KR101813034B1 - Mobile terminal and Method for controlling display thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for displaying a first screen including at least one object and a second screen overlaid on the first screen and displaying a selected one of the at least one objects included in the first screen on the second screen And controlling the transparency of the second screen to control the first screen to be visible through the second screen, and a method of controlling the display of the mobile terminal.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a display control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a touch screen and a display control method thereof.

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

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

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

In general, a mobile terminal executes a menu item corresponding to a move command to move (or copy) an object displayed on a certain page to another page, or move (or copy) data stored in a certain folder to another folder You can select the object or data you want to move.

Then, the mobile terminal 100 may switch the screen to another page, move the selected object to another page, switch to a screen displaying data included in another folder, and then move the selected data to another folder have.

However, according to the related art described above, there is no way to display a screen corresponding to a page or a group to which an object or data is to be moved without switching the screen. Therefore, there is a need to perform screen switching to move an object or data.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of displaying an object included in a certain screen among a plurality of screens displayed in a superimposed manner, and a display control method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to the present invention displays a first screen including at least one object, and when receiving a display command of a second screen, A touch screen displaying a screen; And controlling the touch screen to display the selected specific object on the second screen when a specific object among the at least one object included in the first screen is selected and controlling the transparency of the second screen, And a controller for controlling the first screen to be visible through a screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile terminal, including: displaying a first screen including at least one object; Receiving a display command of a second screen; Displaying the second screen so as to overlap the first screen upon receiving the display command of the second screen; Selecting a specific object among at least one object included in the first screen; And displaying the selected specific object on the second screen.

The effect of the mobile terminal and its display control method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as above is as follows.

First, a plurality of screens are displayed to allow objects included in a certain screen to be displayed on different screens, so that an object moving operation can be performed without performing screen switching.

Second, since the screen on which the object is to be moved is displayed transparently with respect to the screen including the object before the movement, the screen including the object before the movement and the object included in the screen on which the object will be displayed after moving can all be provided to the user.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are front views of a mobile terminal for explaining one operation state of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a display control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4A to 4C are screen configuration diagrams for receiving a display command of a second screen according to the present invention; FIG.
5A to 5D are diagrams showing a screen for displaying a specific object in a second screen according to the present invention.
6A and 6B are screen configuration diagrams for switching a first screen according to the present invention;
7A and 7C are screen configuration diagrams for switching a second screen according to the present invention.
FIGS. 8A to 8C are screen configuration diagrams for specifying a specific object to correspond to a second screen according to the present invention; FIG.

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

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

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 of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives 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 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 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad 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. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

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

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

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

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

(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 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or an infrared ray. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 141 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 141 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 haptic module 154 are controllable. 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 a 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 projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

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

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

The memory 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), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

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

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

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, May be a path through which the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted. Various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may operate as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The 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.

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 May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code 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, operation modes of the display unit 151 and the touch pad (not shown) that are related to each other will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.

2A and 2B are front views of a mobile terminal for explaining an operation state of the mobile terminal according to the present invention.

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

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

2A illustrates inputting of a touch applied to a virtual keypad through a front surface of a terminal body.

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

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

2B shows a touch input to the virtual keypad through the rear surface of the terminal body. 2A illustrates a case where a terminal body is vertically disposed, and FIG. 2B illustrates a case where a terminal body is disposed horizontally. The display unit 151 may be configured to convert the output screen according to the arrangement direction of the terminal body.

2B shows that the text input mode is activated in the portable terminal. The display unit 151 displays an output window 151a 'and an input window 151b'. The input window 151b 'may have a plurality of virtual keypads 151c' displayed with at least one of characters, symbols, and numbers. The virtual keypads 151c 'may be arranged in the form of a QWERTY key.

When the virtual keypads 151c 'are touched through the touchpad, characters, numbers, symbols corresponding to the touched virtual keypad are displayed on the output window 151a'. As described above, the touch input through the touch pad is advantageous in that the virtual keypad 151c 'can be prevented from being hidden by the finger when the touch is input, compared with the touch input through the display unit 151. [ In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch pad are formed transparently, the fingers located on the rear side of the terminal body can be visually confirmed, thereby enabling a more accurate touch input.

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

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

The mobile terminal referred to herein may include at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1, and in particular may include a touch screen as the display portion 151. Therefore, the same reference numerals as those of the display unit 151 are assigned to the touch screen.

In the present invention, the touch screen 151 may display a plurality of screens to overlap with each other under the control of the control unit 180. More specifically, the touch screen 151 can display the second screen with the first screen as the second layer and the transparency of the second screen with the first layer (in particular, The first screen can be displayed through the second screen by adjusting the transparency to a predetermined standard or more. Therefore, the user can be provided with all the information displayed on the first and second screens.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a display of a mobile terminal in a case where first and second screens are overlapped and displayed using a touch screen will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart of a display control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the mobile terminal 100 displays a first screen including at least one object using the touch screen 151 according to the control of the controller 180 (S310).

Here, the object may include at least one of an application indicator, a widget, a function indicator, a content (or an indicator indicating content), data (or an indicator indicating data).

For example, the mobile terminal 100 may include, as a first screen, a screen including an application indicator indicating an executable application (for example, a currency related application, an Internet related application, a game related application, or the like) (For example, a screen including a function indicator indicating an executable function (for example, a call volume setting function, a background setting function, a screen brightness adjusting function, and the like), a screen including a weather widget , A content indicator (e.g., an audio file icon, a still image / moving picture icon, etc.), a data indicator (e.g., a name on the partner information list, a message sending / receiving partner name on the message list, etc.).

The mobile terminal 100 receives the display command of the second screen using the touch screen 151 (S320).

Here, the second screen may include a screen corresponding to a page different from a page corresponding to the first screen among the plurality of pages, a screen corresponding to a group in which at least one object is designated according to user selection, A screen corresponding to the currently inactivated mode among the plurality of modes, and a screen common to the plurality of modes.

Here, the group to which at least one object is designated may be selected according to the user's selection or on the basis of the object characteristic (for example, the category of the application or widget corresponding to the object, the file extension / creation date / download date of the content corresponding to the object) May refer to a group including at least one object. An object assigned to a specific group can be displayed on the screen through a menu search, a corresponding key (key area) selection, or an icon representing a specific group. Further, the group name, the display / icon shape of the icon indicating the group, and the like can be set by the user.

For example, if the group name is "camera ", then at least one camera related application may be designated, and if the group name is" user preferred ", at least one application selected by the user, Can be specified.

Here, according to the control of the control unit 180, the mobile terminal 100 can implement a plurality of modes (including the first and second modes), activate any one of the plurality of modes, Mode can be switched from the activated state to the second mode. Each of the plurality of modes may change at least one of the OS, the configuration of the application / widget, and the mode available time / place, and may require a predetermined authentication procedure when switching from the mode to the specific mode. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100 can display the first mode screen as the second screen and the second mode screen as the first screen if (1) the first mode is active, or (2) It is possible to display a screen including the application / widget that can be commonly executed in the first mode and the second mode with the screen of the first mode as the second screen as the first screen.

In the inputting step S320, the mobile terminal 100 performs a touch on a specific object to be displayed on the second screen among at least one object included in the first screen, a touch to an arbitrary point on the first screen, The display command of the second screen may be inputted by at least one of selection of the menu item / key / key area corresponding to the display command of the first screen, and terminal movement / voice input corresponding to the display command of the second screen.

The mobile terminal 100 displays the second screen so as to overlap the first screen under the control of the controller 180 (S330). For example, the second screen may overlap the entire area of the first screen, or may overlap with a part of the first screen.

In the displaying step S330, the controller 180 may adjust the transparency of the second screen so that the first screen is displayed through the second screen. At this time, the transparency of the second screen may be automatically adjusted or adjusted according to user selection. Further, the controller 180 adjusts the transparency of the second screen to be higher than a predetermined reference (assuming that the higher the transparency is, the better the first screen is transmitted) so that the first screen is better transmitted through the second screen can do. Also, the controller 180 may adjust the position, size, color, brightness, etc. of the second screen according to the user's selection or automatically.

At least one object included in the page corresponding to the second screen or at least one object designated to the group corresponding to the second screen may be displayed on the second screen displayed in the displaying step S330. The second screen also includes a screen of a second mode including an application / widget executable in the currently inactivated second mode or a screen of a common application in the first and second modes, / A screen containing widgets may be included.

The input step S320 and the display step S330 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C.

4A, when the first screen 410 including the objects 1 to 4 is displayed on the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 performs an operation corresponding to the display command of the second screen The user can input a touch operation (2) (or a touch holding operation for a predetermined time) to an object (e.g., object 1) (or touch removal operation after touching).

4B, when the display command of the second screen is inputted in FIG. 4A, the mobile terminal 100 superimposes the second screen 420 including the objects 5 to 8 on the first screen 410 And the first screen 410 may be transmitted through the second screen 420 by adjusting the transparency of the second screen 420.

4C, the mobile terminal 100 displays a window 430 for allowing a user to select a second screen type before displaying the second screen 420 by receiving a display command of the second screen . Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100 can display the second screen corresponding to the second screen type selected by the user.

For example, as a second screen type, a user may select a screen corresponding to a first screen (a different page) corresponding to a first screen, a screen (preferred) including a user's preferred object, A screen including an object (personal security), a screen including an object belonging to a specific group (group), and a screen corresponding to an inactive mode (another mode).

Of course, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile terminal 100 can set the second screen type by executing a menu item corresponding to the second screen type setting even before receiving the display command of the second screen.

Returning to FIG. 3, in step S340, the mobile terminal 100 selects a specific object from at least one object included in the first screen from the user while displaying the first and second screens.

At this time, since the mobile terminal 100 can recognize the touch operation input from the user only by the touch operation with respect to the first screen, the touch operation for selecting the specific object can be recognized as the touch operation with respect to the first screen have. Furthermore, in order to input a touch operation to the second screen, the touch activation state for the second screen must be separately set. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 100 may recognize the touch operation of the first touch pattern (e.g., single touch, touch for the first time, and the like) as the touch operation for the first screen, For example, multi-touch, touch for the second time, etc.) as the touch operation for the second screen.

For example, when the first touch operation for a specific object is input as the display command of the second screen, the mobile terminal 100 may be configured to maintain the first touch operation for the specific object or to perform the second touch operation (Separate from the first touch operation) as a selection operation for a specific object.

For example, when the first touch operation is a touch on a specific object and the touch on the specific object is held for a predetermined time, a specific object can be selected. Alternatively, when the first touch operation is a one-time touch for a specific object and the second touch operation is a plurality of times for a specific object, a specific object can be selected.

Of course, the selection operation for a specific object can be input separately from the operation corresponding to the display command of the second screen, and can be input in various ways without being limited to the above examples.

The mobile terminal 100 displays the specific object selected in the selecting step S340 on the second screen using the touch screen 151 under the control of the controller 180 in step S350. At this time, the display state (S330) of the first and second screens is continuously maintained.

Here, when the specific object is displayed on the second screen, the mobile terminal 100 may continuously display (move) the specific object on the first screen, but not on the first screen (move). Furthermore, depending on the input pattern of the selection operation for a particular object, it may be determined whether the particular object is copied or moved. For example, in the case of a single touch, a single touch or a touch for a first time for a specific object, a specific object is copied, and a multi-touch for a specific object, a plurality of touches for a specific object, .

In the display step S350, the specific object may be displayed in a different form from the first screen. For example, its color, size, shape, etc. may be changed.

In the display step S350, the mobile terminal 100 may display a specific object at a position where the specific object included in the first screen of the second screen faces, under the control of the controller 180. [ In other words, a particular object can be created at a location in a second screen facing its location in the first screen. On the other hand, if another object is already located at the opposite position, a specific object may be displayed at the position where the display space is secured or at the position selected by the user, or the position of another object may be moved You can display a specific object.

Of course, the mobile terminal 100 may display a specific object at a point selected by the user or display a specific object at an arbitrary point where a display space is secured, regardless of whether another object is located at a facing position .

The display step S350 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 5A to 5D.

5A, in the display state of the first and second screens 410 and 420, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a selection operation (for example, two touches to the object 1) to the object 1 from the user Input can be received.

5B, the mobile terminal 100 may display the object 1 at a position within the second screen 420 where the object 1 is facing the first screen 410. At this time, if the object 5 is already displayed at the facing position, the object 5 can be moved to another position, and the position of the remaining objects can be changed in conjunction with the movement of the object 5. [

5C, when the object 5 is already displayed at the position in the second screen 420 where the object 1 is facing in the first screen 410, the mobile terminal 100 displays the object 5 in the second screen 420 Object 1 can be displayed at any arbitrary point where space is secured.

5D, the mobile terminal 100 receives the touch drag operation with respect to the object 1 positioned arbitrarily in the second screen 420 and receives the touch drag operation at a point where the touch drag operation among the second screen 420 ends Object 1 can be displayed (b). At this time, the object 1 can be moved and displayed corresponding to the touch drag operation.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile terminal 100 can receive the touch drag operation from the user and move the second screen itself. Accordingly, the user can move the second screen itself so that a point at which a specific object is located within the second screen can be confronted with a specific object included in the first screen. Depending on the movement of the second screen itself, a part of the second screen may overlap with the first screen.

3, the mobile terminal 100 can switch the first or second screen in the display step S330 or 350 according to the control of the control unit 180. [

More specifically, the switching of the first screen may be performed by (1) switching from the currently displayed page to another page when configuring a plurality of pages, or (2) when implementing the plurality of modes and activating the first mode at present And switching from the screen of the first mode to the screen of the second mode in addition to the switching to the second mode.

In addition, the switching of the second screen is performed by (1) switching to a screen corresponding to another group when a screen corresponding to a current group is displayed as a second screen, (2) (2) switching to another page of the second mode or to any page of the other mode when displaying the first page and the second page, or (3) displaying the first and second pages as the first and second pages, respectively And may include switching to a page other than the first and second pages.

The switching of the first screen will be described with reference to Figs. 6A and 6B, and the switching of the second screen will be described with reference to Figs. 7A and 7C. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the second screen 420 is displayed on the first screen 410 in a superimposed manner.

First, the switching of the first screen with reference to Figs. 6A and 6B will be described.

6A, the mobile terminal 100 includes a first page 410 (an example of any one of the first to third pages) as the first screen 410 including the first to third pages In the case of displaying, the screen switching command can be inputted to the first screen 410 (a). For example, the screen switching command may include a touch drag operation or a pricking operation corresponding to a page turn operation, a touch operation to a page indicator, a terminal movement operation corresponding to a page turn operation, and the like.

6A, when the touch drag operation corresponding to the page turn operation from the first page to the second page is inputted as the screen change instruction for the first screen 410, The second page can be displayed as the first screen 410 by performing the screen switching operation of the first screen 410 (b).

Referring to FIG. 6B, when the mobile terminal 100 displays the first mode screen as the first screen 410 in the activated state of the first mode, the mobile terminal 100 can receive the mode switching command to the second mode ( a). For example, the mode switching command can be input by selecting a key region (key) or a menu item corresponding to the second mode, operating a mode switching key, inputting a terminal movement corresponding to a mode switching command, voice input, or the like .

Then, the mobile terminal 100 can display the second mode screen as the first screen 410 by performing the mode switching operation to the second mode (b). At this time, if the second mode is composed of a plurality of pages, the representative page, the first page, the last page, etc. among the plurality of pages can be displayed as the screen of the second mode.

In some cases, if access to the second mode is restricted or security is set in the second mode, a predetermined authentication procedure may be required before switching to the second mode, and only when the authentication procedure is successfully performed, 2 mode can be normally switched.

Next, the switching of the second screen with reference to Figs. 7A to 7C will be described.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a switching command of the second screen 420 while displaying a screen including objects corresponding to the user's preference as the second screen 420. FIG. For example, the switching instruction of the second screen 420 may be a touch operation (①) for the key area (Next) for receiving the instruction to switch the second screen 420 or a page turn Can be input by a touch drag operation (or a freezing operation) (2) corresponding to the operation.

7B and 7C, the mobile terminal 100 displays the screen including the recently used objects as the second screen 420 by performing the screen switching operation on the second screen 420 (FIG. 7B). When implementing a plurality of modes, a screen including the indicator (s) or widget (s) of commonly executable applications in the currently active and deactivated modes can be displayed as the second screen 420 (Fig. 7C).

Furthermore, the mobile terminal 100 selects the second screen type before performing the screen switching operation of the second screen 420, and performs a switching operation to the screen corresponding to the selected second screen type .

According to the present invention, when a specific object is displayed on a second screen and a storage command for a specific object is input to the second screen, the mobile terminal 100 may store a specific object in a second It can be specified to correspond to the screen.

More specifically, designating a specific object to correspond to the second screen means that (1) a specific object is displayed on the second page when the first and second screens include a plurality of pages and the first and second screens are respectively the first and second pages, (2) a specific object belongs to a specific group when the second screen corresponds to a specific group, (3) a screen of another mode in which the second screen is disabled, (4) designating an application or a widget corresponding to a specific object to be executed in another mode when the second screen is a screen of another mode in which the second screen is inactivated, or (5) 2 screen is a screen showing an application / widget that is commonly executed in a plurality of modes, a specific object or an application / widget it represents may be shared in a plurality of modes It may include to specify that.

Herein, the storage command is a command for selecting a key area / key / menu item for receiving a storage command, when a terminal movement / voice corresponding to the storage command is input, And may be input when a touch operation is input.

If the specific object is designated to correspond to the second screen, the control unit 180 stops the display state of the first and second screens, and displays the second screen including the specific object using the touch screen 151 It can be displayed as a main screen. Here, the main screen may correspond to the first screen.

This will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 8A to 8C. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the object 1 of the first screen is selected and displayed on the second screen.

8A, the mobile terminal 100 designates that the object 1 corresponds to the second screen 420 in a state where the object 1 included in the first screen 410 is displayed on the second screen 420 The user can receive a command for inputting the command. For example, the designation command can be input by a touch operation to the storage area 801. [

8B, when the object 1 is designated to correspond to the second screen 420, the mobile terminal 100 outputs notification information 810 indicating that the object 1 is designated to correspond to the second screen 420 can do.

8C, when the object 1 is designated to correspond to the second screen 420, the mobile terminal 100 stops the display state of the first and second screens 410 and 420, The second screen can be displayed as the main screen. At this time, the main screen may correspond to the existing first screen 410.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described display control method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which a 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 above-described mobile terminal and its display control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments can be applied to all or a part of each embodiment Or may be selectively combined.

100 mobile terminal
151 Touch screen
180 control unit

Claims (13)

A touch screen displaying a first screen including at least one object and displaying the second screen so as to overlap the first screen when receiving a display command of the second screen; And
And controlling the transparency of the second screen so that the first screen is visible through the second screen when the first and second screens overlap each other,
Wherein,
If the degree of transparency of the second screen is adjusted and the touch state is maintained for a predetermined time period for a specific object in the first screen, then the specific object is displayed at a position of the second screen facing the specific object So as to display the moving image. The method of claim 1,
An application indicator, a widget, a function indicator, content, and data. The method according to claim 1,
A screen corresponding to one of a plurality of pages, a screen corresponding to a group in which at least one object is designated according to user selection, a screen corresponding to a group in which at least one object is specified according to the object characteristic, A screen corresponding to a plurality of modes, and a screen common to a plurality of modes. delete The apparatus of claim 1,
When a plurality of modes are implemented in the display states of the first and second screens, performing a mode switching operation from a currently active mode to a deactivated mode and displaying a screen corresponding to the switched mode as the first screen And controls the touch screen to display the touch screen. The apparatus of claim 1,
Controls the touch screen to perform a screen switching operation on the first screen in a display state of the first and second screens and to display the switched screen as the first screen. delete The apparatus of claim 1,
And when the storage instruction of the specific object is inputted to the second screen, the specific object is designated to correspond to the second screen. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
Controls the touch screen to stop displaying the first and second screens and to display a second screen including the specific object as a main screen. The apparatus of claim 1,
When the first and second modes corresponding to the first and second screens are implemented, if the specific object is displayed on the second screen, an application or a widget corresponding to the specific object is created in the second mode terminal. delete delete delete

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