KR20190033783A - Mobile terminal for saving a photographed picture in predetermined position and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present specification discloses a mobile terminal having a preset storage position of a photographed picture, which can reduce the inconvenience of a user when the user has to rearrange a photographed picture after photographing, so that the user can easily set a storage position at the time of photographing, and a control method thereof. According to the present specification, the mobile terminal comprises: a camera; a display unit; a memory storing a picture photographed by the camera in a plurality of picture storage folders; and a control unit controlling the display unit to display a name of at least one folder among the plurality of picture storage folders when a camera driving application is executed, and controlling the memory to store a picture photographed by a picture photographing button having the folder name in a corresponding folder.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a mobile terminal in which a storage location of a photographed picture is preset and a control method thereof.

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

The functions of mobile terminals are diversified. For example, there are data and voice communication, photographing and video shooting through a camera, voice recording, music file playback through a speaker system, and outputting an image or video on a display unit. Some terminals are equipped with an electronic game play function or a multimedia player function. In particular, modern mobile terminals can receive multicast signals that provide visual content such as broadcast and video or television programs.

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

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a location where a photograph taken by a conventional mobile terminal is stored.

Referring to FIG. 1 (a), a 'photographing button' is displayed on a screen when a photograph is taken through a mobile terminal. Referring to FIG. 1 (b), a photograph taken through the photographing button is schematically shown in a process of storing photographed photographs in a memory. If the mobile terminal is connected to the cloud, the cloud is also stored the same. Referring to (c) of FIG. 1, it can be seen that the photographs stored in the memory are arranged in order of photographed time.

Since the number of types of photographs varies from several hundreds to thousands of photographs according to the user of the conventional mobile terminal, it is difficult to identify them by date and furthermore, classification according to the contents of photographs is more difficult. Of course, a memory folder can be created and classified according to the contents of the photograph, but this inconvenience is that the user has to transfer each photograph to each folder.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0703812, Mar. 29, 2007

The present invention is intended to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof that can reduce the inconvenience that a user can easily set a storage position at the time of photographing and rearrange the photographed photographs later.

The present specification is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other matters not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a camera; A display unit; A memory for storing photographs taken by the camera in a plurality of photo storage folders; And controlling the display unit to display a name of at least one of the plurality of photo storage folders when the camera drive application is executed on the photo shooting button, And a control unit for controlling the memory to store the program.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may control the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the camera application is executed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may control the display unit to display a photographing button selection screen in which a plurality of photographing buttons of the plurality of photographing folders can be selected when the camera driving application is executed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the photo taken by the same photo shooting button is stored in the corresponding folder, the control unit automatically creates a time folder according to year, month, and day in the folder, And can control the memory to be stored in the corresponding time folder. In this case, the control unit may generate a folder corresponding to the month after the month expires, and may generate a folder corresponding to the year after the year expires.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a mobile terminal having a camera, a display unit, a memory, and a control unit, the control method comprising the steps of: (a) ; (b) controlling the display unit to display a name of at least one of the plurality of photo storage folders on the photo shooting button when the control unit executes the camera driving application; And (c) controlling the memory so that the control unit stores the photograph taken by the photographing button having the folder name in the folder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) may control the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the controller application executes the camera application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) may include displaying the photographing button selection screen on which a plurality of photographing buttons included in the plurality of photograph storage folders can be selected when the camera driving application is executed You can control more.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step (c), when the control unit stores a photograph photographed by the same photographing button in the corresponding folder, the control unit automatically creates a time folder according to year, month and day in the corresponding folder , And can control the memory to be stored in the corresponding time folder according to the photographing time point. In this case, in the step (c), the controller may generate a folder corresponding to the month after the month expires, and may generate a folder corresponding to the year after the year expires.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The mobile terminal and its control method according to the present invention can easily set the storage location at the time of photographing by the user. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience of re-organizing the photographed photographs and to find the photographed images more easily.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a location where a photograph taken by a conventional mobile terminal is stored.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view of a screen in which a photographing button having a folder name is displayed.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for adding a photographing button according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a structural view of a folder in a memory according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a location where a photographed photograph is stored in a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings The advantages and features of the invention disclosed herein and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the description is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the specific embodiments set forth herein, Is provided to fully convey the scope of the present specification to a person skilled in the art, and the scope of the present description is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises " and / or " comprising " used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification and " and / or " include each and every combination of one or more of the elements mentioned. Although " first ", " second " and the like are used to describe various components, it is needless to say that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical scope of the present invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. In addition, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, a smart glass, and a head mounted display (HMD). have.

However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, a digital signage, and the like, will be.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

2, the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, an interface unit 160, a memory 170, a controller 180 And a power supply unit 190 and the like. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential for implementing a mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

The wireless communication unit 110 may be connected between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100 or between the mobile terminal 100 and the external server 100. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > wireless < / RTI > In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the mobile terminal 100 to one or more networks.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone 122 for inputting an audio signal, an audio input unit, a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user A touch key, a mechanical key, and the like). The voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed by a user's control command.

The sensing unit 140 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information. For example, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, A G-sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, A microphone 226, a battery gauge, an environmental sensor (for example, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, a radiation detection sensor, A thermal sensor, a gas sensor, etc.), a chemical sensor (e.g., an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.). Meanwhile, the mobile terminal disclosed in the present specification can combine and utilize information sensed by at least two of the sensors.

The output unit 150 includes at least one of a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, a haptic tip module 153, and a light output unit 154 to generate an output related to visual, auditory, can do. The display unit 151 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen. The touch screen may function as a user input unit 123 that provides an input interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user and may provide an output interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path to various types of external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 160 is connected to a device having a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, And may include at least one of a port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, and an earphone port. In the mobile terminal 100, corresponding to the connection of the external device to the interface unit 160, it is possible to perform appropriate control related to the connected external device.

In addition, the memory 170 stores data supporting various functions of the mobile terminal 100. The memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs or applications running on the mobile terminal 100, data for operation of the mobile terminal 100, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least a part of these application programs may exist on the mobile terminal 100 from the time of shipment for the basic functions (e.g., telephone call receiving function, message receiving function, and calling function) of the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in the memory 170, installed on the mobile terminal 100, and may be operated by the control unit 180 to perform the operation (or function) of the mobile terminal.

In addition to the operations related to the application program, the control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. The control unit 180 may process or process signals, data, information, and the like input or output through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 170 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user.

In addition, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 2 to drive an application program stored in the memory 170. In addition, the controller 180 may operate at least two of the components included in the mobile terminal 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to the components included in the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, which may be an internal battery or a replaceable battery.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with one another to implement a method of operation, control, or control of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the mobile terminal may be implemented on the mobile terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170. [

Hereinafter, the components listed above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 before explaining various embodiments implemented through the mobile terminal 100 as described above.

First, referring to the wireless communication unit 110, the broadcast receiving module 111 of the wireless communication unit 110 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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The mobile communication module 112 may be a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module such as a mobile communication module or a mobile communication module that uses technology standards or a communication method (e.g., Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution And an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network established according to a long term evolution (AR), a long term evolution (AR), or the like.

The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. The wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, wireless LAN (WLAN), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro Interoperability for Microwave Access, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) 113 transmit and receive data according to at least one wireless Internet technology, including Internet technologies not listed above.

The wireless Internet module 113 for performing a wireless Internet connection through the mobile communication network can be used for wireless Internet access by WiBro, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE or LTE- May be understood as a kind of the mobile communication module 112.

The short-range communication module 114 is for short-range communication, and includes Bluetooth ™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. The short-range communication module 114 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system through the wireless area networks, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, or between the mobile terminal 100 ) And the other mobile terminal 100 (or the external server). The short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.

Here, the other mobile terminal 100 may be a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart glass, etc.) capable of interchanging data with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display)). The short range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) a wearable device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 100 around the mobile terminal 100. [ If the detected wearable device is a device authenticated to communicate with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention, the control unit 180 may transmit at least a part of the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 to the short- 114 to the wearable device. Therefore, the user of the wearable device can use the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 through the wearable device. For example, according to this, when a telephone is received in the mobile terminal 100, the user performs a telephone conversation via the wearable device, or when a message is received in the mobile terminal 100, It is possible to check the message.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the GPS module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal by using a signal transmitted from the GPS satellite. As another example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the Wi-Fi module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal based on information of a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives the wireless signal with the Wi-Fi module. Optionally, the location information module 115 may perform any of the other functions of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data relating to the location of the mobile terminal, in addition or alternatively. The location information module 115 is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or obtains the location of the mobile terminal.

Next, the input unit 120 is for inputting image information (or signal), audio information (or signal), data, or information input from a user. For inputting image information, Or a plurality of cameras 121 may be provided. 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 may be displayed on the display unit 151 or stored in the memory 170. [ A plurality of cameras 121 provided in the mobile terminal 100 may be arranged to have a matrix structure and various angles or foci may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 through the camera 121 having the matrix structure A plurality of pieces of image information can be input. In addition, the plurality of cameras 121 may be arranged in a stereo structure to acquire a left image and a right image for realizing a stereoscopic image.

The microphone 122 processes the external acoustic signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be utilized variously according to a function (or a running application program) being executed in the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, the microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 123 is for receiving information from a user and when the information is inputted through the user input unit 123, the control unit 180 can control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 to correspond to the input information . The user input unit 123 may include a mechanical input means (or a mechanical key such as a button located on the front, rear or side of the mobile terminal 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, Jog switches, etc.) and touch-type input means. For example, the touch-type input means may comprise a virtual key, a soft key or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, And a touch key disposed on the touch panel. Meanwhile, the virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on a touch screen having various forms, for example, a graphic, a text, an icon, a video, As shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 senses at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information, and generates a corresponding sensing signal. The control unit 180 may control the driving or operation of the mobile terminal 100 or may perform data processing, function or operation related to the application program installed in the mobile terminal 100 based on the sensing signal. Representative sensors among various sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140 will be described in more detail.

First, the proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface, or the presence of an object in the vicinity of the detection surface, without mechanical contact by using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the inner area of the mobile terminal or in proximity to the touch screen, which is covered by the touch screen.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. In the case where the touch screen is electrostatic, the proximity sensor 141 can be configured to detect the proximity of the object with a change of the electric field along the proximity of the object having conductivity. In this case, the touch screen (or touch sensor) itself may be classified as a proximity sensor.

On the other hand, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the object is located on the touch screen in proximity with no object touching the touch screen is referred to as " proximity touch & The act of actually touching an object on the screen is called a " contact touch. &Quot; The position at which the object is closely touched on the touch screen means a position where the object corresponds to the touch screen vertically when the object is touched. The proximity sensor 141 can detect 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, have. Meanwhile, the control unit 180 processes data (or information) corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern sensed through the proximity sensor 141 as described above, and further provides visual information corresponding to the processed data It can be output on the touch screen. Furthermore, the control unit 180 can control the mobile terminal 100 such that different operations or data (or information) are processed according to whether the touch to the same point on the touch screen is a proximity touch or a touch touch .

The touch sensor uses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen (or the display unit 151) by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, an ultrasonic type, Detection.

For example, the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the touch screen or a capacitance generated in a specific portion to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, a capacitance at the time of touch, and the like where a touch object touching the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.

Thus, when 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. Here, the touch controller may be a separate component from the control unit 180, and may be the control unit 180 itself.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 may perform different controls or perform the same control according to the type of the touch object touching the touch screen (or a touch key provided on the touch screen). Whether to perform different controls or to perform the same control according to the type of the touch object may be determined according to the current state of the mobile terminal 100 or an application program being executed.

On the other hand, the touch sensors and the proximity sensors discussed above can be used independently or in combination to provide a short touch (touch), a long touch, a multi touch, a drag touch ), Flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swipe touch, hovering touch, and the like. Touch can be sensed.

The ultrasonic sensor can recognize the position information of the object to be sensed by using ultrasonic waves. Meanwhile, the controller 180 can calculate the position of the wave generating source through the information sensed by the optical sensor and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors. The position of the wave source can be calculated using the fact that the light is much faster than the ultrasonic wave, that is, the time when the light reaches the optical sensor is much faster than the time the ultrasonic wave reaches the ultrasonic sensor. More specifically, the position of the wave generating source can be calculated using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.

The camera 121 includes at least one of a camera sensor (for example, a CCD, a CMOS, etc.), a photo sensor (or an image sensor), and a laser sensor.

The camera 121 and the laser sensor may be combined with each other to sense a touch of the sensing object with respect to the three-dimensional stereoscopic image. The photosensor can be laminated to the display element, which is adapted to scan the movement of the object to be detected proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, the photosensor mounts photo diodes and TRs (Transistors) in a row / column and scans the contents loaded on the photosensor using an electrical signal that varies according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of change of light, and position information of the object to be sensed can be obtained through the calculation.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the mobile terminal 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the mobile terminal 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information .

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.

In addition, the display unit 151 may exist in two or more depending on the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with a plurality of display portions spaced apart from each other or disposed integrally with one another, or may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

The display unit 151 may include a touch sensor that senses a touch with respect to the display unit 151 so that a control command can be received by a touch method. When a touch is made to the display unit 151, the touch sensor senses the touch, and the control unit 180 generates a control command corresponding to the touch based on the touch. The content input by the touch method may be a character or a number, an instruction in various modes, or a menu item that can be designated.

As described above, the display unit 151 may form a touch screen together with the touch sensor. In this case, the touch screen may function as the user input unit 123.

The sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 170 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output unit 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 unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The haptic module 153 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 153 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated in the haptic module 153 can be controlled by the user's selection or the setting of the control unit. For example, the haptic module 153 may synthesize and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 153 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, 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 153 can transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact, and the tactile effect can be felt by the user through the muscles of the finger or arm. The haptic module 153 may include two or more haptic modules 153 according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The light output unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event using the light of the light source of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal 100 may include message reception, call signal reception, missed call, alarm, schedule notification, email reception, information reception through an application, and the like.

The signal output from the light output unit 154 is implemented as the mobile terminal emits light of a single color or a plurality of colors to the front or rear surface. The signal output may be terminated by the mobile terminal detecting the event confirmation of the user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 160 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 160.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) A 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 interface unit 160. [

The interface unit 160 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, And various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The memory 170 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 170 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type ), Card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 170 on the Internet.

Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 180 controls the operations related to the application program and the general operation of the mobile terminal 100. [ For example, when the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the control unit 180 can execute or release a lock state for restricting input of a user's control command to applications.

In addition, the control unit 180 performs control and processing related to voice communication, data communication, video call, or the like, or performs pattern recognition processing to recognize handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively . Further, the controller 180 may control any one or a plurality of the above-described components in order to implement various embodiments described below on the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention.

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 power supply unit 190 includes a battery, the battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like.

In addition, the power supply unit 190 may include a connection port, and the connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 160 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

As another example, the power supply unit 190 may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner without using the connection port. In this case, the power supply unit 190 may use at least one of an inductive coupling method based on a magnetic induction phenomenon from an external wireless power transmission apparatus and a magnetic resonance coupling method based on an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon Power can be delivered.

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

The memory 170 according to the present invention stores a plurality of photo storage folders. A photograph taken by the camera is stored in the plurality of photo storage folders. The plurality of folders are created by the user, and each folder has a name. The name of the folder is also created by the user.

The control unit 180 controls the display unit 151 to display a name of one of the plurality of photo storage folders on the photo shooting button when the camera driving application is executed.

3 is an exemplary view of a screen in which a photographing button having a folder name is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the name is displayed on the photographing button. The name displayed on the photographing button corresponds to the name of the folder stored in the memory 170. [ As shown in FIG. 3, two or more photographing buttons may be displayed simultaneously.

The control unit 180 controls the memory to store the photograph taken by the photographing button having the folder name in the corresponding folder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 180 may control the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the camera application application is executed.

In addition, the controller 180 may control the display unit to display a photographing button selection screen in which a plurality of photographing buttons of the plurality of photographing folders may be selected when the camera driving application is executed.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for adding a photographing button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that there is a '+' icon at the bottom right of the conventional camera driving screen. When the icon is touched, a photographing button having a folder name already created can be selected or a new folder can be created.

On the other hand, even if a photograph is photographed by a photographing button having a folder name, several hundreds of photographs can be simply listed as in a conventional mobile terminal. Accordingly, when storing the photographs photographed by the same photographing button in the folder, the control unit 180 automatically creates a time folder according to the year, month, and day in the corresponding folder, It is possible to control the memory to be stored in a folder.

5 is a structural view of a folder in a memory according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the folders 'food', 'daughter', 'selfie', and 'work' are created. And when you enter the 'Daughter' folder, you can see that the folder is created again in the year. The control unit 180 may store the image data in the corresponding year folder according to the photographing date.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 180 generates a folder corresponding to a month after the month expires, and stores the folder corresponding to the year after the corresponding year as a year The corresponding folder can be created. The most recent photo can be checked frequently. Accordingly, a month folder for merging all the folders of the day taken in the month after the corresponding month is created, and a month folder in which the year is stored in the year after the end of the year A year folder is created to consolidate all the month folders. If there are no photos taken during the day, month, or year, the folder may not be created.

On the other hand, most of the photo storage folders are created by the user. Exceptionally, the folder may be created by the control unit 180. Most of the mobile terminals have a 'front camera' for photographing the same direction as the direction of the display unit 151 and a 'rear camera' for photographing the opposite direction to the front camera. In the case of the front camera, a photograph taken by the front camera is often referred to as a 'selfie' since the user can view his or her own image through the display unit. Accordingly, when the user does not select a specific photographing button, the photograph taken by selecting the front camera can be stored in the 'self-name' folder created by the controller 180. [

In addition, the conventional camera driving screen displays a shortcut key for directly accessing the photograph storage folder in the corner of the screen. At this time, the most recently taken picture is displayed as a thumbnail on the shortcut. However, when the user selects a photographing button having a folder name, the control unit 180 according to the present invention accesses the photograph storage folder with a shortcut key for accessing the folder, and the thumbnail of the shortcut is also stored in the folder The thumbnail of the photographed image is selected.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a location where a photographed photograph is stored in a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 in comparison with FIG. 1, the description of the present invention described above can be more easily understood.

Hereinafter, the control method of the mobile terminal 100 will be described. However, in describing the control method according to the present invention, description of each configuration of the mobile terminal 100 will be omitted since it is repeated.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, in step S10, the control unit creates a plurality of photo storage folders in the memory.

Next, in step S20, the control unit controls the display unit to display the names of any one of the plurality of photo storage folders on the photo shooting button when the camera drive application is executed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in step S20, the control unit may further control the display unit to display a photographing button selection screen in which a plurality of photographing buttons of the plurality of photographing folders can be selected when the camera driving application is executed have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in step S20, the control unit may control the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the camera application is executed.

Next, in step S30, the control unit controls the memory to store the photograph taken by the photographing button having the folder name in the folder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the control unit stores the photographs photographed by the same photographing button in the corresponding folder in step S30, a time folder corresponding to year, month, and day in the folder is automatically generated, And can control the memory to be stored in the corresponding time folder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in step S30, the control unit may generate a folder corresponding to the month after the month expires, and may generate a folder corresponding to the year after the year expires.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

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camera;
A display unit;
A memory for storing photographs taken by the camera in a plurality of photo storage folders; And
When the camera driving application is executed, controls the display unit to display a name of at least one of the plurality of photo storage folders on the photo shooting button, and displays the photo shot taken by the photo shooting button having the folder name in the corresponding folder And a controller for controlling the memory to store the data. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the camera application is executed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a photographing button selection screen in which a plurality of photographing buttons possessed by the plurality of photograph storage folders can be selected when the camera driving application is executed. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit automatically creates a time folder corresponding to the year, month, and day in the folder when the photo taken by the same photo shooting button is stored in the folder, and stores the time folder in the memory And controlling the mobile terminal. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit generates a folder corresponding to the month after the month expires and generates a folder corresponding to the year after the year expires. A control method for a mobile terminal having a camera, a display unit, a memory, and a control unit,
(a) the control unit creating a plurality of photo storage folders in the memory;
(b) controlling the display unit to display a name of at least one of the plurality of photo storage folders on the photo shooting button when the control unit executes the camera driving application; And
(c) controlling the memory so that the control unit stores the photograph taken by the photographing button having the folder name in the folder. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a photo storage folder creation and a folder name creation screen when the controller application executes the camera application. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the step (b) further controls the display unit to display a photographing button selection screen in which a plurality of photographing buttons of the plurality of photographing folders can be selected when the control unit executes the camera driving application. / RTI > The method of claim 6,
In the step (c), when the control unit stores the photographs photographed by the same photographing button, the time folder corresponding to the year, month, and day in the corresponding folder is automatically generated, Wherein the control unit controls the memory to store the stored information. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the controller generates the folder corresponding to the month after the month expires and generates the folder corresponding to the year after the year expires.

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