KR20150064432A - Mobile and method for changing size of a display object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for changing a size of a display object and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal for changing a size of a display object through various instruction input methods. An embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal which may comprise: a touch screen; and a control unit which displays a display object on the touch screen, displays a size changing area if a first touch input is detected to persist for a predetermined time on the display object, and changes the size of the display object to correspond to a second touch input if the second touch input is detected in the size changing area.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method for changing a size of a display object,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method for changing a size of a display object, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal and a control method for changing a size of a display object through various command input methods.

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

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

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.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile terminals that can be worn on a wearer's body have been developed as wearable devices. As a kind of such a wearable device, a watch-shaped mobile terminal worn on the wrist of a user has appeared. Unlike smart phones and tablet PCs, the size of the display unit is relatively small. Accordingly, it is difficult to change the size of a display object by using a general size adjustment method such as changing a distance between a plurality of touch points when a user uses a watch type mobile terminal.

The present invention provides a clock type mobile terminal and a control method thereof that change the size of a display object through various touch inputs.

In addition, the present invention provides a clock type mobile terminal and a control method thereof that change the size of a display object through a size changing unit.

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

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a clock mobile terminal including: a touch screen; The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying a display object on the touch screen; displaying a size change area when a first touch input is continuously detected for a predetermined time in the display object; And a controller for changing the size of the display object to correspond to the second touch input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, including the steps of: displaying a display object on a touch screen; Displaying a size change region when a first touch input for a predetermined time touch input to the display object is sensed; And changing a size of the display object to correspond to the second touch input when the second touch input is detected in the size change area.

According to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the size of the display object can be conveniently changed on a small touch screen by manipulating the size change area using one finger.

In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the size of a display object can be conveniently changed in a small touch screen by performing touch input in a certain direction within a predetermined range of curvature using one finger.

Also, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to conveniently change the size of the display object on a small touch screen using the resizing unit.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a watch-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a method of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a method of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a display object size change using a trackball according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a display object size change using wheel control according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

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

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

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal 100 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. can be used as short range communication technology. have.

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, back, or side of the mobile 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 mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. (The 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) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

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

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

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

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 may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. ≪ / RTI >

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

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

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

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

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

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the 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. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory unit 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, 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 unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mobile terminal 100 may be a wearable device and may be worn directly on the user's body. Hereinafter, a watch-type mobile terminal will be described as a kind of wearable device.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a watch-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The watch type mobile terminal 100 is a wrist watch type mobile terminal that can be worn on the wrist and may include a watch body 101 and a wrist strap 102 as shown in Fig. The watch body 101 may include various devices / modules described above in conjunction with Fig. The wrist strap 102 may be connected to the wrist watch 101 to include a buckle (not shown) for wearing the wrist watch 101 on the user's wrist. Also, depending on the implementation, at least a portion of the components of the mobile terminal 100 may be included in the watch 102. For example, a separate user input unit or a sensing unit may be included in the watch 101 so that a user input or a sensing signal can be transmitted to the watch 101.

The present invention proposes a mobile terminal and a control method thereof which can more conveniently change the size of a display object displayed on the touch screen in consideration of the fact that a relatively small size touch screen is mounted on the watch mobile terminal. For convenience, the embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the watch-type mobile terminal 100, but the method of changing the size of the display object is not limited to the watch-type mobile terminal 100, The size of the display object can be changed through embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment for changing the size of a display object displayed on the touch screen of the above-described watch mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. Hereinafter, the display object refers to all the objects displayed on the touch screen or the display unit 151 such as an icon, a document, a picture and a moving picture.

As an example of a method of changing the size of a display object, a visual effect is displayed on a specific area of a touch screen, and a size of a display object is changed through a touch input corresponding to a specific area (hereinafter referred to as a & Can be changed. One example of such display object size change will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The control unit 180 may display the display object on the touch screen (S310).

When the first touch input is detected on the touch screen, the controller 180 may display a size change area (S320). Here, the first touch input may mean touching the display object whose size is to be changed for a predetermined time or longer. And, the resize area may refer to an area within the touch screen that includes a zoom control that can change the size of the display object. An example in which the size change area by the first touch input is displayed will be described later with reference to Fig.

If the second touch input is detected in the size change area, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object (S330). Here, the second touch input may be a touch input for moving the zoom control in the size change area to the left or right. The controller 180 can change the size of the display object to which the first touch input is input corresponding to the distance that the zoom control is moved by the second touch input. An example in which the size of the display object is changed by the second touch input will be described later with reference to FIG.

Hereinafter, an example of a method of changing the size of the display object described in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a method of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the control unit 180 may control the display object 410 to be displayed on the touch screen as shown in FIG. 4A. When the first touch input is detected in the touch screen area corresponding to the display object 410, the control unit 180 can control the size change area 420 to be displayed on the touch screen 400. Here, the first touch input may indicate that the display object 410 is touched for a predetermined time or more. Of course, it is preferable that the first touch input is different from the touch input for executing the function corresponding to the corresponding icon or for changing the position of the corresponding icon.

The size change area 420 may be displayed to be positioned at the lower end of the touch screen 400. The zoom control 421 is displayed to be positioned in the center of the size change area 420 when initially displayed, and can be moved left and right by the second touch input. The controller 180 may change the size of the display object 410 when the user performs the second touch input to move the zoom control 421 to the right as shown in FIG. If the user makes a second touch input to move the zoom control 421 to the left as shown in FIG. 4D, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object 410 to a smaller size. Of course, according to the setting of the user, if the zoom control 421 is moved to the right, the display object 410 becomes smaller, and when the zoom control 421 is moved to the left, the display object 410 may become larger.

Meanwhile, the size change area 420 may be displayed only while the first touch input is maintained, or may be displayed only for a predetermined time after the first touch input is input.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment for changing the size of a display object will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The control unit 180 may display the display object on the touch screen (S510).

When the third touch input is sensed, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object (S520). The third touch input may refer to a clockwise or counterclockwise touch that continues for a predetermined time or longer in the form of a curved line such as a circle or ellipse of a predetermined curvature in the touch screen. The controller 180 may change the size of the display object according to the direction and duration of the third touch input. Changing the size of the display object by the third touch input will be described later with reference to FIG.

Hereinafter, an example of a method for changing the size of the display object described with reference to FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a method of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the control unit 180 may control the display object 410 to be displayed on the touch screen as shown in FIG. 6A. When the third touch input in the clockwise direction is detected in the touch screen area corresponding to the display object 410 as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the controller 180 can change the size of the display object 410 greatly. On the contrary, if the third touch input in the counterclockwise direction is detected as shown in (c) of FIG. 6, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object 410 to a smaller size. Of course, when the third touch input in the clockwise direction is sensed according to the user's setting, the size of the display object 410 is changed to a smaller size, and when the third touch input in the counterclockwise direction is sensed, It can be changed greatly.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment for changing the size of a display object will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of changing the size of a display object according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The control unit 180 may display the display object on the touch screen (S710).

If the size changing unit rotates while the display object is touched, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object (S720). Here, the size changing unit may include a trackball or a wheel control in the form of a rotatable wheel as a component of the mobile terminal. When the resizing unit rotates while the display object is being touched, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object in accordance with the rotation direction and duration of the resizing unit.

Hereinafter, an example of a method of changing the size of the display object described with reference to FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a display object size change using a trackball according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the trackball 810 may be included in the watch 101 of the watch mobile terminal as shown in FIG. 8 (a), and the controller 180 may control the display object 410 to be displayed on the touch screen . When the display object 410 is touched and the trackball 810 is rotated in the opposite direction to the touch screen as shown in FIG. 8B, the controller 180 can greatly change the size of the display object 410 being touched . On the contrary, when the trackball 810 is rotated in the direction of the touch screen by touching the display object 410 as shown in FIG. 8C, the controller 180 may change the size of the display object 410 being touched have. Of course, the size of the display object 410 may be reduced when the trackball 810 is rotated in the opposite direction of the touch screen according to the user's setting, and the size of the display object 410 may be changed when the trackball 810 is rotated in the touch screen direction. The size can be changed greatly.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a display object size change using wheel control according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a circular wheel control 910 may be included around the touch screen on which the display object 410 is displayed. The control unit 180 may change the size of the display object 410 being touched when the display object 410 is touched and the wheel control 910 is rotated clockwise as shown in FIG. On the contrary, when the display object 410 is touched and the wheel control 910 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 9C, the controller 180 changes the size of the display object 410 being touched . Of course, when the wheel control 910 is rotated clockwise, the size of the display object 410 may be reduced according to the user's setting, and when the wheel control 910 is rotated counterclockwise, The size can be changed greatly.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, 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 above-described mobile terminal and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

Claims (14)

Displaying a display object on a touch screen;
Displaying a size change region when a first touch input for a predetermined time touch input to the display object is sensed;
And changing a size of the display object to correspond to the second touch input when a second touch input is detected in the size change area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein changing the size of the display object comprises:
The size of the display object is enlarged when the second touch input is a touch input to be dragged to the left,
Wherein the size of the display object is reduced when the second touch input is a touch input that is dragged to the right. Displaying a display object on a touch screen;
And changing a size of the display object when a third touch input is detected on the display object,
Wherein the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a predetermined direction within a predetermined range of curvature. The method of claim 3,
Wherein changing the size of the display object comprises:
When the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a clockwise direction, enlarges the size of the display object,
Wherein the size of the display object is reduced when the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a counterclockwise direction. Displaying a display object on a touch screen;
Changing the size of the display object when the display object is touched and the size changing part rotates in a certain direction,
Wherein changing the size of the display object comprises:
When the size changing unit rotates clockwise, enlarges the size of the display object,
Wherein the size of the display object is reduced when the size changing unit rotates counterclockwise. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the size changing unit is a trackball. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the size changing unit is a circular shape and is rotated. touch screen; And
The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying a display object on the touch screen; displaying a size change area when a first touch input is continuously detected for a predetermined time in the display object; And a controller for changing a size of the display object to correspond to the second touch input. 9. The method of claim 8,
The control unit enlarges the size of the display object when the second touch input is a touch input to be dragged to the left and reduces the size of the display object when the second touch input is a touch input to be dragged to the right Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. touch screen; And
And a controller for displaying a display object on the touch screen and changing a size of the display object when a third touch input is detected on the display object,
Wherein the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a predetermined direction within a predetermined range of curvature. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the control unit enlarges the size of the display object when the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a clockwise direction,
Wherein the size of the display object is reduced when the third touch input is a touch input that continues in a counterclockwise direction. touch screen;
A size changing unit; And
A controller for displaying a display object on the touch screen and changing a size of the display object when the display object is touched and the size changing part rotates in a certain direction,
Wherein the control unit enlarges the size of the display object when the size changing unit rotates in a clockwise direction and reduces the size of the display object when the size changing unit rotates in a counterclockwise direction, terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the size changing unit is a trackball. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the size changing unit is a circular shape and is rotated.

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