KR20150054552A - Mobile terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which can recognize fingerprints, and to a control method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal comprises: a display unit receiving at least one fingerprint; and a control unit judging that at least one received fingerprint accords with a fingerprint of a main user to the terminal or a fingerprint of a fingerprint-registered user who whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal besides the main user, and controls at least one among the terminals or the terminals to the fingerprint-registered user according to the judged result.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of fingerprint recognition and a control method thereof.

The terminal is movable And may 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.

As the functions of the terminal are diversified, the terminal is implemented in the form of a multimedia device having a combination of functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, have. Further, in order to support and enhance the function of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural and software parts of the terminal.

With this improvement, the mobile terminal can recognize the fingerprint of the input user. However, only limited embodiments are practiced, such as unlocking using only the fingerprint input of the terminal owner.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of receiving fingerprints of a user whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal and a user of the terminal and performing various functions to improve user's convenience and a control method thereof.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit receiving at least one fingerprint; And determining whether or not the inputted at least one fingerprint matches the fingerprint of the main user for the terminal or the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user in which the fingerprint is registered in the terminal other than the main user, And a controller for controlling at least one of the terminal and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user.

In an exemplary embodiment, the controller may execute an account of the terminal for the fingerprint registered user if it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the fingerprint of at least one fingerprint registered user is judged to be inputted by touching the content output to the display unit, the control unit transmits the content to the terminal for the at least one fingerprint registered user .

In one embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the fingerprint of the main user and the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user are input to the photo album output to the display unit, the control unit controls the content included in the photo album of the terminal and the fingerprint registration user The contents included in the photo album of the terminal can be output to each of the first and second screens in which the display unit is divided.

The controller may output the content displayed on the first screen to the second screen according to the drag input, and may transmit the content to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user.

In an exemplary embodiment, the controller may control the camera only to execute the camera photographing mode when it is determined that a fingerprint of a fingerprint unregistered user other than the main user is registered in the camera photographing mode.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input in the camera shooting mode, the control unit outputs at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user .

In an embodiment, the control unit may transmit at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user to the terminal for the fingerprint registration user.

In the embodiment, the controller may be configured to determine whether the fingerprint of the main user is input to the terminal while the user is calling or receiving a call to the terminal other than the main user, It is possible to control a message output to the display unit according to whether or not the user is input to a terminal other than the main user.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) receiving at least one fingerprint; (b) determining whether the inputted at least one fingerprint matches a fingerprint of a main user for the terminal or a fingerprint of a fingerprint registered user whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal other than the main user; And (c) controlling at least one of the terminal and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user according to the determined result.

The step (c) may include executing an account of the terminal for the fingerprint registered user when it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input.

In one embodiment, the step (c) includes: if the fingerprint of at least one fingerprint registered user is judged to be input by touching the content output to the display unit, Respectively.

In the embodiment, if it is determined that the fingerprint of the main user and the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user are input to the photo album output on the display unit, the step (c) And outputting the content included in the photo album of the terminal for the registered user to each of the first and second screens obtained by dividing the display unit.

In the embodiment, the step (c) may include outputting the content displayed on the first screen to the second screen according to the drag input, and transmitting the content to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user can do.

In the step (c), if it is determined that a fingerprint of a fingerprint unregistered user other than the main user is registered in the camera photographing mode, the step of controlling only the camera photographing mode is executed .

In the embodiment, the step (c) may include, when it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input in the camera shooting mode, at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content And outputting the output signal.

In the embodiment, the step (c) may include transmitting at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user have.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step (c) may include determining whether the fingerprint of the main user is input to the terminal while transmitting or receiving a call to the terminal other than the main user, And controlling a message output to the display unit according to whether a fingerprint is input to the terminal for the user other than the main user.

According to the present invention, the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user can be input to the terminal, the account of the fingerprint registration user can be executed, and the content can be transmitted to the terminal of the fingerprint registration user.

In addition, the photo album of the terminal and the photo album of the fingerprint registered user terminal can be output together to easily and quickly transmit contents such as photographs, and only the photo taken by the fingerprint registered user or the fingerprint registered user can be managed as a separate folder have.

In addition, it can recognize a fingerprint input at the time of reception or transmission to determine the actual recipient or sender of the reception or originating terminal, and output the result to the receiving or originating terminal.

As a result, the convenience of the user can be improved.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams of a communication system in which a mobile terminal can operate according to the present invention.
3A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
3B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 3A.
4 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of executing an account of a fingerprint registration user.
6 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which content is transmitted according to a fingerprint input.
7 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which a content is transmitted by inputting fingerprints to a plurality of terminals.
8 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which contents stored in a plurality of terminals are output from one terminal according to fingerprint input and transmitted.
9 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for editing an image according to a fingerprint input.
10 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for registering a fingerprint in a terminal.
11 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which fingerprint storage is recommended.
12 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for setting an executable application for each fingerprint registered user.
13 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a user interface output to a fingerprint unregistered user in a camera photographing mode.
14 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a user interface output to a fingerprint registration user in a camera photographing mode.
15 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment showing only the search history that the user has searched according to the fingerprint recognition.
16 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which, when the main user of the receiving terminal does not receive the receiving terminal, the output is outputted to the calling and receiving terminal.
17 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which the main user of the calling terminal outputs the calling terminal to the calling terminal when the calling terminal does not transmit the calling terminal.
18 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which the main user of the calling terminal outputs the calling terminal to the receiving terminal when the calling terminal does not originate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. 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. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC , A tablet PC (tablet PC), and an ultrabook (ultrabook). However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal 100 in accordance with one embodiment disclosed herein.

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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. Examples of the wireless Internet technology include a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a Wibro (Wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA Can be used.

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, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. are used as short range communication technology .

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and representative examples thereof include a Global Position System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 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 an external device through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Further, the position information of the user and the like can be calculated from the image frame obtained by the camera 121. [ 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 according to a control command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 applied by the user. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 may sense the position of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal (or sensing signal) for sensing the current state and controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the sensing unit 140 may detect whether the slide phone is opened or closed when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone. The sensing unit 140 may sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 153, an alarm unit 154, a haptic module 155, and the like in order to generate output related to visual, auditory, have.

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

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, a 3D display, and an e-ink 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 the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

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

Also, the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit 152 for displaying a stereoscopic image.

Here, a stereoscopic image represents a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image, and a 3-dimensional stereoscopic image represents a progressive depth and reality in which objects are located on a monitor or a screen, It is an image that makes you feel the same as the space. 3D stereoscopic images are implemented using binocular disparity. The binocular parallax means a parallax caused by the position of two eyes away from each other. When two eyes see two different images and the images are transmitted to the brain through the retina and fused, the depth and real feeling of the stereoscopic image can be felt .

The stereoscopic display unit 152 may be applied to a three-dimensional display system such as a stereoscopic system (glasses system), an autostereoscopic system (no-glasses system), and a projection system (holographic system). The stereoscopic method, which is widely used in home television receivers, includes a Wheatstone stereoscopic method.

Examples of the autostereoscopic method include a parallax barrier method, a lenticular method, an integral imaging method, and a switchable lens method. The projection method includes a reflection type holographic method and a transmission type holographic method.

Generally, 3D stereoscopic images consist of left image (left eye image) and right image (right eye image). A top-down method of arranging a left image and a right image in one frame according to a method in which a left image and a right image are combined into a three-dimensional stereoscopic image, A checker board system in which pieces of a left image and a right image are arranged in a tile form, a left-to-right (right-side) Or an interlaced method in which rows are alternately arranged, and a time sequential (frame-by-frame) method in which right and left images are alternately displayed in time.

In addition, the 3D thumbnail image can generate a left image thumbnail and a right image thumbnail from the left image and right image of the original image frame, respectively, and combine them to generate one 3D thumbnail image. In general, a thumbnail means a reduced image or a reduced still image. The left image thumbnail and the right image thumbnail generated in this way are displayed on the screen with a difference of the left and right distance by the depth corresponding to the parallax between the left image and the right image, thereby exhibiting a stereoscopic spatial feeling.

The left and right images necessary for realizing the three-dimensional stereoscopic image can be displayed on the stereoscopic display unit 152 by a stereoscopic processing unit (not shown). The stereoscopic processing unit receives a 3D image and extracts a left image and a right image from the 3D image, or receives a 2D image and converts it into a left image and a right image.

On the other hand, when a display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') that detects a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device in addition to the 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 where the touch object is touched on the touch sensor but also the pressure at the time of touch. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

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 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 may be provided as an example of the sensing unit 140. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 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 a change of the electric field along the proximity of an object having conductivity (hereinafter, referred to as a 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 & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, 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.

In the case where the three-dimensional display unit 152 and the touch sensor have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'three-dimensional touch screen') or a three-dimensional sensor that detects the touch operation and the stereoscopic display unit 152 are combined with each other The stereoscopic display unit 152 may also be used as a three-dimensional input device.

The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, a three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142, an ultrasonic sensing unit 143, and a camera sensing unit 144 as an example of the three-dimensional sensor.

The proximity sensor 141 measures the distance between the sensing surface (for example, a user's finger or a stylus pen) to which the touch is applied without mechanical contact using the force of the electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The terminal recognizes which part of the stereoscopic image has been touched using the distance. In particular, when the touch screen is of the electrostatic type, the proximity of the sensing object is detected by a change of the electric field according to the proximity of the sensing object, and the touch on the three-dimensional is recognized using the proximity.

The stereoscopic touch sensing unit 142 senses the strength or duration of a touch applied to the touch screen. For example, the three-dimensional touch sensing unit 142 senses a pressure to apply a touch, and when the pressing force is strong, recognizes the touch as a touch to an object located further away from the touch screen toward the inside of the terminal.

The ultrasonic sensing unit 143 is configured to recognize the position information of the sensing target using ultrasonic waves.

The ultrasound sensing unit 143 may include, for example, an optical sensor and a plurality of ultrasound sensors. The light sensor is configured to sense light, and the ultrasonic sensor is configured to sense ultrasonic waves. Since light is much faster than ultrasonic waves, the time it takes for light to reach the optical sensor is much faster than the time it takes for the ultrasonic waves to reach the ultrasonic sensor. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the position of the wave generating source using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera sensing unit 144 includes at least one of a camera 121, a photo sensor, and a laser sensor.

For example, the camera 121 and the laser sensor are combined with each other to sense a touch of a sensing target with respect to a three-dimensional stereoscopic image. When the distance information detected by the laser sensor is added to the two-dimensional image photographed by the camera, three-dimensional information can be obtained.

As another example, a photosensor may be stacked on a display element. The photosensor is configured to scan the movement of the object proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of light change, thereby acquiring position information of the object to be sensed.

The audio output module 153 can 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 153 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 153 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal 100 include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 154 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event by using 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 sound output module 153 so that the display unit 151 and the sound output module 153 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 154 .

The haptic module 155 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 155 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 155 can be controlled by the user's selection or setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 155 may combine and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 155 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a 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 155 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 sense of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 155 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile 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 on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- And may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk and optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) A universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Therefore, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 170. [

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

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 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. [

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

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the controller 180 can execute a lock state for restricting input of a control command of the user to the applications. In addition, the controller 180 may control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on a touch input sensed through the display unit 151 in the locked state.

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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 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.

The software code may 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. [

Next, a communication system that can be implemented through the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described.

2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams of a communication system in which the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention can operate.

First, referring to FIG. 2A, the communication system may use different wireless interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by a communication system include Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) , Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the like.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

2A, a CDMA wireless communication system includes at least one terminal 100, at least one base station (BS) 270, at least one base station controller (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center (MSC) The MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290 and BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG. 2A.

Each of the plurality of BSs 270 may include at least one sector, and each sector may include an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radials from the BS 270. In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments may have a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270 may be collectively referred to as a " base station ". The base station may also indicate a "cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2A illustrates a satellite 300 of a Global Positioning System (GPS). The satellite 300 aids in locating the mobile terminal 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2A, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with the satellite 300 shown in FIG. 2A to obtain desired location information. Here, the position of the mobile terminal 100 can be tracked using all the techniques capable of tracking the location as well as the GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Of the typical operation of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the mobile terminal 100. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 is connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. BSCs 275 also transmit the received data to MSC 280 and MSC 280 provides additional transport services for connection with PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 is connected to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 is connected to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 are connected to the BS 100 so that the forward link signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 270 can be controlled.

Next, a method of acquiring location information of a mobile terminal using a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Positioning System (WPS) will be described with reference to FIG. 2B.

A WiFi Positioning System (WPS) 300 uses a WiFi module included in the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless access point 320 transmitting or receiving a wireless signal with the WiFi module, Is a technology for tracking the position of the terminal 100, and refers to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based positioning technology using WiFi.

The WiFi location tracking system 300 includes a Wi-Fi location server 310, a mobile terminal 100, a wireless AP 330 connected to the mobile terminal 100, and a database 330 in which certain wireless AP information is stored .

The WiFi location server 310 extracts information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 based on the location information request message (or signal) of the mobile terminal 100. The information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 may be transmitted to the Wi-Fi position server 310 through the mobile terminal 100 or may be transmitted from the wireless AP 320 to the Wi- Lt; / RTI >

SSID, RSSI, channel information, Privacy, Network Type, Signal Strength, and Noise Strength based on the location information request message of the mobile terminal 100, Lt; / RTI >

The WiFi location server 310 receives the information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the mobile terminal 100 and transmits the information included in the built-in database 330 and the received wireless AP 320, And extracts (or analyzes) the location information of the mobile terminal 100 by comparing the information.

In FIG. 2B, the wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 are illustrated as first, second, and third wireless APs 320 as an example. However, the number of wireless APs connected to the mobile terminal 100 can be variously changed according to the wireless communication environment in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. The WiFi location tracking system 300 is capable of tracking the location of the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to at least one wireless AP.

Next, the database 330 may store various information of arbitrary wireless APs located at different locations, as will be described in more detail with respect to a database 330 in which arbitrary wireless AP information is stored.

The information of any wireless APs stored in the database 300 includes at least one of MAC address, SSID, RSSI, channel information, privacy, network type, radar coordinate of the wireless AP, (Available in GPS coordinates), address of the AP owner, telephone number, and the like.

Since the database 330 stores any wireless AP information and location information corresponding to the wireless AP, the WiFi location server 310 can search the mobile terminal 100 in the database 330, The location information of the mobile terminal 100 can be extracted by searching for wireless AP information corresponding to the information of the wireless AP 320 connected to the wireless AP 320 and extracting location information matched with the retrieved wireless AP information.

The extracted location information of the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 through the Wi-Fi location server 310 so that the mobile terminal 100 can acquire the location information.

Hereinafter, a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 are arranged will be described.

3A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention.

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

The body includes a case (frame, housing, cover, etc.) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. A battery cover 103 covering the battery 191 may be detachably attached to the rear case 102 have.

The cases may be formed by injection molding of synthetic resin, or may be formed of metal such as stainless steel (STS), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), or the like.

A first sound output module 153a, a first camera 121a, a first operation unit 131 and the like are disposed on the front surface of the terminal body, and a microphone 122, an interface unit 170 ), A second operation unit 132, and the like.

The display unit 151 is configured to display (output) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. The display unit 151 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) ), A flexible display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

The display unit 151 may include touch sensing means for receiving a control command by a touch method. When a touch is performed on any one of the display units 151, the touch sensing unit senses the touch and the content corresponding to the touched position is input. The content input by the touch method may be a letter or a number, an instruction in various modes, a menu item which can be designated, and the like.

The touch sensing means may be formed of a translucent material so that the visual information output from the display unit 151 can be seen, and a structure for enhancing the visibility of the touch screen in a bright place. 3A, the display unit 151 occupies most of the front surface of the front case 101. [

A first sound output module 153a and a first camera 121a are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a first operation unit 131 and a microphone 122 . The second operation unit 132 (see FIG. 3B), the interface unit 170, and the like may be disposed on the side of the terminal body.

The first sound output module 153a may be implemented in the form of a receiver for delivering a call sound to a user's ear or a loud speaker for outputting various alarm sounds or multimedia playback sounds.

The sound generated from the first sound output module 153a may be configured to be emitted along the assembly gap between the structures. In this case, the hole formed independently for the apparent acoustic output is hidden or hidden, so that the appearance of the mobile terminal 100 can be simplified. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a hole for emitting the sound may be formed in the window.

The first camera 121a processes an image frame such as a still image or moving image 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 user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include first and second operation units 131 and 132. The first and second operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be any type of tactile manner such as touch, push, scroll, etc., .

In the figure, the first operation unit 131 is a touch key, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the first operation unit 131 may be a mechanical key, or a combination of a touch key and a touch key.

The contents input by the first and / or second operation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as a menu, a home key, a cancellation, a search, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 adjusts the size of the sound output from the first sound output module 153a And a switch to the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

The microphone 122 is configured to receive a user's voice, other sounds, and the like. The microphone 122 may be provided at a plurality of locations to receive stereophonic sound.

The interface unit 170 is a path for allowing the mobile terminal 100 to exchange data with an external device. For example, the interface unit 170 may include a connection terminal for connecting to an earphone by wire or wireless, a port for short-range communication (for example, an IrDA Port, a Bluetooth Port, a Wireless LAN LAN Port) or the like, or power supply terminals for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. [ The interface unit 170 may be implemented as a socket for receiving an external card such as a SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) or a UIM (User Identity Module) or a memory card for storing information.

FIG. 3B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3A.

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

For example, the first camera 121a has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and transmit the face to the other party. The second camera 121b photographs a general object and immediately transmits It is preferable to have a high pixel. The first and second cameras 121a and 121b may be installed in the terminal body so as to be able to rotate or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the second camera 121b. The flash 123 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the second camera 121b. The mirror 124 enables the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to photograph the user himself / herself (self-photographing) using the second camera 121b.

And a second sound output module 153b may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The second sound output module 153b may implement the stereo function together with the first sound output module 153a (see FIG. 3A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

An antenna (not shown) for receiving a broadcast signal may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body in addition to an antenna for a call or the like. An antenna constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

The terminal body is provided with a power supply unit 190 (see FIG. 1) for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may include a battery 191 built in the terminal body or detachable from the outside of the terminal body. This figure illustrates that the battery cover 103 is coupled to the rear case 102 so as to cover the battery 191 to restrict the detachment of the battery 191 and to protect the battery 191 from external impact and foreign matter .

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal can recognize the fingerprint of the input user. However, only limited embodiments are practiced, such as unlocking using only the fingerprint input of the terminal owner.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal 100 capable of receiving a fingerprint of a user registered with a fingerprint on the terminal and performing various functions to improve user's convenience, and a control method thereof, .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the mobile terminal 100 (see FIG. 1) according to the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a display unit 151 and a control unit 180.

Referring to FIG. 4, at step S410, at least one fingerprint is received.

Specifically, the user can touch the display unit 151 to input a fingerprint. Also, a plurality of users may simultaneously or sequentially touch the display unit 151 to input fingerprints.

In operation S420, it is determined whether or not the inputted at least one fingerprint matches a fingerprint of the main user for the terminal or matches the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal other than the main user .

For this purpose, the fingerprint of the user to be set as the main user for the terminal can be registered in advance. Also, fingerprints of users other than the main user can be registered.

For example, the primary user may be the primary user of the terminal or the owner of the terminal. However, the main user for the terminal is not necessarily the main user or the owner, and the main user for the terminal can arbitrarily set it.

Next, in step S430, controlling at least one of the terminal and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user is performed according to the determination result.

Specifically, the terminal for the fingerprint registered user means a terminal previously set to correspond to the fingerprint registered user. For example, the fingerprint registration user may be the main user of the terminal for the fingerprint registration user or the owner of the terminal for the fingerprint registration user.

However, it does not necessarily have such a relationship, and the corresponding relationship between the fingerprint registered user and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user can be arbitrarily set.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input, the terminal can execute the account of the terminal for the fingerprint registered user.

5 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of executing an account of a fingerprint registration user.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), a user interface for inputting a fingerprint can be output.

As an embodiment, a user interface for fingerprint recognition can be output by touching a finger on the lock screen. Accordingly, fingerprints can be input by touching the finger to the fingerprint input field 510 with a long touch.

As another example, when the status bar is dragged, an icon for outputting a user interface for fingerprint recognition can be unfolded.

As another embodiment, if a home key or a back key is pushed or touched on the lock screen, a user interface for fingerprint recognition may be output.

Referring to FIG. 5B, if it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user having the fingerprint registered in the terminal is input, a popup window 520 indicating the authentication success may be output. Specifically, a message indicating that the user is synchronized with the account of the fingerprint registration user may be displayed in the pop-up window 520.

Referring to FIG. 5 (c), a screen synchronized with the fingerprint registration user's account may be output. For example, the home screen of the terminal for the fingerprint registered user can be output.

That is, the fingerprint registration user can use the terminal of the other person as the terminal for the fingerprint registration user after receiving the fingerprint to authenticate the fingerprint to the terminal of the other person.

Meanwhile, if at least one fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user touches the content output to the display unit 151 and it is determined that the fingerprint is input, the content can be transmitted to the terminal for the at least one fingerprint registered user, respectively.

6 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which content is transmitted according to a fingerprint input.

Referring to FIG. 6A, when the first fingerprint registration user A applies a touch input 620 to a photo 610 output to a photo album (gallery), the fingerprint of A can be input.

Accordingly, if it is confirmed that the fingerprint of A is registered, the photograph 610 can be transmitted to the terminal for A. Also, the terminal may output a pop-up window 630 indicating that the photo 610 has been transmitted to the terminal for A.

6B, the first fingerprint registered user A, the second fingerprint registered user B, and the third fingerprint registered user C input touch images 620, 640, 650) simultaneously or sequentially, fingerprints of A, B and C can be input.

Accordingly, if it is confirmed that the fingerprints of A, B, and C are registered, the photograph 610 can be transmitted to the terminals for A, B, and C, respectively. Also, the terminal may output a pop-up window 660 indicating that the photo 610 has been transmitted to the terminal for A, B, and C.

As an embodiment, the fingerprint registration user can touch the content such as a photograph, a document, and a moving image to transmit the fingerprint to the terminal for the fingerprint registration user.

In another embodiment, the content selected by touching the fingerprint registration user may be transmitted to the terminal for the fingerprint registration user through a text message, SNS, mail, or the like.

In another embodiment, when the main user of the first terminal inputs fingerprints to the first and second terminals, the content output to the first terminal can be transmitted to the second terminal. Alternatively, when a fingerprint registered user of the first terminal inputs fingerprints to the first and second terminals, the contents output to the first terminal can be transmitted to the second terminal.

7 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which a content is transmitted by inputting fingerprints to a plurality of terminals.

7A and 7B, a main user of the mobile terminal 100 can input a fingerprint by applying a touch input 720 to a photo 710 output to a photo album. At the same time or sequentially, the touch input 740 can be applied to the screen of the tablet 730.

As a result, the photo 710 to which the touch input 720 is applied can be transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 to the tablet 730 and output.

In another embodiment, when the browser is being executed in the terminal 100, the browser can be executed directly on the tablet 730 according to simultaneous or sequential fingerprint input.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the fingerprint of the main user and the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user are input to the photo album output to the display unit 151, the content included in the photo album of the terminal and the photo album Can be output to the first and second screens obtained by dividing the display unit 151, respectively.

Also, the content displayed on the first screen may be output to the second screen according to the drag input, and the content may be transmitted to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user.

8 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which contents stored in a plurality of terminals are output from one terminal according to fingerprint input and transmitted.

8A, a main user and a fingerprint registration user can add pinch-out inputs 810 and 820 to a photo album. At the pinch-out inputs 810 and 820, fingerprints of the main user and the fingerprint registration user can be input.

8B, the display unit 151 is divided into the first and second screens 830 and 840, and contents included in the photo album of the main user are output to the first screen 830, 2 screen 840 can output contents included in the photo album of the fingerprint registered user terminal.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the main user may apply an input for dragging one of the contents 850 included in the first screen 830 to the second screen 840.

Referring to (d) of FIG. 8, in accordance with the drag input in (c) of FIG. 8, the dragged content 850 can also be output to the second screen 840. At the same time, the content 850 dragged to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user is transmitted.

Similarly, the fingerprint registration user may apply an input for dragging one of the contents included in the second screen 840 to the first screen 830. [ Accordingly, the dragged content is output to the first screen 830, and the dragged content can be transmitted to the terminal of the main user.

On the other hand, the fast image editing mode can be entered through the fingerprint recognition of the main user. Fast image editing mode means that the result of applying image editing effect can be displayed in preview form.

9 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for editing an image according to a fingerprint input.

Referring to FIG. 9A, when the main user touches the left edge portion of the photo 910 output to the photo album (gallery), the fingerprint of the main user can be input. Accordingly, the user enters the quick image editing mode, and various editing icons 920 can be output along the edge of the photograph 910. [

In the left corner portion of the first touch, an editing effect is not applied yet, and an icon 930 indicating a point where the main user has performed the long touch may be output. In addition, description content 940 for the icon 930 may be output.

Referring to FIG. 9B, the main user touches the edit icons 920 with a drag input. Accordingly, a preview image 970 showing the result of applying the image effect corresponding to the touched icon 950 to the photograph 910 can be output.

For example, when the main user touches the RETRO icon 950 with a drag input, a preview image 970 showing the result of applying the image effect corresponding to the RETRO icon 950 to the photograph 910 may be output have. At this time, description content 960 for the RETRO icon 950 may be output together.

If the main user continuously releases the finger touching the RETRO icon 950 without applying the drag input, editing is performed in which the image effect corresponding to the RETRO icon 950 is applied to the picture 910. [

Referring to FIG. 9 (c), in FIG. 9 (b), the main user can continue drag input without releasing his finger. Accordingly, when the main user touches the ROTATE LEFT icon 980, a preview image 990 showing the result of applying the image effect corresponding to the ROTATE LEFT icon 980 to the photograph 910 may be output. At this time, explanation contents about the ROTATE LEFT icon 980 may be output together.

If the main user continuously releases the finger touching the ROTATE LEFT icon 980 without applying the drag input, the picture 910 is edited to the image 990 rotated 90 degrees to the left.

On the other hand, stored fingerprints can be output to store a new fingerprint or to change a stored fingerprint. Further, in the case of a fingerprint in which the fingerprint input is frequently recognized, a user interface for storing can be output.

10 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for registering a fingerprint in a terminal.

10 (a) and 10 (b), when the finger is long-touched or rubbed up or down or left and right on the lock screen, the fingerprint palette 1020 can be output. The fingerprint palette 1020 is one example of collecting stored fingerprints and outputting them.

At this time, the already set fingerprint can be changed to the input fingerprint 1010. For example, after the fingerprint 1030 of the stored A is selected, the storage icon 1050 can be touched. Accordingly, the inputted fingerprint 1010 can be stored as a new fingerprint for A.

Alternatively, the input fingerprint 1010 can be stored as a fingerprint for a new user. For example, after selecting an empty space 1040 where a fingerprint can be stored, the storage icon 1050 can be touched. Accordingly, the input fingerprint 1010 can be stored as a fingerprint for a new user.

In this case, before touching the storage icon 1050, a new user's name or phone number for the input fingerprint 1010 can be input.

11 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which fingerprint storage is recommended.

11A, when a fingerprint that has not been registered is inputted more than a predetermined number of times, a popup window 1110 for recommending fingerprint registration may be output together with a fingerprint 1120 frequently inputted .

Referring to FIG. 11 (b), a fingerprint palette 1130 including stored fingerprints may be output. At this time, the user can input the fingerprint 1120 by applying the long touch input to the fingerprint input field 1140 in which a new fingerprint can be input.

Referring to FIG. 11 (c), a keypad 1150 for inputting the name of the user (the master of the fingerprint) for the fingerprint 1120 is output according to the input of the fingerprint 1120, The user can touch and save the post-save icon 1160. [

For example, after inputting D as the user's name for the fingerprint 1120, the storage icon 1160 can be touched and stored.

Referring to FIG. 11 (d), it is confirmed that the fingerprint 1120 of D is newly registered in the fingerprint palette 1130.

On the other hand, a range of applications that can be executed for each fingerprint registered user can be set.

12 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment for setting an executable application for each fingerprint registered user.

Referring to FIG. 12A, when one of the fingerprints 1220 output to the fingerprint palette 1210 is selected, a message window 1230 indicating that an accessible (executable) application can be selected for each fingerprint is output .

Referring to FIG. 12B, a fingerprint input field 1240 and a message window 1250 for inputting a fingerprint again for fingerprint verification may be output. Accordingly, the fingerprint input field 1240 can be touched to input the fingerprint again.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 12, when the terminal 100 is used as the selected fingerprint 1220, a user interface for selecting an accessible application is output. When an application is selected, a check mark may be output to a check box corresponding to the application.

For example, when selecting NONE, the user of the C fingerprint 1220 can not execute any application.

As another example, when ALL is selected, the user of the C fingerprint 1220 can execute all applications.

As another example, in the case of selecting the MUSIC and INTERNET applications, the user of the C fingerprint 1220 can execute only the MUSIC and INTERNET applications.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the camera photographing mode that a fingerprint of a fingerprint non-registered user other than the main user is registered, only the camera photographing mode can be executed.

If it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user is input in the camera shooting mode, at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user may be output.

Also, at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user may be transmitted to the terminal for the fingerprint registration user.

13 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a user interface output to a fingerprint unregistered user in a camera photographing mode.

Referring to FIG. 13, if it is determined that a fingerprint not registered in the camera photographing mode is input, a message 1310 indicating that the fingerprint security is set may be output.

Accordingly, the user of the fingerprint (fingerprint unregistered user) can only photograph the camera and can not execute other applications such as the Internet, address book, and memo.

14 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a user interface output to a fingerprint registration user in a camera photographing mode.

14A and 14B, if it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user A is input in the camera photographing mode, a message 1410 indicating that the fingerprint of A is recognized may be output. Subsequently, A can shoot the image by touching the photographing button 1420. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14C, a preview icon 1430 can be displayed to show photographs related to the fingerprint of A when photographing a camera.

Referring to (d) of FIG. 14, in (c) of FIG. 14, when the preview icon 1430 is selected by touching the preview icon 1430, photographs related to the fingerprint of A can be output. For example, photographs 1440 photographed by A and photographs 1450A appearing in the photograph may be output.

Accordingly, the user can touch the save button 1460 to store the photographed image in the folder (the fingerprint folder of A) in which the photographs related to the fingerprint of the corresponding folder, i.e., A, are stored. Alternatively, the folder integration icon 1480 may be touched and stored in another photo folder stored in the photo album of the terminal 100. [

As another example, the user can touch the share button 1470 to transmit a picture taken by the terminal of A to a text message, e-mail, SNS, or the like.

On the other hand, only the search history of each user can be displayed to the main user, fingerprint registration, or fingerprint unregistered user.

15 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment showing only the search history that the user has searched according to the fingerprint recognition.

Referring to FIG. 15 (a), when the main user of the terminal 100 touches the search window for searching the Internet, the fingerprint of the main user can be recognized by the terminal 100.

Referring to FIG. 15B, when the fingerprint of the main user is recognized as shown in FIG. 15A, the contents 1510 previously searched by the main user may be output.

Referring to FIG. 15 (c), when a fingerprint registered user who is not a main user touches a search window for searching the Internet, the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user can be recognized by the terminal 100.

Accordingly, the contents 1520 previously searched by the fingerprint registered user at the terminal 100 can be output. That is, the fingerprint registration user can not confirm the contents 1510 that the main user has searched previously.

In another embodiment, the contents 1520 previously retrieved from the terminal of the fingerprint registered user may be outputted.

Referring to (d) of FIG. 15, when a user who has not registered a fingerprint touches the search window for searching the Internet, the previous search contents are not output. That is, the fingerprint unregistered user can not confirm the contents (1510, 1520) searched by the main user or the fingerprint registered user.

On the other hand, whether or not the fingerprint of the main user is input to the terminal while the user is calling or receiving a call to the terminal other than the main user, and whether the fingerprint of the user other than the main user is input Different messages may be output to the display unit 151 according to whether or not they are input to the terminal.

Specifically, the message output on the screen of the calling terminal determines whether or not the originator or the fingerprint of the recipient is stored in the calling terminal, and the message output on the screen of the receiving terminal indicates whether the fingerprint of the calling party or the recipient is stored It can be judged whether or not.

16 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which, when the main user of the receiving terminal does not receive the receiving terminal, the output is outputted to the calling and receiving terminal.

16A, when a call is made to the terminal A of the main user 100 by touching the receive button, the fingerprint inputted to the terminal A is not the fingerprint of A, And may not be a fingerprint registered in the terminal 100.

Accordingly, a message 1610 indicating that the fingerprint unrecorded user has been received may be output to the terminal 100 together with the vibration feedback effect.

Referring to FIG. 16B, when a call is made to the terminal A of the main user 100 by touching the reception button, the fingerprint inputted to the terminal A is not the fingerprint of A but is transmitted to the main user And may be a fingerprint of B registered in the terminal 100.

Accordingly, a message 1620 informing the terminal 100 that the fingerprint registered user B has received the vibration feedback effect and not A can be output. In addition, terminal numbers of A and B may be output together.

On the other hand, when a user other than A receives a terminal of A, messages 1610 and 1620 as shown in FIG. 16 may be output to the terminal of A received. However, unlike the case described above, the outputted message is judged whether or not the fingerprint of the recipient is registered in the terminal of the received A.

Specifically, when the terminal 100 of A is not A and a user whose fingerprint is not registered in the terminal A is received, a message 1610 as shown in FIG. 16A can be output.

When a user B whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal A is not A but the terminal 100 of A is received, a message 1620 as shown in FIG. 16B may be output.

That is, the message output on the screen of the calling terminal determines whether the fingerprint of the recipient is stored in the calling terminal, and the message output on the screen of the receiving terminal determines whether the fingerprint of the recipient is stored in the receiving terminal.

17 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which the main user of the calling terminal outputs the calling terminal to the calling terminal when the calling terminal does not transmit the calling terminal.

17 (a) and 17 (b), a fingerprint input when touching the telephone call button 1710 of the main user terminal 100 is a fingerprint registered user registered in the terminal 100, In the case of the fingerprint of A, that is, when A makes a call to the terminal 100 of the main user, a photograph or name of the fingerprint registered users may be output. Accordingly, A can select his or her own photo 1720 from the list output.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 17, a message 1730 indicating that a call is being made to the terminal 100 of the main user, that is, the calling terminal 100, can be outputted.

17D, if the fingerprint inputted when touching the telephone call button 1710 of the main user terminal 100 is a fingerprint of a fingerprint unregistered user who is not registered in the terminal 100, A message 1740 indicating that an unknown user is calling may be output to the terminal 100.

In another embodiment, a vibration or sound effect may be output to the calling terminal 100 along with the messages 1730 and 1740.

18 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which the main user of the calling terminal outputs the calling terminal to the receiving terminal when the calling terminal does not originate.

Referring to FIG. 18A, when a user who touched an origination button at terminal A is a user B whose fingerprint is registered in terminal 100 being received, that is, when terminal B sends a call to terminal A A message 1810 informing the recipient's terminal 100 that it is being received from B using the terminal of A may be output. At this time, the numbers for terminals of A or B may be output together.

Referring to FIG. 18B, when a user who touched an origination button at terminal A is a fingerprint unregistered user whose fingerprint is not registered in terminal 100 being received, that is, terminal 100 When a fingerprint unregistered user who does not have a fingerprint registered in his / her finger phone sends a telephone call, a message 1820 informing that the unknown user using the terminal of A is being received may be output to the terminal 100 of the receiver.

As another embodiment, C may transmit a text message or SNS message from the terminal of A to the terminal of B. At this time, if the fingerprint of C is registered in the terminal of B, a message indicating that the message is generated by C and transmitted to the terminal of A may be output together with the message created by C.

If the fingerprint of the C is not registered in the terminal of B, a message indicating that the unknown user has created and transmitted the message to the terminal of A may be output together with the message created by C.

According to the present invention, the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user can be input to the terminal, the account of the fingerprint registration user can be executed, and the content can be transmitted to the terminal of the fingerprint registration user.

In addition, the photo album of the terminal and the photo album of the fingerprint registered user terminal can be output together to easily and quickly transmit contents such as photographs, and only the photo taken by the fingerprint registered user or the fingerprint registered user can be managed as a separate folder have.

In addition, it can recognize a fingerprint input at the time of reception or transmission to determine the actual recipient or sender of the reception or originating terminal, and output the result to the receiving or originating terminal.

As a result, the convenience of the user can be improved.

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

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

Claims (18)

In the mobile terminal,
A display unit receiving at least one fingerprint; And
Judging whether or not the inputted at least one fingerprint matches the fingerprint of the main user for the terminal or the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user registered with the terminal other than the main user,
And a controller for controlling at least one of the terminal and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user according to the determined result. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the controller executes an account of the terminal for the fingerprint registered user when it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registered user is input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the at least one fingerprint registered user transmits the content to the terminal for the at least one fingerprint registered user when it is determined that the fingerprint of the at least one fingerprint registered user touches the content output from the display unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
If it is determined that the fingerprint of the main user and the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user are input to the photo album output on the display unit, the content included in the photo album of the terminal and the content included in the photo album of the terminal for the fingerprint registration user And outputs the display unit to the first and second screens, respectively, which are obtained by dividing the display unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
And outputs the content displayed on the first screen to the second screen according to a drag input, and transmits the content to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the controller controls the camera so that only the camera photographing mode is executed when it is determined that a fingerprint of a fingerprint non-registered user other than the main user is registered in the camera photographing mode. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registering user and the content outputted by the fingerprint registering user is output when the fingerprint of the fingerprint registering user is inputted in the camera photographing mode. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
Wherein at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user is transmitted to the terminal for the fingerprint registration user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Whether a fingerprint of the main user is input to the terminal or a fingerprint of a user other than the main user is transmitted to a terminal other than the main user And controls a message output to the display unit according to whether or not the input unit has been input. (a) receiving at least one fingerprint;
(b) determining whether the inputted at least one fingerprint matches a fingerprint of a main user for the terminal or a fingerprint of a fingerprint registered user whose fingerprint is registered in the terminal other than the main user; And
and (c) controlling at least one of the terminal and the terminal for the fingerprint registered user according to the determined result. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
And executing an account of the terminal for the fingerprint registration user if it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user is input. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
And transmitting the content to the terminal for the at least one fingerprint registered user when the fingerprint of at least one fingerprint registered user is judged to be input by touching the content output from the display unit To the mobile terminal. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
If it is determined that the fingerprint of the main user and the fingerprint of the fingerprint registration user are input to the photo album output on the display unit, the content included in the photo album of the terminal and the content included in the photo album of the terminal for the fingerprint registration user And outputting the display unit to the divided first and second screens, respectively. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step (c)
And outputting the content displayed on the first screen according to a drag input to the second screen and transmitting the content to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
And controlling only the camera photographing mode to be executed when it is determined that a fingerprint of a fingerprint unregistered user is registered in the camera photographing mode other than the main user. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
And outputting at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registering user and the content outputted by the fingerprint registering user when it is determined that the fingerprint of the fingerprint registering user has been input in the camera photographing mode A method of controlling a mobile terminal. 17. The method of claim 16,
The step (c)
And transmitting at least one of the content photographed by the fingerprint registration user and the content output by the fingerprint registration user to the terminal for the fingerprint registered user. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step (c)
Whether a fingerprint of the main user is input to the terminal or a fingerprint of a user other than the main user is transmitted to a terminal other than the main user And controlling a message output to the display unit according to whether or not the input unit has been input.

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