KR20150043819A - Terminal and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal comprises: a touchscreen displaying a digital clock icon and an application icon in a reservation mode, and receiving a user touch input; and a control unit which senses an order of entering the reservation mode from a first user input related to the application icon and a second user input related to the digital clock icon received from the touchscreen, displays an index showing time on the touchscreen and a set icon if the order of entering the reservation mode is sensed, sets execution time of an application corresponding to the application icon according to a third user input related to the set icon and a fourth user input related to the index showing time received from the touchscreen, and outputs reservation notification of the application on the touchscreen at set time.

Description

[0001] TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF [0002]

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

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

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

On the other hand, in using a time related function in a terminal, a more convenient user interface is needed.

The present invention provides a terminal performing a time related function in accordance with a user's touch input and a method of operating the terminal.

The terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a digital clock icon and an application icon in a reservation mode, and displays a first user input for the application icon received via the touch screen and a second user input for receiving the user touch input, Wherein the control unit detects a reservation mode entry command from a second user input for the digital clock icon and displays an index and a setting icon indicating a time on the touch screen when the reservation mode entry command is detected, Setting an execution time of an application corresponding to the application icon according to a third user input for the setting icon and a fourth user input for an index indicating the time, Output notifications It is a control unit.

A method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of operating a terminal including a touch screen having a digital clock icon and an application icon, the method comprising: receiving a first user input for the application icon, Displaying an index indicating a time and a setting icon on the touch screen according to the sensed reservation mode entry command, displaying a third user input for the setting icon and the time Setting an execution time of the application corresponding to the application icon according to a fourth user input for the index indicating the application icon, and outputting the reservation notification of the application at the set time.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a user touch input to an analog clock screen of a terminal having a touch screen is recognized as a command for performing a time related function, thereby providing a more intuitive interface to a user.

1 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a terminal screen for receiving a reservation mode entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a reservation screen of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a reservation screen of a terminal for AM / PM setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 show a reservation screen of a terminal for time setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 show a reservation screen of a terminal for time change according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows a terminal screen on which time reservation is completed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 illustrates a terminal screen for performing reservation notification according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 shows a terminal screen for performing reservation item management according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 illustrates a terminal screen operating in a stop watch mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 illustrates a terminal screen operating in a timer mode 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 components used in the following description are given with or without consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart glass, a laptop computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation, and the like. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information, or a server that receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information generated by the broadcast server and transmits the broadcast-related information to the terminal 100. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the terminal 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the terminal 100 by a user. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in the inner area of the terminal 100 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

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

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

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

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

A controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal 100. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

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

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, an application execution reservation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 180 receives a reservation mode entry command according to a user input (S101). Hereinafter, the reservation mode entry command will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a terminal screen for receiving a reservation mode entry command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user can enter a reservation mode entry command for scheduling a specific application execution by using the touch screen of the SmartWatch or the touch screen of the smartphone shown in Fig. 3B shown in Fig. 3 (a) have.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 displays a digital clock icon 11 and one or more application icons in the standby mode.

The control unit 180 can sense a first user input for one application icon 21 and a reservation mode enter command from a second user input for the digital clock icon 11 via the touch screen. At this time, the first user input to one application icon 21 corresponds to at least one of touch, long touch, multi-touch, and touch drag, and the second user input to the digital clock icon 11 corresponds to touch, , Multi-touch, and drag and drop. In addition, the first user input for one application icon 21 and the second user input for the digital clock icon 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be various types of user touch inputs, respectively.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 180 can sense a reservation mode entry instruction from a user input that holds a touch drag for one application icon 21 to the digital clock icon 11.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

Upon receiving the reservation mode entering command, the control unit 180 enters the reservation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention (S103).

That is, the controller 180 can change the operation mode of the terminal 100 from the standby mode to the reserved mode when the reservation mode enter command is detected. Hereinafter, the reservation mode will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

4 shows a reservation screen of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the display unit 151 of the smartwatch shown in FIG. 4A or the display unit 151 of the smartphone shown in FIG. The setting icon 30 is displayed. At this time, the index indicating the time may be indicated by Arabic numerals as shown in FIG. 4, or may be indicated by a scale or the like.

At this time, the control unit 180 may output a notification as to whether the execution time of the selected application is set to AM or PM, through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 152. [

Hereinafter, a method of operating the SmartWatch will be described. The operation method of the SmartWatch described below can be equally applied to the operation of the smart phone.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

Next, the controller 180 determines whether the user input for the morning setting is received (S105) or whether the user input for the afternoon setting is received (S107). Hereinafter, the AM / PM setting command in the reservation mode will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

5 shows a reservation screen of a terminal for AM / PM setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 180 of the smart watch can distinguish the background color of the reservation screen having the reservation time set to AM from the background color of the reservation screen having the reservation time set to PM.

For example, referring to FIG. 5A, the controller 180 may display a background color of the reserved screen displayed on the display unit 151 in a default white color. The reservation screen in which the background color is displayed in white may mean that the reservation screen is a reservation screen set in the morning.

At this time, when the control unit 180 receives a user input for changing the morning to afternoon, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the background color of the reservation screen displayed on the display unit 151 is displayed in black . The reservation screen in which the background color is displayed in black may mean that the reservation screen is a reservation screen set in the afternoon.

On the other hand, when the control unit 180 receives a user input for changing the afternoon to morning, the background color of the reservation screen displayed on the display unit 151 can be displayed in white as shown in FIG. 5 (a) have.

The user input for changing the morning and afternoon may be, for example, a palm touch that touches the touch screen front of the smart watch at a single time with the palm of a hand, or may be various types of user touch input.

Alternatively, the user input changing the morning and afternoon may be, for example, a user gesture taken by the camera 121 of the smart watch. For example, when a user input for covering the camera 121 lens with the palm of a hand is received, the controller 180 may change the reservation time from morning to afternoon.

5 (c), the controller 180 can display the AM setting area AM and the PM setting area PM on the reservation screen displayed on the display 151 by default. The control unit 180 displays the background color of the reservation screen displayed on the display unit 151 in white as shown in FIG. 5A, for example, when receiving a user input touching the AM setting area AM When the user input for touching the PM setting area PM is received, the background color of the reservation screen displayed on the display unit 151 can be displayed in black as shown in FIG. 5 (b) have.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

When the user input for the morning or afternoon setting is received, the control unit 180 determines whether the user input for the hour hand is received (S109).

That is, the control unit 180 may receive a user input for setting an application time (hour) after morning or afternoon setting is completed according to user input. Hereinafter, the setting of the application execution time (hour) will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

6 illustrates a reservation screen of a terminal for time setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the controller 180 receives a first user input for the setting icon 30 and an hour for executing an application from a second user input for an index indicating a time, through the touch screen, Setup commands can be detected. At this time, the first user input to the setting icon 30 corresponds to at least one of touch, long touch, multi-touch, and touch drag, and the second user input to the index indicating the time corresponds to touch, long touch, It corresponds to at least one of drag and drop. In addition, the first user input for the setting icon 30 and the second user input for the time index may be various types of user touch input, respectively.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the control unit 180 sets the application execution hour (hour) setting command from the user input that holds the touch drag for the setting icon 30 up to the index indicating 7 o'clock Can be detected.

The control unit 180, which senses the setting instruction at the time of application execution (hour), may display the hour hand 41 as shown in FIG. 6 (b) on the display unit 151.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

When the user input for setting the hour hand is received, the control unit 180 determines whether the user input for the minute hand setting has been received (S111).

That is, the control unit 180 may receive a user input for setting an application execution minute after the setting of the application execution hour is completed according to the user input.

Hereinafter, the application execution minute setting will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a reservation screen of a terminal for setting a time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A, the controller 180 receives a first user input for the setting icon 30 and an application execution minitute from the second user input for the index indicating the time through the touch screen, Setup commands can be detected. At this time, the first user input to the setting icon 30 corresponds to at least one of touch, long touch, multi-touch, and touch drag, and the second user input to the index indicating the time corresponds to touch, long touch, It corresponds to at least one of drag and drop. In addition, the first user input for the setting icon 30 and the second user input for the time index may be various types of user touch input, respectively.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the control unit 180 determines whether or not the application drag from the user input holding the touch drag to the index indicating 1 o'clock and the index indicating 2 o'clock Minite setting command can be detected.

The control unit 180, which senses the application execution minite setting command, can display the minute hand 43 as shown in FIG. 7B on the display unit 151. FIG.

When the hour hand 41 and the minute hand 43 according to the user's input are displayed on the display unit 151, the control unit 180 displays the set hour and minute as numbers in the digital clock icon 13 It is possible to provide the user with accurate information regarding the application execution reservation time.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can change the application execution hour (hour) or the application execution minute (minute) after the hour hand 41 and the minute hand 43 are displayed. Hereinafter, a method for changing the application execution reservation time will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 8 and 9. Fig.

8 and 9 show a reservation screen of a terminal for time change according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the controller 180 may display an index 50 indicating a more detailed time at a position where the minute hand 43 is displayed after the hour hand 41 and the minute hand 43 are displayed. For example, the control unit 180 may detect an application execution minute (s) detected between the index indicating the 1 hour and the index indicating the 2 o'clock or the application execution minute detected between the index indicating 1:00 and the index indicating 2:00 In correspondence with the minite change command, an index 50 indicating an index indicating 5 minutes or 10 minutes between an index indicating 1:00 and an index indicating 2:00 can be displayed.

At this time, the index 50 indicating the subdivided time shown in FIG. 8 can be used not only for changing the application execution minitute but also for setting the application execution minitute in step S111.

Referring to FIG. 9, after touching the hour hand 41 indicating an index indicating 7 o'clock, the control unit 180 executes an application execution from a user input that is dragged and dropped by 30 degrees clockwise around the setting icon 30 It is possible to detect an hour change command.

Then, the control unit 180 displays the hour hand 41 to indicate the index indicating 8 o'clock, and changes the hour of the application execution from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock, in accordance with the change command of the application (hour) .

At this time, the controller 180 can display the hour hand 41 by moving the minute hand 43 according to a user input for touching and dragging and dropping the hour hand 41. For example, the controller 180 may touch the hour hand 41 indicating an index indicating the hour, and then move the minute hand 43 in accordance with a user input that is dragged and dropped by 30 degrees clockwise around the setting icon 30 It is possible to display while rotating the setting icon 30 by 360 degrees around the center.

Fig. 2 will be described again.

When the user input for setting the minute hand is received, the control unit 180 determines whether the user input for the reservation completion is received (S113).

That is, when display of the hour hand 41 and the minute hand 43 is completed according to user input, the controller 180 can determine whether or not user input for reservation completion is received. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 10, user input for reservation completion will be described in detail.

FIG. 10 shows a terminal screen on which time reservation is completed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 180 displays the completion icon 60 while displaying the hour hand 41 and the minute hand 43 or a digital clock icon 13 indicating a predetermined hour and minute as numerals. Can be displayed. The completion icon 60 may be displayed at a position where the setting icon 30 is displayed as shown in Fig. 10, or may be displayed at a position other than the position where the setting icon 30 is displayed.

The control unit 180 can complete the execution time reservation of the application in accordance with the user input for selecting the completion icon 60. [

Fig. 2 will be described again.

When the user input for reservation completion is received, the controller 180 determines whether the current time is the reserved time (S115). If the current time is the reserved time, the control unit 180 outputs the reservation notification of the application (S117). Hereinafter, an application reservation notification will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

11 illustrates a terminal screen for performing reservation notification according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, the control unit 180 can execute an application when the application execution reservation time comes, and display an application execution screen on the display unit 151. FIG. The application execution screen can display a digital clock icon 11, application identification information 21, and application execution icons 23, 25, 27 that represent the current time in digital numbers.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, a method of managing reservation items in a smartphone will be described.

FIG. 12 shows a terminal screen for performing reservation item management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12 (a), the display unit 151 can display the analog clock widget 71 in the reservation management mode. The analog clock widget 71 can display the hour hand 41, the minute hand 43 and the digital clock icon 11 indicating the current time. In addition, the analog clock widget 71 can display each of the one or more icons 72 and 73 for which the reservation time is set, at the index position indicating the reservation time.

Alternatively, the display unit 151 may display the reservation item management page 74 including the reservation items in list form in the reservation management mode, as shown in Fig. 12 (b). The reservation item management page 74 may display one or more application icons 72 and 73 and one or more reservation time items 76 and 77, respectively, by matching. At this time, the control unit 180 may set an application execution cycle in accordance with a user input for selecting the day of the week 75 displayed on the display unit 151. [

Hereinafter, the stop watch mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the controller 180 receives a stopwatch mode entry instruction according to a user input (S301). Hereinafter, the stopwatch mode entry command will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 14 illustrates a terminal screen operating in a stop watch mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user can input a stopwatch mode entry command using the touch screen of the smartwatch or the smartphone shown in Fig. 14 (a).

14A, the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 displays the digital clock icon 11, the hour hand 41 and minute hand 43, which indicate the current time, in the analog clock mode or the reservation mode described above, .

The control unit 180 can sense the stopwatch mode entry command from the user input through touch and drag along the hour hand and the minute hand as shown in FIG. 14 (b) through the touch screen. At this time, the user's input by touching and dragging along the hour and minute hands may be a touch drag from the edge of the hour hand to the edge of the minute hand through the setting icon 30 or a touch drag from the edge of the minute hand through the setting icon 30 to the edge of the hour hand Or a touch drag of the touch screen.

13 is described again.

Upon receiving the stopwatch mode entry command, the controller 180 enters the stopwatch mode according to the embodiment of the present invention (S303).

That is, the controller 180 can change the operation mode of the terminal 100 from the analog clock mode or the reserved mode to the stop watch mode when the stop watch mode entry instruction is detected. Referring to FIG. 14C, the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 displays the start button 81 and the second hand 82 in the stop watch mode.

Then, the control unit 180 performs a stop watch function as shown in FIG. 14 (d) according to a user input for selecting the start button 81. That is, when the user input for selecting the start button 81 is received, the controller 180 moves the seconds hand 82, which indicates the index indicating 12 o'clock, in the clockwise direction in units of seconds, while the start button 81 is selected An indicator 84 indicating the elapsed time from the time point can be displayed. At this time, the start button 81 may be changed to the stop button 83 and displayed.

The control unit 180 stops the second hand 82 that has moved in the clockwise direction in the clockwise direction when the user presses the start button 81 at the time point when the start button 81 is selected The elapsed time from when the stop button 83 is selected to when the stop button 83 is selected can be displayed.

Hereinafter, a timer mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGs. 15 and 16. FIG.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the controller 180 receives a timer mode entry instruction according to a user input (S501). Hereinafter, the timer mode entry command will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

16 illustrates a terminal screen operating in a timer mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user can input a timer mode entry command using the touch screen of the SmartWatch or the smartphone shown in FIG. 16 (a).

16 (a), the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 displays a digital clock icon 11, an hour hand 41 and a minute hand 43, which indicate the current time, in the analog clock mode or the above- , The setting icon 30 is displayed.

At this time, the controller 180 can detect a timer mode entry command from a user input touching and dragging the hour hand 41 or the minute hand 43 through the touch screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), the control unit 180 displays a user input for moving the minute hand 43, which indicates an index indicating 2 o'clock, to an index indicating 5 o'clock in a clockwise direction It is possible to detect the timer mode entry command. At this time, the timer mode entry instruction may include the time information designated according to the user input.

15 will be described again.

Upon receiving the timer mode entry command, the controller 180 enters the timer mode according to the embodiment of the present invention (S503).

That is, when the timer mode entry command is detected, the controller 180 can change the operation mode of the terminal 100 from the analog clock mode or the reserved mode to the timer mode. 16B, the display unit 151 of the terminal 100 includes an hour hand 41 and a minute hand 43, which represent the current time in the timer mode, an hour hand or minute hand 45, Indicators 92 and 93 indicating time remaining until a specified time on the basis of time can be displayed.

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

The above-described terminal may be configured such that the configuration and method of the embodiments described above are not limitedly applied, but the embodiments may be configured such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined so that various modifications may be made. have.

Claims (9)

A touch screen for displaying a digital clock icon and an application icon in a reservation mode, and receiving a user touch input; And
Detecting a reservation mode enter command from a first user input for the application icon received via the touch screen and a second user input for the digital clock icon, And an execution time of an application corresponding to the application icon in accordance with a third user input for the setting icon received through the touch screen and a fourth user input for an index indicating the time, And outputting a reservation notification of the application on the touch screen at the set time. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first user input corresponds to at least one of a touch, a long touch, a multi-touch, or a touch drag,
Wherein the second user input corresponds to at least one of a touch, a long touch, a multi-touch, or a drag and drop. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the third user input corresponds to at least one of a touch, a long touch, a multi-touch, and a touch drag,
Wherein the fourth user input corresponds to at least one of a touch, a long touch, a multi-touch, and a drag and drop. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit, for setting the execution time of the application,
Displaying an hour hand on the touch screen indicating an index indicating the time based on the setting icon in accordance with the third user input and the fourth user input and then displaying the hour hand on the touch screen in accordance with the third user input and the fourth user input And displays a minute hand indicating an index indicating the time around the setting icon on the touch screen. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit changes the execution time of the application to a time indicated by the touch-dragged hour hand or the touch-dragged minute hand when the hour hand or the minute hand displayed on the touch screen is touch-dragged. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit sets the execution time of the application to am in accordance with the sensed reservation mode entry command and changes the execution time of the application from morning to afternoon when the palm touch on the touch screen is received, The background color of the touch screen is displayed in white when the execution time is set to the morning and the background color of the touch screen is displayed in black when the execution time of the application is set to the afternoon. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit changes the setting icon displayed on the touch screen to a completion icon when the execution time of the application is set and determines the execution time of the application when the completion icon displayed on the touch screen is touched, And outputs a reservation notification of the application on the touch screen at the determined time. The method according to claim 1,
The touch screen displays an analog clock widget in the reservation management mode,
Wherein the control unit displays an index indicating a time, an hour hand and a minute hand indicating a current time, and an application icon indicating an application having a reservation time set in an index position indicating the reservation time in the analog clock widget . CLAIMS 1. A method of operating a terminal including a touch screen having a digital clock icon and an application icon,
Detecting a reservation mode entry command from a first user input for the application icon and a second user input for the digital clock icon;
Displaying an index indicating a time and a setting icon on the touch screen according to the detected reservation mode entry command;
Setting an execution time of an application corresponding to the application icon according to a third user input for the setting icon and a fourth user input for an index indicating the time; And
And outputting a reservation notification of the application at the set time.

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