KR20140046968A - Mobile terminal and method for controlling mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen, which displays a first window on which an execution screen of a first application program is displayed and a second window on which the execution screen of a second application program is displayed, and a control unit which recognizes a touch input on an area on which the first window is displayed as a touch input on the second window in case the first window includes an object setting transparency of the first window, and the transparency of the first window is more than or equal to predetermined transparency. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) No; (CC) Yes; (DD) End; (S310) Display a first window and a second window; (S320) Display a transparency setting object; (S330) Set a transparency; (S340) Set transparency 竊�Predetermined transparency; (S350) Recognize a touch input in a region displaying the first window as a touch input for the second window

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mobile terminal. [0002] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL [

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that sets transparency on a displayed window and recognizes touch inputs by distinguishing them.

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 can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

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 enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Although the display of the mobile terminal is increasing in size, the area of the display is limited, and thus, it is difficult to display all the execution screens of a plurality of application programs executed simultaneously in the mobile terminal.

The present invention has been proposed to meet the above-described needs, and an object thereof is to provide a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, which can recognize a touch input according to transparency set in a displayed window.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same, wherein the size and position of a plurality of windows can be changed and displayed.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a touch screen that displays a first window displaying an execution screen of a first application program and a second window displaying an execution screen of a second application program. And a first window including an object for setting the transparency of the first window, and when the transparency of the first window is greater than or equal to a predetermined transparency, a control unit for recognizing a touch input for the area where the first window is displayed as a touch input for the second window. Include.

The controller may display at least a portion of the first window and the second window to overlap each other.

In addition, if the transparency of the second window is greater than or equal to the transparency of the first window, the controller may recognize a touch input for the area where the second window is displayed as a touch input for the first window.

Meanwhile, the first window includes a status bar including an object for setting transparency, and when the controller recognizes an input of touching a first point of the status bar and dragging it to a second point in the touch screen, the first window includes: The window can be moved and displayed at the second point.

In addition, the controller may display execution screens of at least one application program in the first window and the second window.

In this case, the first window may include an object for setting the size of the first window.

The first application program may be the same application program as the second application program.

The method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a first window displaying an execution screen of a first application program and a second window displaying an execution screen of a second application program, in the first window. Displaying an object for setting the transparency of the first window; setting the transparency of the first window through the object for setting the transparency; and if the transparency of the first window is greater than or equal to the predetermined transparency, touch input for an area where the first window is displayed. Recognizing it as a touch input to the second window.

Effects of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage in that a plurality of windows can be displayed in the display unit having a limited area, and transparency can be displayed in each window.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage in that the touch input can be distinguished and recognized according to the set transparency.

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

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 flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram for setting the transparency of the window displayed on the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary diagram for setting the transparency of the window displayed on the mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates an example of moving or changing a size of a window displayed on a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of recognizing a touch input when a window in which transparency is set is displayed on a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is an exemplary view of displaying a window in which transparency is set in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. 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.

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 audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives 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. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information means 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, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (MBMS) Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial) or the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112).

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

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 located on the front, rear, or side of the mobile terminal 100, and a touch sensor (static / static) 137. Although not shown, ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates 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. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. (The proximity sensor will be described later).

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

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

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

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

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

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. ≪ / RTI >

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

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and 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 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission 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. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

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

The 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 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound / voice output module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound / . ≪ / RTI >

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

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

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

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may 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 on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

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

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

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

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body of the mobile terminal 100 includes a casing 101, 102, In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A component such as a USIM card and a memory card, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, which may be detached, may include an opening in the case so as to be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the mobile terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound 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 cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 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 the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

In addition to the display unit 151, the operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be provided with touch sensors, It is also possible to receive a command of the user by touch alone.

The mobile terminal 100 can execute a plurality of application programs at the same time. However, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 has a problem in that the execution screen of the application program is limitedly displayed.

Accordingly, a method of controlling the mobile terminal 100 for determining the priority of an application that recognizes a user's touch input among each application program execution screen and displaying all of the plurality of execution screens is proposed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 displays a first window 420 and a second window 410 displaying a screen on which an application program is executed on the display unit 151 (S310).

Each of the first window 420 and the second window 410 may display an execution screen of another application program or an execution screen of the same application program.

In addition, the first window 420 and the second window 410 may be displayed together on the display unit 151 in a predetermined size. In this case, the first window 420 and the second window 410 may be displayed to overlap each other.

The second window 410 may be displayed on the background of the first window 420. The controller 180 may display the first window 420 on the first layer of the display unit 151 and the second window 410 on the second layer existing in the background of the first layer. Therefore, when the first window 420 ends, the execution screen of the application program executed in the second window 410 may be immediately displayed.

The controller 180 displays an object 432 for setting transparency of the displayed window (S320). The controller 180 may display the transparency setting object 432 in the first window 420 and the second window 410, respectively.

In addition, each transparency setting object 432 may be displayed to correspond to each window for setting the transparency. In other words, the controller 180 displays the object 432 for setting the transparency of the first window 420 to correspond to the first window 420, and the second window 410 to correspond to the second window 410. The object 432 for setting the transparency of) may be displayed.

Then, by receiving an input for setting the transparency, the controller 180 sets the transparency of the displayed window (S330). The window in which transparency is set may display an execution screen of an application program according to the set transparency.

Therefore, when transparency is set in the first window 420, the execution screen of the application program displayed on the first window 420 is transparently displayed according to the set transparency, and displayed on the background of the first window 420. The execution screen of the application program of the second window 410 may be displayed to overlap each other.

In addition, the controller 180 determines whether transparency set in the displayed window is less than or equal to a predetermined transparency (S340). For example, when the predetermined transparency is 60%, the controller 180 may determine whether the transparency set for the first window 420 is 60% or less. Alternatively, the controller 180 may determine whether transparency of all windows in which transparency is set is 60% or less. Hereinafter, the transparency set in the first window 420 will be described as below the predetermined transparency.

The controller 180 recognizes the touch input of the area where the first window 420 set to the transparency below the predetermined transparency as the touch input to the second window 410 (S350). For example, the second window 410 and the first window 420 set to a predetermined transparency or less overlap each other, and the first window 420 and the second window 410 overlap each other to display a user's touch. When an input is received, the controller 180 recognizes the touch input as a touch input to the second window 410.

Next, a method of controlling the mobile terminal 100 displaying a plurality of windows in which transparency is set will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is an exemplary diagram for setting the transparency of the window displayed on the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, the controller 180 may display the first window 420 and the second window 410 to overlap each other. It is assumed that a video player program is executed in the first window 420 and a messenger application program is executed in the second window 410.

The controller 180 may display an object 432 for setting the transparency of the first window 420 on the upper bars 430 of the first window 420. The controller 180 may change and set the transparency of the first window 420 through an input of dragging the object left and right.

For example, the transparency setting object 432 may be displayed to be located on the right side when the transparency of the first window 420 is 0%. If it is moved to the left side, the controller 180 may increase and display the transparency of the first window 420 in proportion to the moved distance. In this case, the controller 180 may change only the transparency of the execution screen of the application program displayed on the first window 420 without changing the transparency of the upper bar.

In addition, the controller 180 may further display an object for switching between the first window 420 and the second window 410 on the top bar of the first window 420. The window switching object 434 is an object that converts the first window 420 into the second window 410 and the second window 410 into the first window 420. For example, when the window switch object 434 is selected, the controller 180 switches the application program displayed on the first window 420 to an area where the second window 410 is displayed, and displays the second program. The application program displayed on the window 410 may be switched to the area where the first window 420 is displayed and displayed.

As another example, when an input for selecting the window switching object 434 displayed on the first window 420 is received, the controller 180 executes the displayed window and the first window 420 before the first window 420. You can switch to display.

The controller 180 may further display an information display object 436 on the top bar for displaying information such as an application program or a video file, which is executed in the first window 420.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the object 438 displayed on the first window 420 by changing the size of the first window 420. For example, the controller 180 may display the size change object 438 on the lower right side of the first window 420. When the size change object 438 is selected and dragged, the controller 180 can enlarge or reduce the first window 420 so that the lower right side of the first window 420 is positioned at the point where the object is dragged. have.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, when an input for selecting the transparency setting object 432 of the first window 420 and dragging it to the left is received, the controller 180 may control the first window ( The execution screen of the application program displayed on 420 may be transparently displayed.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may set the transparency of the plurality of windows, respectively. In this case, the controller 180 may recognize a touch input received in a plurality of windows in which transparency is set according to each transparency.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the controller 180 may display the first window 420, the second window 410, and the third window 440. When the transparency of the first window 420 is set to 60% and the transparency of the third window 440 is set to 50%, the controller 180 overlaps the first window 420 and the third window 440. The touch input received in the area 442 may be recognized as a touch input to the third window 440. That is, the controller 180 may recognize a touch input for an area 442 in which a plurality of windows in which transparency is set is overlapped and displayed as a touch input for the window 440 having the lowest transparency located in the area.

Next, a method of switching and displaying the first window 420 and the second window 410 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is an exemplary diagram for setting the transparency of the window displayed on the mobile terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5A, the controller 180 may display a screen 510 on which a video player program is executed in full screen. In this case, the function menu 512 related to the control of the video player program may be displayed at the bottom of the execution screen 510. Assume that the window displaying the execution screen 510 of the video player program is the first window.

The controller 180 may adjust and display the transparency of the first window 510 through an input of touching and dragging the transparency setting object 514 of the first window 510. When the transparency of the first window 510 is set to 60% by the user, as shown in FIG. 5B, the controller 180 may execute the second window 520 executed in the background of the first window 510. ) May be displayed together with the first window 510.

In this case, since the transparency of the first window 510 is less than or equal to a predetermined transparency, the controller 180 may recognize a touch input of an area where the first window 510 is displayed as a touch input to the second window 520.

In addition, even if the transparency of the first window 510 is set, the controller 180 may recognize a user's touch input input to the upper bar of the first window 510.

Next, upon receiving an input for selecting the window switching object 516 of the first window 510, as illustrated in FIG. 5C, the controller 180 may set the first window 510 to a predetermined size. The display unit 151 may be displayed on one area of the display unit 151 by changing the transparency.

In this case, when an input for selecting the window switching object 516 of the first window 510 is received, as shown in FIG. 5 (d), the controller 180 controls the first window 510 as the second window ( 520 may be displayed on the displayed area, and the second window 520 may be displayed on the area where the first window 510 is displayed.

For example, when the second window 520 is displayed in full screen and the first window 510 is displayed in a predetermined size, when the window switching object 516 of the first window 420 is selected, the controller 180 ) May display the first window 510 in full screen and display the second window 520 changed to a predetermined size in a predetermined size in an area where the first window 510 is displayed.

In addition, the controller 180 may set the transparency by displaying a status bar together on the second window 510 changed to a predetermined size.

Next, a method of moving and displaying the first window 420 and changing and displaying the size of the first window 420 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view of moving or displaying a window displayed on the mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the second window 410 may be displayed in the background in full screen, and the first window 420 may be displayed in a predetermined size.

In addition, upon receiving an input of touching an area 602 of the status bar of the first window 420 and dragging it to an area 604 of the display unit 151, the controller 180 is connected to FIG. As illustrated, the first window 420 may be moved to one area 604 of the display unit 151 and displayed.

On the other hand, even when transparency is set in the first window 420, a touch on one area of the status bar of the first window 420 is recognized as a touch on the first window 420, and thus the first method may be used as described above. The window 420 may be moved and displayed.

As illustrated in FIG. 6C, an input of dragging one region 606 of the resizing object 438 of the first window 420 to one region 608 of the display unit 151 while touching the region 606 of the first window 420. When receiving the control unit 180, the control unit 180 displays the size change object 438 as the first window 420 so as to correspond to the area 608 of the display unit 151 as illustrated in FIG. 6 (d). The window 420 may be enlarged and displayed.

Meanwhile, even when transparency is set in the first window 420, a touch on one region of the size changing object 438 of the first window 420 is recognized as a touch on the first window 420, and thus, the above-described description is described above. In this way, the size of the first window 420 may be changed.

Next, a method of recognizing a touch input for a window in which transparency is set will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of recognizing a touch input when a window in which transparency is set is displayed on the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIG. 7A, the first window 420 may be set to have a transparency lower than or equal to a predetermined transparency and may be displayed together with the second window 410. In addition, a message input area 412 including an object performing a function related to a message program and a message input box may be displayed at the bottom of the second window 410.

When the touch input of touching the first area 702 of the display unit 151 and dragging the second area 704 is received, the controller 180 recognizes the touch input as a touch input to the second window 410. can do. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 7B, the controller 180 may scroll up and display a message list listed in a thread format displayed on the second window 410.

When the controller 180 receives an input for selecting the message input box 414 displayed at the bottom, the controller 180 displays the message input area 416 further including a virtual keyboard as shown in FIG. 7C. can do.

The controller 180 recognizes the touch input as the touch input to the second window 410 on the first window 420 displayed overlapping the message input area 416. Accordingly, the user may complete a message input through the virtual keyboard of the message input area 416 displayed by being superimposed on the first window 420, and may select an object for transmitting the message.

Next, a method of displaying a window in which transparency is set will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 is an exemplary view of displaying a window in which transparency is set in a mobile terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8A, the indicator area 800 is displayed at the top of the display unit 151, and the first area for displaying the information of the file stored in the memory is displayed in the remaining areas except for the indicator area 800. The window 820 may be displayed in full screen.

Here, the indicator area 800 refers to an area briefly indicating various operating states of the mobile terminal 100, such as wireless signal reception sensitivity, new message reception, voice recognition mode or gesture mode activation, and battery level.

When touching the indicator area 800 and receiving an input of scrolling to the bottom, the controller 180 displays the area 810 where an object for quickly executing an application program is displayed as shown in FIG. 8B, and the transparency of the application program. An area 812 in which an object for displaying, executing, and displaying the object is displayed may be displayed, and an area 814 in which an unconfirmed notification of the mobile terminal 100 is displayed.

When the controller 180 receives an input for selecting an object 816 for executing and displaying the transparency of the application program, the controller 180 drags the object 816 as shown in FIG. The bar 818 for adjusting the transparency may be further displayed. In this case, the controller 180 may further display a notification phrase 822 indicating that the transparency of the selected application program is being set.

For example, when the object 816 is touched and dragged along the bar 818 to the bottom, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), a point where the object 816 is dragged from the originally displayed position The video player program 824 having transparency set according to the distance to 818 may be displayed on one region of the display unit 151.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (8)

A touch screen that displays both a first window displaying an execution screen of the first application program and a second window displaying an execution screen of the second application program; And
The first window includes an object that sets the transparency of the first window, and when the transparency of the first window is greater than or equal to a predetermined transparency, a touch input for an area where the first window is displayed is a touch input for the second window. Recognizing controller;
. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit displays at least a portion of the first window and the second window overlap each other. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit recognizes a touch input for a region where the second window is displayed as a touch input for the first window when the transparency of the second window is greater than or equal to the transparency of the first window. The method according to claim 1,
The first window includes a status bar including an object for setting the transparency, and the controller recognizes an input of touching a first point of the status bar and dragging it to a second point in the touch screen. And displaying the first window by moving the first window to the second point. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit displays a running screen of at least one application program in the first window and the second window. The method according to claim 1,
The first window includes an object for setting the size of the first window. The method according to claim 1,
And the first application program is the same application program as the second application program. Displaying a first window displaying an execution screen of the first application program and a second window displaying an execution screen of the second application program together;
Displaying an object for setting the transparency of the first window in the first window;
Setting transparency of the first window through the object setting the transparency; And
Recognizing a touch input for an area where the first window is displayed as a touch input for the second window when the transparency of the first window is greater than or equal to a predetermined transparency;
The mobile terminal control method comprising:

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