KR20170136477A - Mobile terminal and control method for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing update for an application, and a control method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal comprises: a display part to display a first icon corresponding to an application, a detection part to detect an update event for the application and a control part which responds to the detection of the update event, controlling the display part to display a second icon, and executing update for the application based on the generation of the update execution command. It is possible to perform update automatically.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing an update to an application and a control method thereof.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some mobile terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other mobile terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. Such efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware.

Also, in such a mobile terminal, it is possible to install an application program (hereinafter referred to as 'application') having a specific purpose, and to execute various functions through the mobile terminal. In this way, the application installed in the mobile terminal can be updated by using update data received from an external server or business entity. As a method of performing update for such an application, conventionally, a user has to manually update an application by entering a separate program for updating and issuing an update command.

Further, the user does not know the update contents of the application before the user enters the separate program, and the user can not use the latest version of the application.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of providing update information to a user when an update event of an application occurs, and a control method thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of automatically performing an update on an application according to a state of the terminal and a control method thereof.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof capable of providing a graphical user interface environment in which a user can intuitively recognize update information for an application.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a check unit for checking terminal status information related to an update of an application, a detector for detecting an application in which an update event has occurred based on status information of the terminal, And a control unit for performing an update to the application.

In one embodiment, the detecting unit detects an application in which an update event occurs when the status information of the terminal corresponds to a predetermined update condition.

In one embodiment, when an application in which an update event has occurred is detected by the detection unit, the control unit outputs update information for the detected application.

In an exemplary embodiment, the update information is output through a pop-up window displayed on the display unit, and the control unit may perform the update automatically for the detected application, or may update the update based on the update command received through the pop- .

In one embodiment, the checking unit checks the terminal status information in real time or at predetermined time intervals.

In one embodiment, the terminal status information is related to at least one of time information, location information, battery information, capacity information, application usage frequency information, and communication mode information.

In one embodiment, the mobile communication terminal includes a terminal body and a position information section for collecting position information of the main body, and the check section checks whether the position information of the main body collected by the position information section has entered a preset area .

In one embodiment, the check unit checks the communication mode of the wireless communication unit, and when it is determined that the communication mode of the wireless communication mode matches the update condition, the control unit may cause the application to detect an update event And controls the detecting unit.

In one embodiment, when the communication mode is changed, the control unit compares a first communication speed corresponding to the pre-change communication mode and a second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode, Whether the update of the detected application is proceeded or not is determined.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a monitoring unit for monitoring whether an update event has occurred for an application, a detection unit for detecting terminal status information in response to the occurrence of the update event, And a control unit for updating the application in which the update event has occurred.

In one embodiment, the control unit updates the application in which the update event is generated if the status information of the terminal detected by the detection unit meets a reference condition.

In one embodiment, the control unit determines that the application corresponding to the update event monitored by the monitoring unit is a predetermined update target application, and controls the detection unit to detect the terminal status information according to a determination result .

In one embodiment, the update target application is determined based on at least one of a frequency of use, an update capacity, and a setting of a user.

In one embodiment, when the monitoring unit monitors the occurrence of the update event, the control unit outputs the information of the application corresponding to the generated update event to the display unit.

In one embodiment, the control unit determines whether or not the application corresponding to the update event can be updated based on the terminal status information, and when the update of the application is possible as a result of the determination, And outputs the output signal.

In one embodiment, the controller may perform the update automatically for the application, or may perform the update based on the update command applied through the pop-up window.

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a first icon corresponding to an application, a detection unit for detecting an update event for the application, And a control unit for controlling the display unit and executing an update for the application based on the generation of the update execution command.

In one embodiment, the second icon is displayed in a region adjacent to the first icon, and the update execution command is generated in response to a touch input applied on the second icon.

In one embodiment, when an update to the application is executed, a progress bar indicating the progress of the update for the application is displayed on the display unit.

In one embodiment, the update execution command is generated based on input of a touch corresponding to a predetermined pattern on an area where the first icon is displayed, and the control unit generates, based on the generation of the update execution command, And executes an update for the application corresponding to the first icon.

In one embodiment, the mobile communication terminal includes a check unit for checking terminal status information related to an update of an application. When the status information of the terminal meets an update condition as a result of checking by the check unit, .

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit that displays any one of a plurality of pages on which an icon corresponding to an application is displayed, a display unit that displays, in at least one of applications corresponding to the icons displayed on the plurality of pages, A monitoring unit for monitoring whether an occurrence of the update event has occurred,

And a controller for controlling the display unit to display update information associated with the update event.

In one embodiment, a plurality of page images corresponding to each of the plurality of pages are displayed in one area of a page output on the display unit, and the control unit displays a plurality of page images corresponding to the plurality of page images, And the information about the update event is displayed in an area adjacent to the page image corresponding to the page including the icon.

In one embodiment, the information about the update event is information on the number of applications for which an update event has occurred among the applications corresponding to the icon of the application included in the page.

In one embodiment, when the page image is selected, a thumbnail of an application in which an update event occurs, among applications displayed on a page corresponding to the selected page image, is displayed.

In one embodiment, when the thumbnail is selected, updating of the application corresponding to the thumbnail is performed.

In one embodiment, when the user selects one of the plurality of page images, the controller proceeds to update the application in which the update event has occurred among the applications corresponding to the selected page.

In one embodiment, the control unit displays a progress bar indicating an update progress of the application in one area of the display unit.

In one embodiment, the control unit changes the output range of the display unit to output the selected page.

In one embodiment, the mobile communication terminal includes a check unit for checking terminal status information related to an update of an application. When the status information of the terminal meets an update condition as a result of checking by the check unit, Updating the application corresponding to the update event monitored by the application.

In one embodiment, the controller generates a pop-up window when the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, and displays a list of applications corresponding to the update event monitored by the monitoring unit in the pop-up window.

In one embodiment, the control unit performs update only for the selected application through the pop-up window, or updates the selected application in preference to other applications.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention check state information of a terminal related to an update to output update information for an application to an update state when the update state is reached, It is possible.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically update the application when the terminal becomes updateable, thereby reducing the cumbersome task of the user having to separately manage the update to the application .

In addition, the mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention can update the application installed in the terminal intuitively by outputting the update information of the application not displayed on the display unit.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an updating method in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.
6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E are conceptual diagrams for explaining terminal status information.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing information about an application related to an update in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an updating method in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
10A and 10B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of performing an update based on state information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
11 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of performing an update only for a specific application in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
12A and 12B are conceptual diagrams for explaining a method of setting update conditions in the mobile terminal disclosed in this specification.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.
14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.
FIGS. 15, 16A and 16B are conceptual diagrams for explaining how an update execution command is generated in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
18 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.
FIGS. 19, 20, 21, 22A and 22B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

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

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation and the like. 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.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.

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, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 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 mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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

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

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

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 may be provided depending on the usage environment.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 may sense the position 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 of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for sensing the current state and controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually 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 a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

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

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands A signal may be a path through which the signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition, a mobile terminal capable of including at least one of the above-described components can perform an update of an application installed in the terminal main body.

 Here, 'application' can be expressed as 'application program' or 'application program', and is a dedicated program for performing a specific task. For example, such applications may be programs related to games, music, document work, messages, finance, e-books, traffic information, and the like.

An update to an application, on the other hand, means that if an addition or change is made to an executable file, library or resource of an application, the existing data associated with it is changed to the latest data. The latest data can be received from an external server associated with the application.

Hereinafter, a method for performing an update to an application using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a block diagram briefly showing an embodiment of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the contents already described with reference to FIG. 1 will be omitted.

3, the mobile terminal 100 includes a control unit 180, a detection unit 182, a check unit 183, a monitoring unit 184, a wireless communication unit 110, a display unit 151, a position information unit 115 ), A memory 160, and a power supply unit 190.

In the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to update the application installed in the terminal according to the status information of the terminal.

In one embodiment, first, the check unit 183 checks the status information of the terminal related to the update of the application.

Here, the 'status information' is related to the update condition enabling the update to the application, and may be variously set according to the setting of the control unit 180 or the user.

For example, the 'status information' may be information on whether or not the terminal is powered on (or docked), the location of the terminal, the communication mode of the terminal (3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, NFC, , Billing information, connection to a cloud server, and frequency of application usage.

For example, if the user is located in the 'home' of the 'terminal', the checking unit 183 checks the location of the terminal when performing the update for the application is set to 'status information' .

Here, the check unit 183 can continuously check the status information of the terminal at real time or at predetermined intervals.

Next, based on the status information of the terminal checked in the check unit 183, the detecting unit 182 detects an application in which an update event has occurred, among a plurality of applications installed in the terminal.

That is, if the status information of the terminal corresponds to a preset update condition, the detecting unit 182 can detect the application in which the update event has occurred.

For example, when the user sets the update condition to execute the updat for the application when power is supplied to the terminal, the check unit 183 checks whether the power supply unit 190 is powered.

As a result of the check, if the power supply unit 190 detects power supply, the detection unit 182 can detect the application in which the update event has occurred.

Here, the update event may occur based on reception of update-related data from an external server when additions or changes are made to the executable file, library, or resource of the application, as described above.

Meanwhile, as described above, when an application in which an update event has occurred is detected by the detection unit 182, the control unit 180 updates the detected application.

Also, when an updatable application is detected by the detecting unit 182, the control unit 180 can output notification information.

The control unit 180 outputs the notification information to the user, thereby allowing the user to select whether or not to perform the update for the application. In addition, the control unit 180 can automatically update the application even if the user does not select whether to perform the update, if the update condition for the application is satisfied.

On the other hand, the notification information can be output using at least one of sound, vibration, ramp, and pop-up window, and the user can select whether or not to update the application through a pop-up window.

In the above description, after checking the status information of the terminal first, if the status information of the checked terminal satisfies the update condition, i.e., corresponds to the update condition, the application in which the update event has occurred is detected and the update is performed Method.

Hereinafter, a method of checking status information of a terminal based on an update event for an application and updating an application according to a result of the check will be described in another embodiment.

First, the monitoring unit 184 monitors whether there is an application that has an update event among the applications installed in the terminal.

If there is an application in which an update event has occurred as a result of monitoring by the monitoring unit 184, the check unit 183 detects the terminal status information in response to the occurrence of the update event.

Here, as described above, the terminal status information is information related to whether the status of the terminal can update the application, and the terminal status information can be set by the user's choice.

If the terminal status information matches the update condition (or reference condition), the controller 180 updates the application in which the update event has occurred.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may control whether or not the update is performed according to the type of the application among the applications monitored by the monitoring unit 184. [

For example, the user can select an 'update target application', and the control unit 180 determines whether the monitored application is an 'update target application'. If it is determined that the application in which the update event has occurred is an update target application, the control unit 180 may control the check unit 183 to check the terminal status information.

On the other hand, such an update target application can be determined by at least one of the frequency of use of the application, the update capacity, and the application selected by the user.

In addition, the controller 180 may not update the application in which the update event occurs if the terminal status information does not meet the update condition for updating the application as a result of the check by the check unit 183.

In this case, the controller 180 may store the information about the application in which the update event occurred in the memory 160, and may update the application after the terminal status information matches the update condition.

On the other hand, when the monitoring unit 184 monitors the occurrence of an update event for the application, the control unit 180 may output information about the application in which the update event has occurred to the display unit 151 have.

That is, the control unit 180 determines whether or not the application corresponding to the update event is updatable, based on the terminal status information checked by the check unit 183. If the update is possible for the application, Information can be output through a pop-up window or the like.

In this case, the control unit 180 may perform an update based on an update command applied from a user through a pop-up window, or may automatically perform an update for the application.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the status of the terminal can be updated to the application, the application can be updated automatically or based on the user's selection. Accordingly, the user can reduce the inconvenience of having to access the update function related application separately to perform the update of the application.

Hereinafter, a method of performing an update for an application according to the terminal status information will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an updating method in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein. Referring to FIG.

First, the check unit 183 (see FIG. 3) checks the terminal status information related to the update of the application in real time or at predetermined time intervals (S410).

For example, when the terminal status information is information related to the location of the terminal, the check unit 183 checks the location information of the terminal collected in the location information unit 115. [

The location information unit 115 may receive location information of the main body using GPS (Global Positioning System) or WPS (Wi-Fi Positioning System) among the location location technologies.

Here, GPS refers to a system for receiving position information of a body from a satellite that revolves around the earth. That is, the location information unit 115 can acquire location information of the main body through latitude information and longitude information received from the GPS.

Meanwhile, the WPS is a system for determining the position of the main body using virtual AP information (DB) information established through war-driving and AP information of a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) from the mobile terminal 100 . That is, the location information unit 115 can acquire location information of the main body through triangulation based on the location of the Wi-Fi AP.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the position information section 115 collects position information of the terminal at the first point 300a, and similarly, as shown in FIG. 5 (b) Similarly, when the terminal 100 moves from the first point 300a to the second point 300b, the position information of the terminal 100 at the second point 300b is collected.

Then, the check unit 183 checks the position information of the terminal collected in the position information unit 115 as described above. The check unit 183 checks whether the position of the terminal 100 is located in the update area where the terminal status information satisfies the update condition.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the area corresponding to the second point 300b is the update area 300, the terminal status information may be said to match the update condition.

Meanwhile, when the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, the controller 180 may output information related to the status of the terminal through the pop-up window 310, as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

Next, when the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, the detecting unit 182 detects an application in which an update event has occurred (S420).

Then, the control unit 180 updates the detected application (S430).

Here, the control unit 180 can automatically update the application in which the update event has occurred, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. Also, although not shown, the control unit 180 may output a pop-up window, select from the user through the pop-up window, and perform an update for the application.

In addition, the control unit 180 can perform an update for all applications in which an update event has occurred, and can selectively update only the applications corresponding to preset criteria. Here, the application corresponding to the preset reference may be the application selected by the user or an application corresponding to the criteria set by the user.

In the above description, when the terminal status information meets the update and conditions, a method of executing an update for the application has been described.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment related to the terminal status information will be described with reference to Figs. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E are conceptual diagrams for explaining terminal status information.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, a method of updating an application when the state of the terminal corresponds to an update condition set by a user or a controller has been described.

Here, the state of the terminal, i.e., the terminal state information is related to whether or not the terminal satisfies the update condition. For example, 'the application is updated only when the communication mode of the terminal is the Wi-Fi mode' Information related to the state of the terminal.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal status information may be information related to the communication mode of the terminal.

Herein, the 'communication mode' refers to which wireless communication network is currently connected by the wireless communication unit 110, such as '3G mode', '4G mode' or 'WiFi mode' It can be expressed that the terminal is set to the 3G communication mode.

For example, when the user sets the terminal status information as "Perform update to the application when the communication mode of the terminal is connected to the " Wi-Fi " mode, the check unit 183 checks the wireless communication unit 110 in real time or at predetermined intervals.

As a result of the check, if the communication mode is the Wi-Fi mode as shown in FIG. 6A, the control unit 180 can perform the update for the application detected by the detecting unit 182 .

That is, the check unit 183 checks the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110, and if it is determined that the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110 meets the update condition, The detection unit 183 can be controlled so that the generated application is detected.

Further, when the communication mode of the wireless communication unit 110 is changed, the controller 180 may compare the first communication speed corresponding to the pre-change communication mode with the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode. If the second communication speed corresponding to the changed communication mode is equal to or faster than the first communication speed before the change, the control unit 180 can continue the update for the application detected by the detecting unit 182 have.

On the other hand, when the second communication speed is slower than the first communication speed, or when the changed communication mode is a communication mode in which a separate fee is charged, the controller 180 can stop updating the application.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the terminal status information may be information related to the location of the terminal.

For example, when the terminal is located in an area corresponding to the user's 'home' as shown in FIG. 6B, the checking unit 183 checks whether the terminal The position information of the terminal body is checked.

If the controller 180 determines that the terminal main body is located in a preset area, i.e., " home ", the controller 180 updates the application.

As another example, the terminal status information may be related to the power state of the terminal, as shown in FIG. 6C.

For example, if the power state of the terminal, that is, the battery remaining amount is greater than a predetermined amount, it can be controlled to perform an update to the application.

As shown in FIG. 6C, when the terminal 100 is being supplied with power, the controller 180 may control the update of the application.

That is, as shown in the figure, the check unit 183 checks whether the terminal is connected to the charger 190a, and the control unit 180 controls the detecting unit 182 based on the check result, Can be detected.

Further, as another example, as shown in FIG. 6D, the terminal status information checked by the check unit 183 may be time related information.

For example, the user can set an update for the application to be executed at the 'specific time', and the check unit 183 can check whether or not it is a specific time set by the user.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the terminal status information may be related to whether the terminal 100 is connected to an external cloud server 500 or not.

In addition, the check unit 183 may check update information of other wireless terminals that can share information through the connected cloud server 500, and check whether or not the update of the same installed application is performed in another wireless terminal have.

As a result of the check, if the update is performed in the same application in another wireless terminal, the controller 180 can update the application installed in the terminal 100.

Meanwhile, in addition to the examples described above, the terminal status information for updating the application may be variously set.

Meanwhile, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal status information and information about the application can be visually provided to the user through the display unit 151. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing information about an application related to an update in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, when the terminal enters the first area, it is assumed that the terminal status information is set by updating the terminal.

 7A, when the terminal 100 enters the first area by the check unit 183, the control unit 180 determines whether the terminal 100 is connected to the first area through the pop-up window 310, Area.

7 (b), the control unit 180 displays information about the application detected by the detection unit 182 on the display unit 151 (using the icons or thumbnails 311, 312, and 313) )

Here, the control unit 180 may select at least one of the detected applications from the user and proceed to update only the selected application.

Further, as shown in Fig. 7C, the control unit 180 can automatically update the detected applications.

In the above, the method of updating the application based on the terminal status information has been described.

Hereinafter, a method for detecting terminal status information based on an update event for an application and for updating the application based on the detection result will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein, and FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an update method in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

First, the monitoring unit 184 (see FIG. 3) monitors whether an update event for the application has occurred (S810).

Here, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor the update event at an interval set by the user or the control unit 180 in real time.

In addition, the monitoring unit 184 can monitor update events for all applications installed in the terminal, and further monitor update events only for applications selected by the user or the control unit 180. [

Meanwhile, when an update event of the application monitored by the monitoring unit 184 occurs, the check unit 183 checks the terminal status information in response to the occurrence of the update event (S820).

For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, when an update event is generated in at least one application, the check unit 183 checks the terminal status information as shown in FIG. 9B .

For example, if the 'terminal status information' indicates whether power is supplied to the power supply unit 190, that is, whether the charger 190a is connected and the battery is being charged, the check unit 183 checks the power supply Check the status.

If the terminal status information satisfies the update condition as a result of the check, the control unit 180 updates the application in which the update event has occurred (S830, see FIG. 9C).

In this way, the update to the application can be performed automatically by selection of the control unit 180, or can be performed by the user's selection.

10A and 10B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of performing an update based on state information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, a case will be described in which the terminal status information permitting the execution of the update to the application is information related to the communication mode and the remaining battery level (or battery level).

When the communication mode of the terminal status information is Wi-Fi mode and the battery remaining amount is more than 50% is set to the terminal status satisfying the update condition, as shown in FIG. 10A, When the update event occurs, the check unit 184 checks the terminal status information as shown in FIG. 10A.

As a result of checking, if the communication mode is the Wi-Fi mode and the remaining battery level is 53%, that is, if the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, the controller 180, as shown in (c) And performs an update for the application in which the update event occurs.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B, if the remaining battery level information of the terminal status information is 10%, that is, if the updating condition is not satisfied, the control unit 180 , And does not proceed to update the application, as shown in Fig. 10B (c).

That is, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the update can be performed only when the terminal is in a state in which the application can be updated.

Also, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to advance the update only for a specific application among the applications in which the update event has occurred.

11 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of performing an update only for a specific application in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, when an update event occurs for a plurality of applications and the terminal status information satisfies the update condition, as shown in FIG. 11B, The control unit 180 can proceed to update only the specific application.

For example, the control unit 180 may control the terminal to update only the applications whose frequency of use is high (or favorite), based on the user's selection.

In addition, the control unit 180 can update only the application selected from the user among the icons of the update event generating application shown in FIG. 11A.

Hereinafter, an embodiment for selecting terminal status information and applications for updating an application will be described. 12A and 12B are conceptual diagrams for explaining a method of setting update conditions in the mobile terminal disclosed in this specification.

First, as shown in (a) of FIG. 12A, the user can set conditions related to the update of the application through the setting window.

For example, the user can select whether to proceed with the update automatically or manually if the terminal status information meets the update condition.

Then, the user can select, through the setting window, an alarm method informing that the terminal can update the application. Then, the user can select the update condition through the setting window, and can select the terminal status information (battery, location, time, communication network, billing, cloud, etc.) related to the update condition.

For example, when the user selects the terminal status information related to 'location', the user can set a location corresponding to the update condition through the detailed map, as shown in FIG. 12 (b).

Although not shown, the user can set various conditions related to the update, such as the time interval for checking the terminal status information, through the setting window.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12B, the user can select the type of application and the update condition.

For example, the user can select an application to be monitored by the monitoring unit 184 (see FIG. 3) through a setting window.

As described above, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention check the status information of the terminal related to the update, and when the status becomes updateable, output update information for the application to the user, It is possible to receive update information.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically update the application when the terminal becomes updateable, thereby reducing the cumbersome task of the user having to separately manage the update to the application Can

In the above, the method of updating the application according to the terminal status information has been described.

Hereinafter, a method of outputting information on an updatable application on the display unit will be described.

In the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when an update event for an application occurs, information related to the update can be displayed on the display unit so that the user can easily recognize information about the update event.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying information related to an update on a display unit in response to an update event occurrence for an application will be described in detail.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention And FIG.

First, an application icon corresponding to the application (hereinafter, referred to as 'first icon') is displayed on the display unit 151 (S1310).

For example, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the display unit 151 displays first icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 representing respective applications

Then, the detection unit 182 detects an update event for the application (S1320). 14, in addition to the applications corresponding to the first icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 displayed on the display unit 151, the detection unit 182 may update the update events Can be detected.

As described above, when an update event is detected by the detection unit 182, the control unit 180 displays a second icon in an adjacent area of the application icon corresponding to the update event in response to the update event being detected (S1330 ).

For example, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the control unit 180 displays the first, third, and fourth icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 of the icons 210, 220, 230, (Or second icon, 211, 231) in the area adjacent to the second icon (230). Accordingly, the user can recognize that an update event has occurred for the application through the update icon displayed in the area adjacent to the application icon.

In step S1340, the control unit 180 updates the application based on the generation of the update execution command for the application in which the update event has occurred, as described above.

For example, when the update execution command is generated, the control unit 180 executes the update for the application in which the update event has occurred, as shown in Fig. 14C. Then, the user can provide information on the update progress status through the progress bars 212 and 232.

Hereinafter, a method of generating an update execution command for an application will be described in more detail.

FIGS. 15, 16A and 16B are conceptual diagrams for explaining how an update execution command is generated in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

First, as shown in FIG. 15, an update execution command for an application may be generated based on a user's selection of an update icon 211, 231 created in an area adjacent to the application icon 210, 230.

For example, when an update event is generated for the first and third application icons 210 and 230, as shown in FIG. 15A, update icons 211 and 231 are displayed in an area adjacent to the application where the update event has occurred, Is displayed.

Then, when any one of the update icons is selected by the user, an update is performed for the application corresponding to the selected update icon as shown in FIG. 15 (b).

In response to the update of the application being executed on the display unit 151, a progress bar 212 indicating the progress of the update for the application may be displayed.

That is, in response to the touch input of the user applied on the update icon (or the second icon 211), the control unit 180 generates an update execution instruction, and in response to the update execution instruction, .

Further, such an update execution command can be generated based on a predetermined touch pattern applied on the application icon.

For example, when a touch of a predetermined pattern is applied to the application icon 211 in which an update event has occurred as shown in FIG. 16A, the control unit 180 can update the corresponding application.

Here, the predetermined touch pattern may be a touch input having a predetermined path, or a touch input having a fixed method such as a double touch or a long touch.

That is, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to distinguish between a touch input for executing a function for an application and a touch input for executing an update for an application, by using different touch input for the application icon 211 .

16A, when a touch of a specific pattern is input to the application icon 211 as shown in FIG. 16A, the application icon 211 corresponding to the application icon 210 as shown in FIG. 16A (b) Updates to the application are in progress.

16B, when the general single-touch is input to the application icon 211, the application icon 210 is activated as shown in FIG. 16B (b) An application execution screen corresponding to the application icon 210 is output to the display unit 151. [

On the other hand, although not shown, an update execution command can be generated based on the state information of the terminal. For example, when an update event for the application is detected, the control unit 180 controls the check unit 183 (see FIG. 3) to check the terminal status information related to the update of the application.

As a result of checking by the check unit 183, if the status information of the terminal satisfies the update condition, an update execution command for the application is generated. In response to the update execution command, Perform an update on The detailed description related to the terminal status information and the check unit 183 has been described above, and therefore will not be described here.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the update icon is displayed so as to correspond to the application in which the update event has occurred, and the update for the application is immediately executed through the update icon, .

Hereinafter, a method of displaying update information on a currently output page when an update event occurs in an application corresponding to an application icon included in at least one page among a plurality of pages in which an icon of the application is displayed, .

Here, the page is a basic screen in which the terminal is displayed in a standby state, and is generally referred to as a home screen.

Also, if application icons corresponding to the application can be output to these pages, at least one application icon can be displayed on one page, and an application icon corresponding to a different application is displayed on each page.

In addition, a plurality of such pages may exist depending on the setting of the user or the control unit 180. [

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18, a method for displaying update event information related to an application on a page (or a home screen) will be described in detail.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein; FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method for performing the method of FIG.

First, the control unit 180 outputs one of a plurality of pages on which an icon corresponding to the application is displayed on the display unit 151 (S1710).

For example, as shown in Fig. 18 (a), one page is displayed on the display unit 151. [ Also, page images 310, 320, 330, and 340 indicating that a plurality of pages exist are displayed on the page. For example, as shown, a mobile terminal according to the present invention now includes four home screen pages.

The monitoring unit 184 monitors whether an update event has occurred in at least one of the applications corresponding to the icons displayed on the plurality of pages (S1730).

Here, the monitoring unit 184 may monitor the update event at a real time or a predetermined time interval.

If an update event is generated as a result of monitoring by the monitoring unit 184, the control unit 180 displays update information related to the update event on the page output on the display unit 151 (S1730).

As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the update information may include an area adjacent to a page image corresponding to a page including an icon of an application in which an update event occurs, among a plurality of page images 310, 320, 330, Lt; / RTI >

For example, when an update event occurs in an application corresponding to an application icon included on the first, second, and fourth pages, as shown in FIG. 18 (a), the first, Only the page images 310, 320, and 330 can be displayed in different colors from other page images.

18 (b), the control unit 180 determines the number of applications for which the update has occurred, that is, the quantity information of the application corresponding to the icon of the application included on the page, 310, 320, and 340)

In addition, the control unit 180 can intuitively display the quantity information 300 of the application in which the update event has occurred, separately from the page image, as shown in FIG. 18C.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, even when the application icons are displayed in a distributed manner on a plurality of pages, update information related to an application included in another page is provided on any one page displayed on the display unit Thus, the user can grasp update information related to the application at a glance.

Hereinafter, a method of executing an update for an application using the update information displayed on the page image will be described.

FIGS. 19, 20, 21, 22A and 22B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for displaying update information in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment disclosed herein.

For example, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), if any one of the page images corresponding to the page including the application icons corresponding to the application in which the update event occurs is selected among the page images, As shown in FIG. 19 (b), thumbnails 322 and 323 of the icons corresponding to the update events among the application icons included in the page can be displayed.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of page images is selected, the control unit 180 may display update detailed information of the application related to the selected page.

Here, the update detailed information may be various information such as the type of application, update capacity, version information, update provider, and the like.

19B, the control unit 180 may generate a pop-up window 321 and display an icon or thumbnail of the application in which the update event occurred in the pop-up window 321. [

19 (b), if any one of the thumbnails displayed on the display unit 151 is selected by the user, the controller 180, The application corresponding to the thumbnail 321 selected in the thumbnail 321 can be updated.

Meanwhile, although not shown, when any one of the plurality of page images is selected in (a) of FIG. 19, the control unit 180 selects an application corresponding to the application icon displayed in the selected page image Lt; / RTI > can be performed as a whole.

In this case, the control unit 180 may display a progress bar indicating the progress of the update on the page currently displayed on the display unit 151.

Also, the control unit 180 can change the output range of the display unit 151 so that a page corresponding to the page image selected by the user is output, and the user can confirm the application in which the update event has occurred in the changed page .

20 (a), when any one of the plurality of page images 310, 320, and 340 is selected, the control unit 180 determines whether the corresponding page image 310, A pop-up window 400 displaying the application to be updated corresponding to the page can be displayed.

The pop-up window 400 may display a list of application updates. The user can select any one of the plurality of update target applications through the pop-up window 400 to update the selected application. In addition, the user can make the updating process progress as a whole through the 'whole approval' icon 410 for the update target application included in the page.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can display the progress bars 321 and 322 indicating the update progress status of the application, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. 19, .

If the terminal status information related to the update of the application checked by the check unit 183 meets the update condition even if a specific page is not selected by the user, the control unit 180 controls the monitoring unit 184 And update the application corresponding to the monitored update event.

Then, the control unit 180 can display information about the updated application, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG.

The control unit 180 may also display a list of updatable applications based on whether the terminal status information meets the update conditions or based on the application being updatable by the monitoring unit 184 being detected.

The control unit 180 may display a list of applications that can be updated through a pop-up window.

For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the control unit 180 may display a list of applications for which an update event has occurred among applications corresponding to application icons displayed on a plurality of pages in a separate display area (e.g., a pop-up window) Can be displayed.

The control unit 180 can categorize the list of updatable applications according to various criteria such as the latest use date, frequency of use, application type, update capacity, optimized communication mode, classification by the user, and the like.

For example, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), the control unit 180 can arrange and display an application in which an update event has occurred based on a recently used application.

As shown in FIG. 21 (b), an application in which an update event has occurred can be sorted based on the update size, and as shown in FIG. 21 (c) You can sort the applications that have occurred.

Then, the control unit 180 may perform the update only for at least one of the applications displayed in the list based on the user's selection, or may perform the update for all the applications displayed in the list.

In addition, although not shown, the user can set the order of the updated application through the update list window shown in Fig.

In addition, when the application for which an update event is generated is detected by the monitoring unit 184, the control unit 180 may generate a separate page displaying an icon corresponding to the application in which the update event is generated.

For example, as shown in FIG. 22A, when the terminal firstly includes three pages (or the home screen, 301, 302, and 303) and an update event is generated in at least one application, (180) creates a new page 420, as shown in Figure 22 (b). The control unit 180 may display the page image 304, which is identification information on a new page, on the display unit 151. [

The controller 180 displays the icons 210, 240 and 260 of the application in which the update event has occurred in the newly generated page 420 so that the user can confirm information about the application in which the update event has occurred at a glance .

Also, if any one of the icons 210, 240, and 260 is selected by the user on the newly generated page 420, the control unit 180 may execute the update for the selected application.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 22B (a), the control unit 180 controls the display unit 184 to display an update event on the display unit, as shown in FIG. 22B (b) The divided page can be divided into the first area 420a and the second area 420b.

The controller 180 may display icons 210, 240 and 260 of the application in which the update event has occurred in one of the divided regions 420b.

In addition, if any one of the icons 210, 240, and 260 displayed in the divided area 420b is selected by the user, the controller 180 may update the selected application.

As described above, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the application icon corresponding to the application in which the update event occurs can be displayed on a separate page or in a separate area, thereby providing intuitive information to the user.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention check the status information of the terminal related to the update, and when the status becomes updateable, the update information about the application is output to the user, It is possible to receive.

In addition, the mobile terminal and its control method according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically update the application when the terminal becomes updateable, thereby reducing the cumbersome task of the user having to separately manage the update to the application .

In addition, the mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention can update the application installed in the terminal intuitively by outputting the update information of the application not displayed on the display unit.

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.

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In the mobile terminal,
A plurality of update conditions for a plurality of applications stored in the mobile terminal, at least one update condition of the plurality of update conditions being associated with a communication mode, and at least one other update condition of the plurality of update conditions A touch screen configured to display a list of location information; And
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The controller comprising:
Update the plurality of applications based on the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponding to the previously selected at least one update condition associated with the communication mode of the plurality of update conditions;
And cause the touch screen to display icons that individually represent the updated plurality of applications.

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