KR101474463B1 - Method for list-displaying of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention eliminates the inconvenience of opening a new window or changing the screen when the list item includes detailed information (or a lower item) by enlarging the area of the item. The present invention allows a user to operate a UI (User Interface) with psychological stability.

In addition, the list display method according to the present invention realizes that the user can intuitively know whether there are items other than the list items displayed on the screen, thereby improving the convenience of the terminal user, The presentation method is presented.

Touch screen, list

Description

METHOD FOR LIST-DISPLAYING OF MOBILE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a user interface (UI) of a mobile terminal having a touch pad.

A portable terminal is a portable device that is portable and has one or more functions such as voice and video call function, information input / output function, and data storing function.

As the functions of the portable terminal are diversified, for example, the portable terminal has complicated functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, and is implemented as a multimedia device .

In order to realize a complicated function in such a multimedia device, development of a user interface (UI) environment for enabling a user to easily and conveniently search for or select a function in terms of hardware or software has been variously attempted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a conceptual list display apparatus and method in which a list plays a role of indication in displaying various contents lists.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the claims, as well as the following description and the annexed drawings.

The present invention eliminates the inconvenience of opening a new window or switching screens when a list item includes detailed information (or a lower item) by expanding the area of the item. The present invention allows a user to operate a UI (User Interface) with psychological stability.

In addition, the list display method according to the present invention realizes that the user can intuitively know whether there are items other than the list items displayed on the screen, thereby improving the convenience of the terminal user, The presentation method is presented.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes:

A display section for receiving a touch input of a user or outputting various lists; and a control section for displaying only a part of items displayed at the lower end of the screen, when the number of items constituting the list exceeds the number of items that can be displayed on one screen, do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a list of mobile terminals,

Outputting a predetermined list according to a user's request and displaying a part of the items displayed at the lower end of the screen when the number of items constituting the list exceeds the number of items that can be displayed on one screen .

Hereinafter, a configuration of a preferred mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal described in the present specification can be used as a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Terminals, fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may be applied to the fixed terminal, except for the components specifically configured for this purpose.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal of the present invention will be described as follows from a functional viewpoint.

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 180, a power supply 190, and the like.

1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components for wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may transmit at least one of the broadcast reception module 111, the mobile communication module 112, the wireless Internet module 113, the short distance communication module 114, and the 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 be 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-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. 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, and 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).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals 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. Here, 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 for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in a mobile terminal or externally. 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 is 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 the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. One example is the GPS (Global Position System) module.

1, the 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 an image frame of a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in a video communication mode or a photographing mode. Then, 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. The camera 121 may include two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data may 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. The microphone 122 may have various noise elimination algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

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 of the user, 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. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not 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, and the proximity sensor 141 will be described later in connection with a touch screen.

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.

Here, the identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) , A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') 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, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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

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

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, a three-dimensional display 3D display). Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. The rear structure of the display portion 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 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.

The display unit 151 displays a touch screen when a touch sensor detects a touch operation between the display unit 13 and a touch sensor, 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 area of a mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 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. Even if the proximity sensor 141 is not installed, it is configured 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 the sake of convenience of description, the act of allowing the pointer to be located on the touch screen to recognize that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch ", and a pointer The actual touching action will be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; In addition, a 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 (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output module 152 outputs 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, and a broadcast reception mode. The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal 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 the event include a call signal reception, a message reception, a key signal input, a 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 an audio signal or a video signal, for example, by vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

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

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

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

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and control of the controller 180 and may have a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . ≪ / RTI > In addition, 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 (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for storing the memory 150 on the Internet.

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

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

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a computer-readable recording medium 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 processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

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

From the functional point of view, the internal components of the mobile terminal related to the present invention have been described. Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, external components of the mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described from a functional viewpoint. Hereinafter, a bar type mobile terminal will be described as an example of various types of mobile terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like for the sake of simplicity. This does not mean that the present invention is limited to a bar-type mobile terminal, and can be applied to all types of mobile terminals including the above-mentioned types.

2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

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

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ Various electronic components are incorporated in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [ At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

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

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

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

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

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to an antenna for a call or the like, an antenna 124 for receiving broadcast signals may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

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

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

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

Hereinafter, a related operation of the display unit 151 and the touch pad 135 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

3A and 3B are front views of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable 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 called a so-called " soft key ".

FIG. 3A shows a touch input to a soft key 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 soft key 151c in which a number for inputting a telephone number or the like is displayed is output. When the soft key 151c is touched, a number corresponding to the touched soft key is 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.

FIG. 3B shows the input of a touch applied to the soft key through the rear surface of the terminal body. FIG. 3A shows a case where the terminal body is vertically arranged, and FIG. 3B shows a case where the terminal body is arranged horizontally. The display unit 151 may be configured to convert the output screen according to the arrangement direction of the terminal body.

3B 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'. In the input window 151b ', a plurality of soft keys 151c' displayed with at least one of letters, symbols, and numbers may be arranged. The soft keys 151c 'may be arranged in the form of a QWERTY key.

When the soft keys 151c 'are touched through the touch pad 135 (see FIG. 2B), characters, numbers, symbols corresponding to the touched soft keys are displayed on the output window 151a'. As described above, the touch input through the touch pad 135 is advantageous in that the soft key 151c 'can not be blocked 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 135 are formed to be transparent, the fingers located on the rear side of the terminal body can be visually confirmed, thereby enabling a more accurate touch input.

The display unit 151 or the touch pad 135 may be configured to receive a touch input by scrolling, as well as the input method described in the above embodiments. 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 135. [ Further, when the finger is moved on the display portion 151 or the touch pad 135, the path along which the finger moves may be visually displayed on the display portion 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 135 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 activation or deactivation of the display unit 151 or the touch pad 135, for example.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An aspect of the present invention is to provide a concept list display method that performs an indication function so that the user can intuitively know whether there are items other than those displayed on the current screen.

4 is a diagram illustrating a list display method according to the present invention.

4, when the number of items in the list exceeds the number of items that can be displayed on one screen, the control unit 180 according to the present invention displays the end of the screen in the progress direction 410, Or the opposite end of the proceeding) is cut off and displayed. That is, only a part of the list items located at the lower end (or the upper end) of the screen is displayed, thereby indicating to the user that there may be more items than those currently displayed.

5 is an exemplary view showing a method of expanding and displaying a list item.

5, the present invention expands (440) the area of the selected item (e.g., 'Bab') when the user has selected a specific item (e.g., 'Bab' Lt; / RTI > In the case of displaying detailed information (or sub items), the prior art has opened a new window and moved to a lower depth, so that the menu depth is inconvenient. However, It is advantageous that the user can manipulate the UI (User Interface) with psychological stability without inconvenience of switching.

5, the present invention displays detailed information and displays a figure (for example, " Bab ") on one side of the selected item 430) (for example, ▽, ↓, etc.).

Thereafter, the controller 180 returns the expanded list item 440 to the original state when the user again presses the item (e.g., 'Bab') or the figure 430 (or touches the item). The control unit 180 returns the list item to its original state and displays the list item (e.g., 'Bab') to indicate that the list item (e.g., 'Bab') is expandable, (E.g.,?,?, Etc.) is displayed on one side of the display screen (e.g., 'Bab').

Fig. 6 is another example of a method of displaying a list item by expanding it, and relates to a font setting menu list.

6, when the user selects a font size item, the control unit 180 enlarges the area of the selected item 440 and displays the sub-items corresponding thereto (e.g., Small, Normal, Large). Then, when the user selects a sub-item (for example, 'Large'), the selected item (for example, 'Large') is applied to the terminal as a setting value of the font size.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a list display method for providing an execution button usable in an extended list item.

As shown in FIG. 7, when an item including detailed information (for example, 'Bab') is selected, the controller 180 enlarges the area of the selected item (eg, 'Bab' (E.g., phone numbers or emails associated with 'Bab') of the 'Bab' item in the list (or expanded items) Button, video call button, item edit button, item delete button, item addition button, etc.).

If the execution buttons 450 can not be displayed in the extended area 440, the control unit 180 may execute the execution (i.e., Button (for example, the delete button) is displayed on the screen as if it were cut off by the screen.

The execution buttons 450 execute respective assigned functions and may be displayed in different sizes as shown in FIG. 7B according to the importance (or priority, frequency of use) of the functions.

The user can intuitively know through the execution buttons of different sizes whether a certain execution button can be executed in the corresponding list item or whether it is frequently used.

8 is an exemplary view showing a display method of an execution button usable in the extended list item.

As described above, when an item including detailed information (e.g., 'List 7') is selected, the controller 180 expands the area of the selected item (e.g., 'List 7' The execution buttons 450 are displayed on the lower end (bottom portion)

The extended area 440 is moved according to a user operation (e.g., key input or touch input (e.g., drag, flicking, etc.)). In this case, the control unit 180 controls the execution buttons 450 so as not to disappear from the screen while placing the execution buttons 450 at the lower end (bottom portion) of the extended area 440. The execution buttons 450 do not disappear from the screen until the extended area 440 is reduced, that is, before returning to the original state.

9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary display method of a scroll bar according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the controller 180 does not display a scroll bar until a separate external input (e.g., user's touch input) is detected when displaying a list of various contents of the terminal. Of course, even if the number of items in the list does not exceed one screen, the scroll bar is not displayed.

When an external input (e.g., user's touch input) is detected on the touch screen, the control unit 180 displays a scroll bar on the screen. When the touch of the user who has been detected disappears, the scroll bar disappears from the screen after a predetermined time elapses.

If the user wishes to scroll the list, the user can touch the screen and hold the scroll bar displayed on the screen and scroll in a desired direction before a predetermined time elapses.

As described above, the list display method according to each embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . The computer may include a controller 180 of the mobile terminal.

The present invention eliminates the inconvenience of opening a new window or switching screens when the list item includes detailed information (or a lower item), by expanding the area of the item. The present invention allows a user to operate a UI (User Interface) with psychological stability.

In addition, the list display method according to the present invention realizes that the user can intuitively know whether there are items other than the list items displayed on the screen, thereby improving the convenience of the terminal user, The presentation method is presented.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. May be constructed by selectively or in combination. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are front views of a portable terminal for explaining an operation state of the portable terminal according to the present invention;

4 shows a list display method according to the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view showing a method of expanding and displaying a list item;

FIG. 6 is another example of a method of expanding and displaying the list item of FIG. 5; FIG.

7 is an illustration of an example of a list display method that provides an execute button in accordance with the present invention;

8 is an exemplary view showing a display method of an execution button usable in an extended list item;

9 is an exemplary view showing a display method of a scroll bar according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE SYMBOLS

100: mobile terminal

110: wireless communication unit 120: AV input unit

130: user input unit 140: sensing unit

150: output unit 160: memory

170: interface unit 180: control unit

190: Power supply

Claims (11)

A display unit capable of receiving a touch input of a user and outputting a list including items related to at least one terminal function; And When the number of items constituting the list exceeds the number of items that can be displayed on one screen, the item displayed on the lower end of the screen includes a control section that displays only a part of the item, Wherein, If the selected item has a lower item based on a touch input of the user to the display unit among the output list, displays a lower item related to the selected item, And outputs a predetermined symbol indicating that a lower item related to the selected item is displayed in at least a part of the display unit. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit And displays a scroll bar when a touch input from the outside is sensed. delete delete The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit Wherein when the execution buttons of the selected item can not be all displayed in the extended area, only a part of the execution button displayed at the left end of the screen is displayed. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the control unit Wherein the execution buttons are displayed in different sizes according to the degree of importance between the execution buttons. Outputting a list including items related to at least one terminal function; Displaying only a part of the items displayed at the lower end of the screen when the number of items constituting the list exceeds the number of items that can be displayed on one screen; Displaying a sub-item related to the selected item when the selected item has a sub-item based on a touch input of the user to the display unit among the output list; And And outputting a predetermined symbol indicating that a lower item related to the selected item is displayed on at least a part of the display unit. 8. The method of claim 7, Further comprising the step of displaying a scroll bar when a touch input from the outside is sensed. delete 8. The method of claim 7, Further comprising the step of displaying only a portion of the execution button displayed at the left end of the screen when the execution buttons of the selected item can not be displayed in the extended area. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the execute button And displays the list in a different size according to the importance of the function.

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