Mobile terminal and control method thereof

US8928612B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928612-B2
Application numberUS-201213624865-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 21, 2012
Priority dateSep 21, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Abstract

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A mobile terminal capable of moving a page displayed on a display unit according to a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal including a display unit formed to allow for a touch input, includes a sensing unit configured to sense an object touched on the display unit and monitor a first movement of the object, and a controller configured to move a page displayed on the display unit according to a first ongoing direction, in response to a second movement of the object continued from the first movement, when the first movement corresponds to the first ongoing direction of the first movement and moves, while satisfying a pre-set reference within a reference region including a start point of the first movement.

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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to receive a touch input, the mobile terminal comprising: a sensing unit configured to sense an object touching the display unit; and a controller configured to: move a page displayed on the display unit in a first direction corresponding to a first ongoing direction of a first movement of the object on the display unit; and continue moving the page in the first direction when a second movement of th…

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What does patent US8928612B2 cover?
A mobile terminal capable of moving a page displayed on a display unit according to a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal including a display unit formed to allow for a touch input, includes a sensing unit configured to sense an object touched on the display unit and monitor a first movement of the object, and a controller configured to move a page displa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0485. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).