KR20150041917A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal in consideration of user convenience, and to a control method of the same. According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention recognizes fingerprint of a user, and performs prestored control operation corresponding to the recognized fingerprint to enable the user to easily use a certain function. The mobile terminal comprises a fingerprint recognition sensor, a memory, and a control part.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a 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. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

In recent years, fingerprint recognition sensors have been introduced to improve security. The fingerprint sensor used in this way is not only used for simple authentication but also needs to be investigated for additional usage.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a control method therefor which can easily access / execute a user command using a fingerprint sensor, which is proposed in order to satisfy the above-mentioned necessity.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fingerprint recognition system including a fingerprint recognition sensor for recognizing a fingerprint, a memory for storing a user command in association with each of a plurality of fingerprint input patterns, And a controller for determining a pattern and initiating a user command corresponding to the determined fingerprint input pattern, wherein the fingerprint input pattern includes a combination of a fingerprint signature and a time at which the fingerprint signature is continuously input .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for generating a fingerprint image, the method comprising: storing a user command in association with each of a plurality of fingerprint input patterns; recognizing a fingerprint; Wherein the fingerprint input pattern includes a combination of a fingerprint signature and a time at which the input of the fingerprint signature is continued (step < RTI ID = 0.0 > .

Effects of the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, when a predetermined fingerprint pattern is input through the fingerprint sensor, it is possible to easily execute a corresponding user command.

In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that user convenience can be improved in storing and storing a predetermined fingerprint pattern and a predetermined user command.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.
3 is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a rear surface of a rear case of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a method of executing a user command corresponding to a recognized fingerprint, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of executing a user command corresponding to a recognized fingerprint, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of detecting a fingerprint recognition pattern and executing a user command corresponding to the detected fingerprint recognition pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram of a method of detecting a fingerprint recognition pattern and executing a user command corresponding to the detected fingerprint recognition pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart showing a method of registering a user command corresponding to a fingerprint signature or fingerprint input pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing an example of a method of registering a user command corresponding to a fingerprint signature or a fingerprint input pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram showing an example of a method of sorting a contact list according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Each of Figs. 12 (a) and 12 (b) is a diagram showing examples of a method of listing the fingerprint registration status according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13A and 13B are diagrams showing another example of a method of displaying a fingerprint registration status in a list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives 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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules 1100 may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

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

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

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

The mobile communication module 112 may comprise at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network such as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

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

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

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the position information module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional (3D) information according to latitude, longitude, The current position information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 and a touch sensor (static pressure / static electricity) 137 located on the front and rear sides or side surfaces of the mobile terminal 100, and may include a keypad, A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of the sensing unit 140 include a gyroscope sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor.

For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

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

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

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

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

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with 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 (not shown). 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 mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

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

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the sound output module 152, .

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 are controllable. 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 of an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, For example. The memory 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

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

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

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

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

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

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

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

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of 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. [

Hereinafter, the display unit 151 will be described on the assumption that the touch screen 151 is used to describe the embodiment of the present invention. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the touch screen 151.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the touch gesture refers to a gesture realized by touching or touching the touch screen 151 in a touch manner, and the touch input means 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 on a general personal computer, which is an operation of lightly pressing and releasing the touch screen 151 once.

In addition, the touch drag may be an operation of moving to a specific position while keeping the touch on the touch screen 151, and when the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed according to the drag direction.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the touch screen 151 and then moving the contact in a specific direction (upward, downward, left, right or diagonal) and then releasing the contact point. The mobile terminal 100, The processing of the specific operation is performed based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like. For example, the page turning operation of the e-book can be performed based on the flicking direction.

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

In addition, the multi-touch means an operation of touching a plurality of points of the touch screen 151 at the same time.

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

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

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

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

In some cases, electronic components may be mounted on the surface of the rear case 102 as well. Electronic components mounted on the surface of the rear case 102 include a battery, a USIM card, a memory card, and the like which are detachable by the user. At this time, the rear case 102 may further include a rear cover 103 for covering the surface thereof. When the rear cover 103 is removed, the surface of the rear case 102 is exposed.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the rear cover 103 is coupled, only a part of the side surface of the rear case 102 may be exposed. When the size of the rear cover 103 is reduced, Some may also be exposed. And an opening 103 'for exposing the camera 121' or the sound output unit 152 'to the outside when the rear cover 103 covers the entire rear surface of the rear case 102.

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

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

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output module 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface unit 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 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 a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as the adjustment of the sound output from the sound output module 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive a command such as switching to the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 or the like.

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

Referring to FIG. 3, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

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

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a rear surface of a rear case of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4, the front case 101, the rear case 102, the rear cover (or the battery cover) 103, the camera 121 ', the interface unit 170, the microphone 122, A battery 191, a battery mounting portion 104, a USIM card mounting portion 166, and a memory card mounting portion 167 are shown.

The rear case 102 may have a space on which external components such as the battery loading unit 104, the USIM card loading unit 105, and the memory card loading unit 106 may be mounted. In general, an external component mounted on the surface of the rear case 102 is used to extend the functions of the mobile terminal 100 in order to satisfy diversified functions of the mobile terminal 100 to be.

As the performance of the mobile terminal 100 is diversified, a battery 191 may be replaced with a battery 191 as shown in FIG. 4 to compensate for a large power consumption. In the case of the interchangeable type, a battery mounting portion 104 is formed on the surface of the rear case 102 so that a user can attach and detach the battery. The battery mounting portion 104 is provided with a connection terminal to be electrically connected to a component mounted inside the case.

4, the USIM card mounting portion 166 and the memory card mounting portion 167 may be formed on the side of the battery mounting portion 104 or on the bottom surface of the battery mounting portion 104, May be formed to be exposed to the outside. In this case, the size of the battery mounting portion 104 can be larger, and the size of the battery 191 can be increased.

4 shows a structure in which the USIM card mounting portion 166 and the memory card mounting portion 167 are mounted on the rear surface of the rear case 102. In addition, Do.

The rear cover 103 covers the surface of the rear case 103 to secure the battery 191, the USIM card, the memory card, and the like mounted on the rear case 102 so as not to be detached from the rear case 102, Thereby protecting the external component. A waterproof structure (not shown) for sealing the rear case 102 and the rear cover 103 when the rear case 102 and the rear cover 103 are coupled to each other to prevent water from being injected into the external components.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sensing unit 140 further includes a fingerprint recognition sensor. In recent years, many fingerprint recognition sensors have been introduced to improve security. That is, if the registered fingerprint of the user is recognized while the terminal is locked, the controller 180 can cancel the locked state of the terminal.

There is a need to study additional usage schemes (terminal control methods) rather than merely authenticating fingerprint recognition sensors used in such a manner. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling a terminal through the fingerprint recognition sensor will be described.

A fingerprint of a person can be identified by the division of the left / right hand and the finger by finger, even if it is the same person. Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, when a user instruction is associated with each finger of a user's left / right hand and a predetermined fingerprint is recognized through the fingerprint recognition sensor, a suggestion is made to immediately execute a user command corresponding to the recognized fingerprint do.

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal configured as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a method of executing a user command corresponding to a recognized fingerprint, according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of executing a user command corresponding to a recognized fingerprint, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The flow chart of Fig. 5 and the conceptual diagram of Fig. 6 will be described together.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the controller 180 waits for fingerprint input through the fingerprint sensor (S501). Accordingly, if the fingerprint input is not received, the user can wait for the fingerprint input to be repeated by repeating step S501. If a fingerprint input is received, a popup window 601 indicating that the fingerprint is recognized is output as shown in FIG. The process may proceed to step S502.

In step S502, the controller 180 determines whether a fingerprint signature corresponding to the recognized fingerprint exists in the fingerprint signature stored in step S501. If there is a corresponding fingerprint signature, the process proceeds to step S503. If there is no corresponding fingerprint signature, step S501 is repeated to wait for another fingerprint recognition.

In step S503, the controller 180 determines a user command corresponding to the recognized fingerprint signature.

The user can register fingerprint signatures for a plurality of fingerprints through the division of the left / right hand and the division of the finger of each hand. Alternatively, a fingerprint signature for a plurality of users as well as a fingerprint signature for a user may be registered. In one embodiment of the present invention, user commands may be associated with each fingerprint signature as in the example of Table 1 below.

Fingerprint signature User command First fingerprint signature Enable / disable Wi-Fi module Second fingerprint signature Enable / disable bluetooth module ... ...

For example, the first fingerprint signature in Table 1 may be the fingerprint of the user's left index finger. That is, when the first fingerprint, which is the fingerprint of the user's left-hand index finger, is input through the fingerprint recognition sensor, the controller 180 can control activation / deactivation of the Wi-Fi module (refer to FIG.

The correspondence of Table 1 above is merely exemplary and not limited to this correspondence.

In addition to the above types of user commands, the types of user commands for controlling the terminals may vary. The number of fingerprints of a user is limited in order to cope with all kinds of user commands. In addition, it is easy to recognize a specific finger by the fingerprint recognition sensor according to the position of the fingerprint recognition sensor, but it is also difficult to recognize the other finger by the fingerprint recognition sensor. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, not only a user command is associated with each fingerprint signature of a recognized fingerprint but also a pattern in which a fingerprint is recognized (hereinafter referred to as a fingerprint recognition pattern) It is suggested to execute the user command. Such an embodiment will be described below with reference to Figs. 7 and 8. Fig.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of detecting a fingerprint recognition pattern and executing a user command corresponding to the detected fingerprint recognition pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a conceptual diagram of a method of detecting a fingerprint recognition pattern and executing a user command corresponding to the detected fingerprint recognition pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the flowchart of FIG. 7 and the conceptual diagram of FIG. 8 will be described together.

In step S701, the control unit 180 waits for the fingerprint input to be received. If the fingerprint input is received, the process proceeds to step S702 (see FIG. 8A). If the fingerprint input is not received, step S701 is repeated to wait for fingerprint input.

In step S702, the controller 180 determines whether a fingerprint recognition pattern matching the recognized fingerprint is present among the stored fingerprint recognition patterns.

The fingerprint input pattern according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be a combination of a predetermined fingerprint signature and a time at which the predetermined fingerprint signature is continuously input. For example, the first and second fingerprint input patterns can be classified according to the time at which the input of the first fingerprint signature lasts less than or equal to 2 seconds /.

A fingerprint input pattern according to another embodiment of the present invention may be a combination of a plurality of fingerprint signatures and a sequence in which the plurality of fingerprint signatures are inputted. For example, when a second fingerprint signature is input after the first fingerprint signature is input, a first fingerprint input pattern is designated. When a first fingerprint signature is input after the second fingerprint signature is input, .

If there is no matching fingerprint recognition pattern, the control unit 180 returns to step S701 and waits for reception of the fingerprint input. If there is a matching fingerprint recognition pattern, the controller 180 may proceed to step S703. If there is a matching fingerprint recognition pattern, the control unit 180 may output a popup window 801 indicating that the fingerprint recognition pattern is detected.

In step S703, the controller 180 determines a user command corresponding to the fingerprint recognition pattern determined in step S702. In an embodiment of the present invention, a user command may be associated with each fingerprint input pattern as in the example of Table 2 below.

Fingerprint input pattern User command First fingerprint input pattern Display Screen Capture Behavior Second fingerprint input pattern Enable / disable airplane mode ... ...

In step S704, the controller 180 may execute the user command determined in step S703.

That is, when the second fingerprint input pattern is received, the control unit 180 can control to activate / deactivate the airplane mode. In one embodiment of the present invention, the airplane mode means a mode in which a plurality of modules to be inactivated at the time of take-off and landing of an airplane are all deactivated.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, it is proposed to include a scroll operation and a brightness adjustment operation of a display screen as a kind of a user command. In the case of this kind of user command, it is necessary to input the degree of adjustment from the user together, and the degree of adjustment can be controlled to be proportional to the input time. For example, when the first fingerprint signature is input, the controller 180 controls the brightness of the display screen, and controls the degree of adjustment in proportion to the duration of the input of the first fingerprint signature. On the other hand, the concrete example of the user command is not limited to the above, and the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a user command requiring a degree of adjustment.

5 to 8, it is assumed that a user command is associated with a predetermined fingerprint signature and / or a predetermined fingerprint input pattern. Hereinafter, a method for associating a user command with a predetermined fingerprint signature and / or a predetermined fingerprint input pattern will be described.

9 is a flowchart showing a method of registering a user command corresponding to a fingerprint signature or fingerprint input pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram showing an example of a method of registering a user command corresponding to a fingerprint signature or a fingerprint input pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S901, the control unit 180 enters the fingerprint registration mode. The fingerprint registration mode means a state for registering a user command corresponding to a fingerprint signature or a fingerprint input pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10A, in an embodiment of the present invention, the fingerprint registration icon 1001 is displayed on the setting menu, and when the fingerprint registration icon 1001 is selected, It is possible to control to enter the fingerprint registration mode.

The reason for distinguishing the fingerprint registration mode separately is that when a predetermined fingerprint is input, it can not be discriminated whether the fingerprint input is a fingerprint input for executing a user command or a fingerprint input for registering a new user command.

When the control unit 180 enters the fingerprint registration mode, the controller 180 can display a guidance pop-up window 1002 indicating that the fingerprint is being registered. Further, the guide pop-up window 1002 may further include a guideline for inputting a fingerprint signature or a fingerprint input pattern of the user.

In step S902, the control unit 180 can receive a predetermined fingerprint signature or a predetermined fingerprint input pattern through the fingerprint recognition sensor. Next, in step S903, the control unit 180 can receive an input for selecting a predetermined user command from the user (see Fig. 10 (c)).

In step S904, the control unit 180 may store the received fingerprint signature (or a predetermined fingerprint input pattern) in correspondence with the selected user command. The data stored in step S904 may be the same as the example shown in Table 1 and Table 2 described above.

9 and 10, in the above-described example, the case of selecting a user command after recognizing the fingerprint signature first in the fingerprint registration mode has been described as an example, but the order is not limited thereto. That is, after entering the fingerprint registration mode by changing the order, the fingerprint registration may be performed by selecting the user command first and recognizing the fingerprint signature.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is proposed to set a user command for each application. That is, even if the first user command is registered in the first fingerprint signature on the execution screen of the first application, the second user command can be registered to the second application with the first fingerprint signature. Specifically, for example, if the index fingerprint is recognized during execution of the "message application", a "backward" user command is executed. If the index fingerprint is recognized during execution of the "contact application" .

On the other hand, as an example of the user command, activation / deactivation of a specific module is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a user command for sorting a list based on a predetermined condition is proposed. This embodiment will be described with reference to Fig.

11 is a diagram showing an example of a method of sorting a contact list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 may control the display 151 to display a predetermined list when executing a predetermined application. For example, as in the example of FIG. 11, the control unit 180 may output a web page favorite list 1101 during execution of a web browser application.

The control unit 180 can sort the output bookmark list 1101 by the first reference when the first fingerprint signature (or the first fingerprint input pattern) is input (see FIG. 11 (b)). When the second fingerprint signature (or the second fingerprint input pattern) is inputted, the controller 180 can sort the output of the favorites list 1101 by the second reference (see FIG. 11C) ). In the example shown in FIG. 11, the first criteria may be in alphabetical order, and the second criteria may be order of visit frequency.

As described above, the predetermined criteria for sorting a predetermined list may include at least one of a recently used order, a frequently used order, a numerical order, and an alphabetical order.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the list of favorites for the web page is listed as an example of the predetermined list, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The predetermined list may include a contact list or a list of transmission / reception messages, and is not limited to the specific list type.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to manage the registered fingerprint signature or the registered fingerprint input pattern effectively, it is proposed to output the registration status as a list. This embodiment will be described with reference to Fig.

Each of Figs. 12 (a) and 12 (b) is a diagram showing examples of a method of listing a fingerprint registration status according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12 (a), a first example of a method of displaying a list is proposed. In an embodiment of the present invention, it is proposed to display the number of registered fingerprints for each application as a list. That is, when the control unit 180 receives an input requesting the fingerprint registration status, the control unit 180 displays the list of fingerprint signatures (or the number of the fingerprint input patterns) registered for each application as shown in FIG. 12 (a) Can be output.

Referring to a second example of a method of displaying a list with reference to FIG. 12 (b), in an embodiment of the present invention, the number of user commands registered per fingerprint signature (or fingerprint input pattern) I suggest. That is, when the controller 180 receives the input requesting the fingerprint registration status, the controller 180 displays the list of the user commands registered in the fingerprint signature (or the fingerprint input pattern) Can be output. In one embodiment of the present invention, since a fingerprint signature and a user command can be matched and stored for each application, a plurality of user commands can be stored for one fingerprint signature (one for each of a plurality of applications ).

13A and 13B are diagrams showing another example of a method of displaying a fingerprint registration status in a list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For simplicity of illustration, only the state diagram outputted through the display 151 is shown, omitting the shape of the appearance of the mobile terminal 100. FIG.

According to the above description, in one embodiment of the present invention, the user commands corresponding to the fingerprint signatures are registered differently for each application. Accordingly, it is convenient for a user to be able to provide a registered fingerprint signature list and a fingerprint input pattern list together for each application.

Referring to FIG. 13A, a fingerprint registration status list is output for each application 1301-1 to 1301-3.

Referring to the gallery application 1301-1, a user command 1301b matching each fingerprint signature or each fingerprint input pattern 1301a is displayed as a list.

Looking at the user command matched with the first fingerprint signature, the "screen capture" operation is matched in the gallery application 1301-1. However, the "burst shot" operation is matched in the camera application 1301-2, and the other operation is matched and stored in the message application 1301-3.

The user can easily know the registered user command for the predetermined fingerprint signature or the predetermined fingerprint recognition pattern through the application-specific fingerprint registration status provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined fingerprint is recognized in the fingerprint registration status provided as shown in FIG. 13A, the user command corresponding to the fingerprint can be displayed to be identified. This is because, in the case of a fingerprint signature, it is difficult to easily identify which fingerprint (fingerprint of a finger) is based only on the shape of the fingerprint.

That is, when receiving the fingerprint input from the user during the output of the fingerprint registration status, the control unit 180 may display the user command corresponding to the received fingerprint input so as to be identified. For example, when receiving the first fingerprint signature from the user during the display of the fingerprint registration status as shown in FIG. 13A, the controller 180 displays the first fingerprint signature and the user command (s) corresponding to the first fingerprint signature, (1302a to 1302c) so as to be identified.

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 control unit 180 of the 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.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (16)

A fingerprint recognition sensor for recognizing the fingerprint;
A memory for storing a user command in association with each of a plurality of fingerprint input patterns; And
Determines a fingerprint input pattern corresponding to the recognized fingerprint input,
And a controller for initiating a user command corresponding to the determined fingerprint input pattern,
Wherein the fingerprint input pattern includes a combination of a fingerprint signature and a time at which input of the fingerprint signature is continued,
Mobile terminal. The fingerprint input device according to claim 1,
Further comprising a combination of a plurality of fingerprint signatures and a sequence in which the plurality of fingerprint signatures are input.
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display,
The control unit controls the display to display a predetermined list when a predetermined application is executed,
Wherein the user command comprises an operation of sorting the displayed predetermined list to a predetermined reference,
Mobile terminal. 4. The method according to claim 3,
Recently used order;
Frequently used sequences;
Alphabetical order; And
Comprising at least one of < RTI ID = 0.0 >
Mobile terminal. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the predetermined application is a contact browsing application, the predetermined list is a contact list,
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Storing a third fingerprint input pattern and an input for selecting a predetermined user command in the fingerprint register mode in correspondence with the third fingerprint input pattern and the predetermined user command,
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user command comprises an activation / deactivation command for at least one of a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module,
Mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user command comprises at least one of brightness control and volume control of the display,
Wherein the controller adjusts the degree of brightness and volume of the display to be proportional to the duration of the input of the fingerprint signature,
Mobile terminal. Storing a plurality of fingerprint input patterns in correspondence with user commands;
Recognizing the fingerprint;
Determining a fingerprint input pattern corresponding to the recognized fingerprint input; And
And initiating a user command corresponding to the determined fingerprint input pattern,
Wherein the fingerprint input pattern includes a combination of a fingerprint signature and a time at which input of the fingerprint signature is continued,
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. The fingerprint input device according to claim 9,
Further comprising a combination of a plurality of fingerprint signatures and a sequence in which the plurality of fingerprint signatures are input.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
And controlling the display to display a predetermined list when the predetermined application is executed,
Wherein the user command comprises an operation of sorting the displayed predetermined list to a predetermined reference,
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Recently used order;
Frequently used sequences;
Alphabetical order; And
Comprising at least one of < RTI ID = 0.0 >
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the predetermined application is a contact browsing application, the predetermined list is a contact list,
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Storing a third fingerprint input pattern and an input for selecting a predetermined user command in the fingerprint register mode in association with the third fingerprint input pattern and the predetermined user command in a mode for registering the fingerprint, ≪ / RTI >
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the user command comprises an activation / deactivation command for at least one of a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module,
A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the user command comprises at least one of brightness control and volume control of the display,
Wherein the executing step adjusts the degree of brightness and volume of the display to be adjusted to be proportional to the duration of the input of the fingerprint signature,
A method of controlling a mobile terminal.

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