KR20150063771A - Terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal available for displaying a user-selected part of an original image as a thumb nail, setting a memo the user wants on the thumb nail of the original image and displaying the memo on the thumb nail, displaying only the original image of the thumb nail except for the memo when the thumb nail is selected, and to a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a memory, a touch screen, and a control part.

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 has a gallery function for viewing a list of images stored in a memory of the portable terminal, such as an image taken by a camera, an image downloaded from the outside, or selecting a desired image from the list to provide.

The gallery function displays a list of original images stored in the memory as a list of thumbnails in a preview form. When the user selects a thumbnail corresponding to an original image to be viewed in the list, the portable terminal displays the selected thumbnails The corresponding original image is displayed on the entire screen.

However, the present thumbnail displays the original image in a reduced form, and the user can not view only the desired portion of the original image as a thumbnail.

Also, when the user inputs and saves the memo contents on the original image to be memorized among the original images stored in the memory, the original image is synthesized with the memo contents and is damaged.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal capable of displaying a desired portion of a user image in a thumbnail image in an original image and a control method thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal which displays a thumbnail desired by a user on a thumbnail of an original image and displays the thumbnail on the thumbnail and displays only the original image of the thumbnail except for the memo content when the thumbnail is selected, And to provide a control method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a memory storing tagged information in at least one of thumbnails indicating original images and original images; A touch screen for displaying a list of thumbnails; And a control unit displaying the tagged information in the thumbnail in the list and displaying an original image of the selected thumbnail when the thumbnail displayed with the information is selected, And the tagged information is not displayed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: storing tagged information in at least one of thumbnails indicating original images and original images; Displaying a list of thumbnails on a touch screen; Displaying the tagged information in the thumbnail within the list; And displaying an original image of the selected thumbnail when the thumbnail displayed with the information is selected, wherein the tagged information on the selected thumbnail is not displayed in the displayed original image.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention have an effect that a user can designate a desired portion of the original image as a thumbnail and can view the contents of the original image without damaging the original image. Provides a possible effect.

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

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

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

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

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to 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 16, according to the present invention, a user sets desired information on a thumbnail of an original image and displays it on the thumbnail. When the thumbnail is selected, the thumbnail of the thumbnail The process of displaying only images will be described in detail.

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

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

5 to 16, the controller 180 of the portable terminal 100 stores the information tagged in at least one of the original images and the thumbnails of the original images in the memory 160 (S110).

In step S110, the user can display a specific original image on the screen of the touch screen 151, specify a specific portion to be displayed as a thumbnail in the displayed original image, and input desired information on the designated portion. That is, the control unit 180 designates the portion to be displayed as the thumbnail on the original image through the touch gesture of the user, and when the user's desired information is input on the designated portion, the input information is displayed as the thumbnail Tag and store it.

The information includes a text memo corresponding to a touch gesture of a user or a touch gesture pattern input by the touch pen, an icon, an icon, an emoticon, a numeral, and the like corresponding to the specific image in the original image and the original image. A note, a text entered through a keypad displayed on the screen of the touch screen 151, and numbers, symbols, emoticons, icons, and the like.

For example, when a specific part to be displayed as the thumbnail is designated, the controller 180 displays the text on the screen with a keypad, and the text input through the keypad is tagged and stored in the specific part. As another example, if a specific portion to be displayed by the thumbnail is designated, the control unit 180 displays on the screen a list including a plurality of items of items to be displayed and tagged in the designated portion, And tagging the specific part with the information. At this time, the item may include at least one of a text, a picture, an icon, an emoticon, and a symbol, or may be a combination of two or more. As another example, when a specific portion to be displayed as the thumbnail is designated, the controller 180 displays a color table including a plurality of background colors to be displayed and tagged in the background portion in the designated portion, And the background color is tagged and stored in the specific portion with the information.

In the following description, the information tagged on the thumbnail will be referred to as "tagging information ".

The control unit 180 then displays a list of thumbnails corresponding to each of the original images stored in the memory 160 on the screen of the touch screen 151 S120].

For example, when the user executes the gallery application or viewer application provided in the portable terminal 100, the controller 180 displays a list of thumbnails corresponding to the original images.

At this time, the original images may include a picture file and a document file. Also, the original images may be stored in a specific folder. In this case, when the specific folder is selected, the controller 180 may display a list of thumbnails corresponding to the original images stored in the specific folder have.

In addition, the original image may be an image captured from a preview image input through the camera 121, and may also be an image captured by a user's capture instruction on a screen displaying specific content, Or downloaded from an external server, a web site, a web page, a blog, or the like through the interface unit 170 or the image memory 110, or may be an image previously stored in the memory 160.

The control unit 180 displays corresponding tagging information described in step S110 in the thumbnail among the thumbnails in the displayed list [S130].

If a specific thumbnail including the tagging information is selected in the list [S140], the control unit 180 displays the original image corresponding to the selected thumbnail on the entire screen in the gallery mode, and excludes the tagging information included in the thumbnail (S140).

Hereinafter, the process of FIG. 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 16. FIG.

6 (a) shows that a specific original image 310 is displayed on the screen of the touch screen 151. FIG.

A user may designate a specific portion 311 to be displayed as a thumbnail in the original image 310 and input desired tagging information 312 on the designated portion 311. As an example, it is shown that the pattern of the touch gesture corresponding to the user's hand "T-shirt" is input as the tagging information 312 on the designated portion 311.

6 (a), the controller 180 designates the portion 311 to be displayed as the thumbnail on the original image 310 through the touch gesture of the user, and as shown in FIG. 6 (b) When the tagging information 312 is input on the designated portion 311, the designated portion 311 is stored in the memory 160 as a thumbnail 311 for the original image 310 At the same time, the tagging information 312 is tagged in the thumbnail 311 and stored.

6C shows a list 300 of thumbnails corresponding to each of the original images and a thumbnail 311 including the tagging information 312 is included in the list 300. FIG.

6 (d), when the thumbnail 311 including the tagging information 312 is selected from the list 300, the controller 180 displays the original image corresponding to the thumbnail 311 310 are displayed on the screen in the gallery mode except for the tagging information 312 included in the thumbnail 311.

7 shows an input UI for inputting tagging information tagged in a thumbnail.

7 (a), the control unit 180 determines whether a portion 311 to be displayed as a thumbnail for the original image 310 is designated on the original image 310 through the touch gesture of the user An input UI 410 for inputting the tagging information tagged in the designated portion 311 is displayed.

For example, the input UI 410 may include at least one of a pen input UI 411, a text input UI 412, an item input UI 413, and a background color input UI 414.

That is, the user can set pen options such as the thickness and color of the touch gesture pattern to be input on the designated part 311 through the pen input UI 411, (The user's hand or the touch pen) on the touch screen. For example, reference numerals 325 and 326 in FIG. 7B indicate that the tagging information 325 and 326 input through the pen input UI 411 are tagged and displayed in the corresponding thumbnails.

In addition, the user can input the text of the desired memo content on the designated portion 311 through the text input UI 412. [ That is, when the text input UI 412 is selected, the controller 180 displays the keypad and stores the text input through the keypad as the tagging information. 322, 323, and 324, which are input through the text input UI 412, for example, the reference numerals 321, 322, 323, and 324 in FIG. 7 (b) ) Is tagged and displayed in the corresponding thumbnails.

In addition, the user can input an item of desired memo content on the designated part 311 through the item input UI 413. That is, when the item input UI 413 is selected, the control unit 180 displays a list including items of the plurality of items on the screen, and stores the selected item in the list as the tagging information. At this time, the item may include at least one of a text, a picture, an icon, an emoticon, and a symbol, or may be a combination of two or more. For example, reference numeral 328 in FIG. 7B indicates that the tagging information 328 input through the item input UI 413 is tagged and displayed on the thumbnail.

In addition, the user can input a desired background color on the designated portion 311 through the background color input UI 414. That is, when the background color input UI 414 is selected, the controller 180 displays a color table including a plurality of background colors on the screen, and stores the background color selected in the color table as the tagging information. For example, reference numeral 327 in FIG. 7B indicates that the tagging information 327 input through the background color input UI 414 is tagged and displayed on the thumbnail.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 8, the controller 180 may edit the thumbnail including the specific tagging information in at least one manner.

8 (a), when the thumbnail including the tagging information 321 is selected in the list 300, the controller 180 determines whether the thumbnail includes the tagging information 321 as shown in FIG. 8 (b) And an editing UI 420 including at least one editing function for the thumbnail.

At this time, when the thumbnail including the tagging information 321 is long-touched, the controller 180 can display the editing UI 420.

The editing UI 420 may include a delete function 421 and at least one of a send function 422 and an add function 423. [

That is, when the deletion function 421 is selected, the control unit 180 deletes the thumbnail including the tagging information 321, replaces the deleted thumbnail, and stores the entirety of the original image corresponding to the deleted thumbnail In the list 300, an existing thumbnail to be displayed.

If the transmission function 422 is selected, the control unit 180 may transmit the thumbnail including the tagging information 321 through the wireless communication unit 110 as a contact set by the user.

When the additional function 423 is selected, the control unit 180 displays the input UI 410 of FIG. 7 for inputting additional tagging information on the thumbnail including the tagging information 321, Tagging information may be tagged and displayed on the thumbnail.

9, the control unit 180 can partially edit or collectively edit thumbnails displayed by tagging the corresponding tagging information 321 to 328 in the list 300 according to the user's selection have.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, the controller 180 displays the checkboxes in the thumbnails including the tagging information 321 to 328 in the list 300, And displays the edit UI 420 for editing the thumbnails checked by the check boxes.

The function of the editing UI 420 has already been described with reference to FIG. 8. When a specific editing function is selected through the editing UI 420, the controller 180 displays the selected editing function on the thumbnails checked through the check boxes Respectively.

10, when the tagging information 322 tagged in a specific thumbnail in the list 300 is selected, the controller 180 displays the selected tagging information 322 in the list, And at least one thumbnail tagged with tagging information having the same category may be separately displayed in the list.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the tagging information 322 in the form of a character (number 1) displayed by being tagged in a specific thumbnail in the list 300 is selected in the list 300, 322, 323, and 324 among the tagging information 321 to 328 displayed in each of the thumbnails in the tag 300 and recognizes the tagging information 321 and 322 , 323, and 324 displays tagged thumbnails in the list 300 separately from other thumbnails. For example, the control unit 180 can display the tagged information of the character type (321, 322, 323, and 324) in bold and display the tagged thumbnails in bold in the list 300 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, when a specific category is input, the controller 180 can sort and display thumbnails displayed by tagging the information having the input category in the list.

11A, the control unit 180 displays a sorting list 430 including a plurality of category categories 431, 432, 433, and 434, (Text) 432 is selected in the category list 430 shown in FIG. 11B, tagging information 321 (text) belonging to the selected category category 432 in the list 300 , 322, 323, and 324) are tagged to display the thumbnails displayed, and the thumbnails are sorted and displayed in the list 300 preferentially.

11 (c), the control unit 180 displays an editing UI 420 providing at least one editing function to be applied to the thumbnails collectively, and the editing UI 420 displays the editing UI 420, The selected editing function is collectively reflected on the identified thumbnails.

12, when the tagging information 322 displayed by being tagged in a specific thumbnail in the list 300 is selected, the controller 180 displays the selected tagging information 322 in the list, The tagging information having the same category as the thumbnail can be deleted from the thumbnail.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the tagging information 322 in the form of a character (number 1) tagged in a specific thumbnail in the list 300 is selected in the list 300, 322, 323, and 324 among the tagging information 321 to 328 displayed on each of the thumbnails in the tag 300 as shown in FIG. 322, 323, and 324 of the identified character type from the corresponding thumbnails.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the tagging information 322 in the form of a character (number 1) displayed by being tagged in a specific thumbnail in the first list 300 is selected 322, 323, and 324 among the tagging information 321 to 328 displayed on each of the thumbnails in the first list 300, and displays the tagging information 321, 322, 323, The second list including only the tagging information 321, 322, 323, and 324 of the identified character type is displayed.

The controller 180 deletes the selected tagging information 324 from the thumbnail in the first list 300 when the specific tagging information 324 is selected from the second list.

14, when the thumbnail displayed by tagging specific tagging information in the list 300 is moved to a specific area of the screen on which the list 300 is displayed, the controller 180 controls the wireless communication unit 110 may share the thumbnail moved to the specific area with at least one external terminal.

14 (a), the controller 180 displays a shared area 300A on which the thumbnail to be shared with at least one external terminal is moved on the screen on which the list 300 is displayed, When the specific thumbnail displayed by tagging the tagging information 321 in the list 300 is touched and dragged and dropped into the shared area 330A, as shown in (b) of FIG. 14, The thumbnail dragged and dropped into the shared area 330A is transmitted and shared by one external terminal. In addition, the control unit 180 uploads the thumbnails dragged and dropped into the shared area 330A to the user-dedicated personal server in which the user's data shared with at least one external terminal is uploaded, The thumbnail including the tagging information 321 can be shared.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15 (a), the control unit 180 determines whether the tagged tagged tagged information 328 in the list 300 is dragged to at least one other thumbnail without tagging information The tagging information tagged in the thumbnail may be tagged and displayed on the at least one other thumbnail, as shown in FIG. 15 (b).

If the tagging information 328 tagged in a specific thumbnail in the list 300 is dragged and dropped into at least one other thumbnail without the tagging information in the list 300, Information 328 may be tagged and displayed on the at least one other thumbnail.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 16A, the controller 180 performs long-touching of the tagging information 328 tagged to a specific thumbnail in the list 300, As shown, if at least one other thumbnail without the tagging information is touched in the list 300, the tagging information 328 may be displayed on the at least one other thumbnail, as shown in FIG. 16 (c) Can be tagged and displayed.

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 (15)

A memory for storing information tagged in at least one of thumbnails each representing original images and the original images;
A touch screen displaying a list of thumbnails; And
And a control unit for displaying the tagged information in the thumbnail in the list and displaying an original image of the selected thumbnail when the thumbnail displayed with the information is selected,
Wherein the tagged information in the selected thumbnail is not displayed in the displayed original image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information is a memo associated with any one of the original image and the thumbnail of the original image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the original images include at least one of an image captured by a camera of the portable terminal, an image captured on a screen of a specific content displayed on the touch screen, and an image downloaded from outside. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit stores the specified area in the memory as a thumbnail of the captured original image when a specific original image is captured and an area to be displayed as a thumbnail is designated in the captured original image. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein when the specific information is input on the designated area, the control unit tags the input specific information in the thumbnail of the captured original image and stores the tagged information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the specific information is a memo content corresponding to a pattern of a touch gesture input on the designated area. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the control unit displays a keypad for inputting text to be displayed on the designated area when the area is designated and tagging the text input through the keypad in the thumbnail with the specific information, terminal. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the control unit displays a list including items of a plurality of items to be displayed on the designated area when the area is designated and stores an item selected from the list by tagging the thumbnail with the specific information, . 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the control unit displays a color table to be displayed in a background color of the designated area when the area is designated and tags the color selected in the color table in the thumbnail with the specific information, . The method according to claim 1,
The list includes two or more thumbnails, each information being tagged and displayed,
Wherein the control unit distinguishes tagged thumbnails with information having the same category as the selected information in the list when information displayed on a specific thumbnail is selected in the list. The method according to claim 1,
The list includes two or more thumbnails, each information being tagged and displayed,
Wherein the controller displays sorting and displaying tagged thumbnails of information having the same category as the input category in the list when a specific category is input. The method according to claim 1,
The list includes two or more thumbnails, each information being tagged and displayed,
The control unit recognizes thumbnails tagged with information having the same category as the information tagged in the selected thumbnail when the specific thumbnail is selected in the list and deletes the tagged information from the identified thumbnails . The method according to claim 1,
And a wireless communication unit for performing communication for data sharing with at least one external terminal,
Wherein when the thumbnail tagged with the information is moved to a specific area in the list, the controller shares the tagged thumbnail with the external terminal through the wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller tags the information tagged in the first thumbnail on the second thumbnail when the first thumbnail tagged with information is dragged and dropped into at least one second thumbnail whose information is not tagged To the portable terminal. Storing the tagged information in at least one of the thumbnails indicating the original images and the original images;
Displaying a list of thumbnails on a touch screen;
Displaying the tagged information in the thumbnail within the list;
And displaying an original image of the selected thumbnail when the thumbnail displayed with the information is selected,
Wherein the tagged information in the selected thumbnail is not displayed in the displayed original image.

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