KR20110049031A - Mobile terminal and method of controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile terminal and control method thereof capable of automatically applying information to an application are provided to remove need to separately input information by automatically applying information, which is included in a selection area, to an application. CONSTITUTION: A user input unit(130) receives a command from a user. If a popup area is selected in a main display unit according to the command, a control unit(180) displays an application list in a popup window style. If the application is selected by the application list, the control unit executes the application in a state that a field of the application is inputted.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same, which allow information corresponding to an area selected on a display unit to be executed in a state of being applied to an application selected by a user.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may be further classified into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

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. .

In order to support and increase the function of such a terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural part and / or the software part of the terminal.

As various applications are provided in a mobile terminal, a user may experience a case where a user wants to input information on an application in a different form through another application. In such cases, efforts have been made to provide a UI for more convenient input.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user on a display unit is automatically applied to and executed by an application selected from a pop-up menu.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user is automatically applied and executed to a selected application, and a menu window for selecting an application is displayed.

Technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. Could be.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object includes a display unit for displaying a main display; A user input unit for receiving a command from a user; And after a target area is selected on the main display according to a user's command input through the user input unit, and a preset pop-up area is selected on the main display, an application list is displayed on at least a portion of the main display in the form of a pop-up window. And a controller for controlling the selected application to be executed when information included in the selected target area is input to at least one field of the selected application when any one of a plurality of applications included in the application list is selected; It may include.

In addition, the control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises the steps of selecting the target area on the display unit through the first touch-drag input applied to the touch screen; Displaying a list of applications in the form of a pop-up window; Inputting information included in the selected target area into at least one field of the application when any one of the applications included in the application list is selected through a second touch-drag input having the target area as a starting point; And displaying the application.

The above-described embodiments are only some of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and various embodiments in which the technical features of the present invention are reflected will be described by the person skilled in the art. Can be derived and understood.

In the mobile terminal according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, since the information included in the area selected by the user on the display unit is automatically applied to the application selected from the pop-up type menu, the user separately provides the information. It is convenient because there is no need to input.

In addition, the present invention is automatically applied to the selected application is executed by the information contained in the area selected by the user, the menu window for application selection is displayed, the user can conveniently search for the application to be executed.

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

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The mobile terminal described herein 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 readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

Overall configuration

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that 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 that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and a 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 a broadcast signal 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 mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or 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, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-H). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as Handheld and Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcasting system but also other broadcasting systems.

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 a wireless signal with 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 according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access and may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

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

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the A / V 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 call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may 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 121 may be provided according to the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into 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. The microphone 122 may implement various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of a user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to visual, auditory or tactile senses, which includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, and a projector module ( 155) may be included.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the mobile terminal displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the call. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a shooting mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a captured image and / or a received image, UI, or GUI.

The display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (flexible). and at least one of a 3D display.

Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. 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 implementation form 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 one another, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a touch screen), the display unit 151 may be configured in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only the position and area of the touch but also the pressure at the 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 then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. As a result, the controller 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near 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 an object present in the vicinity without using a mechanical contact by using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. Proximity sensors have a longer life and higher utilization than touch sensors.

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

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen so that the pointer is located on the touch screen is referred to as a "proximity touch", and the touch The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch." The position where the proximity touch is performed by the pointer on the touch screen refers to a position where the pointer is perpendicular to the touch screen when the pointer is in proximity proximity.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, and a proximity touch movement state). Information corresponding to the sensed proximity touch operation and proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound 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, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 may also output a sound signal related to a function (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The sound output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or may be sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to provide a pin array that vertically moves with respect to the contact skin surface, a jetting force or suction force of air through the jetting or suction port, grazing to the skin surface, contact of the electrode, electrostatic force, and the like. Various tactile effects can be generated, such as effects by the endothermic and the reproduction of a sense of cold using the elements capable of endotherm or heat generation.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also may implement the user to feel the haptic effect through a muscle sense such as a finger or an arm. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided according to a configuration aspect of the mobile terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

In detail, the projector module 155 may include a light source (not shown) for generating light (for example, laser light) for outputting the image to the outside, and an image for output to the outside using the light generated by the light source. And an image generating means (not shown), and a lens (not shown) for expanding and outputting the image to the outside at a predetermined focal length. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180, and temporarily stores input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, an audio, a still image, a video, etc.). It can also perform a function for. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data regarding vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

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), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Magnetic Memory, Magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an 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 that stores various types of information for authenticating the usage rights of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identify module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module ( 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.

The interface unit may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various command signals input from the cradle by a user may be transferred. It may be a passage that is delivered to the terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals 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, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing a writing input or a drawing input performed on the touch screen as text and an image, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented 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 include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Description

2 is a front perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

The disclosed portable terminal 100 has a terminal body in the form of a bar. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swivel type, and two or more bodies are coupled to be movable relative to each other.

The body includes a casing (casing, housing, cover, etc.) that forms an exterior. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. Various electronic components are built in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be further disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The cases may be formed by injecting synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the audio output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101. have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

Content input by the first or second manipulation units 131 and 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Front touch

Hereinafter, the operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a front view of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Various types of time information can be displayed on the display unit 151. [ These pieces of information can be displayed in the form of letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons.

At least one of the letters, numbers, symbols, graphics, or icons may be displayed in a predetermined arrangement for inputting such information, thereby being implemented as a keypad. Such a keypad may be referred to as a so-called " virtual keypad ".

3 illustrates receiving a touch applied to the virtual keypad through the front of the terminal body.

The display unit 151 may operate in an entire area or may be operated in a divided manner. In the latter case, the plurality of areas can be configured to operate in association with each other.

For example, an output window 151a and an input window 151b are displayed on the upper and lower portions of the display unit 151, respectively. The output window 151a and the input window 151b are areas allocated for outputting or inputting information, respectively. In the input window 151b, a virtual keypad 151c is displayed in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed. When the virtual keypad 151c is touched, numbers and the like corresponding to the touched virtual keypad are displayed on the output window 151a. When the first manipulation unit 131 is operated, a call connection to the telephone number displayed on the output window 151a is attempted.

In addition to the input methods disclosed in the above embodiments, the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling. By scrolling the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, the user may move an object displayed on the display unit 151, for example, a cursor or a pointer located at an icon. Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 151. [ This may be useful for editing an image displayed on the display unit 151.

One function of the terminal may be executed in response to a case where the display unit 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad 135 are touched together within a predetermined time range. In the case of being touched together, there may be a case where the user clamps the terminal body using the thumb and index finger. For example, the function may include activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135.

Proximity touch

The proximity sensor 141 described with reference to FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a pointer such as a user's finger or pen approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor 141 disposed in or near the touch screen detects this and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor 141 may be configured to output different proximity signals according to a distance between the proximity touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter, referred to as “proximity depth”).

In FIG. 4, for example, a cross section of a touch screen on which three proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is disposed is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d ₀ ), it is recognized as a touch touch. When the pointer is positioned below the distance d ₁ on the touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a first proximity depth. When the pointer is spaced apart from the distance d ₁ or more and less than d ₂ on the touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a second proximity depth. When the pointer is spaced apart from the distance d ₂ or more and less than d _{3 on the} touch screen, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of a third proximity depth. When the pointer is positioned at a distance of more than d ₃ from the touch screen, the proximity touch is recognized as released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 may recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity depth and the proximity position of the pointer, and perform various operation control according to the various input signals.

For convenience of description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal mentioned below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1. In particular, the mobile terminal to which the present invention is applicable includes a display unit provided with a touch pad, that is, a touch screen.

Meanwhile, an object in the form of an arrow or a finger that is displayed on the display unit and indicates a specific object or selects a menu is called a pointer or a cursor. However, the pointer is often used interchangeably to mean a finger, a stylus pen, or the like for a touch operation. Therefore, in this specification, an image displayed on the display unit is referred to as a cursor to clearly distinguish the two, and a physical means such as a finger or a stylus pen capable of performing touch, proximity touch, and gesture input on the touch screen is referred to as a pointer. It is called.

First embodiment

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user can be automatically applied and executed to an application selected from a pop-up menu.

The operation of the mobile terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying information of an area selected by a user to an application in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, an area including information to be applied to an application is first selected by a user (S501).

In this case, the information in the area is preferably data in the form of text including letters, numbers, symbols, figures, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto, and general copying of hyperlinked text (HTML) or picture files, etc. The concept of including all types of information to which a copy & paste operation can be applied.

This area may also be selected on any application, including text or image files, such as emails, text messages, web pages, notepads, and the like.

Meanwhile, the method of selecting an area in the present invention may be performed through various command inputs through the user input unit 130 of the user. As a preferable example of the command input method, when the touch screen 151 is provided, the corresponding area may be selected through a touch-drag operation on the desired selection area. This will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

Next, an application to which data included in the selected area is to be applied may be selected, and a list of selectable applications may be displayed in a pop-up form in a specific area or a separate window (S502).

The application list in the form of a popup may be activated (ie, displayed) when a predetermined condition is satisfied. As an example of such a condition, after the user touches the selected region in step S501, the user may input a drag operation to a specific region (eg, one edge of the display unit) while maintaining the touch state. As another example, after the user finishes the area selection through the process S501, it may be a case of operating a specific button (hardware key button or virtual key button displayed on the touch screen). As another example, after the user finishes selecting a region through S501, the user may apply a proximity touch or a long-close touch input on a specific region (eg, one edge of the display unit).

Examples of such an application may be an internet searcher, a document writer, a dictionary searcher, a map searcher, a scheduler, a call function, a message compose, and a phone book. However, this is exemplary and the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be executed in a mobile terminal and may be applied to any application having an input field.

Specific forms and activation conditions of the pop-up menu will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 7.

When the application is selected (S503), the controller 180 determines whether the selected application is a function that requires parsing (S504).

Here, the parsing refers to an operation of analyzing information included in the selected area when the selected application includes a plurality of fields and classifying them according to the characteristics of each field. For example, when the selected application is an address book function, a plurality of fields including a name, an address, an e-mail, and a phone number are provided. When the parsing function is applied, the information included in the selected area is classified into a name, an address, a phone number, and the like. Can be. To this end, it is preferable that a predetermined classification standard is provided in the mobile terminal, and the classification standard may be stored in the memory unit 160. An example of a classifier would be to recognize a string of numbers starting with identification numbers, such as '02', '031', or '010' as a phone number. It can be recognized as an address.

If the application requires a parsing function, the controller 180 performs a parsing operation so that the information included in the selected area is suitable for the field included in the selected application (S505).

When an application that does not require a parsing function is selected by the user, or when the parsing operation is completed, the corresponding application may be executed in a state in which contents included in the selected area are input in an appropriate field of the selected application (S506).

Through this operation, the user selects the desired information from the running application and is convenient because the information selected on the other application is automatically entered into the appropriate field and executed without executing a separate copy-paste operation.

Hereinafter, each operation process described above will be described in more detail with specific examples.

6 illustrates an example of a region selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that the mobile terminal according to the present invention has a touch screen that recognizes a user's touch input to the display unit 151.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, an e-mail confirmation function is performed on the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention to display e-mail contents.

In this case, the user wants to select the text area 610 for the date and time and the center of the touch screen.

To this end, the user may input a touch-drag operation on the touch screen 151 using a pointer such as a stylus pen or a finger to select a corresponding region 610. Here, the touch-drag operation refers to an operation of applying a touch input to the first point on the touch screen through the pointer, moving the pointer to the second point while maintaining the touch input, and then releasing the touch input.

As described above, the touch-drag operation may be started by a touch input through the pointer 620 at the starting point 611 of the desired selection area 610 of the user. As shown in FIG. 6C, the user moves the pointer 620 to the end point 612 of the selection area 610 while maintaining a touch input from the start point 611 of the selection area 610. The touch state can be released. Accordingly, a predetermined visual effect (in this case, color inversion) may appear on the touch screen 151 indicating that the corresponding region is selected as shown in FIG.

The above-described touch-drag operation is merely an example of an area selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to any user input unit 130 operation for specifying an area.

For example, when a certain type of cursor can be moved with a navigation key on the screen, the above-described movement of the pointer can be replaced by a navigation key operation, and the touch state of the pointer can be replaced by a specific key button input. Can be.

Next, a menu selection through a pop-up menu will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

7 illustrates an example in which a pop-up menu is displayed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, the user's desired area 710 is selected on the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 7A through one of the above-described area selection methods, and the color of the corresponding area is reversed. Assume the state In this case, the pop-up area 700 may be set in a specific area (here, right edge) of the touch screen 151.

After the user applies a touch input to the area 710 selected by the pointer 720 as shown in FIG. 7B, the user moves the pointer to the pop-up area 700 as shown in FIG. 7C while maintaining the touch input. The pop-up menu 750 may appear on the pop-up area 700. In this case, when the touch input is released from any one of the applications included in the pop-up menu, the corresponding application may be selected.

Here, the pop-up menu 750 may be a list of applications in which information included in the selected area according to the present embodiment can be automatically applied.

The location of the pop-up menu and the arrangement of the respective applications are exemplary, and the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to various types of pop-up menus at various locations. As another example of the form of such a pop-up menu, a plurality of faces may be arranged in a polyhedron form and a different application may be mapped to each face of such a polyhedron.

In addition, various conditions may be set as the conditions under which the pop-up menu is displayed, not limited to the touch-drag operation starting from the selection area and continuing to the pop-up area. For example, a pop-up menu may be displayed by applying a proximity touch input on the pop-up area or displaying a mapped virtual button on the display unit and applying a touch action or a cursor selection. Can be. Similarly, a method of mapping the function of displaying a popup menu to a hardware keybutton can also be used.

Next, parsing of information included in the selected area will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 illustrates an example of how information of a selected region is parsed and applied to each field of the scheduler in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, while reading an email through the mobile terminal, the user may select the text area 810 in which the date and time of the specific schedule is written through one of the above-described selection methods. The details of the schedule are assumed to be the same as the right text box 820.

After selecting the region 810, the user may activate the pop-up menu 830 as shown in FIG. 8B through one of the methods described above, and then select the scheduler 831 application.

It is assumed that the scheduler application has a time information area and a place information area field each including a start point and an end point. The controller 180 may allow the scheduler to be executed with the start time and the end time in the time information area 840 and the place information automatically input in the place information area 850 through the above-described parsing function. In this case, in the parsing operation performed by the controller 180, classification criteria are as described above. That is, the controller 180 is located before and after the keyword when the time information includes keywords such as 'when', 'Fri' indicating the day of the week, 'July' indicating the month, and 'AM' indicating the time. It can be determined by analyzing the information, and the place information can be determined through the keyword 'where'.

9 illustrates an example in which information of a selected area is parsed and applied to each field of an address book in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9A, while reading an e-mail through a mobile terminal, a user wants to register a personal information displayed in a signature area 910 of a sender in an address book.

To this end, the user can select the signature region 910 as shown in FIG. 9B through one of the region selection methods described above, whereby the color is inverted to indicate that the region is selected. It may be represented as.

After the selection is completed, the user may activate the pop-up menu 930 as shown in FIG. 9C through one of the above-described pop-up menu activation methods, and select a contact item 931 among them.

Accordingly, as shown in (d) of FIG. 9, information parsed from a region selected for each field (for example, name, mobile terminal number, fixed terminal number, group, etc.) of a phone book on the display unit 151 is shown. Can be run in a filled state.

In another aspect of the present embodiment, if a contact item is selected while only information corresponding to a phone number is selected, a voice or video call may be directly connected rather than an address book. This will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which a call connection function is performed when information on a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a phone number.

Referring to FIG. 10A, while a user reads an e-mail through a mobile terminal, the user attempts to connect a call to the telephone number 1010 shown in the sender's signature area.

To this end, the user can select the area 1010 corresponding to the telephone number of the signature area as shown in FIG. 10 (b) through one of the above-described area selection methods, whereby the area is selected to indicate that the area is selected. This may be displayed in an inverted state 1020.

After the selection is completed, the user may activate the pop-up menu 1030 as shown in FIG. 10C through one of the above-described pop-up menu activation methods, and select a contact item 1031 among them.

Accordingly, the call connection function may be directly performed to the phone number corresponding to the selected area as shown in FIG. In this case, whether to connect by voice call or video call may be set in advance through a predetermined menu operation.

Next, the Internet search function will be described with reference to FIG.

11 illustrates an example of an Internet search performed with information corresponding to a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 11A, it is assumed that a user wants to perform an internet search using a combination of words included in a specific area of a text while a user reads an email through a mobile terminal. To this end, the user may select the region 1110 including words to be searched through one of the region selection methods described above.

After the selection is completed, the user may activate the pop-up menu 1120 as shown in FIG. 11B through one of the above-described pop-up menu activation methods and select the Internet item 1121 among them.

Accordingly, a result of performing an internet search using keywords included in the selected area as a keyword as shown in FIG. 11C may be displayed on the display unit. At this time, the address of the search engine to perform the Internet search may be set in advance in the memory unit 160 through a predetermined menu operation.

In another aspect of the present embodiment, when a dictionary item is selected instead of an internet item, a dictionary included in the memory unit 160 may be searched using a word included in the selected area, and the result may be displayed. Whether to connect by voice call or video call can be set in advance through a predetermined menu operation.

Second embodiment

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal in which information included in an area selected by a user is automatically applied to a selected application and executed, and a menu window for selecting an application is displayed.

The operation process of this embodiment is similar to the embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. Instead of displaying the pop-up menu in the pop-up area, a general menu screen is displayed on one area of the screen of the display unit, and an application to be executed is selected in the same manner as the general menu selection. Therefore, description of overlapping parts will be omitted for simplicity of the specification.

12 illustrates an example in which an application is selected through a cube type menu selection window in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 12A, it is assumed that a user wants to perform a map search using a word included in a specific area of a text while checking a short message through the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, a general menu selection method of a mobile terminal assumes that different applications are performed to rotate and select a polyhedron composed of a plurality of mapped surfaces, respectively. More specifically, the polyhedron is assumed to be a hexahedron and will be referred to as a "cube".

To this end, the user may select an area 1210 including a word (in this case, Gangnam Station) to search for a map through one of the above-described area selection methods. After completing the area selection, the user may select a cube menu 1220 to select a map application.

When the cube menu is selected, the menu selection window 1230 may be activated in a portion of the display unit as shown in FIG. 12B, and a cube 1240 may be displayed therein. The user may select a desired menu, that is, a map, by rotating the cube 1240 through a touch input in the menu selection window 1230 using a pointer such as a finger 1250.

Accordingly, the map search result (not shown) of Gangnam Station may be displayed on the display unit in a predetermined form.

In this case, the position and size of the menu selection window may be set in advance through a general menu selection method and / or predetermined menu manipulation by the user. In this case, the general menu screen including the cube may be enlarged or reduced in accordance with the size of the menu selection window.

Also, the position of the menu selection window may be changed according to the relative position of the selected area on the display unit. For example, when the selected area is located at the top of the display, the menu selection window may be displayed at the bottom of the display. In contrast, when the selected area is located at the bottom of the display, the menu selection window may be displayed at the top of the display. have. In addition, the menu selection window may be displayed in the form of a semi-transparent pop-up window overlapping on the screen of the currently running application.

In another aspect of the present embodiment, another method of activating the menu selection window will be described with reference to FIG.

13 illustrates another method of activating a menu selection window in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 13A, the same situation as in FIG. 12A is assumed. However, the cube menu 1220 of FIG. 12 is not displayed on the display unit 151. In this situation, the user selects the region 1320 containing the word to be searched for the map through one of the methods described above.

When the region 1320 is selected, a menu selection window activation icon 1330 is displayed in a portion of the display unit as shown in FIG. 13B, and when the icon 1330 is selected, Likewise, the menu selection window 1340 may be activated to display the cube 1350. Accordingly, by using a pointer such as a finger 1360, the cube 1350 may be rotated through a touch input in the menu selection window 1340 to select a desired menu, that is, a map.

The menu window activation method of the present invention is not limited to the method described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, and various operation methods may be applied. For example, as described above in an embodiment of the present invention, a menu window pop-up area is set, and a method of applying a touch-drag input from the selected area to the pop-up area or a selection of an area is completed and then a pointer is applied to the pop-up area. A method of applying a proximity touch may be used.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of processor-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include.

The mobile terminal having the transparent display unit as described above is not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, the embodiments are all or part of each of the embodiments is optional so that various modifications can be made It may be configured in combination.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a front view of a mobile terminal for explaining an operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram for describing a proximity depth of a proximity sensor.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying information of an area selected by a user to an application in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates an example of a region selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 illustrates an example in which a pop-up menu is displayed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates an example in which information of a region selected by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is parsed and applied to a field of a scheduler.

9 illustrates an example in which information of a selected area is parsed and applied to each field of an address book in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which a call connection function is performed when information on a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a phone number.

11 illustrates an example of an Internet search performed with information corresponding to a selected area in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 illustrates an example in which an application is selected through a cube type menu selection window in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13 illustrates another method of activating a menu selection window in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (16)

A display unit for displaying a primary display; A user input unit for receiving a command from a user; And After a target area is selected on the main display according to a user's command input through the user input unit, if a preset pop-up area is selected on the main display, an application list is displayed on at least a portion of the main display in the form of a pop-up window. And a controller configured to control the selected application to be executed when information included in the selected target area is input to at least one field of the selected application when any one of a plurality of applications included in the application list is selected. Mobile terminal comprising. The method of claim 1, The display unit and the user input unit integrally constitutes a touch screen, The target area is selected through a touch input applied from a user on the touch screen. 3. The method of claim 2, The touch input is And a touch-drag operation input along a diagonal line of the target area on the touch screen. 3. The method of claim 2, And the pop-up area is located at one edge of the main display. 3. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And control to recognize that the pop-up area is selected while staying in the pop-up area while maintaining a touch input starting on the selected target area. The method of claim 5, The control unit, And if the touch input started on the target area is released on a specific application in the application list, selecting the application. 3. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And displaying the virtual key button in the pop-up area when the selection of the target area is completed, and recognizing that the pop-up area is selected when the virtual key button is operated. 3. The method of claim 2, The application list, A mobile terminal, characterized in that the plurality of surfaces mapped to each of the plurality of applications are displayed in the form of a polyhedron. 3. The method of claim 2, The control unit, Parsing information included in the selected target area according to a criterion for each of the at least one field included in the selected application, and inputting the parsed information into each of the at least one field. Mobile terminal, characterized in that for controlling. The method of claim 9, And a memory unit for storing a reference based on a purpose of each of the at least one field. The method of claim 1, The information included in the target area is A mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal exists in at least one of a hyperlink, text, figure, symbol, and picture file. The method of claim 1, The plurality of applications, A mobile terminal comprising at least one of an internet searcher, a document writer, a dictionary searcher, a map searcher, a scheduler, a call function, a message compose, and a phone book. The method of claim 1, The control unit, And when the target area is selected, controlling to give a predetermined visual effect indicating that the selected target area is selected. The method of claim 13, The predetermined visual effect, The mobile terminal, characterized in that the reverse of the color of the selected target area. Selecting a target region on the display unit through a first touch-drag input applied to the touch screen; Displaying a list of applications in the form of a pop-up window while the current touch point of the second touch-drag input having a starting point of the selected target area is maintained in a preset pop-up area on the touch screen; ; If the touch of the second touch-drag input is released at a point corresponding to a specific application on the application list, inputting information included in the selected target area into at least one field of the specific application; And And displaying the application. The method of claim 15, Entering the information, And parsing the information included in the target area according to the purpose of each of the at least one field.

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