KR101767227B1 - Method for controlling function of smartphone using home button and smartphone including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a portable terminal capable of controlling a function using a home button, and a technical problem to be solved is to control some programs and functions using a home button of a smartphone.
To this end, one embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button for controlling at least one program provided in the smartphone according to a pattern of a user input in a home button of the smartphone, A first step of executing an application for controlling a home button installed in the home screen; A second step in which the first pattern information is input to the home button by the user when the screen of the smartphone is off; And a third step of executing a preset program corresponding to the first pattern information input to the home button.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button, and a smart phone including the same,

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button and a smart phone including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various services and additional functions provided by portable terminals have been gradually expanded. In order to increase the utility value of such a mobile terminal and satisfy various needs of users, various applications that can be executed in a mobile terminal have been developed. Accordingly, mobile phones such as smart phones, mobile phones, notebook PCs, and tablet PCs can be recently moved, and at least several to hundreds of applications can be stored in a portable terminal having a screen (e.g., a touch screen).

In particular, the home button of the portable terminal is used not only for going to the home screen but also for turning on the screen of the portable terminal which is in the standby state, that is, the power is on but the screen is off. However, the internal programs of the portable terminal, for example, functions such as vibration and sound switching, flashing operation, screen movement, camera operation, etc., are selected and executed after the screen of the portable terminal is turned on , Which has a problem in that it is not compatible with the tendency of a portable terminal aiming at simplicity and simplicity of operation.

Open Utility Model No. 20-2014-0002986 'Multibutton which integrates home button and power button of smart device' Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0008963 'Portable Terminal and Method for Controlling Screen'

One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button capable of controlling some programs and functions using a home button of the smart phone and a smart phone including the same.

A method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button for controlling at least one program included in the smartphone, A method of controlling a function of a phone, the method comprising: a first step of executing an application for controlling a home button installed in the smartphone; A second step in which the first pattern information is input to the home button by the user when the screen of the smartphone is off; And a third step of executing a preset program corresponding to the first pattern information input to the home button.

And a fourth step of turning on the screen of the smartphone when the second pattern information is inputted to the home button by the user while the screen of the smartphone is turned off.

And a fifth step of turning off the screen of the smartphone when the third pattern information is inputted to the home button by the user while the screen of the smart phone is on.

And a sixth step of moving a page of the screen of the smartphone when the fourth pattern information is input to the home button by the user while the screen of the smart phone is turned on.

Wherein the first pattern information is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side or is bent once or at least once in a second direction from the other side of the groove button Or a pattern of continuously reciprocating the first direction and the second direction.

The second pattern information may include a pattern that is moved in a fourth direction from the screen to the screen in a third direction or outside the screen on the home button.

The third pattern information may include a pattern that is bent at least once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side.

The fourth pattern information may include a pattern that is moved in a first direction from one side of the groove button or a second direction from the other side to the one side.

The preset program may include at least one of a sound and vibration switching program, a flash operation program, a camera operation program, and a volume control program.

The home button control application may be set to execute a predetermined program corresponding to the fingerprint information of each finger of the user touched by the home button.

A first step of displaying programs controllable by the home button on the screen between the first step and the second step; And a second step of setting pattern information capable of executing at least one of the programs or each of the programs.

Further, a smartphone according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen; A home button provided on a part of the peripheral area of the touch screen; Peripheral function means including at least one of a sound output means, a flash and a camera device; And control means for controlling the operation of each component constituting the smartphone by executing the application for controlling the home button, wherein the control means controls the operation of the home button It is possible to execute a program preset to correspond to the information, and to control the operation of the peripheral function unit linked with the program.

A method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button according to an embodiment of the present invention and a smartphone including the same, may input pattern information on a home button provided on one side of a smart phone, Can be controlled.

In addition, one embodiment of the present invention includes adding a home button item to a smart phone menu function setting to list a program or function that can be controlled by a home button, and then to display pattern information set by the user in correspondence with a controllable program or function Can be set.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A to 2C are views illustrating first pattern information input in a state where a screen of a smartphone is turned off in a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating second pattern information input in a state where a screen of a smartphone is turned off in a function control method of a smartphone using the home button of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating third pattern information input in a state where a screen of a smartphone is turned on in a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating fourth pattern information input in a state where a screen of a smartphone is turned on in a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button of FIG.
6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a smartphone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the term "part" or the like described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

In the present invention, the term "home button" means a button or function classified as a home button in a conventional terminal operating system. Specifically, the home button may be switched to a specific screen, It can be understood as a function or a button that can perform a screen capture through a combination with another button, for example, forcibly termination, and is not limited to a specific manufacturer or a specific operating system.

The smartphone may include a predetermined communication module such as a Code Division Multiplexing Access (CDMA) module, a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA), a wired or wireless LAN card, A smartphone, a smart phone, a handheld PC, a mobile phone, an MP3 player, and the like, in addition to a general smart phone. Portable electrical and electronic devices.

In addition, in the present invention, a smartphone can be used in a variety of applications, such as a telephone application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a blogging application, a photo management application, a text viewer application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, And / or digital video playback applications, as well as various application programs such as sound and vibration switching programs, flash activation programs, camera operation programs, volume control programs, and screen switching programs.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate a method of controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing second pattern information inputted in a state where the screen of the smartphone is turned off in the function control method of the smartphone using the home button of FIG. 1; FIG. And FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating third pattern information inputted in a state that the screen of the smartphone is turned on in the method of controlling the function of the smartphone using the home button of FIG. 1. FIG. In which the screen of the smartphone is turned on in the function control method of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method of controlling a function of a smartphone 10 using a home button according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method of controlling a function of a smartphone 10 using a home button 13, (S10) of executing a home button control application installed in the smartphone (10), and the screen (11) of the smartphone (10) is turned off A second step S21 in which the first pattern information is inputted to the home button 13 by the user in a state where the first pattern information is input And a third step (S30) of executing the program.

The method for controlling the function of the smartphone 10 using the present home button 13 is a method for controlling the function of the smartphone 10 in the state where the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned off A step S40 of turning on the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 when the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned on, A fifth step S50 of turning off the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 when the third pattern information is input to the home button 13 in step S31; (S60) when the fourth pattern information is inputted to the home button 13 by the user (S32) in the state (S40) of the smartphone 10 can do.

The first pattern information is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side (i.e., left side or right side) of the home button 13 to the other side (i.e., right side or left side) In the second direction from the other side (that is, the right side or the left side) to the one side (i.e., the left side or the right side) of the first side or the first side and the second side .

At this time, the preset program may include at least one of a sound and vibration switching program, a flash operation program, a camera operation program, a volume control program, and a screen switching program.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the user touches the home button 13 in the state that the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned off, the left and right zigzag The vibration of the smartphone 10 can be converted into sound by driving the sound and vibration switching program of the smart phone 10. [

2B, when the user touches the home button 13 in a state where the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned off, When the pattern information is input, the flash device of the smart phone 10 can be driven to drive the flash device of the smart phone 10.

2C, when the user turns the right and left directions on the home button 13 while the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned off, When the pattern information is input, the camera operation program of the smartphone 10 can be driven to drive the camera device of the smartphone 10. [

The second pattern information may include a pattern that is moved in the fourth direction from the screen 11 to the screen 11 in the third direction or outside the screen 11 on the home button 13. 3, when the user inputs the second pattern information to the home button 13 while the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned off, The screen 11 can be easily turned on.

The third pattern information may include a pattern that is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side (i.e., left or right side) of the home button 13 to the other side (i.e., right side or left side) . 4, when the user inputs the third pattern information to the home button 13 while the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned on, (11) can be easily turned off.

The fourth pattern information is moved in a first direction from one side (i.e., left side or right side) of the home button 13 to the other side (i.e., right side or left side) (I.e., leftward or rightward) in the second direction. 5, when the user inputs the fourth pattern information to the home button 13 while the screen 11 of the smartphone 10 is turned on, the screen of the smartphone 10 It is possible to easily switch, i.e., turn pages on the page 11.

The home button control application can be set so that a predetermined program is executed in correspondence with the fingerprint information of each finger of the user touched by the home button 13. [ To this end, the fingerprint information of the user recognized through the home button 13 is stored in advance in the internal memory of the smartphone 10, and the application for controlling the home button stores the fingerprint information of the user, The program is automatically set to be matched with a function program such as a program, a flash operation program, a camera operation program, a volume control program, a screen switching program, and the like so that when a user touches an arbitrary finger with the home button 13, .

Between the first step S10 and the second step S21, a first process S15 of displaying controllable programs with the home button 13 on the screen 11, And a second step (S16) of setting pattern information capable of executing at least one of each of the stored functional programs or the programs.

The method for controlling the function of the smartphone 10 using the home button 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means, . The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and perform program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine accords such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a smartphone 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, the smartphone 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention is a terminal device for controlling at least one program according to a pattern of a user input in a home button 13, and includes a touch screen 11 A home button 13, peripheral function means 14, and a control means 15. The smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment is a device that can control some programs and functions of the smartphone 10 by using the home button 13. Specifically, The smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment can perform the biometric fingerprint recognition of the user through the home button 13. In addition, And can be operated only for a user's touch or pattern information input in which the biometric fingerprint is recognized.

The touch screen 11 outputs various multimedia information as a display area of the smartphone 10, and can sense the user's touch. The touch screen 11 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a liquid crystal display (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or an active matrix OLED (AMOLED).

The home button 13 is provided on a part of the peripheral area 12 of the touch screen 11 so that the home button 13 can be switched to a specific screen on the screen in which the icon is arranged or to exit from the application, In the present invention, it is possible to detect various pattern information inputted by a user or to detect fingerprint information of a user's finger, as functions or buttons that can perform screen capturing or the like through combination with other buttons.

The peripheral function means 14 refers to a peripheral device provided in the smartphone 10 and may include at least one of an audio output means 141 such as a speaker, a flash 142 and a camera device 143 have. In the present invention, the peripheral function unit 14 is an example of the sound output unit 141, the flash 142, and the camera unit 143, but it is generally provided in the smartphone 10, May also be included.

The control means 15 is a microprocessor for controlling various operations and functions of the smartphone 10 and executes a preset program corresponding to the pattern information of the user inputted to the home button 13, Thereby controlling the operation of the peripheral function means 14. In addition, the control means 15 may add a home button item to the menu function setting of the smartphone 10 to list a controllable program or function with the home button item, Information can be set as an operation command.

The method for controlling the function of the smartphone 10 using the home button 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the smartphone 10 including the method are the same as the method for controlling the function of the home button 10, It is possible to easily control some programs and functions of the smartphone 10 by inputting the pattern information on the touch panel 13 and to add a home button 13 item to the menu function setting of the smartphone 10, ), The pattern information set by the user can be set as an operation command so as to correspond to the controllable program or function.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

10: Smartphone 11: Touch screen
12: surrounding area 13: home button
14: peripheral function means 15: control means
141: sound output means 142: flash
143: Camera device

Claims (12)

A method of controlling a function of a smartphone using a home button for controlling at least one program provided in the smartphone according to a pattern of a user input in a home button of the smartphone,
A first step of executing an application for controlling a home button installed in the smartphone;
A second step in which the first pattern information is input to the home button by the user when the screen of the smartphone is off; And
And a third step of executing a preset program corresponding to the first pattern information input to the home button,
The home button detects various pattern information input from a user, detects fingerprint information of a user's finger,
Wherein the pattern information is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side or is bent once or at least once in a second direction from the other side of the groove button, The first direction and the second direction may be continuously reciprocated or moved in the fourth direction from the screen to the screen in the third direction or outward from the screen on the groove button, And a pattern which is moved in a first direction to the other side or in a second direction from the other side to the one side,
The fingerprint information of the previously stored user finger is set to match the program by the home button control application and the program matched to the specific finger is automatically executed when the user's specific finger touches the home button,
Between the first step and the second step,
A first step of displaying programs controllable by the home button on the screen; And
And a second step of setting pattern information capable of executing at least one of the programs or each of the programs,
A method of controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button
A fourth step of turning on the screen of the smartphone when the second pattern information is input to the home button by the user in a state that the screen of the smartphone is turned off; And
Further comprising a fifth step of turning off the screen of the smartphone when the third pattern information is inputted to the home button by the user while the screen of the smart phone is turned on,
Wherein the preset program includes at least one of a sound and vibration switching program, a flash operation program, a camera operation program, and a volume control program.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sixth step of moving a page of the screen of the smartphone when the fourth pattern information is input to the home button by a user while the screen of the smart phone is on, How to control the function of smartphone.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first pattern information is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side or is bent once or at least once in a second direction from the other side of the groove button Or a pattern that continuously reciprocates the first direction and the second direction,
Wherein the second pattern information includes a pattern that is moved in a fourth direction from the screen to the screen in a third direction or outside the screen on the home button,
Wherein the third pattern information includes a pattern that is bent at least once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the home button to the other side.
delete delete The method of claim 4,
Wherein the fourth pattern information includes a pattern that is moved in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side or in a second direction from the other side to one side of the groove button.
delete delete delete A smartphone for executing a method for controlling a function of a smartphone using the home button according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, and 8,
touch screen;
A home button provided on a part of the peripheral area of the touch screen;
Peripheral function means including at least one of a sound output means, a flash and a camera device; And
And control means for controlling the operation of each component constituting the smartphone by executing the application for controlling the home button,
Wherein the control unit controls the operation of the peripheral function unit linked with the program by executing a preset program corresponding to the pattern information of the user input to the home button, And to set pattern information on which each of the programs or at least one of the programs can be executed,
The home button detects various pattern information input from a user, detects fingerprint information of a user's finger,
Wherein the pattern information is bent once or at least once in a first direction from one side of the groove button to the other side or is bent once or at least once in a second direction from the other side of the groove button, The touch panel is moved in the fourth direction to the screen in the third direction or outward from the touch screen to the outside of the touch screen on the home button, And a pattern which is moved in a first direction from one side to the other side or in a second direction from the other side to one side,
Wherein the fingerprint information of the previously stored user finger is set to match the program by the home button control application and the program matched to the specific finger is automatically executed when the user's specific finger touches the home button. pawn.

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