Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016283094-A1
Application number	US-201514857510-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand; and a controller configured to perform a first function associated with the first graphic object in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object, and perform a second function different than the first function in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A mobile terminal, comprising:
a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand; and a controller configured to: perform a first function associated with the first graphic object in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object, and perform a second function different than the first function in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object.

2 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first function is an alarm function for setting an alarm time on the mobile terminal, and the second function is a timer function for setting an alarm to be output at a timer on the mobile terminal.

3 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the first preset touch is a first drag touch starting from the first graphic object and dragging the first graphic object to rotate around an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein the controller is further configured to set the alarm time for the first function based on a time indicated by a point when the first drag touch is released.

4 . The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the second preset touch is a second drag touch starting from the second graphic object and dragging the second graphic object to rotate around the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein the controller is further configured to set the timer for the second function based on a time indicated by a point when the second drag touch is released.

5 . The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display on the touch screen first time information corresponding to a time indicated by a point where the first graphic object is dragged to by the first drag touch, and display on the touch screen second time information corresponding to a time difference between a first time where the second graphic object was displayed before the second drag touch was applied and a second time where the second graphic object is dragged to by the second drag touch.

6 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
change a display characteristic of at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time arrives at a preset time from the alarm time and according to an importance of the alarm.

7 . The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the change in the display characteristic includes a change a color or thickness of at least one of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein when a plurality of alarms are preset, the controller is further configured to output a plurality of colors on at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time is past a preset time before the alarm time for each of the plurality of alarms.

8 . The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
restore the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects, in response to a touch applied to the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects.

9 . The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display on the touch screen a guide indicating the alarm time when the current time is past the alarm time.

10 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the first graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the first graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the first graphic object, and
wherein the second preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the second graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the second graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the second graphic object.

11 . A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist, the method comprising:
displaying, via a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body, a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand; performing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a first function associated with the first graphic object in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object; and performing, via the controller, a second function different than the first function in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first function is an alarm function for setting an alarm to be output at an alarm time on the mobile terminal, and the second function is a timer function for setting a timer on the mobile terminal.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first preset touch is a first drag touch starting from the first graphic object and dragging the first graphic object to rotate around an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein the method further comprises setting the alarm time for the first function based on a time indicated by a point when the first drag touch is released.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the second preset touch is a second drag touch starting from the second graphic object and dragging the second graphic object to rotate around the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein the method further comprises setting the timer for the second function based on a time indicated by a point when the second drag touch is released.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
displaying on the touch screen first time information corresponding to a time indicated by a point where the first graphic object is dragged to by the first drag touch; and displaying on the touch screen second time information corresponding to a time difference between a first time where the second graphic object was displayed before the second drag touch was applied and a second time where the second graphic object is dragged to by the second drag touch.

16 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
changing a display characteristic of at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time arrives at a preset time from the alarm time and according to an importance of the alarm.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the change in the display characteristic includes a change a color or thickness of at least one of the first and second graphic objects, and
wherein when a plurality of alarms are preset, the method further comprises outputting a plurality of colors on at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time is past a preset time before the alarm time for each of the plurality of alarms.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
restoring the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects, in response to a touch applied to the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
displaying on the touch screen a guide indicating the alarm time when the current time is past the alarm time.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Kyungdong

Classifications

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G04G9/00

  Visual time or date indication means · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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