WO2013062252A1

WO2013062252A1 - Method of setting location-based user interface

Info

Publication number: WO2013062252A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/008280
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장길훈
Original assignee: Chang Gil-Hoon
Priority date: 2011-10-24
Filing date: 2012-10-11
Publication date: 2013-05-02
Also published as: KR101143301B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of setting a location-based user interface including the steps of: determining the location of a mobile terminal; and setting a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal. According to the method, a user interface of a mobile device can be set according to the location of the mobile terminal.

Description

How to set up location-based user interface

The present invention relates to a location-based user interface setting method, and more particularly, to a location-based user interface setting method for setting a user interface suitable for a user according to a location of a mobile terminal, a recording medium, and a user interface for storing the user interface. It's about the server.

As functions and utilization of mobile computing devices (mobile terminals) increase, more mobile computing devices are used for various purposes in various places. The mobile terminal has been used for various purposes, such as for work, education, content production and reproduction, entertainment, and communication, in various places such as offices, educational institutions, homes, or the like.

In the case of using a mobile terminal, the user sets and uses a user interface (UI) so as to be convenient for the user. In the case of a smartphone, it is used by placing it on the first screen of a display so that a user can use a favorite program and access it. If there are many widgets or icons of apps (apps, applications) stored to be executable, they are not arranged on one screen but arranged on the next screen. In addition, the user may rearrange the position of the widget or icon. A user who likes a game places a game on the first screen of the mobile terminal, and a user who mainly uses the mobile terminal for work arranges a program related to a task on the first screen of the mobile terminal. However, the user's favorite program can change from place to place. At home, a program such as a game is used to relax, a location information program and a movement route program are used while moving, and a company-related program can be used in a company. On the other hand, the user who placed the game on the first screen is inconvenient to move to another screen in order to use the program for work in the company.

In addition, the user sets the environment of the mobile terminal so that the user is optimized for the preferred program according to the preferred program. However, the optimal terminal environment for executing the program may be different. Therefore, whenever the user wants to run another program, the user has to change the settings of the mobile terminal in order to optimize the terminal environment.

The first problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a location-based user interface setting method for setting the user interface of the mobile terminal according to the position of the mobile terminal.

The second problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a user interface server for storing the user interface.

Further, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above method on a computer.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a location-based method including determining a location of a mobile terminal, and setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal to achieve the first object. Provides a user interface setting method.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the step of determining the location of the mobile terminal, location-based user interface setting method characterized in that using the location information system or using the network ID to determine the location of the mobile terminal Can be.

The setting of the user interface may be a method of setting a location-based user interface, when the user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal does not exist, setting a basic user interface as the user interface of the mobile terminal. have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, generating the visited site information by aligning the Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in chronological order, wherein the visited site information is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. And setting a user interface, and transmitting the generated visited site information, wherein the visited site information includes at least one of a page address or a page screen of the visited site. Based user interface setting method.

The visited site information may be characterized by displaying the page screens stored in the order of visit when the execution command of the user is input, and editing the visited site information according to the editing condition set according to the user's input. It may be a location-based user interface setting method comprising.

The present invention provides a receiver for receiving a location of a mobile terminal, a user interface storage for storing a user interface corresponding to a predetermined location, and a user interface corresponding to a location on the mobile terminal. A user interface server including a user interface search unit for searching in an interface storage unit and a transmitter for transmitting the searched user interface to the mobile terminal.

In order to solve the above other technical problem, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above-described location-based user interface setting method on a computer.

According to the present invention, the user interface of the mobile terminal can be set according to the position of the mobile terminal. In addition, according to the present invention, the visited Internet sites are stored in order, so that the visited Internet sites can be reviewed later.

1 is a flowchart of a method for setting a location-based user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a method for setting a location-based user interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a location-based user interface setting method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting visited site information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of a user interface server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A method of setting a location-based user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention includes determining a location of a mobile terminal and setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal. .

Prior to the description of the specific contents of the present invention, for the convenience of understanding, the outline of the solution of the problem to be solved by the present invention or the core of the technical idea will be presented first.

The location-based user interface setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed in any one of a mobile terminal or an external terminal connected to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal or the external terminal may perform the location-based user interface setting method together. It may be.

The user interface information stored in the mobile terminal or the external terminal may be generated, added, edited or deleted by another external device connected wirelessly or by wire, and the user interface information may be retrieved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these examples are intended to illustrate the present invention in more detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited thereby.

The configuration of the invention for clarifying the solution to the problem to be solved by the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings based on the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the same in the reference numerals to the components of the drawings The same reference numerals are given to the components even though they are on different drawings, and it is to be noted that in the description of the drawings, components of other drawings may be cited if necessary. In addition, in describing the operation principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration and other matters other than this may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, The detailed description is omitted.

Step 110 is to determine the location of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the location of the mobile terminal is determined using a location information system or a network ID. In this case, when the location of the mobile terminal is located within an area of a preset range, the same user interface may be provided. In addition, the preset range may be set to an area in which a circle is general, but divided into a road or a number on a map. The location of the mobile terminal can be determined using a GPS (Global Positioning System). Alternatively, the location of the mobile terminal can be determined by using the network ID to which the mobile terminal connects to the network. Since the network ID varies depending on the location where the mobile terminal accesses the network, the location of the mobile terminal can be determined through the changed network ID. That is, it can be seen that the mobile terminal is located in an area that can access the network through a network ID. In addition to the network ID, a host ID, a base station ID, a network IP address class, an IP address range, or the like may be used.

In step 120, a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is set as the user interface of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the user interface corresponding to the position identified in step 110 is set as the user interface of the mobile terminal. The user may set a user interface to be used for each specific range of areas. The area of the specific range is determined by whether the location of the mobile terminal identified in step 110 falls within a predetermined radius of the GPS location information or within a range preset to the network ID. The user can set the optimal user interface according to the place. At home, you can set up a program to make it easier for you to take a break, and at work, you can set it to make it easier to access your work.

The user interface may be characterized by adjusting the positional arrangement of icons or widgets on the screen, hiding the icons or widgets, or displaying hidden icons or widgets. In the case of a smartphone, the user interface can be set by arranging apps (Apps, Applications) to be used on the first screen. In other words, at home, apps for rest may be preferentially arranged on the first screen, and in the workplace, apps for work may be preferentially arranged on the first screen. Or, you can hide or show your app to hide it from a specific location. Even if other people look at their smartphones, you can hide the app at a specific location for their privacy, so that you can see the app in your own space, such as home. As described above, the preset user interface is stored together with the location information. The user interface may be stored in a database of a mobile terminal. Alternatively, a separate server may be provided and the user interface may be stored in the server. When the location of the user is determined, the searched user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal is searched to set the searched user interface as the user interface of the mobile terminal.

If there is no user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal, the default user interface may be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is located at a location where the user does not set the corresponding user interface, the mobile terminal provider may set the mobile terminal provider as a basic user interface initially provided. Alternatively, the user interface used by other users using the user interface setting method according to the present invention may be used the most, or the user interface selected among the user interfaces recommended by the mobile terminal provider may be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal. .

In addition, when the position of the mobile terminal is continuously changed, the user interface corresponding to the movement may be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal. The user interface corresponding to the movement may be set by the user. Alternatively, the user interface may be set such that a program showing a current location of a user or searching for a movement route is displayed on a display screen of the mobile terminal. Whether the location of the mobile terminal is continuously changed may be determined by whether the GPS location information or the network ID is actively changed. When the GPS location information or the network ID is actively changed, it means that the user is moving, and the program mainly used by the user during the movement may be displayed on the first screen of the display screen of the mobile terminal. While moving, a program for checking a user's location or searching for a movement route can be used, and the related program can be set to be displayed on the first screen.

In addition, by analyzing the nature of the place according to the place can be displayed on the first screen a program suitable for the nature of the place. The personality of the place may be determined using location information, and a program suitable for the personality and the place of the place may be determined based on accumulated and stored information. Set the user interface to accumulate and store information about a program that was executed in a specific place in the past, search for a place similar to the identified place using the accumulated and stored information, and display a program corresponding to the found place on the first screen. Can be.

Further, when the location of the mobile terminal is not determined, one of the preset user interfaces may be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal according to a user input. When the GPS location information or network ID is not received, when the user cannot access the communication network or the Internet network, or when the user disconnects the external connection, the location of the mobile terminal cannot be determined. Accordingly, in the above case, one of the preset user interfaces may be set as the user interface of the mobile terminal according to the user's selection. Alternatively, the user interface corresponding to the case where the connection with the outside is disconnected may be set in advance.

The method may further include executing a program corresponding to the position of the mobile terminal or setting an environment of the mobile terminal to execute the program.

More specifically, the environment setting includes hardware environment setting such as memory allocation and graphic resolution change. By setting a program to be executed at a specific position, the set program can be automatically executed at the position. For example, in a company, a mailing program may be automatically executed, and company mail may be automatically pushed from the mail server to the mobile terminal. In addition, the hardware environment of the mobile terminal may be adjusted to an environment most suitable for executing the priority program of the set user interface. For example, when a game is set as a priority program, memory may be given priority to the game, and graphic resolution may be adjusted to match the game. The game may not be directly executed, but an environment of a mobile terminal may be automatically set to immediately execute the game.

In setting the user interface, preferences at each location may be used.

Step 210 is a step of accumulating and storing the number of times the user selects each program for each program at the mobile terminal location.

More specifically, the number of times the user selects each of the programs for each program at the location of the mobile terminal identified in step 110 is accumulated and stored. The program and the number of selections of the programs selected by the user are cumulatively stored so that the user may know which program is used at a certain area of the mobile terminal identified in step 110.

Step 220 is to set the rank of the preferred program according to the stored number of selections.

More specifically, the rank of the preferred program is set according to the number of selections accumulated and stored in step 210. The preference program refers to a program that a user frequently uses in the region of the specific radius. The preference program can be a program for rest at home and a work program at work. The rank of the preference program is calculated according to the number of selections stored in step 210. The higher the number of selections, the higher the rank of the preference program. The rank of the preference program is set for each position of the mobile terminal. The ranking of the preference program may vary for each position of the mobile terminal.

Step 230 is to set a user interface at the location of the mobile terminal according to the preferred program rank.

More specifically, the user interface at the location of the mobile terminal is set according to the ranking of the preference program set in step 220. The higher the preference program rank, the easier the user access is set. In the case of a smartphone, an app having a high ranking of the preferred program is arranged on the first screen and arranged in the fastest position according to the ease of selection within one screen. Ease of selection may be at the center of the screen or at the top or bottom. It may be set by statistics according to the use of general mobile terminal users, or may be set by the user.

In step 310, the visited site information is generated by arranging Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in chronological order.

More specifically, the visited site information is generated by sorting the Internet site information visited by the user through the mobile terminal in chronological order. After the user visits various Internet sites for searching, etc., the visited site information may be used when the user wants to visit or check the visited sites again. The visited site information may include an address of a visited Internet site, a site name, a representative screen shot, and the like. In addition, the visited site may include at least one or more of the page address or the page screen. Since multiple pages can be visited within a specific site, the page address and page screen can be stored for each page. Alternatively, the visited site information may be stored in a sorted order of visited time. By storing the visited site information in chronological order, it is possible to help the user review the search order and the search direction when searching for the information.

Step 320 is to set the user interface of the mobile terminal so that the visited site information is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the visited site information generated in step 310 is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. It can be displayed as an icon or as a list for each visited site.

In step 330, the generated visited site information is transmitted.

More specifically, the visited site information generated in step 310 may not only be stored and displayed in the mobile terminal, but may also be transmitted to the outside through an e-mail or the like and used by the other mobile terminal or another computer. The visited site information may be transmitted when all site visits are completed, or the visited site information may be transmitted in real time while visiting the site so that other users may view the visited site together.

In step 340, when the visited site information is received by the user's execution command, the visited site information is displayed in the order of visited page screens.

More specifically, the visited site information may display the stored page screens in the order of visit when the execution command of the user is input. After displaying the first visited page screen, and receives an input corresponding to the user's page turning, it is possible to move to the next visited page screen. Alternatively, when the visited site is listed and the user selects one of them, the landing page screen corresponding to the selected list may be displayed.

Step 410 is a step of generating visited site information by sorting the visited Internet site information in chronological order.

More specifically, the visited site information is generated by sorting the Internet site information visited by the user in the order of the visited time. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of step 310 of FIG. 3 and replaces the detailed description of step 310 of FIG. 3.

In step 420, the visited site information is edited according to an editing condition set according to a user's input.

More specifically, the visited site information stored in step 410 may be edited and transmitted without being transmitted to the outside as it is. The visited site information includes various information about the visited site. When reviewing the above information, only information to be viewed or information to be delivered to another user may be edited and transmitted. When the user inputs an editing condition to transmit only necessary information, the visited site information is edited according to the editing condition set according to the user's input. Or you can remove unnecessary sites from the list.

The visited site information may generate the visited site information according to the time used to visit each of the Internet sites.

More specifically, the visited site information may generate a list according to the visit order as well as the time used for the search. That is, when a page of the visited site is searched for a long time, it may mean that the information required for the page is large. Accordingly, weights may be assigned according to the time at which the page is searched to determine the ranking of each site or page, and the visited site information may be generated according to the ranking.

In step 430, the generated visited site information is transmitted.

More specifically, the visited site information stored in step 410 or the visited site information edited in step 420 is transmitted to the outside. The visited site information may be transmitted to another computer or another mobile terminal. By sharing the visited site information, the user can review the visited site information anywhere, thereby increasing user convenience. The visited site information may be transmitted using various wired and wireless communication methods. In the case of transmitting in an e-mail form, the visited site information may be generated and transmitted so that a representative screenshot of the sites, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and the like can be directly seen in an e-mail body. That is, the index of the script in the email body can be previewed.

The visited site information may be generated to have a general purpose that can be edited in another device or another program. The visited site information transmitted to the outside may be generated to have a general purpose that can be edited in a device such as on the web or another mobile terminal. Generate and search the visited site information on a device such as another mobile terminal or an email web. Editing, adding, or deleting may be possible. Since a dedicated program that can be used for each device may be different, there may be a problem in the utilization of the visited site information if the visited site information is executed only in a specific program. Therefore, by making the visited site information universal, it is possible to increase the user's convenience of using the visited site information.

The apparatus in which the method according to the present invention is executed may include a receiving unit for receiving location information, a processing unit for processing the steps of the respective methods, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the information processed by the processing unit to the outside. It can be implemented through a processor capable of processing a series of operations and a memory required for such operations, and a controller capable of appropriately controlling data processing between the processor and the storage space as necessary. ) May be used. Such processors, storage spaces and controllers may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art in consideration of the utilization environment or operating environment of the art to which the present invention pertains. Furthermore, this control process may also utilize additional software code for controlling the hardware illustrated above.

The user interface server includes a receiver 510, a user interface storage 520, a user interface searcher 530, and a transmitter 540.

The receiver 510 receives the position of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, when the mobile terminal determines the location of the mobile terminal by the location information system or the network ID and transmits the location of the mobile terminal to the user interface server, the receiving unit 510 of the user interface server determines the location of the mobile terminal. Receive.

The user interface storage unit 520 stores a user interface corresponding to a specific location.

More specifically, the location-based user interface set by the user is stored. The user interface stored in the user interface storage unit 520 corresponds to the user interface of the detailed description of step 120 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with the detailed description of step 120 of FIG. 1.

The user interface search unit 530 searches for a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the user interface storage unit 520 searches for a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal received by the receiver 510.

The transmitter 540 transmits the user interface searched by the user interface searcher 530 to the mobile terminal.

More specifically, the user interface search unit 530 transmits a user interface corresponding to the position of the mobile terminal searched by the user interface storage unit 520 to the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal receives the user interface, the mobile terminal sets a user interface of the mobile terminal as the user interface.

Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, various edits and variations are possible.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all the things that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims as well as the following claims will belong to the scope of the present invention. .

According to the present invention, the user interface of the mobile terminal can be set according to the position of the mobile terminal, and the visited internet site can be stored in order so that the internet site can be reviewed later in the order of visit.

Claims

Determining a location of a mobile terminal; And

Setting a predetermined user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal as a user interface of the mobile terminal,

The user interface information stored in the mobile terminal or the external terminal may be generated or added by the mobile terminal itself or another external device connected by wireless or wired, or the stored used interface may be edited or deleted. And the stored or added user interface information is retrieved.
The method of claim 1,

The location-based user interface setting method may be executed in any one of the mobile terminal or an external terminal connected to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal or the external terminal together performs the location-based user interface setting method. How to set up location based user interface.
The method of claim 1,

Determining the position of the mobile terminal,

And a location information system or a network ID to determine the location of the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 1,

Setting the user interface,

If there is no user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal, setting a basic user interface as the user interface of the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 1,

Setting the user interface,

Accumulating and storing the number of times a user selects each program for each program at the mobile terminal location;

Setting a rank of a preferred program according to the stored number of selections; And

And setting a user interface at the location of the mobile terminal according to the preferred program rank.
The method of claim 1,

Setting the user interface,

If the location of the mobile terminal is constantly changing, the location-based user interface setting method, characterized in that for setting the user interface corresponding to the mobile terminal to move.
The method of claim 1,

Setting the user interface,

If the location of the mobile terminal is not determined, the location-based user interface setting method, characterized in that for setting one of the user interface preset in accordance with the user input of the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 1,

Generating visited site information by arranging Internet site information visited through the mobile terminal in chronological order; And

Setting a user interface of the mobile terminal such that the visited site information is displayed on a display screen of the mobile terminal;

Wherein the visited site information comprises at least one of a page address and a page screen of the visited site.
The method of claim 8,

Generating and responding to the visited site information for each location of the mobile terminal;

Displaying the visited site information corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal on a display screen of the mobile terminal;

Wherein the visited site information comprises at least one of a page address and a page screen of the visited site.
The method of claim 1,

The user interface,

Method of setting a location-based user interface, characterized in that to adjust the position arrangement of the icon or widget on the screen, to hide the icon or widget, or to display a hidden icon or widget.
The method of claim 1,

And executing a program corresponding to the position of the mobile terminal or setting an environment of the mobile terminal to execute the program.
In the method of transmitting the visited site information,

Generating visited site information by arranging visited Internet site information in chronological order; And

Transmitting the generated visited site information to another external device;

The visited site information may include at least one of a page address and a page screen of the visited site.
The method of claim 12,

The visited site information is characterized by displaying the page screen stored in the order in which the visited, if the user's execution command input.
The method of claim 12,

And editing the visited site information according to an editing condition set according to a user input.
The method of claim 12,

Wherein the visited site information generates the visited site information according to the time used to visit each of the Internet sites.
The method of claim 12,

The visited site information is generated to have a general purpose that can be edited in another device or another program.
The method of claim 1,

Executing a program corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal or setting an environment of the mobile terminal to execute the program;

The environment of the mobile terminal is a method of setting a location-based user interface, characterized in that to give a priority to the program or to change the graphics settings to run the program.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 17.
Receiving unit for receiving the position of the mobile terminal;

A user interface storage unit which stores a user interface corresponding to a predetermined position;

A user interface retrieval unit for retrieving a user interface corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal from the user interface storage unit; And

And a transmitter configured to transmit the searched user interface to the mobile terminal.