Mobile terminal and control method for the mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10691327-B2
Application number	US-201615140297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2016
Priority date	Sep 15, 2015
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of moving screen information displayed on a touch screen based on a touch input and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure may include a touch screen configured to display screen information, and a controller configured to perform a different function for screen information displayed on the touch screen according to whether or not a touch applied in one direction on the touch screen satisfies a predetermined condition, and the controller may perform at least one add function associated with screen information displayed on the touch screen when the touch satisfies the predetermined condition, and scroll screen information displayed on the touch screen when the touch does not satisfies the predetermined condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a memory for storing matching information on a touch speed and a function matched with the touch speed;
a touchscreen; and
a controller configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a portion of a webpage;
scroll the webpage in a first direction based on a first touch received at the touch screen in a first touch direction;
receive, via the touch screen, a second touch in a second touch direction opposite to the first touch direction;
scroll the webpage in the second touch direction if the second touch was not received within a predetermined period of time after the first touch;
monitor speed of the second touch in the second touch direction if the second touch was received within the predetermined period of time after the first touch;
scroll the webpage in the second touch direction and perform a first predetermined function related to the webpage that matches the speed of the second touch, when the speed of the second touch is below a predetermined speed and when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time;
perform a second predetermined function related to the webpage that matches the speed of the second touch, and not scroll the webpage while continuing to display a portion of the webpage that was displayed prior to the receiving of the second touch, when the speed of the second touch is above the predetermined speed and when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time after the receiving of the first touch,
wherein the first and second predetermined functions cause the touchscreen to display icons associated with the predetermined functions while continuing the display of the portion of the webpage that was displayed prior to the receiving of the second touch.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein each of the icons are for any one of a backward function, a search function, or a capture function.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein one of the predetermined functions includes copying a uniform resource locator (URL) address of the webpage.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
count time during which the webpage is displayed on the touch screen; and
generate log information for the webpage when the count time satisfies a defined criteria.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the count time is performed when the second touch is received at a speed in the second direction that exceeds a threshold value.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a scroll bar for scrolling the webpage, wherein the scroll bar includes:
a first indicator indicating a position within the webpage that is currently displayed, and
a second indicator indicating a position within the webpage that is associated with the generated log information.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
switch a currently displayed portion of the webpage on the touch screen to a portion of the webpage from which the log information is generated in response to selection of the second indicator.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a scroll bar for scrolling the webpage, wherein the scroll bar includes:
a first indicator indicating a position within the webpage that is currently displayed, and
a second indicator indicating a position within the webpage that has been displayed when a touch satisfying a predetermined condition has been applied.

9. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a memory for storing matching information on a touch speed and a function matched with the touch speed;
a touchscreen; and
a controller configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a portion of a webpage;
scroll the webpage in a first direction based on a first touch received at the touch screen in a first touch direction;
receive, via the touch screen, a second touch in a second touch direction opposite to the first touch direction;
monitor speed of the second touch in the second touch direction if the second touch was received within the predetermined period of time after the first touch;
scroll the webpage in the second touch direction and perform a first predetermined function related to the webpage that matches the speed of the second touch, when the speed of the second touch is above a predetermined speed and when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time; and
scroll the webpage in the second touch direction and perform a second predetermined function related to the webpage that matches the speed of the second touch, when the speed of the second touch is below the predetermined speed and when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time after the receiving of the first touch,
wherein the first predetermined function is different from the second predetermined function, and
wherein the second predetermined function includes displaying an icon.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the first predetermined function includes copying a uniform resource locator (URL) address of the webpage.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the icon is for any one of a backward function, a search function, or a capture function.

12. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a memory for storing matching information on a touch speed and a function matched with the touch speed;
a touchscreen; and
a controller configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a portion of a webpage;
scroll the webpage in a first direction based on a first touch received at the touch screen in a first touch direction;
receive, via the touch screen, a second touch in a second touch direction opposite to the first touch direction;
scroll the webpage in the second touch direction if the second touch was not received within a predetermined period of time after the first touch;
monitor speed of the second touch in the second touch direction if the second touch was received within the predetermined period of time after the first touch;
perform a predetermined function related to the webpage that matches the speed of the second touch, and not scroll the webpage while continuing to display a portion of the webpage that was displayed prior to the receiving of the second touch, when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time and when the speed of the second touch is below a predetermined speed; and
cause the touchscreen to display an icon associated with the predetermined function while continuing the display of the portion of the webpage that was displayed prior to the receiving of the second touch, when the second touch is received within the predetermined period of time after the first touch and when the speed of the second touch is above the predetermined speed.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Sangjoo
• Jun Insu
• Moon Daeho
• Won Jaeyong
• Kim Jongho
• OH Sihwan

Classifications

• G06F3/04855 Primary

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title

• H04M1/72469 Primary

  for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons · CPC title

• H04M1/72454

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title