KR20150010167A - Mobile terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of detecting a movement and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a terminal body; a display unit arranged in the terminal body and including a sub-area where state information of the terminal body is outputted and a main area where screen information is outputted; a sensing unit configured to detect a movement of the terminal body while the state information and the screen information have been outputted; and a control unit configured to change screen information outputted to at least a portion of the main area facing the sub-area when a movement of the terminal body meets reference conditions and a predetermined type of touch acts on a portion of the main area, wherein the changed screen information are different from each other according to types of screen information outputted to the main area.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of detecting motion and a control method thereof.

The terminal is movable And may 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.

As the functions of the terminal are diversified, the terminal is implemented in the form of a multimedia device having a combination of functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, have. Further, in order to support and enhance the function of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural and software parts of the terminal.

On the other hand, the size of the display portion of the terminal is gradually increasing. At this time, various control methods are being developed by the user in order to use the limited space of the display part more efficiently.

The control method of the terminal may include a method of detecting the movement of the terminal body and controlling the terminal. Through this, the user can utilize a screen area that has not been used previously.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of outputting additional screen information to a display unit using rotation of a terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of utilizing various areas of an unused display unit using rotation of a terminal.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal body and a display unit including a main area disposed in the main body and including a sub area for outputting status information of the main body and a main area for outputting screen information, A sensing unit for sensing movement of the main body in a state in which the main body and the state information and the screen information are outputted; And a control unit for changing screen information output to at least a part of a main area facing the sub area, wherein the screen information to be changed is different according to the type of screen information output to the main area .

In one embodiment, the movement of the main body is a movement in which the main body rotates with reference to a preset virtual reference axis, and the reference condition is whether or not the angle formed by the main body and the reference axis corresponds to the reference angle .

In one embodiment, if it is detected that the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition and the movement of the main body is a movement of returning before the rotation, And the screen information output to the main area is outputted.

In one embodiment, when the idle screen information is output to the main area, the changed screen information includes information related to an external device control function for controlling the external device, and the execution information corresponding to the application in the main area The changed screen information includes history information for the application.

In one embodiment, the control unit outputs a graphic object indicating that the screen information output to at least a part of the main area can be changed when the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition, And changes the screen information included in the area corresponding to the area to which the drag input is applied, of the screen information included in the main area when the drag input is applied to the mobile terminal.

The user of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can output additional screen information to the display unit by rotating the main body of the terminal. Therefore, the user can utilize the display unit in a more various ways.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform functions corresponding to characteristics of a wide horizontal screen by rotating the main body of the terminal. Accordingly, the mobile terminal can output screen information in a panoramic format using a wide screen.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of rotating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of changing screen information of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5, 6, and 7 are conceptual diagrams for explaining the control method of FIG.
8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining how the screen returns to the screen before the screen information of the mobile terminal is changed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9, 10, and 11 are conceptual diagrams for explaining how screen information is changed according to a drag input to an indicator in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a conceptual diagram for explaining that screen information is changed when the mobile terminal rotates 90 degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method for controlling the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal rotates by 90 degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a control method in a locked screen state when the mobile terminal rotates 90 degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. 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. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, , Tablet PC, Ultra Book, and so on. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to one embodiment disclosed herein.

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 broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. 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 may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to 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 And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). 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 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The mobile communication module 112 is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. In order to implement the video communication mode and the voice communication mode, the mobile communication module 112 is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image.

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. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

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.

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 may be provided depending on the usage 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 key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), 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 is possible to 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.

The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154, for example, for generating output related to visual, auditory, have.

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, a 3D display, and an e-ink 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 the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the 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.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

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. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 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 type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. 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 touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding 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 audio 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 mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, 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. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

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 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a 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), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- 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 usage 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 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands A signal may be a path through which the signal is transmitted to the mobile 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. [

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

In addition, if the state of the mobile terminal meets a set condition, the controller 180 can execute a lock state for restricting input of a control command of the user to the applications. Also, the controller 180 can control the lock screen displayed in the locked state based on the touch input sensed through the display unit (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch screen') 151 in the locked state.

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 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 , Microprocessors, microprocessors, microprocessors, and other electronic units for carrying out other functions. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the controller 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.

The software code may 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. [

Hereinafter, a structure of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal in which components of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 are arranged will be described.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

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.

In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal body 100 (hereinafter, referred to as 'body') has a front surface, a side surface, and a rear surface. Further, the body has both ends formed along the longitudinal direction.

The body 100 includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) that forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'front case') 101 and a rear surface (hereinafter referred to as a 'rear case'). A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The terminal body 100 mainly includes a display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, user input units 130/131 and 132, a microphone 122, an interface 170, .

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 131 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. On the other hand, the microphone 122 is disposed at the other end of the body 100.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal, and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

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 commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102, may further include an acoustic output unit 152 '. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

In addition, a camera 121 'may be additionally mounted on the rear case 102 of the terminal body. The camera 121 may be a camera having a different image from the camera 121, having a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A) mounted on the front case of the camera 121 '.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It can be made to have a high number of pixels. The camera 121 'may be installed in the terminal body 100 to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like in the case where the user intends to photograph (self-photograph) himself / herself using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output unit 252 'may be further disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 252 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 252 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode in a call.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

In addition, in the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which may include at least one of the above-described components, the screen information displayed on the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal may be changed according to the rotation of the main body .

Also, by the rotation of the main body, the user can use the area of the display part which has not been used before. Therefore, the user can use the display portion in various ways.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling screen information based on a motion of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3A and 3B are conceptual diagrams for explaining the movement of the mobile terminal body 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The movement of the main body 100 may be defined as a speed at which the mobile terminal moves, an acceleration, a rotation angle, a rotation speed, a rotation acceleration, and the like.

For example, the movement of the main body 100 may be defined as the rotation angle. Referring to FIG. 3A, in order to measure the rotation angle, the mobile terminal according to the present invention can set virtual reference axes A-A 'and B-B'. 3A, the virtual reference axis A-A 'may be defined in the longitudinal direction of the main body 100. In this case, as shown in FIG. In addition, the virtual reference axis B-B 'can be defined as the width direction of the main body 100.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the rotation angle may be defined as a degree of rotation about the imaginary reference axis A-A 'in the clockwise direction. Accordingly, the rotation angle of the main body 100 may be an angle between 0 and 360 degrees.

The main body 100 of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can be rotated at various angles. For example, referring to FIG. 3B, the main body 100 may be rotated 180 degrees about the reference axis A-A '. When the main body 100 is rotated 180 degrees, the positions of the upper and lower ends of the main body 100 may be changed. That is, the main body 100 can be turned upside down.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 3b, the main body 100 may be rotated 90 degrees about the AA 'as a reference axis. When the main body is rotated 90 degrees, the longitudinal direction of the main body may be parallel to the imaginary reference axis BB '.

Hereinafter, a method of changing the screen information based on the motion of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method for changing screen information based on a motion of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the control method of FIG. It is a conceptual diagram.

The mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may perform a step of detecting movement of the main body 100 of the mobile terminal (S310).

The movement of the main body 100 can be detected by various sensors. Here, the sensor for sensing the movement of the main body 100 may be a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, a thermal sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or the like. For example, the gyro sensor can detect the acceleration of an object and grasp the movement of the object.

In one embodiment, the movement of the body 100 may be a rotating movement. Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the rotation of the main body 100 may be defined as a rotation angle. The rotation angle may be defined as a rotation angle in a clockwise direction with respect to a virtual reference axis A-A '.

If the movement of the main body is detected, the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may proceed to step S320 to determine whether the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition.

The reference condition may be preset on the system, or may be set by a user's command. For example, when the movement of the main body is defined as a rotation angle, the system can preset a predetermined range of the rotation angle of the main body. That is, the reference condition may be defined as the rotation angle of the main body being included in the predetermined range.

The predetermined range may be set to a certain range based on the reference angle. For example, the predetermined range may be set to a certain range based on the 180 degree when the reference angle is 180 degrees. The predetermined range may be determined based on the reference angle. For example, a certain range may be +/- 1 degree based on the reference angle. Accordingly, if it is detected that the main body 100 is rotated 180 degrees, the mobile terminal can be determined to satisfy the reference condition.

If the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can proceed to determine whether a predetermined type of touch input is applied to the display unit 151 (S330 ).

The touch input of the preset method may include a drag input, a multi-touch input, a long touch input, a short touch input, a pinch-in, and a pinch-out. For example, the touch input of the preset method may be defined as a drag input. At this time, the drag input can execute different commands according to the direction of the drag input.

Hereinafter, in the present invention, an area adjacent to one end of the terminal body 100 in which the sound output unit 152 is disposed is defined as an 'upper end' of the display unit 151, And the area adjacent to the other end is defined as a 'lower end' of the display unit 151.

The direction of the drag input may be a direction from the upper end to the lower end of the display unit 151, a direction from the lower end to the upper end, a direction from left to right, and a direction from right to left. For example, the drag input may be defined as an input for dragging from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the display portion 151.

When the predetermined type of touch input is applied, the mobile terminal may proceed to step S340 in which at least a part of the screen information displayed on the display unit 151 is changed.

The display unit 151 may include a plurality of areas. For example, the display unit 151 may be divided into a sub region and a main region. The status information of the mobile terminal may be output in the sub-area. The status information may include battery capacity information, current time information, vibration mode information, data communication status information, and reception sensitivity status information. Screen information may be output to the main area. The screen information may include information related to an idle screen, information related to execution of an application, and the like.

The touch input of the preset method may be applied to at least one area of the display unit 151. [ The at least one area may be at least one area of the main area facing the sub area. For example, at least one area of the main area may be the lower end of the display unit 151. [

If at least a portion of the main area is subjected to a predetermined touch input, the screen information displayed on at least a part of the main area may be changed. At this time, the changed screen information can be changed according to the screen information currently being output. For example, when the current idle screen is being output, the changed screen information may be output to an external device control function that can control the external device.

The control method of detecting the movement of the main body 100 and changing the screen information displayed on the display unit 151 has been described above. At this time, the steps of the flowchart do not include only essential steps. Therefore, the above steps can be omitted as needed. For example, the step S330 may be omitted if necessary.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that screen information output to the main area is changed when the idle screen 510 is output to the main area of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, an idle screen 510 may be output in the main area of the mobile terminal according to the present invention. A widget related to the application, a shortcut icon of the application, and the like may be output on the idle screen.

Referring to FIG. 5 (b), the mobile terminal according to the present invention can detect movement of the main body 100. The movement of the main body 100 may be a rotating movement. At this time, the rotating movement may be a clockwise rotation about the A-A 'as a reference axis. For example, the main body 100 may be rotated 180 degrees with respect to the reference axis A-A '.

At this time, the mobile terminal can determine whether the rotation satisfies the reference condition. The reference condition may be a predetermined condition on the system. For example, the reference condition may be that the rotation angle of the main body 100 is within a predetermined range. The predetermined range may be set to a certain range based on the reference angle. For example, the predetermined range may be set in the range of ± 1 ° or ± 5 ° based on the 180 ° when the reference angle is 180 °.

Referring to FIG. 5B, when a movement of the main body 100 satisfying the reference condition is detected, the mobile terminal according to the present invention transmits a touch input It is possible to judge whether or not it is added. For example, the touch input of the preset method may be a drag input. At this time, the drag input may be applied from the lower end portion to the upper end portion of the display unit 151.

As shown in (c) of FIG. 5, when the drag input is applied, at least a part of the screen information output to the main area can be changed. The changed screen information may be changed according to screen information output to the main area.

For example, if the current idle screen 510 is being output to the main area, the changed screen information may be various screen information. At this time, the various screen information may be screen information set by the user's setting. For example, the user can set the screen information related to the external device control function 520 capable of controlling the external device to be output. The external device control function 520 capable of controlling the external device may be a function related to a remote controller. The remote controller can transmit a control signal to an external device to control the external device.

6 and 7 are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of controlling screen information when an execution screen of an application is output to the main area.

When the execution screen of the current application is being output to the main area, the screen information to be changed may be screen information related to the execution screen of the currently output application.

For example, referring to FIG. 6A, a web browser page 610 may be output to the main area of the mobile terminal according to the present invention. At this time, the movement of the main body 100 can be detected. Referring to FIG. 6 (b), the movement of the main body 100 may be a movement with a rotation angle of 180 degrees. After the movement of the main body is sensed, a predetermined touch input may be applied to the display unit 151. [ The predetermined touch input may be a drag input. The drag input may be an input moving from the lower end to the upper end of the display unit 151.

At least a part of the screen information output to the main area may be changed if the touch input of the preset method is applied. 6C, when the web browser page 610 is output to the main area, the changed screen information is displayed on the web browser page 610, which is currently output to the main area, Browser page 620. < / RTI >

7C, if the web browser page 610 is currently displayed in the main area, the changed screen information may include a history list, a favorite list (e.g., 630). The history list may be an address list of a web page previously accessed. The favorites list may be a predefined list of frequently used web page addresses.

In the foregoing, it has been described that at least a part of information of the main area is changed when a predetermined type of touch input is applied after the movement of the mobile terminal is detected according to an embodiment of the present invention. Through this, the user can control information displayed on the display unit in various ways.

Hereinafter, in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is described that the changed screen information is returned to the screen information before the changed screen information is changed again based on the movement of the main body 100. [ 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining how to return to the previous screen information when the screen information is changed in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the movement of the main body 100 is detected again after the screen information displayed on the main area is changed, the screen information output to the main area may be changed. In this case, the screen information output to the main area may be screen information before the screen information displayed in the main area is changed.

For example, referring to FIG. 8A, the main body 100 may output a web browser page 620 in a state rotated 180 degrees. Referring to FIG. 8B, when the main body 100 is rotated 180 degrees again, the main body 100 may be returned to a position before the main body 100 is rotated 180 degrees. At this time, the user can apply a predetermined touch input to the main area. According to one embodiment, the predetermined type of touch input may be a drag input. At this time, the direction of the drag input may be a direction from the upper end to the lower end. Referring to FIG. 8C, when the drag input is applied from the upper end to the lower end, the screen information 610 output before the change is output to the main area.

In the above description, when the screen information is changed based on the motion of the terminal, the user returns to the screen before the change by moving the terminal again. Thus, the user can control the display unit 151 more variously.

When an operation of the mobile terminal according to the present invention is detected, an indicator 910 indicating that the screen information output to the main area can be changed is output, The screen information of the screen is changed. FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 are conceptual diagrams illustrating that the screen information of the mobile terminal is changed.

9 is a conceptual diagram showing that screen information is changed when the screen information output to the main area is the idle screen 510 information.

Referring to FIG. 9 (b), the main body may be rotated 180 degrees. At this time, if the main body is rotated, an indicator 910 indicating that the main area can be changed may be output to the display unit 151. The indicator 910 may be a graphic object, a pop-up window, a notification bar, or the like. For example, the indicator 910 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a bar graphical object.

In addition, the indicator 910 may appear in one area of the display unit 151. For example, the indicator 910 may appear at the upper end of the display unit 151.

Further, the indicator 910 may have various animation effects. The animation effect may include a flicker effect, a downward effect, and a vibration effect. In an embodiment of the present invention, the indicator 910 may have an animation effect moving from the lower end to the upper end of the display unit when the movement of the main body 100 satisfies the reference condition.

When the indicator 910 is output, the user can apply a predetermined touch input to the indicator 910. The predetermined type of touch input may be a drag input, a multi-touch input, a long touch, a short touch, a pinch-in, and a pinch-out. For example, the touch input of the preset method may be a drag input.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 9, when the touch input is applied, at least a part of the screen information output to the main area may be changed. The changed screen information may be changed according to the screen information currently output to the main area. For example, in the state (c) of FIG. 9, when the idle screen is output, information related to the external device control function 520 that can control the external device may be output to the changed screen information. The external device control function may be a remote control function.

Referring to FIG. 9C, the changed screen information may be screen information of an area corresponding to a predetermined touch input to the indicator 910. The touch input of the preset method may be a drag input. The area corresponding to the drag input may be a portion of the main area having the same height as or similar to the length of the drag input.

9D, when the drag input to the indicator 910 is applied to the upper end of the display unit 151, information 520 related to the external device control function is output to the entire main area .

In FIG. 10, information currently being output to the main area is information of a web browser page 610.

Referring to FIG. 10 (c), when a predetermined type of touch input to the indicator 910 is applied, the screen information of at least a part of the main area may be changed. At this time, the changed screen information may be output from the previous web browser page 620 of the currently outputted web browser page 610.

The touch input of the preset method may be a drag input. At this time, the area for outputting the changed screen information may be an area corresponding to the drag input. The corresponding area may refer to a portion of the main area having a height equal to the length to which the drag input is applied.

When the drag input is applied to the upper end of the main area, the previous web browser page 620 information may be output to the entire main area. Referring to FIG. 10D, it can be seen that the previous web browser page 620 information is being output to the entire main area.

11 shows screen information to be changed in the main area when the page currently being output to the main area is the web browser page 610. [

Referring to FIG. 11 (d), the changed screen information may include history information, favorite information 630, and the like. The history information may include an address of a web page that the user visited previously. The favorite information may include an address of a frequently used web page.

In the above description, when the movement of the main body 100 satisfies the reference condition, an indicator 910 indicating that the main area can be changed is outputted. By the touch input of the indicator 910, At least a part of the screen information output to the screen is changed. The user can know through the indicator 910 that the screen information can be changed. Also, an area where the screen information is changed can be set according to the degree of dragging the indicator 910.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling screen information when the reference condition for motion of the main body 100 changes will be described. 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that screen information output to the main area changes when the main body 100 rotates 90 degrees.

Referring to Figure 12 (a), the main body can be rotated. At this time, the rotation of the main body may be defined as a rotation angle. At this time, the reference condition may be defined as whether the rotation angle of the main body corresponds to a predetermined range. For example, when the reference angle is set to 90 degrees, the predetermined range may be set to a certain range based on 90 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 12 (b), the main body 100 may be rotated at a rotation angle of 90 degrees. When the rotation angle is 90 degrees, the mobile terminal can satisfy the reference condition.

If the reference condition is satisfied, the user can apply a predetermined touch input to the main area. The touch input of the preset method may be a drag input. The drag input may be a direction from one end of the main area opposite to the one end of the main area to the one end where the sub area is displayed in a state where the main body 100 is rotated by 90 degrees.

When the predetermined type of touch input is applied, the screen information of at least a part of the main area may be changed. The at least a part of the screen information may be different according to screen information outputted to the main area. Referring to FIG. 12 (b), an idle screen may be output in the current main area. At this time, the changed screen information may be a list 1220 information capable of executing various functions. For example, the list 1220 may include items for executing functions related to music, items for notifying the latest news, items related to the message function, items related to the moving picture, and the like. The list 1220 may include items using characteristics of the main area widened in the horizontal direction. This is because the main area is widened in the width direction (reference axis B-B 'direction) of the main body 100 by rotating the main body 100 by 90 degrees.

In the above description, when the main body 100 is detected to be rotated by 90 degrees, a list can be output when touch input of a predetermined method is performed. Thus, by outputting a list which can be widely used for the display unit, the user can use a list that matches the characteristics of the horizontal screen.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling various lists output to the main body 100 rotated by 90 degrees will be described. 13 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of controlling various lists output to the main body 100 rotated by 90 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 13A, in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the list 1220 can be output by rotating the main body 100 by 90 degrees. At this time, the various lists may be menus suited to the characteristics of a wide screen. At this time, the user can select any one of the lists 1220 by touch input. For example, the list may include items related to images, items related to music, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 13 (b), the menu area of the selected menu may be expanded by the user. When the menu area is expanded, information related to the selected menu may be displayed in a panorama format (1310). The panorama format may mean that the information related to the selected menu appears in a form of passing over the bookcase by the touch input of the user. For example, if the selected menu is a music-related menu, the music albums may be displayed in a panoramic format.

Referring to FIG. 13B, menus other than the selected menu may be pushed out of the main area as the area of the selected menu is expanded.

Hereinafter, it will be described that the screen information is controlled when the mobile terminal is rotated 90 degrees and the lock screen is released. 14 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the lock screen 1410 is released in a state where the main body 100 of the mobile terminal is rotated by 90 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 14 (a), the user can rotate the main body 100 by 90 degrees. In the state where the main body 100 is rotated by 90 degrees, the user can activate the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal. Referring to FIG. 14 (b), when the display unit 151 is activated, the lock screen 1410 may be output. At this time, the user can change the screen information displayed on one area of the display unit through the touch input of a predetermined method. The touch input of the preset method may be a drag input. Referring to FIG. 14C, the user can output a pattern lock 1420 to the lock screen 1410 through which a lock screen 1410 can be released through a drag input. At this time, the pattern lock 1420 may overlap and be output on the lock screen.

In the above description, when the main body 100 is rotated 90 degrees, the pattern lock is outputted through the touch input of the user. The user can conveniently release the lock with one hand by displaying a part of the pattern lock 1420 in the main body 100 rotated by 90 degrees.

The user can output additional screen information to the display unit by rotating the main body of the terminal. Therefore, the user can utilize the display unit in a more various ways.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform functions corresponding to characteristics of a wide horizontal screen by rotating the main body of the terminal. Accordingly, the mobile terminal can output screen information in a panoramic format using a wide screen.

Further, according to the embodiment disclosed herein, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

Claims (5)

A terminal body;
A display unit disposed in the main body, the main unit including a sub area for outputting status information of the main body and a main area for outputting screen information;
A sensing unit for sensing movement of the main body in a state in which the state information and the screen information are output; And
And a controller for changing the screen information output to at least a part of the main area facing the sub area when the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition and a predetermined type of touch is applied on one area of the main area and,
Wherein the changed screen information is different depending on the type of screen information output to the main area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the movement of the main body is a movement in which the main body rotates with reference to a preset virtual reference axis,
Wherein the reference condition is whether an angle between the main body and the reference axis corresponds to a reference angle. 3. The method of claim 2,
When the motion of the main body satisfies the reference condition and then returns to the state before the rotation,
Wherein the screen information output to the main area is output to the main area before the screen information is changed instead of the changed screen information. The method according to claim 1,
When the idle screen information is output to the main area, the changed screen information includes information related to an external device control function for controlling the external device,
Wherein when the execution information corresponding to the application is output to the main area, the changed screen information includes history information on the application. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the movement of the main body satisfies the reference condition,
Outputting a graphic object indicating that the screen information output to at least a part of the main area can be changed,
And changes the screen information included in the area corresponding to the area to which the drag input is applied, of the screen information included in the main area when a drag input is applied to the graphic object.

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