Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9733754-B2
Application number	US-201514834893-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure includes a touchscreen configured to recognize at least one touch point at a same timing point and a controller, if a touch pattern for releasing a lock is received through the touchscreen, releasing a lock state of the touchscreen and outputting a preset screen. And, the touch pattern includes a preset touch pattern corresponding to the number of the at least one touch point recognized at the same timing point. Accordingly, a lock is released in response to a command for releasing a lock screen of a touchscreen, various informations are outputted, and a function is launched, simultaneously.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a touchscreen configured to sense touch points on the touchscreen including a first touch point and a second touch point; and
a controller configured to output on the touchscreen a first circular indicator and a second circular indicator with reference to the first touch point and the second touch point, respectively, wherein the controller controls the touchscreen to output a first object in a region in which the first and second circular indicators overlap each other, and when a touch gesture for moving either the first touch point or the second touch point is received, a lock state of the touchscreen is released, and
wherein when a location of one of the first touch point or the second touch point is changed, a corresponding one of the first circular indicator or the second circular indicator is moved to the changed location and is set as a movable circular indicator, and another one of the first circular indicator or the second circular indicator is set as a fixed circular indicator.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller partitions the touchscreen into a plurality of virtual regions, and wherein each of the first touch point and the second touch point are sensed in a preset one of a plurality of the virtual regions.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, when the touch gesture is received, the controller releases the lock state of the touchscreen and launches a function corresponding to the first object.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein, when a first touch gesture for moving the first touch point is received, the controller switches the outputted first object to a second object, and when a second touch gesture for moving the second touch point is received, the controller switches the outputted first object to a third object.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the first object is an object configured to output a prescribed notification to a user and the second object is an object configured to output details of the prescribed notification.

6. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:
sensing touch points on a touchscreen including a first touch point and a second touch point;
outputting on the touchscreen a first circular indicator and a second circular indicator with reference to the first touch point and the second touch point, respectively;
outputting a first object in a region in which the first and second circular indicators overlap each other; and
when a touch gesture for moving either the first touch point or the second touch point is received, releasing a lock state of the touchscreen,
wherein when a location of one of the first touch point or the second touch point is changed, a corresponding one of the first circular indicator or the second circular indicator is moved to the changed location and is set as a movable circular indicator, and another one of the first circular indicator or the second circular indicator is set as a fixed circular indicator.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Moon Doohyun
• Son Jinho
• Choi Jihyun

Classifications

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · CPC title

• G06F21/36

  by graphic or iconic representation · CPC title

• G06F21/74

  operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode · CPC title

• G06F2221/2147

  Locking files · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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