KR101873744B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a user. According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, icons and widgets that are downloaded together when the application is downloaded can be conveniently created in the display unit of the mobile terminal. Particularly, the icon and the widget can be mutually converted in the display unit of the mobile terminal, which can greatly contribute to utilization of the display space of the display unit.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, in which usage of a terminal can be realized by further considering convenience of a user.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Recently, smart phones are becoming popular. Many users are not satisfied with the applications built in the smartphone at the factory, for example, they access the online application market, download desired applications, and install them in their own smartphones.

When downloading the desired application, an associated application execution icon and application widget can be downloaded to the smartphone together. That is, as more applications are downloaded, more icons and widgets may be downloaded in proportion to the download. A method for allowing the downloaded icon and widget to be easily generated on the display unit of the smartphone considering user's convenience needs to be studied.

The present invention has been proposed in order to meet the above-mentioned needs. When the desired application is downloaded, the related application execution icon and the application widget are downloaded, the downloaded icon and widget can be easily And a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch screen device including a touch screen, a specific application, a memory for storing a first object and a second object for the touch screen, And a control unit for controlling the second object to be displayed on the home screen when a predetermined touch gesture is performed on the first object displayed on the screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch screen display device including a touch screen, a specific folder, a first folder object for the touch screen, a memory for storing a second folder object, a first folder icon displayed on the touch screen, The control unit controls the specific folder to be opened when the first touch gesture is performed on the first folder object and controls the first folder object to be converted into the second folder object and displayed when the second touch gesture is performed on the first folder object To the mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for displaying a touch screen, comprising: storing a specific application and a first object and a second object therefor; displaying a first object on a home screen of the touch screen; And displaying a second object on the home screen when a predetermined touch gesture is performed on the home screen.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a method for displaying a first object on a home screen, the method comprising: a command for storing a specific application and a first object and a second object therefor; An instruction to display a second object on the home screen when the preset touch gesture is performed on one object is provided on the mobile terminal.

Effects of the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, icons and widgets that are downloaded together when the application is downloaded can be conveniently created in the display unit of the mobile terminal. Particularly, the icon and the widget can be mutually converted in the display unit of the mobile terminal, which can greatly contribute to utilization of the display space of the display unit.

Such a concept can be applied not only to icons and widgets downloaded to the mobile terminal but also to folders in the mobile terminal, for example.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
4 to 6 are state diagrams of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.
7 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
8 to 11 are state diagrams of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.
12 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
13 and 14 are state diagrams of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation and the like. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

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

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the 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 broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information means 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, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

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

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (MBMS) Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial) or the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station on a mobile communication network such as but not limited to GSM (Gobal System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), LTE (Long Term Evolution) And transmits and receives a radio signal to at least one of an external terminal and a server. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155), and the like.

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

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

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

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound / voice output module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound / . ≪ / RTI >

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

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

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

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an 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 for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

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

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

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

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a 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 be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the antenna for communication, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

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

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type for the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output the time information on both sides (i.e., in the directions of both the front and back sides of the mobile terminal), the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 do. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [

Meanwhile, the display for exclusive use of the touch pad 135 may be separately installed, so that the touch screen may be disposed in the rear case 102 as well.

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

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the mobile terminal configured as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, it will be assumed that the display module 151 is a touch screen, since the following embodiments can be more easily implemented when the display module 151 is configured as a touch screen. Hereinafter, the display screen of the touch screen 151 will be referred to as a reference numeral 400.

In addition, the following embodiments can be applied to a mobile terminal using an Android-based OS. However, it goes without saying that the following embodiments are not limited to a mobile terminal using an OS of the Android series, but may be applied to a mobile terminal using another series of OSs.

3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention. 4 to 6 are state diagrams of a display screen on which an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may control the mobile terminal 100 to connect to an external server (not shown) through the wireless communication unit 110 to download a desired application to the memory 160 [S31].

The user command for accessing the external server may include an external server connection icon (e.g., " home server icon ") displayed on the home screen of the first area 401 of the touch screen 400 421).

When the desired application is downloaded, an application icon (hereinafter referred to as an "app icon" or "icon") for executing the desired application and only a limited function of the desired application are always displayed on the home screen (Hereinafter also referred to as "widgets") to be executed in the memory 160 may be downloaded together and stored in the memory 160. [ The icon and the widget may be collectively referred to as an "object ".

The controller 180 may not automatically control the downloaded application icons and / or widgets to be displayed on the touch screen 400 when downloading of the desired application is completed.

A specific user operation in the mobile terminal 100 for accessing the external server to retrieve the desired application and down to the mobile terminal 100 will be easily understood by those skilled in the art. The explanation is omitted.

I will elaborate further on the home screen.

In general, the home screen may be defined as a screen displayed on the touch screen for the first time when the lock state of the touch screen is released, and one or more icons or widgets for executing an application or an internal function may be displayed have. The mobile terminal may have not only one but two or more home screens, and in this case, when a predetermined touch gesture is performed on the touch screen, the two or more home screens may be sequentially displayed one by one. Other icons (widgets) may be placed in each of the home screens.

An icon tray can be displayed along with the home screen in the second area 403 of the touch screen 400, which can collect and place one or more commonly used icons. In (4-1) of FIG. 4, a "dialing" icon 411, an "address book" icon 413, a "message" icon 415 and a "menu" icon 417 are added to the icon tray 401 And the like are arranged.

Hereinafter, a process of newly displaying an application icon downloaded to the memory 160 on the home screen 403 will be described.

A user command for displaying one or more icons stored in the memory 160 on the touch screen 400 may be input. The user command may include, but is not limited to, touching (or tapping) the "menu" icon 417 disposed in the icon tray, for example as shown in (4-1) have.

4 (2), the controller 180 may display one or more icons 431, 433, and 435 stored in the memory 160 in the first area of the touch screen 400, , And 437 are displayed on the display unit (S33). The displayed icons may be already stored at the time of factory shipment of the mobile terminal 100, or may be downloaded by a user accessing the external server. Assume that the "A" icon 431 among the displayed icons is the downloaded icon.

Among the displayed icons, the downloaded app icon, i.e., the "A" icon 431, can be touched and selected (S34).

Then, as shown in (4-3) of FIG. 4, the control unit 180 can newly generate and display the 'A' icon 431 on the home screen (S35).

When one or more icons 431, 433, 435, and 437 stored in the memory 160 are displayed in the first area of the touch screen 400, an icon stored at the time of factory shipment of the mobile terminal is also selected, It can be newly generated and displayed on the home screen.

Hereinafter, a process of newly displaying a widget downloaded to the memory 160 on the home screen 403 will be described.

A user command for displaying one or more widgets stored in the memory 160 on the touch screen 400 may be input. The user command may be (but is not limited to) long touching the empty space of the home screen, for example, as shown in (5-1) of FIG.

5 (5-2), the controller 180 controls the touch screen 400 to display one or more of the widgets 441, 443, 445, and 447 stored in the memory 160 The list 440 can be controlled to be displayed (S36). The displayed widgets may be already stored at the time of factory shipment of the mobile terminal 100 or may be downloaded by a user accessing the external server. It is assumed that the stored widgets 441, 443, 445, and 447 correspond to the stored app icons 431, 433, 435, and 437, respectively. For example, the "a" widget 441 and the "A" icon 431 may be all about the same application.

All of the stored app icons may not correspond to one of the stored widgets. When an application is downloaded, only the icon of the app is downloaded, and the widget is not available and may not be downloaded.

Suppose that the "a" widget 441 among the displayed widgets is a downloaded widget in association with the desired application.

Among the displayed widgets, the downloaded widget, i.e., the "a" widget 441 may be touched and selected (S37).

If the "a" widget 441 is composed of one widget, the controller 180 may control the "a" widget 441 to be displayed on the home screen (S38).

However, if the "a" widget 441 is made up of two or more widgets, the control unit 180 controls the " a "widget 441, It is possible to control that two or more related widgets 441-1, 441-2, and 441-3 are displayed on the touch screen 400. [

When a widget (for example, "a-1" widget) is touched and selected from among the two or more widgets, the controller 180 controls the "a- 1 "widget 441-1 may be newly generated and displayed on the home screen (S38). In (5-4) of FIG. 5, it is illustrated that the downloaded "A" icon and the "a-1" icon are simultaneously displayed in association with the desired application.

When one or more widgets 441, 443, 445, and 447 stored in the memory 160 are displayed in the first area of the touch screen 400, a widget stored at the time of factory shipment of the mobile terminal is also selected, It can be newly generated and displayed on the home screen.

In the above description, it has been described that the "a" widget is newly displayed after the "A" icon is newly displayed on the home screen. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the "A" icon may be newly displayed after the "a" widget is newly displayed on the home screen.

6-1 in FIG. 6, the downloaded "A" icon (ie, the "weather" app icon) 431 and the downloaded "a-1" It is shown that a widget (i.e., "weather" widget) 441-1 is displayed on the home screen.

Accordingly, the terminal user can normally grasp the brief weather information through the "weather" widget.

When the terminal user wants to check more detailed weather information, he can touch (or tap) the "weather" app icon 431. Then, the control unit 180 may display the detailed weather information on the touch screen 400 by executing the weather application, as shown in (6-2) of FIG.

In order to allow the "a" widget associated with the "A" icon to be newly displayed on the home screen after the "A" icon is newly displayed on the home screen, A list 440 of the widgets 441, 443, 445, and 447 is displayed and the "a" Hereinafter, if the "A" icon is displayed on the home screen, a method of allowing the "a" widget to be displayed on the home screen more conveniently using the displayed "A & .

7 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention. 8 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The application icon 431 of the desired application may be displayed on the home screen of the touch screen 400 as shown in (8-1) of FIG. 8 (S71). Since the app icon 431 is newly generated on the home screen, it has been described above, and a detailed description will be omitted.

When the first touch gesture is performed on the application icon 431, the control unit 180 can control the desired application to be executed as shown in (6-2) of FIG. 6 S72, S73]. The first touch gesture may be (but not limited to) a simple touch (which touches the icon once) (distinguished from "double touch" and "long touch" below) or tapping (S62, S63).

However, when a second touch gesture is performed on the application icon 431, the controller 180 newly creates the widget 441 of the desired application on the home screen of the touch screen 400 So that the display can be controlled (S72, S74). In FIG. 8, it is assumed that only one widget 441 corresponds to the desired application.

The second touch gesture is a touch gesture that touches an edge of the application icon 431 with a pointer such as a finger or a stylus pen and holds the touch in a direction away from the center of the application icon 431, Quot; drag "). ≪ / RTI > This is generally due to the fact that the widget 441 is larger than the app icon 431. If the widget 441 is smaller than the app icon 431, the second touch gesture is to touch drag one corner of the app icon 431 toward the center of the app icon 431 It is possible. Alternatively, the second touch gesture may be, for example, (but not limited to) double-touching (or double tapping) the app icon 431. The corner may be any four corners of the app icon 431. Alternatively, the corner may be a predetermined one of the four corners of the app icon 431.

When the widget 441 is newly displayed, the control unit 180 determines whether the widget 441 is newly displayed in response to the second touch gesture, as shown in (8-2) of FIG. 8, It is possible to control the widget 441 to be newly displayed as the app icon 431 is changed to the widget 441 and the app icon 431 disappears from the home screen. In this case, since the app icon 431 and the widget 441 can be used alternately and usefully, the app icon 431 and the widget 441 can be alternately used without being simultaneously displayed on the home screen, It can be useful for utilization.

When the third touch gesture is performed on the widget 441, the control unit 180 may control the widget 441 to restore the application icon 431 again. The third touch gesture may be a touch gesture in the opposite direction to the widget 441, for example, when the second touch gesture is a touch drag in one direction as described above. The corner of the app icon 431 where the third touch gesture starts may be the same as the corner of the app icon 431 in which the second touch gesture is started, or may be different from each other. It may be understood that the second touch gesture and the third touch gesture are the same kind of touch gesture from the viewpoint that the second touch gesture and the third touch gesture have different drag directions but are performed by touch dragging.

Alternatively, the third touch gesture may be a double-tap once more for the widget 441 if the second touch gesture is a double touch. In this case, the third touch gesture and the second touch gesture are the same.

Alternatively, as shown in (8-3) of FIG. 8, the controller 180 responds to the second touch gesture by displaying the icon of the widget on the home screen, The controller 441 controls the widget 441 to be newly displayed. In this case, since the application icon 431 and the widget 441 are displayed at the same time, the user can utilize any one of them right away, which is convenient for the user.

When the fourth touch gesture is performed on the widget 441, the controller 180 may control the widget 441 to disappear from the home screen. The fourth touch gesture may be, for example, generating a trash icon (not shown) when a long touch is applied to the widget 441 and dragging the widget 441 to the trash icon (not shown) .

In order to execute the desired application, the first touch gesture need not always be performed on the application icon 431 only. For example, the control unit 180 may control the desired application to be executed even when the first touch gesture is performed on the widget 441. [

In FIG. 8, the icon of the app is displayed first on the home screen, and when a specific touch gesture is performed on the icon, the widget icon is newly displayed instead of or in addition to the icon. The present embodiment is not limited to this. That is, the widget icon is displayed first on the home screen, and the app icon may be newly displayed instead of or in addition to the widget icon when a specific touch gesture is performed on the widget icon. The specific touch gesture may be any of the second to third touch gestures described above. This can be similarly applied to the following description.

Hereinafter, for simplicity of description of the touch gesture, a simple touch (or tab) for an icon or a widget is referred to as a "simple touch gesture ", and a touch gesture due to a touch drag in a direction away from the center of the widget Referred to as an " outward direction drag touch gesture ", a touch gesture due to a touch drag in a direction approaching the center of the app icon or widget is referred to as an " outward direction drag touch gesture ", and a touch gesture due to a double touch or triple touch I will call it a "double touch gesture" or a "triple touch gesture" and a touch gesture due to a long touch as a "long touch gesture".

In the above description, it has been described with reference to FIG. 8 that only one widget 441 corresponds to the desired application. Hereinafter, a case in which two or more widgets correspond to the desired application will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the execution of the desired application by performing a specific touch gesture on the application icon overlaps with the above description, so that a description thereof will be omitted.

9 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The app icon 431 of the desired application may be displayed on the home screen of the touch screen 400, as shown in FIG. 9 (9-1).

The above-described double-touch gesture or outward direction drag-touch gesture may be performed on the app icon 431. [

Then, in response to the double-touch gesture or the outward direction drag touch gesture, the control unit 180 determines whether the touch icon is displayed on the touch screen, as shown in (9-2) (E.g., a widget of the smallest size among the two or more widgets (not limited to this one) among the two or more widgets corresponding to the desired application on the home screen of the widget 400 ) Can be newly generated and displayed.

The outward direction drag touch gesture may be performed on the first widget 441 of FIG. 9 (9-2).

Then, in response to the outward direction drag touch gesture, the control unit 180 determines whether the size of the first widget 441-1 is greater than the size of the outward direction drag length, as shown in (9-3) It can be controlled so as to be increased proportionally. Although not shown, when the inward drag touch gesture is performed on the enlarged first widget 441-1, the controller 180 determines that the size of the first widget 441-1 is smaller than the size of the inward drag length It can be controlled so as to be proportionally smaller.

Alternatively, in response to the outward direction drag touch gesture, the control unit 180 may cause the first widget 441-1 to disappear, as shown in (9-4) in FIG. 9, (For example, but not limited to, the second widest size widget among the two or more widgets) to be displayed. That is, the first widget may be converted into the second widget. Although not shown, when the inward drag touch gesture is performed on the second widget 441-2, the control unit 180 can control the second widget 441-2 to be restored to the first widget 441-2 .

On the other hand, the double-touch gesture can be performed on the first widget 441 of FIG. 9 (9-2) or (9-3).

Then, in response to the double-touch gesture, the control unit 180 causes the first widget 441-1 to be converted into the second widget 441-2, as shown in (9-4) in FIG. 9 .

The double-touch gesture may be performed on the second widget 441-2. If there is a third widget corresponding to the predetermined application, the controller 180 may control the second widget to change into a third widget, and if there is a third widget corresponding to the predetermined application If not, the second widget can be controlled to change to the app icon.

The triple touch gesture is applied to the first widget 441-1 (9-2 or 9-3 in FIG. 9) or the second widget 441-2 (FIG. 9 (9-4) Lt; / RTI >

Then, in response to the triple touch gesture, the controller 180 may control the first widget or the second widget to be restored to the app icon 431. At this time, the widget immediately before returning to the app icon 431 and its size may be stored in the memory unit 160. [

Accordingly, when the second touch gesture is performed on the returned app icon, the controller 180 may control the widget immediately before the app icon to return to the size immediately before the return.

Hereinafter, a case in which two or more widgets correspond to the desired application will be described with reference to FIG.

10 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The app icon 431 of the desired application may be displayed on the home screen of the touch screen 400, as shown in (10-1) of FIG.

The above-described double-touch gesture can be performed on the app icon 431. [

Then, in response to the double-touch gesture, the control unit 180 determines whether the app icon 431 is a predetermined first widget (e.g., a first widget) among the two or more widgets 441-1). The first widget 441-1 may display the widget-to-widget conversion icon 441A.

The outward direction or inward direction drag touch gesture can be performed for the first widget 441-1 of (10-1) in FIG.

Then, in response to the outward direction or the inward direction drag touch gesture, the control unit can control the size of the first widget 441-1 to be adjusted as shown in (10-3) of FIG. 10 . Since the widget size is adjusted according to the outward direction or inward direction drag touch gesture has been described above, detailed description will be omitted.

The inter-widget conversion icon 441A of the first widget 441-1 of (10-1) or (10-2) of Fig. 10 can be simply touched.

Then, in response to the simple touch on the widget-to-widget change icon 441A, the controller 180 determines whether the first widget 441-1 is the widget- 2 < / RTI > widget 441-2. The widget change icon 441A may also be displayed in the second widget 441-2.

Although not shown, when the outward direction or the inward direction drag touch gesture is performed on the second widget 441-2 of Fig. 10 (10-4), the control unit 180 controls the second widget 441- 2) can be controlled.

The widget-to-widget conversion icon 441A of the second widget 441-2 in Fig. 10 (10-4) can be simply touched. Then, although not shown, the controller 180 may control the second widget to change into the third widget if there is a third widget corresponding to the predetermined application, and if the third widget corresponds to the predetermined application If there is no third widget, the second widget can be controlled to become the first widget.

The double touch gesture may be applied to the first widget 441-1 (10-2 or 10-3 in FIG. 10) or the second widget 441-2 (10-4 in FIG. 10) Lt; / RTI >

Then, in response to the double-touch gesture, the controller 180 may control the first widget or the second widget to be restored to the app icon 431. At this time, the widget immediately before returning to the app icon 431 and its size may be stored in the memory unit 160. [

Accordingly, when the double-touch gesture is performed on the returned app icon, the control unit 180 may control the widget to be returned to the size immediately before the return of the app icon.

Hereinafter, a case in which two or more widgets correspond to the desired application will be described with reference to FIG.

11 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The application icon 431 of the desired application may be displayed on the home screen of the touch screen 400, as shown in (11-1) of FIG.

A second touch gesture may be performed on the app icon.

Then, in response to the second touch gesture with respect to the app icon, the control unit 180 causes the app icon 431 to be displayed in the dictionary of the two or more widgets, as shown in (11-2) It is possible to control so that the remaining widgets (s) are newly generated and displayed together with the first widget while controlling the first widget 441-1 to be turned into the set first widget 441-1. In FIG. 11, it is assumed that the remaining widget is only the second widget 441-2.

Although not shown, a touch gesture (e.g., the long touch gesture described above) may be performed to cause one of the first widget and the second widget to disappear from the home screen. Then, the control unit 180 may control the other widgets of the first and second widgets to remain so that the widget disappears, or when the widget disappears, the control unit 180 changes the other widget to the app icon Control.

Although not shown, a touch gesture may be performed to allow one of the first widget and the second widget to be restored to the app icon. Then, the controller 180 may control that the widgets of the first widget and the second widget are continuously remained while the widget is restored to the icon of the application, or the widget may be restored to the icon of the application, You can also control the disappearance of the widget.

Alternatively, in response to the second touch gesture with respect to the app icon, the control unit 180 may display two or more widgets 441-1, And the list 440 of the touchscreens 400 to 441 - 2 are all displayed on the touch screen 400.

When a widget is selected by touching in the list of two or more widgets 440, the controller 180 controls the selected widget to be displayed on the home screen as shown in (11-4) of FIG. 11 . The fact that the selected widget is converted into another widget or the icon of the app and the size of the selected widget is converted has already been described above, so a detailed description will be omitted.

In the above description, a widget corresponding to the icon of the app is displayed on the home screen when a specific touch gesture is performed on the app icon on the home screen. However, when two or more application icons are displayed on the home screen, all of the two or more application icons may not correspond to the respective widgets. This will be described with reference to FIG.

12 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a control method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

Two or more application icons 431 and 433 may be displayed on the home screen of the touch screen 400, as shown in (12-1) of FIG.

A specific touch gesture may be performed on one application icon 431 among the two or more application icons. It is assumed that the particular touch gesture is (but is not limited to) a long touch gesture.

Then, the control unit 180 determines whether a widget corresponding to the app icon 431 to which the long touch gesture is applied is stored in the memory 160. [

As a result of the determination, if there is the corresponding widget, the controller 180 displays the corresponding widget on the app icon 431 to which the long touch gesture is applied, as shown in (12-2) It is possible to control the display of the widget indicator 431B. The widget indicator 431B may be displayed at a corner of the app icon 431. The widget indicator 431B may not necessarily be displayed on the app icon 431, .

The user can check the widget indicator 431B to find out that there is a widget corresponding to the app icon 431. [

An outward direction drag touch gesture (not limited thereto as described above) may be performed on the corner of the app icon 431 with the widget indicator 431.

Then, in response to the outward direction drag touch gesture, the controller 180 controls the corresponding widget 441 to be newly displayed on the home screen, as shown in (12-3) of FIG. can do. The new display of the widget 441 is as described above. For example, the app icon 431 to which the outward direction drag touch gesture is applied may change to the corresponding widget 441 (as described above, but not limited to).

If there is no widget corresponding to the app icon 431 to which the long touch gesture is applied, the controller 180 controls the widget indicator not to be displayed on the app icon 431. Thus, the user will not need to attempt the external drag direction touch gesture against the app icon 431. [

On the other hand, the widget indicator 431B does not have to be displayed on the app icon 431 when the specific touch gesture is performed. For example, even if the specific touch gesture is not performed, if there is a widget corresponding to the app icon 431, the app icon 431 is displayed on the home screen from the time when the app icon 431 is first displayed on the home screen. The widget indicator 431B may be displayed. Of course, if there is no widget corresponding to the app icon 431, the widget indicator 431B is displayed on the app icon 431 from when the app icon 431 is first displayed on the home screen ≪ / RTI >

The app icon and its widgets have been described above. However, such a concept can also be extended to a folder icon. This will be described with reference to Figs. 13 and 14.

13 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention. 14 is a state diagram of a display screen on which an embodiment of a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to the present invention is implemented.

The folder icon 451 of the specific folder (for example, the "MP3" file folder) is displayed on the first home screen of the touch screen 400, as shown in (14-1) [S131].

When the first touch gesture is performed on the folder icon 451, the controller 180 controls the MP3 file folder to be opened on the touch screen and one or more MP3 files in the folder to be displayed (S132, S133]. If the MP3 file folder is opened, the controller 180 switches the first home screen to the second home screen even if a home screen switching user command (for example, touch drag in the horizontal direction on the touch screen) . Since the first touch gesture has already been described above, a detailed description will be omitted.

The user can select one of the displayed MP3 files by touching the selected MP3 file to play the selected MP3 file (not shown).

If the second touch gesture is performed on the folder icon 451, the control unit 180 may control the folder icon 451 to be converted into the folder widget 453 [S132, S134]. When the specific folder is created, the folder widget 453 may be generated in the mobile terminal 100 itself. The folder widget 453 may be pre-stored in the mobile terminal from the time of factory shipment if the specific folder exists from the time of shipment of the mobile terminal. That is, the folder widget 453 may not be downloaded from the external server.

In the folder widget 453, MP3 files in the MP3 file folder may be displayed in the limited space. The number of MP3 files that can be displayed in the folder widget 453 may be less than the number of MP3 files displayed when the MP3 file folder is opened. Since the second touch gesture has already been described above, a detailed description will be omitted.

The user can touch the folder widget 453 in a vertical direction to scroll the displayed MP3 files to find a desired MP3. By touching and selecting the desired MP3 file, the selected MP3 file can be played back (Not shown).

When the folder widget 453 is being displayed, the controller 180, when the home screen switching user command is input as shown in (14-2) of FIG. 14, ) And (14-3), the first home screen can be switched to the second home screen.

The application icons of the specific application described above and the corresponding at least one widget may be associated with each other by default by the manufacturer at the time of producing the specific application. However, this embodiment is not limited to this. Even though the app icons and widgets are not associated by default by the manufacturer, they may be associated with each other at the mobile terminal by the user.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit

Claims (22)

touch screen;
A memory for storing a specific application and associated app icons and a first widget; And
Controlling the display of the application icon on the touch screen, wherein the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the application icon,
In response to a second touch gesture for the app icon displayed on the touch screen, controls to display a widget indicator on the touch screen indicating that the app icon can be converted to a first widget,
And controlling the application icon to be converted into a first widget in response to a third touch gesture with respect to the widget indicator. delete The mobile terminal of claim 1,
Further comprising a wireless communication unit for connecting to an external server to download the specific application,
And controls downloading of the application icon and the first widget together when the specific application is downloaded. delete delete The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein when the third touch gesture or the fourth touch gesture is performed for the first widget, the first widget is restored to the app icon. The apparatus of claim 3,
Wherein when the specific application is downloaded, the second widget for the specific application is further downloaded and stored in the memory. 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
When one of the third touch gesture and the fourth touch gesture is performed for the first widget, controlling the first widget to be converted into the second widget,
Wherein when the other of the third touch gesture and the fourth touch gesture is performed for the first widget, the first widget is restored to the app icon. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
Controlling the second widget to be converted into the first widget when the one of the third touch gesture and the fourth touch gesture is performed for the second widget,
And controls the second widget to be restored to the app icon when the other one of the third touch gesture and the fourth touch gesture is performed for the second widget. delete 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
Wherein the control unit controls the second widget to be newly generated and displayed together with the application icon being converted into the first widget and displayed in response to the third touch gesture. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
When a third touch gesture or a fourth touch gesture is performed on the first widget, the second widget disappears while the first widget is restored to the app icon, or the first widget is restored to the app icon, So as to be maintained as it is. delete 12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
When the third or fourth touch gesture is performed on the second widget, the first widget is restored to the icon of the app, the second widget disappears, or the second widget is restored to the icon of the app so that the first widget disappears To the mobile terminal. 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
In response to the third touch gesture, controlling one of the first widget and the second widget to be selectable by the user,
And controls the application icon to be converted into the selected widget. delete The apparatus of claim 1,
And controls the specific application and the first widget to be related to each other by default or by a user's selection. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first touch gesture is a simple touch gesture for the app icon and the third touch gesture is a touch drag gesture for the app icon. delete delete Storing a specific application and associated app icons and a first widget;
Displaying the app icon on a touch screen, the app icon for executing the specific application with a first touch gesture thereon;
Displaying on the touch screen a widget indicator indicating that the app icon can be converted to a first widget in response to a second touch gesture for the app icon displayed on the touch screen; And
And converting the app icon into a first widget in response to a third touch gesture for the widget indicator. Instructions for storing a particular application and associated app icons and a first widget;
Instructions for displaying the app icon on a touch screen, the specific application being capable of executing in response to a first touch gesture for the app icon;
Instructions for displaying on the touch screen a widget indicator indicating that the app icon can be converted to a first widget in response to a second touch gesture for the app icon displayed on the touch screen; And
Instructions for converting the application icon into a first widget in response to a third touch gesture for the widget indicator.

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