KR20150068119A - Terminal and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile terminal, which comprises the steps of: receiving an execution of a security mode application which does not display an icon corresponding to an application that is configured to operate in a security mode in a security area positioned on the screen of the mobile terminal and, which displays an icon corresponding to an application that is not configured to operate in the security mode in the location of the security area; receiving a setting of the security mode upon the execution of the security mode application; and operating in a security mode which does not display an icon corresponding to the application that is configured to operate in the security mode depending on the received setting.

Description

[0001] TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to a security mode operation method for preventing information on a selected application from being displayed on a mobile terminal.

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

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

As much as various functions, a mobile terminal stores a lot of information such as a phone number, a message, a photograph, a mobile terminal usage history, a history of a stored application, and information included in an application.

Accordingly, the personal information of the user of the mobile terminal can be easily exposed to other users, so that the privacy of the user can not be protected and information of the exposed user is exploited for crime.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile terminal and a method of operating the same that enable a user to easily and intuitively use a security mode that does not display information about a selected application.

In the method of operating a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an icon corresponding to an application set to operate in a secure mode is not displayed in a security area located in a part of a screen of the mobile terminal, Receiving an execution of a secure mode application in which an icon corresponding to an application not configured to operate in the secure mode is displayed, receiving a setting for the secure mode upon execution of the secure mode application, And operating in a security mode in which an icon corresponding to an application set to operate in the security mode is not displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal according to the setting.

The mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a display unit for displaying information processed by the mobile terminal, a user input unit for receiving an input for controlling operation of the mobile terminal, An icon corresponding to an application set to be operated in a security mode is not displayed in a security area located in a partial area of the screen displayed on the display unit and an icon corresponding to an application not set to operate in the security mode The corresponding icon includes a control unit for displaying.

According to the mobile terminal and the operation method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can protect information about the selected application through an intuitive and simple method.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a home screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a security mode operation method of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view for explaining a security area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a display of a secure area through a gesture input in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a display of a secure area through icon movement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 8 show a display of a security area through a background screen touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 11 are diagrams illustrating an exemplary security area display method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
12 illustrates the security mode setting of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 illustrates a secure mode release of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 shows movement of a security area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 illustrates page movement within a secure area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 through 17 illustrate the size adjustment of the security area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

Hereinafter, a structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

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

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

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. 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 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad 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.

Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

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

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

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the mobile terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the mobile 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 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch sensor') 144 It can be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The touch sensor 144 may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor 144 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display portion 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 144 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 144, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. 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) 144 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), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software codes are stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2 is an exemplary view illustrating a home screen of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the home screen of the terminal is a basic status screen of the terminal, and the status information of the terminal and the icon of the application installed in the terminal are displayed on the display unit 151 in a state that the terminal is not turned on, Or the like.

Thus, the home screen may include a wallpaper 200 that is an image, and may include an icon 210 of the application, a widget, a status bar 220, and the like.

An application is a set of computer programs designed to perform a specific task, sometimes referred to as an application program.

The widget can be an application program that makes it possible to directly use functions such as weather, calendar, calculator, and news, game, stock information, mail, etc. without going through a web browser or an application.

The status bar 220 indicates various information including a status of the terminal in the form of a bar in a part of the display unit 151. The status bar 220 can display a radio reception status, a current time, a date, a battery status, have.

Accordingly, the home screen can display one or more of icons, widgets, and status bars based on the background screen 200.

Further, the home screen may include a plurality of background screens, and may include icons of a plurality of applications, and a plurality of widgets.

The home screen may be composed of a plurality of pages, and may be displayed by switching pages of the home screen according to a user's input.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a security mode operation method of a terminal.

The security mode of the terminal refers to a mode of hiding the output from the output unit 150 for at least one of the application list, the usage history, the alarm display, and the icon display of the home screen for the application installed in the terminal.

The normal mode of the terminal refers to a non-security mode.

Accordingly, when operating in the security mode, the control unit 180 outputs to the output unit 150 at least one of an application list display, a usage history display, an alarm display, and an icon display of a home screen for an application set to operate in the security mode .

The setting and operation of the security mode will be described later.

The control unit 180 receives the user's security mode application execution input through the user input unit 130 or the touch sensor 144 (S100).

For example, if the user selects a secure mode application via the keypad and executes the secure mode application, the control unit 180 may receive the secure mode application execution input via the user input unit 130. [

2, if the user touches the security mode icon 210 including the lock-shaped icon, which is an icon of the security mode application displayed on the display unit 151, for a short time, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 144 < / RTI >

On the other hand, the control unit 180 executes the secure mode application stored in the memory 160 upon receiving the security mode application execution input.

Returning to FIG. 3, when the secure mode application is executed, the control unit 180 receives the security mode setting from the user (S110).

The settings for the security mode include the size of the security area, the number of application icons to be included in one page of the security area, the number of pages of the security area, the security area display method, the operation of the application set in the security mode in the security mode, An input method of the secure area display command, an input value, and a mode switching time according to the uninitialized state.

Here, the security area is an area hidden by the icon of the application included in the security mode, not displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 180 displays the same area 300 and 301 of the home screen in the security mode operation, but displays the display area 300 of FIG. 4 (a) the user can hide the icon 301 corresponding to the application selected as the security mode by hiding the 301 portion of the icon (b) in the security area.

Accordingly, the icon of the application included in the security zone is not displayed in the normal mode, but when the security zone display command for displaying the security zone is inputted, the icon displayed in the corresponding zone in the normal mode is not displayed, Can be displayed.

Here, the secure area display command is a command to cause a security area, which is not displayed, to be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 when the secure mode is operated.

For example, in the normal mode, the display area 300 of FIG. 4A is displayed on the home screen. However, when the control unit 180 receives the user's security area display command, the display area 300 is not displayed, May be displayed in the secure area 301. [

The security area display command can be input to the mobile terminal 100 in various ways. For example, the control unit 180 can display the security area display command of the user through one or more of the user input unit 130 and the touch sensor 144 Input can be received.

For example, the control unit 180 may receive at least one of a user's specific key, a specific pattern, and a specific operation through one or more of the user input unit 130 and the touch sensor 144. [

In one embodiment of the security area display command, the control unit 180 may recognize a touch operation in which a user draws a specific pattern in an area where a security area is located with a finger as a security area display command.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 180 may display a security area when receiving a touch drawing pattern of a predetermined square shape while operating in a security mode.

In another embodiment, the control unit 180 may recognize the touch input that the user drags and drops so that a specific icon overlaps another icon with a finger, as a secure area display command.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the control unit 180 receives a touch for dragging and dropping the security mode application icon 200, which is a specific icon preset by the user, to overlap the predetermined icon Security area can be displayed.

In another embodiment, the control unit 180 may recognize an input that a user touches a specific area of the screen of the mobile terminal as a security area display command.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the controller 180 may display a security area when the user receives a touch that taps the A area, which is a predetermined area, three times in succession, while the user operates the security mode.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 8, the controller 180 may display a security area when the user receives a touch that continuously presses the B area, which is a preset specific area, for three seconds while the user operates the security mode.

As described above, the control unit 180 can display the security area when receiving the security area display command of the user. In the setting step according to the execution of the security application, the setting of the input method and input value of the security area display command of the user can be inputted have.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can receive the size of the security area from the user, the number of application icons to be included in one page of the secure area, the number of pages of the secure area, the application to be operated in the secure mode, .

For example, the control unit 180 may receive a setting input that a size of the security area from the user is half of the entire screen of the mobile terminal 100, and eight application icons are included in one page of the secure area.

For example, when the security area is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 according to the security area display command, the controller 180 sets the number of pages of the security area to four pages, It is possible to receive a setting for displaying the information in a red solid line.

In particular, the control unit 180 may receive the user's settings for the method of displaying the security area.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the controller 180 can display the security area and the general area separately by the solid line 310.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the controller 180 can display the security area and the general area by dividing the security area into an irregular solid line 320.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the control unit 180 can display the general area as it is and the security area can display the background by reversing the color of the background screen.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the control unit 180 may display the security area as it is, and the general area may display the background by reversing the color of the background screen.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), the controller 180 may display the icons in the security area as they are, and the icons in the general area may display the colors in an inverted manner.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the controller 180 may display the icon in the general area as it is, and the icon in the security area may be displayed by reversing the color.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 can receive the setting of the operation of the application set in the security mode in the security mode.

The control unit 180 can receive a selection of a user designating an application to be operated in the secure mode and can input specific settings for the security mode operation of the selected one or more applications.

For example, the control unit 180 may set a security mode operation for at least one of whether an application set in the security mode is displayed in an application list, whether a usage history is displayed, and whether an application displays an alarm.

Accordingly, the controller 180 may operate the applications selected in the security mode in the security mode differently according to the specific security mode operation setting.

For example, when the application A and the application B are set to the security mode, the control unit 180 causes the application A and the icon of the home screen to not be displayed for the application A, For the application B, the application list, usage history, alarm display, and icon display of the home screen can be prevented from being outputted.

In addition, when a hidden security area is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal as the security area display command is input, the controller 180 controls the mode switching time to operate in the security mode again if there is no input to the security area from the user for a predetermined time You can enter the user's settings.

Here, the mode switching time means a time for the control unit 180 to switch the screen of the mobile terminal 100 back to the security mode if there is no input from the user for a predetermined period of time while the security area is displayed, The time can be set variously according to the choice of the user or the designer.

For example, when the mode switching time is set to 5 seconds, if the user does not receive any input from the user for 5 seconds continuously after the security area is displayed as the user inputs the security area display command, the security area is hidden It can be operated again in the security mode.

As described above, the user can make various settings for the security mode, and the contents of the setting can be variously selected according to the intention of the user or the designer.

Referring again to FIG. 3, the application selected as the security mode operates in the security mode according to the set contents (S120).

As described above, the application included in the mobile terminal may operate in the security mode according to the user's selection, and the controller 180 causes the application selected in the security mode to operate according to the contents set in step S110.

Accordingly, the icon of the application selected in the secure mode may not be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 displayed through the display unit 151. [

According to the setting, the control unit 180 can operate the selected applications in the security mode, whether the application list is displayed in the entire application list, whether the application usage details are displayed, and whether the application displays alarms.

The security mode operation of the control unit 180 is set as shown in Table 1 below.

Application A Application B Application C Show list of applications Shown Do not show Do not show Show usage history Do not show Shown Do not show Alarm display Do not show Shown Do not show

In the secure mode of operation, the control unit 180 may be operable to display in the application list for application A, but not to display usage history or alarms for application A.

In the secure mode of operation, the control unit 180 operates to not display in the application list for application B, but may be operable to display an alarm for usage history or application B. [

In the secure mode of operation, the control unit 180 may operate to not display an application list and usage history for the application C, nor to display an alarm for the application C.

In this way, the control unit 180 can operate differently according to the setting for each of the selected applications in the security mode.

The above-described examples and tables are illustrative for the purpose of illustration and may be variously selected according to the intention of the user or the designer.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may receive the security area display command from the user while operating in the security mode (S130).

The control unit 180 can recognize that the security area display command set in step S110 is input.

Accordingly, the control unit 180 may display the security area by receiving the user's security area display command while operating in the security mode.

As the secure area display command is input, the control unit 180 displays the secure area on the screen of the mobile terminal (S140).

As the control unit 180 displays the security area on the screen of the mobile terminal 100, an icon corresponding to the application set in the security mode as shown in FIG. 4B may be displayed.

The control unit 180 displays the security area according to the display mode set in step S110, and an example in which the security area is displayed has been described above.

In a state where the security area is displayed, the control unit 180 can receive the icon movement operation of the user (S150)

The control unit 180 may receive an operation of moving the icon of the application into the security area while the security area is displayed.

In addition, the control unit 180 may receive an operation of moving an icon of an application located in the security area out of the security area while the security area is displayed.

The controller 180 can set the application corresponding to the icon moved into the security area to the security mode, and can release the application corresponding to the icon moved out of the security area in the security area from the security mode (S160).

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 180 recognizes an operation of moving an icon of an application to be added to the security mode by a user into a security area by a drag and drop type touch operation, .

13, the controller 180 recognizes that the user moves the icon of the application to be excluded in the security mode from the security area by the drag and drop type touch operation, .

The above-mentioned examples are illustrative contents for explanation and can be variously selected according to the intention of the user or designer.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 can receive a command for moving the security area, moving the security area page, and adjusting the size of the security area in a state that the security area is displayed.

The control unit 180 may receive the move operation of the secure area from the user and move the position of the secure area in a state where the secure area is displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the controller 180 recognizes an operation of moving a boundary line of the security area by a drag and drop method to move the position of the security area.

The control unit 180 may move the page of the secure area by receiving the operation of the user moving to another page among the plurality of secure area pages in the state that the secure area is displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the controller 180 recognizes an operation of the user to touch the security area as if sideways, thereby moving other pages among the plurality of security area pages.

The controller 180 may change the size of the secure area by receiving the user's operation of adjusting the size of the secure area in a state where the secure area is displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the control unit 180 receives a pinch-in touch, which is a touch input for simultaneously collecting a boundary line of a security area with a user from two fingers, .

17, when the control unit 180 receives a pinch-out touch, which is a touch input for simultaneously widening a boundary line of a security area with a user from two fingers, You can increase the size.

The controller 180 receives the operation command from the user through the user input unit 130 or the touch sensor 144 and outputs the feedback to the controller 180 through one or more of the sound output module 152 and the haptic module 154 .

Referring back to FIG. 3, the control unit 180 may receive a user's security area display end command (S170).

Here, the security zone display termination refers to an operation of returning to the normal mode so that the displayed security zone is no longer displayed.

The secure area display end command may be the same input as the secure area display command.

In addition, the control unit 180 can receive a user's setting input in the setting step for the security mode, and can set various security area display ending commands.

When receiving the security area display end command from the user, the control unit 180 can prevent the security area displayed in step S140 from being displayed.

Accordingly, the controller 180 causes the screen of the mobile terminal and the operation of the mobile terminal 100 to operate again in the security mode (S190).

Therefore, the screen of the mobile terminal 100 displayed by the display unit 151 is displayed in a normal mode in which hidden icons are not displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (a).

The security mode operation is described in detail in the description of the security mode setting and operation.

In operation S150, the controller 180 determines whether there is an input operation of the user of the mobile terminal 100 in operation S180.

The control unit 180 determines whether the input operation of the user to the mobile terminal 100 is input for a predetermined time, and the predetermined time means the above-mentioned mode switching time.

For example, the controller 180 does not input an operation for one or more of the icon movement, the end input of the user, the movement of the security area, the movement of the page within the security area, and the size adjustment of the security area for 3 seconds It is determined that there is no input operation to the mobile terminal 100 by the user.

If the control unit 180 determines that there is no input operation by the user, the control unit 180 operates again in the security mode (S190).

For example, when the mode switching time is set to 3 seconds, the controller 180 displays the screen of the mobile terminal 100 again in the normal mode if the input of the user is not received for 3 seconds continuously in a state where the security area is displayed do.

The icon of the application corresponding to the security zone and the security mode is not displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 displayed through the display unit 151. [

Details of the security mode operation have been described above.

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

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

Claims (13)

A method of operating a mobile terminal,
An icon corresponding to an application set to be operated in the security mode is not displayed in a security area located in a part of the screen of the mobile terminal and an icon corresponding to an application not set to operate in the security mode Receiving an execution of a displayed secure mode application;
Receiving a setting for the secure mode upon execution of the secure mode application; And
And operating in a security mode in which an icon corresponding to an application set to operate in the secure mode is not displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal according to the received setting
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The screen of the mobile terminal includes a home screen
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The step of operating in the secure mode
And not displaying one or more of an entire application list, application usage history, and an alarm indication for the application for the application set in the secure mode
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1,
And receiving a security zone display command to display an icon of an application set in the security mode
A method of operating a mobile terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of receiving the secure area indication command
And receiving a touch input of a user drawing a predetermined pattern
A method of operating a mobile terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
And displaying the secure area that was not displayed in response to the input of the secure area display command
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 6,
Upon receiving the operation of moving the icon of the application to the displayed security area, sets the application corresponding to the icon of the moved application to the security mode
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 6,
When an operation of excluding an icon of an application located in the displayed security area from the security area is input, the application corresponding to the icon of the removed application is not operated in the security mode
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 6,
If the security zone is not displayed and the user's input is not received for a predetermined period of time,
And again operating in the secure mode
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 6,
When the pinch in / out touch operation is received in the state that the secure area is displayed, the size of the secure area is changed
A method of operating a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 6,
When the touch drag operation is received in the state that the security area is displayed, the location of the secure area is changed
A method of operating a mobile terminal. In the mobile terminal,
A display unit for displaying information processed in the mobile terminal;
A user input for receiving an input for controlling operation of the mobile terminal; And
An icon corresponding to an application set to be operated in a secure mode is not displayed in a security area located in a part of a screen displayed on the display unit according to an input received in the user input unit,
And an icon corresponding to an application that is not set to operate in the secure mode at a location of the secure area
Mobile terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
The control unit controls the application set in the security mode so as not to display at least one of the entire application list, the application usage history, and the alarm display for the application
Mobile terminal.

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