KR20130081550A - Page searching method and portable device supporting the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A page searching method and a support terminal are provided to rapidly facilitate the movement for a desired specific area on a page having an area which is larger than the screen area of a display unit, thereby easily enabling a page search. CONSTITUTION: A display unit (140) outputs a part area of a page. A sensor unit (170) collects a sensor signal for the movement of a display area of the page. A control unit (160) moves the area of the currently displayed page to a specific area of the page according to the sensor signal and outputs the same to the display unit. The control unit controls the movement and the display of the specific area of the page according to the sensor signal in response to a tap operation which knocks the bezel side of a terminal. The display unit displays the specific area of the page according to the generation of a sensor signal which is over a threshold point. [Reference numerals] (110) Communication unit; (120) Input unit; (130) Audio processing unit; (140) Display unit; (141) Display panel; (143) Touch panel; (150) Storage unit; (151) Sensor based search support program; (153) Operation schedule information; (160) Control unit; (170) Sensor unit

Description

Page Searching Method And Portable Device supporting the same}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to page switching, and more particularly, to a page retrieval method for supporting a simpler and more convenient movement to a specific area of a page having an area larger than a screen area of a display unit, and a terminal supporting the same.

The portable terminal supports a specific user function, but its size is small enough to be portable, and is attracting attention in many industrial and life fields. Recently, portable terminals that support various user functions are emerging. The portable terminal supports a user function and provides a screen corresponding to the user function through the display unit. Accordingly, the user performs content item consumption through a screen according to the operation of the corresponding function while using a specific user function.

The above-described conventional portable terminal is being developed to be able to carry small size and to store and process large data due to the development of semiconductor integrated technology and data processing technology. Accordingly, the conventional portable terminal can store a plurality of various content items such as listening to music or taking pictures, and outputs various pages to the display unit according to user preferences or preferences.

Here, the conventional portable terminal provides only a part of a large image, a list having a plurality of items, a page search window having a plurality of pages, etc., which cannot be displayed on one screen, to the display unit. Accordingly, the user needs to generate an appropriate touch event, for example, a flick event, to search for a page not displayed on the display. At this time, if many pages are searched, it is inconvenient to repeatedly generate the flick event. In addition, if a user repeatedly selects a specific item on a specific page while repeatedly generating a flick event, a screen change occurs in which the selected item is provided, unlike a user request for continuous page turning. Accordingly, there is a demand for a method for supporting a user to perform a desired page search through a simpler method and the development of a technology to which the method is applied.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, a page search method for supporting a user to move directly to a desired area in at least one page having an area larger than the display screen size and support therefor The present invention provides a terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a display unit for outputting a partial region of the entire area of the page, a sensor unit for collecting a sensor signal for moving the display area of the page, the area of the page currently displayed according to the sensor signal Disclosed is a configuration of a terminal that supports page retrieval, comprising: a control unit configured to move to a specific area of the control unit and output the display unit to the display unit.

The present invention also provides a method of outputting a partial area of a page having an area larger than a screen area of a display unit, a collection process of collecting a predetermined sensor signal, and a page outputting another area of the page to the display unit according to the sensor signal. A configuration of a page retrieval method comprising a move display process is disclosed.

As described above, according to the page retrieval method of the present invention and a terminal supporting the same, the present invention enables a user to more quickly move from a page having a larger area than the display unit screen area to a specific area desired by the user. It's easier to support search.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing in more detail the control unit configuration of 1;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for supporting a page search function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a page search function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a page search function according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view for explaining a page search function according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view for explaining a page search function according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a diagram illustrating a page search function according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

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

In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, descriptions of techniques which are well known in the technical field of the present invention and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. In addition, detailed description of components having substantially the same configuration and function will be omitted.

For the same reason, some of the elements in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown, and the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited by the relative size or spacing depicted in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a terminal 100 supporting a page search function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a terminal 100 of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an audio processing unit 130, a display unit 140, a storage unit 150, a sensor unit 170, ). ≪ / RTI >

The terminal 100 of the present invention having the configuration as described above supports a user to search a specific area to be searched more quickly and easily in a page search process having areas larger than the size of the display unit 140 according to a user's request. . In particular, the terminal 100 of the present invention moves quickly to the last region or the edge region of the page through a simple control operation of the terminal 100, for example, tapping a predetermined area such as a bezel of the terminal 100, and displays the corresponding region. 140 may be provided.

The communication unit 110 supports a communication function of the terminal 100. In particular, the communication unit 110 is a configuration that can be added when the terminal 100 is manufactured in the form of a terminal that supports the communication function. Therefore, when the terminal 100 to which the present invention can be applied does not support a communication function, the communication unit 110 may be omitted from the configuration of the terminal 100. On the other hand, the communication unit 110 may be provided in the form of a mobile communication module to support the communication function of the terminal 100, in particular the mobile communication function. The communication unit 110 forms a communication channel with the mobile communication system to support signal transmission and reception for performing the mobile communication function of the terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 110 may form at least one of a voice communication channel, an image service channel, and a data service channel with the mobile communication system, and may support transmission and reception of a specific signal according to the corresponding service channel.

In particular, the communication unit 110 of the present invention can receive a page having a larger area than the screen of the display unit 140 from an external, for example, a specific web server or another terminal. Here, the page may be a web page provided by a specific web server, and the communication unit 110 may receive a web page having an area larger than the screen area of the current display unit 140 according to a user request or preset schedule information.

The input unit 120 generates various input signals required for the operation of the terminal 100. The input unit 120 may be configured by various input means such as a keyboard, a keypad, a key button, or the like, depending on whether the terminal 100 is compatible. Also, the input unit 120 may be configured as a touch map that is output to the touch screen when the display unit 140 is provided as a touch screen. In particular, the input unit 120 of the present invention may generate an input signal for supporting the page search function support mode of the present invention according to a user request. Here, if the page search function is supported by default, the input signal generation function for the mode switching function may be omitted.

The audio processing unit 130 may output various audio data set in the operation of the terminal 100 and audio data corresponding to audio file playback stored in the storage unit 150 and audio data received from the outside. In addition, the audio processing unit 130 may support an audio data collection function. For this, the audio processing unit 130 may include a speaker SPK and a microphone MIC. In particular, the audio processor 130 may output an effect sound according to the page search function. For example, when the sensor unit 170 detects a sensor signal, the audio processor 130 may output an effect sound corresponding thereto. The audio processor 130 may output an effect sound according to the area change when the area change of the page occurs due to the sensor signal generation. The sound effect output of the audio processor 130 may be omitted according to a user setting or a designer's intention.

The display unit 140 is configured to provide various screen interfaces required for operating the terminal 100. For example, the display unit 140 supports a standby screen, a menu screen, and the like necessary for operating the terminal 100. In particular, the display unit 140 of the present invention provides a screen for supporting a page search function. The page may be configured to have an area larger than the screen area of the display unit 140. Accordingly, the display unit 140 may display a partial region of the page, and may display another region of the page according to the generated input signal. In particular, when a predefined sensor signal is generated from the sensor unit 170, the display unit 140 may output a predetermined area of the page, for example, an edge area of the page. Various output forms of the screen interface through the display unit 140 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The display unit 140 may be provided in the form of a touch screen in which the display panel 141 and the touch panel 143 overlap each other. The display panel 141 may output images, texts, etc. corresponding to the various screens described above, and at least one screen interface of the above-described screen interfaces may be output. The touch panel 143 may set a touch valid area for collecting touch events normally and a touch invalid area for ignoring the collected touch events or not performing touch event collection according to screen characteristics output to the display panel 141. The touch panel 143 may transmit a touch event occurring in the touch valid area to the controller 160. In particular, when a drag operation or a flick operation in a predetermined direction occurs while a part of a page having an area larger than the screen area of the display panel 141 is output, the touch panel 143 may display the current screen according to the operation. A touch event for moving a screen from an area to a specific area of the page may be generated. The generated touch event may be transmitted to the controller 160, and a screen change of the display unit 140 may be performed according to the movement of the area of the page based on the transmitted touch event.

The sensor unit 170 is a component for collecting a sensor signal for supporting a page search function during the terminal 100 operation process. In particular, the sensor unit 170 may include at least one sensor capable of sensing an operation of tapping one side of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times. For example, the sensor unit 170 may include at least one of a sensor capable of sensing at least one of an occurrence and an operation direction of tapping one side of the terminal 100, such as a vibration sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a contact sensor, an illuminance sensor, and the like. It can be configured to include one. In the following description, an embodiment in which the sensor unit 170 performs a page search function based on detecting two tap operations will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to sensor signal collection according to two tap operations. In other words, the page search function of the present invention is a sensor according to an operation of tapping a predetermined area of the bezel of the terminal 100, for example, at least one side tap operation of the terminal 100, in addition to a sensor signal of two tap operations. It can also operate on a signal basis. Alternatively, the page search function of the present invention may support the page search function based on a sensor signal according to at least one tap operation having a predetermined size or more, for example, a size larger than or equal to a predetermined threshold point.

The storage unit 150 may store data or application programs and algorithms corresponding to various basic operating systems and various user functions necessary for operating the terminal 100. In particular, the storage unit 150 may store the sensor-based search support program 151 and the operation schedule information 153 to support the page search function of the present invention.

When the specific user function is activated, the sensor-based search support program 151 checks whether the corresponding user function is a user function set to apply the page search function of the present invention, and activates the sensor unit 170 in the case of the corresponding user function. The routine may include a change routine for changing the output area of the page to another area according to the sensor signal collected from the sensor unit 170. In this case, the change routine may be a routine that supports to quickly or immediately move to a preset area among the page areas output to the display unit according to the sensor signal.

The operation schedule information 153 may be information storing types of user functions to which the page search function of the present invention is applied. In particular, the operation schedule information 153 includes information defining whether to apply the page search function of the present invention to each user function. In addition, the operation schedule information 153 may include information defining a sensor signal generated in a specific user function and a page area change according to the corresponding sensor signal.

Accordingly, when a specific user function is activated, the control unit 160 may check the operation schedule information 153 stored in the storage unit 150 and control to activate the sensor-based search support program 151 according to the confirmation result. The controller 160 may control a page change according to sensor signal processing based on the operation schedule information 153.

The controller 160 may support various signal flow control and data processing for controlling the terminal 100. In particular, the controller 160 controls various signal flow control, information collection and output, etc. to support the page search function according to an embodiment of the present invention. For this, the controller 160 may include a configuration as shown in FIG.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a controller 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 160 of the present invention may include a sensor signal collector 161, a sensor signal processor 163, and a function operation unit 165.

When the specific user function of the terminal 100 is activated, the sensor signal collection unit 161 checks whether the corresponding user function is a function set to support the sensor signal based page search function of the present invention. To this end, the sensor signal collector 161 may check the operation schedule information 153 stored in the storage 150 when a specific user function is activated. When the user function set as the sensor signal based page search function is activated, the sensor signal collector 161 may support power supply to the sensor unit 170 and perform sensor signal collection. When the sensor signal is collected in this process, the sensor signal collector 161 transfers the corresponding sensor signal to the sensor signal processor 163. When the sensor signal based page search function of the present invention is terminated, the sensor signal collection unit 161 may block the power supply of the sensor unit 170 and may deactivate the sensor unit 170.

The sensor signal processor 163 is configured to process a corresponding sensor signal when the sensor signal collector 161 transmits a sensor signal. To this end, the sensor signal processing unit 163 checks how much the collected sensor signal is generated at what position and how much. That is, the sensor signal processing unit 163 processes the sensor signal to check the validity and the direction of the sensor signal. For example, when a sensor signal is generated by tapping an upper portion of the bezel of the terminal 100, the sensor signal processor 163 may determine at which position the corresponding sensor signal is generated based on three axes. Depending on the size, you can check whether the corresponding sensor signal has occurred to an effective level. When the validity and the direction of the sensor signal are confirmed, the sensor signal processor 163 may transmit the corresponding information to the function operation unit 165.

In particular, the sensor signal processor 163 of the present invention determines whether an effective signal of a predetermined threshold or more occurs for a sensor signal more than a preset number of times, and the corresponding sensor signal of the terminal 100 having four sides. It determines whether the direction is up, down, left, or right. The sensor signal processor 163 may transmit at least one of the validity information and the directional information to the function operation unit 165. Here, the sensor signal processing unit 163 may transmit only the directional information to the function operation unit 165, and the validity information may be used as information for determining whether to transmit the directional information to the function operation unit 165.

The function operation unit 165 is a configuration for operating the page search function of the present invention based on the information transmitted from the sensor signal processing unit 163. First, when a specific user function is activated, the function operation unit 165 may call a page according to the corresponding user function, and support to output a partial region of the page to the display unit 140. In addition, when the direction information is transmitted from the sensor signal processor 163, the function operation unit 165 may support to output another area of the page to the display unit 140 based on the direction information.

In particular, the function operation unit 165 may support the display unit 140 to output a specific region of the page preset in the direction indicated by the directional information. In this case, the function operation unit 165 may support to output the screen change to the display unit 140 while rapidly moving from the screen area of the currently displayed page to a specific area of the preset page. In addition, the function operation unit 165 may control the display unit 140 to directly switch the screen from the area of the currently displayed page to the specific area of the preset page. The specific area of the preset page may be an area disposed at the edge or corner of the page. That is, when a sensor signal is collected in a specific direction of the terminal 100, the function operation unit 165 may support to move the page area in the direction of generating the corresponding sensor signal until the edge area of the page is displayed. Also, the preset page specific area may be an area defined by the user. For example, a preset page-specific area is a user-defined area that is predefined by the user, not only the edge or corner area, but also the center area of the page, the start area of the page, or the area that the user primarily wants to view, and a certain number of times. The area may be a specific area or an area having the maximum number of views.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the function operation unit 165 controls the movement of the page area according to the directional information. However, the movement of the page area may be controlled regardless of the directional information. That is, when the function operation unit 165 receives the information on the generation of the sensor signal from the sensor signal processing unit 163, the predefined page area in the current area, for example, an edge area or a corner area of the page, regardless of the direction in which the sensor signal is generated. Alternatively, the controller may control to move directly to the area set by the user.

As described above, the terminal 100 that supports the page search function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may display a specific area of a page, for example, an edge, in a process of outputting a partial area of the page to the display unit 140 according to a specific user function. The arranged area can be supported to be output quickly according to simple motion control. Such a page function may be useful when searching a range of items such as a phone book list in which a plurality of items are placed, and then wants to quickly search for the first or last part of the corresponding list or a specific part predefined by the user. In addition, the page search function enables the user to move to the first page or the last page of eBook content or a specific page set by the user with simpler motion control. In addition, the page search function of the present invention supports the easy viewing of the edge or corner of the image in a large image search process with a simple motion control.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a page search method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the page retrieval method of the present invention, power is supplied to the terminal 100 in step 301. When power is supplied from the power supply unit, the control unit 160 may switch the power supply to switch to the power required for each component of the terminal 100 to distribute the power. In particular, the controller 160 may support power supply of the display unit 140 to display a partial region of a page related to the corresponding user function according to activation of a specific user function.

Meanwhile, when an input signal is generated, the controller 160 may determine whether the corresponding input signal is an input signal for calling a sensor-based user function, that is, a sensor-based page search function, in step 303. If the controller 160 does not generate an input signal for invoking the sensor-based page search function, the controller 160 branches to step 305 to perform a user function according to the corresponding input signal. For example, the controller 160 may support performance of a specific user function such as a broadcast reception function, a call function, a file play function, a web access function, a file search function, a short range communication function, and the like depending on whether the terminal 100 supports the function.

When an input signal for calling a sensor-based page search function is generated in step 303, the controller 160 outputs a partial region of the page according to the corresponding user function to the display unit 140, and branches to step 307 and the sensor unit 170. Can be controlled to activate. Here, the sensor unit 170 may include at least one sensor capable of sensing a tap operation of tapping the bezel side of the terminal 100 and the like. When activation of the sensor unit 170 is completed, the controller 160 branches to step 309 and checks whether a sensor signal is collected.

When the sensor signal is collected in step 309, the controller 160 branches to step 311 to perform sensor signal analysis. In other words, when a sensor signal is generated, the controller 160 may determine whether the corresponding sensor signal has an effective magnitude. In addition, when a sensor signal of a predetermined threshold or more occurs, the controller 160 may analyze at which position of the terminal 100 the corresponding sensor signal occurs.

Next, the controller 160 branches to step 313 to perform application of a user function based on the analyzed result. That is, the controller 160 may control the page output area change according to the sensor signal. For example, when a certain area of the page is output to the display unit 140, another area of the page may be output to the display unit 140 according to a sensor signal.

After that, the controller 160 branches to step 315 and checks whether an input signal for ending the function of the sensor-based page search function is generated. In this step, if there is no input signal generation for the termination of a separate function, the process may branch to step 303 and re-execute the following process. Meanwhile, in step 309, if the sensor signal collection is not performed for a predetermined time, the controller 160 skips steps 311 and 313 and branches to step 315.

As described above, the method for supporting a sensor-based page search function according to an embodiment of the present invention can support a rapid movement to a specific area of a page. This allows the user to perform a page search in a simpler way.

In the above, the terminal 100 and the page retrieval method for supporting the sensor-based page retrieval function according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, various examples of the screen interface for supporting the page search function of the present invention will be described.

4 is a diagram for describing a sensor-based page retrieval function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal 100 may activate a specific user function and output a screen interface according to the user control. For example, the terminal 100 may activate a list function in which the output of a plurality of items is set, and thus, a list page 400 including a plurality of items may be output on the display unit 140 as shown on a screen 401. have. The user may perform a touch operation or the like on the display unit 140 on which a plurality of items are output to search for other items not currently output on the display unit 140. In this case, the terminal 100 may prepare to collect the sensor signal by activating the sensor unit 170.

Meanwhile, in the item search process, movement to a specific area of the entire area of the list page 400 may be required. In this case, as shown, the user may tap the bezel upper sidewall of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times, for example, twice. Then, the terminal 100 may collect sensor signals for two taps by using the activated sensor unit 170.

When the two tap sensor signals are collected, the terminal 100 may check the operation schedule information 153 stored in the storage unit 150 and check the command for the two tap sensor signals. In this case, when the second tap sensor signal is defined as a command for moving to an edge item of the list page 400 in a specific direction, the terminal 100 is an area in which the first item of the top of the list page 400 is displayed as shown on a screen 403. Can be controlled to occur. In this process, the display unit 140 may perform fast scrolling from the current area of the list page 400 to the first item area of the top of the list page 400 and may support the movement of the page area. In addition, the display unit 140 may control to move from the current area of the list page 400 to the first item area of the top of the list page 400 without performing additional scrolling.

Meanwhile, when the last item is output on the display unit 140 while moving the areas of the list page 400, the controller 160 indicates that the corresponding area is the last area of the list page 400. 30) can be output. The visual cue 30 may be temporarily formed between the last item and the edge of the display unit 140 while indicating that the list page 400 is the last area, and then removed as shown on the screen 407 after a predetermined time. Accordingly, the last item may be placed on the edge of the display unit 140 again. Meanwhile, the visual cue 30 may be configured to have a predetermined thickness temporarily in the edge area of the list page 400 and to be overlaid on the list page 400 and then removed.

5 is a diagram for describing a sensor-based page retrieval function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal 100 may output a list page 500 on which the output of a plurality of items is required under the user control on the display unit 140 as in the screen 501. In this case, the list page 500 may include various areas output on the display unit 140, and the various areas may include a plurality of items. In particular, the list page 500 may be provided with a plurality of regions connected in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the scroll direction of the list page 500 may be an up and down direction. In this process, the terminal 100 may activate the sensor unit 170.

Meanwhile, while the list page 500 is output, the user may request a region search including the last item of the bottom of the list page 500. To this end, the user may tap the lower bezel sidewall of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times, for example, twice. Then, the terminal 100 may collect the sensor signal according to the two tap operations and control the area change of the list page 500 as shown in the screen 503 according to the corresponding signal. In particular, as illustrated, the terminal 100 may display the current area of the list page 500 to scroll while moving downward. In addition, when the terminal 100 includes the bottom last item in the moved area as shown on the screen 505, the terminal 100 displays a visual cue as shown in the screen 405 to indicate that the current area is the area including the bottom last item of the list page 500. 30) can be output. Meanwhile, although the visual cue 30 is shown as being disposed at the lower end of the display unit 140 on the screen 505, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the visual cue 30 may be disposed on the top of the display unit 140.

6 is a diagram for describing a sensor-based page retrieval function according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the terminal 100 may output a partial area of the image page 600 having a larger area than the screen area of the display unit 140 to the display unit 140 according to a user's request. For example, the terminal 100 may output a partial region of the left edge of the image page 600 to the display unit 140 as in the screen 601. In this process, when a touch operation occurs on the touch panel 143 of the display unit 140, the terminal 100 may support a region change of the image page 600 output on the display unit 140 according to the corresponding touch operation. In addition, when the image page 600 is output to the display unit 140, the terminal 100 may control to activate the sensor unit 170.

Meanwhile, the user may request to check the other edge area of the corresponding image page 600 while viewing some areas of the image page 600. For example, the user may request to check the right edge area of the image page 600 through the display unit 140. To this end, the user may perform a certain operation so that a specific sensor signal is generated in the right side direction of the terminal 100. For example, the user may perform an operation of tapping the right side of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times as shown. The terminal 100 may collect a predetermined sensor signal from the sensor unit 170 in response to the user tapping the right side of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times. In addition, the terminal 100 may analyze the corresponding sensor signal to determine in which direction the terminal signal occurs. When the determination of the direction of the sensor signal is determined, the terminal 100 may support the display unit 140 to output a screen moving to the right edge of the image page 600 as shown in the screen 603. In this case, when the terminal 100 reaches the right edge region of the image page 600 as shown on the screen 605, the terminal 100 displays a visual cue indicating that the region currently output to the display unit 140 is the right edge region of the image page 600. 30) on one side of the screen, for example, on the right edge of the screen. The visual cue 30 is temporarily output and has a predetermined thickness between the right edge region of the image page 600 and the right edge region of the display unit 140, and as the thickness gradually decreases, it is removed as shown in the 607 screen. Can be. In the process of outputting temporarily, the visual cue 30 may be removed while gradually increasing in thickness and then increasing to a predetermined predetermined thickness and gradually decreasing in thickness. In this case, the visual cue 30 may be overlaid with a predetermined thickness on the upper right edge of the image page 600 and then removed after a predetermined time.

7 is a diagram for describing a sensor-based page retrieval function according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the terminal 100 displays an activated function page 700 in which screen regions corresponding to a plurality of user functions are successively connected as shown in screen 701 according to preset schedule information or a user request. ) Can be printed. The activated function page 700 may be composed of screen areas that respectively support functions currently activated by the user, and may be configured of screen areas arranged side by side in the left and right directions as shown in the screen 701. However, the present invention is not limited to the left and right directions, and the screen areas constituting the activated function page 700 may be continuously arranged side by side in the vertical direction as well as the left and right. Accordingly, the user may perform a specific touch operation, for example, a flick event or a drag event generation operation, on the touch panel 143 to change the screen area output on the current display unit 140 to a screen area of another user function. . Meanwhile, when the activated function page 700 is output to the display unit 140, the terminal 100 may control to activate the sensor unit 170 according to a preset setting.

Meanwhile, the user may request to quickly move from the activated function page 700 including the plurality of screen areas to the screen area corresponding to the specific user function. For example, the user may view the first screen area and request to view the last seventh screen area while screen areas corresponding to seven user functions are arranged side by side. To this end, the user may perform a predefined sensor signal generation operation, for example, tapping the right side of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times.

Then, the terminal 100 may collect a sensor signal according to a user's operation from the sensor unit 170 and analyze the corresponding sensor signal. If it is determined that the sensor signal is generated in the right side direction, the terminal 100 moves the screen regions in a predetermined direction as shown in screen 703 so that other screen regions of the activated function page 700 are output to the display unit 140. Can support The terminal 100 may output the visual cue 30 to one side of the screen when the current screen area is the last screen area of the activated function page 700 as shown in screen 703.

Meanwhile, the above description has been made with an example of moving to a screen area disposed at the right edge of the activated function page 700 according to the sensor signal generation operation of the user, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the terminal 100 may control to move the screen area by a preset movement distance according to a sensor signal generation operation of the user.

For example, suppose the activated function page 700 is composed of eight screen areas and is set to move in units of three screen areas when a preset sensor signal is operated, and the user is viewing the first screen area among them. It is assumed that a preset sensor signal occurs. Then, the terminal 100 may support the fourth screen area to be output to the display unit 140 by moving from the first screen area to the fourth screen area when the corresponding sensor signal is generated according to a predefined definition. When the same sensor signal is generated again, the terminal 100 may support the seventh screen area to be output to the display unit 140 in the fourth screen area.

In addition, in the terminal 100 of the present invention, a specific screen area according to a user designation may be output to the display unit 140 when a specific sensor signal is generated. For example, in an activated function page 700 consisting of eight screen areas, the user may designate a second screen area as the default screen area. In addition, a predetermined sensor signal, for example, a sensor signal corresponding to an operation of tapping the left side of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times in a state in which a certain screen area, for example, a fifth or seventh screen area, is output on the display unit 140, is displayed. When generated, the terminal 100 may support the basic screen area designated by the user to be output on the display unit 140.

In addition, when the same sensor signal occurs again, the terminal 100 outputs a visual cue indicating that the eighth screen area is displayed on the display unit 140 and indicating that the screen area is the last screen area of the activated function page 700. Can be supported. As described above, the moving distance of the screen area in the function page 700 activated according to the sensor signal operation may vary according to a user setting or a designer's intention. The screen area movement distance adjustment may be equally applied to the image page 600 and the list pages 400 and 500 as well as the activated function page 700. The same may also be applied to the grid view page 800 described below.

8 is a diagram for describing a sensor-based page retrieval function according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the terminal 100 displays a screen area including only some items of the entire area of the grid view page 800 in which a plurality of items are output in a grid type according to a user's request, as shown on a screen 801. ) Can be printed. In this case, the plurality of items output on the grid view page 800 may be various items that the terminal 100 can support, such as a menu icon, a widget icon, an image file, an audio file, and a text file. The terminal 100 may control to activate the sensor unit 170 when the grid view page 800 function is activated.

As shown in the screen 801, the user may view the screen area in which some items of the entire area of the grid view page 800 are presented through the display unit 140. In this case, the user may perform a request for confirmation of some items disposed in an edge region of the grid view page 800. To this end, the user may perform an operation of tapping one corner area of the terminal 100 a predetermined number of times as shown.

Then, the terminal 100 may collect a sensor signal corresponding to the user's motion. In this case, the terminal 100 may analyze the collected sensor signals to determine that the user taps one corner of the terminal 100, for example, an upper right corner region. When the user taps the corner region of the terminal 100, the sensor unit 170 may detect the generation of the sensor signal at a position associated with two or more axes by using a sensor that discriminates the sensor signal based on three axis coordinates. . That is, the sensor unit 170 may collect a sensor signal corresponding to an operation occurring in the corner region of the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 may perform a specific operation at the corner of the terminal 100 based on the sensor signal. It can be determined that it has occurred. Then, the terminal 100 may support to output the items arranged in the upper right corner of the grid view page 800 on the display unit 140 as shown in the screen 803. In this process, the terminal 100 may output changes of items related to the movement of the screen area to the display unit 140. When the terminal 100 reaches the upper right corner area, the terminal 100 may output a visual cue to indicate that the corresponding screen area is the upper right corner area of the grid view page 800. In this case, the output visual cue may be output in a form having a predetermined thickness between an edge including an upper edge and a right edge of the display unit 140 and an edge area of the grid view page 800. When outputting a visual cue, the output may be output to have a predetermined thickness, and when the visual cue has a predetermined thickness, the thickness may be gradually reduced and subsequently removed from the display unit 140. Alternatively, the visual cue output may be configured to have a predetermined thickness on the corner area of the grid view page 800 and to be output after being overlaid and removed after a predetermined time elapses.

If items in the upper right corner area of the grid view page 800 are output to the display unit 140 and the user performs a preset sensor signal generation operation in the lower left corner area of the terminal 100, the terminal 100 May support the lower left corner of the grid view page 800 to be output to the display unit 140. In this process, the display unit 140 displays items arranged between the upper left corner area of the grid view page 800 and the lower left corner area temporarily and then disappears, or displays the items without displaying separate items. Only the effect screen corresponding to the movement may be provided and the lower left corner area items may be output.

As described above, the terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may support to move a specific area more quickly and quickly in a process of searching an area of a page having a larger area than the screen area of the display unit 140. . Here, the specific area may be an edge or corner area of the corresponding page. In addition, the specific area may be an area designated by the user. In addition, the moving distance size of the screen area of the present invention may vary according to a user setting or a designer's intention.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may further include various additional modules according to the providing mode. That is, the terminal 100 includes a short range communication module for short range communication, an interface for data transmission and reception by a wired communication method or a wireless communication method of the terminal 100, an internet communication module performing an internet function by communicating with an internet network, and Configurations not mentioned above may be further included, such as a digital broadcasting module for performing digital broadcasting reception and reproduction functions. These components can not be enumerated because of a wide variety of variations depending on the convergence trend of the digital device, but it is also possible that components having the same level as the above-mentioned components are further included in the device have. Also, it is needless to say that the terminal 100 of the present invention may be excluded from the specific configurations in the above configuration or may be replaced with other configurations in accordance with the provision mode thereof. Which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

Also, the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include all mobile communication terminals operating based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, PMP (Portable Multimedia) Player, a digital broadcasting player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a music player (for example, an MP3 player), a portable game terminal, a smart phone, a notebook, a handheld PC, And an application device therefor.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the invention disclosed herein.

100: terminal 110:
120: input unit 130: audio processing unit
140: Display unit 150:
160: control unit 170: sensor unit

Claims (20)

Outputting a partial area of a page having an area larger than the screen area of the display unit;
A collection process of collecting a preset sensor signal;
A page movement display step of outputting another area of the page to the display unit according to the sensor signal. The method of claim 1,
The collection process
And collecting a sensor signal corresponding to a tapping operation of tapping the bezel side of the terminal at least once. The method of claim 1,
The page movement display process
And displaying a specific area of a preset page on the display unit according to a generation of a sensor signal above a predetermined threshold. The method of claim 3,
The page movement display process
And displaying at least one page area among an edge area, a corner area, a center area, and a user preset area of the page arranged in the direction in which the sensor signal is generated. The method of claim 1,
The page movement display process
And displaying a specific area of a preset page on the display unit according to a direction in which the sensor signal is generated. The method of claim 5,
The page movement display process
And displaying one page area among an edge area, a corner area, a center area, and a user-preset area arranged in the direction in which the sensor signal is generated, on the display unit. The method of claim 1,
And outputting a visual cue indicating that the page moving area is an edge area or a corner area of the page. The method of claim 7, wherein
The process of outputting the visual cue
Arranging the visual cue to have a predetermined thickness gradually between an edge or an edge of the page and an edge or an edge of the display unit;
Progressively removing the visual cue when the visual cue has a predetermined thickness. The method of claim 7, wherein
The process of outputting the visual cue
Overlaying and outputting a visual cue having a predetermined thickness on an edge or a corner of the page;
Removing the visual cue after a predetermined time elapses. The method of claim 1,
The page movement display process
And outputting a specific area of a page moved according to a movement distance of a preset page in a direction in which the sensor signal is generated in the currently output page area. A display unit which outputs a partial area of the entire area of the page;
A sensor unit collecting sensor signals for moving the display area of the page;
And a controller configured to control an area of the currently displayed page to be moved to a specific area of the page and output to the display unit according to the sensor signal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit
And controlling the movement and display of a specific area of the page according to a sensor signal corresponding to a tap operation of tapping the bezel side of the terminal at least once. 12. The method of claim 11,
The display unit
And displaying a specific area of the page according to the generation of a sensor signal above a preset threshold. The method of claim 13,
The specific area of the page
And a page area of any one of an edge area, a corner area, a center area, and a user preset area of the page. 12. The method of claim 11,
The display unit
And a specific area of the page arranged in a direction in which the sensor signal is generated. 16. The method of claim 15,
The specific area of the page
And a page area of any one of an edge area, a corner area, a center area, and a user preset area arranged in the direction in which the sensor signal is generated. 12. The method of claim 11,
The display unit
And a visual cue indicating that the page moving area is an edge area or a corner area of the page. 18. The method of claim 17,
The control unit
The visual cue is gradually arranged to have a predetermined thickness between the edge or the edge of the page and the edge or the corner of the display unit, and if the visual cue has a certain thickness, controlling to gradually remove the visual cue. Terminal that supports page retrieval. 18. The method of claim 17,
The control unit
And overlaying a visual cue having a predetermined thickness on the edge or corner of the page and outputting the visual cue, and controlling to remove the visual cue after a predetermined time elapses. 12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit
And controlling the display unit to output a specific area of a page that is moved according to a movement distance of a preset page in a direction in which the sensor signal is generated in a currently output page area.

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