Mobile terminal and control method to convert screen information in response to control command

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10025495-B2
Application number	US-201514723955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2015
Priority date	Jul 17, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile terminal which is capable of executing applications and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a user input unit that receives setting of at least one mode and at least one application executable n each mode, a display unit that outputs first screen information corresponding to a first application executable in a selected first mode, and a controller that controls the display unit such that the first screen information is converted into second screen information corresponding to a second application executable in the first mode, in response to a control command for an application conversion which is input in the first mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a user input unit configured to receive a setting of one of a plurality of modes and to receive a setting of one of a plurality of applications;
a display configured to display first screen information, second screen information, third screen information and fourth screen information, the first screen information corresponding to a first application that is executable while in a first mode; and
a controller configured to control the display such that the first screen information is converted to the second screen information, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the second screen information corresponding to a second application that is executable while in the first mode,
wherein the controller controls the display to convert screen information corresponding to the first mode to screen information corresponding to a second mode, and the controller controls the display to convert the first mode to the second mode, in response to a mode conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, wherein the screen information corresponding to the second mode is an execution screen of an application that is selected based on a preset reference among a plurality of applications executable in the second mode, and
wherein the controller controls the display to convert the third screen information to the fourth screen information, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the converted second mode, the third screen information corresponding to a third application that is executable while in the second mode, and the fourth screen information corresponding to a fourth application that is executable while in the second mode,
wherein in response to a different application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the controller controls the display to convert the first screen information to fifth screen information, the fifth screen information corresponding to a fifth application that is preset as an application related to the first application, and
wherein the same data is accessed or the same module is used when each of the first application and the fifth application is executed,
wherein the controller controls the display to:
display a group icon corresponding to a group including a plurality of applications,
display a plurality of icons corresponding to the applications included in the group based on a preset touch input applied to the group icon,
display an execution screen of an application that corresponds to a selected icon from among the plurality of icons, and
convert an execution screen of a different application included in the group based on an applied preset touch input,

wherein the plurality of modes include a third mode and a fourth mode, and
wherein the third mode includes applications that are frequently used together, and
the fourth mode includes applications that have been continuously used for a predetermined period of time.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode corresponds to at least one of a user's gesture to change a screen to a left direction or a right direction, and a touch input at a left side or a right side of a bezel of the display.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the user's gesture includes a left direction flicking input or a right direction flicking input at the display.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the mode conversion control command that is input while in the first mode corresponds to at least one of a user's gesture to change a screen in an upper direction or a lower direction, and a touch input at an upper end or a lower end of a bezel of the display.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the user's gesture includes an upper flicking input or a lower flicking input at the display.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the controller controls the display to display an image effect, the displayed visual effect to represent that a current application is convertible into at least one application that is executable while in the first mode.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in response to a mode conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the controller controls the display to display an image effect, the displayed visual effect to represent that a current mode is convertible into one of the set modes.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the controller controls the display to convert the first screen information to fifth screen information, the fifth screen information corresponding to a fifth application that has been executed for a preset time before or after execution of the first application.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, the controller controls the display to convert the first screen information to fifth screen information corresponding to a fifth application, when a first icon for executing the first application and another icon for executing the fifth application are displayed in a same group, in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode.

10. A method for controlling a mobile terminal having a display and a controller, comprising:
receiving a setting of one of a plurality of modes and one of a plurality of applications;
in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, converting first screen information corresponding to a first application that is executable while in a first mode to second screen information corresponding to a second application that is executable while in the first mode;
in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, converting screen information corresponding to the first mode to screen information corresponding to the second mode, and converting the first mode to the second mode, wherein the screen information corresponding to the second mode is an execution screen of an application that is selected based on a preset reference among a plurality of applications executable in the second mode; and
in response to an application conversion control command that is input while in the converted second mode, converting third screen information corresponding to a third application that is executable while in the second mode to fourth screen information corresponding to a fourth application that is executable in the second mode,
wherein the converting of the first screen information to the second screen information includes receiving a different application conversion control command that is input while in the first mode, and controlling the display to convert the first screen information to fifth screen information corresponding to a fifth application that is preset as an application related to the first application, and
wherein the same data is accessed or the same module is used when each of the first application and the fifth application is executed,
wherein the controller controls the display to:
display a group icon corresponding to a group including a plurality of applications,
display a plurality of icons corresponding to the applications included in the group based on a preset touch input applied to the group icon,
display an execution screen of an application that corres

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Minjoo
• Lee Yongdeok
• Bae Kwonhan
• Yoo Mijun
• Min Jihye
• Chung Yeehyun
• Lee Chulbae

Classifications

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title