for copying and storing the contents to the clipboard
terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The display unit displays a region in which the one or more contents are displayed and an area in which the clipboard window is displayed by overlapping
terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the clipboard window includes at least one of a handler displayed in an area where the remaining touches except for the part of the touches are held in all of the plurality of taps, and a category tab for classifying contents to be copied and stored in the clipboard by type
terminal. The method according to claim 1,
When the first touch is detected in the clipboard window area and the second touch is detected in an area other than the clipboard window, the control unit detects the first touch in the area where the second touch is detected Wherein the first touch includes a touch or a touch drag, and the second touch includes a touch or a touch drag
terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit senses movement of the remaining touches except for the part of the touches in the plurality of taps and shifts the position of the clipboard window according to a path in which the movement is sensed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than a reference speed, If the moving speed exceeds the reference speed, the content copied and stored in the clipboard is deleted
terminal. A method of operating a terminal including a touch screen,
Sensing a plurality of touches through the touch screen;
Detecting a release of some of the plurality of touches;
Displaying a clipboard window when the release of the partial touch is detected;
Detecting touch drag and release of the content in an area where the clipboard window is displayed;
And copying and storing the contents to the clipboard when the touch-drag release is detected; And
And stopping the display of the clipboard window when a release of the remaining touches excluding the partial touches is detected in all of the plurality of taps
A method of operating a terminal.

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