KR20150054085A - Terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal which activates an operation mode related to a touch attribute and uses only a function allowed in the operation mode when an attribute of touch gesture inputted on a touch screen is corresponded with the predetermined touch attribute, and to a controlling method thereof.

Description

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

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

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

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

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.

Currently, a portable terminal such as a smart phone releases a lock screen when a user touches a predetermined touch gesture or pin code on the lock screen, or releases the lock screen when a user's face is detected.

However, there is a problem of smartphone use addiction of children who are children of smartphone users at present, and children know the unlocking touch gesture of the user corresponding to the parent, There is a problem using a smartphone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal which can activate an operation mode associated with the touch attribute and use only a function permitted in the operation mode when an attribute of the touch gesture input on the touch screen corresponds to a predetermined touch attribute, And a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including: a touch screen; A memory in which at least one operation mode associated with a touch attribute is set; And a controller for activating an operation mode associated with the touch attribute when the attribute of the touch gesture input on the touch screen corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: setting a touch attribute and an operation mode associated with the touch attribute; Inputting a touch gesture on a touch screen; Determining an attribute of the input touch gesture; And activating the operation mode associated with the touch attribute if the identified attribute corresponds to the set touch attribute.

The portable terminal and its control method according to the present invention provide the following effects.

First, if an attribute of a touch gesture input on the touch screen corresponds to a predetermined touch attribute, an operation mode associated with the touch attribute is activated to use only functions allowed in the operation mode, There is an effect of providing another operation mode.

Second, it provides the effect that children can use only the applications available to the children among the applications installed on the parent's smartphone.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
3 is a rear perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a rear exploded perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the portable terminal according to the present invention.
6 to 13 are explanatory views illustrating a control procedure of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

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

The portable terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation.

However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to the portable terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention. The portable 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 unit 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules 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 be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal 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). ≪ / RTI >

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 GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location 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, rear, or side of the portable terminal 100, and may include a key pad ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor 137 may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor 137 has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. And may be integrally formed.

The touch sensor 137 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 137 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 137, 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 area of the portable 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 tones, message reception tones, etc.) performed in the portable terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the portable terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the portable terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. 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 audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, .

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

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

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

The 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 unit 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 vibrations and sounds of various patterns output when a touch is input on the touch screen, and may store map data including a plurality of regions according to the present invention.

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

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

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

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

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the portable 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 power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

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 an interface 170 through 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. [

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

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

The body of the portable terminal 100 includes cases 101, 102, and 103 which form an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A component such as a USIM card and a memory card, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, which may be detached, may include an opening in the case so as to be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the portable terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding 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 unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 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 unit 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 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100, and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

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 adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

The operation units 131, 132 and 133 may have a button system recognized when a user applies pressure and a touch sensor 137 may be provided to the operation units 131, 132 and 133 in addition to the display unit 151 So that the user's command can be received only by the user's touch.

3 is a rear perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

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 the same or different pixels as 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 such that they can be rotated or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be 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 152 'on the rear side of the body may implement the stereo function together with the sound output 152 (see FIG. 2) of the front side of the body, 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.

4 is a rear exploded perspective view of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

4, the front case 101, the rear case 102, the rear cover (or the battery cover) 103, the camera 121 ', the interface 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, the external component mounted on the surface of the rear case 102 is designed to expand the functions of the portable terminal 100 in order to fulfill various functions of the portable terminal 100, to be.

As the performance of the portable terminal 100 is diversified, the battery 191 may be replaced with a replacement type as shown in FIG. 4 in order 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.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIG.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the portable terminal mentioned below includes at least a part of the components shown in Fig. Specifically, the portable terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit 151, a memory 160, and a controller 180 among the components shown in FIG. The portable terminal according to the present invention can be implemented more easily when the display unit 151 is the touch screen 151. Therefore, it is assumed that the display unit 151 is a 'touch screen'.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the touch action of the user means a touch gesture implemented by touching or touching closely on the touch-screen type display unit 151, and the touch input indicates an input received by the touch gesture do.

The touch gesture can be classified into various types depending on the operation such as tapping, touch & drag, flicking, long touch, multi touch, pinch in, pinch out.

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

In addition, the touch drag may be an operation of moving to a specific position while holding the touch of the display unit 151 and releasing the object. When the object is dragged, the object may be continuously displayed in accordance with the drag direction.

In addition, flicking refers to an operation of touching the display unit 151 and then stroking in a specific direction (up, down, left, right or diagonal) and a specific speed (or intensity) When the touch input is received by flicking, the controller 100 performs a specific operation based on the flicking direction, speed, and the like.

Also, the long touch means an operation of continuously holding the touch for a predetermined time or longer after touching the display unit 151. [

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

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

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

5 to 13, when an attribute of the touch gesture input on the touch screen corresponds to a preset touch attribute, an operation mode associated with the touch attribute is activated, and in the operation mode, The process of enabling only the functions that are allowed is described in detail.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the portable terminal according to the present invention.

6 to 13 are explanatory views illustrating a control procedure of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

5 to 13, the controller 180 of the portable terminal 100 sets at least one of a touch attribute and an operation mode associated with the touch attribute [S110].

Hereinafter, the step S110 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG.

6 (a) shows a setting window 300 for touch attribute and operation mode setting according to the present invention.

That is, the setting window 300 includes a touch attribute registration UI (User Interface) 310 for recognizing and registering a touch attribute of a touch gesture input from a user, and a touch attribute registering UI 310 And an operation mode setting UI 320 for setting an operation mode to be set.

When the touch attribute registration UI 310 is selected, the control unit 180 registers registration items 311, 312, and 313 for registering each touch attribute for a plurality of users, as shown in FIG. 6B. Lt; / RTI >

For example, the registration items 311, 312, and 313 shown in FIG. 6B correspond to the parent item 311 that is the owner of the portable terminal 100, the mother item 312 that uses the portable terminal 100, Item 313 indicates that the dad's touch attribute is registered in the dad item 311 and the mother attribute 312 and the eye item 313 indicate that the mother's touch attribute and the child's attribute The touch attribute is not registered yet.

6 (c), when the mother item 312 or the eye item 313 is selected, the control unit 180 displays a touch gesture input UI (FIG. 6C) for registering the touch attribute of the mother or the touch attribute of the child 315).

For example, the touch gesture input UI 315 may include a pattern guide line for guiding the input of the touch gesture in order to grasp the touch attribute by a user (for example, a mother or a child).

For example, FIG. 7A shows a process of grasping a touch attribute per user input along a pattern guide line provided by the touch gesture input UI 315.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the item (for example, the mother item 312 or the eye item 313) of the specific user in FIG. 6B is selected, The touch gesture input UI 315 is displayed and a touch gesture of a specific user (for example, the mother item 312 or the eye item 313) is input along the pattern guide line provided by the touch gesture input UI 315 7B, when a command for recognizing the touch attribute of the touch gesture of the input specific user (for example, the mother item 312 or the eye item 313) is input, The touch attribute of the input touch gesture is recognized as shown in (c) of FIG. 7, and the recognized touch attribute is registered in the item of the user as shown in (d) of FIG.

At this time, the recognized touch attribute may include at least one of an electrostatic amount, a touch area, a touch pattern, and a resistance value of the input touch gesture.

In more detail, the controller 180 may include an average range value of the static electricity intensity generated by the input touch gesture in the touch attribute. For example, the control unit 180 receives the touch gesture of the eye at least twice, calculates an average range value of the static intensities of the touch gestures input at least two times, and sets the average range value of the calculated static intensities as the touch Attribute.

Also, the controller 180 may include the average range value of the touch area of the input touch gesture in the touch attribute. For example, the control unit 180 receives the touch gesture of the child two or more times, calculates the average range value of the touch area of the touch gestures inputted two or more times, Attribute.

7, the touch attribute of at least one user is set. As shown in FIG. 8A, the controller 180 sets an operation mode setting UI 320 to be mapped with the set touch attribute If selected, a list of operation mode items 321, 322, and 323 for setting a plurality of user-specific operation modes is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (b).

For example, the operation mode items 321, 322 and 323 of FIG. 8B correspond to the operation mode item 321 of the owner of the portable terminal 100 and the mother operation mode 321 of the portable terminal 100, Item 322 and a eye operation mode item 323 shown in Fig.

At this time, the operation mode of the father may be an operation mode in which all the functions of the portable terminal 100 can be used, and the operation mode of the mother may be at least one of the functions available in the portable terminal 100, And the operation mode of the eye may be an operation mode in which only at least one function set by the father or the mother among the functions available in the mobile terminal 100 can be used.

When the operation mode item of the specific user among the operation mode items 321, 322, and 323 is selected, the controller 180 determines whether or not two or more operation modes of the mobile terminal 100, A list of function items is displayed and a function corresponding to at least one function item selected from the list is included in an operation mode corresponding to the operation mode item of the selected specific user, And the operation mode including the at least one function are mapped to each other and stored in the memory 160.

8 (b), when the eye operation mode item 323 of the operation mode items 321, 322, and 323 is selected, the control unit 180 determines whether the eye operation mode item 323 is selected A list of applications 323A, 323B, 323C, and 323D installed in the portable terminal 100 is displayed and the applications 323A, 323B, 323C, and 323D selected in the list are displayed in the eye operation mode 323A, 323B, 323C, and 323D available to the user.

8 (c), when the eye operation mode is activated, the controller 180 controls the use of the eye operation mode in order to prevent the child from using the mobile terminal 100 indiscriminately. It is possible to provide the usage time setting UI 324 in which the time can be set.

That is, when the use permission time ("60 minutes") 324A is set through the use time setting UI 324, the control unit 180 displays the touch attribute of the child and the operation of the child including at least one function Mode and the use permission time are mapped and stored in the memory 160.

3, the controller 180 sets a touch attribute and an operation mode of at least one user by the process of S110 and FIGS. 6 to 8, If the touch gesture is input (S120), the touch attribute of the input touch gesture is recognized (S140), and it is determined whether the recognized touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160 (S140).

At this time, the controller 180 can recognize at least one of the static amount (or intensity), the touch area, the touch pattern, and the resistance value of the input touch gesture as the touch attribute.

That is, the control unit 180 determines whether at least one touch attribute of the inputted touch gesture, the amount of static electricity (or intensity), the touch area, the touch pattern, and the resistance value corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160 do.

For example, if the amount (or intensity) of static electricity generated by the input touch gesture belongs to an average range value of the static electricity amount (or intensity) included in the touch attribute set in the memory 160, It can be determined that the touch attribute of the input touch gesture corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160.

If the touch area of the input touch gesture belongs to the average range value of the touch area included in the touch attribute set in the memory 160, the control unit 180 controls the touch attribute of the input touch gesture to be stored in the memory 160 ) Corresponding to the touch attribute set in the touch attribute.

Meanwhile, the touch gesture input in step S120 may be input on the lock screen of the portable terminal 100. In this case, the touch gesture input in step S120 may be a touch gesture having a pattern for releasing the lock screen .

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

Also, the touch gesture input in step S120 may be input on the home screen of the portable terminal 100 or on the screen of a specific function.

If the touch attribute of the input touch gesture corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160 in step S140, the controller 180 determines whether the touch attribute set in the memory 160 is' And activates the operation mode associated with [S160].

9 (a), when a touch gesture of a mother is inputted as a specific user on the lock screen 410 of the portable terminal 100, the controller 180 controls the input of the input mother If the detected touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160, the lock screen 410 is unlocked as shown in FIG. 9 (b) A screen 420 of a mother operation mode associated with the touch attribute of the mother is displayed on the screen 160 in FIG.

For example, in FIG. 9 (b), the mother operation mode indicates that all the functions of the mobile terminal 100 can be used, and the home screen of the mobile terminal 100 is displayed.

At this time, the touch gesture input UI 315 is displayed on the lock screen 410, and the touch gesture input UI 315 guides the input of the touch gesture in order to grasp the touch attribute by user (for example, mother or child) And a pattern guide line, and the touch gesture may have a pattern input along the pattern guide line.

In addition, the touch gesture may have a pattern for unlocking the lock screen.

9 (c), when the user's touch gesture is input on the lock screen 410 of the portable terminal 100, the control unit 180 grasps the touch attribute of the input child And if the detected touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory 160, the lock screen 410 is unlocked as shown in (d) of FIG. 9, and in the memory 160, A screen 430 of the eye operation mode associated with the touch attribute is displayed.

9D, the eye operation mode means an operation mode in which only the first to third applications 323A, 323B, and 323C set in FIG. 8 among the functions of the portable terminal 100 can be used .

That is, the eye operation mode screen 430 includes icons of the first to third applications 323A, 323B, and 323C. If the usage permission time of the operation mode is set as shown in (c) of FIG. , The remaining time ("23 minutes") of the use permission time can be displayed as shown at the top of the eye operation mode screen 430 of FIG. 9 (d).

10 (a), when the specific content 421 in the home screen 420 of the portable terminal 100 is touched, the controller 180 determines whether the touch attribute If the detected touch attribute is a touch attribute that is not permitted to use the content 421, the operation mode associated with the detected touch attribute is retrieved from the memory 160, As shown, the screen 430 of the searched operation mode is displayed.

For example, the content 421 may be a moving picture that the child should not see, so that the parent 421 does not include the moving picture in the operation mode of the child.

That is, when the icon of the moving image corresponding to the content 421 is touched by the child, the controller 180 searches the memory 160 for the eye operation mode associated with the touch attribute touched on the moving icon, If the moving picture is not included in the operation mode, the home screen 420 is displayed on the screen 430 of the eye operation mode including the applications 323A, 323B, and 323C that the child can use only in the portable terminal 100 ).

10 (b), when the specific eye application 422 not included in the eye operation mode is touched, the control unit 180 determines that the mobile terminal 100 is in the home screen 420 , If the touch attribute touched on the eye application 422 is a touch attribute for which the use of the specific eye application 422 is not permitted, the memory 160 searches for an operation mode associated with the detected touch attribute, The screen 430 of the searched operation mode is displayed as shown in (c) of FIG.

For example, the specific eye application 422 may be available for the child's age range, but the child's use may be blocked by the parent.

That is, when the specific eye application 422 is touched by the eye, the controller 180 searches the memory 160 for the eye operation mode associated with the touch attribute touched to the specific eye application 422, If the specific eye application 422 is not included in the operation mode, the home screen 420 may be displayed on the home screen 420 as an eye operation including the applications 323A, 323B, and 323C that the child can use only in the portable terminal 100 Mode screen 430 and displays it.

11, when the touch key 520 to which the specific function provided in the portable terminal 100 is touched in the operation mode of step S160 is activated, the controller 180 controls the operation The touch input of the touch key 520 is ignored until the mode is maintained. That is, even if the touch key 520 is touched, the function assigned to the touch key 520 is not executed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, when the eye operation mode is activated and the eye operation mode screen 430 is displayed, the controller 180 displays the eye operation mode screen 430 If the touch key 520 for switching to the home screen 420 is touched by the child, information indicating that the current eye operation mode screen 430 can not be switched to the home screen 420 Or outputs a voice.

11B, when the eye operation mode is activated and the eye operation mode screen 430 is displayed, the controller 180 sets the eye operation mode screen 430 to the home When the touch key 520 for switching to the screen 420 is touched by the mother, the eye operation mode screen 430 is switched to the home screen 420 as shown in FIG. 11 (c).

12, when a certain event is generated in the portable terminal 100 in a state where the operation mode of step S160 is active, the controller 180 controls the operation of the portable terminal 100 until the operation mode is deactivated And may not display information associated with the event.

At this time, the event may include at least one of a call reception event for a call connection, a message reception event, an email reception event, and an alarm output event. In addition, the operation mode that is active when the event is generated may be an operation mode dedicated to the user other than the owner of the mobile terminal 100.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the controller 180 controls the operation mode of the eye other than the owner (for example, mother) of the portable terminal 100, When a message reception event occurs, a message icon 440 indicating the reception of the message is displayed on the eye operation mode screen 430 as a kind of the event.

At this time, when the message icon 440 is touched, the controller 180 grasps the touch attribute touched on the message icon 440, and the detected touch attribute is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 100 set in the memory 160 If the touch attribute corresponding to the touch attribute of the owner (mother) does not correspond to the touch attribute of the owner (mother), that is, if the detected touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute of the child, the content 441 of the received message Do not display.

However, if the touch attribute of the touched message icon 440 corresponds to the touch attribute of the owner (mother) of the portable terminal 100 set in the memory 160 as shown in (c) of FIG. 12, 12 (d), the eye operation mode is switched to the message operation mode, and a screen including the contents (441) of the message is displayed.

13, when the operation mode of step S160 is activated, the controller 180 maintains the activation state of the operation mode only during the use permission time set in the operation mode, It is possible to deactivate the operation mode and display a screen before the operation mode is activated.

13 (a), the operation mode may be an eye operation mode in which only at least one application 323A, 323B, or 323C is usable, ) Can be set.

That is, when the use permission time set in the eye operation mode has elapsed after the eye operation mode is activated, the controller 180 transmits information indicating that the usage permission time has elapsed as shown in FIG. 13 (a) Together, an end UI for terminating the eye operation mode and an extension UI for extending the eye operation mode are displayed.

When the end UI is touched by a user such as a child, a father, or a mother, the control unit 180 deactivates the currently activated eye operation mode and displays a screen or a predetermined screen before the operation mode is activated.

When the extended UI is touched by a specific user, the controller 180 grasps the touch attribute touched on the extended UI, and if the identified touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute of the child set in the memory 160, The eye operation mode is deactivated without extending the use permission time, as shown in (b) of FIG.

13 (c), if the detected touch attribute corresponds to the touch attribute of the mother (owner of the mobile terminal 100) set in the memory 160, The eye operation mode is extended again by the use permission time, as shown in (d) of FIG.

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.

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

Claims (10)

touch screen;
A memory in which at least one operation mode associated with the touch attribute is set; And
And a controller for activating an operation mode associated with the touch attribute when an attribute of the touch gesture input on the touch screen corresponds to a touch attribute set in the memory. The method according to claim 1,
The touch screen displays a lock screen,
Wherein the control unit unlocks the lock screen when the touch gesture for unlocking the lock screen is input on the lock screen and the attribute of the input touch gesture corresponds to the touch attribute set in the memory, And activates an operation mode associated with the touch attribute. The method according to claim 1,
The touch screen displays a guide line for guiding an input of a touch gesture to grasp a touch attribute,
Wherein the control unit recognizes an attribute of the touch gesture inputted along the guide line. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit permits only use of at least one application set in the operation mode when the operation mode is activated. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit activates the operation mode only during the usage permission time set in the operation mode when the operation mode is activated and deactivates the operation mode when the usage permission time elapses. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit does not display information associated with the generated event until a specific event of the portable terminal is generated after the operation mode is activated until the operation mode is inactivated. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller displays information related to the generated event when a touch gesture of an attribute different from the touch attribute associated with the operation mode is input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the touch attribute includes at least one of an electrostatic amount by touch, a touch area, a touch pattern, and a resistance value. The method according to claim 1,
At least one touch key to which a specific function is assigned,
Wherein the controller ignores the touch input of the touch key when the touch key is touched after the operation mode is activated. Setting a touch attribute and an operation mode associated with the touch attribute;
Inputting a touch gesture on a touch screen;
Determining an attribute of the input touch gesture; And
And activating the operation mode associated with the touch attribute if the identified attribute corresponds to the set touch attribute.

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