Terminal and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016357397-A1
Application number	US-201615242101-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 19, 2016
Priority date	Dec 6, 2007
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A terminal can include a touch screen, and a control unit to control at least one touch-available icon to appear on the touch screen in a first direction of a first touch-drag on the touch screen, in response to a touch input to one of the at least one touch-available icon, execute a specific function such that an execution image related to the executed specific function is displayed on the touch screen. Further, the control unit of the terminal can receive a message while the specific function is being executed, receive a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, and control a message window for the received message to appear on the touch screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A terminal comprising:
a touch screen; and a control unit configured to: control at least one touch-available icon to appear on the touch screen in a first direction of a first touch-drag on the touch screen, in response to a touch input to one of the at least one touch-available icon, execute a specific function such that an execution image related to the executed specific function is displayed on the touch screen, receive a message while the specific function is being executed, receive a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, and control a message window for the received message to appear on the touch screen.

2 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

3 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to control the at least one touch-available icon to appear by sliding into the touch screen in the first direction.

4 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to control the message window for the received message to appear by sliding into the touch screen in the second direction.

5 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:
receive a third touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction on the touch screen, and control the message window for the received message to disappear from the touch screen.

6 . The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the control unit is configured to control the message window for the received message to disappear by sliding out of the touch screen in the third direction.

7 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:
control a message reception indicator to be displayed on the touch screen when the message is received, and control the message reception indicator to disappear after the message window appear on the touch screen.

8 . The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the message reception indicator is displayed near a first side of the touch screen.

9 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the second direction is from a second side opposite to the first side to the first side on the touch screen.

10 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the at least one touch-available icon to appear by sliding into the touch screen via a third side of the touch screen, and control the at least one touch-available icon to disappear by sliding out of the touch screen via the third side or a fourth side opposite to the third side.

11 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the message window includes at least one message-related icon for processing the received message.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one message-related icon includes at least one of a delete icon for deleting the received message in the message window and a reply icon for replying to the received message and a delete icon for deleting the received icon.

13 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the executed specific function is an audio playing function.

14 . The terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a touch screen activating key configured to activate the touch screen, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the at least one touch-available icon to move in response to manipulation of the touch screen activating key.

15 . A method of controlling a terminal, comprising:
controlling at least one touch-available icon to appear on the touch screen in a first direction of a first touch-drag on a touch screen; in response to a touch input to one of the at least one touch-available icon, executing a specific function such that an execution image related to the executed specific function is displayed on the touch screen; receiving a message while the specific function is being executed; receiving a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen; and controlling a message window for the received message to appear on the touch screen.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one touch-available icon appears by sliding into the touch screen in the first direction.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the message window for the received message appears by sliding into the touch screen in the second direction.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a third touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction on the touch screen; and controlling the message window for the received message to disappear from the touch screen.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the message window for the received message disappears by sliding out of the touch screen in the third direction.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
displaying a message reception indicator on the touch screen when the message is received; and controlling the message reception indicator to disappear after the message window appear on the touch screen.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Seong Cheol
• Seo Jin
• Park Sang Hyun

Classifications

• H04W52/027

  by controlling a display operation or backlight unit · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title