KR20150012946A - Terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same which displays a moon shape and controls a display operation of the moon shape for notifying a current date on a locked screen through the appearance change of the moon and alarming a daily schedule when the current date matches the alarm date on a predetermined schedule. The mobile terminal includes: a memory on which at least one schedule is set; a touch screen which displays the moon shape which is changed on the locked screen; and a control unit which controls the display operation of the moon shape.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal,

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

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

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

Generally, a mobile terminal having a touch screen touches a UI (User Interface) for unlocking a screen displayed on a lock screen on a touch screen, or unlocks a locked screen by operating a touch lock button .

However, if the current date and / or current time is the schedule notification date and / or time, or the screen is locked, the current date and / or time can not be known as the schedule notification date and / Further, there is a problem that it is inconvenient to confirm details of the schedule only after releasing the screen lock.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for displaying a month shape for notifying a current date on a lock screen through a change of its appearance, and, when the current date corresponds to a notification date of a predetermined schedule, And a control method of the mobile terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including: a memory having at least one schedule; A touch screen displaying a moon shape changing on a 15-day cycle on a locked screen; And a control unit for controlling the display operation of the moon shape to notify that the current date is a notification date of the schedule if the current date is a notification date of the schedule.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a moon shape changing every 15 days on a locked screen of a touch screen; Checking whether the current date is an announcement date of at least one predetermined schedule; And controlling the display operation of the month so that the current date is the notification date of the schedule if the current date is the notification date of the schedule.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention provide an effect that the current date and the current date are visually informed to the user through the appearance change of the lunar shape.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention.
5 to 16 are explanatory views illustrating a process of controlling the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a portable 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 portable terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to the portable terminal.

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

The portable 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 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 2 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 that enable wireless communication between the wireless terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the wireless terminal 100 and a network in which the wireless 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 wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally mounted in the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

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

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 portable terminal 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 2, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad 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 portable terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the portable terminal 100, the position of the portable terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the portable terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

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

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

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

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the portable terminal 100. [ For example, in the portable terminal 100, a plurality of display units 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.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the portable terminal 100 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 tones, message reception tones, etc.) performed in the portable 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 portable 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. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the portable terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided on the side surface, the front surface, or the back surface of the portable terminal 100 in the longitudinal direction. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

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 portable 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 portable terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device and transmits the data to each component in the portable terminal 100 or allows data in the portable terminal 100 to be transmitted 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 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 portable 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 portable terminal 100, or various command signals input from the cradle by the user And may be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal 100. The various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the portable terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the portable 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 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 battery may be a built-in battery that can be charged, and may be detachably coupled to the body of the portable terminal 100 for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of the interface unit 170 in which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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

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

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

The portable terminal referred to herein may include at least one of the components shown in FIG. In addition, the control unit 180 can control the individual operation of the component or the linking operation between the plurality of components for performing an operation using the component (e.g., a touch screen, a wireless communication unit, a memory, and the like).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the touch gesture refers to a gesture implemented by touching or touching closely on the touch-screen type display unit 151, and the touch input refers to an input received by the touch gesture.

The touch gesture may be tapping, touching and dragging, flicking, press, multi-touch, pinch-in, pinch-out, .

Tapping refers to a touch gesture such as a click of a mouse in a general personal computer, by lightly pressing and releasing the display unit 151 once.

In addition, the touch drag may be an operation of moving to a specific position while holding the touch of the display unit 151 and releasing the object. When the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed in accordance with the drag direction. According to the present invention, a scroll operation of a list including a document, a web page, a messenger conversation, and a plurality of items can be performed based on the direction and speed of the touch drag.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the display unit 151 and moving the contacts after moving in a specific direction (up, down, left, right, or diagonal), and the portable terminal 100 is operated by touching The processing of the specific operation is performed based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like. According to the present invention, a scroll operation of a list including a document, a web page, a messenger conversation, and a plurality of items can be performed based on the direction and speed of the flicking.

In addition, the press refers to an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the display unit 151. [

Also, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the display unit 151 at the same time.

In addition, the pinch-in refers to an operation of dragging a plurality of pointers in multi-touch on the display unit 151 in a direction toward each other. That is, dragging starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched on the display unit 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched approach each other.

In addition, the pinch-out refers to an operation of dragging a plurality of pointers in a multitouch direction on the display unit 151 in directions away from each other. That is, dragging starts from at least one point among a plurality of points that are multi-touched on the display unit 151 and occurs in a direction in which a plurality of points that are multi-touched move away from each other.

2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be further disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 2), may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable 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.

Hereinafter, a related operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a front view of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " virtual keypad ".

3 illustrates inputting of a touch applied to the virtual keypad through the front surface of the terminal body.

The display unit 151 may operate as an entire area or may be divided into a plurality of areas and operated. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window 151a and the input window 151b are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window 151b, a virtual keypad 151c is displayed in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed. When the virtual keypad 151c is touched, numbers and the like corresponding to the touched virtual keypad are displayed on the output window 151a. When the first operation unit 131 is operated, call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

In addition, the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling. The user can move a cursor or a pointer located on an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, an icon or the like, by scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This will be useful for editing the image displayed on the display unit 151. [

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. The one function may be activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, for example.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the portable terminal 100 mentioned below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG.

Also, a highlight, an arrow or a finger-shaped graphic for pointing a specific object on the display unit 151 or selecting a menu is called a pointer or a cursor.

However, in the case of a pointer, it often means a finger or a stylus pen for a touch operation or the like. Therefore, in this specification, a graphic displayed on the display unit is referred to as a cursor, and a physical means for performing a touch, a proximity touch, and a gesture, such as a finger or a stylus pen, is referred to as a pointer.

4 to 16, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a current date is a notification date of a predetermined schedule, the current date is displayed on the lock screen, Will be described in detail to inform the user that the date of the schedule notification is the date of the schedule notification.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

5 to 16 are explanatory views illustrating a process of controlling the portable terminal according to the present invention.

4 to 16, if the user does not use the portable terminal 100 for a predetermined period of time by the user's locking operation of the screen, the control unit 180 of the portable terminal 100 may control the operation of the touch screen 151 Locks the screen, and displays the locked screen.

The lock screen is a screen for inputting a touch gesture for unlocking a lock screen set by the user or inputting a key signal for unlocking the lock screen or a password for unlocking the lock screen Means a state in which the touch is ignored even if a specific touch is input on the lock screen.

When the screen of the touch screen 151 is locked, the control unit 180 displays a moon shape whose appearance changes in a period of 15 days according to the present invention on the lock screen [S110], and when the current date elapses, By changing the outer shape of the moon shape, the current date is represented on the lock screen by changing the outer shape of the moon shape [S120].

For example, FIG. 5 shows the outer shape of a lunar shape in which the outer shape is changed every 15 days.

In other words, the moon is changed to a full moon gradually from the crescent moon to a full moon gradually from the first moon to the full moon, and gradually to the second moon and the last moon from the full moon.

Accordingly, when a specific date is set as the first day of the 15-day cycle of the month, the 30th to 31st day of each month is repeated twice in the 15-day cycle of the month, May represent the dates of the month.

For example, in FIG. 6A, April 1 is set as the first day of the 15-day cycle of the month, and in this case, if the current date is April 4, As the month shape 220, a crescent moon having a date period that has elapsed three days from April 1 is displayed, so that the user can metaphorically express the current date in the form of a metaphor through the crescent moon.

6 (b), the first day of April is set as the first day of the 15-day cycle of the month. In this case, when the current date is April 15, the controller 180 displays the crescent moon displayed on the lock screen 210 A full moon having a date period of 14 days from April 1 is displayed by changing the full moon so that the user can express the current date metaphorically in the form of a metaphor through the full moon.

In step S130 of FIG. 4, the controller 180 checks whether the present date is a notification date of one or more predetermined schedules in a state in which the current date is continuously represented through the appearance change of the month shape [S130] .

The schedule is set by the user through a schedule menu or a schedule application provided in the mobile terminal 100, and may include details of the schedule, notification output method of the schedule, notification date and / or notification time of the schedule, The number of repetitions, the notification start date and / or start time of the schedule, and the notification end date and / or the end time of the schedule.

If the current date is the notification date of the schedule [S140], the control unit 180 controls the display operation of the moon shape to inform that the current date is the schedule notification date (S150).

Hereinafter, the process of controlling the display operation of the moon shape to inform that the current date is the schedule notification date will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 may change the display style of the moon shape or change the shape of the moon shape so that the current date is notified of the schedule.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, April 1 is set as the first day of the 15-day cycle of the month. In this case, if the current date is April 4, And a crescent moon having a date period of three days from April 1 as the moon shape 220 on the moon 210.

At this time, it is assumed that the notification date of the predetermined schedule is, for example, "April 15 PM 12:00 o'clock", and if the current date and / or current time is the "April 15 PM 12:00 o'clock" The control unit 180 changes the display style of the month shape 220 so as to notify that the current date is the announcement date of the schedule as shown in FIGS. 7B to 7D, Change it.

7B, when the current date is a notification date of the schedule, the controller 180 displays the full moon 220 in a specific color, The user can metaphorically inform the user that the current date is the notification date of the schedule through a color metaphor.

7 (c), if the current date is the notification date of the schedule, the controller 180 enlarges the full moon 220 to a size larger than the existing size, The user can metaphorically inform the user that the current date is the notification date of the schedule in the form of a metaphor.

7 (d), if the current date is the notification date of the schedule, the controller 180 blinks the full moon 220 at regular intervals, so that the blinking full moon The user can metaphorically notify the user that the current date is the notification date of the schedule through meta-data 220 via the Internet.

8 and 9, when the current date is the notification date of the schedule, and the current time in the current date is close to the notification time of the notification date of the schedule, The lunar shape can be gradually enlarged or displayed, or the lunar shape can be gradually blinked.

Referring to FIG. 8, assuming that the schedule notification date is April 15 and the PM 12:00 hour in April 15 is the notification time of the schedule, 8 (b)] AM 11:59 (FIG. 8 (c)), the current time is AM 11:57 (FIG. 8A) And the blinking period of the moon shape 220 is gradually shortened as the time approaches the schedule notification time PM 12:00, so that as the current time approaches the schedule notification time, the moon shape 220 gradually increases Quickly blink. That is, the user can recognize that the current time is gradually approaching the schedule notification time by reporting the blinking speed of the moon shape.

9 (a) to 9 (c), the controller 180 determines whether the current time is AM 11:57 (FIG. 9 (a)) to AM 11:58 (b)] → AM 11:59 [FIG. 9 (c)] and approaches the schedule announcement time PM 12:00, the size of the moon shape 220 gradually increases. That is, the user can recognize that the current time is gradually approaching the schedule notification time by increasing the size of the lunar shape.

Next, referring to FIG. 10, if the current date is the notification date of the schedule, the control unit 180 displays information indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule in the month shape, Can be displayed inside or around the moon shape.

10, assuming that the PM 12:00:00 on April 15 is the date and time of the announcement of the schedule, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), April 1 is the month If the current date is April 4, the control unit 180 displays the month shape 220 on the lock screen 210 as a three-day period from April 1, Display the crescent moon.

10 (b), if the current date is the schedule notification date and time, the controller 180 transmits a full moon 220 corresponding to the schedule notification date to the lock screen 210 And displays information 311 indicating that the current date is the schedule notification date and time on the inside or the periphery of the full moon 220. [

When the information 311 is selected, the control unit 180 grasps the details (312) of the schedule set in the schedule, as shown in FIG. 10 (c) Contents 312 are displayed in or around the moon shape.

Then, when the current date and time exceed the notification date and time of the schedule or the user confirms the schedule, the controller 180 sets the full moon 220 as the original one as shown in FIG. 10 (d) .

Next, referring to FIG. 11, the controller 180 may display the schedule set by the user as the important schedule among the two or more predetermined schedules to be distinguished from the schedule not set as the important schedule.

11A, if the notification date and time of the first schedule that is not set as the important schedule by the user among the schedules set in the memory 160 and the current date and time coincide with each other, the control unit 180 displays the current date And the month shape 220 is displayed in the manner of Figs. 7-8 described earlier so as to inform that the time is the notification date and time of the first schedule.

11B shows a case where the notification date and time of the second schedule set by the user as the important schedule among the schedules set in the memory 160 and the current date and time coincide with each other, (220) is emphasized rather than the month shape corresponding to the first schedule so as to notify that it is the notification date and time of the second schedule so that the second schedule The second schedule can be metaphorically informed to the user that the second schedule is a critical schedule in the form of a metaphor.

If two or more schedules having the current date as the notification date are set in the memory 160, the control unit 180 stores the schedule having the schedule notification time close to the current time of the current date in the two or more schedules, It can be notified in advance through the display operation of the display unit.

12, when the current date is the notification date of the schedule, the control unit 180 unlocks the lock screen when a predetermined touch gesture is input on the moon shape, And display the details of the schedule on the unlocked screen.

At this time, the controller 180 may display a menu related to the schedule on the unlocked screen, and may display the details of the schedule in a menu related to the schedule.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the controller 180 notifies the user that the current date and time is the notification date and time of the schedule through the month shape 220, When the moon shape 220 is moved to a specific area within the lock screen 210 by a drag-touch operation on the lock screen 210, the lock screen 210 is unlocked as shown in FIG. 12 (b) And displays a schedule menu 300 including a setting change window 313 for displaying the details (312) of the schedule on the unlocked screen and changing the setting of the schedule.

13, when the current date is the notification date of the schedule, if the preset touch gesture is input on the moon shape, the control unit 180 sets the notification date of the schedule as the moon shape Can be extended by the date of the indicated cycle.

That is, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), the controller 180 notifies the user that the current date and time is the notification date and time of the schedule through the month shape 220, When the touch panel 220 is long-touched, the notification date of the schedule is extended by the date of the cycle represented by the month shape 220, as shown in FIG. 12 (b).

For example, the moon shape 220 of FIG. 13 is a full moon, and the date of the cycle indicated by the full moon is 15 days, so that the control unit 180 extends the notification date of the schedule by 15 days.

Next, referring to FIG. 14, the control unit 180 configures a page of the lock screen as many as the number of schedules when there are two or more schedules set in the memory 160, You can display each month's shape for announcing the notification date.

14 (a) to 14 (c) show three schedules set in the memory 160, and accordingly, the controller 180 sets three pages of locks Screen is formed.

14 (a) to 14 (c), when the user inputs a flicking touch in a specific direction to each page of the lock screen, And displays it.

Next, referring to FIG. 15, when a predetermined touch gesture is input on the lock screen while the current date is displayed on the lock screen indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule, Each month shape for informing the notification date of the entire schedules set in the memory 160 may be displayed as respective thumbnails.

15 (a), the control unit 180 displays on the lock screen a moon shape indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule, and displays a pinch-in-touch gesture The respective month shapes for notifying the notification dates of the entire schedules set in the memory 160 may be displayed as respective thumbnails as shown in FIG. 15 (b).

When a specific thumbnail is selected from the displayed thumbnails, the control unit 180 unlocks the lock screen 210 as shown in (c) of FIG. 15, and displays the unlocked screen on the unlocked screen. A schedule menu 300 including a setting change window 313 for displaying the details 312 and changing the setting of the schedule is displayed.

16, when the D-day is set in the month shape in a state that the current date is displayed on the lock screen indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule, The appearance of the moon shape can be gradually changed from the crescent moon to the full moon as the current date approaches a predetermined degree.

For example, when the current date is displayed on the lock screen indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule, if the user sets a date of 15 days in the month shape, As shown in a) to c), the outline of the moon shape gradually changes from a crescent moon to a full moon (or from a full moon to a crescent moon) as the current date approaches a predetermined degree.

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

The present invention described above can be implemented as computer readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Also, the computer may include a controller 180 of the portable terminal.

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

The above-described portable terminal and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
111: broadcast receiver 112: mobile communication module
113 wireless Internet module 114 short-range communication module
115: Position information module 120: A / V input section
121: camera 122: microphone
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
141: proximity sensor 150: output section
151: Display unit 152: Acoustic output module
153: Alarm module 154: Haptic module
155: projector module 160: memory
170: interface unit 180: control unit
181: Multimedia module 190: Power supply

Claims (13)

A memory in which at least one schedule is set;
A touch screen displaying a moon shape changing on a 15-cycle period on a locked screen; And
And a controller for controlling the display operation of the moon shape to notify that the current date is a notification date of the schedule if the current date is a notification date of the schedule. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays information indicating that the current date is the notification date of the schedule in the month shape. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the details of the schedule on the inside or the periphery of the moon shape. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit changes the display style of the moon shape or changes the shape of the moon shape so that the current date is notified of the schedule. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit gradually displays the month shape correspondingly to the current time of the current date as the notification time of the announcement date of the schedule is closer to the notification time or gradually displays the month shape in a blinking manner Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays a schedule having a notification time close to a current time of the current date among the two or more schedules if the two or more schedules having the current date as the notification date are set in the memory, Wherein the mobile terminal informs the mobile terminal of the priority. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit releases the lock of the locked screen when a predetermined touch gesture is input on the moon shape while the current date is the notification date of the schedule, And displays a related menu. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the menu related to the schedule is a menu for confirming the details of the schedule and changing the setting of the schedule. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the current date is the notification date of the schedule, if the predetermined touch gesture is input on the moon shape, the controller notifies the notification date of the schedule to a period of the period of the 15-day period And the date is extended by the date. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit configures as many pages as the number of the schedules when the schedule set in the memory is two or more, displays each month shape for notifying each of the configured pages of the schedule dates, ,
Wherein each page including each of the month shapes is page-switched by a user's touch gesture. The method according to claim 1,
The controller displays each of the month shapes for notifying the notification dates of all schedules set in the memory on the locked screen as respective thumbnails when the predetermined touch gesture is input on the locked screen Wherein the portable terminal is a portable terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control unit displays details of a schedule corresponding to the selected thumbnail when any one of the thumbnails is selected. Displaying a moon shape changing on a 15-day cycle on a locked screen of the touch screen;
Checking whether the current date is an announcement date of at least one predetermined schedule; And
And controlling the display operation of the moon shape to notify that the current date is the notification date of the schedule if the current date is the notification date of the schedule.

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