KR20070028998A - A mobile telecommunication device and a data processing method using the device - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal and a data processing method using the terminal are provided to enable a user to easily confirm and process lists of stored data as easily finding out stored image data, while the user can confirm detailed information on lists of the data through another display device as viewing lists of the data through a touch panel. Lists of data stored in a memory are displayed on a touch panel(S51). If a user selects one of the displayed lists, a signal is delivered to a controller through a signal input unit(S52). It is confirmed whether the list selected by the user is a folder(S53). If so, it is confirmed whether a slide mode is set(S54). If so, data within the folder is read from the memory(S55), and the read data is displayed through a display device(S56). If a time set by the user is reached(S57), next data is read and displayed until the last data of the folder is read(S58).

Description

A mobile telecommunication device and a data processing method using the device

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance when the folder of the dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of opening a folder of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a data processing method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

6A to 6G are other exemplary views of screens according to various embodiments of the data processing method according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal having a display unit composed of a plurality of display devices and a data processing method using the same.

Due to the development of technology and consumer desire, various types of mobile communication terminals have been developed. Recent terminals can be broadly divided into a folder type and a slide type terminal. The folder type mainly consists of a dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal provided with LCD devices on both sides of the upper folder.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art. Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance when the folder of the dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art. The dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal 100 includes a sub LCD 110 provided outside the upper folder 101 and an internal main LCD 120 provided inside the upper folder 101.

As shown, the sub LCD 110 has a relatively small screen size compared to the main LCD 120. The sub LCD 110 is for convenience of the user and serves to display only basic information in the standby state. For example, the electric field strength, battery level, time and date are displayed on one screen. In addition, when a call is received by the dual LCD folder type mobile communication terminal, an icon indicating that a call is received or a corresponding simple message content is displayed on the sub LCD 110. In this state, if the user opens the upper folder 101 as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the LCD 110. At this time, when the user opens the upper folder 101, the reception message is displayed on the main LCD (120). If the user does not immediately open the upper folder, an icon indicating that an incoming message has been displayed continues to be displayed on the sub LCD. The dual folder type mobile communication terminal simply uses an additional LCD attaching technology, and does not fully utilize the advantage that two display areas are formed in one terminal. In other words, it is difficult to process data such as searching and deleting information stored in the terminal and information such as photographed images according to the limited display area.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a data processing method using the same, which can easily identify and process stored data.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of easily checking and processing image data stored in a terminal and a data processing method using the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, at least one display device among a plurality of display devices outputs detailed information of a list displayed through the touch panel through another display device. It features.

The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is characterized in that the internal information can be displayed in various forms such as a window explorer or an image sliding.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal comprising: a display unit comprising at least one of a plurality of display devices formed of a touch panel; A memory for storing data; And a control unit which controls to display the detailed information of the list corresponding to a signal input through a touch panel displaying a list of data stored in the memory on another display device.

A detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the list of data output through the touch panel is displayed in the form of a tree.

Another detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the list of data selected from the touch panel is a folder in which image data is stored, and image data stored in the folder is displayed in the form of a thumbnail through another display device. .

Another detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the list of data selected from the touch panel is a folder in which image data is stored, and image data stored in the folder is displayed in the form of a slide show through another display device. Is the point.

Another detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the driving interval of the slide show can be set by the user.

Another detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the list of data selected in the touch panel is a folder in which a document is stored, and the titles of documents stored in the folder through another display device are displayed as a list or stored in the folder. The content of is displayed in the form of a slide show.

Another detailed feature of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is that the document displayed through the slide show is an e-mail or a short message.

A feature of a data processing method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a list of data on the touch panel of a display unit including a plurality of display devices, at least one of which is a touch panel; Recognizing a signal input through the touch panel; And outputting detailed information of the list corresponding to the input signal to another display device.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration and operation of the present invention shown in the drawings and described by it will be described by at least one embodiment, By the technical spirit of the present invention described above and its core configuration and operation is not limited.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. Looking at the configuration, a display device 80 for performing a general display function of the terminal, a touch panel 70 in the form of a touch screen, a memory 20 for storing a variety of information; A control unit 30 for outputting a control signal for outputting data corresponding to a signal input through a touch panel 70 displaying a list of data stored in the memory 20, and a signal provided from the control unit 30; According to the touch panel control unit 50 for controlling the driving of the touch panel 70, the signal input unit 40 for transmitting a signal input through the touch panel 70 to the control unit 30, and the control unit And a timer 10 for providing driving time information necessary for control of the 30.

In the configuration diagram, one of the two display apparatuses is an example of a touch panel. However, at least one display area may be configured as a touch panel to achieve the object of the present invention. That is, both displays may be applied to a touch panel or a case in which two or more display devices are formed in addition to the touch panel. That is, the detailed information of the list displayed through the touch panel may be applied to a configuration capable of performing an operation of outputting through one or more other display devices.

The signal input through the touch panel 70 is transmitted to the controller 30 through the signal input unit 40. On the other hand, the controller 30 splits the input signal, reads the corresponding data from the memory 20, and transfers the control signal to the display controller 60. For example, while the data list of the memory 20 is displayed in the form of a tree through the touch panel 70, the predetermined directory display area may be pressed using a pointing device such as a stylus pen or a finger. Suppose you select by pressing more or by tapping or double tapping. This signal is transmitted to the control unit 30 through the signal input unit 40, and then the data in the corresponding folder is displayed on the display 80 by driving the display control unit 60.

4 is an exemplary view of opening a folder of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, in the present invention, two display devices appear when the folder is opened. In this example, the case of having two display devices 210 and 220 is shown, but it is also applicable to the case of having two or more display devices. In order to realize the object of the present invention, at least one display may be configured as a touch panel. In this example, the touch panel 220 formed in the lower folder 202 is used, and the display 210 of the upper folder 201 is provided as an example. However, the concept of the present invention may be applied to the reverse case. have. Although the display apparatuses 210 and 220 use a liquid crystal display that is generally used, the display apparatuses 210 and 220 may use other types of display apparatuses such as an organic display that implement the same operation.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a data processing method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. A list of data stored in the memory 20 is displayed on the touch panel 220 through a predetermined operation. In this case, the displayed form may be displayed in a tree form so that the location of the data or the storage form of the data can be easily understood. In addition, in some cases, the display area may be divided and displayed so that the data stored in each folder can be easily recognized (S51).

Then, when the user selects any one of the list displayed on the touch panel, the signal is transmitted to the controller through the signal input unit 40. In this case, the list may be selected using various types of pointing devices such as a stylus pen or a finger. In addition, the selection operation may be any one of an operation of pressing the touch panel above a predetermined pressure or tapping lightly once or twice (S52).

Check whether the list selected by the user through the touch panel is a folder (S53). If the user selects a simple file name rather than a folder, the file is displayed on the display 80. In this case, the displayed file may be an e-mail or a short message or a picture or a video (S59).

If the user selects a folder, check the set display mode. That is, it is checked whether the slide mode for displaying in the form of a slide show is set. If the slide mode is not set, the data in the corresponding folder is displayed on the display 80 (S54).

When the slide mode is set, the data in the corresponding folder is read from the memory 20 (S55) and displayed on the display device 80 (S56).

When the time set by the user is reached (S57), the next data is read and displayed. This operation is performed up to the last data of the folder if there is no stop command by the user (S58).

6A to 6I are other exemplary views of screens according to various embodiments of the data processing method according to the present invention. Common to each of the exemplary diagrams is a list of terminal internal information displayed on the touch panel 220 of the lower folder 202 in the form of a tree, and the list is displayed through the display device 210 of the upper folder 201. The information contained in is displayed.

FIG. 6A illustrates a menu (or icon) selected by the pointing device in the window explorer displayed on the touch panel 220 of the lower folder 202 is a folder in which image data is stored, and the display device 210 of the upper folder 201 is displayed. Through the image data stored in the folder is shown in the form of a thumbnail (thumbnail). The number of image data output in the form of a thumbnail may be set by the user. As shown in FIG. 7A, image data displayed on one screen may be set to be output in various forms such as 1X1, 2X2, 2X3, 3X2, and 3X3.

The list displayed in a tree form on the touch panel 220 may be displayed in the form of a sub-tree representing a lower list thereof, as shown in FIG. 6B. In addition, when there are many sub-trees, a list of sub-trees may be displayed on the display 210 of the upper folder 201 as shown in FIG. 6C. Therefore, the user can check what data is stored in the lower folder.

In some cases, as shown in FIG. 6D, the touch panel 220 may be divided into two display areas. That is, when the lower list shows a lot of data in a tree form, the user can easily recognize this by separating and displaying the display area.

6E shows a menu (or icon) selected by a pointing device such as a finger or a stylus in a tree-structured data list displayed on the touch panel 220 of the lower folder 202, and a folder in which a document is stored. Some of the documents stored in the folder are displayed as a list through the display device 210 of FIG.

6F to 6I are other exemplary views of a screen according to another embodiment of a data processing method according to the present invention. Common to each example is that the data corresponding to the menu (or icon) selected in the explorer of the lower folder is displayed in the form of a slide in the display area of the upper folder.

FIG. 6F illustrates a menu (or icon) selected by the pointing device in the window explorer displayed on the touch panel 220 of the lower folder 202 is a folder in which image data is stored, and the display device 210 of the upper folder 202 is displayed. Through this, a plurality of image data stored in the folder is displayed in the form of a slide show.

6G illustrates a menu (or icon) selected by the pointing device in the window explorer displayed on the touch panel 220 of the lower folder 202 is a folder in which a document is stored, and is displayed through the display device 210 of the upper folder 202. In this case, the contents of the document stored in the folder are displayed in the form of a slide show.

The data displayed through the slide show may be various types of text data such as e-mail or short message (SMS).

On the other hand, the screen switching form of the slide show is as shown in Figure 6h the screen currently displayed and the next screen to be displayed is moved up and down, or as shown in Figure 6i temporarily moving while moving in the left and right direction It may be displayed in an overlapping manner.

The driving interval of the slide show can be set by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the user selects the “setting” item through a menu for selecting whether or not to set the “slide”, the user may set it through a screen for inputting the playing time of the slide show. Make sure That is, the interval between one slide and the next slide may be used by the terminal (default) value, or may be changed according to the user's intention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention can have the following effects.

First, the list of stored data can be easily identified and processed.

Second, stored image data can be easily browsed.

Third, while viewing a list of data through the touch panel, the detailed information of the list may be checked through another display device.

Claims (34)

Displaying a list of data on the touch panel, the display unit including a plurality of displays at least one touch panel; Recognizing a signal input through the touch panel; And outputting detailed information of the list corresponding to the input signal to another display. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch panel can divide a display area. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises three display apparatuses. The method of claim 1, wherein the list displayed through the touch panel is displayed in a tree form. The method of claim 4, wherein the tree form has at least one sub-tree. The method of claim 4, wherein list information including a subdirectory of the folder selected through the touch panel is displayed on another display. The method of claim 4, wherein the list is a folder in which image data is stored, and image data stored in the folder is displayed in a thumbnail form. The method of claim 7, wherein the number of images displayed in the form of a thumbnail may be set by a user. The method of claim 4, wherein the list is a folder in which documents are stored, and titles of documents stored in the folder are displayed as a list through another display device. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the list is a folder in which image data is stored, and a plurality of image data stored in the folder is displayed in a slide show through another display device. Processing method. The method of claim 4, wherein the list is a folder in which the document is stored, and the contents of the document stored in the folder are displayed in the form of a slide show through another display device. . 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the document displayed through the slide show is e-mail. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the document displayed through the slide show is a short message. The data processing method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein a driving interval of the slide show can be set by a user. The mobile communication terminal according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the screen switching form of the slide show includes a screen in which the currently displayed screen and the next screen to be displayed are temporarily overlapped. Data processing method used. 16. The data processing method of claim 15, wherein the screen is shifted in a vertical direction in a direction of screen switching of the slide show. The method of claim 15, wherein the screen is shifted in a left and right direction in a screen change direction of the slide show. A display unit comprising at least one of a plurality of display devices comprising a touch panel; A memory for storing data; And a control unit for controlling to display, on another display device, detailed information of the list corresponding to a signal input through a touch panel displaying a list of data stored in the memory. The mobile communication terminal of claim 18, wherein the touch panel is capable of dividing a display area. The mobile communication terminal of claim 18, wherein the display unit comprises three display devices. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the list displayed through the touch panel is displayed in a tree form. 22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the tree form has at least one sub-tree. 22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein list information including sub-directories of the folder selected through the touch panel is displayed on another display. 22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the list is a folder in which image data is stored, and image data stored in the folder is displayed in a thumbnail form. The mobile communication terminal of claim 24, wherein the number of images displayed in the form of a thumbnail may be set by a user. 22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the list is a folder in which documents are stored, and titles of documents stored in the folder are displayed as a list through another display device. 22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the list is a folder in which image data is stored, and a plurality of image data stored in the folder is displayed in a slide show through another display device. 22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the list is a folder in which the document is stored, and the contents of the document stored in the folder are displayed in the form of a slide show through another display device. 29. The mobile communication terminal of claim 28, wherein the document displayed through the slide show is an e-mail. 29. The mobile communication terminal of claim 28, wherein the document displayed through the slide show is a short message. 31. The mobile communication terminal according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein a drive interval of the slide show is settable by a user. 31. The mobile communication terminal according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein the screen switching form of the slide show is displayed by temporarily overlapping a screen currently displayed with a screen to be displayed next. 33. The mobile communication terminal of claim 32, wherein the screen is shifted in a vertical direction in a screen switching direction of the slide show. The mobile communication terminal of claim 32, wherein the screen is shifted in a left and right direction in a screen switching direction of the slide show.

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