KR20150066421A - Message sending method of application - Google Patents

Abstract

A message sending method of an application relating to message sending is characterized by comprising the steps of: driving the application in a mobile terminal; displaying a group message window available of sending message to multiple talkers, when the application is driven; receiving any one request among a first request and a second request relating to message sending, while the group message window is displayed; and sending a message to some talkers among multiple talkers in response to message sending, wherein the first request is a request for sending a message to all of the multiple talkers included in the group message window, and the second request is a request for sending a message to some talkers among the multiple talkers included in the group message window.

Description

[0001] MESSAGE SENDING METHOD OF APPLICATION [0002]

 The present invention relates to a content providing method of an application capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, as functions of a smart phone, i.e., a mobile terminal have diversified, such a mobile terminal has been used as a multimedia device (multimedia player) having multiple functions such as photographing, video shooting, ).

Also, since an application capable of performing various functions can be installed in such a mobile terminal, the user can install or delete applications corresponding to various functions as needed.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal can transmit a message to a plurality of talkers using an application installed in the mobile terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers in various ways.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers in various ways, the method comprising the steps of: running the application on a mobile terminal; Displaying a group message window capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers, receiving a request for either a first request or a second request related to message transmission in a state in which the group message window is displayed, Sending a message to some of the plurality of talkers in response to the request, wherein the first request is a request to transmit a message to all of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window, ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 2 < / RTI > Characterized in that the request for transmitting a message to the sub-talker.

In one embodiment, when the second request is received, screen information for selecting a few talkers to send a message among the plurality of talkers is displayed in at least a part of the group message window.

In one embodiment, the screen information for selecting a portion includes a graphic object that indicates identification information of each of the plurality of talkers.

In one embodiment, in response to the second request, when a message is transmitted to the part of the talker, information indicating that the message has been transmitted to a part of the talker is outputted around the area where the contents of the message are displayed .

In one embodiment, when a predetermined type of touch is applied to an area in which the content of the transmitted message is displayed, a function list including a function item related to the message is displayed in one area of the group message window .

In one embodiment, any one of the items included in the function list may transmit a message transmitted to the part of the talker to the other talker who has not received the message among the plurality of talkers included in the group message window, And an item indicating the function of additionally transmitting the information.

In one embodiment, when an item indicating the function of transmitting the message is selected, the group message window displays screen information for selecting a communicator to additionally receive a message among a plurality of talkers.

In one embodiment, when the message is additionally transmitted, additional information indicating that the message is further received is displayed around an area where information indicating that the message has been transmitted is displayed.

In one embodiment, in response to the second request, a message transmitted to a few talkers of the plurality of talkers is a message whose time to read the contents of the message is limited.

In one embodiment, when a message having a limited time for browsing the contents of the message is transmitted, a graphic object indicating that the time for viewing the contents of the message is limited is displayed around the area where the contents of the message are displayed .

In one embodiment, when a touch is applied to the graphic object, the content of the transmitted message is output for a preset time, and the content of the message is no longer output when the predetermined time elapses do.

In one embodiment, when the contents of the message having a limited time for browsing the contents of the message are browsed, notification information indicating that the contents of the message are browsed is output instead of the contents of the message.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises receiving browsing information indicating whether or not the content of the message has been viewed by some of the talkers after the message has been sent to the part of the talkers, wherein, based on the browse information, So that the contents of the transmitted message can not be browsed.

In one embodiment, the browsing information indicating whether or not the message has been viewed is received from an external server associated with the application, and when the content of the message is not read by the partially speaking person, And a message transmission cancellation request signal is transmitted to the external server.

In one embodiment, the group message window does not display the contents of the message any more, and notification information indicating that the transmission cancellation request signal is transmitted is displayed in an area where the contents of the message are displayed.

In one embodiment, when the contents of the message are read by some of the talkers, the message is not controlled to be transmitted to the external server.

In one embodiment, there is provided a method of transmitting a message of an application related to message transmission, the method comprising: a step of the application being driven in a mobile terminal; and a group message window capable of transmitting and receiving a message to a plurality of talkers, And displaying the contents of the received message in a group message window, wherein the step of displaying the contents of the group message window comprises the steps of: And notification information indicating that the received message has been transmitted to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers.

In one embodiment, the notification information indicating that the received message is a message sent to some of the plurality of talkers includes at least one of the identification information of each of the some of the talkers and the browse information indicating whether or not the message has been viewed by some of the talkers Is included.

In one embodiment, a message received from the external terminal is a message having a browse time, which is a time for viewing the contents of the message.

In one embodiment, when the content of the message having the browse time is browsed, the contents of the message displayed in the group message window are not displayed any more.

In one embodiment, when the content of the message having the browse time is browsed, notification information indicating that the content of the message is browsed is displayed in the group message window.

In one embodiment, the method further includes receiving a message transmission cancellation request signal from the external server performing control relating to transmission / reception of the message, after the message is transmitted to the communicator, And causes the contents of the message to disappear from the group message window based on the message transmission cancellation request signal.

In one embodiment, when the contents of the message disappear from the group message window based on the message transmission cancellation request signal, notification information indicating disappearance of the contents of the message is displayed in an area where the contents of the message are displayed .

The message transmission method of an application according to the present invention can provide a method of transmitting a message only to a part of a talker in a group message window in which a plurality of talkers participate. Accordingly, the user can provide information related to privacy or security only to a part of the talker desired by the user even in a group message window in which a plurality of talkers participate.

In addition, the message transmission method of the application according to the present invention can transmit a message having a restriction on the viewing time of a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers. Accordingly, after transmitting information related to privacy or security, the user can delete the information to the mobile terminal of the other party to which the message is transmitted, thereby enabling security and privacy protection.

In addition, the message transmission method of an application according to the present invention may send a message to some talkers, and then retrieve the message so that the talker can not view the message. Accordingly, when the user erroneously transmits information related to privacy or security, the user can not view the erroneously transmitted message, thereby enhancing security and privacy.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration for implementing a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention.
FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of entering an application message transmission method according to the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another method for transmitting a message to at least a part of a plurality of talkers through a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying notification information indicating that a message has been transmitted to the at least a part of a message transmitted to at least a part of a plurality of talkers through a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention It is a conceptual diagram.
6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 7B, and 7C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for selecting an additional talker to receive the message after the function of transmitting a message to some talkers among a plurality of talkers is executed .
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of transmitting various information by using a function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of canceling a function of transmitting a message to some talker before execution of a function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers, before transmission of the message.
FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a method for controlling a message sender to prevent some of the talkers from reading a message after the message is sent to some talkers of the plurality of talkers.
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for converting a message transmitted to a part of talkers into a message transmitted to all of a plurality of talkers included in a group message window.
FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for limiting the viewing time of message contents to a part of the talker.
13 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal to which a user interface corresponding to a content providing method according to the present invention is applied.
14A and 14B are perspective views of an example of a mobile terminal to which a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed from the front side and the rear side.

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

The user interface according to the content providing method or the content providing method according to the present invention may be applied to a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, A note book, a desktop PC, and the like.

Hereinafter, an example in which the content providing method according to the present invention is applied to a 'mobile terminal' will be described. However, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal such as a desktop PC.

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a message on a mobile terminal or a fixed terminal to a group of message communicators in a group message window including a plurality of talkers. Here, the group message window may provide a user interface through which a plurality of talkers can exchange messages in real time. For example, if three talkers are included in the group message window, the three talkers can send a message to the group message window so that three talkers can send or receive the message in real time.

Meanwhile, the provision of the user interface related to the group message window may be provided through a separate independent application. In this case, such an application may be installed on the mobile terminal based on the user's selection, or may be installed on the mobile terminal from the time the mobile terminal is shipped. On the other hand, when the application is installed based on the user's selection, such an application can be downloaded through the application download server.

1, a user interface for transmitting a message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a controller 180, a wireless communication unit 110, an output unit 120, a touch signal receiving unit 140, (Not shown). When the configuration of the present invention has the same or similar name as the configuration of the mobile terminal, it can perform the same or similar function as the configuration of the mobile terminal.

For example, referring to the configuration of the output unit 120, the mobile terminal is responsible for outputting all information that can be output from the mobile terminal, and a user interface for providing a method of transmitting a message according to the present invention The configuration of the output unit 120 serves to output all information that can be output through the present invention. That is, the output unit 120 serves to output information, and its general role may be the same. For example, the output unit 120 may output a group message window and provide it to a user.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 may control the overall operation of the user interface to provide a message transmission method according to the present invention. In particular, the control unit 180 according to the present invention can control operations related to setting up a user account for each of a plurality of talkers for message transmission, establishment of a dialog window, and addition or deletion of an entire message related to deletion to a group message window.

Here, the user account may be composed of a user's ID, e-mail address, personal homepage (or web address (URL)), and the like. That is, the user account may be log-in information using user-identifiable information.

When the application related to the message transmission provided through the user interface is executed, the controller 180 controls the operation of the application related to the application stored in the storage unit (memory unit 160, external storage, external storage server, Information can be output on the display unit of the mobile terminal. For example, the control unit 180 may output a group message window including a plurality of talkers.

Meanwhile, the user account information of each of the plurality of talkers can be stored in the storage unit (at least one of the memory unit 160, the external storage, the external storage server, and the external server). That is, the user account information may be stored as identification information of each of the plurality of talkers, and may be stored in the form of meta data and log information.

The identification information of the plurality of talkers may be stored in the storage unit by the user's selection or at the initial stage of the mobile terminal installation. In addition, the control unit 180 may transmit the identification information to another terminal or may receive the identification information from another terminal and store the identification information in the memory unit 160.

In addition, the control unit 180 may transmit a message to a plurality of talkers included in the group message window in a state that the group message window is displayed on the display unit 151. [ Also, the control unit 180 may transmit a message to at least some of the plurality of talkers.

The at least some communicators may be selected by the user. The selection by the user may be received in various ways. For example, the at least some of the talkers may be selected by making a touch on the graphic object representing at least some of the talkers.

Also, the message transmitted to the at least some talker may be set to be viewable only by the at least some talker for a certain time. For example, a message sent to at least some of the talkers may be set to be viewable only for 10 seconds.

Also, the controller 180 may cancel the transmission of the message before browsing the message transmitted to the at least some talker. Cancellation of the message transmission may mean processing the message such that at least some of the talkers can not view it. That is, when the controller 180 receives a message transmission cancellation request for canceling the transmission of the message, the at least one communicator can no longer browse the contents of the message. Such cancellation of the message transmission can be referred to as "message recall ".

Meanwhile, the wireless communication unit 110 may receive information from at least one external server or external terminal, or may transmit information to at least one external server or external terminal. In a case where the wireless communication unit 110 receives or transmits information, that is, when performing wireless communication with an external server, the communication module (for example, A communication module, a short distance communication module, a wireless Internet module, a location information module, a broadcast receiving module, etc.) can be used. For example, the wireless communication unit 100 can receive information from an external server or transmit information through a wireless Internet module (for example, a Wi-Fi module) provided in a mobile terminal (not shown) .

Meanwhile, the wireless communication unit 110 can transmit a message to at least one external terminal and an external server. Here, the message may be a message including various information such as text, image, moving picture, and product information. Such a message can be transmitted at the request of the user.

Meanwhile, contents, content information, or service information related to the received parental service can be received differently according to the wireless network connection state of the wireless communication unit 110 (or the wireless communication connection state of the mobile terminal). For example, the amount of information received (or the amount of data) may be different when the mobile terminal is currently connected to a wi-fi network and when it is connected to a 3G or 4G network.

Further, the received information may be received differently according to the tariff to which the mobile terminal is subscribed, that is, the tariff information. For example, if you are subscribed to a data unlimited plan and you are subscribed to a plan that has data usage restrictions, the amount of data in the information you receive may vary.

Meanwhile, the output unit 120 may output a group message window capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers and information related to the group message window on the display unit of the mobile terminal in the message mobility method according to the present invention .

Meanwhile, the memory unit 160 may store respective identification information for a plurality of talkers included in the group message window. The identification information may be a user account, telephone number information, and the like. Here, the user account may be a user's ID information, e-mail information, resident registration number information, and I-pin information.

The identification information may be set by the user at the beginning of execution of the application. For example, when the application is first executed, the control unit checks whether there is a user account associated with the application, and if not, displays the screen information for setting the user account. The user can set a user account through the screen information.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a message to at least a part of a plurality of talkers through a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of an application according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting an application message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another method for indicating that a message can be transmitted. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another method for indicating that a message can be transmitted. The notification information indicating that the user has transmitted the notification message.

First, in order to transmit a message to a plurality of talkers, an application related to the message transmission according to the present invention may be activated (S210). Such an application can be driven by a user's selection. Such an application may be installed and present on the mobile terminal from the time of shipment of the mobile terminal at the request of the operator, or may be installed on the mobile terminal based on the user's selection.

When an application related to message transmission is activated, an application according to the present invention may proceed to display a group message window so as to transmit a message to a plurality of talkers (S220).

When the application is activated, the control unit 180 may display a plurality of group message windows on the display unit 151 at the user's selection.

The group message window may be displayed at the request of the user. For example, the control unit 180 may display a group message window on the display unit 151 when a request for a user to transmit a message to a plurality of talkers is received.

The plurality of talkers included in the group message window may be selected by the user. Here, the plurality of talkers may be selected among external mobile terminals having identification information previously stored in the user's mobile terminal.

For example, the user can select at least a part of the external mobile terminals in which the phone number information (identification information) is stored in the storage unit as a plurality of talkers capable of transmitting messages through the group message window.

When a plurality of talkers are selected, identification information of a plurality of talkers can be displayed in one area in the group message window. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, a graphic object indicating identification information of a plurality of talkers may be displayed in the group message window.

In addition, the group message window may include a message display area 200 for displaying contents of messages transmitted to a plurality of talkers, and a message input area 210 for receiving contents of messages to be transmitted to the plurality of talkers. For example, the contents of a message transmitted by one of the plurality of talkers are displayed in the message display area 200, and the conversation partner of any one of the plurality of talkers is displayed in the message input area 210 A user interface for inputting contents can be provided.

On the other hand, status information related to the message may be displayed around the area where the contents of the message transmitted to the plurality of talkers are displayed. Here, the status information may include at least one of browsing information indicating the number of persons who read the contents of the message among the plurality of talkers, transmission time information indicating a time at which the message was transmitted, and setting information indicating a function set in the message May be included. In addition, the setting information may indicate that the display time of the contents of the message is limited, or may be information indicating that the message is transmitted only to a part of the talkers of the plurality of talkers.

Meanwhile, when the controller 180 transmits a message using the group message window, the controller 180 may transmit a message to a plurality of talkers included in the group message window. That is, when three communicators are included in the group message window, the three communicators can browse the message when the message is transmitted through the group message window. Through this, the user can transmit the same contents message to a plurality of talkers at once.

In addition, a graphical object 300 for setting various functions related to the group message window may be displayed in one area of the group message window. At this time, if the graphic object is selected, the controller 180 may output a setting screen 310 of various functions related to the group message window to at least a part of the group message window.

At this time, the various functions may include at least one of a function for transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers, a dialogue function for generating the dialogue indicated by the identification information, and a function for transferring various goods information. Through this, the user can set various functions related to the group message window.

After the group message window is displayed on the display unit, the application according to the present invention may proceed to a step of transmitting a message to at least some of the plurality of talkers included in the group message window at step S230.

When transmitting a message through the group message window based on a user's request, the control unit 180 may selectively transmit a message to only a part of the plurality of talkers included in the group message window. For example, when the group message window includes five dialogue characters, the control unit 180 may transmit a message to two talkers so that only two dialogue parties can view the message, based on the user's request. As described above, the function of transmitting a message to a part of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window can be referred to as a "whisper function ". Hereinafter, the function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among the plurality of talkers in the group message window is called "whisper function ", but the function may also be called various names.

In order to perform the "whisper function ", the user may apply a control command corresponding to the whisper function. At this time, the control unit 180 may perform the whisper function in response to a user's request to perform the whisper function. At this time, the user can perform the whisper function using various methods. For example, the user may select a graphic object representing a whisper function displayed in one area of the group message window.

When the whisper function is performed, the display unit 151 may display screen information for selecting a few talkers to receive a message among a plurality of talkers included in the group message window. Here, the screen information may include identification information for a plurality of talkers. Also, the screen information may be displayed on a part of the group message window, or may be displayed on the entire output area of the display unit 151, out of the group message window.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the screen information may be displayed in a partial area 310 of the group message window, and may be superimposed on the group message window. As another example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the screen information may be displayed in the entire output area 350 of the display unit 151. In this case, it can be understood that the screen information is converted into screen information for selecting a few talkers among a plurality of talkers in the group message window.

On the other hand, if some dialogue among the plurality of talkers is selected, a graphic object indicating that the selected dialogue is selected may be displayed in the group message window. For example, referring to (c) of FIG. 3A, a user may select a few talkers 320a to send a message among the plurality of talkers 320a and 320b in the group message window.

At this time, the display unit 151 may display the identification information 320a of the selected talker. For example, referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, identification information 320a of the selected selected talker is displayed in the vicinity 330 of the message input area 210 of the group message window . Through this, the user can know that the message can be transmitted only to the selected talker.

As another example of performing the above-described whisper function, a graphic object indicating a plurality of talkers' identification information 320a and 320b included in the group message window can be used as shown in FIG. 3C (a) . That is, in the message display area 200 displaying the contents of the message of the group message window, a graphic object indicating at least a part of the plurality of talkers 320a and 320b may be displayed.

If a predetermined type of touch is applied to the graphic object indicating the identification information 320a or 320b, the controller 180 displays a function list 360 related to performing a simple function on the periphery of the graphic object can do.

Here, items included in the function list 360 may be functions related to the identification information. For example, the talker indicated by the identification information may have various functions such as a telephone dialing function, a chatting function, a whispering function, and a sharing function. For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3C, the function list may include a whisper function, a chat function for the talker indicated by the identification information, and an item corresponding to the product information transfer function.

At this time, if the user selects the whisper function in the function list, the controller 180 can execute the whisper function to transmit a message only to the communicator 320a indicated by the identification information.

At this time, the user can select an item indicating the whisper function among the items of the function list 360. If the item indicating the whisper function is selected, the controller 180 can perform a whisper function to transmit a message only to the talker indicated by the selected identification information 320a.

In this case, the user can select a talker to which a message is to be transmitted along with the execution of the whisper function, without a separate procedure for selecting a few talkers to transmit the message among the plurality of talkers.

When the whisper function is executed, information indicating that a message transmission function is set is displayed in one area 330 of the group message window only to the talker indicated by the identification information.

Meanwhile, when a part of talkers to transmit a message among the plurality of talkers is selected, the controller 180 displays information indicating that the message has been transmitted to the talker along with the contents of the message on the display unit 151 have. This may be the setting information of the message, as described above. In the present invention, such information may be referred to as "whisper information ". Hereinafter, they are collectively referred to as "whisper information ", but such names may be changed to any other names to ordinary descriptors.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), FIG. 3 (c), and FIG. 3 (c) &Quot; send a whisper "indicating the name of the talker and the identification information 320a of the talker may be displayed.

As another example, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the whisper information may be displayed in a part of an area where contents of the message are input. In this case, the user can be provided with a screen in which a part of the message display area 200 is not covered.

Meanwhile, the message transmitted to some talkers may be various types of messages such as a text message, an image, a moving picture, and an emoticon. In addition, the message transmitted to some talkers may be a message having various functions. For example, a message transmission time limit function may be set in a message transmitted to some talkers. That is, some of the talkers who have received the message may view the contents of the message within a predetermined time.

When a message is sent to a part of the talker, the message display area 200 may output information 500, 510, 520, 530, and 540 indicating that a message has been sent to the talker. Information 500 indicating that a message has been sent to some talkers includes information 500 indicating a message to which a message has been sent to some talkers, identification information 510 of the some talkers, A graphical object 540 indicating the contents cancellation function of the message, and whether or not the message has been viewed by the conversation person 530. [

Also, after a message has been sent to some talkers, the user who sent the message may not be able to view the contents of the message until some talker has browsed the message. These functions can be called "message recall" functions. Hereinafter, the function is referred to as message recovery, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be named various terms.

The message retrieval function may be executed until some conversation person browses the contents of the transmitted message. That is, the message recall function can not be transmitted after some conversation party who has received the message has read the contents of the message.

The control unit 180 transmits a control command to the external server so that the contents of the message are not displayed on the display unit of the partly speaking person so that the conversation party can not browse the contents of the message . Here, the external server may be an external storage and control unit that stores all information related to the transmission of the message.

The external server may transmit a control command to the mobile terminal of a part of the talker so as not to display the contents of the message on the display part of some talker. The controller of the mobile terminal of the part of the talker who has received the control command may not display the contents of the message on the display unit. Through this, the user can cancel the erroneously transmitted message, thereby enhancing security such as personal information protection.

In the foregoing, a method of transmitting a message to a group of talkers in a group message window capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers has been described. Through this, the user can transmit the contents of the message only to a part of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window. In other words, other than a part of the plurality of talkers, the conversation person can not view the contents of the message. Accordingly, the user can transmit the message only to the desired talker without creating a separate group message window. Further, the user may have various options related to message transmission.

In the above, a method of transmitting a message to at least some of the plurality of talkers through the group message window has been described. Accordingly, the present invention can transmit a message to some of the plurality of talkers without creating a separate chat window in a group message window including a plurality of talkers.

Hereinafter, a method of selecting an additional talker to receive the message after the function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers is executed will be described. 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 7B, and 7C are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for selecting an additional talker to receive the message after the function of transmitting a message to some talkers among a plurality of talkers is executed .

The control unit 180 may provide a user interface for selecting an additional talker to receive the message even after selecting a talker to receive the message by the user. Through this, the user can select a talker to which the message is further transmitted, even after a selected talker is selected to transmit the message.

For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6A, the user may select some of the plurality of talkers included in the group message window to send the message. When the selection is completed, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, whispering information indicating that a message can be transmitted to a part of the talker is displayed in a part 330 of the message display area 200 of the group message window Can be displayed.

At this time, in a part 330 of the area where the whisper information is displayed, a graphic object 340 indicating a function of selecting a talker to receive a message in addition to a part of the talker selected to receive the message included in the group message window is displayed .

In response to the touch of the graphic object 340 indicating the function of selecting a talker to which the message is additionally transmitted, the control unit 180 may further include a group message window for selecting a talker to receive the message, It is possible to display identification information 320a and 320b of a plurality of talkers. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the controller 180 can display identification information 320a and 320b corresponding to each of the plurality of talkers in a part of the message display area 200 have. Here, the identification information may be an image and a name indicating the plurality of talkers.

At this time, the user can select the talker 320b to receive the message additionally using the displayed identification information. The selection of the talker to which the message is additionally transmitted may be performed by various control commands.

For example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 6A, the user may select at least a part of the identification information corresponding to the displayed plurality of talkers to select the talker 320b to which the message is additionally transmitted.

Meanwhile, although not shown, the user can cancel the selection of the talker selected to receive the message using the displayed identification information 320a and 320b. That is, the user can cancel the selection of the previously selected talker as well as the selection of the talker to receive the message additionally using the identification information. At this time, cancellation of the selection of the selected talker can be performed by touching the identification information indicating the selected talker.

That is, through the toggle input for the identification information, selection and selection cancellation of the talker indicated by the identification information can be performed.

If the talker to which the message is additionally transmitted is selected, the controller 180 may display the identification information of the talker 320b to which the additional message is to be transmitted in the area where the whispering information is displayed. For example, as shown in (d) of FIG. 6A, the controller 180 may display the identification information of the talker 320b selected to receive the message in the message display area 200.

As another example, the communicator to which the additional message is to be transmitted may be selected using the identification information 320a, 320b indicating a plurality of talkers displayed in the group message window. For example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6B, the user may move the identification information of the talker not selected to receive the message among the plurality of talkers to the area 330 where the whispering information is displayed , A message may be additionally transmitted to the talker indicated by the identification information.

As another example, the controller 180 may additionally transmit the contents of the message after sending a message to a few talkers of the plurality of talkers.

For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6C, the user may touch the identification information of the talker 320b not selected to receive a message among the plurality of talkers 320a and 320b, To the area 520 where the contents of the transmitted message are displayed. In this case, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, identification information 320b of the talker to which the message is additionally transmitted may be displayed in the area 520 where the contents of the message are displayed.

The selection of the talker 320b to which the message is additionally transmitted may be performed using the function list 700 including an item corresponding to the function related to the message. At this time, in the function list, contents copy of a message, content deletion, message content delivery, message content sharing, message content announcement, And an item corresponding to at least one function of the transmission cancel function of the received talker.

The function list 700 may be displayed in one area of the group message window in response to a predetermined type of touch on the message displayed in the group message window. For example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 7A, the function list 700 overlaps one area of the group message window by applying a long touch to the contents of the already transmitted message Can be displayed.

After the function list is output, the control unit 180 can execute a function selected by the user's touch among the function lists 700. [ For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7A, the control unit 180 may select a function of "add a whisper" indicating a function for additionally transmitting a message to a message sent to some talkers in the function list , A function of selecting a talker to which the message is additionally transmitted may be executed.

In this case, when the function of selecting the communicators to which the message is additionally transmitted is executed, the controller 180 displays the identification information indicating the non-selected talker among the plurality of talkers included in the group message window in one area of the group message window Can be displayed. For example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 7A, the function list can be converted into an identification information list 710 including identification information of a plurality of talkers. In this way, the user can additionally select the talker to which the message is to be transmitted without entering a separate setting screen.

As shown in (d) of FIG. 7 (a), when the talker to receive the message is further selected, identification information 320b indicating a talker to which the message is additionally transmitted is displayed in the area 510 indicating the contents of the message .

As another example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 7, when the function for selecting the communicators to which the message is additionally transmitted is selected from the function list, The area 720 of the item can be large. In addition, identification information of the plurality of talkers can be displayed in the enlarged area. That is, one area of the function list may be changed.

As shown in (c) of FIG. 7, when the communicator to which the additional message is to be transmitted is selected, identification information indicating the communicator to which the additional message is to be transmitted may be displayed in an area representing the content of the message.

As another example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 7C, the function list 730 may include identification information of the plurality of talkers. In this case, a talker to receive a message may be selected through a direct touch to the function list.

In the above description, a method of selecting a talker to be additionally transmitted among the remaining talkers other than the talker before or after the message is sent to some talkers of the plurality of talkers has been described. Accordingly, the user can select a talker to receive the message in addition to a part of the talker to receive the message, by a simple operation, without any additional setting before sending the message to the talker.

Further, the user can select a talker to which the message is further transmitted by a simple operation even after the message is transmitted to some talkers. Accordingly, there is an advantage that the user does not need to input the same message in duplicate.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting various information by using a function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers will be described. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of transmitting various information by using a function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers.

Using a message transmission method of an application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user can transmit a message to a plurality of talkers included in a group message window.

At this time, the message which can be transmitted to some talker may be at least one of a text message, a static image, a dynamic image, a moving picture, personal information (for example, resident registration number information), location information and product information. Here, the commodity information may include all information that can be bought and sold through electronic commerce such as an image of a commodity, barcode information of a commodity, and the like.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the controller 180 may provide a user interface for transmitting static images, dynamic images, contact information, and the like to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers. 8 (b) and 8 (c), the control unit 180 may transmit the image 800 to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers using the user interfaces 230 and 240. [

Various kinds of messages transmitted to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers have been described above. Through this, the user can have the option of sending various kinds of messages to some talkers. In addition, the present invention can further enhance security such as personal information related to security.

Hereinafter, a method of canceling a function of transmitting a message to a part of talkers before transmission of a message after execution of a function of sending a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers will be described. FIGS. 9A and 9B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of canceling a function of transmitting a message to some talker before execution of a function of transmitting a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers, before transmission of the message.

The control unit 180 can cancel the function of transmitting a message to a part of the talkers before transmission of the message after the execution of the function of sending the message to a few talkers among the plurality of talkers.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, whisper information may be displayed in one area 330 of the group message window. Here, the whisper information may include identification information 320a of some talkers. At this time, a graphical object for canceling the function of transmitting a message to a part of the talker may be displayed in one area where the identification information 320a is displayed. At this time, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9A, the user can cancel the function of transmitting a message to a part of the talker by touching the graphic object. That is, the control unit 180 may not execute the function of transmitting a message to a part of the talker.

On the other hand, unlike FIG. 9A, if the number of the plurality of the talkers is plural, the user can cancel the function of transmitting the message only to some talkers 320b among the plurality of talkers 320a and 320b selected to receive the message have. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9B, the number of conversational characters selected to receive a message among the plurality of talkers 320a and 320b may be two. At this time, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9, if any one of the two users is touched, message transmission to any one of the two can be canceled.

In the above description, a method of canceling transmission of a message before a message is transmitted to a part of a plurality of talkers to which the message is to be transmitted is described. Through this, the present invention can provide a method of canceling transmission of a message of some talker who is trying to transmit a message to a user.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling a message sender to prevent some of the talkers from browsing a message after a message is transmitted to a few talkers among the plurality of talkers will be described. FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a method for controlling a message sender to prevent some of the talkers from reading a message after the message is sent to some talkers of the plurality of talkers.

The control unit 180 may control the message sender to prevent some of the talkers from browsing the message after the message has been sent to some talkers of the plurality of talkers.

To this end, the controller 180 may receive a message from the external server, after the message is transmitted to the talker, to determine whether the talker has read the message.

Here, the external server may be a server that performs control related to the message application. For example, the external server may be a server capable of communicating with the terminal, and may store message information transmitted or received through the message application, information indicating whether the contents of the message are read at the terminal receiving the message, and the like.

The control unit 180 may transmit a message transmission cancellation control command to the external server so that some of the talkers can not browse the message. As described above, the function of controlling at least a part of the part of the talkers to prevent the message from being browsed after the message is transmitted to the partly speaking person can be referred to as a "whispering number" function. As in the foregoing description, the name of the "whispering number" function can be changed into various names.

The external server receiving the message transmission cancellation control command can transmit the message transmission cancellation control command so that the contents of the message are not displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of the some talker.

At this time, the external server receiving the message transmission cancellation control command may transmit a control command for deleting the contents of the message to the terminal of a part of the talker who has received the message. In this case, the contents of the message may not be displayed on the display part of the part of the talker.

The message transmission cancel control command can be received in various forms. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 10A, the user can apply a preset touch to an area where the contents of the message transmitted to the some talker are displayed.

10A, the controller 180 outputs a function list 1000 including an item corresponding to at least one function related to the message, as shown in FIG. 10A (b) . Here, the function list 1000 may include an item corresponding to the whisper return function.

At this time, as shown in (b) of FIG. 10, identification information corresponding to a part of the talker who transmitted the current whisper can be displayed in one area where the item corresponding to the whisper return function is displayed.

The user can execute the whisper return function by selecting a talker to be prevented from reading the message among the identification information corresponding to the part of the talker. For example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 10A, after the message is transmitted to A and B by the user's selection, a whisper return function for B is executed, and B can read the contents of the message none.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 10B, a graphic object 540 indicating the whisper return function may be displayed in a peripheral area of the area where the contents of the message transmitted to some talkers are displayed.

At this time, the user can transmit the message transmission cancellation request control command to the external server to prevent the contents of the message sent to the some talker from being browsed by the user by selecting the graphic object 540.

On the other hand, if the external terminal executes the whisper return function and can not view the contents of the message, information 1010 indicating that the content of the message is controlled not to be displayed may be displayed instead of the contents of the message. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B (c), information such as "C has retrieved a conversation" may be displayed. Through this, some of the talkers can know that after the transmission of the specific message, the contents of the specific message are deleted and can not be read any more.

In the foregoing, a method has been described in which, after transmission of a message to some talker, the message is controlled so that some talker can not browse the contents of the message. In this way, the user can control the contents of the erroneously transmitted message from being viewed by the other party even after the message is transmitted.

Hereinafter, a method of switching a message sent to a part of talkers to a message sent to all of a plurality of talkers included in a group message window after the message is sent to some talkers will be described. FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for converting a message transmitted to a part of talkers into a message transmitted to all of a plurality of talkers included in a group message window.

The control unit 180 may convert the message transmitted to a part of the talker into a message transmitted to all of the plurality of talkers included in the group message window. Quot; whisper canceling "function, a function of converting a message sent to the partly speaking person into a message sent to all of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window. The name "whisper cancellation" may be variously modified.

The whisper cancel function may be included in the function list 1100 related to message transmission. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the function list 1100 may include a whisper cancel function.

At this time, the user can change a message sent to some talkers to a message 520 to be transmitted to all of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window by selecting an item corresponding to the whisper cancel function.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), if the message is changed to a message to be transmitted to a plurality of talkers, the information indicating that the message has been transmitted to the talker may disappear on the display unit 151.

In this way, the user can simply transmit the contents of the message sent to some talkers to all of the plurality of talkers.

Hereinafter, a method of limiting the viewing time of the contents of the message by some of the talkers with respect to the message transmitted to some talkers is described. FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for limiting the viewing time of message contents to a part of the talker.

The control unit 180 may transmit a message to a certain spoken person so that the control message is limited such that the reading time for the contents of the message can be limited by the conversation partner. Herein, a message whose browse time is limited and in which the contents of the message can be browsed can be referred to as a "pop message ". The pop message may be referred to as various names.

The pop-up message may be a message capable of browsing the contents of the message only for a predetermined time. For example, if the content of the message is set to be read only for 10 seconds, the conversation recipient can read the contents of the message for only 10 seconds set by the user. If the 10 seconds have elapsed, the conversation recipient can not read the contents of the message any more. That is, the content of the pop-up message may disappear on the display unit 151.

The time for viewing the contents of the pop-up message may be selected by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the user's request to transmit a peng message is received by the user, the controller 180 displays the contents of the peng message around the message input area 210 And output the graphical object 1200 related to the time so as to set a time that can be set.

Meanwhile, when the pop-up message is transmitted, a graphic object 1210 indicating that the viewing time of the message is limited may be output to the message display area 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), a graphic object 1210 may be displayed to indicate the time at which the contents of the message can be browsed.

In addition, when the content of the pop message is displayed, the controller 180 may display a content of the pop message, The contents of the message after the reading of the content of the pop-message can be made different from each other. For example, the controller 180 may display the content of the pop message as a "pop message" before browsing, and the content of the pop message as "pop" after browsing.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 can apply the whisper cancellation and whisper collecting functions described above to the pop message. That is, when the pop message is transmitted to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers, both the whisper canceling function and the whisper return function can be applied.

In the foregoing, a method of transmitting a message having a limited time for reading the contents of a message transmitted to some talkers has been described. Through this, the user can not further display the contents of the message after reading the contents of the message, thereby further enhancing the security.

The message transmission method of an application according to the present invention can provide a method of transmitting a message only to a part of a talker in a group message window in which a plurality of talkers participate. Accordingly, the user can provide information related to privacy or security only to a part of the talker desired by the user even in a group message window in which a plurality of talkers participate.

In addition, the message transmission method of the application according to the present invention can transmit a message having a restriction on the viewing time of a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers. Accordingly, after transmitting information related to privacy or security, the user can delete the information to the mobile terminal of the other party to which the message is transmitted, thereby enabling security and privacy protection.

In addition, the message transmission method of an application according to the present invention may send a message to some talkers, and then retrieve the message so that the talker can not view the message. Accordingly, when the user erroneously transmits information related to privacy or security, the user can not view the erroneously transmitted message, thereby enhancing security and privacy.

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

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

The above-mentioned user interface can be installed and provided from the time of manufacturing a mobile terminal in addition to a method of being installed on a mobile terminal such as being installed on a mobile terminal based on a user's selection in the form of an application . In this case, the roles of the user interface components illustrated in FIG. 1 may be performed by the components included in the mobile terminal. In addition, the components illustrated in FIG. 1 may provide a function according to the user interface by cooperating or combining with the configurations of the mobile terminal described later. Hereinafter, a mobile terminal capable of implementing the user interface according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal to which a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, , Tablet PC, Ultra Book, and so on. 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.

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. 10 are not essential, a mobile terminal with 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. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13, 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 may be provided depending on the usage 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 key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the 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.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the 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, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Referring to FIG. 13, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is wrapped 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 touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 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. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

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

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- 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 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 mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands A signal may be a path through which the signal is transmitted to the mobile 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. [

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

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

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein.

The software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

Hereinafter, a structure of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal in which the components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 13 are arranged will be described. FIG. 14A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal viewed from the front, and FIG. 14B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 14A.

FIG. 14A illustrates a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 11 are disposed.

FIG. 14A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal of FIG. 14A.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the shape of the mobile terminal is not limited thereto, but 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 movably coupled to each other.

In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal body 100 (hereinafter, referred to as 'body') has a front surface, a side surface, and a rear surface. Further, the body has both ends formed along the longitudinal direction.

The body 100 includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) that forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'front case') 101 and a rear surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'rear case'). A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The terminal body 100 mainly includes a display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, user input units 130/131 and 132, a microphone 122, an interface 170, .

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 131 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. On the other hand, the microphone 122 is disposed at the other end of the body 100.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal, and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

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 commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 14B, the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102, may further include an acoustic output unit 152 '. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 14A) and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

In addition, a camera 121 'may be additionally mounted on the rear case 102 of the terminal body. The camera 121 may be a camera having a different imaging direction from the camera 121, having a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 11A) mounted on the front case of 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 can be made to have a high number of pixels. The camera 121 'may be installed in the terminal body 100 to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like in the case where the user intends to photograph (self-photograph) himself / herself using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 14A) and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

110: wireless communication unit 120: output unit
140: touch signal receiving unit 160: memory unit
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Claims (23)

CLAIMS 1. A message transmission method of an application related to message transmission,
The application being run on a mobile terminal;
Displaying a group message window capable of transmitting a message to a plurality of talkers when the application is activated;
Receiving a request for either a first request or a second request related to the message transmission in a state that the group message window is displayed; And
Sending a message to some of the plurality of talkers in response to the one of the plurality of talkers,
Wherein the first request is a request to transmit a message to all of a plurality of talkers included in the group message window and the second request is a request to send a message to a few talkers among a plurality of talkers included in the group message window ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
When the second request is received,
Wherein at least a part of the group message window displays screen information for selecting a part of talkers to which a message among the plurality of talkers is to be transmitted. 3. The method of claim 2,
The screen information for selecting the part
And a graphical object representing identification information of each of the plurality of talkers. The method according to claim 1,
In response to the second request, if a message is sent to the part of the talker,
Wherein information indicating that the message has been transmitted to a part of the talker is output in the vicinity of an area where the contents of the message are displayed. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein a function list including a function item related to a message is displayed in one area of the group message window when a predetermined type of touch is applied to an area where the content of the transmitted message is displayed. 6. The method of claim 5,
One of the items included in the function list is a function for additionally transmitting a message transmitted to the talker to the other talker who has not received the message from among the plurality of talkers included in the group message window The method of claim 1, The method according to claim 6,
If an item indicating the function of additionally transmitting the message is selected,
And screen information for selecting a communicator to additionally receive a message among a plurality of talkers is displayed in the group message window. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein when the message is additionally transmitted, additional information indicating that the additional message is received is displayed around an area where information indicating that the message has been transmitted is displayed. The method according to claim 1,
In response to the second request, a message sent to some of the plurality of talkers
Wherein the message is a message in which the time for allowing the contents of the message to be read is limited. 10. The method of claim 9,
A graphic object indicating that the time for browsing the contents of the message is limited is displayed around the area where the contents of the message are displayed when a message having a limited time for browsing the contents of the message is transmitted, How your application sends messages 11. The method of claim 10,
When a touch is applied to the graphic object, the contents of the transmitted message are output for a preset time,
And when the predetermined time has elapsed, the contents of the message are no longer output. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein when the contents of the message having the limited time to browse the contents of the message are browsed, notification information indicating that the contents of the message is browsed is outputted instead of the contents of the message. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of receiving browsing information indicating whether or not the contents of the message have been read by the part of the talker after the message is sent to the partway talker,
And controls to prevent the contents of the message from being read by the part of the talker based on the browse information. 14. The method of claim 13,
The browsing information indicating whether or not the message is browsed is received from an external server associated with the application,
Wherein a message transmission cancellation request signal is transmitted to the external server to prevent the contents of the message from being read by a part of the conversation person when the conversation person does not read the contents of the message. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the group message window
Wherein notification information indicating that the transmission cancellation request signal is transmitted is displayed in an area where the contents of the message are no longer displayed and contents of the message are displayed. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the controller is controlled so as not to transmit the message transmission cancellation request signal to the external server when the contents of the message are read by some of the talkers. CLAIMS 1. A message transmission method of an application related to message transmission,
The application being run on a mobile terminal;
Displaying a group message window capable of sending and receiving a message to a plurality of talkers on a display unit when the application is activated;
Receiving a message from an external terminal through the group message window; And
And displaying the contents of the received message in a group message window,
Wherein notification information indicating that the received message is transmitted to a part of the plurality of talkers is displayed around an area where the contents of the received message are displayed. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the notification information indicating that the received message is a message transmitted to some of the plurality of talkers includes at least one of identification information of each of the plurality of talkers and browsing information indicating whether or not the message has been viewed by some of the talkers. A method of sending an application's message. 19. The method of claim 18,
The message received from the external terminal
A message transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the message is a message having a viewing time set as a time for browsing contents of the message. 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the content of the message displayed in the group message window is no longer displayed when the content of the message having the browse time is browsed. 21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein when the content of the message having the browse time set is browsed, notification information indicating that the contents of the message is browsed is displayed in the group message window. 18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising the step of receiving a message transmission cancellation request signal to delete the contents of the message from an external server that performs control relating to transmission and reception of the message after the message is transmitted to the communicator,
And causing the contents of the message to disappear from the group message window based on the message transmission cancellation request signal. 23. The method of claim 22,
Wherein when the contents of the message disappear from the group message window based on the message transmission cancellation request signal, notification information indicating disappearance of the contents of the message is displayed in an area where the contents of the message are displayed. Transmission method.

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