Terminal and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9436378-B2
Application number	US-201514735594-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2015
Priority date	Dec 6, 2007
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, a touch screen, and a controller configured to display a first group of touch-available icons in response to a first touch-drag in a first direction on the touch screen, in response to a selection of a specific touch-available icon included in the first group of touch-available icons, execute a function corresponding to the specific touch-available icon, and display a second group of touch-available icons in response to a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second group of touch-available icons correspond to terminal setting relevant icons, and wherein the second group of touch-available icons disappear in response to a third touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a wireless communication unit configured to wireiessly communicate with at least one other terminal;
a touch screen; and
a controller configured to:
display a first group of touch-available icons in response to a first touch-drag in a first direction on the touch screen, such that the first group of touch-available icons slidingly appear across an end side of the touch screen in the first direction,
in response to a selection of a specific touch-available icon included in the first group of touch-available icons, execute a function corresponding to the specific touch-available icon, and
display a second group of touch-available icons corresponding to terminal setting relevant menus in response to a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, such that the second group of touch-available icons corresponding to the terminal setting relevant menus appear on the touch screen in the second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the second group of touch-available icons disappear in response to a third touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 . Wherein the first group of touch-available icons appears on the touch screen in response to the first touch-drag and follows along the first touch-drag on the touch screen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the specific touch-available icon is an audio playing icon, and the executed function is an audio playing function.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display a message reception indicator on the touch screen in response to a received message.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to display a touch icon for replying to the received message.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first group of touch-available icons moves in the first direction and disappears from the touch screen in response to a third touch drag in the first direction.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first touch-drag is a flick.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first group of touch-available icons is displayed in a grid with a border surrounding the first group of touch-available icons.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first group of touch-available icons partially covers a screen previously displayed on the touch screen.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the end side is a boundary between an inner area and an outer area of the touch screen.

11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a first group of touch-available icons in response to a first touch-drag in a first direction on a touch screen of the mobile terminal, such that the first group of touch-available icons slidingiy appear across an end side of the touch screen in the first direction;
in response to a selection of a specific touch-available icon included in the first group of touch-available icons, executing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a function corresponding to the specific touch-available icon; and
displaying a second group of touch-available icons corresponding to terminal setting relevant menus in response to a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, such that the second group of touch-available icons corresponding to the terminal setting relevant menus appear on the touch screen in the second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the second group of touch-available icons disappear in response to a third
touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first group of touch-available icons appears on the touch screen in response to the first touch-drag and follows along the first touch-drag on the touch screen.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the specific touch-available icon is an audio playing icon, and the executed function is an audio playing function.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying a message reception indicator on the touch screen in response to a received message.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
displaying a touch icon for replying to the received message.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first group of touch-available icons moves in the first direction, and disappears from the touch screen in response to a third touch drag in the first direction.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first touch drag is a flick.

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

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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