KR20100010072A - Controlling method of user interface for multitasking of mobile devices - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A controlling method of user interface for multitasking of mobile devices is provided to support a multitasking by performing another task after reserving a task. CONSTITUTION: A first task is processed. A first work window is marked. If a call signal is received, the first work window and call window(13) are displayed together. The touch of the user about the first work window or the call window is detected. The touch screen is displayed bigger than the other screen. If a user wants the audio file reproduction with the ignore of the call signal, the user touches the audio file replay window(12). The user selects the audio file reproduction window.

Description

Controlling method of user interface for multitasking of mobile devices

The present invention relates to a user interface of a portable mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a control method for controlling a user interface for multitasking of a mobile terminal.

There are various portable mobile terminals such as mobile phones, MP3 players, PMPs, laptops, PDAs, etc. Because of their portability, they place many restrictions on the user interface for input and output. It is not used at any one place, but it is often used while the user is moving and the volume of the device is very small due to the nature of portable, so the input / output of QWERTY keyboard, remote controller, etc. The device is often inadequate.

Therefore, a user interface suitable for a portable device is used, and a touch pad, a touch screen, a navigation pad, and the like are used.

In the conventional case, a mobile communication terminal supporting multimedia functions such as MP3 and MPEG4 does not support multiple operations such as sending a text message, searching for a song, or entering or searching a phone number during multimedia playback. Mostly.

In general, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, due to technical problems, multiple tasks (multitasking) cannot be executed at the same time. That is, there was no case of listening to music (playing MP3 files, etc.) or playing a game while making a phone call (playing a game on the screen while making a phone call with an earphone). In this case, only one screen of the operation (service) currently used by the user needs to be shown.

In order to execute a new task in a mobile terminal that does not support multitasking, the previous task had to be terminated and the new task executed. That is, in order to send a text while the MP3 music file was played, the text menu had to be executed after terminating the previously executed MP3 music file.

However, in recent years, since the technology has been improved to allow simultaneous operation of all services provided by a mobile terminal, when a user performs multiple tasks, there is a need for displaying a current multiple task. In response to this, recently, mobile terminals supporting multitasking have been gradually introduced, but there is still a problem that the multitasking is not fully supported.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved user interface and a control method for multitasking a mobile terminal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a touch system-based user interface control method for performing several tasks at the same time or for a while while performing a task.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of controlling a user interface includes: executing a first job and displaying a first job screen; Receiving a call signal, displaying the first work screen and the call window together; Detecting a user's touch on the first work screen or call window; And displaying a screen touched by the user larger than another screen.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of controlling a user interface includes: executing a first job and displaying a first job screen; Executing a second task; Displaying the first work screen and the second work screen together; Detecting a user's touch on the first work screen or the second work screen; And displaying a screen touched by the user larger than another screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a user interface, including: playing a multimedia file including voice data; Receiving a call signal; Displaying a multimedia play window and a call window together; Detecting a user's touch on the multimedia play window or call window; If the screen touched by the user is a call window, transmitting voice data of the multimedia file together with the user's voice according to the user's input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a user interface, the method including: executing a first task and displaying a first task screen; Executing a second task and displaying a second task screen; And displaying a minimization icon of the first work screen and the second work screen on a work display area of one side of the touch screen.

The present invention can provide an improved user interface and a control method for multitasking a mobile terminal.

The user interface control method for multitasking of a mobile terminal according to the present invention can provide a touch system-based user interface control method for performing several tasks at the same time or temporarily holding a task and performing another task.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding elements throughout the accompanying drawings.

1A to 1D illustrate a method of controlling each task window when a plurality of tasks are executed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1A illustrates a case in which a mobile terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is playing an audio file such as an MP3 file. Shown in Fig. 1A is a so-called "full touchscreen phone". A full touchscreen phone is a mobile phone with a display area that covers most of the front of the phone and has no physical buttons.

The mobile terminal 10 provides an audio file playing function such as an MP3, and the audio file playing window 12 as shown in FIG. 1A may be displayed while the audio file is playing.

In addition to playing an audio file, the mobile terminal 10 may provide various functions such as a video file playing function, a TV receiving function, a picture viewing, a picture taking, and the like, and various screens may be displayed according to each operation mode.

FIG. 1B shows a screen of the mobile terminal 10 when a second operation, for example, a call is received during execution of the first operation, that is, during reproduction of an audio file.

When the call signal is received, the audio file play window 12 and the call window 13 may be displayed together on the display. The audio file playback window 12 and the call window 13 displayed together on the display may be displayed in the same size as shown in FIG. 1B. There may be other input from the user, or the displayed state of the same size may be maintained until one task is finished.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a call comes while playing an audio file, the user may touch the touch screen of the mobile terminal 10 or end music playback and receive a phone call through other manipulation methods, You can also suspend reception without shutting down the player.

If the user wants to suspend the incoming signal, that is, ignore the call signal and continue playing the audio file, touch the audio file playback window 12 as shown in FIG. 1C or otherwise, open the audio file playback window 12. You can choose.

When a user's touch or selection of the audio file playing window 12 is detected, the audio file playing window 12 touched by the user may be displayed larger than the call window 13 as shown in FIG. 1D. As such, the size of the audio file play window 12 and the call window 13 are differentiated so that the user can easily visually check which function is selected. According to an embodiment, the selected work window may be displayed on the entire screen.

According to an exemplary embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1D, the edge of the audio file playing window 12 touched by the user may be highlighted 17 to be emphasized. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1D, the screen of the function that is not touched by the user, that is, the call window 13 may be displayed as a semi-transparent window.

When the user selects the audio file playback window 12, the output of the call signal, that is, the ring tone or vibration is disabled, so that the output of the ring tone, vibration or lamp is not output to the user of the mobile terminal 10. Therefore, you can continue to listen to the audio file being played. The only exception is that the call was automatically rejected, not the call was dropped. Therefore, the other party may recognize that the call signal is still going but does not answer the call.

According to an exemplary embodiment, when the receiving user selects the audio file playing window 12, it may be configured to automatically transmit a voice or text message such as "I cannot receive a call" to the other party.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the user of the mobile terminal 10 may transmit a desired text message to the other party while the user of the mobile terminal 10 suspends the reception without ending the music player.

When the user touches the audio file playback window 12 in the state of FIG. 1C, the text message transmission menu 14 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 2A.

In a state in which the text message transmission menu 14 is displayed, when the user touches the transmission menu 14 as shown in FIG. 2B, a preset situation message such as “I am in class” may be transmitted.

In some embodiments, when the user touches the transmission menu 14, a text message writing menu may be displayed. The user can set whether to send a preset message or a user-written message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a call is received while playing an audio file, various functions may be provided when the user selects to perform a call operation.

3A to 3E illustrate embodiments when a call comes in during audio file playback and when a user selects a call task according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a call comes in during audio file playback, the audio file playback window 12 and the call window 13 are simultaneously displayed as shown in FIG. 3A. Preferably, the audio file playback window 12 and the call window 13 are the same size.

When the user touches one of the windows, for example, the call window 13 as shown in FIG. 3B or otherwise selects it, the selected call window 13 is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. 3C, and the call is connected to the other party. According to an exemplary embodiment, the edge of the selected call window 13 may be highlighted as a highlight to indicate that the user selects the call window 13.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the audio file playback window 12 that is not selected by the user may be displayed as a semi-transparent window.

As shown in FIG. 3D, the user may drag and drop the audio file playing window 12 to the call window 13.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if a user's drag and drop operation is detected as described above, 'listening like a song' may be performed. That is, the reproduction signal of the audio file being reproduced is transmitted to the other party so that the other party can also hear the audio file. The voice signal spoken by the user may be encoded and transmitted together with the reproduction signal of the audio file.

Depending on the communication scheme of the cellular phone, that is, whether the wireless communication scheme is CDMA or GSM, the specific signal encoding scheme or transmission scheme may vary.

While the above-mentioned 'listening with a song' is being executed, an appropriate icon 19 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 3E to indicate that the corresponding function is being executed.

4A to 4C illustrate embodiments of a method of controlling a plurality of work windows using a work display area and a minimizing icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A shows a playback window 11 in which an audio file, for example, an MP3 music file, is played back.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the currently running job may be displayed on the job display area 16 on one side of the display to minimize the icon 18 of the job screen.

The user can determine what tasks are currently being executed from the task display area 16, and in particular, when a plurality of task windows are running, touch or select each minimization icon 18 to switch the task windows, or It can be controlled in various ways such as terminating.

When the user selects the minimization icon 18 of the audio file play window by touching or the like on the screen of FIG. 4A, a corresponding operation of the minimization icon 18 of the audio file play window may be minimized. When the work window is minimized, the main menu may be displayed on the screen.

In the minimized state, if the minimize icon 18 is selected by a touch method, the corresponding work window can be maximized.

When a call signal is received while playing an audio file, the audio file playing window 12 and the call window 13 may be displayed together on the touch screen of the mobile terminal 10 as shown in FIG. 4B. In this case, the minimization window 20 of the call window may be displayed in addition to the minimization window 18 of the audio file playback window on the work display area 16 of one side of the touch screen.

When the user selects one of the minimization icons 18 and 20, the user may be configured to have the same effect as selecting the corresponding work window.

That is, when the user touches the minimize icon 18 of the audio file play window, as shown in FIG. 4C, the audio file play window 12 is enlarged or maximized to the entire screen except the work display area 16. I can display it. When the user touches the minimization icon 20 of the call window, the corresponding task of the call window minimization icon 20 may be displayed on the entire screen by enlarging or maximizing the corresponding task.

According to an embodiment, in the state of FIG. 4B, the border of the work window corresponding to the minimize icon 20 selected by the user may be highlighted.

As described above, minimization icons for each of the plurality of work windows currently running may be displayed on a portion of the display of the mobile phone, and the user may select an icon for a desired work among the minimization icons to control the work. Accordingly, the user can easily move to the desired task window and control the task when a plurality of tasks are running.

In FIG. 4C, when the user selects the minimize icon 18 corresponding to the audio file play window 12, the play window 12 may be larger than other work windows.

In another embodiment, the work window corresponding to the minimize icon selected by the user may be maximized to display the work window on the entire screen except the work display area 16.

Minimization icons 18, 20, and 22 may include summary information of the corresponding task pane.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects the audio file playback window 12, as shown in Figure 4c, the text message transmission menu to send a text instead of a call to the other party with the reception is suspended while the reception is suspended. (14) can be displayed.

In this case, the minimization icon 22 for the text message transmission menu may be additionally displayed in the job display area 16 of the display. When the user touches the text message transmission menu minimization icon 22, the corresponding task window of the text message transmission menu minimization icon 22 may be maximized, and the user may control the selected job.

Even in the state shown in FIG. 4C, as in FIG. 2B, the task may be controlled by directly selecting the task windows 12, 13, and 14 instead of the minimization icons 18, 20, and 22.

In one embodiment, when the user selects the audio file playback window 12, the message transmission menu 14 may not be displayed, and only the minimization icon 22 for message transmission may be displayed. In this case, when the user wants to send a text message, the user may send a text by selecting the minimize icon 22.

5A-5B illustrate a method of switching between a plurality of work windows using a screen control menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A shows a screen on which one task, for example, the audio file reproduction task is executed. The minimize icon 18 may be displayed on the work display area 16 on one side of the screen.

The screen control menu 23 may be displayed on one side of the screen, for example, on the upper right side. The screen control menu 23 may include a plurality of virtual buttons, for example, a minimize button and a close button.

The user may touch or select the minimize button or the close button of the screen control menu 23 to minimize the work window or terminate the work as shown in FIG. 5B. If the work window is minimized, another work window may be displayed, or a desktop, for example, the main menu 26 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 5B.

6A to 6B illustrate a method of controlling task windows using a screen control menu of each task window when a plurality of tasks are being executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, when a call signal is received while playing an audio file, a plurality of tasks may be executed, and the audio file play window 12 and the call window 13 may be displayed together on the display of the mobile terminal 10. . In this case, the audio file play window minimization icon 18 and the call window minimization icon 20 may be displayed on the work display area 16 of the display side.

In addition, screen control menus 24a and 24b may be displayed on one side of the audio file playback window 12 and the call window 13. The screen control menus 24a and 24b may include minimize and close buttons of the touched work screen.

As shown in FIG. 6B, one of the work windows, for example, touch the minimize button in the screen control menu 24b on the call window 13 to minimize the work window or touch the close button to perform the work. You can exit.

If the touch button of the call window 13 is touched, the call window 13 is minimized after the touch input and is displayed only by the call window minimization icon 20. Therefore, the playback window 11 for playing an audio file may be displayed on the entire screen on the remaining displays except for the work display area of the mobile terminal 10.

7A to 7B illustrate a method of controlling each task window when executing a plurality of tasks by a drag and drop gesture of a user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When a call is received while playing an audio file, the work windows 12 and 13 representing two tasks can be displayed as shown in FIG. 7A. Minimization icons 18 and 20 for the respective work windows may be displayed in the work display area 16 on one side of the screen. At this time, if the user drags and drops the call window 13 to the work display area 16 on one side of the screen, the call window 13 can be minimized and the audio play window 11 can be displayed as large as shown in FIG. 7B.

When the call window 13 is minimized, call signals such as ringtones, vibrations, and lamps are disabled, and the user can only hear the audio reproduction output. At this time, as in the above-described embodiment, the other party may recognize that the signal continues to go but the other party does not answer the call. According to an embodiment, when the call window 13 is minimized, a status message such as 'I am in class now' or 'I cannot answer a phone call' may be automatically transmitted.

8A and 8B illustrate a method of terminating a work window by a user's drag gesture when a plurality of work windows are running in a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

When a call comes in during audio file playback as shown in FIG. 8A, two tasks are executed, and two task windows 12 and 13 are displayed as in the above-described embodiment. In this case, the user may drag and drop a work window, for example, an audio file playing work window 12, toward the outside of the display of the mobile terminal to terminate the work.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 8B, the user may be configured to end after confirming the end intention to the user through the pop-up menu 30 before ending the operation.

Since dragging and dropping the work pane out of the display as in the present embodiment can be recognized as a command for intuitively terminating the work by the user, it is possible to provide a convenient work pane control method for the user.

9A and 9B illustrate a work window control method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As in the above embodiment, when a plurality of tasks are executed, for example, when a call is received while playing an audio file, the audio playback window 12 and the call window 13 are simultaneously displayed as shown in FIG. 9A. Can be. In this state, when the user touches one of the work windows, for example, the audio play window 12, the work window control menu 32 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 9B.

While the work window control menu 32 is displayed, the user may touch the minimize or close button or select another method to minimize the work window or terminate the work. As in the above example, when the minimize button is pressed, the corresponding work window is displayed only in the work display area 16, and the remaining work windows are displayed in the same size, or the work window with the focus among the remaining work windows is displayed. Can be marked on.

In the above-described embodiments, the case where a call is received while playing an audio file has been described as an example, but the above description may be variously modified and applied even when a plurality of different kinds of tasks are executed.

10 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Any mobile terminal 10 referred to herein may be a mobile terminal 10 equipped with components that include a distance sensor. As mentioned above, the mobile terminal of the present invention can be implemented using various types of devices. For example, the mobile terminal described herein includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and the like. .

The illustrated mobile terminal 10 includes a wireless communication unit 110 that can be implemented with several known components. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 10 and the wireless communication system or network in which the mobile terminal is located.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems, and in particular, digital multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), and media forward link (MediaFLO). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as only), digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), integrated services digital broadcast-terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcast systems providing broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcast 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.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access, and the wireless internet module 113 may be internal or external.

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

In addition, the location information module 115 is a module for checking or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. One example is the Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module receives location information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the location information may include coordinate information represented by latitude and longitude. For example, the GPS module can measure the exact time and distance from three or more satellites and accurately calculate the current position by triangulating three different distances. A method of obtaining distance and time information from three satellites and correcting the error with one satellite may be used. In particular, the GPS module can obtain not only the location of latitude, longitude, and altitude but also accurate time together with three-dimensional speed information from the location information received from the satellite.

Meanwhile, the A / V input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the configuration aspect of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into electrical voice data. The processed voice data may be converted into a form transmittable to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 and output in the communication mode. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a keypad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151 to be described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 10 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 10, a location of the mobile terminal 10, presence or absence of user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 10.

The sensing unit 140 may include an inertial sensor for detecting a movement or a position of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like, or a distance sensor for detecting or measuring a distance relationship between a user and the mobile terminal 10.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 10. For example, wired / wireless headset ports, external charger ports, wired / wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input / output (I / O) ports, Video I / O (Input / Output) port, earphone port, etc. may be included.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 10, and includes a user identification module (UIM) and a subscriber identify module (SIM). ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (“USIM”), and the like. In addition, a device equipped with an identification module (hereinafter referred to as a 'device') may be constructed in a smart card format. Therefore, the identification device may be connected to the terminal 10 through a port. The interface unit 170 receives data or power from an external device and transmits the data to each component inside the mobile terminal 10 or transmits the data inside the mobile terminal 10 to the external device.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, a sound output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like. The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 10. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 10 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 10 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or a GUI.

The touch screen panel may be mounted on the display unit 151. By such a configuration, the display unit 151 may serve as both an input unit and an output unit.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, or a three-dimensional display. 3D display). In addition, two or more display units 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 10. For example, an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown) may be simultaneously provided in the mobile terminal 10.

The sound output module 152 outputs 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. In addition, the sound output module 152 outputs a sound signal related to a function (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 10. The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 10. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, and key signal input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, the signal may be output in the form of vibration. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 may output a vibration to inform this. Alternatively, when a key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 may output a vibration in response to the key signal input. Through the vibration output as described above, the user can recognize the occurrence of the event. Of course, the signal for notification of event occurrence may be output through the display unit 151 or the voice output module 152.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180, and a function for temporarily storing input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). You can also do

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), RAM Random Access Memory (RAM) Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) magnetic memory, It may include at least one type of storage medium of the optical disk. In addition, the mobile terminal 10 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 150 on the Internet.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia reproduction. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

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

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

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or an electrical unit for performing a function. It may be implemented by the controller 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

The terminal 10 shown in FIG. 10 may be configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite based communication system. Can be.

Hereinafter, a communication system in which a terminal according to the present invention can operate will be described with reference to FIG. 11.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, a radio interface available by a communication system may include frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), and code division multiple access (Code). Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), etc. This may be included. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is naturally applicable to all communication systems including the CDMA wireless communication system.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 10, a plurality of base stations (BS) 270, and base station controllers (BSCs) 275. ), And a mobile switching center (MSC) 280. The MSC 280 is configured to be connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 290 and is also configured to be connected to BSCs 275. The BSCs 275 may be coupled to the BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may include at least one sector, and each sector may include an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing radially out of BS 270. In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments, each of which has a specific spectrum (eg, 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sectors and frequency assignments may be called a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem ('BTSs'). In this case, the word "base station" may be called the sum of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. The base station may also indicate “cell site”. Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be called a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in FIG. 11, the broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcast signal to the terminals 10 operating in the system. The broadcast module 111 shown in FIG. 11 is provided in the terminal 10 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 11 illustrates a number of satellite positioning system (GPS) satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals 10. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 11, useful location information may be obtained by two or less or more satellites. The GPS module 115 shown in FIG. 11 cooperates with the satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, the location can be tracked using all the techniques that can track the location, not just the GPS tracking technology. In addition, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

During typical operation of a wireless communication system, BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from various terminals 10. At this time, the terminals 10 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by a particular base station 270 is processed within by the particular base station 270. The data generated as a result of the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functionality, including the organization of soft handoffs between base stations 270. In addition, the BSC 275 transmits the received data to the MSC 280, and the MSC 280 provides an additional transmission service for connection with the PSTN 290. Similarly, PSTN 290 connects with MSC 280, MSC 280 connects with BSCs 275, and BSCs 275 send BSs 270 to transmit a forward link signal to terminals 10. ).

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail. For those skilled in the art, these specific descriptions are merely preferred embodiments, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. It is intended that the substantial scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.

1A to 1D illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3E illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4C illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A to 8B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9B illustrate a display state of a mobile phone according to each use state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system capable of operating a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: mobile terminal 11: play window

12: Audio file play window 13: Call window

14: Text message transmission menu 16: Job display area

17: Highlighted audio file playback window

18: Minimize audio file playback window

20: Minimize call window icon

22: text message sending menu minimize icon

15, 27, 28: user drag gesture

19: Listen to the song icon

26: Main screen 24a, 24b, 32: Screen control menu

30: Job end screen

Claims (36)

In the user interface control method of a mobile phone equipped with a touch screen, Executing a first task and displaying a first task screen; Receiving a call signal, displaying the first work screen and the call window together; Detecting a user's touch on the first work screen or call window; And And displaying the screen touched by the user larger than another screen. The method of claim 1, The first operation may be one of an audio file play, a video file play, a TV play, and a picture view. The method of claim 1, If the user touches the first task screen, And inactivating the output of the call signal. The method of claim 1, If the user touches the first task screen, User interface control method further comprising the step of displaying a text message transmission menu. The method of claim 1, If the user runs additional second jobs, And displaying the added second job screen. The method of claim 1, And highlighting an edge of a work screen touched by the user. The method of claim 1, The non-touch operation screen further comprises the step of displaying a semi-transparent window. The method of claim 1, Detecting a user's touch on one of the work screens; Displaying a control menu of the touched work screen when the touch lasts for a predetermined time; User interface control method further comprising. The method of claim 8, The control menu is a user interface control method including a minimization and closing items of the touched work screen. In the user interface control method of a mobile terminal equipped with a touch screen, Executing a first task and displaying a first task screen; Executing a second task; Displaying the first work screen and the second work screen together; Detecting a touch of a user on the first work screen or the second work screen; And And displaying the screen touched by the user larger than another screen. The method of claim 10, The first operation may be one of an audio file play, a video file play, a TV play, and a picture view. The method of claim 10, The user interface control method further comprising the step of deactivating the output of the operation screen that the user did not touch. The method of claim 10, If the user adds a third job, And displaying the added third work screen together with the first and second work screens. The method of claim 10, And highlighting an edge of a work screen touched by the user. The method of claim 10, The non-touch operation screen further comprises the step of displaying a semi-transparent window. The method of claim 10, And displaying a screen control menu on one side of the first work screen and the second work screen. The method of claim 16, The screen control menu is a user interface control method including minimizing and closing items of the touched work screen. The method of claim 10, The touch screen includes a work display area, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And displaying the dragged work screen on the work display area on one side of the screen when the drag reaches the work display area. The method of claim 10, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And And ending the work of the work screen when the drag reaches one side of the touch screen. The method of claim 10, Detecting a user's touch on one of the work screens; Displaying a screen control menu of the touched job when the touch lasts for a predetermined time; User interface control method further comprising. The method of claim 10, The screen control menu is a user interface control method including minimizing and closing items of the touched work screen. In the user interface control method of a mobile phone equipped with a touch screen, Playing a multimedia file including voice data; Receiving a call signal; Displaying a multimedia play window and a call window together; Detecting a user's touch on the multimedia play window or call window; If the screen touched by the user is a call window, transmitting the voice data of the multimedia file together with the user's voice according to a user's input. The method of claim 22, And the user input is an operation of dragging the multimedia play window to the call window. The method of claim 22, And highlighting an edge of the selected call window. The method of claim 22, And displaying the non-selected multimedia playback window as a semi-transparent window. The method of claim 22, If the user runs additional second jobs, And displaying the added second work screen together. In the user interface control method of a mobile terminal equipped with a touch screen, Executing a first task and displaying a first task screen; Executing a second task and displaying a second task screen; Displaying a minimization icon of the first work screen and the second work screen on a work display area of one side of the touch screen; User interface control method comprising a. The method of claim 27, If the user touched the minimize icon above, And maximizing a corresponding operation of the minimization icon. The method of claim 27, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And displaying the dragged work screen on the work display area on one side of the screen when the drag reaches the work display area. The method of claim 27, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And And ending the work of the work screen when the drag reaches one side of the touch screen. The method of claim 27, And displaying a screen control menu on one side of the first work screen and the second work screen. The method of claim 31, wherein The screen control menu is a user interface control method including minimizing and closing items of the touched work screen. The method of claim 27, The touch screen includes a work display area, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And displaying the dragged work screen on the work display area on one side of the screen when the drag reaches the work display area. The method of claim 27, Detecting a user's dragging action on one of the work screens; And And ending the work of the work screen when the drag reaches one side of the touch screen. The method of claim 27, Detecting a user's touch on one of the work screens; Displaying a screen control menu of the touched job when the touch lasts for a predetermined time; User interface control method further comprising. 36. The method of claim 35 wherein The screen control menu is a user interface control method including minimizing and closing items of the touched work screen.

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