Cross Reference to Related Applications

This application is the National Phase of PCT International Application No. PCT/KR2016/012924, filed on Nov. 10, 2016, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) to Patent Application No. 10-2016-0100158, filed in the Republic of Korea on Aug. 5, 2016, all of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference into the present application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of more intuitively providing related applications, and a control method thereof.

BACKGROUND ART

Terminals may be divided into mobile/portable terminals and stationary terminals according to mobility. Also, the mobile terminals may be classified into handheld types and vehicle mount types according to whether or not a user can directly carry.

Mobile terminals have become increasingly more functional. Examples of such functions include data and voice communications, capturing images and video via a camera, recording audio, playing music files via a speaker system, and displaying images and video on a display unit. Some mobile terminals include additional functionality which supports electronic game playing, while other terminals are configured as multimedia players. Specifically, in recent time, mobile terminals can receive broadcast and multicast signals to allow viewing of video or television programs

As it becomes multifunctional, a mobile terminal can be allowed to capture still images or moving images, play music or video files, play games, receive broadcast and the like, so as to be implemented as an integrated multimedia player.

Efforts are ongoing to support and increase the functionality of mobile terminals. Such efforts include software and hardware improvements, as well as changes and improvements in the structural components.

As functions of a mobile terminal are diversified, a user feels inconvenient in searching for a desired function because of an extended search time. Accordingly, the needs of users who want to perform desired functions more quickly and easily are increasing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a recommended application in an intuitive manner.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a user interface for searching for associated functions easily and quickly.

A mobile terminal according to the present invention may include a display unit to display a specific home screen page among a plurality of home screen pages, and a controller to execute an application corresponding to a specific icon included in the specific home screen page, in response to a touch input being applied to the specific icon, wherein the controller generates a temporary home screen page associated with the application, in response to a touch input of a preset type applied during the execution of the application, and wherein the temporary home screen page includes applications associated with the currently executed application.

In one embodiment, the temporary home screen page may include an icon of at least one of a recommended application recommended to be executed together with the currently executed application, an Internet connection address (URL) providing a function related to the currently executed application, and an application executable without installation in the mobile terminal.

In one embodiment, the controller may generate the temporary home screen page based on an occurrence of an event related to the specific icon.

In one embodiment, the temporary home screen page may include icons of a plurality of applications, and the controller may output at least one of the plurality of applications included in the temporary home screen page on the specific home screen page in the same arrangement manner as an output arrangement of the at least one application on the temporary home screen page when the at least one application is output on the specific home screen page.

In one embodiment, the controller may delete the temporary home screen page when the currently executed application is terminated.

In one embodiment, the controller may display the specific home screen page again on the display unit when the temporary home screen page is deleted.

In one embodiment, when a plurality of applications is being simultaneously executed, the controller may generate different temporary home screen pages respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications being executed, and the different temporary home screen pages may include applications associated with applications corresponding to the different temporary home screen pages, respectively.

In one embodiment, the controller may enter one of the different temporary home screen pages based on screen information displayed on the display unit.

In one embodiment, the controller may add an icon of a specific application on the temporary home screen page based on a user request.

In one embodiment, the controller may output an application list including icons of applications, in response to a touch of a preset type applied to the temporary home screen page, and add an icon of at least one application on the temporary home screen page among the icons of the applications included in the application list, based on a user request.

EFFECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE

According to a mobile terminal of the present invention as described above, information related to a currently executed application can be provided more intuitively by providing a temporary home screen page including recommended applications related to the currently executed application.

In addition, according to the present invention, a search time for applications associated with a currently executed application can be shortened by collectively providing recommended applications through a temporary home screen page.

Also, according to the present invention, a temporary home screen page can be deleted along with a termination of an application. This may result in preventing an increase in visual complexity of a display unit due to generation of the temporary home screen page.

