KR101520806B1 - Watch type mobile terminal using the bezel - Google Patents

Abstract

A wristwatch type portable terminal using a bezel is disclosed.
The wristwatch-type portable terminal includes a video output unit for outputting time information and status information; A rotation unit rotatably provided at an edge of the image output unit; And a control unit for causing the image output unit to output a screen corresponding to an operation of rotating the rotation unit. Accordingly, various methods of operating the wristwatch-type portable terminal can be easily and conveniently used by using the bezel of the wristwatch-type portable terminal as an input device.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a watch type mobile terminal using a bezel,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a wristwatch-type portable terminal using a bezel, and more particularly, to a wristwatch-type portable terminal that provides a variety of operation methods using a bezel as an input device.

Generally, a smart device such as a smart phone or a tablet PC is a type of mobile electronic device, which enables remote and short-range wireless communication, which is convenient to use and has excellent portability.

In addition, in recent years, a wristwatch-type portable terminal capable of performing a function in place of a smart device without being directly used by a smart device in a state of being worn on the wrist of a user and interacting with the smart device through wireless communication .

Here, the wristwatch-type portable terminal includes a clock-shaped main body, and the main body provides a corresponding function by interfacing with the smart device through the corresponding components, and a peripheral device such as a speaker is constituted.

Meanwhile, in recent years, a front touch screen has been widely used in the wristwatch-type portable terminal. That is, a touch screen is installed on the screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal to detect the touch position according to the touch operation, and reflects the touch position on the display module.

However, in the wristwatch-type portable terminal, since the screen portion is relatively small compared to the front-side screen of other smart devices, it is difficult to operate the wristwatch-type portable terminal by using only the touch screen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of operating a wristwatch-type portable terminal by using a bezel of a wristwatch-type portable terminal as an input device, And various manipulation methods are provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wristwatch-type portable terminal including a video output unit for outputting time information and status information; A rotation unit rotatably provided at an edge of the image output unit; And a controller for causing the image output unit to output a screen corresponding to an operation of rotating the rotation unit.

The image output unit is a dial for outputting the time information or the status information, and is a touch screen for inputting a touch image, and the rotation unit may be a bezel for fixing the image output unit.

The control unit may control the state information output to the image output unit to be reduced or enlarged when it is determined that the rotation unit is rotated in a state where the state information is output to the image output unit.

If it is determined that the operation of touching the video output unit and the operation of rotating the rotation unit are simultaneously performed in a state where the state information is output to the video output unit, And the state information of the next turn can be output.

In addition, the wristwatch-type portable terminal may further include an acoustic output unit for outputting acoustic information.

The control unit may control the volume of the sound information output to the sound output unit to be lowered or increased when the rotating unit is determined to be rotated in a state where the sound information is output to the sound output unit.

If it is determined that the operation of touching the video output unit and the operation of rotating the rotating unit are simultaneously performed in a state where the sound information is output to the sound output unit, And the sound information of the next turn can be controlled to be outputted.

The sound information may include at least one of an alarm sound, an effect sound, music, and a sound of a moving picture.

In addition, the wristwatch-type portable terminal may further include a fine adjustment unit rotatably provided on one side of the terminal.

The fine adjustment unit may be a crown used for adjusting the time information or the state information.

In addition,

As the rotating unit is rotated, the volume output from the screen or the wrist-watch-type portable terminal is sequentially changed as the rotating unit is rotated. When the fine adjustment unit is rotated after the rotation unit is rotated, It is possible to control the screen or the level at which the volume is changed to be slower than the level that is changed when the rotating unit is rotated.

The time information may include at least one of a current time, a current date and a current day, and the status information may include at least one of a current position, a surrounding temperature, a humidity, a weather, a photograph, a picture, a map, And may include one or more pieces of information.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a wristwatch-type portable terminal can be easily and conveniently used by providing a variety of operating methods of the wristwatch-type portable terminal using the bezel of the wristwatch-type portable terminal as a new input device .

1 is a front view of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view for explaining a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch type portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a volume of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch type portable terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
10 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the volume of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a view illustrating a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of a wristwatch-type portable terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch type portable terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention,
15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a front view showing a wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side view illustrating a wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a variety of operation methods using a bezel as an input device, thereby enabling easy and convenient use of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 .

For this, the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image output unit 110, a rotation unit 120, a control unit 130, a sound output unit 140, and a fine adjustment unit 150 .

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, an embodiment of the present invention may include a storage unit for storing data such as status information and sound information of the wrist-watch-type portable terminal 100. [

The video output unit 110 outputs time information and status information.

Here, the time information may include at least one of a current time, a current date and a current day, and the status information may include at least one of a current position, a surrounding temperature, a humidity, a weather, a photograph, a picture, a map, And may include one or more pieces of information.

The video output unit 110 is a dial of a wristwatch that indicates time information, and is provided with a front touch screen for inputting a screen by touching the screen.

Here, the dial of the wristwatch may mean a screen of a wristwatch in which a background image of the wristwatch screen, a time scale, a date scale, and a day scale are displayed.

The rotation unit 120 is rotatably provided on a rim of the image output unit 110 for use as an input operation device of a wristwatch type portable terminal.

The rotation unit 120 may be a bezel for fixing the dial of the wristwatch.

The control unit 130 determines a command indicating the operation of rotating the rotation unit 120 and outputs a screen or sound corresponding to the command to the image output unit 110 or the sound output unit 140, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process of controlling a screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5, when the controller 130 determines that the rotation unit 120 is rotated in a state where the state information is output to the image output unit 110 (S510), the control unit 130 outputs the state information to the image output unit 110 So that the screen is reduced or enlarged.

When it is determined that the rotation unit 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (S530), the control unit 130 determines that the image output unit 110 outputs status information (S510) , The screen output from the video output unit 110 is reduced in operation S540 and the video output unit 110 outputs status information in operation S510 as shown in FIG. (S560), the screen output to the video output unit 110 is enlarged and output (S570).

The range of the rotation of the rotation unit 120 may be limited to 90 degrees to the left or right from 12 o'clock. The image output to the image output unit 100 may be reduced The degree of enlargement can be changed at a constant rate.

For example, if the screen output to the video output unit 110 is reduced by 10% when the rotation unit 120 rotates 30 ° counterclockwise in a state where the screen is output to the video output unit 110, The screen output to the image output unit 110 may be reduced by 20% when the display unit 120 rotates by 60 ° counterclockwise.

However, the degree to which the image output to the image output unit 110 is reduced or enlarged according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit 120 may be changed at a different ratio.

For example, when the screen is output to the video output unit 110, when the rotation unit 120 rotates 30 ° counterclockwise, the screen output to the video output unit 110 may be reduced by 10% The image output unit 110 can be reduced by 20% when the rotation unit 120 is rotated by 60 degrees counterclockwise. When the rotation unit 120 is rotated by 90 degrees counterclockwise, Can be reduced by 40%.

Therefore, the first embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment.

6 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention

6 and 7, when the control unit 130 determines that the rotation unit 120 is rotated in a state in which the sound information is output to the sound output unit 140 (S710), the control unit 130 outputs the sound output to the sound output unit 140 Thereby lowering or increasing the volume of the generated sound information.

When the controller 130 determines that the sound output unit 140 outputs sound information (S710) and the rotation unit 120 is rotated counterclockwise (S730) as shown in FIG. 6A, (S740). In a state in which the sound output unit 140 outputs sound information as shown in FIG. 6B (S710), the volume of the sound information output to the sound output unit 140 is decreased If it is determined that the rotation unit 120 is rotated in the clockwise direction (S760-Y), the volume of the sound information output to the sound output unit 140 is increased and output (S770).

Here, the acoustic information may include at least one of an alarm sound, an effect sound, music, and sound of a moving picture.

As described above, the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 can be provided with various operating methods by using the rotation unit 120 as an input device.

8 is a view illustrating a process of controlling a screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

8 and 9, at least one state information is stored in the storage unit of the control unit 130. In a state where state information is output to the image output unit 110 (S910), the image output unit 110 and the rotation of the rotary unit 120 are concurrently performed, state information of the previous state information output to the image output unit 110 and next state information are output.

Accordingly, when the state information is outputted to the video output unit 110 (S910) as shown in (a) of FIG. 8, the control unit 130 performs an operation in which the video output unit 110 is touched, If it is determined in operation S925-Y that the operation to rotate in the opposite direction is simultaneously performed, the state information of the previous state of the state information output to the image output unit 110 is output in operation S930.

In operation S910, when the control unit 130 determines that only the operation of rotating the rotation unit 120 in the counterclockwise direction (S935-Y) is performed, the control unit 130 displays the state information in the image output unit 110 So that the output status information is reduced (S940). This is the same as the step S540 in which the state information outputted to the video output unit 110 of the first embodiment of the present invention is reduced and outputted.

8B, when the state information is output to the image output unit 110 (S910), the controller 130 performs an operation in which the image output unit 110 is touched and the operation of the rotation unit 120 (S955-Y), the next state information of the state information output to the video output unit 110 is output (S970).

8, when the state information is outputted to the video output unit 110 (S910) as shown in (a), the video output unit 110 is touched while the rotation unit 120 The control unit 130 determines that the rotation unit 120 is rotated and outputs a command indicating the determination to the image output unit 110. [ That is, the control unit 130 outputs the next state information of the state information output to the image output unit 110.

Here, the previous state information of the state information or the next state information may be the state information of the previous order of the play list of the application outputting the state information or the next state information, and state information included in the same folder May be the previous state information or the next state information according to the order arbitrarily judged by the controller. One of the data files having the same name or an extension name of the same type may be the previous state information or the next state information according to the order arbitrarily determined by the controller.

The control unit 130 determines that the operation of touching the video output unit 110 and the operation of rotating the rotation unit 120 in the counterclockwise direction are concurrently performed in a state in which the Internet screen is outputted to the video output unit (S910) (S925-Y), the previous screen of the internet screen output to the video output unit 110 is output (S930).

In operation S910, when the control unit 130 determines that the rotation unit 120 is rotated clockwise (S965-Y), the control unit 130 outputs the state information to the image output unit 110 (S970). This is the same as the step S570 in which the state information output to the video output unit 110 of the first embodiment of the present invention is reduced and output.

10 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,

11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

10 and 11, the control unit 130 stores sound information such as at least one music or moving picture sound in the storage unit, and in a state where sound information is output to the sound output unit 140 (S1110 If it is determined that the operation of touching the image output unit 110 and the operation of rotating the rotation unit 120 are concurrently performed, the previous sound information of the sound information output to the sound output unit 140, Information is output.

10 (a), the control unit 130 controls the operation of the video output unit 110 to be touched and the operation of the rotation unit 120 to operate the audio output unit 140 in a state where sound information is output to the audio output unit 140 (S1110) If it is determined that the operation to rotate in the opposite direction is simultaneously performed (S1125-Y), the previous sound information of the sound information output to the sound output unit 140 is output (S1130).

10B, when the control unit 130 outputs the sound information to the sound output unit 140 (S1110), the control unit 130 performs an operation in which the image output unit 110 is touched, (S1155-Y), the next sound information of the sound information output to the sound output unit 140 is output (S1160).

Here, the previous or subsequent sound information of the sound information may be the sound information of the previous order of the play list or the next sound information of the application that outputs the sound information, and among the sound information included in the same folder It may be the previous one or the next one. One of the data files having the extension name of the same name or type can be the previous or next audio information according to the order determined arbitrarily by the control unit.

In addition, the control unit controls the sound output unit 140 such that mp3, flac, wma, mid. when it is determined that the video output unit 110 is touched when the music file having the extension name such as wav is outputted through the application, if it is determined that the rotation unit 120 is rotated clockwise in less than 1 second, So that the first portion of music output to the sound output unit 140 can be output.

In addition, the application for playing the music file may be an application embedded in the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 or an application downloaded from the Internet.

When the rotation unit 120 is used as an input device for the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100, the touch screen function of the screen output unit 110 is used and applied together, thereby operating the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 Can be provided in various ways.

12 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a screen of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The fine adjustment unit 150 is rotatably provided on one side of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 and may be a crown used for adjusting time information and date information.

When the fine adjustment unit 150 is rotated, the controller 130 adjusts the basic information of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 such as time information and date information output to the video output unit 110.

The control unit 130 sequentially changes the volume of the image output from the image output unit 110 or the wrist-watch-type portable terminal 100 as the rotation unit 120 rotates, and when the rotation unit 120 rotates When the fine adjustment unit 150 is rotated after the fine adjustment unit 150 is rotated, the level at which the screen or the volume is changed as the fine adjustment unit 150 is rotated is controlled to be slower than the level at which the rotation unit 120 is rotated do.

 12 and 13, in a state in which status information is output to the image output unit 110 (S1310) as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the controller 130 performs an operation in which the rotation unit 120 is rotated The control unit 130 determines whether the level at which the image output to the image output unit 110 is reduced is smaller than the level at which the image output from the image output unit 110 is reduced, (S1330) so as to be slower than the level that is reduced when the motor 120 is rotated.

In addition, the control unit 130 controls to reduce the level of the image displayed on the image output unit 110 to be slower than the level of the image to be reduced when the rotation unit 120 rotates. If the rotation unit 120 is rotated 30 degrees counterclockwise in the state that the screen is output to the image output unit 110, the screen output to the image output unit 110 is reduced by 10%, and the rotation unit 120 If the image output to the image output unit 110 is reduced by 20% after the rotation of the rotation unit 120 by 60 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, the fine adjustment unit 150 rotates counterclockwise The image output to the image output unit 110 is reduced by 1% and the image output unit 110 is reduced by 2% when the rotation unit 120 is rotated by 60 ° counterclockwise .

The ratio of the rotation angle of the rotation unit 120 and the fine adjustment unit 150 and the ratio of the screen that is reduced or enlarged according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit 120 The ratio of reduction of the screen when the controller 150 rotates by 30 degrees may be different from that of the controller 150. The difference in the ratio of reducing the screen between the rotation unit 150 and the fine adjustment unit 150 during the rotation, Rotation part: fine adjustment part = 10: 1) may be different.

12B, the controller 130 displays the state information on the image output unit 110 (S1310). After the operation of rotating the rotation unit 120, the controller 130 controls the fine adjustment unit 150 (S1355-Y), the control unit 130 determines whether the level at which the screen output to the video output unit 110 is reduced is reduced when the rotation unit 120 is rotated (S1360).

Accordingly, if it is difficult to accurately adjust the size of the screen using only the rotation unit 120 when the user wishes to adjust the size of the screen output to the video output unit 110, the fine adjustment unit 140 may be used to adjust the size of the screen, It will be possible to adjust.

14 is a view for explaining a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention,

15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the volume of the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

14 and 15, when the volume is outputted from the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 (S1510) as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the controller 130 performs an operation of rotating the rotation unit 120 The control unit 130 determines whether the level of the image output from the image output unit 110 is reduced to a level lower than a predetermined level, (S1530) so as to be slower than a level at which the rotation unit 120 is reduced when rotated.

Here, the state in which the sound volume is output (S1510) in the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 may be the same as the state in which the sound information is output in the sound output unit 140. [

When the rotation unit 120 is used as an input device to the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100, the fine control unit 110, which is a conventional input device of the wristwatch, is used together as an input device of the wristwatch- So that various methods of operating the wristwatch-type portable terminal 100 can be provided.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: Wrist-watch type portable terminal
110: Video output unit
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150: fine adjustment unit

Claims (12)

A video output unit for outputting time information and status information;
A rotation unit rotatably provided at an edge of the image output unit; And
And a control unit for causing the image output unit to output a screen corresponding to an operation of rotating the rotation unit,
Wherein,
Wherein the status information output to the video output unit is reduced or enlarged when it is determined that the rotation unit is rotated in a state where the status information is output to the video output unit,
Wherein,
If it is determined that the operation of touching the image output unit and the operation of rotating the rotation unit are simultaneously performed in a state where the state information is output to the image output unit, So that the state information of the portable terminal is output. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image output unit comprises:
A touch screen for outputting the time information and the status information,
The rotation unit includes:
Wherein the bezel is a bezel for fixing the image output unit. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
And a sound output unit for outputting sound information to the portable terminal. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein,
Wherein the volume of the sound information output to the sound output unit is lowered or increased when it is determined that the rotation unit is rotated in a state where the sound information is output to the sound output unit. A video output unit for outputting time information and status information;
A rotation unit rotatably provided at an edge of the image output unit;
A control unit for causing the image output unit to output a screen corresponding to an operation of rotating the rotation unit; And
And an acoustic output unit for outputting acoustic information,
Wherein,
If it is determined that the operation of touching the image output unit and the operation of rotating the rotation unit are simultaneously performed in a state where the sound information is outputted to the sound output unit, So that the sound information of the portable terminal is output. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the acoustic information comprises:
An alarm sound, an effect sound, music, and sound of a moving picture. The method according to claim 1,
The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a fine adjustment unit rotatably provided on one surface of the terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the fine adjustment unit is a crown used for adjusting the time information. In a wristwatch-type portable terminal,
A video output unit for outputting time information and status information;
A rotation unit rotatably provided at an edge of the image output unit;
A control unit for causing the image output unit to output a screen corresponding to an operation of rotating the rotation unit; And
And a fine adjustment unit rotatably provided on one surface of the terminal,
Wherein,
As the rotating unit is rotated, the volume output from the screen or the wrist-watch-type portable terminal is sequentially changed as the rotating unit is rotated. When the fine adjustment unit is rotated after the rotation unit is rotated, Wherein the control unit controls the screen or the level at which the volume is changed to be slower than a level that is changed when the rotation unit is rotated. The method according to claim 1,
The time information
A current date, a current date, and a current day of the week,
The status information may include:
Wherein the information includes at least one of a current position, an ambient temperature, a humidity, a weather, a photograph, a picture, a map, a document and a moving picture.

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