KR20170042530A - Method and apparatus for displaying screen in mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a screen on a mobile terminal which improves intuitiveness for a user to operate. The method comprises steps of: displaying a content area including content corresponding to an index area and a focused index; selecting an index other than the focused index; determining a direction in which content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed; and displaying content corresponding to the selected index in the determined direction.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a screen on a mobile terminal,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying a screen on a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for switching a screen according to an index selection and a device supporting the screen.

Recently, with the rapid increase of the penetration rate of portable terminals, portable terminals have become a necessity of modern people. Such a portable terminal can provide not only a unique voice communication service but also various data transmission services and various additional services, thereby becoming a functional multimedia communication device. Currently, along with the development of the above-mentioned services, a user interface for inputting user's operation and providing information to the user has been actively developed. And the development of this user interface is focused on the intuitiveness of user manipulation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for displaying a screen of a mobile terminal that improve the intuitiveness of a user's operation.

In the calendar screen display method of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of indexes corresponding to one day are arranged in a line in the left-right direction and a content area including content corresponding to the focused index, A first display step of displaying a display screen; An index selection step of recognizing a selection input to an index other than the focused index; And comparing the position of the focused index and the selected index to determine a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed; And a change display step of entering and displaying contents corresponding to the selected index in the determined direction, wherein the change display step displays the contents corresponding to at least one index positioned between the focused index and the selected index Temporarily displaying at least a part of the content corresponding to the focused index and at least a part of the content corresponding to the selected index without displaying the content, Determining the direction so that the content corresponding to the selected index is shifted from left to right when the selected index is located to the left of the focused index; And determining a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index moves from right to left when the selected index is located to the right of the focused index.

A portable terminal for displaying a calendar screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit; A touch sensor unit; And a control unit operatively connected to the display unit and the touch sensor unit, wherein the control unit displays, via the display unit, an index area in which a plurality of indices corresponding to one day are arranged in a row in the left- A touch sensor unit for receiving a selection input to an index other than the focused index, comparing the position of the focused index and the selected index, and displaying the selected index Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a content corresponding to the selected index in the determined direction and to display the content corresponding to the selected index in the determined direction, The content corresponding to the index of " At least a part of the content corresponding to the selected index and at least a part of the content corresponding to the selected index are temporarily displayed at the same time so as to enter and display the content corresponding to the selected index and the control unit displays the content corresponding to the selected index Determining a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is shifted from left to right when the selected index is located to the left of the focused index, And controls the content to be displayed so that the content corresponding to the selected index moves from right to left when it is located on the right side of the focused index.

When the screen is switched on the screen including the index and the contents, the screen is switched in the same direction as the array direction of the index, so that the intuitiveness of the user's operation can be improved when the user inputs the screen switching command. Such a screen switching method can provide a fun factor to the user, and the emotional aspect of the user can be improved in using the portable terminal.

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of a portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a screen display method of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a schedule management screen of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the current focused index in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.
5 is a diagram illustrating a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the current focused index in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.
6 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the portable terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Week' category is selected.
7 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Week' category is selected.
8 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects the index positioned on the right side of the current focused index in the state that the 'Month' category is selected.
9 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Month' category is selected.
10 is a diagram showing a display screen changing form of the portable terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the current focused index through a drag operation with the 'Day' category selected to be.
11 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects the 'Today' key in the content area in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode different from FIG. 4 when the user selects the index located on the right side of the currently focused index in the state that the 'Day' category is selected.
FIG. 13 illustrates an example in which when the user selects an index located at the lower side of the current focused index in a state where indexes are arranged in the vertical direction and the 'Day' category is selected, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen changing mode. Fig.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which when the user selects an index located on the upper side of the current focused index in a state where indexes are arranged in the vertical direction and the 'Day' category is selected, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen changing mode. Fig.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will 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 known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

Although the present invention is described by taking a portable terminal as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to all devices equipped with a touch screen. Also, the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is a terminal having a touch screen, and is preferably a mobile communication terminal, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a personal digital assistant (PDA) A smart phone, an MP3 player, and the like, and a multimedia device. Particularly, the present invention can be applied not only to a small portable terminal having a display of 4 inches or less but also to a medium and large portable terminal having a display of 7 inches or more.

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of a portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal 100 of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio processing unit 120, a storage unit 130, a touch screen unit 140, a key input unit 150, and a control unit 160.

The wireless communication unit 110 performs a function of transmitting and receiving corresponding data for wireless communication of the portable terminal 100. The wireless communication unit 110 may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency of the received signal. Also, the wireless communication unit 110 may receive data through a wireless channel, output the data to the control unit 160, and transmit the data output from the control unit 160 through a wireless channel.

The audio processing unit 120 may include a CODEC. The CODEC may include a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing audio signals such as voice. The audio processing unit 120 converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal through an audio codec, reproduces the analog audio signal through the speaker SPK, and converts the analog audio signal input into the microphone (MIC) into a digital audio signal through an audio codec .

The storage unit 130 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the portable terminal 100, and can be divided into a program area and a data area. The program area includes a program for controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal 100, an operating system (OS) for booting the portable terminal 100, application programs necessary for reproducing multimedia contents, other optional functions of the portable terminal 100, For example, a camera function, a sound reproducing function, an application program necessary for an image or moving picture reproducing function, and the like can be stored. The data area is an area in which data generated according to use of the portable terminal 100 is stored, and can store images, moving pictures, phone books, audio data, and the like.

The touch screen unit 140 includes a touch sensor unit 141 and a display unit 142. The touch sensor unit 141 senses the touch input of the user. The touch sensor unit 141 may be constituted by a touch sensing sensor such as a capacitive overlay, a resistive overlay or an infrared beam or may be constituted by a pressure sensor . In addition to the sensors, any type of sensor device capable of sensing contact or pressure of an object may be configured with the touch sensor unit 141 of the present invention. The touch sensor unit 141 senses the touch input of the user, generates a sensing signal, and transmits the sensed signal to the controller 160. The sensing signal includes coordinate data inputted by a user. When the user inputs the touch position movement operation, the touch sensor unit 141 generates a sensing signal including the coordinate data of the touch position movement path and transmits the sensing signal to the controller 160. [ In the present invention, the touch position movement operation includes a flick corresponding to an operation in which the movement speed of the touch position is greater than a predetermined threshold speed, a drag in which the movement speed of the touch position is smaller than a predetermined threshold speed .

The display unit 142 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) A menu of the terminal 100, input data, function setting information, and various other information to the user visually. The display unit 142 functions to output a boot screen, a standby screen, a menu screen, a call screen, and other application screens of the mobile terminal 100. In the present invention, the display unit 142 includes a category region that is composed of categories corresponding to the classification concept of the highest concept, an index region that is composed of indices classified into the currently focused category, and content corresponding to the currently focused index And displays a screen composed of the content area.

The key input unit 150 receives a user's key operation for controlling the portable terminal 100, generates an input signal, and transmits the input signal to the controller 160. [ The key input unit 150 may include a keypad including a number key and a direction key, and may be formed of a predetermined function key on one side of the portable terminal 100. The key input unit 150 may be omitted in the case of a portable terminal which can be operated by only the touch screen unit 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 160 controls overall operation of each component of the portable terminal. The control unit 160 according to the embodiment of the present invention controls the display unit 142 to display a category region constituted by a category corresponding to the classification concept of the highest concept, an index region constituted by indexes classified into the currently focused category, And a content area including the content corresponding to the current focused index. The controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to arrange the indexes in a predetermined direction and display one of the indexes in a focused state when the index area is displayed.

When the controller 160 recognizes the selection of one index other than the currently focused index through the touch sensor 141, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the position of the index originally focused at the position of the selected index And displays the content corresponding to the index selected in the direction toward the user. When the indexes are arranged in a line in the horizontal direction, the controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to select the index located at the left of the currently focused index, The control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the content corresponding to the index selected by the user, and displays the content corresponding to the index selected by the user Enter from left to right.

When the indexes are arranged in the vertical direction, the controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to select the index positioned above the index currently focused on by the user, The control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the content corresponding to the index selected by the user at the bottom of the index It is displayed in the upward direction.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a screen display method of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 201, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to correspond to a category region, which is a classification concept of the highest concept, an index region, which is composed of indices classified into the currently focused category, And a content area including the content to be displayed on the screen. In the index area, the indexes are arranged in a certain direction, and one of the indexes is focused and displayed. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the index area may be configured such that the indexes are arranged in a line in the left-right direction, and the indexes may be arranged in a line in the vertical direction.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display screen may be configured such that the category area is located at the uppermost position, the content area is located below the category area, and the index area is located below the content area. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display screen may be configured such that the category area is located at the uppermost position, the content area and the index area are located below the category area, and the index area is located at the left or right of the content area. Also, the display screen may be configured such that the index area is located at the leftmost side, the content area is located at the right side of the index area, and the category area is located at the right side of the content area. Also, the display screen may be configured such that the category area is located at the leftmost side, the content area is located at the right side of the category area, and the index area is located at the right side of the content area.

In the present invention, the display screen may be a schedule management screen. In this case, the category area may include categories such as 'day', 'week', and 'month'. Indexes are indexes classified into 'date' category and may include a date unit index such as' 1, 2, 3, ... 31 '. Indexes classified into' main 'category include' Sep 1-7, Sep 8-14, ... ', and may include a monthly index such as' Jan, Feb, Mar, ... Dec' as an index classified into a 'month' category. The contents area may include 'daily schedule contents', 'weekly schedule contents', and 'monthly schedule contents'. The content in the content area may be composed of one card-shaped item, and the content in the content area and the index list in the index area may be combined into one item.

3 is a diagram showing a schedule management screen of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The schedule management screen of Fig. 3 is composed of a category area, an index area, and a content area. The categories area contains categories such as 'Day', 'Week', 'Month', 'List'. 'Day' corresponds to a category for checking schedule contents on a daily basis, 'Week' corresponds to a category for checking schedule contents on a week basis, 'Month' corresponds to a category for confirming schedule contents on a monthly basis . 'List' corresponds to a category for viewing a list of all registered schedule contents. In addition, a function key indicated as 'Today' is included in the category area of FIG. 'Today' corresponds to a navigation key for quickly moving to content corresponding to today's date.

In the index area, indexes in date units such as '1, 2, 3, ...' classified in the 'Day' category are arranged in a row, and the currently selected index '16' is focused.

Content corresponding to the currently selected index '16' is displayed in the content area. The content may be composed of one card type item in combination with the index list, and the content itself may be composed of one item. The contents of FIG. 3 include a part for displaying schedule contents by time zone and an 'All day' part for displaying summary contents of daily schedule contents. In addition, the content of FIG. 3 includes a portion for displaying date information such as '16 Wednesday 16 2010 April' and an additional key for adding a new schedule.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display screen can be composed of only the index area and the content area without the category area.

In step 202, the controller 160 determines whether one of the indexes is selected through the touch sensor 141. Specifically, the controller 160 determines whether or not an index other than the currently focused index is selected through the touch sensor 141. The user can select an index by inputting a tap at a desired index. When the touch position is moved to an arbitrary point in the index area after the touch input and reaches the desired index, the user can select the index by releasing the touch. In the case of a portable terminal not based on a touch screen, the control unit 160 can determine whether one of the indexes is selected through the input signal received from the key input unit 150. [

If it is determined that any one of the indexes has been selected, the controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to enter the content corresponding to the index selected in the direction toward the position of the focused index at the selected index position do. Specifically, the control unit 160 determines in which direction the position of the index selected by the user is located based on the position of the index currently focused on. If the indexes are arranged in the left and right directions in the index area, the controller 160 determines whether the index selected by the user is located on the left side or the right side with respect to the index that is currently focused. When the indexes are arranged in the vertical direction, the controller 160 determines whether the index selected by the user is located on the upper side or the lower side with respect to the index where the current index was focused.

Thereafter, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the content corresponding to the index selected in the direction toward the position of the focused index at the selected index position. When the indexes are arranged in the left and right direction and the index selected by the user is located on the left side with respect to the index that is currently focused, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to enter the content from left to right When the index selected by the user is located on the right side of the index where the current focus has been focused, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the content in the right-to-left direction. When the indexes are arranged in the vertical direction and the index selected by the user is located on the upper side with respect to the index currently focused on, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to enter the content in the upward direction If the index selected by the user is located at the lower side of the index that is currently focused, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to enter the content in the upward direction and display the content.

When the content is entered and displayed, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to overlay the content corresponding to the index selected by the user on the originally displayed content. That is, the control unit 160 can control the display unit 142 to cover the contents originally displayed in the content corresponding to the index selected by the user, without moving the originally displayed content.

In addition, the control unit 160 may control the display unit 142 to display only the content area and the index area while displaying the category area. When the user selects one of the indexes, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the selected index in the focused index list and the selected index The user can enter a card that combines content corresponding to the content and display it on the originally displayed card.

4 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the current focused index in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.

4A corresponds to the same screen as Fig. 4A shows a form in which 'Day' is focused in the category area, index '16' is focused in the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to April 16, 2010. Schedule contents for April 16, 2010 include 'Weekly meeting', 'Lunch with kyusung', and 'worldcup !!!'. The schedule contents are also displayed in the area where the schedule is recorded by the time zone, and are also displayed in the 'All day' area in which the schedule contents of the day are summarized and displayed. If the user inputs a tap in the index '17' in FIG. 4A, the index list in which the index '17' is focused and the schedule corresponding to 2010.04.17 as shown in [b] A card composed of contents containing contents is entered from the right to the left. Since the focused index is '16' and the index selected by the user is '17' positioned to the right of '16', the card corresponding to 2010.04.17 will enter from the right to the left. 4B shows a form in which the card corresponding to 2010.04.17 is generated at the right end of the display screen and enters the left end direction. 2010.04.17, the content composed of the schedule contents on April 14, 2010 overlays the content composed of the schedule contents on April 14, 2010 from the right to the left, and the index '17' This focused index list overrides the index list with index '16' from right to left.

[C] of FIG. 4 shows a form in which the card of 2010.04.16 is completely converted to the card of Apr. 17, 2010. The cards on April 17, 2010 are marked with 'Lunch with Minjung' and 'Dinner with changmin'.

5 is a diagram illustrating a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the current focused index in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.

5, [a] is the same screen as [a] in Fig. 4, and 'Day' is focused in the category area, index '16' is focused in the index area, and the contents area includes schedule contents of April 16, 2010 As shown in FIG. When the user inputs a tap in the index '13' in FIG. 5, the index list in which the index '13' is focused and the schedule contents of April 14, 2010 as shown in [b] A card composed of the contents to be included enters from left to right. Since the focused index is '16' and the index selected by the user is '13' positioned to the left of '16', the card corresponding to 2010.04.13 will enter from left to right. [B] in Fig. 5 shows a form in which the card of April 14, 2010 is generated at the left end of the display screen and enters the right end direction. 2010.04.13, the content composed of the schedule contents on April 14, 2010 overlays the contents composed of the schedule contents on April 14, 2010 from the left to the right direction, and the index '13' Indexed list overrides the indexed list with index '16' in the left-to-right direction.

[C] of FIG. 5 shows a form in which the card of 2010.04.16 is completely converted to the card of April 14, 2010. The cards on April 14, 2010 marked 'Lunch with Wooyoung' and 'Cinema' as schedule contents.

6 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the portable terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Week' category is selected.

6, [a] shows a case in which 'Week' is focused on the category area, the index 'Sep 8-14' is focused on the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents of September 8-14 and 2010 / RTI > The schedule of September 8-14, 2010 includes 'Weekly meeting', 'Lunch with kyusung', and 'worldcup !!!'. When the user inputs a tap in the index 'Sep 21-27' in FIG. 6A, the index 'Sep 21-27' in the index [B] in FIG. 21-27, 2010 are entered from the right to the left. September 21-27, 2010 cards are in the right to left position because the focused index is 'Sep 8-14' and the index selected by the user is 'Sep 21-27' located to the right of 'Sep 8-14' Direction. [B] in FIG. 6 shows a form in which cards of September 21-27, 2010 are generated at the right end of the display screen and enter the left end. September 21-27, 2010, the contents composed of the contents of the schedule of September 21-27, 2010, the content consisting of the contents of the schedule of September 8-14, 2010 is changed from right to left Overlays, and the index list in which the index 'Sep 21-27' is focused focuses the index list in which the index 'Sep 8-14' is focused from right to left.

[C] in FIG. 6 shows a form in which the card of September 8-14, 2010 is completely converted to the card of September 21-27, 2010. On the September 21-27, 2010 card, 'Date', 'Cinema', 'Wedding' are displayed as schedule contents.

7 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Week' category is selected.

7 is a view similar to [a] in Fig. 6, in which the 'Week' is focused on the category area, the index 'Sep 8-14' is focused on the index area, ≪ / RTI > 2010 schedule. When the user inputs a tap in the index 'Sep 1-7' in FIG. 7A, the index 'Sep 1-7' in the index [b] 1-7, and 2010 are entered from left to right. September 1-7, 2010 cards are in the left-to-right order because the focused index is 'Sep 8-14' and the index selected by the user is 'Sep 1-7' Direction. 7B shows a form in which the card corresponding to September 1-7, 2010 is generated at the left end of the display screen and enters the right end. September 1-7, 2010, the contents of the schedule contents of September 1-7, 2010 will be changed to the contents composed of schedule contents of September 8-14, 2010 from left to right Direction, and the list of indexes on which the index 'Sep 1-7' is focused overlays the list of indexes on which the index 'Sep 8-14' is focused from left to right.

[C] in FIG. 7 shows a form in which the card of September 8-14, 2010 is completely converted to the card of September 1-7, 2010. The cards for September 1-7, 2010 are marked with 'Soccer' and 'Baseball' as schedule contents.

8 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects the index positioned on the right side of the current focused index in the state that the 'Month' category is selected.

8A shows a form in which 'Month' is focused on the category area, the index 'Sep' is focused on the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to September 2010. The schedule for September 2010 includes 'Weekly meeting', 'Lunch with bong', 'worldcup !!!' and 'lunch appointment'. If the user inputs a tap in the index 'Dec' in FIG. 8A, the index list in which the index 'Dec' is focused and the schedule contents in December 2010 are included as shown in [b] A card made up of contents is moved from right to left. Since the focused index is 'Sep' and the index selected by the user is 'Dec', which is positioned to the right of 'Sep', the card for December 2010 will enter from right to left. 8B shows a form in which the card of December 2010 is generated at the right end of the display screen and enters the left end. The content composed of the schedule contents of December 2010 overlays the contents composed of the schedule contents of September 2010 from the right to the left direction while the index 'Dec' This index 'Sep' overrides the focused index list from right to left.

[C] in FIG. 8 shows a form in which the September 2010 card is completely converted to the December 2010 card. The card for December 2010 is marked with 'Ski' as the schedule.

9 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned to the left of the currently focused index in a state that the 'Month' category is selected.

9A corresponds to the same screen as [a] in FIG. 8, in which the 'Month' is focused on the category area, the index 'Sep' is focused on the index area, and the schedule where the content area corresponds to September 2010 And a content including content. When a user inputs a tap in the index 'Jan' in FIG. 9A, the index list in which the index 'Jan' is focused and the schedule contents corresponding to January 2010 as shown in [b] The card is made to enter from left to right. Since the focused index is 'Sep' and the index selected by the user is 'Jan', which is positioned to the left of 'Sep', the card for January 2010 is entered from left to right. 9B shows a form in which the card of January 2010 is generated at the left end of the display screen and enters the right end direction. As the card of January 2010 enters from left to right, the contents composed of the schedule contents of January 2010 overlay the contents composed of the schedule contents of September 2010 from left to right, and the index list focused on the index 'Jan' Overlays the list of indexes focused on this 'Sep' index from left to right.

FIG. 9C shows a form in which the September 2010 card is completely converted to the January 2010 card. In the January 2010 card, 'Weekly movie' is displayed as the schedule contents.

When 'Month' is selected in the category area and a specific month is selected in the index area, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the calendar of the month and the schedule information of a specific day together. For example, the controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to configure the upper part of the content area as the calendar of the month, and the lower part as the schedule information of a specific day. When the user selects a specific day on the calendar, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to focus the day selected by the user on the calendar, displays schedule information corresponding to the day selected by the user, Area can be displayed.

8A shows a form in which the content area is composed of calendar information and schedule information of a specific day. The calendar is focused on the 16th day, and the schedule information area corresponding to the 16th day is displayed in the schedule information area of the specific day. When the user inputs a command to select nine days in the calendar, the schedule information area of the specific day is switched to the recorded schedule information corresponding to nine days.

The control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to configure the content area such that the schedule information area of a certain day is located on the right or left side of the calendar can do. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 142 may display the 'calendar full view key' in the content area. When the user selects the calendar full view key, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 The calendar information area of a specific day can be removed and the size of the calendar can be enlarged to display the calendar on the entire content area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can select an index by inputting a drag operation in addition to a tap. When the controller 160 recognizes the touch of the user on the index area through the touch sensor 141, the control unit 160 determines whether the touch cancellation occurs or the touch position movement operation is input, and recognizes that the touch position movement operation is input , The display unit 142 is controlled to move the focus to the touch position movement arrival point and display it. At this time, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 so that the display state of the content area is not changed. Thereafter, when the control unit 160 recognizes the input of the touch release through the touch sensor unit 141, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to change the currently displayed content to a content corresponding to the index of the touch position movement arrival point .

10 is a diagram showing a display screen changing form of the portable terminal 100 when the user selects an index positioned on the right side of the current focused index through a drag operation with the 'Day' category selected to be.

FIG. 10A shows a form in which 'Day' is focused in the category area, index '16' is focused in the index area, and the content area is composed of contents containing schedule contents corresponding to April 16, 2010. 10A shows a form in which the user inputs a drag to the right side of the index '16' after touch inputting to the index '6', and FIG. 10B shows a case where the user drags to the index '17' The input form is shown. [C] of FIG. 10 shows a screen to be changed when the user inputs the touch release at the index '17'. 10C shows a form in which a card composed of contents including an index list in which an index '17' is focused and a schedule content corresponding to April 17, 2010 is entered from the right to the left, and FIG. d] shows that the card of 2010.04.16 is completely converted to the card of April 17, 2010. [C] and [d] in FIG. 10 correspond to the same screens as [b] and [c] in FIG. 4, d].

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can change the content by selecting a specific key in the content area without selecting the index of the index area. The display unit 142 may display 'Today's Schedule View Key' in the content area. If the user selects the schedule view key for the current day, the control unit 160 recognizes that the schedule view key is input through the touch sensor unit 141, and determines whether the date of the focused index in the index area is later It is judged whether or not it is before. The control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the index list focused on today's date and the card having the current date combined in the left-to-right direction And displays it. In addition, when the date of the currently focused index is earlier than today's date, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to display the index list in which the current day is focused and the card in which the contents corresponding to the current day are combined, Direction.

11 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode of the mobile terminal 100 when the user selects the 'Today' key in the content area in a state that the 'Day' category is selected.

11A shows a form in which 'Day' is focused on the category area, the index '16' is focused on the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to April 16, 2010. 11A shows a form in which the user selects 'Today' displayed in the content area. FIG. 11B shows a screen to be changed when the user selects 'Today'. 11, it is assumed that the present day is 2010.04.17, and [b] in FIG. 11 is a content including the index list in which the index '17' corresponding to today is focused and the schedule contents corresponding to April 17, 2010 And shows a form in which a card to be formed enters rightward to leftward. [C] of FIG. 11 shows a form in which the card of 2010.04.16 is completely converted to the card of Apr. 17, 2010. [B] and [c] in FIG. 11 correspond to the same screens as [b] and [c] in FIG. 4, c].

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 160 controls the display unit 142 to switch the content area and display the changed index area. Referring to FIG. 4, when the content corresponding to 2010.04.16 is converted to the content corresponding to April 17, 2010, the card having the index list in which the index '17' is focused and the content corresponding to April 17, And a state of entering the left direction is shown. That is, the index list in the index area is replaced with the new index list.

The control unit 160 may combine the content and the index list, configure one card only with content corresponding to April 17, 2010, and control the display unit 142 to enter and display the card. At this time, the control unit 160 controls the display unit 142 to move the focus to the index '17' in the index area and display it.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display screen change mode different from FIG. 4 when the user selects the index located on the right side of the currently focused index in the state that the 'Day' category is selected.

12A corresponds to the same screen as [a] in FIG. 4, and the explanation about [a] in FIG. 4 is also applied to [a] in FIG. 12A shows a form in which 'Day' is focused in the category area, the index '16' is focused in the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to April 16, 2010. 12A shows a form in which a user inputs a tab at an index '17', and FIG. 12B shows a screen that is changed when a user inputs a tab at an index '17'. 12B shows a form in which a card composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to April 17, 2010 is entered from the right to the left, and [c] in FIG. 12 shows a card corresponding to 2010.04.16 Is completely converted to a card corresponding to April 17, 2010. In [b] of FIG. 12, the index list is not replaced with the new index list, and the focus is changed from the index '16' to '17'.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the index area may be configured such that the indexes are arranged in the vertical direction instead of the horizontal direction. In this case, when the controller 160 recognizes that one of the indexes is selected through the touch sensor 141, the controller 160 determines whether the selected index is positioned above or below the currently focused index, The content corresponding to the index selected by the user is displayed in the downward direction by controlling the display unit 142. When it is determined that the content is positioned at the lower side, The corresponding content is displayed in the upward direction under the display. At this time, the control unit 160 combines the index list in which the selected index is focused and the contents corresponding to the selected index to form one card, and controls the display unit 142 to display the generated card in the downward direction or the downward direction Direction and can be displayed.

FIG. 13 illustrates an example in which when the user selects an index located at the lower side of the current focused index in a state where indexes are arranged in the vertical direction and the 'Day' category is selected, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen changing mode. Fig.

13A shows a form in which 'Day' is focused in the category area, index '16' is focused in the index area, and the content area is composed of contents including schedule contents corresponding to April 16, 2010. [B] in Fig. 13 includes the index list in which the index '17' is focused and the schedule contents corresponding to Apr. 17, 2010, in [b] And a card composed of contents to be entered into the memory card in an upward direction. [C] in FIG. 13 shows a form in which a card corresponding to 2010.04.16 is completely converted to a card corresponding to April 17, 2010.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which when the user selects an index located on the upper side of the current focused index in a state where indexes are arranged in the vertical direction and the 'Day' category is selected, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen changing mode. Fig.

In FIG. 14A, [Day] is focused in the category area as in [a] in FIG. 13, the index '16' is focused in the index area, and the content area includes schedule contents corresponding to 2010.04.16 And a content type. [B] in FIG. 14 shows a screen to be changed when the user selects the index '13', and [b] in FIG. 14 includes the index list in which the index '13' And a card composed of contents to be entered in a downward direction. 14C shows a form in which a card corresponding to 2010.04.16 is completely converted to a card corresponding to April 14, 2010.

The present invention is described on the basis of the schedule management screen, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be similarly applied to a music playback application, a moving picture playback application, a phonebook application, a message application, and the like. In the case of a music reproduction application, the categories area may include categories such as' name ',' genre ', and' year '. Indexes classified into' genre 'category include' ballad ', jazz' This can be. If the index is arranged in the left and right direction in alphabetical order, and the current focused index is 'jazz', if the user selects 'ballad', the content corresponding to 'ballard' enters from left to right, When the user selects 'rock', the content corresponding to 'rock' is displayed from right to left.

In the present invention, when the content is switched, the direction is the same as the direction of arrangement of the indexes, so that the intuitiveness of the user's operation in inputting the screen switching command is improved.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: portable terminal 110: wireless communication unit
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140: touch screen unit 141: touch sensor unit
142: display unit 150: key input unit
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Claims (8)

A method for displaying a calendar screen on a portable terminal,
An initial display step of displaying an index area in which a plurality of indices corresponding to a day are aligned in a left-right direction and a content area including a content corresponding to a focused index;
An index selection step of recognizing a selection input to an index other than the focused index; And
Comparing the position of the focused index and the selected index to determine a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed;
And a change display step of entering and displaying contents corresponding to the selected index in the determined direction,
Wherein the change display step displays the contents corresponding to at least one index positioned between the focused index and the selected index and displaying at least a part of the content corresponding to the focused index and content corresponding to the selected index At the same time, displaying at least a part of the image,
Wherein the step of determining the direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed,
Determining a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is shifted from left to right when the selected index is located to the left of the focused index; And
And determining a direction such that the content corresponding to the selected index moves from right to left when the selected index is located to the right of the focused index. The method according to claim 1,
The initial display step
A step of displaying a content area including a content area corresponding to a focused index and an index area including a plurality of indexes classified into a focused category, Way. The method according to claim 1,
The change display step
And displaying the content corresponding to the selected index on the content corresponding to the focused index in a direction toward the position of the focused index at a position of the selected index overlaying and displaying the content corresponding to the selected index. . The method according to claim 1,
The change display step
Constructing one item by combining the index list in which the selected index is focused and contents corresponding to the selected index; And
And displaying the configured item in a direction toward the position of the focused index at the position of the selected index. The method according to claim 1,
The change display step
Constructing one item of contents corresponding to the selected index;
Entering the configured item in a direction toward the position of the focused index at the position of the selected index; And
And focusing and displaying the selected index in the index area. The method according to claim 1,
The index selection step
And recognizing a tap input to an index other than the focused index. The method according to claim 1,
The index selection step
Wherein the step of sequentially recognizing a touch input operation to the index area, a touch position shift operation, and a touch release operation at an index other than the focused index is sequentially recognized. 1. A portable terminal for displaying a calendar screen,
A display section;
A touch sensor unit; And
And a control unit operatively connected to the display unit and the touch sensor unit,
Wherein,
An index area in which a plurality of indices corresponding to one day are arranged in a line in a horizontal direction and a content area including a content corresponding to a focused index are displayed through the display unit,
Receiving a selection input to an index other than the focused index through the touch sensor unit,
Comparing the position of the focused index and the selected index to determine a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed, and
The content corresponding to the selected index is entered and displayed in the determined direction,
Wherein,
At least a portion of the content corresponding to the focused index and at least a portion of the content corresponding to the selected index is temporarily displayed without displaying the content corresponding to at least one index located between the focused index and the selected index Displays the content corresponding to the selected index at the same time,
Wherein the controller is further configured to, when determining the direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index is to be displayed,
Determining a direction in which the content corresponding to the selected index moves from left to right when the selected index is located to the left of the focused index, and
And controls the content so that the content corresponding to the selected index moves from right to left when the selected index is located on the right side of the focused index.

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