KR20150071391A - Electronic device and method for providing information thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information providing method used in an electronic device. The information providing method includes: an operation of outputting a page including multiple information areas on a screen; an operation of moving the page on the screen in response to a scroll input; and an operation of fixing one or more of the information areas to a predetermined area when the information areas are arranged on the predetermined area; and an operation of moving the remaining information areas in response to the scroll input. Other various embodiments of the present invention can also be implemented.

Description

[0001] ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for providing information when an application is executed and an electronic apparatus for implementing the method.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various services and additional functions provided in a portable electronic device such as a portable terminal have been gradually expanded. In order to increase the utility value of the mobile terminal and satisfy various needs of the users, various applications that can be executed in the mobile terminal are being developed.

Accordingly, at least several to hundreds of applications and data can be stored in a mobile terminal having a mobile and intuitive user interface unit such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, and a tablet PC, Or data may be displayed as a digital object through the user interface unit of the portable terminal. And, the digital object can be controlled by an input unit such as a finger or a stylus.

According to the conventional electronic device, when it is desired to obtain information about an application providing various functions in a similar category, there is a need to execute each application separately. In addition, in order to check important information related to an object outputted from an application to be executed, there has been an inconvenience that the user has to move the screen in a precise manner so that the information can be displayed on the screen.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is intended to provide an integrated application that provides integrated information on various applications and to provide a function that can conveniently provide important information when an application is executed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method for an electronic apparatus, the method including: outputting a page including a plurality of information areas to a screen; Moving the page on the screen in response to a scroll input; And at least one information area is fixed to the predetermined area when at least one information area of the plurality of information areas is located in a predetermined area, and the remaining information area of the plurality of information areas is moved .

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

A user interface unit for outputting a page including a plurality of information areas to a screen and receiving a scroll input for the page; And moving the page on the screen in response to the scroll input, wherein, when at least one of the plurality of information areas is located in a predetermined area, the at least one information area is fixed to the predetermined area, And a control unit for moving the remaining information area of the information area corresponding to the scroll input.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a user may obtain integrated information on an application corresponding to a similar category by executing the integrated application. In addition, important information can be accessed more conveniently when executing applications.

1 is a diagram showing a structure of an application executed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user interface of an integrated application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen illustrating a shortcut creation method of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart showing an application execution method when a shortcut icon of an application is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for executing the integrated search function according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are exemplary screen views of detail pages of an executed application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an integrated management page that can be provided when an integrated application is executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen related to a history providing channel of an object selected by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of well-known functions and constructions that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

Before describing the embodiments in detail, an electronic device including a user interface unit described in the present specification and drawings may be configured such that when a user generates an input to a user interface unit using a finger or a pen-shaped touch pen, And a display device designed to analyze and recognize the part where the device contacts the user interface part.

The integrated application according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide integrated information for a plurality of applications. Preferably, the integrated application may provide integrated information for applications that provide various functions included in the same or similar category. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the structures consisting of various applications and integrated applications providing integrated information thereof all fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

In order to more easily explain the contents of the present invention, in the following description, various applications will be described as an example of a store application for displaying / selling media information. The integrated application may be an integrated store application that provides integration information of the store application.

Referring to FIG. 1, a screen of the integrated store application (HOME) may be provided as shown on the left side of the drawing. An INTEGRATED STORE application may include multiple page screens. When executing the integrated store application, a home screen that provides integrated information first may be provided. For example, an icon for moving to each store application may be included in the home screen as shown in FIG. 2A, and products of various stores may be bundled and cross-sold on a theme. In addition, the home screen may include a menu (not shown) related to integrated management, and the menu may include a setting function, an integrated purchase history check, a wish list, an announcement, coupon management, and the like. Upon receiving the sweeping input for the home screen, it can be switched to the cover page screen of the store application. As an embodiment of the store application, a media store application related to music (MUSIC), movie (MOVIE), book (BOOK), game (GAME) and education (LEARNING) is disclosed. Upon receiving the sweeping input for the home screen, it can be switched to the cover page (MUSIC COVER) of the music store application located next to the home screen. In accordance with the sequential sweeping input, the cover page (MOVIE COVER) Can be switched to a cover page (BOOK COVER) of the store application, a cover page (GAME COVER) of the game store application, and a cover page (LEARNING COVER) of the education store application. The cover page of each store application can provide an object, such as an event of a corresponding media or a recommended product, as shown in Figs. 2B to 2F. You can also navigate to the store application through the selection input for the cover page.

As described above, the user can view various stores through a single gateway, which is an integrated store application, and when a specific product or store is selected, the corresponding store application can be executed. In practice, the application to be executed may be changed from the integrated store application to the store application, or the user may feel that the user provides more specific information through a single user interface.

A media store application that may be executed may include, for example, MUSIC, MOVIE, BOOKS, GAMES, and LEARNING store applications. Each store application may include a plurality of page screens. One page of a plurality of page screens may be composed of media products that are sold in the store based on data provided from a server, and another one page screen may be composed of library information stored in an electronic device. The library information may include, for example, a playable media item or content stored in the electronic device. The store application is composed of a media store and a library. The store can browse, browse, and purchase goods, and the library can reproduce and manage contents previously purchased from the store or stored in the electronic device. Switching between pages can be done through the swipe input.

1, the music store application includes, for example, a page (MUSIC STORE) containing sound source objects provided by a server, a page (RADIO) containing radio objects, and a page (MY MUSIC) And the like. When an arbitrary object of each page is selected, the corresponding object-related information can be received from the server or the storage unit of the electronic apparatus and provided to the user.

The movie store application includes, for example, a page (MOVIE STORE) containing movie objects provided by a server, a page (TV SHOW STORE) containing TV program objects, and a page (MY VIDEO) containing video object related library information . When an arbitrary object of each page is selected, the corresponding object-related information can be received from the server or the storage unit of the electronic apparatus and provided to the user.

The bookstore application may be composed of, for example, a page (book store) provided with book objects provided by the server and a page (MY BOOKS) containing library information related to the book object. When an arbitrary object of each page is selected, the corresponding object-related information can be received from the server or the storage unit of the electronic apparatus and provided to the user.

The game store application may include, for example, a page including game objects provided by a server (GAME STORE) and a page including game related library information (MY GAMES). When an arbitrary object of each page is selected, the corresponding object-related information can be received from the server or the storage unit of the electronic apparatus and provided to the user.

The education store application may be, for example, a page (LEARNING STORE) containing education media objects provided by a server and a page (MY COURSE) containing educational media library information. When an arbitrary object of each page is selected, the corresponding object-related information can be received from the server or the storage unit of the electronic apparatus and provided to the user.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user can create a shortcut to enter a corresponding application directly to media frequently used and searched. The corresponding application may be executed by shortcut, or may directly enter the library page of the application.

Although not shown, the user can enter the shortcut setting menu through the home screen of the integrated store application. The shortcut setting can be made by selecting the shortcut addition item in the integrated setting menu provided as shown in, for example, (a). If an additional shortcut item is selected, an interface for selecting a shortcut service to be added to the user can be provided as shown in (b). If the book, game, and education service are selected as shown in (b), a shortcut icon of the selected service can be created on the idle screen of the electronic device as shown in (c).

According to one embodiment, a page of a store application connected by a shortcut may be determined depending on whether the network is connected or not. The details will be described with reference to FIG.

If the user selects an arbitrary shortcut icon in step S401, the electronic device senses the user's selection and determines whether the network is connected in step S402. If the connection is established, the selected store application can be executed by connecting to the server as in step S403. For example, if it is connected to the network, the main page of the selected store application can be executed.

On the other hand, if the connection with the network is not established, for example, the notification window may be displayed that the network is not connected as in step 404. The notification window may include items and library items for retrying connection to the server. It is possible to move to the selected library page as in step S405 by selecting an arbitrary library item. According to various embodiments, when the network connection is not established, the library page associated with the selected store application can be executed. ,

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a product search for all stores associated with a keyword in an integrated store application may be performed. Referring to FIG. 2, an integrated search icon may be provided to a user through a screen when the integrated store application is executed, and a search window may be provided to the user when the corresponding icon is selected.

When the user inputs a specific keyword into the search window, the product search results in all stores can be exposed in order of accuracy, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a). When it is desired to check a search result in a specific store in detail, the store can be selected and moved to the store-specific search result page as shown in FIG. 5 (b). The store-specific search result page may further display information related to the searched object. According to the present embodiment, after the integrated search summary result is confirmed through a specific keyword, the search result of the desired store can be accessed. If you go to the search result page of the desired store, all the information related to the search result is downloaded so that the server load due to the integrated search can be prevented and an effective interface can be constructed.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen showing detail pages related to arbitrary objects of a store application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, when an arbitrary media object, which is a commodity displayed on the store application, is selected, the page can be switched to a page indicating information related to the media object as shown in (a). The object related information may include, for example, a product name, purchase and rental information, product detail information, and image information. The user can confirm all of the object related information provided by the page through the screen, for example, by scrolling up and down.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a scroll lock function is set in a predetermined main information area in which user identification is important, such as a product name area 610, a purchase and rental button area 620, and a detailed information tab area 630 . The scroll fixing function for the main information and the main information can be specified in the application itself. If the user provides a scroll input for a page being output on the screen, the page can be moved on the screen in response to the scroll input. When the main information area is located in a predetermined area during page movement, the main information area is fixed to the predetermined area, and only the remaining object related information on the page can be moved corresponding to the scroll input. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scrolling input may be an up-down scrolling input, and a left-scrolling input, although not shown, may also be applicable.

For example, as shown in (b), when the product name area 610 is positioned at the top of the screen in response to a scroll input, the product name area 610 may be fixed at the top of the screen. If the scroll input is continuously provided, the remaining object-related information other than the fixed product name area 610 can be moved corresponding to the scroll input.

If the purchase and rental button area 620 is located at a certain area, for example, at the top of the screen or below the product name area 610 as shown in (c) As shown in FIG. If the scroll input is continuously provided continuously, the remaining object-related information other than the fixed product name area 610 and the purchase and rental button area 620 may be moved corresponding to the scroll input. Meanwhile, the detailed information providing area (contents area) can provide various detailed information according to the tab areas (Tab1, Tab2, Tab3) selected as shown in (d).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user selects a predetermined area (e.g., a product name area) 510 of an information area included in a page, the scroll state is initialized and an initial page screen can be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the detail page of the store application may be switched to a previous page or a subsequent page in response to a left-right swipe input. That is, if a swipe input is provided for a detail page of an object provided through the current interface, the detail page of the neighboring object can be switched. According to an embodiment, when the detail page of the third object in the object list is entered, the data of the first and second objects and the data of the fourth and fifth objects can be partially loaded. Since there is a large amount of data usage in the loader, only the name and brief information of the item can be loaded and stored in advance. Thereafter, when the swiping input is provided to switch to the detail page of the fourth object, the detailed data of the fourth object may be all loaded and some of the data of the sixth object may be loaded.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can make purchases with respect to the object commenced on the detail page of the store application. The page may provide function buttons based on various factors such as whether the product is provided, whether it is purchased, whether it is downloaded, whether it is streaming, and the like. When the display of the function button is determined, the final arrangement can be determined based on the priority of the functions. For example, the function button may be disposed as the purchase and rental button 710 as shown in FIG. 7A, and may be disposed as the playback and download button 720 as shown in FIG. 7B.

The purchased or downloaded goods may be included in the integrated purchase history as shown in FIG. The integrated purchase history can be managed collectively through the integrated store application. The purchase history can be managed according to the store name (Store) or the expiration date (By date).

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9A, a thumbnail of the most recently viewed merchandise object may be exposed on a bar at the top of the screen when an integration or a store application is executed. If you select a thumbnail, you can go to the detail page of the related product object. If you select the More button as shown in (b), the checked product objects can be exposed in the latest order.

10 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10, the electronic device may include a communication unit 1100, a user interface unit 1200, a control unit 1300, and a storage unit 1400.

The communication unit 1100 serves to connect a network between the electronic device and the server.

The user interface unit 1200 may be configured as a touch screen that performs touch input reception and display operations together. The user interface unit 1200 may include a user input unit 1210 and a display unit 1220.

The user input unit 1210 may receive the touch input of the user generated on the surface of the touch screen. Various touch inputs such as a sweeping input, a scroll input, and the like can be received. The user input unit 1210 may include a touch sensor that senses a touch input of a user. The user input unit of the user interface unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a resistive type, a capacitive type, an electromagnetic induction type, a pressure type, Can be applied. In addition, the user input unit 1210 may include a camera capable of selecting a function by tracking the user's gaze and audio capable of receiving the user's voice input.

The display unit 1220 displays information processed in the electronic device. For example, the display unit 1220 can display a page screen of a running application.

The control unit 1300 can control the overall operation of the electronic device.

The control unit 1300 can execute the integrated store application according to the input of the user, and can execute the corresponding store application when the selection input for the specific store is provided. When executing a store application, if a specific object is selected, a detail page for providing object related information can be provided. Upon receipt of the scroll input for the detail page, the detail page is moved in response to the scroll input. When at least one main information is located in the predetermined area, the movement corresponding to the scroll input can be stopped. The control unit 1300 can provide functions of browsing, searching and purchasing products through data provided from the server when the store application is executed, and can perform a function of reproducing the contents stored in the library stored in the storage unit 1400 . The control unit 1300 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may execute various functions related to execution of the above-described integrated store application and store application.

The storage 1400 may store library information, and the library information may include, for example, a playable media item or content stored within the electronic device.

While the present disclosure has been described by way of example with reference to a media store application and an integrated media store application that incorporates the media store application, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to various applications in similar categories and integrated applications thereof.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims and their equivalents. Only. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

Claims (14)

Outputting a page including a plurality of information areas to a screen;
Moving the page on the screen in response to a scroll input; And
When at least one information area of the plurality of information areas is located in a predetermined area, the at least one information area is fixed to the predetermined area and the remaining information area of the plurality of information areas is moved corresponding to the scroll input A method of providing information for an electronic device, the method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined area is located at the top of the screen. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of information areas include first and second information areas,
And fixing the first information area in the first predetermined area when the first information area is located in the first predetermined area corresponding to the scroll input. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising moving the remaining information areas of the plurality of information areas except for the first information area in response to the scroll input. 5. The method of claim 4,
If the second information area is located in the second predetermined area corresponding to the scroll input, the second information area is fixed to the second predetermined area, and the first and second information areas And moves the remaining information area except for the scroll input in response to the scroll input. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the first predetermined area is located at the top of the screen and the second predetermined area is located below the first predetermined area. The method according to claim 1,
And outputting an initial page screen upon receiving an input to a predetermined information area out of the plurality of information areas. A user interface unit for outputting a page including a plurality of information areas to a screen and receiving a scroll input for the page; And
When the at least one information area of the plurality of information areas is located in a predetermined area, the at least one information area is fixed to the predetermined area, And moving the remaining information area of the information area corresponding to the scroll input. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the predetermined area is located at the top of the screen. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the plurality of information areas include first and second information areas,
Wherein,
And fixes the first information area in the first predetermined area when the first information area is located in the first predetermined area corresponding to the scroll input. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
And the remaining information area excluding the first information area among the plurality of information areas is moved corresponding to the scroll input. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
If the second information area is located in the second predetermined area corresponding to the scroll input, the second information area is fixed to the second predetermined area, and the first and second information areas And moves the remaining information area except for the scroll input. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein,
Wherein the first predetermined area is located at the top of the screen and the second predetermined area is located below the first predetermined area. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
And controls to output an initial page screen upon receiving an input to a predetermined information area among the plurality of information areas through the user interface unit.

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