KR20100050102A - Method of controlling map interworking with application and mobile terminal using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for controlling map interworking with application and a mobile terminal using the same are provided to display object identification information for distinguishing the object based on the location information of the object selected from the map. CONSTITUTION: A memory(160) stores a map image data including a plurality of entities, location information of the entities, object identification information associated with the location information of entity, and a phone book. A controller(180) searches and extracts the object identification information from the phone book, and displays the map image data and the object identification information on a display module(151).

Description

Method of controlling Map Interworking with Application and Mobile Terminal using the same}

The present invention relates to a method of interlocking control between a map and an application and a mobile terminal using the same.

As terminals, such as personal computers, laptops, and mobile phones, are diversified in functions, multimedia devices having complex functions such as taking pictures or videos, playing music or video files, playing games, and receiving broadcasts are provided. ) Is implemented.

Terminal can move It may be divided into a mobile terminal and a stationary terminal, depending on whether it is present. The mobile terminal may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether a user can directly carry it.

In order to support and increase the function of the terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural part and / or the software part of the terminal.

As various terminals including mobile terminals provide complex and various functions, a user interface (UI) including menu display, list display, etc. is becoming more complicated. Recently, a map display function has been added to a mobile terminal, and a navigation function has been added.

However, since the map displayed on the mobile terminal merely provides terrain information or traffic information to the user, its application range is limited.

The present invention provides a map and application interworking control method that can link the map and various applications and a mobile terminal using the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of interlocking a map and an application according to the present invention includes displaying map image data including a plurality of objects each having location information on a display module; Retrieving and extracting object identification information associated with the location information of the objects from a telephone unit stored in a memory; And displaying the object identification information extracted from the phone unit on the display module displaying the map image data.

In one aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a display module; A memory for storing map image data including a plurality of objects, location information of each of the objects, entity identification information associated with location information of the objects, and a telephone unit; And a controller for searching and extracting the object identification information associated with the location information of the objects from the telephone unit and displaying the object identification information on the display module together with the map image data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling linkage between an application and a mobile terminal using the same may display object identification information for identifying each of the objects based on location information of the object selected from the map. Furthermore, the present invention can provide various functions to the user on the map by executing an application linked with the selected object on the map.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The mobile terminal described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation terminal, and the like.

The terms described in the following examples are defined as follows.

The map may be independently identified as a 2D (Dimension) map or a 3D map that may be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal, and includes a plurality of objects each including location information. The mobile terminal converts the map image data from the memory into a format suitable for the display module for display on the display module.

The entity identification information is identification information of each entity displayed on the map. This object identification information includes the person's name (or nickname) and phone number registered in the phone book (or phone book) stored in the mobile terminal, the caller's name and phone number in call mode, the message sender's name and phone number, the email sender's name and email address, Homepage address, etc. This object identification is applied to each of the objects displayed on the map.

The mobile terminal stores the object identification information of each object on the map such as address information stored in the address field of the phone book, location information of the caller, location information of the message sender, location information of the email sender, location information of the email sender, and the like. It can read from the memory based on the information. The object identification information thus read is displayed on or near each object in the map displayed on the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user can easily see the identification information of each object displayed on the map.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, and a memory. The unit 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190 may be included. The configuration of the mobile terminal 100 is not limited to only the components shown in FIG. 1, and more components may be added or some components may be omitted according to a function added or omitted in the mobile terminal.

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

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

The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, broadcast related information may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal using various broadcasting systems, in particular, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), and Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO). ), Digital broadcast signals may be received using digital broadcasting systems such as DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) and ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcast system but also other broadcast system for providing a broadcast signal.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory unit 160. The mobile terminal 100 may receive the map image data and the object information included in the map through the broadcast receiving module 111 connected to the broadcast receiving channel and store the data in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data such as voice call signal, video call signal or text / multimedia message transmission / reception, map image data, and object information included in a map.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access. The wireless internet module 113 may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 means a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used. The mobile terminal 100 may receive the 3D map image data and the 3D object detail information through the short range communication module 114 connected to the short range communication channel, and store the data in the memory 160.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A representative example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information about a distance of a point (object) from three or more satellites, and information on a time at which the distance information is measured, and then triangulates the calculated distance information. By applying, three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (object) can be calculated in one time. Furthermore, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module 115 may continuously calculate the current position in real time and use the same to calculate speed information.

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

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory unit 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be disposed in the mobile terminal 100.

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

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In addition, the user input unit 130 may include a trackball, a joystick, and the like. The sensors of the sensing unit 140 may also function as an input unit capable of inputting a user's command for selecting an object in the map.

The sensing unit 140 may be a mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state, a location of the mobile terminal 100, a user contact, a bearing of the mobile terminal, an acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, a change in posture and angle of the mobile terminal, and the like. The current state of the sensor 100 is sensed to generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, the sensing unit 140 may generate a sensing signal related to whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to an external device.

The sensing unit 140 may include a touch screen including a touch sensor embedded in the display module 151 or stacked on the display module 151, the presence or absence of an object within a recognized proximity distance on the display module 151 or the touch screen, and It may include a proximity sensor for detecting the movement or gesture of the object. In addition, the sensing unit 140 may include a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or the like that detects a change in posture, azimuth, and angle of the mobile terminal 100.

Each of the objects of the map displayed on the display module 150 of the mobile terminal 100 may be a user's touch sensed by the touch sensor or a proximity of the user sensed by the proximity sensor, or various keys or trackballs of the user input unit 130. It can be selected and controlled by input means such as a jog wheel.

The output unit 150 is used to generate an output related to visual, auditory, or tactile, and may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. have.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display module 151 may display a user interface (UI), a 2D and a 3D graphic user interface (GUI), and the like under the control of the controller 180, and display 2D and 3D map images. For example, the object identification information of each of the objects included in the map may be displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the display module 151 may display an image photographed by the camera 121 or an image received through the wireless communication unit 110.

The display module 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, 3 It may include at least one of a 3D display.

The display module 151 may be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that the outside can be seen through the display panel. In this case, the user may see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display module 151 of the mobile terminal body.

The display module 151 may include two or more display modules that are physically or logically divided. For example, the plurality of display modules 151 may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces. The touch screen may be implemented in a form in which a touch sensor is stacked on the display module 151 or a touch sensor is embedded in the display module 151. The touch screen may be used as an input device that receives a user input in addition to the image output device.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only the position and area of the touch but also the pressure at the touch. When there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the signal (s) corresponding thereto are transmitted to the touch signal processing module (not shown) of the controller 180. The touch signal processing module calculates the coordinates of the touch point from the touch signal and transmits the coordinates of the touch point to the controller 180. Thus, the controller 180 can know which point is touched on the touch screen. When the touch sensor is implemented as a capacitive touch sensor, the proximity of the pointer may be sensed by the change of the electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor may be disposed in the inner region of the mobile terminal 100 surrounded by the touch screen or near 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 an object present in the vicinity without using a mechanical contact by using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays. Proximity sensors have a longer life and higher utilization than touch sensors. The proximity sensor may be a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, an infrared proximity sensor, or the like.

The proximity sensor senses proximity touch and proximity touch patterns (eg, proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the sensed proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory unit 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The sound output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, email reception, key signal input, touch input, and proximity input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output module 152. The alarm unit 153 may generate sound effects differently set according to groups divided in the phone book, for example, a group such as a family group, a friend group, a work group, and other groups, and the plurality of phone units are stored in the mobile terminal. In this case, different sound effects may be set for each telephone book. Therefore, when a user selects an object from the map displayed on the display module 151 of the mobile terminal 100, the user can easily know the telephone book or the telephone book to which the object identification information of the object belongs.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 are controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or may be sequentially output. In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 has the effect of stimulation by the arrangement of pins vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, the effect of stimulation through the injection force or the suction force of air through the injection or inlet, and the effect by the stimulus that rubs the skin surface. Various effects of tactile sensation may be generated, such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation using an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a sense of cold and warm using an endothermic or heat generating element. The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the haptic effect through direct contact, but also may realize the haptic effect through the muscle sense of the user's finger or arm.

The haptic module 154 may generate a haptic pattern differently set for groups divided in the phone book, for example, a family group, a friend group, a work group, or another group. If stored in the haptic pattern may be differently set for each phone. Therefore, when a user selects an object from the map displayed on the display module 151 of the mobile terminal 100, the user can easily know the telephone book or the telephone book to which the object identification information of the object belongs.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing various control operations of the controller 180, an application of various software formats, and the like, and include a phone book, a message, an e-mail, a still image, which are input / output under the control of the controller 180. Data such as video and map image data can be stored. The memory 160 may store data related to sound effects of various patterns and haptic patterns output during touch input, proximity input, and the like. The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), RAM Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) magnetic memory, Magnetic disk It may include at least one type of storage medium of the optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, wired / wireless headset port, external charger port, wired / wireless data port, memory card port, identification module card port, audio input / output (I / O) port, video I / O (Input / Output) port, earphone port may be included in the interface unit 170. When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 becomes a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input from the cradle are moved by a user. It may be a passage that is delivered to the terminal 100. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use authority of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identify module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module (SIM). Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. The identification module may be manufactured in the form of a smart card. The identification module may be connected to the terminal 100 through the identification module port of the interface unit 170. The identification module stores a phone number, call information, billing information, and the like.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, perform related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. The controller 180 may include a 3D image processing module and a multimedia module. The 3D image processing module converts 3D data such as 3D map image data and 3D user interface data into 3D images, and is displayed on the display module 151 according to a direction change command or an angle change of the mobile terminal 100 according to a user input. Adjust the angle, size, etc. of the 3D image. The multimedia module is responsible for signal processing for reproduction of multimedia data. The controller 180 may perform pattern recognition processing for recognizing a writing input or a drawing input performed on a touch screen as text and an image, respectively.

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

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware or a combination thereof.

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

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

The mobile terminal 100 is not limited to the structure as shown in FIG. 1, but may be implemented in various structures such as a bar shape, a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, a swivel type, in which two or more bodies are coupled to be relatively movable. Can be.

2A is a front perspective view of the mobile terminal 100.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the body of the mobile terminal 100 includes a case (casing, housing, cover, etc.) forming an image. The case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. Various electronic components are built 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 manufactured by injecting a synthetic resin or may be made of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The front case 101 may include a display module 151, an audio output unit 152, a camera 121, a plurality of manipulation units 131 and 132, a microphone 122, an interface 170, and the like. have.

The display module 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. The sound output unit 152 and the camera 121 are disposed in regions adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151, and the first operation unit 131 and the microphone 122 are disposed in regions adjacent to the other end. . The second operation unit 132, the interface 170, and the like are disposed on the sides of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 is manipulated 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 manipulation units 131, 132 can be employed in any manner as long as the manner in which the user is manipulated while making the user feel the tactile change. For example, the manipulation units 131, 132 may include a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad, a jog wheel, a jog switch, a trackball, a joystick, and the like.

Content input by the operation units 131 and 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. These operation units may include keys designated for map display and operation units designated for object selection and control of the map.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 ′ may be additionally mounted on the rear case 102. The camera 121 ′ may be a camera having a photographing direction substantially opposite to the front camera 121 (see FIG. 2A) and having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 has a low pixel so that the user's face is photographed and transmitted to the counterpart in case of a video call, and the camera 121 'photographs a general subject and does not transmit it immediately. It is desirable to have a high pixel because there are many. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body to be rotatable or pop-up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to see his / her own face or the like when photographing (self-photographing) the user using the camera 121 '.

The sound output unit 152 ′ may be further disposed on the rear surface of the rear case 102. The sound output unit 152 ′ may implement a stereo function together with the front sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used to implement a speakerphone mode during a call.

The antenna for receiving a broadcast signal may be additionally disposed on the side of the body of the mobile terminal. An antenna constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 of FIG. 1 may be installed to be pulled out of the mobile terminal body.

The mobile terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may be further equipped with a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. Like the display unit 151, the touch pad 135 may also be configured to have a light transmission type. If the display unit 151 is configured to output visual information from both sides, the visual information may be recognized through the touch pad 135. The information output on both surfaces may be 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.

The touch pad 135 operates in association with the display unit 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed in parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have the same or smaller size as the display unit 151.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the map and the application interlocking control method displayed on the mobile terminal 100 will be described in detail. Although the drawings cited in the description of the embodiment illustrate a 3D map, the present invention is not limited to the 3D map, and the 2D map and the application can be linked.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a map and an application according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. This control method is executed under the control of the controller 180.

The 3D map image may be displayed on the touch screen of the mobile terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 5 according to a user's selection. (S31 and S32) The controller 180 displays the map image on the mobile terminal 100 and displays the map image. Extracts the address of the telephone book corresponding to the location information. The controller 180 displays the identification information associated with the address information of the telephone book extracted as shown in FIG. 6 on or near the object of the map currently displayed as the object identification information. For example, if the currently displayed map is "Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul," the controller 180 searches for the address field of the telephone book stored in the memory 160, and extracts the address field of "Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul". The object identification information stored together with the address field is extracted and displayed on or near the corresponding object as shown in FIG. 6 (S33 and S34). It may be displayed on the map in various forms such as one or a combination thereof. In the case of displaying the entity identification information as text, the text may be displayed as name field information of the telephone book. If the object identification information is set to "lock" which cannot be viewed without entering a password in the phone book, the object identification information is displayed as a lock icon (or image) on the map.

As shown in FIG. 6, in a state in which object identification information is displayed on each of the objects of the map together with the map, when the user selects a specific object on the map, a list of application interworking options is displayed (S35 and S36). A signal may be input to the mobile terminal 100 to select a desired object on the map. The object selection signal may be input to the mobile terminal 100 through a touch input, a proximity input or other input and input means for selecting a specific object to the sensing unit. Examples of application linking options list include application linking options such as "register phone book", "edit phone book", "call", "send message", "send e-mail", "access homepage" and "verify details". can do.

When the user selects any one application linking option from the list of application linking options displayed on the map, an application for processing the command of the option is automatically executed (S37 and S38).

The application interworking option list may be displayed differently according to the object selected by the user. For example, when a user selects an object that is not present in the phone book from the map currently displayed on the mobile terminal, that is, an object in which the object identification information is not displayed, the application list displayed on the map is “register phone book” as shown in FIG. 7. Only "detailed confirmation" can be displayed on the map. When the user selects "register phone book" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the phone book registration application is executed. The phone book registration application may automatically store the location information of the object selected on the map in the address field of the phone book and show each field to the user for input of the remaining fields of the phone book. The address field of the phone book can be entered or modified by the user. When the user selects "detailed confirmation" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the detailed information confirmation application is executed. The detailed information checking application searches the call transmission / reception list, the message transmission / reception list, the e-mail transmission / reception list, the homepage access history list, etc. stored in the memory 160 and includes the same location information as the location information of the selected object on the map. The detailed information is extracted and displayed on a map as shown in FIG. 7. The detailed information may include call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, homepage access history information, and the like. In addition, the detailed information may include a photo, a video, and an image. In other words, location information may be stored in a picture, a video, and an image stored in the mobile terminal 100, and the picture, the video, and the image may be included in the detailed information.

When a user selects an object displaying object identification information from a map currently displayed on the mobile terminal, the list of applications displayed on the map is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 except for "register phone book", "edit phone book", "call", " Message transmission "," email transmission "," homepage access "," detailed confirmation "and the like may be displayed on the map. When the user selects "edit phone book" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the phone book editing application is executed. The phone book editing application displays a phone book including object identification information of the selected object, induces a user input in each field of the phone book, and stores information input by the user in the memory 160. When the user selects "call" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the call mode application is executed. The call mode application operates the mobile terminal 100 in the call mode by executing a call with the representative number of the phone book including the object identification information of the selected entity. When the user selects "message transmission" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the message transmission application is executed. The message transmission application displays the message input window on the display module 151 of the mobile terminal to induce the user's message input and transmits the message written by the user through the mobile communication channel when the user selects the message transmission after the message is written. At this time, the message originator telephone number is a telephone number of the mobile terminal 100 or a telephone number input by a user, and the message receiver telephone number is a mobile terminal telephone number of a telephone part including object identification information of an object selected by the user on a map. Can be selected automatically. When the user selects "e-mail transmission" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, an e-mail transmission application is executed. The email transmission application displays the email message composition window on the display module 151 of the mobile terminal 100 to induce the user to input the email subject and the body content, and when the user selects the email transmission, the email is sent to the wired / wireless local area communication channel. Or through an internet access channel. At this time, the multimedia file may be attached to the e-mail according to the user's selection. When the user selects "homepage access" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the homepage access application is executed. The homepage access application searches the homepage address in the phone book including the detailed object information of the selected object on the map and attempts to access the homepage address found through the wired / wireless local area communication channel or the Internet channel. When the user selects "detailed confirmation" using the input and sensing unit of the mobile terminal, the detailed information confirmation application is executed. The detailed information checking application searches the call transmission / reception list, the message transmission / reception list, the e-mail transmission / reception list, the homepage access history list, etc. stored in the memory 160 and includes the same location information as the location information of the selected object on the map. The detailed information is extracted and displayed on a map as shown in FIG. 8 or 9. The detailed information may include call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, homepage access history information, photos, videos, and images.

In operation S35, the user may simultaneously select a plurality of objects by using a multi-touch input or a multi-proximity input. Even when a plurality of entities are simultaneously selected on the map, the list of application activating options is displayed on the map as shown in FIG. 7 or 8. Depending on the option selected by the user in the application activity options list, the user may simultaneously select objects to newly register or edit a phone number using multi-touch or multi-proximity. In addition, the user may use a multi-touch or multi proximity to simultaneously call (or conference) or broadcast messages and emails with multiple counterparties. In addition, the user may simultaneously access a plurality of homepages using multi-touch or multi-proximity, and may simultaneously check detailed information about a plurality of objects.

When an object is selected on the map, a sound effect or a haptic pattern recognized by the user may be given differently according to a phone book to which the object detail information of the object belongs or a group within the phone book.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a link between a map and an application according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. This control method is executed under the control of the controller 180.

The 3D map image may be displayed on the touch screen of the mobile terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 5 according to a user's selection. (S41 and S42) The controller 180 displays the map image on the mobile terminal 100 and displays the map image. Extracts the address of the telephone book corresponding to the location information. The controller 180 displays the identification information of the telephone book extracted as shown in FIG. 6 on or near the corresponding object of the map currently displayed as the object identification information (S43 and S44). As shown in FIG. 1, the image may be displayed on the map in various forms such as one of text, an icon, a photo, a video, an image, or a combination thereof. If the object identification information is set to "lock" which cannot be viewed without entering a password in the phone book, the object identification information is displayed as a lock icon (or image) on the map.

In a state in which object identification information is displayed on each of the objects of the map together with the map as shown in FIG. 6, the controller 180 searches the call list, the message list, and the e-mail list stored in the memory 160 and is displayed on the map. Extracts the call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, phonebook information which has been transmitted / received as location information corresponding to each location information of the entity. The controller 180 stores the extracted call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, and phone book information as shown in the example of FIG. 8 or FIG. Or in the vicinity of the object. (S46) Such information may be displayed on the corresponding object displayed on the map as an icon, text, or a combination thereof.

As shown in FIG. 8 or 9, in a state where transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, phonebook information, etc. are displayed on a map, a user selects a specific object on the map. A list of application interworking options is displayed. (S48 and S49) The user can input an object selection signal to the mobile terminal 100 to select the desired object on the map. The object selection signal may be input to the mobile terminal 100 through a touch input, a proximity input, or other input and input means for selecting a specific object to the sensing unit. An example of the application interlocking option list may include options such as "register phone book", "edit phone book", "call", "send message", "send e-mail", "access homepage", and "check details". have.

When the user selects any one option from the application interworking option list displayed on the map, the application processing the command of the option is automatically executed. (S49 and S50) An operation example of the application selected by the user is described in the above-described first embodiment. Since it is substantially the same as the embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In steps S44 and S45, the controller 180 may search for a picture or video stored in the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100 and display the picture or video on the corresponding object displayed on the map.

In operation S47, the user may simultaneously select a plurality of objects by using a multi-touch input or a multi-proximity input. Even when a plurality of entities are simultaneously selected on the map, the list of application activating options is displayed on the map as shown in FIG. 7 or 8. Depending on the option selected by the user in the application activity options list, the user may simultaneously select objects to newly register or edit a phone number using multi-touch or multi-proximity. In addition, the user can call (or conference) or broadcast messages and emails with multiple counterparties at the same time using multi-touch or multi-proximity. In addition, the user may simultaneously access a plurality of homepages using multi-touch or multi-proximity, and may simultaneously check detailed information about a plurality of objects.

When an object is selected on the map, a sound effect or a haptic pattern recognized by the user may be given differently according to a phone book to which the object detail information of the object belongs or a group within the phone book.

10A to 10B are diagrams illustrating examples of input fields of various phone fields when a user selects "register phone book" in an application activation option list.

If the identification information of the entity selected on the map does not exist in the phone book and newly registers, the user may directly input address information in the address field as shown in FIG. 10A.

Alternatively, address information may be automatically stored in the address field of the phone book by the phone book registration application. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the phone book registration application reduces the map including the object selected by the user or a part thereof and stores the image of the map in the address field memory of the phone book. In this case, an icon or a sign indicating an object selected by the user may be automatically displayed on the map image stored in the address field memory.

The mobile terminal 100 may be assigned a key SFTK for automatic address input as shown in FIG. 10C. The phone book registration application displays the map image on the display module 151 and selects an object selection signal input such as touch input or proximity input when the user presses a designated key (SFTK) to automatically input an address. Then, the location information of the selected object is stored in the address field memory as the address information of the phone book.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a linkage control method between a map and an application according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. This control method is executed under the control of the controller 180.

A 3D map image may be displayed on the touch screen of the mobile terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 5 according to a user's selection. (S111 and S112) The controller 180 displays a map image on the mobile terminal 100 and displays the map image. Extracts the address of the telephone book corresponding to the location information. The controller 180 displays the identification information of the telephone book extracted as shown in FIG. 6 on or near the corresponding object of the map currently displayed as the object identification information (S113 and S114). As shown in FIG. 1, the image may be displayed on the map in various forms such as one of text, an icon, a photo, a video, an image, or a combination thereof. If the object identification information is set to "lock" which cannot be viewed without entering a password in the phone book, the object identification information is displayed as a lock icon (or image) on the map.

Subsequently, when a user inputs an object selection signal on the map to the mobile terminal 100 and selects a specific object on the map, the controller 180 stores a call list, a message list, an email list, a photo list, a video list stored in the memory 160. Search, etc., call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, telephone directory information, which were transmitted / received with location information corresponding to the location information of the object selected by the user. Extract a picture, a video, etc. (S115 and S116) The object selection signal may be input to the mobile terminal 100 through a touch input, proximity input or other input and input means for selecting a specific object in the sensing unit. . Then, the controller 180 selects the extracted call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, phonebook information, photo, video as shown in the example of FIG. 8 or FIG. 9. The information may be displayed on or near the object (S117). This information may be displayed on the selected object on the map as an icon, text, or a combination thereof.

Subsequently, the controller 180 displays a list of application linkage options on the map (S118). The user may input an object selection signal to the mobile terminal 100 to select an option desired by the application linkage list on the map. . The object selection signal may be input to the mobile terminal 100 through a touch input, a proximity input, or other input and input means for selecting a specific object to the sensing unit. An example of the application interlocking option list may include options such as "register phone book", "edit phone book", "call", "send message", "send e-mail", "access homepage", and "check details". have.

When the application linking option is selected by the user, the controller 180 automatically executes an application processing a command of the selected option (S119 and S120). An operation example of the application selected by the user is substantially the same as the above-described embodiments. Since the same, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S115, the user may simultaneously select a plurality of objects by using a multi-touch input or a multi-proximity input. Even when a plurality of objects are selected simultaneously on the map, after detailed information corresponding to the selected objects is displayed at the same time as shown in FIG. 9, the application operation option list is displayed on the map as shown in FIG. 7 or 8. Depending on the item selected by the user in the application activation option list, the user may simultaneously select objects to newly register or edit a phone number using multi-touch or multi-proximity. In addition, the user may use a multi-touch or multi proximity to simultaneously call (or conference) or broadcast messages and emails with multiple counterparties. In addition, the user may simultaneously access a plurality of homepages using multi-touch or multi-proximity, and may simultaneously check detailed information about a plurality of objects.

When an object is selected on the map, a sound effect or a haptic pattern recognized by the user may be given differently according to a phone book to which the object detail information of the object belongs or a group within the phone book.

The above-described method of controlling the interworking between the map and the application of the present invention may be provided by recording in a computer-readable recording medium as a program for executing in a computer.

The interlocking control method of the map and the application of the present invention may be executed through software. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored on a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier on a transmission medium or network.

Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, hard disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

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

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

Figure 2b is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a map and an application according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a link between a map and an application according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 9 are diagrams showing examples of a map, an object identification information, and an application linkage option list displayed on the mobile terminal.

10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating examples of input fields of various address fields when a user selects "register phone book" in an application activation option list.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a linkage control method between a map and an application according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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110: wireless communication unit 121: camera

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Claims (20)

Displaying map image data including a plurality of objects each having location information on a display module; Retrieving and extracting object identification information associated with the location information of the objects from a telephone unit stored in a memory; And And displaying the object identification information extracted by the phone unit on the display module displaying the map image data. The method of claim 1, Displaying a list of application linking options on the map for inducing selection of a plurality of applications executable when one or more of the objects are selected according to an object selection signal input through an input and sensing unit; And And executing the application corresponding to the option selected from the application linkage option list. The method of claim 2, Differently setting at least one of an effect sound and a haptic pattern for each group of telephone units; And And outputting any one of the effect sound and the haptic pattern when the object selection signal is input. The method of claim 2, The object selection signal is And a single touch input, a multi touch input, a single proximity input, a multi proximity input, and a key input. The method of claim 2, The application interworking option list, A map comprising a phone book registration application execution option, a phone book editing application execution option, a call mode application execution option, a message transmission application execution option, an email transmission application execution option, a homepage connection application execution option, and a detailed confirmation application execution option. How to control interworking with the application. The method of claim 5, If the entity selected according to the entity selection signal has no entity identification information corresponding thereto, The application interworking option list, And a phonebook registration application execution option and the detailed information confirmation application option. The method of claim 6, And the telephone book registration application stores the location information of the selected entity in the address field memory of the telephone book. The method of claim 6, And the telephone book registration application stores at least a portion of the map including the selected entity in an address field memory of the telephone book. The method of claim 6, The detailed information checking application searches one or more of a call transmission / reception list, a message transmission / reception list, an e-mail transmission / reception list, a homepage access history list, a picture list, and a video list stored in a memory to display the selected object on the map. Extract detailed information including the same location information as the location information and display it on the map; The detailed information may include at least one of a call transmission / reception information, an email transmission / reception information, a message transmission / reception information, an email transmission / reception information, a homepage access history information, a reaper, and a video. Interlock control method. The method of claim 5, If the entity selected according to the entity selection signal is an entity having entity identification information corresponding thereto, The application interworking option list, The phone book editing application execution option, the call mode application execution option, the message transmission application execution option, the email application execution option, a homepage application execution option, and the detailed information confirmation application execution option. Interlocking control method. Display module; A memory for storing map image data including a plurality of objects, location information of each of the objects, entity identification information associated with location information of the objects, and a telephone unit; And And a controller for searching and extracting the object identification information associated with the location information of the objects from the telephone unit and displaying the object identification information on the display module together with the map image data. The method of claim 11, An input and sensing unit configured to input an object selection signal; The control unit, Displaying an application linkage option list on the display module for inducing a plurality of application selections that are executable when one or more of the objects are selected according to the object selection signal, and executing an application corresponding to an option selected from the application linkage option list; Mobile terminal, characterized in that. 13. The method of claim 12, Further comprising an output unit for outputting at least one of the effect sound and the haptic pattern, The memory stores at least one of a sound effect and a haptic pattern differently set for each group of telephone units, The control unit, And one of the effect sound and the haptic pattern is output when the object selection signal is input. 13. The method of claim 12, The object selection signal is A mobile terminal comprising at least one of a single touch input, a multi touch input, a single proximity input, a multi proximity input, and a key input. 13. The method of claim 12, The application interworking option list, Moves including a phone book registration application running options, phone book editing application running options, call mode application running options, message sending application running options, email sending application running options, homepage access application running options, details confirmation application running options terminal. The method of claim 15, If the entity selected according to the entity selection signal has no entity identification information corresponding thereto, The application interworking option list, And a mobile phone registration application execution option and the detailed information confirmation application option. The method of claim 16, The phone book registration application stores the location information of the selected entity in the phone book address field of the memory. The method of claim 16, And the telephone book registration application stores at least a portion of the map image data including the selected entity in a telephone book address field of the memory. The method of claim 16, The detailed information checking application searches one or more of a call transmission / reception list, a message transmission / reception list, an e-mail transmission / reception list, a homepage access history list, a picture list, and a video list stored in a memory to display the selected object on the map. Extract detailed information including the same location information as the location information and display the same on the display module; The detailed information includes at least one of call transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, email transmission / reception information, homepage access history information, reaper, and video. The method of claim 15, If the entity selected according to the entity selection signal is an entity having entity identification information corresponding thereto, The application interworking option list, The phone terminal editing application execution option, the call mode application execution option, the message transmission application execution option, the e-mail application execution option, the home page application execution option, the mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a detailed information application execution option.

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