Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016337580-A1
Application number	US-201514956750-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 2, 2015
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a touchscreen; a camera; and a controller configured to display a first graphic object on the touchscreen that is linked with an image capture function for capturing an image through the camera, execute the image capture function in response to a first touch input applied to the graphic object, and execute both the image capture function and a linked function corresponding to the image capture function in response to a second touch input applied to the graphic object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A mobile terminal, comprising:
a touchscreen; a camera; and a controller configured to: display a first graphic object on the touchscreen that is linked with an image capture function for capturing an image through the camera, execute the image capture function in response to a first touch input applied to the graphic object, and execute both the image capture function and a linked function corresponding to the image capture function in response to a second touch input applied to the graphic object.

2 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the image capture function is embedded within the linked function.

3 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display an execution screen of the linked function on the touchscreen, and display an execution screen of the image capture function within the execution screen of the linked function.

4 . The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the execution screen of the image capture function is a preview image obtained by the camera.

5 . The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
change a size of the preview image based on a relative distance between first and second positions of touch inputs on the preview image.

6 . The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
sequentially capture a plurality of images in response to a sequential touch input on the preview image.

7 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the linked function corresponding to the image capture function is any one of a contact function to insert the captured image into a contact list, a message transmission function for transmitting a message including the captured image, and a social network service (SNS) function for uploading the captured image to a corresponding SNS server.

8 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display link graphic objects on the touchscreen corresponding to linked functions linked to the captured image function in response to the second touch input.

9 . The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
stop displaying the link graphic objects after a predetermined time period.

10 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display at least one gallery folder on the touchscreen, link the image capture function to the at least one gallery folder in response to a third touch input on the at least one gallery folder, and display a second graphic object on the touchscreen representing that the at least one gallery folder is linked to the image capture function.

11 . The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
execute the image camera function in response to a fourth touch input to the displayed second graphic object.

12 . The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the linked function corresponding to the image capture function stores the captured image in the at least one gallery folder.

13 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the linked function is a voice recognition function, and
wherein the controller is further configured to: display a preview image obtained by the camera on the touchscreen, activate the voice recognition function in response to an additional touch input applied to the preview image, receive input voice through the voice recognition function while the additional touch input is sensed, capture an image corresponding to the preview image in response to the additional touch input ending, and link the received input voice with the captured image.

14 . A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a first graphic object on a touchscreen that is linked with an image capture function for capturing an image through a camera; executing, via a controller, the image capture function in response to a first touch input applied to the graphic object; and executing, via the controller, both the image capture function and a linked function corresponding to the image capture function in response to a second touch input applied to the graphic object.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the image capture function is embedded within the linked function.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
displaying an execution screen of the linked function on the touchscreen; and displaying an execution screen of the image capture function within the execution screen of the linked function.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the execution screen of the image capture function is a preview image obtained by the camera.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
changing a size of the preview image based on a relative distance between first and second positions of touch inputs on the preview image.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
sequentially capturing a plurality of images in response to a sequential touch input on the preview image.

20 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the linked function corresponding to the image capture function is any one of a contact function to insert the captured image into a contact list, a message transmission function for transmitting a message including the captured image, and a social network service (SNS) function for uploading the captured image to a corresponding SNS server.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kwon Yunmi
• Lee Kiseon

Classifications

• H04M1/72403 Primary

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title